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To read the previous episode,
Love and mystery
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Episode 8 Title: Trouble in Paradise
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I became terrified at the words
of Quincy. I knew he was furious at what was happening to the both of us. I
went near my boss and my lover.
“You need to calm down.” I said to
him.
“Don’t tell me to calm down! I
have had enough of this callous drama!! At first, they threatened you not to
investigate the case of my father. The second time, Julius was killed. The
third they shot me! Now, they came to your house to scatter everywhere! What do
you think will be their next target?”
“I know you are upset about what
is going on but we have to use wisdom to tackle this. I know it will not be
easy to unravel the truth but surely, one day the truth will come out and we
will make sure we throw whosoever is behind the murder of your father in
prison. Quote me today, we will solve the case one day.”
He grabbed me and snugged me
closed to his body. “I cannot lose you.”
“You will not! I need you to stay
calm and allow us think about what next to do. They came to my house when I was
not around, I am sure they would find out we came here and saw this. I do not
think they can come to your house when we are there.”
He let go of me and observed my
room. “This is total nonsense! They are cowards!! If they are bold enough, they
should face me!”
“They won’t because they are
looking for something. They will only try to find it for themselves. We have to
start our search too.”
“But I don’t have a clue what
they are looking for,” he said and stared at my face. “Do you have any idea?”
I shook my head. “I have no idea.
I don’t know why your father never discussed the case he was working on before
the tragedy. He used to discuss anything he worked on with me.”
“I am sure he knew it was going
to end like this that’s why he kept it away from you. He was only trying to
protect you. The case got him killed and they are going after the two most
important people in his life, his son and his goddaughter. They will never go
scot free, never!”
“Wisdom.” I said. “We will think
thoroughly and use wisdom to unravel the case.”
I looked at the floor, close to
the wardrobe and went to pick my documents one after the other. Quincy helped
me to arrange my mattress and the bed sheets. He put my reading chair and table
in order and came towards me to organize my clothes back to my big luggage. I
assembled my files and documents and stored them at the corner of the bag.
I hope they are complete?” Quincy
questioned me.
“I think so,” I replied. “They
don’t need my certificate or these documents. As I joined him to keep my
clothes, I stumbled on an old newspaper and picked it up. A catchy headline on
the upper part caught my interested eyes. I thought and tried to recollect something.
“What are you thinking about?” he
asked me after he noticed my calmness.
“I don’t know if you heard about
the case when you were abroad.” I said and gave him the newspaper and pointed
at the news. “Now I remember why Hon. Ayiri came to see your dad.”
Quincy read it. “I never heard
about it. Hon. Ayiri sister was kidnapped and was never found?”
“Yes. Up till now, we don’t know
what really happened to her. The honorable was very close to his sibling. When
he was unable to find her, he was devastated. He was always coming to the NIB to
find answers from your father but got none. On a particular day, he came and
left in anger.”
“He left in anger when?”
I recalled back. “I should have
thought about this long time ago.”
“What is it?” he asked curiously.
I gazed into his curious eyes and
responded. “He left in anger a week before your father was killed.”
His eyes flared up in anger. “A
week before my after was murdered?!”
“I know what you are thinking but
let’s not conclude.”
“Why are you talking like this? I
should pay him a visit and ask him questions!!”
“What if he is innocent? We don’t
have anything that can link us to the murder.”
“That is his business! I will not
be taken for granted! I have to prove to the actual murderer of my father that
I am smarter than him.”
“For you to show you are smarter,
hear what he wants to discuss with you first. After that, we will know what to
do next.”
“Anything you say! I have no
strength to argue with you anymore. We still have a lot to do here. Let us
hurry up with your bedroom and go to your sitting room. I don’t want us to take
time in your house. They might have spies monitoring this place.”
I said okay, moved towards the
waste bin, and carried the teddy.
“Is the teddy bear more
important?” he asked. “You can drop that back. I will buy you as many as you
want.”
“Your father gave this to me
before his departure. I was never opportune to have a teddy bear when I was a
child.”
“I’m sorry, I never knew.”
I smiled faintly. “Don’t be sorry
because you never knew.” I stuck it inside my baggage I was taking back to my
partner’s house, a place I classified as home. We went back to cleaning and
tiding up the room before going to the living room to arrange. We swept and
cleaned every unclean and disseminated place in my abode. We were through with
the chores at 8:15pm and left to an eatery to eat dinner before going back home
together.
We went to our various rooms, had
out baths. Quincy came to knock on my door and came inside. I had finished
wearing my nightie.
