HIS 90 DAYS BRIDE - EPISODE 24 AND 25

“Thanks for the ride”
Adriana waved at Ethan as he zoomed out of the compound.
She held tight to the groceries she bought. She was feeling already tired and sleep seemed to be the best solution at the moment.

She took a short walk to the entrance of her door and tried unlocking it, but it was already open.

Hmm?.
Was Davis home already?
She thought within as she gulped down nothing.

She slightly pushed the door with her side arm and dragged her feet inside.

She headed straight to the kitchen and dropped the items she bought.

She strode further away from the kitchen and headed towards her room,.. no, her room alongside davis’. Yeah, they share the same room.

She got in and…

” Omg! You’re really back. ”
She gasped in shock.

She didn’t expect to see such intimidating Stature by the window. he was just on his briefs, his chest was bare and he was facing out the window.

“Were you expecting me?”
He asked, not sparing her a look.

” No. No not at all.” She shook her head almost immediately.

She heard him crack a small laugh.

” Just kidding.” He added.

” Why are you back so early?”.
She asked, drawing closer to the wardrobe.

” I closed my schedule for the day. ” He replied. His voice calm and deep.

Though Adriana could sense something amiss in his countenance, she didn’t want to pin-point it.

She nods at his reply and grabbed a towel.

” Where were you?”

“Me?” Adriana asked, a bit confused. “Oh yes, me.” She chuckled lightly.
” I actually went to the market to get something. ”

” I stocked the kitchen with everything you need for a dish. How come you still went to the market?”

This time, he moved from the window and sat in an arm chair.

” I had a special dish in mind and the ingredients where not available so I had to get it. ”

” Why didn’t you tell me you were headed for the market? You’ve got your phone with you. You could have called”

Adrianna scoffed , staring at him with a funny expression.

“Okay… Is this supposed to be somekind of interrogation?.. I had help with my movement. There was no need calling you. I didn’t want to disturb anyone”

Davis cocked the edge of his brow.

” Help?”

“Yes. I met Ethan. He drove me to the market. ”

Adriana couldn’t tell but she noticed a slight change of his countenance the moment she mentioned the name, Ethan.

” What did you say?” He asked..

Adriana was quiet.

” I thought I told you to stay clear from Ethan?. ”

” You mean before or after we got married?”
She asked, finding it a bit funny why he’d warn her to stay away from his own blood.

” Is this a joke to you?”
He got up and walked towards her.

“Stay away from Ethan!” He deadpanned to her face.

” But he’s your brother…”

Davis raked his hair with fingers.
” He’s not my brother. ” He blurted out.

“But he said he is..,,,

“And who will you believe? Him? I don’t care if he’s my brother or not, you really need to stay away from Ethan. I do not want you to have anything to do with him. You should listen to me for your own safety.”

He warned. Making Adriana go instantly speechless.

Geez! He gulped hard feeling clueless for some seconds.
He took in deep breath to calm his nerves.
He felt his body relax and his tone back to normal. Then, he faced Adriana with those unreadable eyes.

Placing his left hand on her shoulder, he raised her chin up with his right fingers.

“You should listen to me, Miss Flaire. I’m sorry to have raised my voice on you, but you really need to stay away from him.”

Adriana nodded.

“Good girl.”
He smiles and pulled her chin closer, Making his lips brush on hers.

Adriana kissed back, not that she wanted to, but because she still felt confused and didn’t know what was going on.

After a brief kiss. He released her chin and smiled broadly. Revealing more of his ever handsome face.

To Davis, it was a brief kiss to ease up the tension she was having. Maybe he was hard on her with the truth. But she needed to listen.

There’s this saying that if you spank a child with your right hand, you can as well pull the child back to you with your left hand.

And that is what he just did.

Easing her tension. The rate of her stubbornness Is something he can’t measure. He’ll require a lot of time to give her some nurturing.

” How was your day in market today?” He asked.

“Fine. It was fine. And fun too. ” She replied.

” Fun?. ” He frown q little.

” Did Ethan make it fun?”
He wanted to ask but he simply nod.

His eyes fell on the towel which she held close to herself.

” I’ll excuse you to freshen up. ”

He finally said and made for the door.

But Adriana stopped him.

” What Happened to you two years ago?”
She asked.

” What do you mean. ” He asked .. not understanding the part of the *two years ago* she was referring to.

Was it the part he got mysteriously sick or the part Ethan fvcked up his life with Betty?

