Bella Restaurant isn’t far, it’s only a few roads away. She walks inside and finds Alex sitting, staring at his phone.

“Hi,” she says. He stands up and pulls a chair for her to sit.

“Hi, my friend,” he says smiling.

Natasha doesn’t understand why he calls her a friend, just last night he said she could be a good girlfriend. He gives her the menu and she stares at it. Maybe he wants to ask her properly.

“What do you want to order?” he asks.

“Umm, what are you having?” She asks.

“A burger and chips,” he answers.

“I will have the same,” she says, avoiding his eyes.

They talk about their childhood and the past. Natasha talks about how her uncle used to scold her after stealing peanut butter. He laughs and Natasha likes seeing him happy. They eat their burgers and chips silently.

“Thanks for lunch. I have to go,” she says standing up.

“Look, I like you. Thank you for coming,” he says and hugs her. Natasha smells the fragrance on his body. She wants to kiss him and whisper in his ears that she loves him. Alex is shy, maybe he can’t say love but like, she thinks. She walks away while he waves at her.

Natasha now knows he is a simple guy who likes drinking, especially over the weekend. He likes football, hip hop and dancing. He plays a piano at church during Sunday services. Natasha can see Alex is trying to play hard to get but soon she will get him.

One day at her place, while Tariro is still preparing to go to work, she arranges to meet Alex at the bar. She wears a nice tight silver short dress.

“You look lovely,” he chuckles.

Natasha pretends to drink while waiting for him to get drunk. He kisses her neck then she knows, now is the time to make him think they belong together. She kisses him on his lips, and he holds her tighter. He is very drunk and doesn’t know what he is doing. He is in a dream.

Natasha calls a cab which drives her to her place with Alex. She finds the lights on, Tariro is home from work.

“Natty tell me… Oh sorry,” she says, shocked at seeing Alex hanging his hand on Natasha.

“Let me take him to the bedroom,” she pulls him.

Alex sits on the bed unaware where he is and lays his head on the bed. Natasha leaves to go to the kitchen.

“What are you doing with him?” Tariro asks furiously.

“Nooo Tari, he is mine remember,” she says sitting down.

“He is drunk,” she says, shaking her head.

“He kissed me,” she says holding her lips.

“A drunken man doesn’t know what he is doing,” says Tari walking to her bedroom.

Natasha walks into her bedroom. She removed her clothes, then his clothes. He lies there sleeping. He wakes and then kisses her and goes on top of her. Natasha can’t stop smiling because she’s finally getting what she always wanted. He becomes intimate with her. Natasha thinks if he sleeps with her then he will love her.

Afterwards she lies on his chest, touching him softly. He opens his eyes when the sun comes up. The sun shines very brightly in Natasha’s room because of the lace curtains she likes putting in there.

“What happened here?” He asks pushing her away.

Natasha wakes up and sits on the bed, covering her naked body under the sheet. He checks under the sheets and finds himself naked.

“What do you think happened?” she asks.

“What really happened?” he asks getting out of the bed. He dresses quickly and looks at Natasha. “Tell me what happened? This was not supposed to happen,” he breathes harshly.

“I love you, Alex. I know you love me too,” she says.

“What? I don’t love you at all,” he says looking confused.

“What?” she asks shocked.

“Whatever, this was not supposed to happen,” he says and grabs his shoes and leaves the bedroom.

He sees Tariro in the kitchen. He looks at her and smiles.

“Hi, I have to go,” he says and rushes outside.

Tariro looks as Natasha comes running.

“What’s going on?” she asks.

“Alex doesn’t love me,” she says sadly.

“I told you. Don’t force drunken man…” she chuckles.

“I know. Please don’t say I told you so,” she says and she goes back in her bedroom.

Tariro laughs quietly and shakes her head. She seats and eats her food.

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