Chapter 28
1003words
Grow some sense!
I cleared my throat then looked back down on my food, but my eyes didn't stay too long down before Valdo spoke again. "I thought we could watch a movie after we've finished, after all, it's still a bit early." he paused for a second, "Of course, if you're tired I.."
"I'd love to." I interrupted. It was hard for me to watch tv during the day yesterday, but I might not be the same today because of one big difference. Valdo was here.
I frowned when I realised someone was missing, "Where is King?"
"He's with my friend, Eric." I gave him a questioning look, so he continued, "He uses him to catch girls." I made a face, and so he tried to explain, "Woman like men with dogs."
I smiled, "True. I'd go out with a guy who has a dog any day, but if he has a cat, I'm staying away."
Valdo laughed, "What's wrong with men who have cats?"
I smiled at his defensive attitude, "You had a cat, didn't you?"
He lifted his head in confidence, "In fact, I've had four. I grew up with three of them then the other one when I started working for Kevin."
I nod, "That explains it."
He smiled, "Explains what?"
I shrug, "Oh, nothing just the fact that you cried in front of your boss."
He frowned, "I don't see the comparison."
"Men with cats are either weird, shy or soft and in this case, you're the soft guy, or you were the soft guy. You've grown up into a man the day you brought King home." There was a 50% chance that all the words coming from my mouth was garbage, but I had to be confident with my garbage.
He started laughing so hard he had to take up his glass of water. When he was finishing drinking, he looked at me. "Yes, I was a bit soft but.." he paused, "But that doesn't mean it's because I had a cat, I did grow up without a father. My mother was very soft on me, treated me like a prince, even though we couldn't afford it."
I shrug, "I think it's the cat."
He grinned, "Explain."
"Cats love attention, they want to rub themselves on us all the time and so being good humans, we can't just ignore them as they spin around our feet, so we take them in our hands and rub them down. " I had a cat for three weeks. My mother had found in behind the diner she was working at, and she didn't leave it out in the cold, so she brought him home, but he didn't last long because he was killed by a car. Even though I only knew the poor thing for a few weeks, I was attached to, and when he died, I become so depressed. I made a tiny coffin and buried him in apartment yard, and of course, two days later, my landlord's dog dug him up. Lil Loly had it rough.
"I see your point. They may or may not have contributed to my being soft." I smiled at his confession. "We should finish eating before the food gets cold. Another thing you need to know that Caribbean people don't like cold food."
I laughed and took up the fork once again.
Valdo looked into my eyes and smile, "Tonight was fun." I nod, agreeing. "I'm going to keep you up on that offer you made."
"Which offer?"
"The one where I teach you how to cook Jamaican food."
I smiled, "Oh yeah, that would be great. Dinner was amazing. You're a wonderful cook."
He chuckled, "That's because you're an amazing guest."
Meh!
He was humble, one of the many qualities I admired about him. I smiled into his beautiful eyes, "Well, goodnight." he smiled then leaned in to kiss me on the cheek as he slowly removed his lips from my face I turned my head which caused my lips to collide with his. And just like that temptation to kiss for real came to my mind.
What would I be like if I kissed him?
But I didn't get to try because he tried first.
His lips brushed mine softly, and for a few seconds, I forgot that Valdo was a stranger and that I was pregnant with another man's baby. The kiss wasn't like any of the others I shared with Will, it was 100% better, This wasn't a kiss from a teenager, it was a kiss from a man, and it felt amazing. I finally understand what the movies mean when the main character feels butterflies. But my butterflies didn't last one because Valdo suddenly pushed away from the kiss.
I opened my eyes, and we awkwardly stared at each other. Valdo closed his eyes and sighed, "I'm sorry. That was an accident."
A blush creeps up my cheeks as I nod. At least he didn't say it was a mistake, because mistakes don't feel so good.
I looked into his enchanting blue eyes then told him what he needed to hear, "I'm sorry. It's completely my fault."
He shook his head, "No, it isn't. I kissed you; first, you respond. I should have never done that."
I shrugged, "It's okay."
He sighed and shook his head, "But that's the thing, Jakobia. It's not. I want you to trust me and what I did was crossing the line."
I crossed the line with you the moment I realised I found you attractive.
"I already trust you. I know you didn't intend to kiss me. It was just a spur of the moment kind of thing." I wish I could say that alcohol was the one who did the kissing, but neither of us drank anything but Apple juice unless the company started adding in some extract ingredients that we don't know about.
He scratched his head, uncertain, "I'm sorry."
