Some of the best things of life happens when you least expect it. In a million years, Akunna would have never pictured her life moving towards the direction it was headed. After many years of experiencing intense hardship as an orphan and many years of totally shutting the doors to her heart, she now had a well paid respectable job and a handsome gentleman professing his love for her. An added bonus that she wasn't even aware of was the fact that the man seeking to come into her life was the son of a billionaire. Up until then, Akunna still wasn't aware that Ned was super rich and from an affluential family. The humble nature of Ned made it impossible for her to detect that he was the son of the CEO of both companies she worked with. I believe he was keeping this detail from her just to make sure she was going to first love him for who he was and not get influenced by his social status and wealth.
It was such a relief for Ned after he told Akunna that evening how he truly felt about her. Having told her that he loved her and wanted her in his life, it felt as though a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders. On the other hands, Akunna was having a really hard time believing that a good spec such as Ned found her worthy enough to be his partner. Despite the fact that she knew how intelligent, beautiful and amazing she was, it was still hard for her to believe that a man of such calibre was into a lady that was once a cleaner in a company he managed. If only she knew that Ned's dad owned the company, then I believe she would have found herself even more unworthy to accept his relationship proposal. For the first time ever, Akunna was in an emotional state where she didn't know what to do.
When Ned arrived at the filling station where he parked his car, he got into the car but couldn't move right away because he was lost in thoughts. "What if she says No? What if I was too direct on her and it scares her away? Did I do the right thing by confessing my feelings to her? Oh Lord help me and make this work because I truly love this lady" he calmly said. After sitting in the car for a while, he finally drove off and headed home.
All through the remaining hours of that day, neither Ned nor Akunna could sleep. They were both restless because their minds were occupied with too many thoughts. Ned wanted to call her that night but didn't want to be too pushy. He felt the need to give her some space to think about the bomb he dropped on her that evening. How they both managed to catch some sleep that night is still a mystery due to the fact that they kept tossing back and forth on the bed.
The next day was Sunday so neither of them went to work. Akunna went to church service and returned home by around 1pm. On the other hand, Ned stayed at home working all morning trying to finalize everything he needed for the presentation he had on Monday. After being engrossed with work all morning, he decided to give Akunna a call to see how she was doing. The phone rang twice before she picked up.
"Goodafternoon Ned, how are you doing and how was your night?" Akunna calmly asked, "I am doing fine and you?" Ned replied and she said "I am doing alright". By just listening to her voice, he could tell she was down probably due to all that happened the previous day. He knew she was going back and forth in her mind as regards his relationship proposal in the bid to arrive at a decision and that can be emotionally stressful. Without hesitating, he began to probe her. "Are you ok? You sound down" he inquired and she took a deep breath in; "I am fine, it's just that... it's just that..." she stuttered. On seeing that Akunna was having a hard time completing her statement, Ned chipped in; "Would you like me to come pick you up so we can go to somewhere nice and talk?" He asked. She thought about it briefly and accepted the offer. "Ok sure, you can" she calmly replied.
There and then, Ned asked Akunna for her home location and she sent it to him. He freshened up, ordered an Uber and headed down to her house. It was a one hour drive to Akunna's house all the way from town. Ned was now somehow familiar with the area because he was there the day before. When he arrived at her house, he called to inform her that he was outside and she came out five minutes later and joined him inside the Uber. After settling inside the car, they drove off.
When Akunna entered inside the car, there was just this nice smell she came in with. Even though it was a cheap perfume, it smelled really nice and made her more appealing. As they both sat in the car, Ned could feel the tension in her body language. He knew she was tensed and needed to get her loosen up a bit. "Where do you want me to take you to?" He calmly asked with a smile on his face, "Anywhere you want to go" she replied in a shy tone.
