Chapter 116: Chapter 116

“Fred” I called and he smiled at me

“I'm finally out of the hospital” he said and I dropped the tray on the bed and ran to hug him

“hey... Careful. I still feel weak” he said and I laughed

“thank you” I said

“for what?” he asked

“for staying alive” I answered and he cupped my face in his palm

“I promised you I would” he whispered and I smiled

We both stared at each other smiling for almost a minute or two until Eliza cleared her throat and we looked at her.

“hi Fred” she said and waved

“hey Eliza” he said and left my face. Eliza ran and hugged him tight

“I've missed you. We both have” she said and he smiled and rubbed her cheek with his thumb.

“I did too” he said

“do you have strength? Enough strength? I want you to tell me all about what happened back in UK” Eliza said.

“I will. After we go get Mari's dress for the party” he said and looked at me

“uhm. I'll... I'll excuse you two” Eliza said and gently crept out of the room

“so, you're going for his party” he said

“how do you know it's his party?” I asked and he looked at the envelope on the bed before looking back at me.

“my cousin is married to his elder brother” he stated

“when did you wake up?” I asked

“a month ago. But I was still under medical care till last week when I was discharged. I just didn't wanna bother you that's why I didn't call” he said

“you would have told me. That's not bothering” I stated and sighed. I remembered what he told me that night when he was at the verge of death. Did he really mean that?

“I meant it” he said and I gasped a little and moved back. Did he read my mind or what?

“what I said that night, I meant it” he said and pocketed his hand

“I'm... I'm sorry” I said

“I'm sorry I can't reciprocate that” I said again with my head bowed this time

He moved closer and raised my head up

“you don't hate me. That's all that matters” he said and smiled. I smiled too

“are you really okay with me being with Wilbur?” I asked

“yeah. He's the BOY WITH LUV for you. Besides, I'm not ready to settle down with one girl yet and you don't look like you'd like to share your man so, I'm going back to the playboy life”

“are you still gay? I heard you were gay” I said

“I wasn't gay. I was bisexual” he answered

“okay and by the use of past tense it means you're no longer bisexual right?” I asked again

“yeah. Boys are too dangerous. My partners always try to kill me” he said humorously and we laughed

“so Maxwell and Caleb were given a life sentence but Coloy was given a death sentence?” he asked and I nodded

“so I heard” I said

“I'm sorry I had betrayed you” Fred said and took my hand

“you didn't betray me Fred. You betrayed them” I said and smiled at him

“what type of dress would you like? I'll pay” he said

“no. I have enough money. I'll pay” I said

“no I'll pay. I want to do that for you” he protested

“no. I'll pay”

“no... I'll pay”

“noo I'll pay”

“no I'll pa—”

“you'll both pay! We'll buy two dresses if you want and the both of you would pay for each. Or each of you pay 50% for the one dress she wants. Ugh!” Eliza yelled. She was standing outside the door in the hallway

“I agree” Fred said and I laughed

“your soup is cold now. I'll go warm it in the microwave. Why don't you two come down and let's talk” she said and we followed her out

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I checked the time and it was already an hour through the party. It would end in thirty minutes or an hour more. I called Wini again to ask her if I'm free to come already

hey Wini

yeah girl. You're ready?

yeah. How is Will?

he's been staring at the entrance I feel his eyes are gonna fly out and stick to the door.

Hahahahaha. Okay I'll be on my way there now. Can you do me a favor?

anything for you dear

can you try to discourage him? Make him think I'm not coming

oh I was gonna do that anyway. Don't worry, I'll talk to him now

okay thank you

I hung up and took one final look at the mirror. I looked good, no doubt.

I left my room and walked down the stairs. I've been ready for the past one hour but I didn't want to come early. I wanted him to loose hope before I show up.

Eliza was waiting there to drop me off at the party. She was also dressed up as my plus one.

“you're ready to steal the show?” she asked with a giggle

“I'm not going to steal the show. I'm going to steal Will's heart” I said with confidence

“how did you get so lucky with love?” she cooed and I laughed

“let's go. The party is empty without us already” she said again and we walked out of the house.

When we got to the party, we met Winifred first.

“we're here” I told her and she hugged us

“thank you so much. Will has gone upstairs. Definitely to the room he changed. Room 334. Quick go and make sure you surprise him big time” she said with so much excitement

“wish me luck. Bye” I said and walked out to the back exit where I could take the elevator to third floor.

When I got to his door, I wanted to knock but found it not locked so I gently opened it and stepped inside. I could see him standing on the deck. I sighed softly and walked closer a little, as gently as I could before my heels sold me out.

“it's really not right to leave your party just to stand here“ I said and he looked back. He saw me and I could see the shock and surprise in his eyes. He didn't move, he just kept looking at me.

“Mari“ he finally called. I smiled and moved closer

“I'm sorry I'm late” I said and his beautiful smile popped out. His hand drew my closer by the waist

“it's better late than never” he said and with that, he began to kiss me.

I placed my palms on his face and kissed him back. Yeah I missed him. I missed him so much. Four months without him made me miserable no matter how I tried to live free.

Will held my face with one hand and rubbed my back with the other.

After kissing for more than five minutes, we stopped and stared at each other. We suddenly started laughing

“hey why are you laughing?” I asked amidst laughter

“I don't know. Why are you laughing?” he asked and I held his hand and placed my head on his chest and continued to laugh. I guess I was just overwhelmed with joy.

Will hugged me to himself

“thank you for coming back” he said and placed a soft kiss on my forehead

“thanks for not throwing me off” I said as I looked up to his face. He smiled and kissed my lips

“but you have a lot of explaining to do young man” I said and hit his chest playfully

“yeah I know I do. First, I'm gonna apologize for making you go through all of that. I'm really sorry Mari” he stated and rubbed my cheek with his thumb

“apology accepted” I said

“I've missed you” “I missed you too”

“but why did you come ten minutes to the end of the party Mari”

“to make you loose hope” I said and he smirked

“you did a great job with that”

“also, I made Winifred discourage you so don't think she's against us now”

“what? Seriously Mari? Oh come on!”

“Hahahahaha. We're sorry for the tension” I said and rested my arms on his shoulders

“we have a lot of catching up to do. Where do we even start?” he asked and I hummed

“maybe we should start from who those guys are and why they want you to be their boyfriend” I said

“okay. We'll start from there. But not today, let's keep the atmosphere fresh” he said and I turned around and made him encircle me with his hands while I rested my body on his

“your party should be over by now. Let's go greet your guests goodnight” I suggested

“the party was too congested for me earlier. Even with the few guests, I felt choked up. But now I wish the party could start all over again”

I laughed and rubbed my temple. We began to walk out of the room.

“Mari, have I told you?” he asked and I looked at him

“told me what?”

“that you look so beautiful. You're getting much more prettier than before” he stated and my cheeks burned red

“thank you Wilbur” I said and looked away so he would not see my cheeks