“What are you doing here by this
time?” it was 10:12pm already.
“I will not touch you.”
I raised my eyebrows. “I don’t
get you.”
“I cannot allow you sleep here alone,”
he said in a mild voice. “Please, stay in my room tonight. I do not mind
sleeping on the floor. I have done it before and I will do it again. I just
don’t want to leave you alone tonight.”
“We are lovers and I can never allow
you sleep on the floor. We will sleep together on your bed. I trust you
Quincy.”
He nudged a smile on his lips. “I
trust you too not to tempt me tonight.”
I chuckled slightly and took his
left hand and we walked out of my room. We kissed casually and bid each other
good night on his large bed.
******
The two of us left the office in
his car. I saw Oscar’s daughter ran to me excitedly as I entered my office. I
hugged her.
I was happy and surprised to see her.
I was happy and surprised to see her.
“No school today?”
“Her school is under renovation,”
detective Oscar answered me. I looked directly at him and his eyes were weary.
I had not seen him after I gave him the news about my relationship with our
director.
“Good morning.” I greeted
him. He was the only homicide detective
in the office.
“Morning.” He said without any
hint of beam on his face.
“Renovation should not stop the
teacher from doing their work and that is to teach the students.” I said and
sat down on my chair. I dropped my portable handbag and laptop on my desk.
Yvonne sat on my laps.
“The school authorities are being
careful. They do not want to take any risk concerning the students. Objects,
equipment could fall on them. You know children are a bit difficult to handle.”
“But daddy I am not difficult.”
Yvonne said with her tiny and innocent voice. I smiled widely.
“No baby, you are not difficult.”
At last, there was a bright smile on his lips as he spoke to his daughter.
I checked the other desks and
noticed they were neat and tidy. “Where are the others?”
He wore back a slight frown
before he answered me. “They are yet to arrive.”
“You should be given an award.” I
said. “You are always the first to arrive.”
“It is my job and I don’t need an
award.” He said in a serious voice and glared at me with stern eyes.
Detective Akin and Leroy came
inside and greeted Oscar and I. They sat at their respective desks.
“You don’t visit us anymore,”
Yvonne said to me in a quiet tone. “Why?”
“Awww.. . I have been very busy but
I will check up on you when I have free time.”
“And when is that?”
“Soon.” I replied. “If not that I
am travelling this weekend, I would have come visit you and your dad.”
“You are traveling?” Leroy asked.
I guess he was listening to my conversation with Oscar’s daughter.
“Yes.” I gave him the correct
answer.
“Are you traveling with Quincy
Harvey?” Oscar requested.
“No.” I quickly put Yvonne down
and held her hands to take her outside. I did not want them to ask me any more
questions about my forthcoming journey. I said to her. “Let’s go and buy some ice
cream.”
She jumped up elatedly.
*****
I drove down to an eatery nearby
the NIB and bought meat pie and a cup of vanilla ice cream for Yvonne. We went
back to the office and I met Jasmine in an ebullient mood. There was a huge
smile sulking on her lips. Some bunch of
flowers and a card on her desk. She took a look at the card.
Everyone went back to work and
Yvonne stayed by my side and started to play some games with my phone after she
finished eating. At noontime, her nanny came to take her home. I promised to
visit her when I come back from my journey.
Oscar sent me a text saying he
wanted to see me privately and we should meet at the location of a popular
restaurant. I forwarded the next to Quincy and he gave me the go ahead to have
lunch with my colleague. We left in his car and we arrived at the location. A
male waiter took our orders, left, and brought the food and red wine for the
both of us to eat and drink.
“How serious is your relationship
with Quincy Harvey?” he started the chat with a question.
“We are in a committed
relationship. We are very serious.”
“Has he proposed to you?”
I shook my head. “I think it is
too early to talk about marriage with him. We have not gone far with the
affair.”
“What do you know about him?”
I stopped eating and focused on
him. “What do you mean?”
Oscar smiled. “I mean, how well
do you know your new lover?”
“I know him well enough for me to
go into a relationship with him. He is a good man that loves me and I love him
too.”
“You love him?”
“Yes I do.”
“Has Quincy ever lied to you?”
“I don’t think he has ever lied
to me and I don’t know where you are taking this discussion to. If there is something,
you want to tell me, spill it out and don’t keep me in suspense or beat around
the bush. Be straight forward.”
He laughed in a sarcastic way and
shook his head repeatedly. “if only you knew.”
“If only I knew what?” I asked in
an annoyed tone. He was beginning to piss me off.
