"Alex, have you seen Christine anywhere around?" Ruth asked for the umpteenth time that night.Alex only shook his head as he stared out in the distance.There were at the topmost floor of the biggest hotel in the city, enjoying the view after a long day filled with congratulations and smiles."Oh, that girl!" Ruth hissed by his side.Alex turned to look at his wife. His brows rose as he admired her beauty but at the same time, he wondered why she was getting so worked up over Christine's absence.He had been sad too but after thinking about it for a while, he realized that it was the best thing for Christine to leave. He couldn't give her the love she truly deserved. It was best she went somewhere she could get another chance at love."Hey, come here," he whispered.Ruth paused at the door and slowly, she moved towards him.Alex pulled his wife closer and stared into her eyes."Why are you so concerned by Christine's absence?" He whispered, his lips hovering above Ruth.Ruth let her

It had been a month since Christine came to settle into her new life. It was hard but she gave herself into work so much that the pain had become numb.Ofcourse Ruth kept calling, constantly asking for favours. The ones she could do, she did for her but mostly, Christine, just wanted Ruth to start handling issues on her own."Miss, Christine?"Christine snapped out of her thoughts and raised her eyes from her laptop. She had zoned out again."Yes, Hilda," she replied in that smooth voice of hers.Hilda stepped into the room her olive skin glowing under the white light above them.She stopped in front of Christine's table and presented an envelope to her. "This came in from the headquarters. It seems the executives are extremely proud of you," she said wiggling her brows.Christine smiled at her secretary's enthusiasm but she was sure Mr. Davies, Ruth's father just sent her another impossible task to try and complete.She took the envelope from her and dropped it on the table in front

She was finally ready to talk and Christine was eager to know what was the problem that would make Ruth look for her and trace her down to this place.Christine shifted closer closing the gap that was between them."It was all a trap Chris, I should have seen it but I was blind. I should have read the signs, all the red flags that were being waved right in my face, but I did not," Ruth sounded so heartbroken and emotional and Chris hated herself every minute. She had a hand in Ruth's marriage to Alex so she was part responsible for whatsoever pain her friend was going through.For Alex's sake, she hoped whatever Ruth was going to tell her was not true. For his sake, she hoped he had never hurt her friend because she was going to bring down fire and brimstone on him."It's okay baby," Christine cooed to a sad Ruth as she carressed her hair with her hands. Even though she was eager to hear what Ruth had to say, she did not want to push her and end up shutting her up. She wanted her to

"Why would you do that?" Christine asked. She was flabbergasted by what she had just heard."Find a vibrator. Or handcuffs. Or a whip," Ruth added."How are any of those any better?" Christine asked wide-eyed."Is that not what you told me to do?" Ruth asked.Christine shook her head. She had given up on Ruth."Do whatever you feel is best my dear," Christine sighed. "I am super tired and I need some rest.""Unfortunately for you, there is no rest. You need to get your things, We have to be back in New York today so that you can report for your new position," Ruth said."About that, so you are serious," Christine said."Did I look like I was joking?" Ruth asked with an attitude as she got up from the chair and walked over to where she had dumped a couple of shopping bags on the table."But why would you do such a thing? I am happy over here," Christine said. She was already panicking knowing what her return to New York entailed. It meant meeting with the one man who seemed to have po

"A friend?" Christine asked."Yes, a friend," Ruth answered.From the way Ruth's eyes danced with mischief, Christine knew that this was more than just a friend and that there was more to the story."Spill," Christine said in a commanding tone as she looked at Ruth through squinted eyes.Ruth rolled her eyes and said, "He's just a guy I met on Tinder.""On Tinder?" Christine asked shocked as she lifted her body off the bed to have a better view of her friend."Yes, on Tinder," Ruth repeated with an attitude stressing the letter 'r'."What the fuck are you on Tinder for? What are you looking for on Tinder? Do you forget you are married?"The only answer she got from Ruth was just a shrug of her shoulders as she ignored Christine and focused her attention back on the beeping iPhone in her hands.Christine was not going to let this conversation die and so she got off the bed and walked over to where Ruth stood.Ruth was so engrossed in whatever it was she was doing on her phone that she