FATED BOND

Daisy’s POV

I was in my room typing on my laptop after I finished cooking dinner around 6 pm, without letting Nadia enter the kitchen when my phone rang.

Nadia complained of headaches after spending some time with me in the room and I asked her to go take a nap. When I was almost done cooking, she came into the kitchen and gasped when she saw that I was already done with everything.

“Hello”, I said into the phone, without checking the caller. My eyes were fixed on the laptop.

I had achieved my aim for the day. I was able to finish up my first chapter and I was on the second when the call came in. I was trying to finish up the second chapter before going to take a shower and get ready for my outing with Stanley.

“I’m outside, Daisy”, I heard Stanley’s voice and I gasped.

“You are outside?” I questioned.

“Don’t tell me you aren’t ready?” He asked. I checked the time on the laptop and cursed under my breath. It was almost 8 pm.

“I’m sorry, I lost track of time”, I apologized.

“Should I come in then?”

“What? No, stay right there. I’ll be there in a few minutes”, I said.

I told myself I needed to hasten up because I know Stanley can be crazy at times. I know he can decide to come in and I really do not want Nina to see him. She might try to convince me to date him, just like she did with Larry and Sidney.

My relationship with Sidney turned out bad but I did not know if it would have worked out with Larry. Nina isn’t really good at matchmaking people, I chuckled inwardly.

I heard Stanley too from the other side. I thought he heard my thoughts and I asked.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Because It’s obvious you don’t want me to meet your mom. I know that’s why you don’t want me to come in.”

Stanley was indeed a smart ass. He got me and I couldn’t defend myself. “Do you know I would have finished taking a shower by now?”

“Daisy, don’t tell me you intend to keep me waiting outside, while you take your bath?”

“I’ll be fast”, I said and closed my laptop before scrambling out of bed.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Daisy, just get dressed…”

“Be a gentleman and wait”, I uttered and disconnected the call before dashing off to the bathroom.

***

“A few minutes turned out to be 35 good minutes”, we both laughed.

He teased me on the way to the restaurant. We were both silent as we ate and I thought he had forgotten until he brought it up again.

He continued with his silly jokes and teasing even after the waiter cleared our table.

“Shut up”, I feigned annoyance but he only laughed more. “You ought to praise me, you know?”

He raised an eyebrow before laughing again. “Praise you for making me look like a security guard?”

“Oh, God! Stanley, you exaggerate too much”, I giggled. “Like seriously? Security guard?”

“Yes, I stood outside the car for a while thinking it would take you just a few minutes as you said. After waiting for 20 minutes, I felt like a security guard watching over your house. I began to feel uncomfortable when a car passed and the couples in the car kept peering at me strangely like I was carrying arms and I was there to rob…..”

“Stanley…..”

“I’m serious. I got back into the car after 30 minutes of waiting.”

“Maybe those people thought you were stranded or something”, I assumed.

“Hell no!”

“Well! I’m sorry for keeping you waiting. I lost track of time. Besides, you are a gentleman and a gentleman ought to have great patience and wait for a lady. You shouldn’t rush a lady, you know?” I winked.

He sneered. “Daisy, I really don’t have that kind of patience but I had to wait because it’s you. Probably because I have a soft spot for you.”

“When?” I asked with sarcasm.

“Yeah. If it was someone else, I don’t think I can wait that long. I have no patience.”

“I thought you said you have changed, Stanley”, I demanded with a frown.

“Of course”, he opened his arms. “Isn’t it obvious?” He groaned.

“Indeed”, I replied.

“There was a lady I met when I first came to Las Vegas and I asked her out for a date. When I got to her dorm, she told me she was babysitting someone’s child. She asked me to wait for a while and that she was going to get a cab to take her home right away. I disconnected the call angrily because I was already in her apartment. She should have told me she was going to babysit someone’s child when I called her in the morning but she didn’t. If she had told me, I would have suspended our date. I waited for 20 minutes after our call and when she didn’t show up, I left. She called me an hour later and that got me angry because I felt if I had waited, I would have waited for an hour. She kept calling till the next morning.”

I couldn’t control my laughter. “Stanley, that was cruel.”

He shrugged. “I’m time conscious.”

“You broke her heart on a supposed first date, that’s unfair.”

“Well, she caused it. It wasn’t my fault.”

“Heartless fellow”, I chuckled and gulped down the remaining content of my wine.

“Why did you say I should praise you?” He asked.

“You know already. I wanted to say you should praise me for not keeping you waiting for up to an hour like some ladies do but it’s obvious you have the experience already”, I smiled at him.

“If I had kept you waiting for an hour, you would have left too?” I couldn’t help but ask.

“Not really”, he smirked. “You are special.”

“Special indeed.”

“So what made you lose track of time?”

“I was working”, I answered.

“Working?”

“Yeah, I wanted to help Nadia, our house help so I cooked dinner while I asked her to go and sleep. She is a dutiful lady. She takes care of the house and Ellah so I thought it would be nice of me to help out today”, I said unconsciously.

“Ellah?” He asked and I almost slapped myself. I couldn’t believe I made mention of Ellah.

How am I supposed to tell him she is my child? I asked myself.

“Your sister?” He questioned and I nodded. My mouth was sealed as I let out a fake smile.

“Waw, she must be as pretty as you. I never knew you had a sister.” I nodded again with the same smile.

“So you were cooking when I called?”

“No”, my mouth opened willingly. “I was typing when you called. I finished cooking around 6 pm.”

“Typing? School works?”

“Yes”, I lied.

I didn’t think telling him about what I was actually doing was right. He was about to open his mouth, probably to ask me another question when someone interrupted. When I looked up, I saw Sidney.

“What the hell are you doing here?” I found myself getting angry at the mere sight of him.

“So you refused to pick my calls because of this dude?” He asked with a look of disdain as he pointed at Stanley.

“You lie and cheat. You didn’t call me and even if you did, I wouldn’t have picked because I am done with you.”

“Really?” He folded his arms.

“Is this the guy you told me about, Daisy?” Stanley asked and I nodded, without letting my eyes go off Sidney. I was literally burning holes into him with my eyes.

“Your cheating boyfriend?” Stanley asked again with a chuckle. Before I knew it, Sidney grabbed Stanley off the chair.

“What did you just call me, you asshole?” He yelled angrily.

“Let go of him, Sidney”, I ordered. “Don’t cause a scene here”, I could see we were already the center of attraction.

“I called you a cheating boyfriend because you cheated”, Stanley was caught with a heavy blow on his face.

I screamed as they both began to punch each other. “Let go, Sidney. Let go Stanley.”

None of them was listening until I got in between them before they could punch each other again. Stanley’s nose was broken and I took his hand, picked up my phone before dragging him out of the restaurant.