“You know I care so much about
you but you threw my love back at my face. You treated me like a piece of garbage
but I forgive you because I still love you very much. The necklace and earings
you refused is still with me because I know you belong to me and one day you
will come back to your right senses.”
“You have insulted me indirectly
but I forgive you because of the love I have for your daughter.”
“Cut the bullshit talk about you
loving Yvonne. If you really cared so much about her, you would have accepted
to be my woman, my wife!”
I swallowed a huge lump down my
throat. “I will not be bothered about what you said about Quincy. You simply
want me to think I am not with the right person. Sorry to burst your bubble,
Quincy Harvey is the one for me. We are friends and you should be happy that I
have finally found true everlasting love.” I rose on my feet.
“Are you not eating again?” he
asked surprised.
“I have lost my appetite!” He
wanted to stand up.
“Don’t bother, finish your food. I know my way back to the office. Thank you for the lunch.”
“Don’t bother, finish your food. I know my way back to the office. Thank you for the lunch.”
“Suit yourself!”
******
I went over to Quincy’s office
and saw Akin there. He excused himself and left.
“Were you two talking about the case?”
I asked and sat down opposite him.
“I have told him to monitor Leroy
during the weekend.”
“What about Oscar?”
“We will pause that for now.
After Leroy, it will be Jasmine’s turn.”
“She received flowers and a card
today.”
“Who sent them?”
“I am suspecting the Casanova
politician.”
Quincy crackled and stamped his
right hand on the table. “At least that we keep her busy from going after men
that are already attached.”
“I know but I still care a lot
about her.”
“Have you forgotten she poisoned
you? You care a lot about her. Is that a joke?”
“It will hurt me if that man
actually break her heart. He is only going after her body. What Jasmine needs
is a man that she can call her home and get married to someday. She might think
she has finally seen a man but…”
“Relax Genny! Detective Jasmine
is old enough to know what she wants. I don’t want to talk about her but
something else.”
“Have Hon. Ayiri called you?”
“Not yet.”
“What about going to your father’s
house? We need to search the place and see what we can get.”
“We will go there when you get
back from visiting your sister,” he said. “But I don’t think we can find
anything to help us with the case. If my father had something concrete, like
evidence that can implicate them, that means he hid it where those monsters can
never find. He never talked to me or you about the case.”
I sighed and relaxed my back on
the chair. “I have been thinking about asking Leroy why he lied that it was his
wife that wanted them to relocate and get a transfer.”
Quincy rose up on his feet,
walked up to me, and stayed at my back. He rubbed my shoulders gently. “You
have started again. Don’t ask him anything.”
“But why did he lie? What is he
hiding?”
“I don’t know but we will find
out when the right time comes.”
“When is the right time?”
“Soon.” He said. “I know we will
solve the case. I believe we are getting closer to finding out the truth that
is why they are after our lives. You have not talked about your lunch with
Oscar. Did it go well?"
“I don’t want to talk about him.
I have made it clear to him that I can never be with him. I choose you Quincy.
I love the way you love me and I don’t want it to end. I only hope I have made
the right decision to love you.”
He removed his hands from my
shoulder and turned the chair to face him. “I promise never to stop loving you.
You have not only made the right decision to be with me but you have made me
happy. I am happy to be with a woman I can trust and won’t cheat on me even
when I am not with her. You will never regret loving me.”
“I love you Quincy.”
“I love you Genevieve.” I moved
to kiss his kissable lips.
******
I received a call from my mother
that she was in town. Quincy and I went to the park to pick her up. I never
knew she was on her way, I was expecting her the next day.
She was overjoyed when I
introduced Quincy as my lover when we arrived home. She hugged him and prayed
for him. It was a wonderful feeling to see my mother and my boyfriend
comfortable with each other.
I informed Quincy that my mom and
I would stay in my room until she goes back. He agreed. I made dinner for the
three of us and we ate as family.
“I really like him Genny Genny.”
my mother said to me after we went to the room to sleep.
“I love him mom and I am very
happy to be the woman in his life.”
“Is he aware about your past?”
she asked in a concerned tone.
“Quincy is aware and he loves me
a lot.”
“He is a man! He is a man with a
good heart for staying with you despite your unfortunate past. I have heard
stories about how men abandon their wives, girlfriends after they heard their
women were raped in the past. I am happy you have found an understanding man.”
“Thank you mom.” I said. “I call
his home my paradise. I have found nothing but joy in the arms of Quincy
Harvey. The feeling I feel whenever I am with him is extraordinary. He is my
endless love and my earthly paradise.”