At that moment, Ned wanted to hug Akunna so bad. She looked really cute and effortlessly gets to him every single time she smiles. He changed their destination in the Uber app to a very cozy restaurant in town. Going to such a restaurant wasn't enough to blow his cover because he believed she would feel he could afford it; since she knew him to be a manger and supervisor at Global Tech. It was a 20 minutes drive from Akunna's house to the restaurant and all through the ride, the atmosphere was tensed.
When they arrived at their destination, they alighted and headed inside the restaurant. Immediately Akunna walked in, she felt odd with what she was wearing and immediately alerted Ned. "Don't you think we are dressed a little too casual for this sort of restaurant?" She innocently asked and Ned smiled, "we are dressed just fine or do you want us to go change?" He jokingly inquired and she chuckled; "Nahh, we are good. At least I know I aren't the only one looking under-dressed, you are too" she said smiling. That little chit chat loosened up the once tensed atmosphere and they both were on the path to having a good time that afternoon.
Shortly after they were settled, the waiter was called upon and their orders served. It was such a relief to Akunna that she knew her table manners and how to eat with fork and knife. As she watched Ned effortlessly use his fork and knife to eat, she had to adapt too and do same. She was quite good at it and didn't seem as though she was trying to hard to blend in.
While they ate their meals, Ned waited till they were done eating before engaging her in any conversation so as to avoid what happened the previous day from occurring again. When they were done eating and sipping champagne, dessert was served and they began conversing as they took each spoon from their plate of dessert. "I hope I didn't come up too strong on you last night with my heartfelt confession?" He asked, "No you didn't, I am sorry for how I responded to your feelings, it's just that I was shocked and didn't see that coming at all" she said.
At that moment, Ned wanted to know what was going on in Akunna's mind at least. He wanted to know if he had any chance of ever becoming her man. Despite the fact that he loved her dearly, he knew the love had to be mutual before it could work. On seeing that she was in the mood to talk, he began to ask more questions. "Do I ever have a chance of being your man? I love you Akunna and want you to give me a chance to show you how much I care about you" he said.
Deep down in Akunna's heart, she knew she had gradually fallen for Ned too but was just too scared to open her heart fully to him. She had experienced too many losses in life and didn't want to put herself in any situation that would make her re-live those sad experiences again. As she looked into Ned's eyes, her heart began to race non-stop to the extent that he could feel her heart beat from across the table.
On seeing that Akunna was shy and probably tensed, Ned stretched out his hands and reached for hers. He held her hands and looked into her shiny eyes. "I love you Akunna, please give us a chance. I know this is sudden for you but trust me, these feelings have been with me since the first day I met you. I don't want to try with any other woman but you. I love you so much and sitting on the fence is killing me slowly. Don't try to figure everything out just yet to know if you are making a mistake or not. Let's take each day one step at a time and see how everyday goes for us. Please give us a chance" he calmly said.
There and then, Akunna knew for sure that if she ever wanted to try with any man, it had to be Ned. He was such a gentleman and had numerous traits that had blindly got her falling for him without even knowing. She liked him a lot and didn't want to lose such opportunity to try and make things work with him. She didn't how relationships work but was willing to learn and try for him.
As Akunna looked into Ned's eyes, tears began to drop from hers. She smiled in the midst of her tears and also held his hand tightly. "I have been single for such a long time to the extent that I don't know how to be a partner to someone but I am willing to try with you. I like you a lot but I'm scared at the same time to come into your life because I don't know what the next minute holds. I don't have so much left of me to give to you but I know I can try. You are worth every effort and I don't want to try with anyone else but you. I really like you Ned, I want you in my life too". She said with a warm smile on her face.
What a happy day it was for Ned indeed after such promising words from Akunna. That was the last straw he needed to break the camel's back. Those words of confirmation from Akunna was the only assurance Ned needed to fully make his way into her heart. He was beyond happy that she was finally his baby so it's safe to say that they were now officially a couple.
