Honey’s Secret
So the other day Oba asks me how I cope with two wives and I give him a pretty straight answer. I tell him what he wants to hear β that Iβm having a ball, basically. Double the pleasure, double the fun. It’s not beansΒ to wear two wedding rings. I think I deserve some respect.
Youβre never going to hear me complain about my marital status. I love both women and they love me back. Case closed. We have bumps like every normal family. Jide tells me Iβm living in a foolβs paradise. He calls my situation, in quotes, βa fucking freak show.β
I take no offence. Heβs my brother and he means no harm. Besides, heβs been cynical since Honey dumped him. I honestly like her as a person but the moment their breakup clocks two months, Iβm hooking him up with one of my friends. I donβt believe a man should hunger for a woman, no matter how fantastic she is. There are lots of women out there who would drop on their knees if someone like Jide as much as looks their way, so why lose sleep over one random chick?
Iβm not your regular douchebag; Iβm just always realistic. I didnβt write the rules and Iβm not about to change them. I have a heart beneath it all, mind you. I honestly do love my wives and Iβm faithful to them because they both keep me on my toes. Man, do I love the drama and double loving they bring.
Take for example, Yazmin. Sheβs cray. On a whole different level. She has plans to screw my life with her demands. I have literally spent the last week attending to her, hand and foot. Still, she wants an extra limb, the one I have been reserving for Tola. And she knows this but she doesnβt care. Yazmin must get what Yazmin wants or Emeka will hang.
Presently Iβm watching as she weakens me with her tongue skills. I have always been meaning to ask her who tutored her in oral sex. I should ask her now but I canβt even speak. Thatβs how good she is.
I swear out loud as she goes deep-throat. I donβt think I can take it any longer, so I grab a fistful of her hair and push her away from me.
βBiko, itβs enough.β
The look on her face is not a good one, hence I hurl myself up on my knees, and still holding her hair, I kiss her.
βBaby, I gotta run,β I tell her.
βJust one more.β Her hand dives below my waistline. βFive minutes, I promise.β
Five minutes sounds harmless but I should know better what Yazmin can accomplish with it.
βNo.β
I move away but she holds on to me, her hand working the length of me.
βJust lay back and let me do my thing, papi.β
She pushes me and my back hits the bed. Before I can blink, she is on me and I am in her. When I feel her warmth, my lips sputter out something nasty that gets her laughing.
βWhy are you doing this, mi vida?β
βBecause you like it and Iβm the only one who can do it the way you like it.β
And thatβs no lie there. Yazmin gets me sexually. Tola holds me emotionally and sometimes, it makes for great sex but when it comes to consistent, mind-blowing mayhem in bed, Yazmin has no equal. And sheβll swear that sheβs had only two other men in her life before me.
My phone is ringing. Tola is calling but I canβt stop now, not when I have flipped Yazmin over and her butt cheeks are squeezed in my hands as I give her a taste of her own medicine.
I bury her head in a pillow. If I donβt, sheβll kill me with all that loud moaning. And to worsen it, sheβs mouthing off nastily in Spanish. I try my best to hold on but I canβt. I withdraw from her before I risk giving her a second child. She takes me in her mouth once again to finish the job.
The instant she enters the bathroom to wash up, I dash out of the house.
In my car, both phones are ringing. Tola is on one line and of course, Yaz is on the other. I glance at the house and I see her standing by one of the windows with Tobe in her arms.
βI love you,β I say into the phone.
βPinche pendejo,β she replies.
I laugh and drive off. Forty minutes later, I am home. Tola is in the kitchen, sitting before a huge mortar she got from God-knows-where. She is pounding something that looks like a mixture of pepper and crayfish. The housemaid stands nearby, watching. Iβm sure she has pissed her madam off and has been ordered to do nothing. I look at the madam in question. She has a malicious look on her face that has me wondering what I have done this time.
But she looks beautiful. Sexy, even β with her legs spread apart and her little baby bump beneath her t-shirt and shorts. I havenβt seen her in a week. Staring into her troublesome face, I realize how much I have missed her and her constant hassle.
βI have chlamydia,β she spurts out as she stops pounding.
βChlamydia?β I go for a drink of water.
She orders the housemaid out with a quick gesture.
βIsnβt that like yeast infection or something?β I ask.
βItβs worse. And I got it from you because it is sexually transmitted.β
βOh?β
βHave you had any discharge from your penis lately?β
βFor real?β I pick a bottle of freezing water and shut the fridge. βNo.β
βBurning pain while urinating?β
βNo.β
βSwollen or tender balls?β
βJeez, doc! I donβt have Claudia or Carissaβ¦β
βIt is called chlamydia and you freaking gave it to me and Iβm sure you got it from your wife!β
βHaba!β
βWell unless you got some other sidechick out thereβ¦!β
βKilode?! What is your problem this early morning, madam?β
βI have a really bad sexually transmitted infection that can cause serious damage to my reproductive system or hurt our baby and I got it from you and youβre asking me what my problem is?!β
βCalm down, doc. Maybe you got it from your trip. You like swimming, so maybe you used the pool andβ¦β
βDonβt be very stupid, Mex. You gave it to me! And now, I have to go on antibiotics which could cause me yeast infection and generally screw up my entire pregnancy! I hate you!β
She abandons the pestle and leaves the kitchen. I follow her.
