A Deal With The Billionaire

EPISODE SIXTY SEVEN

THEME: He bailed out on her

CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

CHRISTOPHER CRAWFORD APARTMENTContent bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Raven had rode the car at an higher speed than usual in her anxiousness to get home before Christopher did. Since they would be leaving home together, she intended to drop her car at home and also get a change of cloth.

Driving into the compound, she entered into the house whispering Ed Sheeran’s shape of you to herself.

“You seem so excited tonight?” Matilda said on sighting her.

Raven laughed lightly. “I guess so.”

“Thank Goodness you are home early, what would you like to have for dinner?” She asked.

Raven waved her off. “Oh there is no need to worry Matilda. We would be eating out tonight.”

“Oh ok.” Matilda sounded dejected.

Raven took note of her countenance. “Please don’t be like that Matilda. You know what make whatever it is that comes to mind. Any of us might get hungry when we return, so we can just warm it up. How about that?” Raven suggested.

Matilda clapped her hands in excitement. “Sounds like a plan.”

Raven shook her head as she moved towards her room. She could understand Matilda’s frustration. They were hardly ever around and the woman tries her best to cook something up which ends up as leftovers. She would try not to get too bloated tonight just to enable some space to fit in Matilda’s delicious meal.

Raven opened the door to her room, she shut it immediately and headed towards her closet. She pondered on what to wear and got a hold of a shiny little black dress that seemed perfect for dinner.

Raven thought of how she would braid her hair to fit the cloth and how gorgeous she would look in it. Checking the time, it was few minutes past 5:00 p. m and Christopher had told her she would be picked up by 6:30 p. m. She decided to take a long shower since there was still time to get dressed.

Soaking herself in the bubble bath, she inhaled deeply. Thoughts of Christopher walking into the room and placing wet kisses on her bare slippery shoulder made her clit rise and her nipples hard. The naughty thoughts had been constant for a few weeks now and she basked in the freedom of it. She wanted him so bad that it was undeniable and even thinking of him in the bath made her want to touch herself so bad.

Resting her head against the tub she inhaled deeply with her eyes closed as she felt him next to her. The smell of him countered her nose and she wanted to get lost in it. She had never craved for a man like she craved for Christopher Crawford, not even when she was with Jacob who was her first and only love.

Opening her eyes all of a sudden, Raven chided herself for the lustful thoughts she was having. Christopher was more like a boss to her considering the rules of the contract and she wasn’t meant to breach it.

Raven got out of the bath like it pricked her skin, she washed up and wrapped herself in a towel. On stepping out of the bathroom, she realized that she had spent about forty minutes and only had about twenty minutes to get ready.

Raven hurried through her dressing. She sat down to get her hair done, brushed through the hair and she took a moment to admire herself. She ran her hands through the length and she wished a certain someone had his hands on it.

“Stop thinking it, Raven!” She scolded herself.

She braided her hair into two parts and they sat pretty on her head and not wanting to contradict her simple look she had on a light lipgloss.

Raven checked herself out. She smacked her lips on how beautiful she looked. She had learnt to appreciate herself more for the past few weeks.

Christopher has made her extra conscious of herself when few months back she hardly cared about how she looked in whatever she was wearing. Probably, it’s what wearing designers and living a rich life does to one; she mused to herself and giggled at own joke. She had become really girlish for her own good.

She picked out a silver heel and purse. She wore them. She checked herself out one more time and went out of the room. She checked the time and it was already time exactly 6:30 p. m. In her excitement she went down the stairs in a hurry and almost missing a step.

“Easy ma’am.” Matilda called out to her when she saw her walking down the stairs.

“Oh thank you Matilda.” Raven chuckled at her clumsiness.

“Wow! You look dashing.” The older woman complimented.

“Thank you.” She muttered in response. Sitting with poise, she craned her neck expecting Christopher to walk in anytime soon and they would get on the road.

Few minutes went by, Raven was becoming anxious. Her thoughts raced as to why he wasn’t around yet. Just then Steve walked into the house with an expression that was stiff. Raven looked behind him expecting her husband to pop out from behind. Also she seemed surprised, it was unlike Steve to come into the house when they still needed to drive out.

“Where is he?” Raven questioned him as she stood up from the couch.

“Good evening ma’am. He said not to worry about the dinner and you should find something to eat.” Steve told her keeping a straight face.

“Why? What happened?” Raven asked.

“He said he had to go somewhere.” Steve replied.

“Where is the car?” She knew her questions were becoming too much, but she wanted to be certain about where he was.

“He got the keys and asked me to come home. If you will please excuse me ma’am.” Steve said, turning his back as he walked out the door.

Raven sat still, her thoughts racing as to why he cancelled the dinner. Just then she checked her phone and realized he had dropped a text about thirty minutes before.

‘Don’t wait up for me. Find something to eat, I will be back soon.’ It read.

Her heart dropped at the text. To be honest, Raven wasn’t expecting him to bail out on her that way. And with dejection, she took off her heels and walked barefooted to her room.

Throwing her shoes and purse on the plush carpet, she sat on the floor next to the bed and dialed Tiana’s line.

‘Hey girl, dinner has ended so soon?’ Tiana bellowed into the receiver.

‘He cancelled. He probably had something more important to do than having dinner with me.’ Raven whispered but with annoyance laced her words.

‘You sound disappointed.’ Tina commented.

Raven huffed in frustration. ‘Well of course I am. I got all dolled up only to get changed without even stepping out.’ She admitted.

There was a slight pause on the line then followed by a sigh. ‘Now you tell me what exactly is getting on your nerves? The fact that you couldn’t show off your pretty look or because you didn’t get to see him? And just in case you are wondering, I am expecting the same answer for both.’

‘Do you ever listen to yourself, Tiana?’

‘Yeah, I do.’ Tiana replied.

‘So can you speak in English?’

‘English is the exact words I speak my lady.’

Raven let out a laughter. ‘Geez! Tiana, you are hopeless.’

‘So, what do you intend to do now?’

‘Hmmn, I feel like getting pampered tonight. So I will just go downstairs, get some of the chicken casserole Matilda made which smells heavenly then binge watch some Netflix movies.’ Raven answered.

‘So in summary, you intend to wait up for him.’ Tiana jested.

Raven groaned inwardly as she could feel Tiana wiggling her brows. ‘You know what Tiana?’

‘What?’

‘Please get off my phone.’ She said, hanging up the call as Tiana had a good laugh on the other line.

Raven sighed to herself knowing Tiana was right. It had become a regular routine for her to stay up in her room just to know when he returns and it has been that way for a month and tonight is no exception. She pulled off her dress, she got into her pajamas and walked downstairs to the kitchen.

Raven filled her plate up, headed back to her room and she relaxed into the comfort the bed offered while scrolling through loads of movies for a peculiar one to watch.