Janet kept her word and took the girls out as a compensation for missing the birthday night out at Quiddox. But she warned them not to order anything too expensive as she can’t afford to lose her whole salary, since they all refused to go to the place she chose and would rather come to a high end location.
“Ohhh Bernard Resort, I have missed you. It’s been so long we were here” exclaimed Tokunbo.
Danielle doesn't like any serene ambience and can't help but complain “ This place is always boring, I don’t miss it a bit, no guys, no party, the bar and the view is the only nice thing they have got going on for them here, you know how I hate quiet and serene environments”
Bibiana dismissed her complaints “It’s not every time we want gra gra, jaga jaga, sometimes peace and quiet, nice conversation and good cocktails”
Danielle still not convinced said “Whatever”
Janet looked at her friends bickering and sighed “I am already pitying my ATM card…Lord! Take the wheels”
They were all still laughing at Janet’s plight, when some guys walked towards them to ask for directions to a get together they came for that’s taking place at an exclusive spot by the beach.
The girls looked up, looking excited, finally some fine looking men. Danielle explained that they were not sure where the party is been held, they are just here to hang out and thay they should ask one of the waiters.
As the guys moved towards the bar to enquire, Tokunbo whispered to the girls “I am about to get over Kunle, should we ask for invites to the get together or pretend we are lost and crash the party?”
Danielle was very excited with the mischievous suggestion “Lets crash the party!”
Janet the voice of caution as always had to dampen their excitement “Didn’t you hear them say exclusive spot? What if they are cult members or something, please let’s just eat our snails with cocktails , have fun and go home, I don’t want wahala o”
Bibiana nodding “Okay, for once I agree with Janet, let’s just gist and…”
Tokunbo cuts in “Hold that thought, is that not Jayden? Dee’s ex boss?”
They all look out through the window, Danielle got excited and was already trying to stand up when Bibiana pulled her down “Nah nah, sit down Dee, you have had more than enough chances let Janet try her luck this time”
Danielle scowling sat down pouting. Tokunbo turned to Janet “Okay Madam Janet, you have talked the talk, now it’s time to walk the walk. Time to show us the stuff you are made of, off you go, before he disappears, because it seems like he is waiting for someone”
Janet wide eyed and stammering a bit said “b b b… but I am not ready yet, I didn’t know he will be here, I can’t just walk up to him just like that’’
Danielle laughing “Oh Jay Jay, I already knew you were just making mouth, you don’t have the guts, I have so won this bet”
Bibiana laughing said “Janet you look good and you can do it, remember I am rooting for you, oh the guy is really hot, can I join the bet?”
Danielle screamed “NOOOO! Janet is a loser already, but you will be too much of a competition, capital N - O” they all bursted out laughing.
Janet reluctantly stood up after much goading and taunting from Tokunbo and Bibiana. She walked nervously towards Jayden with only one thought in mind, “Oh God what have I gotten myself into?, if I back out, I won’t hear the end of it for the next few years. Oh grounds please open up wide and swallow me up”.
She looked back and all three girls are looking at her with apt and keen interest smiling sheepishly and waving their hands at her while mouthing “go, go”.
As she got closer to him all she could think of is how she won't make a joke of herself. She kept mumbling to herself on what she will say and how she will say it, but when she got closer to him everything went blank.
"Change of plan, Change of plan" she muttered and stared at her wrist to make sure she is not wearing a watch, when she saw her hand was bare she moved closer and with shaking voice said "Hi"
Jayden turn his attention towards her and replied “Hey” with a curious smile.
She looked at his face for the first time and her heart skipped a bit. She was thinking now I know why Danielle can't keep still, he is so hot, he looks like a Greek god. 'Those dimples' She swallowed her saliva, she was so nervous that she didn’t know when she started rambling nonstop
“I am so sorry to bother you, actually I was going to pretend I don’t have a watch and ask you for the time, but I am so nervous that i don’t even know what to say anymore. I am so sorry for bothering you, but my friends back there (pointing in their direction) are bent on making my life hell if I don’t do this, actually we had a bet that 2 of us will ask the same guy out and the first person to get his attention will be the winner and the loser who everyone already know is me (she gave a short nervous laugh) will be the wimp and honestly I know I am crazy to even agree with this in the first place but I don’t know why I was running my mouth that I can do this, when I know perfectly well I can’t pull this off, please just pretend to listen to me for a while (her face pleading) and pretend to give me your number just type 180 (call centre number) or *156# (USSD) or something , **she handed him her phone** so they don’t laugh at me today. I won’t bother you after this. I will be on my way, pretty please? I will go back and they won’t laugh at me if you do”
Jayden looking amused and almost laughing said “Whoa! Hmmm, do you always talk like this? I meant nonstop?”
