100 Days With Mr Romero

Emma walked into the clothing store downtown. She felt she needed new dresses especially now that her body was altering exactly the way she wanted it. She wandered inside the store and suddenly her attention was drawn to a sleeveless red top which hung on one of the clothing hangers by the corner. She quickly grabbed the top and went to the large dressing mirror in the store. She imagined how beautiful it would look on her and suddenly someone whispered into her ears saying “It will look perfect on you. ” She was immediately frightened and turned around to see who it was that made her feel this jumpy. It was Mr. Arrogant as she had been referring to him lately.

“You scared me to death. ” she revealed panting heavily.

“Did I?” He asked still standing so close to her that she could feel his breath on her face. She quickly took few steps back.

“What are you doing here? ” she inquired. “Are you following me? ” she further asked then resolved to check him out. He wore a classy blue jean trousers on a black tee shirt. He had a leather jacket on and his blue shoes were perfect. He has his way around colors. Emma noted, something only few men had.

“So are you going to accuse me of following you around or you’ll prefer to check me out. ” he said. Emma hissed and immediately took her eyes off him.

“And yet I was checking you out few days ago and you wanted to rip my eyes out. ” he told Emma. She laughed and he grinned. There was no doubt she loved the way he looks. His hair, blue eyes well built stature and owing to the fact that he dresses well was beginning to make Emma assume he was actually a gentleman.

“Did you have fun at the club last night? ” he asked her.

“Yea.” replied Emma while trying to hang back the top from where she picked it from.

“Hey don’t! Take that top back. ” he protested while snatching the shirt from her.

“I don’t like it anymore. ” she lied.

“You do.” he said.

“Don’t take it back because of what I said. It will look good on you.” he maintained.

“Fine. ” she said taking back the top from him. Before he could utter a word, Emma was already hurrying to the counter so he fastened his steps towards her.

“I’ll handle it.” he told the cashier who nodded with a smile.

“It’s my dress so I’ll pay for it. ” Emma said to the cashier who stared at them in confusion.

“Listen. ” began the man while whispering into Emma’s ears. “Take the dress as a gift from me. ”

“Okay then. ” Emma told him. He smiled and offered his credit card to the cashier. He thought Emma might object but she accepted the gift instead.

“Dinner tonight? ” he said as they walked out of the clothing store.

“I am not sure” Emma hesitated.

“Come on your shift isn’t till later tonight so you can still make it to the dinner. ” he revealed.

“How did you know? ” asked a surprised Emma.

“What if I told you I was tailing you. ” he said with a wink. Emma giggled and replied.

“Guessing and asking questions here and there huh? ” he laughed and said

“Deal? ”

“I will try. ” Emma told him and turned around to leave.

“Wait! ” he called out to her.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Bravado hill restaurant. 7pm sharp. Call me when you get there. ” he said handing over to her a tiny plain paper with his phone number boldly written on it. Shouldn’t a man like this be handing over business cards instead? Emma thought while accepting the card.

“Like I said earlier, I am not sure.” she warned.

“I’ll be waiting.” he replied and turned the other way. Emma smiled and walked away pondering on the fact that they’ve met severally but didn’t know each other’s names.

It was eleven minutes past 7pm and Emma was still in bed. She had taken her bath an hour ago and was undecided about having dinner with Mr. Arrogant. I told him I wasn’t sure if I could come right? She thought as she roamed endlessly from one edge of her bed to another. How was she supposed to move on if she’s unwilling to make new acquaintances she thought. She got up and got dressed. It was few minutes to 8pm so she wasn’t sure if he would still be there. She brought out the plain paper which had his phone number on and dialed it immediately.

“Hello.” came her voice.

“Tell me you are on your way. ” he said. How did he figure out I was the one Emma wondered.

“Uhm are you still there? ” she asked.

“Of course am still at Bravado sitting tight as a rock and expecting you.” he replied.

“I’ll be there shortly. ” she said and heaved a deep sigh of anxiety.

“Wow You look amazing. ” he confessed as Emma sat opposite him. He had booked a VIP site in the restaurant and directed her to the spot on phone. He stared at Emma intently and she cleared her throat loudly. He quickly lowered his head saying “sorry” slowly. She smiled and he said.

“I told you the top will look good on you. It looks perfect on you. ” he complemented. “Thank You. ” she replied. Emma worn the top he earlier paid for.

“Hello ma’am. Menu card please” said the plump waitress to Emma while handing her the menu card.

“Thank You. ” replied Emma after collecting it. She whispered her orders to the waitress who kept nodding.

“You sir? ” the waitress told Emma’s date after moving to his side.

“I’ll have whatever she orders. ” he replied looking directly into Emma’s eyes. The waitress smiled while Emma looked the other way shyly