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“Baibayyyyyy!” Temmy screamed as the gateman led Freda into their home. She almost lifted Freda off the floor in a hug.

“You missed me this much?” Freda teased wounding her hands round her friend.

“You know I do.” Temmy beamed bussing her cheeks.

 “I am still bigger than you just leave me on the floor.” She cautioned.

 “You will be forming for me on phone as if you do not notice my absence,” She accused walking further into the living room. She  dropped her bag on the closest stool and smiled back at her friend.

“I miss you so much, I won’t deny that. Talking on phone is not the same thing. You were too far away. I couldn’t even talk to you freely because of Ade mi and you know who. When I complain sometimes Adedamola gets jealous,” she winked

“It’s been how many years now?” Freda asked settling comfortably into the sofa.

“Three years. I can’t believe you just left like that.” Temmy complained.

She pulled an ottoman to sit directly in front of her friend

“You know I had to babes. I had to do what was best for me best for my sanity at that time.”

“Awww”

“I thought I was not going to survive it.”

“ You are one of the strongestwomen I know. I missed you so much,” Temmy hugged her again on her seat.

“Where is my godson?” Freda asked smiling

“He went to my Mother-in-law's place for the weekend. It’s been a while she saw him.”

“Lucky him. You are so lucky to have these people around you to help you. I nearly went into depression when I had my son.”

Temmy looked around to see if any of the maids was around.

“How is he?” Temmy whispered

“You are so dramatic. Why are you whispering?”

“Tell me joo. How is he?”

“He is fine,” Freda responded smiling.

“How has it been?”

“It keeps getting better, I guess” she shrugged. “How are you, and Mr lover lover?” Freda tried to wiggle her waist.

“ You can never change,” Temmy swatted at her. “He is fine, soqq many times he asked about you, I couldn’t tell him anything. He was so worried.”

“Aww. That’s so nice. I must be sincere, breaking away wasn’t easy for me too.”

“I know right?”

 “When I was pregnant with Oreoluwa, I used to wish so hard that I had waited for my wedding night just like you. Right now, I wouldn’t exchange him for the world.”

“That is the way it is with every child. They are gifts from God. They just come and capture your heart.”

“Speaking of hearts, Where is Mr Makinwa?”

Temmy smiled sheepishly. “I wanted to have time to talk to you so I told him to help get some stuff.”

“Really, does he know I’ll be here?”

“I just told him there'd be a surprise waiting for him. Moreover if he is at home, I won't be able to do anything.”

“Let the man love you abeg. A lot of people pray for what you have.”

“Hmmm. Please tell me you are here to stay?”

“Not for now, I am just part of the team that is to establish our new branch. As soon as we are done, I am leaving.”

“Freda you can’t stay away forever”

“Who says I am staying away? I have got to earn a living.”

“You understand better. You know what I mean. What happened is in the past and you need to move on.”

“I have moved on already. One of the reasons why I am here darling. When last did you see me? Coming to Lag is part of my moving on.”

“We need to have a long conversation and I hope we do so soon.”

“Don’t go matronly on me madam.”  

“I am not, but you know those bits and pieces of information is not it.”

“Na you sabi. There is nothing we have not talked about.”

“That guy, the one that has been on your case,” Temmy winked

“Getaway. You don’t even know you are a mummy now. Still after gist.”

“Let me be o. I can only live my fantasies through you now. Hot guys ogling you up and down.  For me, any single late night call from clients like this My Mr will change face.”

Freda burst out laughing. “Damola can not change.”

“Don’t mind him, as if I monitor him.”

“You know what the Bible says, where ever your treasure is…”

Freda was cut off when the  door to the living room opened to reveal Damola. Who was smiling at his wife who was in his line of view.

“You just sent me on a goose chase abi?” He accused

“No I did not,” Temmy defended meeting up with him to kiss him soundly on the lips.

Damola held on to her and deepened the kiss, gently savouring the feel of her lips.

Hmm… he groaned pulling her closer. His hands already found their way to the arc of her back.

“We have a visitor,” Temmy whispered to him

Damola broke the kiss briefly

“I thought you were trying to compensate me for the journey and it was actually working.” He responded pulling her back to himself to continue the assault on her lips.

“Ade mi, we have a visitor,” she tried again, pulling him towards the chair her friend was sitting.

“Who is it?” He asked trying not to show his distaste. Not at a crucial time like this

“You’ll see.”

“I know you persuaded your wife to take my godson to his grandma so that you can have my friend all to yourself.”

“Wow! Freda. He walked up to hug her. This is indeed a surprise. “Our runaway wife.”

“Temmy is the only wife I know, I  don’t know the person you are talking about.”

“How are you?” he hugged her again. “You just left my friend hanging like that.”

“It was for the best. How are you too?” she smiled

“I’m good. All thanks to my baby here. He pulled her close trying to kiss her again.”

“Ade mi, you don’t  have an atom of shame.” She accused her husband

Damola laughed out loud. “Freda is not a stranger. See what your friend is doing to me, is it a crime that I can’t get enough of my wife?”

“You haven’t changed a bit,” Freda teased him.

“I can say the same for you. You have not changed one bit.”

“Awww, so nice of you to say that.”

“You just disappeared, what happened?”

“I needed change.”

“A change that did not involve my friend?”

“He is a big boy,” Freda smirked.

“There is no big boy when love is involved. Sincerely, I have never seen him like that. He said he couldn’t reach you. Wifey here will not say anything. She said it’s for the best.”

“Exactly. It’s in the past and we have grown past it.”

“I think so too, at least he has decided to move on, Toye is preparing for his introduction in two weeks.”

“He is not married?”

“No, should he? You were a hard act to follow.”

“Oh! That’s serious I thought he would be married by now.”

“Why would you think that?”

“Well, I… never mind,” she waved off.

Temmy watched her friend swallow hard. She tried to cover up but she knew the hurt of the past was still there. She knew Freda too well and that has not changed in the years they have been apart.

“…good for him, ” Freda concluded.

“What have you been up to?”

“She is here as part of a team working on the establishment of a branch of their firm in Lagos,

She plans to leave as soon as their work is done.”

Temmy quickly put in before her husband discovered that her friend was trying hard to put her emotions in place.

“Oh! That’s nice. What do you do now? I practically know nothing about you again.”

“I am into investment banking,” she replied.

“That’s great.”

“Can I use the restroom?” Freda asked

“Yes please,” Temmy called on one of the helps.

“Please take my guest to the restroom,” she said immediately the maid appeared

Damola seemed to notice a change in Freda and asked if anything was wrong.

“She should be fine, I think she is just tired.”

“Where is she staying now?” Damola asked his wife.

“Her parents’ place.”

“What has she been up to really?”

“You know I won’t tell you that baby,” she kissed his lips.

“When she is ready to talk I think she'll tell us.”

“You never keep secrets from me except when it has do with your friend.”

“I am doing it for a reason, but I hope all of it will be over pretty soon.”

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