When Love just happens - S01 E35

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When Love just happens - S01 E35

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 35

“Hey babe” came Jeffery’s fatigued voice, Jane could tell that just like herself, he hasn’t been having a great day too.

“Hello, Jeff”

“My driver told me you have arrived at the apartment already”

“Yeah we arrived few minutes ago, I didn’t know you own a penthouse?”

“Yeah I do, don’t worry you will soon get to know about the other properties I own” there was silence between them, it was as if they were scared of mentioning what was happening.

“How are you doing?” Jeffery asked, his voice almost a faint whisper.

“I’m okay, how are you doing yourself I know you must be getting as much heat from the paparazzi too”

“Just a few, I think they are more interested in the beautiful lady than myself, which makes me a little jealous”

“Hahahahahahahahaha” Jane gave out a hearty laugh forgetting all about her problem for a moment.

“I’m glad I could still get you to laugh, I’m really sorry babe I never meant for any of this to happen”

“You don’t have to apologize, none of these was your fault”

“Yeah I know, but I still feel you are suffering all of these because you are dating me and I didn’t m…”

“Alright time up, enough with the apologies. When are you getting back from work? I hope you don’t plan to leave me here all by myself?”

“Of course not, I will be with you shortly but first I need to finish up with some work first”

“Better, because the thought of being alone in this house is enough to drive me crazy”

“Please don’t go crazy yet, though you can be crazy in love with me” he teased.

“Yeah right, just bring yourself back soon”

“Yes boss”

As Jeffery disconnected the call, he thought about all Jane has been through in her short life all by herself. How people have preyed on her because of her situation. He was determined more than nothing to protect her. That was why he got the best security agency in the country to protect and follow her everywhere she went from now on, he knew Jane wasn’t going to be too happy about it, and doesn’t plan on telling her. He wasn’t going to leave anything to chance anymore.

“Sir, the agent from Octave security is here to see you” Sandra his secretary informed him through the intercom.

“Let him in Sandra”

Few minutes later, an heavily built guy, who was completely dressed in black walked into Jeffery’s office.

“Good afternoon sir” he greeted Jeffery after closing the door.

“Good afternoon, you must be Black?”

“That would be me sir”

“Do have a sit” Jeffery said watching the guy as he took the chair on the opposite side of his desk and sat down. The guy looked really scary and mean, and he sat down, Jeffery noticed a slight scar on his forehead, probably from his previous missions he assumed.

“I understand you want me to bodyguard your girlfriend sir?”

“Yeah sort of”

“okay?”

“Here is the thing, I need you to protect my girlfriend, but I want you to be discreet about it because the moment she as much as smell that she is being guarded by someone, she is going to freak out and I don’t want any of that”

“Alright I understand sir, is there someone I should watch out for in particular?”

“Yeah, I’m still investigating to find out his current location, once I have a picture I will give it to you. But for now you just follow and protect her from anything or anyone who poses as a threat to her safety and have them crushed even if it’s an ant understood?”

“Very well sir”

When Jane got tired of sitting and doing nothing, she decided to go into the kitchen, hoping to find something she can use in making dinner with. She was bored and needed to get her mind busy, before she went crazy from all the things she kept reading about herself from all the various blogs that thought that they knew her and could write those stuff about her. When she walked into the pantry she noticed it was stocked with fresh foodstuffs, ranging from plantain to tubers of yam, rice, noodles, eggs and even baking flour. It was either someone was living here before now or Jeffery asked for the foodstuffs to be brought to the house before she arrived.

Jane decided to prepare spaghetti with some of the chicken she took out of the freezer.

She just finished parboiling the spaghetti when her phone rang, she wiped her hands on the kitchen napkin and picked up the phone, to see that it was her sister Dami calling.

“Hello sister good afternoon” she greeted as she answered the phone.

“Janey, good afternoon how are you?”

“I’m doing okay, how are you and how is everyone?”

“I’m fine and so is everyone”

“This one you called me today, am I safe?” Jane asked not knowing what to make of her sister’s call. Since Jane moved to Lagos she and her sister rarely spoke, at first they only spoke when one of them had an information to pass to the other but now they only called each other on their birthdays. The fault was from Jane’s end as Dami did at least try to revive their relationship at some point but Jane felt it was best to have it severed so she didn’t answer or reciprocate any of Dami’s calls and when Dami got tired, she stopped.

“Don’t be silly of course you are safe, do you need to be in trouble before I call you?”

“That’s not I meant, I’m sorry”

“It’s fine, you don’t have to apologize I know we don’t talk much but then you are still my sister”

There was a pause, Jane didn’t know how to respond to her sister’s statement, when the silence stretched for too long she decided to say something.

“Thank you”

“For?”

“I don’t know, for calling?”

“Janey, you don’t sound too good are you okay?”

“I will be fine sis”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

No response

“Jane you know I’m here for you right? You can always talk to me”

Jane let out a heavy breath.

“I’m sure you must have read about me on the blogs too?”

“Yes I did, are you really dating that guy?”

“His name is Jeffery and yes I am dating him”

“Are you happy being with him?”

Was she happy being with Jeffery? If she had been asked this question earlier this morning; she would have said yes without hesitation but now she doesn’t know the answer to that question anymore. What if he really had a fiancée like Vivian said, what was going to be the fate of their relationship? Would she still have Jeffery to herself?

“Jane are you there?” Dami asked

“Yes I’m here, what was it you were saying?”

“I asked if you were happy being with Jeffery?”

“Yes I am happy, he makes me very happy sis” it was as if she was trying to convince herself and not her sister.

“That settles it then, if you are happy being with him and he is with you that’s okay”

“Thank you sis”

“If you ever need to talk I’m here okay?”

As the call disconnected, Jane couldn’t help but wonder about Jeffery’s alleged fiancée, she knew about his exes some of which were celebrities but she never came across any article online saying he was engaged and never did he mention it to her “That’s because he is cheating on someone with you dummy, cheats don’t tell the truth” a voice in her head said.

“Or what if he wasn’t cheating, Vivian might be lying for all you know” another voice in her head said.

“Or she could be telling the truth” the first voice said

“Fine, fine, I don’t care who is telling the truth, I’m just going to enjoy being with Jeffery, one day at a time and if at the end, he does have a fiancée, then I would know I tried and at least gave a shot at love”

With that, she silenced the voices in her head. She was determined to make the best of every time she spent with Jeffery, she decided she wasn’t going to ask him about what Vivian said. She was going to pretend nothing was said to her and hoped Jeffery comes clean and told her the truth himself.

When she finished cooking and Jeffery wasn’t back from work yet, she decided to go take a shower.

After Jane showered, she wore one of Jeffery’s sweat shirt she found in a wardrobe in the bedroom. She was at the balcony staring at the stars when Jeffery came to join her holding two glasses of red wine, he handed one over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead and joined her on the couch she was sitting”

”hey babe, good evening”

”hey, I didn’t know you were back?��’

”just came in few minutes ago, I figured some red wine would do us both some good, how was your day?”

Jane took a sip of her wine and snuggled closer to Jeffery ”well like you already know, it was paparazzi filled and I also got suspended for two weeks”

”I heard about the suspension I’m so sorry babe, are you okay?”

”I guess I am, but how did you know about my suspension?”

”I have my ears inclined to everything that has to do with you babe”

”do you have someone following me?”

”no, let’s just say I have my way”

”you have to tell me Jeff”

”it’s not important babe, what’s important is that; I love you and will do all I can to protect you”

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