THE MIRACLE I NEED : Episode 51 – 60

EPISODE 60

“Why are you out here?” Prisca asked, the moment she returned from work and saw Eric sitting on the boot of his car.

“Just trying to get a bit of fresh air.” Eric said, flashing her a smile.

“Oh! Okay.” Prisca said, sounding unconvinced by his explanation, “So why are you alone? What about Kim?”

“She’s inside. There’s food inside, you can get some for yourself.”

“I already had dinner, thanks. I’ll just check on Kim before going over to my apartment.” Prisca said before walking away.

THE MIRACLE I NEED : Episode 51 – 60

Immediately she got inside the house the first thing she noticed was that Kimberly’s door was locked. She had a frown on her face as she turned the knob again. That was strange, since Kimberly wasn’t the type to lock her door.

“Kim?” She called.

“Hold on.” Kimberly called back as she stood up from the bed and walked over to the door to unlock it.

“What’s wrong? I expected I’d come back home to the both of you locked inside the room, moaning and grunting. So why are you in here with your door locked and he’s out there claiming to be receiving fresh air with a scowl on his face?” Prisca asked Immediately she walked into the bedroom.

“What if Eric is married and he is just here to rip me off and take all I have?” Kimberly asked, startling Prisca.

“Where is this thought coming from? Did he ask you to do anything?”

“No he didn’t. Why doesn’t he want me to meet his family? Apart from his house here in Lagos, I know nothing else about him. He could steal from me and even murder me then take off, and nobody would be able to trace him. And then he keeps going outside to receive his calls. Isn’t that suspicious?” Kimberly asked Prisca who had a frown on her face.

“Kim? What triggered all of this? Because I believe you both had an agreement before you decided to get married. So how come you are acting this way all of a sudden after the marriage? Don’t tell him you confronted him with all these allegations?” Prisca asked in displeasure.

“My dad was here earlier with Amaka, so after they left Amaka called and you know, she was asking questions about Eric I didn’t have the answer to. So I came out to ask Eric some questions and found him outside talking to someone. Why did he have to leave the house to receive a call outside if he isn’t hiding something? It’s not the first time I’ve noticed him doing it either.” Kimberly explained.

“And then you confronted him.” Prisca said with a sigh.

‘Yeah.”

“So what did he say?”

“I don’t know. I wasn’t listening. I was just too angry to listen.” Kim said making Prisca raise a brow.

“Too angry? About what? That he was receiving a call outside the house? Is there a rule that says he can’t do that? Need I remind you that your arrangement with him is temporary and he has every right to keep things to himself he may not want you to know about? And when did you start listening to Amaka and having such conversations with her? I thought you didn’t like her?” Prisca hissed at her.

“…” Kimberly said nothing as she raised her shisha pen to her lips and took a puff.

“And I thought you said he asked you to stop smoking this shisha? Why are you still smoking it?” Prisca snapped at her.

“I just needed to calm myself. Let’s go out. I need to clear my head, I think I have too much in here, and it’s also been long since I went out. Let’s go out.” Kimberly suggested.

“In case you’ve forgotten, you’re married now, and I can’t go anywhere with you at such a time. You can go ask Eric to take you out. I’d suggest you snap out of whatever nonsense this is, and act accordingly. I feel so disappointed that it’s only your first day of being married and you’re already trying to cause trouble in your home with baseless accusations.” Prisca said as she headed for the door.

She returned outside to where Eric was still seated, “I guess you both had your first couple fight.” Prisca said as she joined him.

“I take it she let you into her room. Her door has been locked for over two hours. How is she? ” Eric asked as he turned to look at Prisca.

“Why do you answer your calls outside?” Prisca asked making Eric frown.

“Is that really what all this is about? Because she sounded more like she was looking for a reason to fight and that just came in handy. If that is her problem I’d stop taking calls outside.” Eric said easily.

“I shouldn’t be telling you this, but I think her step mom may have said things to make her feel like you aren’t trustworthy. So she was just reacting to it. Try to go in and makeup with her, okay? It’s your wedding night, you shouldn’t be fighting.” Prisca said before turning away to leave.

“Prisca?” Eric called making her turn to look at him.

“Why does it feel like you trust me?” Eric asked curiously, but Prisca only shrugged before smiling at him,

“Maybe because I do. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know why.” Prisca said before walking away.

She knew trusting Eric could turn out to be a dangerous mistake. Like Kimberly had said, they knew next to nothing about him. He had even asked that she leave the house, and even though he had given a good explanation for it, it could easily have been because he had ulterior motives. She would have to keep an eye on him to make sure he was exactly who he claimed he was.

So it was Amaka? Amaka obviously hadn’t taken his advise, and she was really trying to cause troubles between himself and Kimberly? Eric thought angrily as he returned inside the house and went straight to Kimberly’s bedroom. Luckily for him she had failed to lock the door after Prisca left so he walked into the room, “I won’t receive my calls outside the house anymore if it makes you feel so uncomfortable.” Eric promised from the doorway, and then paused when he saw the guilty look on her face before seeing the shisha pen in her hand.

