A Deal With The Billionaire

EPISODE SIXTY

THEME: Rigid couple

CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

CHRISTOPHER CRAWFORD APARTMENT

Raven heaved a sigh of frustration as she rummaged through the closet. It was one thing to have an outing and not have what to wear. It is another thing to have series of options and be confused on which to pick. Since she returned from the dinner with her mom and son on Friday, she hadn’t had any form of discussion with Christopher.

They practically lived like house mates, with no form of interaction. It is not like she had time either, she came back late on Friday, woke up very early on Saturday didn’t get to see him and when she returned by night, he was either not back or had retired to bed early.

Today, to avoid waking up late she had put in an alarm to wake her up before noon. Her confusion peeked when all of the dresses looked the same in design. Thanks to her mother she had been able to pack a few boxes of her clothes including the ones Christopher had bought for her about a week to the wedding.

Raven thought to choose from them but she was indecisive; between not overdressing and at the same time underdressing.

“I should call Tiana!” She muttered to herself.

Dialing her friend, Tiana didn’t pick until the fourth ring which had put Raven in a nervous state.

‘Where the hell did you drop your phone?!’ She barked into the receiver when her friend eventually picked.

‘Easy lady, it is not just you who has an outing today.’ Tiana said, her voice distant, it was obvious the phone was on speaker and she wasn’t near it.

‘Why are you far from your phone?’ Raven asked, moving away from the closet as she took a seat on the edge of the bed.

‘I couldn’t find my Air-pod, and the phone kept ringing. Moreover, I can’t seem to find a damn thing to wear!’ She lamented.

‘How can you be in the same dilemma that I am? It’s not like you are going anywhere other than the mall!’ Raven rolled her eyes, thinking of how dramatic Tiana was.

‘Just because I am not going to a business and upper class gathering like yours doesn’t mean I don’t need to look good for my baby, Rowan.’Lowering her voice. ‘And you never can tell, I might get a new catch right at the mall.’

Raven let out a laughter. ‘Are you already tired of the new guy?’

‘Not really, just didn’t want to loose all of my eggs.’

‘Damn right!’ She jeered.

‘So why did you call?’ Tiana asked.

‘I am really confused, Tiana. I don’t know what to wear. And did I forget to mention that I have a full walk in closet!” She groaned.

‘What?! You don’t say!’

‘I am not joking.’

‘Holy shit! Show me, show me.’ Tiana pestered.

‘Are you sure, you are ready to see this?’ Raven taunted, trying to pick on Tiana’s nerves who simply ignored her taunts.

‘I am doing a video call right this minute!’ True to her words her video call came in. ‘Show me girl!’

Raven walked towards the closet, switching the phone camera to the back. ‘Here you go, feast your eyes out.’

‘Oh my God! What the hell?! Who did this?!’ Tiana screamed in awe.

‘I am guessing either Hope or Ava.’

‘Those ladies love you like crazy!’

‘It is unbelievable.’

‘Listen I should come raid your closet someday.’

‘My dear friend, you are warmly welcome. But for now help me choose something nice to wear.’

‘Ok, let’s do this!’ Tiana rubbed her hands together like she was about to run through a whole store.

She made Raven pick about ten different dresses after she had pulled out about fifty of them. Then she asked her to model each dress subsequently. She disapproved of them all until the ninth one.

‘Yes! This is it!’ She finally screamed in approval.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

The dress was a silver sequence off shouldered, running straight down to her heels.

‘Why did you pick this dress?’ Raven asked.

‘This screams sexy and elegant. You will blow their minds away. Have your hair in curls and pull it to the side.’ Raven instructed.

Twitching her eyes, Raven sounded exhausted. ‘Yes ma’am. Thank you Tiana.’

‘I need a full detailed gist on how it all went down by the time you return.’ Tiana pointed out.

‘As your lordship pleases.’ Raven smiled.

‘Okay! Bye! I should go find something to wear. Rowan is calling.’

‘That child loves an outing than a growing boy should.’ Raven noted. ‘Bye Tiana.’

They hung up the call at the same time. Raven almost gasped at the mess she had made of the closet.

“Oh Lord!” She lamented, sitting on the floor as she got to work. Just when she was half way through arranging the closet, she heard a knock on the door.

“Who is it?” She called out.

“It’s me ma’am. It’s Matilda.” The help responded from the door.

Getting up hurriedly, she went to the door to open it. “Hey Matilda, good morning.”

“Morning ma’am. The boss is having his breakfast, I decided to come call you.”

“That’s so thoughtful of you Matilda. I will be down in a minute.” Raven replied her and closed the door.

Her heart raced knowing that she was going to have to see Christopher. Raven brushed her teeth in hurry and while smoothing out her hair. She wore her robe, check herself out in the mirror to be certain she wasn’t looking as scattered as she was within herself.

“Good morning.” She greeted too cheerfully as she got downstairs.

“Morning.” Christopher grumbled over his toast. “What time did you get in last night?”

Raven forehead creased at his sudden question about her whereabouts. “Look it’s not like I am really concerned but I just don’t want to have to worry about where you are.” Christopher said.

“I headed back from work as soon as I was done.” She replied, mouthing a thank you at Matilda who placed a plate of toast and scrambled egg in front of her.

Matilda watched the both of them with keen interest as they spoke to each other. Somehow she could easily notice the rigidness between the both of them. She wondered if they had been dragging some stuffs before now. Still, it surprised her that a newly wedded couple didn’t act like it, they seem like an old couple. Muttering some few words to herself, she excused herself from the kitchen.

“How is your preparation for tonight’s outing?” He chewed on a toast.

“Not bad!” She shrugged, sipping on her juice cup.

Christopher stood up, put his plate and cup in the sink and washed it. Cleaning up his hand with a napkin, he cleared his throat. “I will be waiting for you here by 3:00 pm. Try not to be late please.”

“Ok.” Raven replied without looking up at him.

She watched him from her side eye as he walked upstairs. He appears to be more good looking when he is on singlets. Christopher has a nice built body that any woman would die for. As much as she tries to ignore him, his looks couldn’t be ignored.

Draining the last drop of juice, Raven cleaned up her plates and put each one in its place. She ran up the stairs to get ready.