When Akunna was done talking, Ned looked deeply into her eyes and smiled; "You won't regret this, I promise you" he said and she blushed. They caressed each other's hands and looked into each other's eyes while at it. Akunna was super happy within but tried her very best to control her emotions outwardly but that wasn't the case for Ned as he showed every emotions he felt at that moment. After a good time well spent, they left the restaurant to other fun places in town before going back to their various houses.
That day was the beginning of a beautiful relationship between the two lovebirds. As every day went by, their love for each other grew. They gradually grew in love and fell deeper for each other as time went by.
It's been over a month since Ned and Akunna officially began dating. No one knew about their relationship and they felt it was good to keep it that way at least for the time being. Ned knew that his dad would break hell loose if he ever found out he was dating a low class lady like Akunna. Thanks to Ned, Akunna's life had changed drastically since they began dating but he couldn't take care of her the way he truly wanted to because he was still hiding his identity from her. He wanted to change her house, get her a car and change her life significantly but couldn't because it might breed suspicion if he began to spend lavishly on her.
So far so good, Akunna wasn't lacking when it came to money unlike before. Ned sent her money on a weekly basis and made sure her house was stocked up with groceries. She was no longer the penny managing lady she used to be, as her weekly upkeep money from Ned, coupled with the fat salary from her new job as a production manager had changed her life totally.
The funny thing in all this is the fact that Akunna had never asked Ned for anything since they started dating. He does things for her without her consent because he knows she would never ask him. He had her bank account and usually wired money to her every week without her knowledge. She would only find out when she sees the alert after a busy day at work.
Despite Ned doing the most, Akunna also made sure to do the little she could for him too. Every week, she would cook different types of meals that could last a week and package them for him to come pick up and store in his fridge. She always made sure he had food so as to cut down on eating out during the week. Up until then, she hasn't step foot into Ned's house. She hasn't been to his house and doesn't know where he lives. He usually came to her house with Uber to pick up the cooked meals.
Ned couldn't take Akunna to his house just yet because that would blow his cover. The penthouse he lived in was a house only the elites could afford cause there's no way a person that relies on monthly salary would be able to live in such a house. He knew Akunna wasn't dumb and would figure him out if he ever took her to that estate which his late grandfather owned and willed to him. The estate has over 30 buildings that looked the same. All those houses belonged to Ned as his inheritance from his grandpa. All the houses there were occupied by tenants who paid rents annually. She never stressed to visit his house because she knew they were taking things one step at a time so she never sensed anything fishy.
Akunna's birthday was fast approaching and Ned didn't know what to get for her. One cozy evening while he visited her house, they got into a deep conversation. As Ned caressed Akunna's hairs while her head rested on his chest, he began to ask her deep questions. "What's that one fantasy you have always dreamed of but never lived up to it?" He casually asked. There was a brief silence in the atmosphere before she replied; "To own a huge walk-in toy house".
That reply got Ned confused for a while because he wondered why such a common thing would be Akunna's greatest fantasy. Unable to think of a suitable answer, he probe her further. "Why a toy house?" He curiously inquired and she began to explain why. "When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of owning a huge walk-in toy house beneath the coconut tree in our compound. I dreamt of having toys and dressing them up, baking a cake on their birthdays, having tea dates with them and sleeping in the toy house. However, this dream never became a reality because I grew up too fast. As a little child, I could feel the presence of 'Lack' in my family even though my parents never discussed their lack of money in my presence. At such tender age, I heard a lot of 'you can't have this' than I ever heard 'you can have it'. At such age, I felt the need to help my parents cater for our daily needs even though such responsibility wasn't conferred to me. As kids, we don't need to be told some things but we rather feel them. When mummy couldn't pay my fees earlier and I was chased out of school numerous times, I felt her helplessness even though she tried to assure me that everything was going to be alright and that I would go back to school the next day. Most people don't know this but 'Lack' can kill a child emotionally in many ways you never know. It cripples their self esteem and sometimes robs them of their beautiful childhood fantasies and dreams. I was robbed of mine and now I am a grown woman but still feel like a part of me would never be completely happy because I missed out on one thing I dearly desired more than everything in the world and at a time I couldn't do it for myself. No matter how fulfilled I would be as an adult, the child in me would never be fully fulfilled and happy because she grew up too fast and never had the opportunity to enjoy the fancy things of life" she sadly said.