βLetβs talk about thisβ¦β
βThere is nothing to talk about, Chukwuemeka!β She swings at me. I break my steps.
βI did not sign up for this! It was supposed to be just me and you but now Iβm sharing you and sharing STDs?!β
She walks to the bed, drops on it and begins to sob. I hurry to her and take her in my arms. I assure her of my love. I kiss away the tears too.
She stops for a bit and looks at me. βWe can make this work, Mex. Three of us can but not with STDs flying about.β
βIβm sorry about what youβre going through, baby.β
I lie back on the bed and pull her to sit onΒ me.
βIs there another girl out there, Mex?β
βI already told you there isnβt.β
βThen it came from Yazminβ¦β
βYaz is not cheating on me.β
βHow then did I get chlamydia?β
βI donβt know.β
βWell, you figure it out and get yourself tested for chlamydia. You and Yazmin. And also get yourselves treated while I take a break from this mΓ©nage-a-trois before I lose my mind. I canβt keep crying like this. Itβs not good for me and the baby. And itβs so hard because I need you. You used to be my best friend.β
βI still am,β I assure her.
She lowers to give me a kiss. Itβs deep and passionate and for a moment, I brace myself for a long session of lovemaking but she breaks contact and rises to her feet. I suddenly realize she has not unpacked her things from her travel suitcase.
I sit up. βI hope youβre not planning to go away again.β
βI am.β She takes in a long sniffle. βIβm beginning to hate you.β
βTolsβ¦β
She stops me, picks her handbag and points at the suitcase. βHelp me with that.β
βWhere are you going?β
βJust get yourself treated. And I want you and Yaz to run complete tests of every other STD out thereβ¦β
βCome onβ¦β
βI have freaking chlamydia!β
βFine. Weβll run tests. Anything else?β
βMy box!β She points and I go for her suitcase.
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Someone is ringing my doorbell like a maniac. I listen to the sound while staring at my television screen without interest. Ekene and Saratu are too deep into the movie theyβre watching and the box of fries and chicken they have wedged between them that they ignore the doorbell. Who gets so engrossed in a movie at 10am anyways?
I get off my seat and head towards the door, praying that it is not Jide Iβll find outside. Itβs been a month since we broke up but seventeen days since we last saw. I still love him, even more than I did before but I just canβt be the Honey he used to know. I donβt even know who I really am. I have lost my mind, my emotions and generally my will to be the person I used to be or do the things I loved. The pain is intense and I canβt really explain it. I feel I have hurt Jide so much that thereβs nothing I can do to make up for the pain I have caused. I am literally burying my head in the sand and itβs the darkest place I have been yet.
Iβve told him to move on and since I havenβt heard from him in a while, I guess he has.
I open my front door and the last person I expect to see is standing under the blazing sun, decked up in Casual Couture and frowning at me like I am responsible for making her break out in perspiration.
I lower my eyes to her feet and see a suitcase resting on the floor beside her.
Her frown disappears, replaced with a smile. βHi Honey!β
βHey, Tola.β
She gives a curious expression, her head tilted to an angle to study my face.
βAre you okay? Heard you and Jide broke up. How are you coping?β
βIβm good.β
βIs it me or have you added a little weight?β
Her statement cuts. I have added more than a little bit of fat. I canβt comfortably look into the mirror these days.
βBut I understand. When Emeka started cheating on me back then I did a lot of comfort eating and added some weight. So, donβt worry. Youβll get over it.β
βAre you coming in?β
βBless! I thought you were going to leave me burning outside.β
She drags in her suitcase and stops when she sees Ekene and Saratu staring at her inquiringly.
βHi.β She waves.
Ekene waves back. Saratu merely stares.
βIβm greeting o,β Tola pronounces.
βHello,β Saratu mouths.
βHoney, can we talk?β
Before I can answer, she takes my hand and drags me into the kitchen.
βHow are you, darling?β She holds my face tenderly; and if I am in the right frame of mind I would be trying to decipher how I became her darling overnight.
βYou miss Jide, donβt you?β
I stay silent.
βAww, I understand how you feel. I also suffered from Jide withdrawal for like twenty-four hours after we had sex.β
Is she kidding me?
βBut I trust that youβll get your shit together. Unlike me and Mex.β She sighs. βI donβt know if weβll ever get back to the way we used to be. Like right now, I am so mad at him. Yazmin has given me some STI through him! And heβs denying it, claiming that I got it from my trip to Mauritius. Iβm like how?! How on earth does one catch an infection like chlamydia from a swimming pool?! So I said to him, go and get you and your wife tested for STDs and treat yourselves before we continue our threesome! I have a baby coming on the way and God knows I cannot risk him getting an infection!β
βYeah.β
Her shoulders slouch. βHoney, you look really down. Are you sure youβre okay?β
She touches my forehead.
βTemperature fine.β
She pulls at my lower eyelids. βEyes normal. Stick out your tongue for me. Say aaah.β
βIβm fine, Tola.β
βYouβre sure?β
She takes my hand and tries to forcefully read my pulse but I pull away.