She stared at her hands really nervous now. "No, I am just a bit flustered"
Jayden typing on her phone chuckles “Okay, you don’t need to be shy, I will type on your phone”.
He noticed the phone was not password protected and typed in his real number and called his phone. She was so nervous and she kept looking towards her friends that she didn’t even notice.
Jayden noticed that she was very shy because of how nervous she looks, her eyes were darting between him and her friends, maybe she wanted to make sure they see him collect her phone.
He looked at her and smiled – “I can’t see your friends clearly from here but I guess they can make that out right?”
Janet nodded and he handed her the phone – “There, done. But you didn’t tell me your name”.
She took the phone from him “Janet” she replied quietly.
Jayden can’t help but smile – “Janet, nice name, I hope your friends won’t tease you today” smiling deeply he said "good luck with your bet”.
He waved at the boys signaling to him to join them. “Alright I will join my friends now, good luck”.
“Thanks” she replied with a smile and walked back towards the bar area. She can't stop thinking of how hot He looks, he is smoking hot and way out of my league.
At the bar, the girls were like
“Wow, you did it”
“You see, it’s not that bad”.
“You didn’t die”.
Janet was feeling really confident now and smiling triumphantly – “I told you all I can do it, easy breezy, and I got his digits” She looked at Danielle while waving her phone and doing a little victory dance.
Danielle wide eyed started screaming – “Give me his number, give me now”.
Janet was scared she will take her phone and see 180 or *156# or some random number he typed and said “No, I am not giving it to you, it’s a bet and all is fair in love and war, go get his number yourself” **tongue out**
Tokunbo laughing “Dee, she is right, you have to work your way up, cos it seems like Jay Jay is ahead of you now”
Danielle scowled at her.
Bibiana now really starting to enjoy the bet said with a big smile “This is going to be interesting”.
Janet was just smiling and thinking. 'Thank God they didn’t insist on seeing my phone, my game would have been up for sure'
The girls talk some more about strategies, boyfriends, work place and everything in between. Janet stood up to signal for the waiter to pay their bills, but Danielle stopped her “No Jay Jay, have I ever let you paid for any of our high end outings before? You know whatever you say or do, I won't allow it. Save your salary, you will probably need it for Damon. Bee and Toks have split it between themselves. By the way, how is he doing? I will stop by to see him tomorrow, he is so cute”.
Janet looked at her friends, shook her head and said “Dee, it was supposed to be my treat. Johnson is capable of handling such expenses now, Damon is doing better and will be back to his mischievous self very soon. Toks and Bee I am so sorry I hope Dee didn't force you to pay?”
Tokunbo looked at her, smiled and said “It was actually my idea”.
Janet faked a pout and said “You guys sha wan turn me to a scrub”
They were still laughing and singing I don’t want no scrub as they walked towards the rented Limo.
Janet lay on her bed smiling and looking at the ceiling but not actually focusing on anything. When she came back home she said hi to everyone, when she checked in on Damon and she noticed that he seemed restless, she felt he may be in pain. But her mom told her not to fret, "He is just uncomfortable having to lay on the same position all the time, he will be fine". Janet wasn't convinced, she was still worried and tried to convince her mom that perhaps they should go back to the hospital. Her mom won't have any of it so she had no choice but to come to her room to rest after having small talks with her parents. But now that she remembered Jayden, she couldn't stop smiling. Thinking of the way he smiled at her while squinting his sexy eyes as if she was a silly little thing. Her smile deepened and she felt silly, she haven't done anything like that before and she felt like she has become quiet as mischievous as Danielle for even daring to walk up to a total stranger, a hot one at th
Jayden checked the time and was surprised. "Wow! I didn't know I could talk this much on the phone, my battery is almost empty" He felt kind of happy, contented as if he has just won a lottery and he doesn't even know why. He just knew he enjoyed talking to Janet a lot. Although he can't figure out what the bet entails, he guessed that any girl or group of girls that throw themselves at him in the next few days will probably be her friends. He was thinking of ways to make the bet even more interesting for them, but he could not stop himself from yawning. He was feeling tired from his friends shenanigans at the resort. He wanted to watch the highlights of the news but the feeling of tiredness prevailed and thus he decided to retire to his room. He stood up from the sofa in his living room, picked up the remote control and turned off the TV. He is so used to using one of his two phones to control most of his electrical appliances, but his phone is red, the battery is almost down. He