“Come here my daughter.” She said
with opened arms. I fell in her deep embrace.
*****
We left to the office the next
morning after a quick breakfast. My mother was alone at home and Quincy told
her to lock the doors. Quincy Harvey told me we were going to leave the office
on time. He wanted us to have drink together, talk before I travel with my mom
the next day. I had booked for a flight for my mom and I.
At the office, there was nothing
serious to do. Yvonne did not follow her father to the office. Her nanny stayed
with her at home. We chatted during our free time but Oscar and I never said a
word to each other.
Quincy and I left the NIB at 4:pm
on the dot. We went back home, my mom had prepared coconut rice and fried beef.
We promised to come back and eat. We had planned to go out. We went to have our
baths, dressed simple and left together. We did not take his car, the place was
not far from his home.
When we got there, we ordered for
vodka. We did not talk about work related. Quincy spoke about how many kids he
wanted. He was the only child and he needed at least five boys and four girls.
I laughed aloud but he was damn serious about it.
“I don’t expect you to think I
will give birth to nine children! I am not a fowl.”
He laughed out too.
Quincy made jokes to make me
laugh. We left the place and my lover took me unaware by carrying me on his
back.
I was elated and felt alive with the man who has stolen my precious heart.
I was elated and felt alive with the man who has stolen my precious heart.
*****
Quincy hugged me uncountable
times before leaving him at the airport. He kissed my cheeks and touched them
mildly.
“I will miss you.” he said.
“I will miss you too but it’s
just for a day. I will be back tomorrow evening.”
“I know but you will be far from
me tonight.”
My mother and I had a safe
flight, and I called my partner to let him know we had arrived safely. We took
a taxi and headed to the matrimonial home of my elder sister. My mom knocked on
her door and a young female opened the door to check. She allowed us in
immediately she saw my mother. The girl was a maid. She greeted us and took my
mom’s handbag from her. We asked her for the man of the house.
“He travelled out of the country ma.” She said to us and went inside to call her boss.
My sister came out thirty seconds
later, walked to my mother’s direction, and received her with a hug. She was
all smiles, gave me a look and stared at the woman that gave birth to us.
“You brought a visitor with you,”
she said and looked attentively at my face.
I was about resting my buttocks
on a sofa with my mom when she screamed. “Genevieve!!!”
“I have found her!” my mother
said in an ecstatic tone and clapped her hands. “I have found your sister!!”
Jennifer moved speedily and
hugged me tight, and I almost lost my breath! I was glad to see her again.
We cried tears of joy after my mother explained how she was able to contact me.
We cried tears of joy after my mother explained how she was able to contact me.
“This is one of the happiest of
days of my life!” Jennifer said. “It’s so good to see you again!”
“Me too!”
She was excited, brought different
kind of wine for me. She went to the kitchen to prepare a feast for me. I told
her it was not necessary but she refused to listen. We ate and drank and I
realized my mission here was not yet accomplished, I told her I wanted to see
her privately. She took me to her bedroom.
‘I know you have an abusive
husband.”
She tightened her face. “You did
not see a scar on my face. He no longer beats me. He is a changed man.”
“If he can hit you and apologize,
he can hit you again.”
“Mother should never have
discussed about my marriage issues with you. She should be more concerned and
pray hard to have grandchildren. She should leave me alone and visit different
churches because of my inability to have a child.”
“You will surely have children.” I
said to her. “Maybe they don’t want to come now because of the domestic violence
you are passing through.”
“We have not seen for so many
years Genevieve. I am thrilled to see you alive, and healthy. Let us enjoy this
moment and do not spoil my mood.”
“I care so much about you and I do
not want you to make any mistake and regret it in future. Remember what mom
went through in the hands of our father.”
“I don’t ever want to talk about
that brutal man who had no conscience. I heard from aunty Bimbo that he died in
his sleep, I hope you did not give him a benefitting burial?”
“He was buried like trash.”
“Good girl.” She said with a
grin. “That’s my sister! Let’s go to the living room and have more drinks.”
“You won’t leave your husband?” I
asked. “Or maybe you should leave him for some time, if he really loves you, he
surely realize his mistakes.”
“No. I have given him a second
chance. The day he hits me again, I will end everything.”
“You want to wait until he hits
you again?”
“No,” Jennifer replied. “I want
to prove to mother, Aunty Bimbo and you that there are men ready to change from
their bad ways. We all deserve and have the right to have a second chance.”