βOkay. Since youβre fine, can I stay with you for a while? Like letβs say two weeks. Until Iβm no longer angry at Mex?β
βYou want to stay here?β
βI know I should have told you before coming but the truth is I didnβt plan to bug you initially. I was actually going to stay at my auntβs place but my cousin said there was nobody in the house, that they all traveled. Then I thought of my friends but I changed my mind immediately. If I went to any of them, they would start spreading gossip that my marriage is on the rocks, so I thought of that one person that would neither judge me nor spread gossip about me and we could have mad fun togetherβ¦β
βAnd you thought of me.β
She nods with a grin. βI even bought you something from Mauritius.β
She pulls out a nightshirt from her handbag that has βsisters-in-lawvβ written on it.
βI have a matching pair in my box. You like?β
βYeah. Thanks.β
βWeβll have fun, right? I could have gone to a hotel but I donβt want to be alone. And youβre such a cool chick and well-traveled as I am. We have a lot more in common than we know, asides the Onuora boys. Plus weβre both heartbroken.β
I simply smile.
βSo, tell me your spare room is free.β
βIt is not,β Saratu answers, walking in.
Tola instantly puts up the condescending air she is known for but I step in before things turn nauseating.
βYou can stay in my room, Tola.β
βThatβs better.β
βThis way.β
I lead her to my bedroom and let her in.
βJesus Lord!β She gasps at the state of mess that is a result of four weeks of neglect.
βIβll try to fix things this afternoon. Iβve been very busy.β
I part open the curtains to let in air.
βHoneyβ¦β Tola walks to me and touches my hand. βWhatβs really going on?β
I look at her. I desperately want to talk to someone but my tongue feels too heavy right now.
βLike you said,β I reply, βheartbreak.β
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Β βAnd Iβm done!β
Tola takes a pose and flings a wet wipe into a trashcan resting under my dressing mirror. The room is now spotless but not as good as Iβd normally do it. Jide used to tease me of having traces of OCD. I wonder what heβll think of me now.
The doorbell goes off again and I feel my tummy churn. Without a second thought, I shut my bedroom door. Tola doesnβt notice. She is busy undressing for a shower.
βI actually wanted to make catfish peppersoup this morning but when I saw Mex, I just lost my mood. The guy is just an annoying ass, I swear. But I love him like that.β
She takes off her bra using that skillful manner women use in taking off their bras. I remember I once had a roommate that could not only take off her bra while dressed but also her jeans with her panty still on.
Saratu barges in.
βThat your friend is here again o!β she announces.
βWhat friend?β
βThe curvy one. She insists on seeing you and she even brought her luggage as well. I wonder when this house became a refugee camp.β
βErmβ¦let me see her.β
I leave the room with Saratu.
βAre you doing a sleepover I know nothing about?β Ekene jokes. βFine chicks are just dropping in from the sky like rain.β
I open the front door and there is Mary standing outside. She is not smiling and Iβm guessing Saratu must have been rude to her.
βHi Honey.β
She reaches forward and gives me a hug.
βIβve missed you,β she tells me, letting go. She doesnβt comment about my weight. Bless her!
βIβm staying for the weekend. Just to keep you company and to make sure everything is copacetic. Hope you donβt mind?β
βWe do β actually,β Saratu answers. Mary puts on a scowl. βAnd what is copacetic?β
βIgnore her,β I say. βCome in.β
Mary walks in. Ekene says hello, she mumbles in reply.
βWeβve met?β he asks, recognition hitting his face.
βNo,β Mary responds.
I make introductions.
βNice to meet you again, Mary,β Ekene mutters.
I direct Mary to my room. Saratu follows us in.
βSo, Mary the thing is the house is packed full. Tola just came inβ¦β
βTola?β
βYeah. Sheβs in the bathroom.β
βWhy is she here?β
I donβt answer the question. βSheβll be sharing my room. Saratu is in the other roomβ¦β
βAnd thereβs nowhere for me to stay. I understand, Hon. Not that I could have called you to inform you, though. Your phone has been switched off for ages. How are you?β
βIβm good.β
βNo, sheβs not,β Saratu butts in. βBut wetin concern me? You know what, Mary? You can stay. Iβll bunk with Kene. I just have a few days left in this damned country anyways, so enjoy your weekend.β
βNo, itβs okay,β Mary protests.
βYouβre not displacing me, seriously. Iβm only too glad to be out of this house because sisi here has been acting really weird.β
Mary puts an arm over my shoulder. βSheβll be fine.β
βMe, I don try.β Saratu walks out and weβre left alone.
βTonight weβre going for Peaceβs divorce party,β Mary says. βI know she invited you.β
βIβm not going anywhere.β
Mary faces me and rests her hands on my shoulders. βYou will. Iβll dress you in a beautiful dress, do your makeup, fix up your hair and weβll go and support a friend. I know youβre going through a hard time too and that is why Iβm here to uplift your spirit. But I promise you that after this evening, youβll feel a whole lot better.β
βWill Jide be there?β
βYes.β
βI donβt want to see him.β
βIβm sorry, I canβt do anything about that. You just have to manage.β
I exhale. βOkay. Iβll go. I actually got Peace a gift but I was planning to have it delivered tomorrow morning.β
βYou will hand it to her yourself. Come here.β
She draws me into a hug.
