Dieko

Just as I'm about to pack my hair into a bun, Feyi walks into the room.

"He's here o, grandma is talking to him, better go before she'll tell him the story of your life."

I laugh before turning around to face her.

"How do I look?."

"Did you use make up?."

"No, just lipgloss and mascara."

She rolls her eyes. "Is that not still make up?."

"Whatever." I grab my black purse from my bed and put the things I'll need inside.

"You look beautiful." She smiles, "But just know that I still don't totally approve of you guys relationship, I'm just leaving it cause you seem happy."

"I am happy." I smile.

"Have fun, okay?."

I nod as we both leave the room. We descend the stairs and in no time we are standing beside the door. I can't see Timi yet but I can see that grandma is talking to him. Feyi pushes me forward.

"Good evening, grandma."

"Ah, you're here, oya come and be going."

I smile at her before turning to face the opened door. Timi is standing there a smile etched on his face, he's holding a bouquet of flowers, red roses, a smile appears on my face when I remember that I once told him my best flowers are red roses and he didn't forget. He's dressed in a white top, black jeans, white sneakers and a black leather jacket. He looks handsome.

"Bring her back before 10." My grandma warns.

"Yes, ma." Timi nods, he looks so responsible, so innocent but I know that's not the case. The look in his eyes suddenly change as they stare at something behind me. I turn around quickly. It's Feyi who is glaring at him.

I step outside fully making the smile on Timi's face to grow wider.

"Be safe, Dieko." My grandma kisses my forehead. I nod

"We have a lot of talking to do when you get back." Feyi says but I think it's more directed at Timi than at me.

Grandma shuts the door and it's left with just me and Timi.

"You look beautiful." He smiles taking my hand in his.

"Thanks, you too."

He raises an eyebrow. "I look beautiful?."

I roll my eyes. "You know what I meant."

He laughs before leading me to his car just outside the gate, he opens the back door for me and enters just beside me. It's like the driver knows where to go already because he starts driving immediately. A comfortable silence settles between Timi and I as we drive to wherever.

"Are you going to tell me where we're going now?."

"Nope, we're almost there."

"Hint?."

"Just relax, Dieko." He laughs taking my hand in his, "We're almost there."

We get there about thirty minutes later, we drive into an estate.

"Is this Lekki?." I ask him remember when Mum took me here to see a friend just last week.

He nods.

We keep driving until we reach the front of a gate, the gate opens and we drive in, it stops and Timi gets down and comes to open the door for me.

"Seriously, don't tell me I got all dressed up to come to your house." I tell him.

"Surprise!." He smiles sheepishly.

"Oh, come on, I thought we were going to a restaurant or something."

"This is way better than going to any restaurant."

"Fine." I get down from the car. He leads me inside the house and shuts the door behind us.

"Are your parents home?."

"Nah, they went on a business trip."

"Oh, so you're an only child?."

"Oh no." He shakes his head, "I have an elder sister, she's in her third year in Uni." He explains.

"Oh, what's her name?."

"Fola, her name is Folayemi, but she's not at home either sha, she's staying with a friend."

"Okay." I nod in understanding.

"Sit down." He leads me to one of the cream colored sofas, "I'll be back soon."

I sit down clutching my purse as I look around, the house is quite huge, it's obvious Timi's parents are stinking rich.

Timi comes back few minutes later with a tray with plates on it, he drops it on the dining table and beckons to me.

"What's that?." I ask him.

"Open it." He smiles.

I look at him unsurely before opening the glass plate, it contains Jollof rice, fried plantain and fried chicken.

"Oh, so you ordered some food from a restaurant then put it on a plate asif you cooked it?."

"Oh come on Dieko, give me some more credit than that. I made the food."

I scoff. "Yeah right, and I'm the President's daughter."

"Seriously."

"When did you have the time to make it?."

"Just before I came to pick you up."

I squint my eyes at him. "Are you sure you didn't poison this food?."

"Dieko!." He groans.

"Okay fine, fine." I laugh, "I believe you."

"Then taste it."

"I better not die after eating this." I mutter.

"I heard that." He says.

He watches me intently as I pick up the fork and dig it into the rice, I close my eyes as I put the fork in my mouth and chew slowly.

Oh damn, he can cook.

"How did you make this?." I ask surprised.

"Umm...I put water on fire, then I washed the rice and-"

I cut him off rolling my eyes. "I know how you made it, I meant how, who taught you how to cook?."

"I'm a man of many talents." He winks.

"Man kwa?, Who's decieving you?." I laugh taking another fork of rice.

"Oh God." I moan, "This tastes so good."

"Really?." He asks.

"Yes." I nod.

Wait.

"What do you mean by really?." I drop the fork on the plate.

"Did I say really?."

"Yes, you said really." I deadpan.

He stays silent.

"Timi, so you didn't taste this food before you gave it to me?."

He doesn't reply.