” Ethan said something about two years ago. ”

Ethan. Ethan. Ethan.

He clenched his jaw.

” You never listen, do you?”
He mutters under his breath as he shut his eyes.

” What else did he tell you?” He asked.

” That’s not the answer to my question. ” She cut in. Feeling rather impatient… He is fond of cutting off answers from a direct question.

” Nothing happened.”
He plainly replied.

Adriana scoffed.

“Really?.. not true. So Ethan was lying? I knew you were gonna deny.”

Davis shook his head unbelievably.

” What lies has Ethan been feeding you of late?”

He asked .

Adriana shook her head. ” You are hiding something. I know it. Why can’t you just tell me what happened. ”

” Are you that curious? ” He scoffed

For some reasons, she had the urge to reply a ‘yes’ but she kept quiet.

” I just wanted to..

” Because we are now married on fake grounds doesn’t mean you and some Ethan can comfortably pry into my life. I have my privacy Miss Flaire. And it’s best you let it be. ”

He shot at her before walking out.
Leaving Adriana even more speechless.

*********
Adrianna’s pov.

It’s been hours since we both had a fight. An argument precisely. Since he left me in the room, I haven’t set eyes on him. Or maybe he didn’t just want me to see him.

I sighed out.

Was it a bad thing asking him about what happened in the past. ?

I blame myself. I shouldn’t have gone too far.
It seems my curiosity is getting the best out of me these days.

I sighed out in exhaustion as I played with my food.

I didn’t feel comfortable knowing I got someone upset and only God knows where he is at the moment.

I drew my attention to the wall clock which was a bit above my head.

It’s past nine pm already. I wonder where he is.

***** Davis pov *****

“Dude, you need to start heading home. What if you get your wife worried.? You’re a married man now, don’t forget ” Paul said to me as I downed another shot that night.

We were presently in one of the pub close by. I decided to hang out with Paul in other to ease myself from the tension I was feeling.

” I’m not drunk yet.”
I drowsily replied. Pouring more of the liquor into the empty cup.

” I won’t watch you get drunk. I’ll drive you home. ”

He snatched the bottle from him and pushed aside the glass cup.

” Let’s go.”
He walked over to Davis side and pulled him up.

” Joy killer. ”
Davis grumble under his breath.

“Thanks.” Paul replied, leading him out.

******* 10 pm. *******

I walked into the house, my body reeking of alcohol. I wasn’t drunk. Or I’d say I wasn’t feeling too drunk at the moment even though my head was spinning so bad.

The house was quiet and I consciously searched for Adriana with my eyes.

I turned on the lights in the sitting and my eyes instantly caught her image.

” Adriana.”
I breath out,
Seeing she was already fast asleep on the dining.

I walked closer and noticed a portion of food which she barely ate from.

Her head was placed on the table while her body resting on a smooth chair.

Was she waiting for my return?

” Sorry I kept you this way.”
I muttered under my breath. Pulling the strands of hair that covered a part of her face behind her ear.

She flinched the moment my hand made contact with her skin… And slowly, her eyes went open.

“Davis… You’re back”

She raised her head from the table and sat uprightly.

“Yes. ” I nod.

“Were you out, drinking?” She asked.

I sniffed myself and yeah, it’s pretty obvious. she could perceive the smell of alcohol from me.

” Yes. ” I replied.

“Why?.. was it because of me? I’m sorry I got you upset. I … I didn’t mean to okay. I was just curious and it’s a bit stupid of me to act that way sometimes, I won’t ask anything related to that again. It’s a promise. ”

She ranted apologetically.

I sighed out.
There was no big deal. I’m pretty sober tonight, still suckling on my past, but it doesn’t change anything. The past will always remain the past.

I crunched down to her level.

” Last two years was a tough year for me. And it still is, because I haven’t scaled through it yet. ”

I paused, seeing how interested she was to hear what I’ve got to say.

” Ethan and Betty played a big role in making things hard for me. ”

” Who is Betty?”

She interrupted, looking a bit lost .

“My ex. ”
The word ‘Ex’ made my mouth a bit sour.

“Oh. ” She mouthed, and silence descended on us.

“Ahem.” She cleared her throat. And I took that as a way of saying continue.

So, I continued.

” It happened that I fell so deep for Betty. She was actually the person I’ve loved that much, I was ready to settle down with her and start a family, but then I got to know she was a spy. Someone planted her in my life to get to me. And that someone happened to be Ethan. ”

A slight gasped escaped her lips.