βI donβt know what is going on with you, Honey but youβll be fine, dear.β
Thereβs something about Mary that gives me instant peace. I hold her tightly. Thatβs the only thing I can do to stop the tears from coming.
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βAwww, you look absolutely gorgeous, Honey!β Tola exclaims when I step out of my room with Mary behind me. βIβm officially jealous.β
βMe too.β
Saratu is busy with a chicken bone. She is yet to move to Ekeneβs house. Right now, sheβs in a pair of boxers and a strapless bra. Her hair is held up in Brazilian rollers while Tola helps paint her toenails. I have no idea how they bonded in the few hours Mary and I left them alone.
βYellow looks good on you, Honey,β Tola compliments. I try to smile but I canβt. I agree that the dress I have on is lovely. Jide would love it, especially the length. He likes me wearing short things because he thinks I have amazing legs. But I feel fat.
βDonβt I look fat?β
βNo.β The answer is a chorus from the ladies.
βYouβre sure?β
βYeah,β Tola reiterates. βI would have told you if you looked fat. Go and kill them, bae! Honey for the boys them!β
I smile.
βI particularly adore the heels,β Saratu comments. βWhen you come back, Iβll just claim them.β
βAnd your makeup is sublime,β Tola adds. βPlease, Mary, let no man steal her from us at that party o. She will marry my dede whether she likes it or not. All this one her and Jide are doing is just yanga.β
Mary links her arm in mine. βSheβs in safe hands. See you girls.β
We turn to the door and Mary drags me along. Itβs dark outside and the weather a little cool after a long, hot day. I feel weird the moment my heels dig into the lawn. My skin tingles and the air invades my nostrils. I immediately have the urge to turn back. Mary senses it and she holds me tighter as we head outside the gate.
βHey ladies!β Ekeneβs car stops across the street. βNeed a ride?β
βHow does he always pop up from nowhere?β Mary whispers.
βItβs his talent.β
βYouβre both looking great, by the way,β Ekene mentions. βIt would be my pleasure to drop you off wherever youβre going.β
βLetβs go.β I tug Maryβs hand. We cross over and I take the backseat of the car, leaving her with a puzzled face and Ekeneβs ogling eyes. He doesnβt seem to notice that sheβs properly covered because her curves are in full display from underneath her outfit.
He is going to have a hard time concentrating on the road.
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Peace welcomes me with a smile that is new to her features. She looks radiant in white. Her cheeks are full and ruddy. Thereβs a contagious glow about her.
βWhere is Honey?β she asks me, looking over my shoulder. I smile apologetically in response.
βYou guys should stop this rough play jor. I will not take that breakup nonsense Iβm hearing. You belong together.β
βPlease help me tell her when you see her.β
βSo sheβs not coming?β
βI donβt think so.β
βThatβs heartbreaking. Come in jare.β
I step into the house and realize I am a late. Everyone else is present, except Mary, and theyβre already having drinks. I throw in a general greeting and take the seat Peace offers after leaving a gift bag on the dining table where others are placed.
βHow are you?β Celia leans towards me and whispers.
βIβm good.β
Sheβs stirring a cocktail. βYou miss her?β
βYeah.β
βWe miss her too…β
βI have something to say, everyone!” Peace stands, interrupting Celia.
“First of all, thank you for coming. When Celia came up with the idea of this get-together I totally kicked against it because of my beliefs. Divorce is not a tag a Christian wants to carry, let alone party over. But when I deeply thought about it and remembered all I went through with Reno, I was like, why not? I am basically celebrating my life here today. Eight years ago, I walked down the aisle to stand before a man I barely knew. I gave my body, my heart and my future to him instead of giving them to God and I paid dearly. I never imagined Iβd be here today, doing this, but I am and Iβm grateful to God and to you, my friends. I donβt know why Mary is not here. She was the catalyst that woke me up and I owe her a lot. In her absence, I want to make a toast to life, to love and to broken hearts being mended.β
Celia passes her a glass of wine. She declines.
βJust for tonight, Peace.β
She takes the glass and lifts it in the air. As we are about to cheer, the door opens and Mary waltzes in.
βIβm sorry weβre late! So, so sorry! Our dumb driver took us through one corner-corner road and dumped us in traffic! We had to use a keke here. Hope we didnβt miss much?β
I am about to ask her who her companion is when Honey makes a grand entrance in the most beautiful dress I have ever seen on her. My tummy literally makes a loud grumble that gets Celiaβs attention. She snorts. I ignore. My eyes wonβt leave the door. Honey stands by it as if she is uncertain about joining us.
βLook who the cat dragged in!β Celia exclaims. βHi Honey! We missed you, babes! Come give us a hug.β
Honey walks in with slow steps and hugs everyone, leaving me for last. I donβt intend to give a show when my arms wrap around her, so I make it quick but ensure that I hold her hand afterwards. Celia conspiratorially vacates her space on the couch but Honey decides to go for another empty space right opposite me. I donβt complain. Itβs perfect. This way I can stare at her as much as I want.