I quite agreed with her. No one
was perfect except God himself. “I wish you all the best.”
“Thanks!”
At night, Jennifer and I talked
about my personal life. She was very happy to find out that I was in love.
*****
My disappointed mother decided to
stay back with her eldest daughter. Jennifer begged me to spend more days with
her but I used my job as an excused. I was missing Quincy terribly. I promised
to visit and spend some days with her someday. I took the evening flight back
home.
At 7:45pm, I got home, and used
my key to get inside and I became marveled at the sight of the dining table.
Sweet aroma crawled inside my nostrils. Quincy had made dinner and he was
waiting for me. He rose up and welcomed me with a rose flower. I clasped my arms
around him.
After I showered, I dressed in a
lovely white gown and went to have a romantic dinner with my love. He didn’t disappoint
me with the food. The chicken was soft and juicy and it had a little bit of
pepper. The fried rice was tasty and the white wine was fantastic. Quincy never
wanted us to talk about anything but eat and peer through each other’s eyes as
we ate. He fed me with chocolate through his mouth. I had a lovely time with
him.
After eating, I choose to stay
with him in his room. I was the one who made the first touch, the first kiss of
the night. He touched me back with his warms arms. I loved his smell of his
body and lips. He made sweet and remarkable love to me.
Quincy devoured my body, heart and soul. I became the happiest woman in the whole universe.
Quincy devoured my body, heart and soul. I became the happiest woman in the whole universe.
******
I woke up with a good-natured smile
on my face the next day. I climbed on top of his body and we giggled together
like babies. I pecked him.
“I love you Quincy.”
“I love you too.” he said. “I am
the luckiest man right now to have your heart. There is something I need to
tell you, I totally forgot about it but it is your right…”
The loud bang on the door cut him
from finishing his sentence. I quickly got up. “I am coming.”
“Who is knocking on my door by
this time?” he asked in an annoyed tone. “It’s 7am in the morning on a Monday! No
work for the person?”
I wore my slippers. “Don’t worry,
I will help you and check.”
“Who is it?” I asked immediately
I reached the entrance door.
“It’s me.” a female voice said.
I unbolted the door, opened it and
found an attractive white woman.
“Hello.” she said.
“Hello and who are you looking
for?” I asked her.
“Is this the home of Quincy
Arinze?” She was unable to pronounce ‘Arinze’ smoothly like an Igbo woman.
“Yes.” I gave a reply. “Who are
you?”
She smiled broadly. “I am Bridget Clinton Arinze. “I
am Quincy’s wife!”
*****
This is the end of season 2.
Season 3 (last season) will
commence on Monday by 8pm! Dry kisses to you guys! Hehehehe
Aha!!!! He's been caught pants down! Oh shame, sad Genny has to go through such. Always had my reservations about this Quincy guy. And that Teddy Uncle Freddie gave Genny, what could be in it???
ReplyDeleteYes pearly, something could be inside that teddy
DeletepearlyTee, u took the words outta my mouth... u ve said it all.
ReplyDeleteQuincy y didn't u tell her from d start? Genny am so feeling for u right now. More ink to ur pen carina.
ReplyDeleteThere is trouble in paradise! Oh no. Serious suspense and I feel bad because of Genny. Why Quincy?
ReplyDeleteCarina baby,Monday is far biko. ...This suspense is too much for someone to wait till Monday. ..pls post b4 den...God bless u dear
ReplyDeletemy instinct,tells me there is something inside the teddy bear,oooh my God am so scared right now,feeling for genny,i guess that is what oscar wanted to tell her,...but what to do.
ReplyDeletePlease episode 1 will be posted but not @8pm.
ReplyDeleteI have not slept because of season 3 episode 1
Deleteaunt Carina, its 9pm alredi ooo
ReplyDeleteI am waiting
ReplyDeleteCarina never keeps to her promise... u dnt ever post on d days u promised
ReplyDeletePlease bear with me.. I am still on it.. Currently editing it. I will post it tonight
ReplyDeleteHahaha hhahahha,you are right@ tope, I concur,
ReplyDeletehave been waiting for the next episode like who is waiting for nollywood movie,eager to read but nothing to read..
Osinachi.
So Oscar knows a lot... I like the guy though. Genny shld give him a chance. And know that d oyibo lady have shown up what Will happen to the bloosoming relationship which seems a bit over the edge
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere how some guys who travel abroad get married to a woman WHO is a citizen just to get green card. If I've read oil at my back yard you'd understand more. It seems this is the case with quincy arinze.
Aunty carina,there is God ooh.
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