She was confused, and surprised.

” Why Would he do that?”

” Because he’s jealous.” I blunted out.

” Jealous of what?”

” That I’m a legimate son and he is not. He wants what I want. He has always wanted to be above me. But that can’t be possible because I’m the right and only legimate son of my father… Not him. ”

“So he’s jealous of the things you acquire as a legimate son. And he needed something to get you with and that person had to be Betty?”

I nod to her statement.

That person had to be Betty.

” That is so mean. I guess that’s why you’ve always told me to steer clear from him. ”

She was beginning to figure it out.
I guess explaining things to her after all wasn’t a bad idea.

” Where’s she?.. where’s Betty. ”

She asked, cutting me off my thoughts.

” I don’t know. And I don’t wish to know”

I replied. Even though we met today, I don’t wish to see her again. She shattered me inside out. And I don’t think I can deal with such stress and pain again.

” That’s what happened.”

I rounded up and she let out a sigh.

” Why didn’t you touch your food?” I asked, diverting my attention to the food which looked like something she played with.

” I lost appetite. ”

” Why?..”

” Because I didn’t feel hungry?”
She exhaled.

” Then why dish out the first place?”

She rolled her eyes.

“The fvck, Davis. Quit those questions. I lost appetite and I couldn’t eat. ”

I brushed a small smile.

” You should stop using the F word when talking to your husband, Don’t you think that’s quit rude?”

I asked.
She pressed her lips together making it look really tempting. Her plump lips was quite inviting I must confess.

” That was never in the rules stated before we got married. I can use any language I want. ”
She replied stubbornly.

” that’s my own rule. ”
I stood straight and lowered my gaze at her.

” Get up.”

I said,..
She obeyed.

I pulled her close to myself , and crashed our lips together.

Aside from the fact that I felt really sober in my spirit, I was slowly getting hard.

Breaking the kiss, my eyes raked her body.

” I can see you wore the nightie I ordered. You like it?”

I asked,

“Yes.” She was breathless.

It fitted her so well and I could not hide how pleased I was to see her on it.

” Davis…”

I shut her up with another kiss.

” Why did you lie about being a virgin?”

I asked, after breaking it, again.

She blinked hard.

” I told you it was complicated. I was not a virgin last night. ”

” But you bled. ”

” Maybe it’s because it’s my second time having se.x”

I narrowed my brow at her.

“Second?”

She nodded.
” My first time was taken by my boyfriend. He took advantage of me in my drunk state. ”

” What?”
I couldn’t believe my ear.
What sort of a man is he?.
. *Was he?* Rathy,… Because he’s no longer her boyfriend, obviously.

“Yeah. ” She sighed out.

” I’ve always refused him of se.x so he took me in my vulnerability. ”
She retorted.

” He’s an animal”
I couldn’t help but comment.

Adrianna’s pov.”””””

” Yeah, he got me drunk that night and had his way with me.
I blamed myself because I trusted him too much.”

” You forgave him?” He asked me…

” He begged. I had to. I loved him.”
I replied without thinking twice.

“Loved?.. it sounds like you two broke up after all.”

I sighed out.. feeling a bit sad.
” He cheated on me. We never really broke up. But I’m moving on. If he’s wise enough, he’d get the message and move on too. Or maybe he already did”

I replied. Staring at my small feet.

I felt Davis fingers on my chin, he raised my face and gave me an assuring look.

“That idiot doesn’t deserve you. You’ll meet someone who does. Forget him. ”

He said.

I covered it up with a fake smile.
What does he mean I’ll meet someone who does?.
Does it mean he (Davis) doesn’t deserve me too?

What am I even thinking?.. off course this is all pretense. Fake union. That’s all. My obligation to give him an heir and leave his life.
He keeps reminding me of that in his speech.

He pulled me closer and our faces were just inches apart.

” I didn’t get to go for a second round yesterday because this little theif passed out. ”

He drew my cheeks and cracked a small laugh.

I frowned

“Little theif?”
Is that my name now?
” Yes. Little theif. And I think you need to make up for that.”
He added.

I rolled my eyes.

” I’m not a thief. Neither am I little”
I stressed out.

But he quickly shut me up with an invasive kiss.

Our bodies pressing against each other.
He lifted me up in his arms and squeezed my but.t cheeks.

I guess he wasn’t kidding when he said I needed to make up for a second round.