Always Yours (Lagos Romance Series) Read Free Page B

thought. I didn’t pause though, I walked towards him, my steps purposeful, inside I was a knot of nerves, but outside, I am sure I looked like the most confident girl in the room.
    I was halfway to him before he raised his eyes.
    And looked right into mine.
    I paused.
    He stopped talking and frowned. I smiled hesitantly.
    Then he broke into a huge smile and hurried toward me.
    “Sophia!” he exclaimed, giving me a hug. “I can’t believe it”
    I stood there, shocked and happy at the same time. It was beautiful to stand there in his arms, inhaling his cologne and the fresh scent of his clothes. It felt so good I could have stood there forever.
    “I’ve been thinking of you all evening” he said. “I don’t know why. But since I walked in here I have not been able to stop thinking about you.”
    I smiled weakly and said the only thing I could think of. “Well, Long time no see” I said lamely.
    “Yes!” He exclaimed. “Too long. What are you doing here?”
    “It’s a work thing” I said. “For my magazine.”
    “Your magazine?”
    I nodded. “Yes. Well I run a magazine now”
    He raised his eyebrows “Well you have to tell me all about that.” He said “Just look at my little Sophie! All grown up and running her own magazine.”
    “I could say the same about you” I said. “Except you’ve always been ‘all grown up’”
    He laughed. “So no one has tamed that your sharp tongue of yours yet.” He said “It’s good to see you though, four years is a very long time.”
    “It is” I agreed. The woman he had been talking with was still standing there, waiting for him, I guessed. I looked towards her. “Aren’t you here with someone?” I asked.
    “Many people” He replied. “My sister, Cecilia, I’m sure you remember her, her husband, my cousins! That’s my cousin Julie I was just talking to. You can come meet her if you like.”
    I almost let out a sigh of relief. He didn’t have a date with him after all.
    As we walked toward his cousin he turned towards me.
    “So are you here alone or is there someone looking daggers at my back right now, ready to challenge me to a duel?”
    “Oh No No !” I laughed. “I came alone.”
    “Good” He laughed. “That suits me fine.”
    “Really!” I exclaimed laughing. “Why? I hope you don’t have any nefarious plans for me?”
    He gave me a look I couldn’t decipher. “Here’s Julie” He said, as we reached his cousin. He introduced us. After a few moments of small talk he took my hand. “We need to catch up.” he stated. “When can I see you again?”
    “I’m free this weekend” I said.
    He nodded. “Let me take you home.” He offered.
    I almost said yes before I realised that I’d brought my own car. “I brought my car” I said regretfully, wishing I’d never bought it.
    “Okay, well tomorrow is Saturday.” He said. “So we have all day.” He thought for a moment “You know what? Give me your keys. I’ll drive you home and get someone to bring your car to your house. That way at least I’ll get to know where you live, in case you plan to disappear after tonight.
    I agreed happily.
    His sister came over to say hi. She was obviously pregnant and seemed to be one of those women who carried pregnancies with energy and ease. I had met her back when I and Michael were at school together. “You!” She started to chide me as soon as she saw me. “Why did you abandon my brother?”
    “I didn’t” I protested weakly.
    “Don’t mind her” Michael said to her. “She broke my heart and she won’t even accept it”
    “I didn’t” I exclaimed.
    “Ok O!” Cecilia said “Thank God he has found you again sha . Maybe you’ll be a good influence on him”
    “I hope so” I laughed. “Though with this one it might be too late.”
    “He’s too corrupt already abi .” She laughed and turned to leave us, then stopped. “Folake just called” she said to Michael, “She asked if she should still bother to come. But I