βHoney, what would you like to drink?β Bobby asks.
βWater.β
βWater? Nobody except Kate is doing water here today. We have spirits, wine, champagne, beer, even palm wine! Pick any.β
βUmβ¦β
βI know exactly what she wants,β I offer, getting off my seat.
I dash into the kitchen to mix the perfect cocktail. I want her to loosen up. Itβs been seventeen days since we last saw. I have been counting because that is the most I can do. She has shut me and everyone else out and I donβt understand why. From what I have gathered, Saratu and that Ekene guy are the only persons that have access to her.
Fam, that just makes me plain mad. The guy literally lives in her house. The couple of times I went there to see her, it was he who answered the door. He didnβt let me in at both occasions and he held this smile on his face that made me just want to punch the yellowness out of his DNA.
I donβt want to believe that something is going on between them. I have been trying my best to shut out that irksome voice that keeps telling me that the Bridemaker curse has returned.
Iβm worried. Something feels out of place and I might have plans to swallow my pride and speak to Ekene. Maybe he knows something I donβt. I wonβt accept that she has stopped loving me as she told me the last time we met.
Her eyes had been wearing a veil of blankness. She was sitting across the table from me in this dim, bland restaurant she had chosen for us to have dinner. I held her hand. I caressed her palm with my finger but she merely stared back and told me she had lost every feeling she used to have for me.
βWhat changed?β I asked, my heart bleeding.
βNothing,β she replied and pulled her hand away. βNothing changed.β
βSo youβre sleeping with Ekene again?β
βNo.β
βThen what is it?β
βIβm sorry, Jide. I canβt do this.β
She picked her phone and purse and began out before I could stop her. I sat there, broken, angry and confused. She left me with questions that still need answers and I would have them tonight at all cost. This cocktail Iβm mixing has always been her kryptonite.
I split the mix into two glasses, place one in the fridge and take the other to her. After serving it to her, I reclaim my earlier position and resume gazing at her.
βBefore you ladies joined us, we were about to make a toast to life, love and broken hearts being mended.β Peace raises her glass once more as do we.
βCheers!β
We salute to her toast. When I let my bottle of beer down, I catch Honeyβs eyes on me which she averts straightaway. I also notice she has had a good gulp of her drink.
The evening goes by rather slowly, jokes are told, stories are shared and Honey loses her subdued temperament. She is into her second cocktail now, being entertained by Bobbyβs hilarious tale about a client who pretended to go mad in court by stripping nude because she felt she was losing the case. I am not that into the story; Iβm simply observing Honey. She has no idea my eyes are on her. She laughs out loud every now and then and I remember how much she loved doing that, especially when I strap her down and tickle her pitilessly. I miss that uncontained hilarity. And her lip-syncing skills and weird addiction for Choco Milo, or how she loved to be part of my morning shower just to hear me sing a Michael Jackson song. I havenβt sang since she left, though. Nothing is the same without her.
Itβs almost 10pm and weβre having an argument about love and relationships. Everyone has something to say, including Honey. Her tongue is completely loose now and she has some interesting opinions about relationships and Iβm amused.
Out of the blue, while speaking, her gaze drops to her phone and she lifts it off her laps.
βExcuse me,β she mutters as she hurries outside.
I go after her. I find her at Peaceβs front steps and stop behind her. Iβm just a hairβs breath away but I keep my space. The smooth arrangement of fine hairs on her neck gives me goosebumps. It is with self-control I keep my hands to myself.
βCome and get us in an hour,β she tells the person on the phone with her. βWeβll be done by then.β
I wonder if itβs Ekene.
βSee ya.β
The call ends and she does a swivel into my waiting arms. There is initial surprise and then a twinkling of silence as we both remain immobile.
Then she makes to pull back but I tug closer, smelling her hair, feeling the lushness of her breasts on my chest.
βWhy did you take all of this away from me, sugar lips?β
Iβm not looking for an immediate answer. Iβd rather have a kiss, so I take one without asking. She only lets me taste her lips for a second before she moves away.
I see the defenselessness in her eyes. The cocktail has done its job; itβs time to do mine. I take her hand and cart her away from the front entrance of Peaceβs home. We end up outside the gate where I have the car parked.
βJide, Mary will look for me,β Honey protests weakly.
βShe wonβt.β
I open the passenger door, she slips into the car on her own accord. When I fire up the engine, she turns on the Mp3 player and makes a selection of her favorite party songs. I see that sheβs in a hyper mood and Iβm a little worried that I went too far on the cocktail mix.
βI donβt want to go home yet,β she tells me.
βMy place, then?β
She nods, and does so to the rhythm of the song presently playing. Then she goes ahead to lip-sync to it, dancing at the same time. Itβs Siaβs Free the Animal playing, a song I have heard so many times. But I am just realizing the song is talking about sex. I donβt even know what the lyrics are exactly; Iβm more interested in the way Honeyβs body pulses to it. Naturally, I am on my way to being turned on but Iβll control it. We need to talk first. If all goes well, anything else can happen.
