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What I thought was an ordinary wall began to show up different faces.

It was like an album with people in it.

He had a remote control

He pointed at everyone that pops up.

“This are my family! That’s my Dad. Followed by my Mom and that’s Klint my brother and his dog. that’s Natalie, she suffered a cerebral palsy during her early age. My parents tackled it with everything to make her associate and become like a normal child. And I’m happy to tell you that she is alright. Or let me say still in the process of full recovery. But if you are just meeting her for the first time you won’t know that she had cerebral palsy. Natalie is strong, smart and never allowed her condition to weigh her down. She is very beautiful too and creative. My Dad opened a knitting and craft shop for her after she finished from school, where she got to teach many people different craft. I’m very proud of her, she has alot of friends who also learns from her. She is my only little sister and we speak often over the phone.

My mind went to Lili. Could Natalie be the Lili that he often speak to. I decided to ask.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“I guess Natalie is the Lili that you usually talk about??.

Ohio smile and said.

“No, Natalie is not Lili. We call Natalie Rosie because she loves rose flowers and still do. We built a flower house filled with roses for her and she loves picking flowers while growing up. She made me love flowers which was Why I have many around here. Lili is a total different person. She is a great cook and home maker. She is loving and does not joke with me, neither do I joke with her. Lili is part of me and you will be meeting her soon. A step at a time…

We stayed talking about his family until he looked at the time and exclaimed.

It was almost 9pm. He wanted to go and drop me.

I thought the reason Why he took me to his bedroom was to enjoy the evening in the arm of each other.

I didn’t know it was to show me his visual family album. I enjoyed every bit of it though but I still wanted what was on my mind.

He stired up the whole emotion in me at the basement and now he wants to go and drop me off.

He also wanted me but was holding back. For whatever reason I can’t say

I went to him as he stood and was putting off the wall gallery.

“Maybe, I should spend the night with you here… it will be fun….

I said while unbuttoning his shirt and pushing him gently to the bed.

He sat hard on the bed, the remote control fell off from his hand.

I succeeded in unbuttoning all his shirt without him stopping me midway. I gently pushed him to the bed and sat on him

I kissed him, more kissing followed and he was responding coldly.

I did not care at first because I know with time he will become fierce.

He groaned out my name as he began to touch every sensitive part of me which was exactly what I wanted.

My cloths were going off gradually in no time.

as I lowered my hands to his belted pant trouser to unhook it he turned me over and stood up.

I watched him combed his hand into his head, rushed to the bathroom and I can hear splash of water.

I went to meet him there, he stood splashing water on his head and face.

I asked him if he was alright. He stopped and stare at the mirror, took a white towel and began cleaning his wet head and face without a word.

I can see his bare chest going up and down. He was still in his trouser.

I coiled my hand around his chest while standing behind and kissing his back.

He gently moved me to the front, kissed me for sometime and as I try to remove his belt again he stopped me.

“Becca, I’m sorry. We can’t do this. I don’t think I’m fully ready for It. Maybe not now. Please. I know you want me, Becca…. I also do… even more but this is not the time. I’m sorry I caught you off guard, if I didn’t do that I may regret my actions later. I love you and don’t want just a night stand… I want to spend every day of my life with you. I just want you to know that you means so much to me.

He gently kissed me again before leading back to the room.

He grabbed his shirt from the ground where it lay carelessly and tossed it to his wardrobe side.

Ohio took out another ironed shirt and wore.

I also dressed up properly and allow him take my hands into his own.

We went out and straight to his car.

It was 9:16pm when we left and arrived at my place 10: 54pm.

He looks shy or ashamed to look at me but still manage to give me a goodnight peck.

He stayed in his car and waited as I went inside before he turned and speed off.

Within the week, I saw him twice at work. He was back with his corporate appearance.

He checked up on me during his second day within that week and we even had lunch together.

We talked about everything but none of us mentioned the Sunday night.

I was even begining to think that JoJo is probably right about his sexuality.

What if Ohio is truly impotent like JoJo makes me believe?

I still don’t understand how he manages to say no to a woman who he claims to love.

Whenever the going is good and I began to think I have gotten him down that will be the time he will will break loose and give unnecessary excuses.

Maybe Ohio doesn’t have an active manhood because if he does he wouldn’t have allowed me to leave his place that night or the night we spent together at my place doing only kissing and talking until he got tired and slept off.