Intoxicated Romance

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 6

Toni

i cant believe this. Now, i am jobless. That’s yet another thing i have to explain to my parents when they come back about an hour from now.

What do i tell them. Hey dad, i raped my jerk of a boss and it got me fired. No way!. What do i do?. I pace up and down our sitting room which isn’t exactly big.

“come on sis, your pacing is giving me an headache. What’s wrong”

“what?

. Nothing.” i squeak

“toni, i always know when something is wrong with you so stop pretending and tell me”

“its nothing”

“you sure?”

“um yea”

“okay whatever” my kid brother says and plug in his earphones probably to make the fact that he is ignoring me, obvious. I sigh then continue

my pacing.

I am always truthful, so coming up with a good cover story

is so hard for me. I jump in nervousness as i hear a knock at our door.

They are early. I look to my brother but he pretty much ignores me.

I have to go out and let them in. I clean my sweaty palms on my long flowing skirt and walk to the door.

“welcome home d–” my eyes widen to unbelievable proportion once i see

who’s at my door. He also looks stun

. I come out of the house and lock

the door.

“are you following me?!” he asks and i laugh.

“why would i follow you to my own house?. It seems to me that i am the

one being followed”

“your house?. Isn’t this pastor Solomon’s house?”

“how do you know my dad?”

“your dad?!” his eyes goes so wide and i fear that it may pop out of their sockets.

“antonia” i hear my mom’s voice and i jump in fright. As i jump, i

clash into my boss and he holds my hips from behind to steady me. I

freeze and look to my dad who’s watching the both of us. His hands

start to caress my hip and i sag against me. He feels comfortable

which is weird as i barely know him. I have never felt this kind of connection with kacy.

I look behind me and my eyes lock with his for a moment.

“what is the meaning of this?!” my father bellows and snaps me out of

my daze. I step away from my boss.

“um, dad” i say and nothing else comes out

“who is this young man and why does he have his hands all over my daughter?”

“he is no one” i say but my boss steps in front of me

“i am her boss” he says and stretches his hand to my dad for an handshake.

My dad just looks at his outstretched hand dubiously.

My mother takes the hand though.

“wow. You are really young to be a boss already. That’s how young men

should be.” my mom turns to me.”Antonia why didn’t you take him into

the house? Where are your manners?. Come in my son. I am sure antonia

has something prepared” i watch with my mouth open as my mom hook her

hands in his arm and they walk majestically towards the house. I look

towards my dad and he just shrugs and walks behind them. Am i the only

one who finds this situation awkward?. When they get to the door, my

boss unhooks his hand and open the door for my mom while grinning at

her.

“your majesty” he says and spreads his hand towards the door.

I see my mom blush as she walks pass and pat him on the shoulder. The door is still held open as my dad walks through.

The jerk has my parents

fooled. They must think he is a perfect gentleman. I expect him to

lock the door on my face but he holds the door till i enter before he

closes it. I feel him beside me but i don’t pay him any attention.

“we have to talk”

“about what?. Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me again?”

“am sorry about yesterday. I realise that i was too harsh. Could you

just please hear me out?”

“i don’t want to” i say and walk away from him.

The next half hour is just plain weird. My mom fuss around him during

break-fast. It’s fun to watch him interact with my 16 years old

brother though. They talk sports and game. My brother is just so

impressed by him. I can tell by the way he hangs unto every word that

comes out of my boss’ mouth.

. He even makes my dad laugh when he talks

about his 11 months old little niece who during a sermon, shouted the

pastor’s name. I ignore him throughout the meal and concentrated on my

foot which i was just picking at. The sight of him interacting

comfortably with my family was not good for my appetite. If only they

knew who he was and what the both of them had done. After everybody

was done with their food, i stand up and start clearing the table.

“that was delicious” he says as i pack his plate. I don’t answer him

but my mom does.

“antonia is a very good cook. She is always experimenting in the

kitchen. She’ll make a great wife don’t you think?” she says to him

and i know what she’s trying to do already.

“yes, she will” he affirms

“too bad, her talents would go to waste on that no-good fiance of hers”

“mother!” i scream

“i told you, i don’t like him”

“well i am an adult and i can make decisions on my own”

“do you even know what he does for a living?”

“he said he’s an importer”

“of what exactly?. I don’t trust him. He always has this calculating

look in his eyes”i go to say something but my boss clears his throat

and i remember that he’s still here. My dad and brother just look

everywhere except at us

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