Itβs a short drive to my house. Honey is still pumped; thereβs a party going on in her head, I guess. Once inside the house, she livens it up with the home theater, now playing some Jimmy Jatt party mix.
This is not what I had in mind. I enter the kitchen for a drink of water and when I return, I find Honey stripped and left in nothing but her underwear.
I balk.
βIsnβt this why you brought me here?β she asks, sauntering towards me. βWhy you got me drunk in the first place?β
βNo, Honey.β
I switch off the home theater system.
βI didnβt get you drunk. I just wanted to loosen you up a bit so we can talk about why we broke up. I feel thereβs something youβre hiding from me.β
βIβm hiding nothing, Jideofor.β She keeps her eyes on my lips. βExcept this.β
Her bra falls to the floor. I look straight into her eyes.
βErhinyuse, behave.β
I hold her hands together. βI need answers. Just a few answers. I know you still love me. I know the breakup was hard on you too and it still is. I can tell by just looking at you. But what I donβt know is why you let go of something really good. What did I do that is so unforgiveable? Why was it so easy for you to dump me just like that?β
She loses her seductive air as her eyes grow dim. βIt wasnβt easy, Jide. It was the hardest thing. And I donβt want to talk about it.β
βWhy?β
βBecause itβs best that you donβt know.β
βOkay, what if I give you time and you eventually tell me what is going on, will that fix things between us?β
βJide, weβre done. Thereβs no fixing things. You wonβt even want to be with me once I open up to you.β
βLet me be the judge of that, Honey. Let me stop loving you on my own terms.β
Tears instantly fill her eyes. She stoops down and picks her bra.
βI have to go.β
I catch her hand as she turns away. βDonβt go.β
She steps closer and shawls her arms around my neck, going for a weak spot underneath my ear.
βIβve missed you,β she whispers.
I have never had reason to resist her advances before and I donβt think this time will be different. We kiss like we have been sex-starved for years. We grope and fondle like wildlings. We crash into the nearest couch. When I thrust into her, she explodes, and I have to break for a while to let her have her moment. She laughs as the orgasm takes her. All I can do is entertain myself while I wait.
But she wonβt let me. She drags me by the collar and forces me in deeper.
The feeling is bliss! Thatβs the only way I can explain it. I have held this want for a long time and itβs more than I can bear. The deeper I go, the wilder we both get, the more certain I am that I want to be doing this to Honey all my life. I donβt care what her story is, I am not letting her out of my sight again.
She has a second orgasm that makes me lose control. I try to pull away but she straps me in. History could repeat itself but at the moment, neither of us cares. The absolute ecstasy weβre both feeling and the elation of being together trumps everything else, thus I get lost in pleasure and spend myself within her.
Total stillness takes over. I kiss her while trying to catch my breath. Tired eyes stare back at me and I caress her lips until her eyelids close. It doesnβt take long for her to drift into deep sleep. I lift her up and take her into the bedroom, and then return to the sitting room to accomplish what has been tugging on my mind.
I pick her phone from the floor where she has left it. I make a βGβ with my finger to unlock the code and surprisingly, the picture I see on the wallpaper is of both of us.
I stare at the phone for a while, not knowing what exactly Iβm looking for.
I begin with her call log. The last call she received was from a contact she saved as βEksβ, obviously Ekene. The call before that was from me, seventeen days ago. This explains why I havenβt been able to reach her since then; her phone has been off.
Nothing else of interest arrests my attention. I move on to her text messages and find a blank wall as well. What am I expecting to see?
I check her email messages next. I still find nothing. I put the phone down, more curious than ever. I guess I have to wait until she wakes up before we can have that talk.
I turn on the television to get distracted and it is at that exact moment she receives an email. I know I shouldnβt read it but my curiosity wonβt let me act politely. I tap open to read. Itβs from some doctor with a Dutch-like name and he is responding to an email she sent at an earlier time before we broke up with the header, βI am pregnantβ. His reply comes in five lines.
Hi Honey,
I am sorry to reply you this late. I was off connection for quite some time.
Please, donβt abort the baby or stop taking your meds. The baby will be fine. I hope this is not too late.
Attached is a new prescription and recommended dosage, assuming youβre still pregnant.
Can you fly in for your routine checkup?
I feel my heart beating fast as I scroll down and discover the email sender is a psychiatrist. I tap on the attached prescription. It reveals that she is on a drug called Lithium. The name rings familiar but I canβt recall anything about it. I quickly go to Google search on her phone and type in the word. Google lists out some suggestions and top amongst them are lithium for mania and lithium for bipolar disorder.
I stop right there, afraid to go any further as a cold sensation washes over me. I know I said I needed answers but Iβm not so sure this is what I wanted to discover.
I walk back to my bedroom and stand by the door. She opens her eyes.
“I’m cold.”
I turn off the air conditioner.
“No, I want you here.”
I slideΒ in beside her and she snuggles into my arms. The words mania and bipolar disorder wonβt leave my head and I’m scared but I love this woman and I’m willing to bear her burden.
“Do you still want to talk?” she asks.