Danielle was sleeping in. When she got back home late the night before, she barely made it to her room before she slept off. Danielle went to the club with her friend Mike as soon as she got home from Bernard resort. When the limo dropped her off at home the day before, she stepped in and was about so go check out the latest movies on Netflux when her friend Mike called her and told her he was bored. Mike asked if she could come out to blow off some steam at a new night club that just launched last week. Danielle agreed quickly as she also prefer to dance, have fun and drink than to stay home watching TV. So she quickly took the small elevator to her floor. Danielle went straight to her room, took a quick shower, walked into her closet and changed into a sexy shimmery sequin dress. She put on light makeup as fast as she could, pulled her hair into a quick messy Ponytail and ran out. On her way out, her mom saw her leaving in a hurry. She called out to her but she didn’t seem to he
Danielle was feeling gloomy and cursing her luck. “I just got his number with so much difficulty only to get blocked” She blamed herself for her present predicament. “If only I didn’t call him impulsively, he is obviously moody in the morning. I should have waited and called later. I was too excited” Sighed. Danielle sat down and was wondering if she should get a new number and call him later or find a way to make him unblock her number. “How do I even get him to unblock my number? I can’t even reach him” She hit her forehead lightly with her fingers. Her face lit up as she thought of an idea, but she quickly cancelled it. “No I can’t use mum’s number, she will grill me about him to death” She faked a shiver. “Oh, I know, I will use the mansion's landline and wish to God that nosy PA doesn’t snitch on me” She was quiet happy with her decision when her phone rang. Her eyes widened like two big saucers “He called back?” Danielle was so happy she made a victory gesture “Yess!” She qui
'Hey beautiful!" Janet rushed into Johnson's masculine room that now looks like a mini playpen because Damon had to move from grandma's room, so Johnson can take care of him personally.Danielle turned around from Damon while peeling a chuppa sweet "Hey, yourself""oh my! So many toys and sweet stuffs. Damon, you have to share with aunty""No I won't!" Damon replied with a pout.Everyone bursted out laughing. "Damon be a good boy now and allow aunty to have at least one cupcake""Aunty, last week you were complaining of your waist and how your jean doesn't fit anymore.""...""So consider it a blessing that I refuse to share my goodies with you""Dam dam is this a new way to be stingy" Janet feigning shocked."No aunty, if you eat pastries or sweets then your face will be so chubby you won't get a boyfriend"Danielle couldn't help but laugh while pinching his cheeks "You are so cute Damon, who told you that chubby girls don't get boyfriends?""Aunty Ramo our neighbor, she said to her
Janet trying to hide her smile. "Not like this, you will go take a shower, I will apply one of those under eye golden thingies Bibiana love so much, then you will eat the food I brought. After that, I will give you the full gist"Tokunbo looked at her clever friend with a sad smile while shaking her head. "Okay you win".Sigh. Bibiana gave Janet a thumbs up as Tokunbo made her way to the bathroom.The three girls made their way to the kitchen to warm up the food. "Dee I almost had a heart attack in your stead as she said she won. But i later realized she said it to make Toks come out of her miserable state""I was shocked too I won't lie. But I know Janet can't beat me. So I calmed myself"Bibiana looked at Janet "Janet better come up with a good story to tell her o. If not she will throw tantrums ehn!"Janet smiling said "who told you I have to cook up stories? I am confident that I have won. I only have to make him go out with me once to seal the bet abi?"Danielle gave Janet a tho
Janet was thinking of just getting a cab. As it will be a bit troublesome to enter regular transportation from Bibiana's house to her house. But Danielle insisted that she will go drop her off. Janet was refusing profusely because she knew that at this time of the day, weekend or not the traffic will still be hectic and annoying. It will take Danielle hours to and from her house. She will definitely get home late.So at the end, after a lot of back and forth, they both agreed that Danielle will drive them to her house which is not far. Then she will assign one of the drivers to go drop off Janet and then bring the car back. Settled, they left Bibiana's apartment building together.Danielle was curious about the whole chat thing, so she couldn't help but ask Janet about it.Janet looked at Danielle with amusement in her eyes "Dee curiosity kills the cat, there wasn't really anything serious in the chats, it's just about the weekend, work and life in general, a bit about politics, the e
Janet was shaken by his question. Her heart was beating too fast and she doesn't know what to say. She looked at his lips and then his eyes. Her heartbeat is erratic at this point. She swallowed her saliva nervously."It's okay to say No, you know""I....uhmmm...I ..mean..."Jayden looks into her eyes, he is shocked that at her age, she is so flustered by him asking if he could kiss her. It did something to him that he can't quite understand. He bent his head further."Can I""Hmmm"Jayden smiled so deeply, she saw his dimples fully and her head was mush. He bent his head and claimed her lips. The kiss was gentle, slow, almost like he is tasting her and allowing her to get used to his mouth on hers. He kissed her lower lips and then upper lips, he heard her gasp and was about to deepen the kiss when he heard."Boss, oh my, I am so sorry..." And he looks up, to just hear footsteps of one of the employees almost running away from the scene.Janet felt as if someone just woke her up, she