Different thoughts ran through Eric’s mind as he looked at Kimberly. He tried to remind himself that she must have been very used to smoking the shisha and so it would naturally take a while before she would be able to stay away from it. He also tried to assure himself that the only reason she was taking it right now was because she was upset, and she was upset because Amaka his ex had tried to fill her head with a load of crap.

Kimberly looked away from him and dropped the shisha pen on the floor. She couldn’t help wondering what was going on inside his head and how he was going to react. She had picked up a fight with him, ignored him and shut her door against him and now she was caught doing something he had told her he didn’t like. It was just the first day yet she was messing up already.

“I’m not going to apologise if that’s what you’re expecting me to do.” Kimberly murmured after sometime, when it was beginning to seem like Eric wasn’t going to say anything.

THE MIRACLE I NEED : Episode 51 – 60

The guilt he had seen on her face plus the fact that she thought she was expected to apologise was as good as an apology for him, “I wasn’t expecting an apology. Come here.” Eric said quietly, making her turn to look at him suspiciously.

“Why?”

“Because I want you to. So come here.”

Kimberly looked at him for a moment before reluctantly standing up from the bed and walking towards him. Immediately she stopped in front of him, Eric smiled and pulled her into his arms for a hug, surprising her.

“What…”

“Sshhh. Just stay still.” Eric said as he held her close to himself and patted her hair softly, “I’m sorry I made you worry, I promise you that I’m not married and there’s no other woman in my life apart from my mother and sister. I can’t take you home to see my family yet because of the situation of things at the moment, but I promise you that you’d meet my mom one way or the other. Or better still, you can talk to her when next she calls, if that would make you feel better.” Eric murmured against her ear.

Kimberly shifted uncomfortably in his arm. She would have preferred it had he gotten angry with her for smoking or something, instead of what he was saying right now. He was making her feel really guilty for doubting him and confronting him in that manner.

“You haven’t eaten since morning, right? I made Jollof rice and turkey. Why don’t you come out let’s have dinner? Or would you prefer I take you out?” Eric asked as he finally let go of her and looked at her. After his phone call with his mother, she had sent him the phone number of the therapists, and he had also received an alert of five hundred thousand naira, followed by a text message afterwards, asking him to take good care of his wife.

“I’ll join you for dinner.” Kimberly said guiltily.

“Okay, do whatever you have to do and join me. I’ll go set the table while you get ready.” Eric said before walking away.

Kimberly bit her lower lips with a worried frown as she watched him leave. What was she going to do? She couldn’t let him leave that way, especially after he apologized in that manner, “Wait…” Kimberly called as she hurried after him guiltily.

Eric turned to look at her curiously, “Yeah?”

Kimberly looked away from him and looked down instead, “I’m sorry.”

“What are you sorry for?” Eric asked innocently.

“For confronting you that way and doubting you. And also for you know… Smoking after you asked me not to.” Kimberly said as she lifted her head to look at Eric, and frowned in puzzlement when she noticed he was smiling at her, “What?”

“You’re such a sweet lady, you know that?” Eric asked as he returned to where she was standing again and placed both hands on her shoulders, “I know we only just met less than a week ago, so it is only normal that you would doubt me since we haven’t really worked on establishing trust yet. I’m glad you confronted me instead of just keeping it to yourself and watching me suspiciously instead. And as for the smoking, I really hope you stop it, not just because I asked you not to smoke, but because you understand that it isn’t good for your health in any way. Finally, I don’t want to fight with you, Kim. So please always try to say something whenever you feel a certain way about me so I can always clear the air, okay? Quality communication is the only way we can establish trust and build an healthy relationship. The goal is to make you happy for a year, remember?” Eric asked as he looked into Kimberly’s eyes, and she nodded.

“Good. So go in now and do whatever you need to do, then join me for dinner.” Eric said before leaning closer to her, and before she could process what he was about to do he kssed her. He paused when she stiffened and looked into her face with a smile, “This isn’t because anyone is here watching us right now. It’s just me kssing my wife.” Eric said before drawing her closer to himself again and kssing her passionately. Once Kimberly recovered from the initial shock, she wrapped her hands around his neck and kssed him back with equal passion.

Kimberly let her hands run through Eric’s body as she kssed him, while Eric tried his best not to move his hands from her shoulder. He was trying to communicate his love to her through his kss not lu$t.

They both pulled away, when Kimberly’s phone started ringing in the room but remained where they were standing as they looked into each other’s eyes, “That wasn’t bad for our first official kiss… And feel free to kss me when you think I’m not looking.” Eric said with a wink before walking away.

THE MIRACLE I NEED : Episode 51 – 60

Kimberly had a smile on her face as she returned into her room to pick up her phone. She had no idea why she was smiling, but she only knew that she was no longer feeling that ache in her chest after clearing things up with Eric.