“No, sugams.” I kiss her forehead. “I just want you back.”
Β©Sally@moskedapages
Translations:
mi vida β my life (Spanish)
pinche pendejo – fucking asshole
sisi β young girl
yanga β to front
keke β tricycle
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Finally ..!! I have been refreshing this page like Ki lo de
finally
I doubt that their issues are over. and i feel like honey is still pregnant, hence weight gain. but then she drank cocktail…
ok,lemme stop assuming
welcome back sally
we ar tinkin along d same line maam.mrs sally pls try& organize a meet up wit ur readers,il like 2 attend.
yay!!!i tink am d 1st to commen!tnx 4 d update ma,i kept on refreshing dis page.d update was long but I tink I want more!!!(runs away 4rm mrs sally)
Finally oh, I hope I’m the first to comment. Yippee, Honey is still pregnant, this made my day!
Wow…. Jide and honey… Mary and ekenne. I can feel it. Thanks Sally. Hope you had a good trip… Miss you like kilode
Emeka just cracks me up, i dunno why. he’s so unserious
i doubt that honey is pregnant. if she’s psychotic, it will explain a lot of things
i miss this story die. ilove you sally. please don’t even think of ending it
Sally is back oyoyo,,,,wow honey is bipolar,,,,dat is unbelivable i just hope she overcomes it. Nice writeup as always sallly
o wow. bipolar. that’s a serious type of depression. jide shd not play with it o. tnk God he knows Honey needs him more than ever now
Yay! This episode ehn. *teary eyed*
Everyone has got a secret. I feel for Honey. Jide, please be her strength and don’t run again. Nice read. Thanks Sally, hope you are good now.
After waiting for so long, this certainly lived up to expectation. No rest for the wicked. No sympathy for the devil. I have still not forgiven Honey, despite this shocker – though now I understand why she’s had some weird-ass behaviour in the past. Let’s see how things go. Glad this series is back.
Finally ..!! Another lovely Episode
Yaaay! Welcome back Sally. This is so sweet. I’m glad that Honey is still pregnant. This twist Sally brought again is something. Let’s see as things unfold.
Sweet episode… missed it sooo much. Welcome back Sally, hope you enjoyed your trip. Readers meeting makes sense.;-)
Honey being bipolar explains a lot about her erratic yo-yo behaviour. Thanks Sally, this has sure made up for last week. Now another Saturday feels so far
My Lady welcome back. How are you?
Oh Honey oh…..thank goodness Jide is a medical professional, he can help out in many ways. Finally, Peace is finding inner peace. Mary n Kene, am waiting for you both to hook up.
Welcome back once more….miss yah scarra….*xoxo*
Gosh, this piece is da bomb! U just whet my appetite for more! Well done madam
THANK YOU.
am so happy aunt sally,tanks for this!
Thanks for posting this episode Ms Sally. I have missed reading this o. I hope you are good. You finished your cakes already? Happy birthday in arrears. Was in an exams period then ni. Warm rgds to the family.
Welcome back Sally!! Honey is still preggers, oshay…
Welcome back Sally!
Oh my goodness… I don’t want trouble for this babe o..just her happy ending. thanks ma. God bless you.
Sally, i have longed for this post ehn. .. I am literally feeling JINEY’S pain right now. I can’t wait for them to have the ‘talk’ and sort out their issues. . . Why has uncle Mex given Tola STD na??? Thank you for this episode i would read one more time again.
I av just bn smiling ever since i read dt..Thnx Sally..It was worth d wait..
Please waheva happens,kip Honey safe..n for dt Emeka dt thinks he is enjoying life nw,it aint gonna last forever..
Welcome back Sally..I misd u like madt…
Welcome back ma’am. Missed U soooooooo much. Lovely episode and long enough to cover up for last week…. oops honey bipolar ke oga o jide shld pls b strong for her o. may not be easy though..pls why are people thanking God honey is still Preggy abi I miss a line for the story…..u c dat guy called mex ehnnnn he Neva know Wetin he enter for yazmin hand.good wrk sally. God bless U more n more.Can’t wait 4 next Saturday to come sharperly
I love Honey and Ekene and I love Sally more.. ?????
Welcome back! Hope you had a great week!
I sensed she was still pregnant, but her drinking the cocktail threw me off! Oh my, bipolar makes a whole lot of sense!
Nooo.. I mean Honey and Jide.. Who is Ekene.. Ill like to kill that one myself….
*whoop whoop* been waiting for dis episode for ages. I’m so glad honey and hide are back, and I’m so happy peace has finally taken d best decision for her life. Missed its another Saturday badly.
I forgot to mention my thanks in a bid to be the first yo comment. Sally,thank you so much. U owe us nothing if you decide not to post these awesome stories and on behalf of all your readers I say Welcome back and a big thank you. Thank you for bearing all my disturbance asking ehe
Sally you’re the driver,just keep driving us on
When the new post will come up. 10 gbosas for you Madam Sally. ??????????
Our dear aunty Sally is back. Nno! Thanks for this.