Immediately Akunna was done talking, Ned's heart was touched. He didn't say a word; he just patted her back and assured her that everything was going to be alright. He kissed her forehead and hug her extremely tight as they laid on the couch together.
After that day, Ned sought for ways to make Akunna's greatest fantasy come to pass. He knew that would be the best birthday gift he could give to her that would have a long lasting impact in her heart. He gave the assignment to his assistant to bring to life. He was specific on what he wanted and didn't exclude the fact that the toy house had to be situated beneath a coconut tree. With money on ground, everything was possible to bring to life before Akunna's birthday.
Finally, Akunna's birthday came and Ned was probably the first to call her that day. Her birthday fell on weekdays so she had to go to work. Ned informed Akunna that he would be picking her up at close of work to take her to somewhere special. She felt it was going to be a birthday dinner date at a nice restaurant but was in for a lifetime surprise. Akunna closed early from work that day and informed Ned who came with an Uber to pick her up. As they got closer to their destination, he asked to blindfold her of which she agreed. After a 10 minutes ride, they arrived at a botanical garden hidden somewhere in town. Ned rented the whole garden for the day but didn't tell Akunna.
With the help of Ned, Akunna was able to walk till they got to a particular spot in the garden. "Babe are you ready for your surprise?" He asked and she replied "Yes" in excitement. Without wasting any more time, he removed the blind fold from her eyes and for a split second, her excitement dead an instant death. Ned watched Akunna's face go from happy to confused, then to being shocked and sober. She looked at him for more than two minutes with tears in her eyes without uttering a word. Her mouth suddenly became heavy and numb. That was the most thoughtful thing anyone had ever done for Akunna since the day she was born and that was a gesture that would remain undefeated till the day she dies.
At that moment, Akunna was lost of words and the only thing she could do was sob. She sobbed uncontrollably and didn't seem as though she was going to stop any time soon. All she did was cry, cry and cry with no words to describe how she felt. Being a supportive and understanding partner, Ned hugged her because he knew what she was going through within. He rubbed her back to get her to stop crying but no way; she cried and cried nonstop.
For over 30 minutes, Akunna was still crying and hadn't entered her toy house yet. Whenever she looked towards the direction of the house, the cry would worsened. Ned kept patting her back to calm her down and after close to an hour, he finally got her to stop crying and enter the toy house. It was really spacious and long so it could fit both of them comfortably.
When they entered the toy house, there was a birthday cake for her there with food and drinks for two. There were toys and toy dresses there too. To say Akunna was happy would be an understatement of how she felt at that moment. She kept smiling from ear to ear as her emotions were just too much to handle. Ned sang happy birthday song for her and took her pictures with his phone as she cut her cake. They eat and drank till they were satisfied before leaning on each other's body to rest.
Akunna couldn't stop saying "Thank You" to Ned all through that evening. She was grateful and was now more convinced than ever that he was the man of her dreams. That gesture made her fully into him and committed to their relationship like never before. She kept kissing him as they cuddled each other in the toy house.
Since the lovebirds began dating, they hadn't made love. At that moment, Akunna suddenly felt like it was the perfect time to give her body to Ned. She wanted to have him there and then and just felt like ripping him apart. The atmosphere began to get heated up as the lovebirds kissed passionately.
After kissing for a while, Akunna looked into Ned's eyes and pulled her shirt down from the shoulder area, thereby leaving her shoulder exposed. Ned leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on her shoulder, neck and chin.
Unable to hold back the ranging emotions that had taken over the atmosphere, Akunna looked into boo's eyes, took a deep breath and gently said; "Make Love to me here".
End of episode 4
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