She sat in front of the dressing table and raised a hand to her lips. Had he changed his mind about not having sex with her for six months? Of course he had. She had known he wouldn’t be able to last for even a week without touching her. She applied a little touch of make-up to her face and brushed her hair before standing up to look at her appearance. She was still wearing the joggers and singlet she had been wearing earlier, so she took it off and wore a biker’s short with a crop top instead, “I look sexy.” She told herself with a broad smile on her face.

As she headed for the door, she remembered that she had come to the room to pick her phone but had forgotten to check for who had called, so she picked up the phone and checked to see who had called her. She raised a brow when she noticed it was an unknown number, “The person will call again if it is important.” She told herself before picking up her laptop and heading for the dining to join Eric.

THE MIRACLE I NEED : Episode 51 – 60

Just as she got to the dining her phone started ringing again so she dropped the laptop and received the call, while Eric stepped out of the kitchen carrying the dishes.

“Hey! I hope I didn’t disturb your sleep or something? It’s Mimi, the girl you ran into… Or rather the girl who ran into your car.” Mimi said with a giggle making Kimberly smile.

“Oh! Mimi?” She asked making Eric glance at her curiously, “I wasn’t sleeping yet as a matter of fact I was hoping you’d call.” Kimberly said as she walked away from the dining and headed for the living room.

“So I just saw the news on Linda Ikeji’s blog, you just got married today?” Mimi asked excitedly.

“Yeah. We were on our way back from the courthouse when you saw us.” Kimberly said as she thought about the best way to go about telling Mimi she wanted them to meet without sounding like she had an ulterior motive.

“Oh! That’s so beautiful! I definitely have to get you a wedding gift since I saw you on your wedding day!” Mimi said thoughtfully.

“No you don’t have to, it isn’t necessary…”

“It is very necessary. Let’s not argue over it, okay? When will you be back from your honeymoon? I would like us to hangout. I really want to be friends with you if you don’t mind.” Mimi said making Kimberly grin.

“Sure. By the way, I was curious about something… You said your name is Mimi Obasan, are you in any way related to the Obasan family of iGlobal?” Kimberly asked hopefully.

“Oh! You know my family? Yeah. I’m Chief Obasan’s only daughter.” Mimi said making Kimberly want to squeal with delight. This was more than good news. She would have both Mimi and Eric convince the family to approve the contract she wanted.

“Oh! That’s nice. It’s good to meet you. Why don’t we meet tomorrow?”

“Tomorrow? What about your honeymoon? Shouldn’t you be spending this week with your husband?” Mimi asked curiously.

“I don’t think he would mind. Maybe you could just come over to my house for lunch then. I’ll text you the house address, and then you come over.” Kimberly said making Mimi smile happily.

Why was this even easier than she had imagined? Kimberly was accepting her with her arms wide open. This was beautiful! “That’s fine then. Let me not keep you away from your husband, see you tomorrow. Goodnight.” Mimi said before hanging up. She squealed excitedly as she dropped the phone on the couch beside her. She was going to be seeing the house where her brother was living.

Kimberly on the other side was also squealing with excitement as she saved Mimi’s number on her phone, “Do you know who I was on the phone with?” She asked Eric excitedly.

“Mimi?” Eric asked making her nod her head vigorously.

“But she isn’t just Mimi. My new friend is actually Mimi Obasan! The daughter of Chief Obasan, and the only sister of your boss.” Kimberly said in an awe filled tone making Eric look at her in amusement.

Seeing the broad smile on her face and how her eyes were shining with excitement, he could only imagine how happy she was at the prospect of being friends with Wumi. He wondered how happy she would be if she found out that Wumi was actually her sister in-law, and that her husband was the person she wanted to meet, “Oh! I see!”

“I’ll be right back, I need to give Prisca the good news.” Kimberly said as she ran straight for the door.

“Be careful!” Eric called out to her, but she was already out of the door.

He chuckled to himself and he glanced down at his phone which was ringing, of course it was Wumi who was calling, “You can’t believe how happy you made her this evening.” Eric said with a chuckle as he took the call.

“Happy? Why?” Wumi asked curiously.

“She’s into real estate and interior/exterior decorations. There is a contract she wants iGlobal to award her, so she’s happy to meet a member of the family.” Eric explained making Wumi giggle.

“So she wants to use me to get to you?”

“Yeah. Something like that. By the way I told her I just resigned from the company and I’m friends with Tunde Obasan. Tunde is out of the country at the moment. So you should know what to say when you both talk in that direction.” Eric told Wumi who nodded thoughtfully.

“What if she asks for pictures?”

“Tell her he likes his privacy and doesn’t take photos.” Eric said easily.

“But I have pictures we snapped together on my Instagram page.” Wumi said in alarm.

“Then you should go and take it down at once.”

“But…”

“There are no buts! You should have thought of that before coming here. Take it all down and delete the pictures on your phone too.” Eric said, “She’s coming, I have to go. Bye.” Eric said and quickly hung up immediately Kimberly came within view.