Great and nice. Sally welcome. Pls how do i read fish brain series, pls reply.
welcome back ma’am, its worth d wait, tnk God Honey is still pregnant,Jide be don’t leave sugams no matta wot, as 4 Mex double wahala 4 u, Ekene come n get Mary so we can rest. God bless u Sally 4 did 1.Next plzzzzzzz
welcome back ma’am, its worth d wait, tnk God Honey is still pregnant,Jide plz don’t leave sugams no matta wot,sugar lips stop doing strong head, as 4 Mex double wahala 4 u, Ekene come n get Mary so we can rest. God bless u Sally 4 did 1.Next plzzzzzzz
Thanks for the long episode. Jide should not leave our darling Sugams alone, she really need him now than ever.
Yeyyyyyyyyyyyeyyy! Dancing shoki, welcome back Sallllllly. So happi n glad Honey is still pregnant. I want. Tola for Mex only. Yaz is trying too much biko. miss u loads. Waiting 4 dis week post thou!
Oh thanks a loads. ..and d post was definitely lengthy. .loved it
Wow, what a new twist. No wonder she ended the relationship, she doesnt want to trouble him but she should rather speak out than suffer in silence.
Welcome back Sally. I believe your trip was fruitful. Great work here. Bipolar? I love Jide the more. I need a jide in my life
Welcome back Sally. Bipolar! This certainly explains a lot. Mary n Kene should hook up o . Hope too much sweet things won’t kill Emeka sha!
YAY!!!!! Sally is back and my favorite fiction couple are gonna get back together again
Having mania and bipolar disorder is not a reason to leave someone…for 9ja e no be sickness, plenty people get am and are still considered normal.
OAN…women una wahala too much. You love some 1 and yet you go ahead and break up with them, without concrete explanations and you home and cry. Weird shit
Finally, welcome back Salz. Always a pleasure visiting moskedapages
Welcome back Sally! God bless you, I’m so happy Jide and Honey are back together ?
Yaay thanks hun!! Thanks for bringing my favourite couple back together
Do me a favour sally……can u print out dis boook. Its too real
Welcome back Sally! This post is long overdue. Thank you so much. *dancing shoki* Please let things with honey and jide get better. Biko!!!
Welcome back ma’am Sally! It’s good to have you back. Breathtaking and suspense filled episode! The readers meeting will be a nice meeting but it should be on a weekend!
Wawu such a secret!!!!! Welcome back Sally missed you
Welcome back Sally!!!! Today’s episode is the issh mehn . I almost started a twitter campaign but I refreshed the blog and found it. Lol
Jokes apart….. Honey has what?? Bipolar what?? I can’t believe ds. I just pray she opens up to Jide and he stands by her as he is her strength. Honey needs to b strong fr d baby as well. As for Emeka , dt one doesn’t know d mess he has hot himself into. It is just me or Whoelse is beggining to like Tola cos I never really liked her. All d best to peace and Mary’s knight in shinning armour shd show up already, d gal deserves it. Welcome back Sally . I really did miss you.
Wow! Our sally is back! We miss u so much welcome!hope u had a nice trip,tnx for the long post,we appreciate,ah! Honey and jide is back, am so happy d pregnancy is still there,plz sally mke it work for JIHNEY to strong again, and mary too,she deserve so good,thanks,God bless you real Good!
Jide sure knows aw to choose am. #drama
Salllllllllyyyyyyy, thank you for this episode.
Can’t still wrap around that bipolar isshh. Honey and Jide just fit each other
Emeka is acting a typical olden days Ibo men who likes plenty women in their abode.
Why do I feel Ekene n Mary will start something soon.
Good job Sally Dadzie
Welcome back Sally…This episode was worth the long wait Thanks Sally #TeamHonJide
Wao great one have missed you have been waiting like kilode
Of course she has bipolar. Sad something.
Welcome back Sally, I have so refreshed moskedapages….
The phone smashing is beginning to make sense.
We still love Jide and Honey… Sally the matchmaker “This one that Mary is calling Ekene names”, I refuse to comment
Hmmmmm! Welcome back Sally! This is a great return piece! Yaz, be careful o!
And I just learnt another word #copacetic. #Just finished my second read. Waiting patiently for next episode. Thanks Sally.
Sally is back…..yayyyyyyy,i av missed u loads, thanks for this episode.
Finally…bt Honey why now Jide won’t think straight anymore
Thank you and welcome back Sal.Thank God Peace finally found peace. Yaz really called Mex an asshole. Lmao. And Joney en!
lovely episode.
Oga ju see queue for comment. Lol. Anywaz I comment my reserve Oops. I reserve my comment.
Welcome back sally………. Like hell yeah i so love tola, didn’t like her before sha buh shes stating to make brain… cant for honey and jide to get back cause i feel she’ll wake up before him and he wont see her for a long time
Thank you Sally…you just made my day. Welcome back
welcome back joor…this waiting period was crazy but d wait was worth it.cnt wait for saturday
Awwwwwweeeeesssssooomme!
Glad 2 have u back Sally. This episode tho…emotional roller coaster mehn!
It’s nyc 2 av u bak..hope u ad a nyc trip…quite lengthy bt i lyk ao d story unfold
Thanks Sally this is mind blowing episode.
My pleasure