"What the hell?!." I exclaim pushing the plate away, "Why would you give something you haven't tasted yourself?."

"I'm sorry okay?." He rubs the back of his neck, "I didn't even think to taste it, once I saw that it was ready, I just put of the gas and came to pick you up."

I roll my eyes.

"Please eat, I made it specially for you."

"Aren't you going to eat?."

"Nah, I'll rather watch you eat."

The laughter escapes my mouth before I can stop it. Who does this one think he's whining?.

"Abeg abeg, do you do this for every girl you take out on a date?."

His face scrunches up in confusion. "Do what?."

"All this." I make a gesture with my hands, "Do you buy them flowers, then bring them to your house, cook for them, then watch them eat?."

"I've never brought any of my other dates to my house."

At least he didn't say he has never gone on a date before. All this useless boys that would want to make you feel special by lying.

"Oh, so you're too ashamed to be seen with me outside. Is that why you brought me to your house?."

It's his turn to laugh, he throws his head back, the deep noise emanating from his mouth, it's a pleasant sound.

"How can you say something like that?, Why would I be ashamed to be seen with you?. You're beautiful, smart, funny. Oh come on, give yourself more credit than that?."

Did he just...?

He just...

I pick up my fork and shove it into my mouth to prevent the smile from coming. This boy is certainly going to be the death of me.

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"I'm not watching a Hollywood movie with you Timi, I want to watch a Nollywood movie."

"Like?."

I stare at the bunch of Netflix movies lined up on the TV. "Like Isoken."

"My God, you told me yourself that you've watched that movie before."

"Ehn, So?, I want to watch it again."

"You're not serious." He scrolls through the movies on the TV.

"Wait, come o, is it not me you brought on this date?."

"So?."

"I'm the guest here, you better do what I say." I make to collect the remote from him but he stretches it beyond my reach.

"Seriously, Timi, I'm going to choose a movie I like." I reach for the remote.

"Hell no, I've already suffered enough in Feyi's hands."

"Timi!." I groan.

"Say please." He smirks

I look down rolling my eyes, it's only then I notice the position we are in, Timi is sitting on the chair and I'm straddling him while trying to reach for the remote which he is holding in his right hand that is stretched outward so I can't take it. My crop top has even ridden up so more of my belly is uncovered.

I pull my leg over him quickly and plop on the chair. Timi doesn't even seem affected.

"Umm... please the remote." I whisper.

He smirks shaking his head as he gives me the remote.

"Let's just watch Binge Lagosians." I click on the movie and it starts playing. I dig my hand into the bowl of popcorn which is now between us but pull my hand back quickly when my hand meets Timi's, I take a quick glance at him, he doesn't even seem unaffected, why is it only me that is dying here?.

"His daughters are fine." Timi comments on the movie we are watching

"That's the one you'll see, you can't say he's a very rich man or his wife is so sophisticated, it's his fine daughters you're seeing."

He chuckles.

I look at him unsure of what he's doing when he suddenly removes the bowl of popcorn from between us and places it on the center table in front of us, he then places his left arm across my shoulders and pulls me closer so I'm now leaning on him, his grip isn't tight but it's enough to make you feel secure. Unlike Maxwell, his perfume is 'Sauvage' from Dior brand which I love so much.

His pointer finger is rubbing circles on my bare left shoulder.

Woah!, Is it just me or is it getting hot in here?.

I feel so comfortable that I don't even know when I drift off to sleep with Timi's hand still around me.

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"Wow, Timi, I don't know how you managed to do it but this was a successful first date." I tell him as I get down from his car.

"You're welcome." He grins.

"What?. I didn't thank you."

"You don't need to, I already know how awesome I am." He smirks.

See this one.

I roll my eyes and start walking towards the gate.

"Wait, Dieko, I have something for you." He says making me turn back.

I raise an eyebrow crossing my arms over my chest as I wait for him. He enters his car and then comes back out with a blue square packet, it's not until he's closer to me that I can see what's written on the packet. My eyes widen. I didn't expect him to remember, we were having a normal conversation some weeks ago and then it just sort of came out that my best chocolate is Bounty. I certainly didn't expect him to give me a whole packet after our date.

"Wow, thank you." I smile.

"I deserve a hug."

"Yeah you do." I wrap my right hand around his neck since my left hand is still holding the packet of bounty while his goes around my waist.

"Thanks for going on this date with me, Dieko." He whispers in my ear.

I nod in reply. I pull away soon after and he kisses me on my left cheek. I wave at him before entering the house. Feyi is already asleep although I didn't even expect her to stay awake, it's not like she approved of me going out with Timi.

I know this sounds stupid but as I have my bath, I make sure I don't scrub the cheek he kissed, neither do I scrub my shoulders or my waist because his hands were there, water still touches my waist but even at that it was worth a try.

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This chapter is long I know, but I didn't want to divide it into two sha. Idk why.

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