I have been dreaming of roses and lilies ever since I met Trenton St.James. Is it normal to think of a guy I have known for only a month?
I like him .Its been like this ever since we met on the elevator,or perhaps should I say;he broke the eggs Melanie gave me for Mummy while we were both rushing to get on the elevator. We became friends that day and even though we hardly saw each other,we talked as often as we could on the phone. Trenton lived in Aburi but drove to work in the city everyday of the week while I live and work in the city.
Last night during what had become our regular long conversations on the phone, we agreed to meet and have dinner together the next day. Lying down, my mind raced with thoughts of how it would go,Everyone has those days ,right?
I gazed onto the streets from the window across my desk on the 11th floor of the Orange house radio station. The sky was baby blue and tinted with black in the distance.The streets were full with people busily going about their daily activities. I was lost in the rhythm of the branches as they danced to every brush of the wind,and ever so silently,the sound of the song by All 4 One begun to play...............
'I hear the sound of your heart beating,
don't say a word, I know what you are feeling,
Just hold me close,don't be afraid,
These arms wont let your heart break...........
Was it normal to think of a friend more than normal? I wondered to myself. Was it even right to think about him in the way I had been? The thoughts of him came almost naturally,and without any effort .Resting my head in the palm of my hand and propped up by my elbow on the table I laughed at myself. I never used to think of him like I did now,but I always told myself that we were just friends and that this feeling would go away. Just then my phone rung,it was my producer. He needed me to get my news stories together as we were about to go on air.
A couple of hours later,just after closing time, Melanie Watson my best friend and co-worker dropped by my office to catch up on some girly stuff. She was a bit disappointed when I mentioned dinner with Trenton ; our Friday evenings were mostly spent eating pizza and drinking lemonade at 6th bistro, and the look on her face showed she was not in the least pleased that she would be hanging out alone,especially since it was a Friday night.
When she left I went back to work,looking for stories for the next day. An hour later my phone beeped with a text message and just as I reached out for it, I lifted my head and there stood Trenton in th doorway of my office beaming with smiles. How long had he been standing there? I wondered to myself. He had beautiful eyes ,I hadn't quite realized until today. I quickly shut down my computer and picked up my hand bag.
On the way downstairs he asked , ' I hope you like flowers'?....'Flowers'? oh yes! I gasped. ''Good'', he said as we got into his car, ''look in the back''. I looked and thought 'Yikes' because sitting in the back seat was a bouquet of flowers in my favorite colors ,pink and yellow....'.Hmmmmmmm',this guy is romantic, I thought to myself.
I was roused from this happy thought by him saying 'I got dinner from Urban taste so we are driving to;Pinocchio's to eat'. By then I was in my demure girl mode and responded appropriately, 'oh I am fine with anything'................ I had been wanting to go to Pinocchio's for God knows how long. It was a new place in town, a park on a hill that had the whole view of Sun city beneath it. It had a bar ,a cafe and a little island that could be reached by a canoe.
At Pinocchio's ,the moon was out and cast a silver glow across the sprawling landscape. We sat on the grass to have our steamed vegetables,fried rice and mushrooms and shredded chicken for dinner. And there was wine too,Trenton loved wine.
Trenton looked amazingly handsome as the light from the stars shone down on him. His black curly hair was brushed up neatly but his eyes are what I really noticed most of all.
I leaned over as we talked on and on and watched the city fall asleep beneath us. I didn't even noticed how often he smiled every time our eyes met. Every time he laughed I laughed back too.
The night was getting cold and my soles began to hurt from the heels I had worn during the day. I stretched them out on his lap and he begun to massage them. A smile formed on my lips. I hardly got such favors from a guy . In fact I didn't even remember the last time someone actually took time to give me a massage. His hands were warm and comforting to my feet and he did it with so much ease and pace.It was as if he worked in a spa.
My eyes were closed the whole time,When I opened them he was there staring right into them. My world froze and my heart missed several beats. My eyes moistened as he drew closer and kissed me....it was engaging.......mm mm.....It was a soft lingering kiss and sweet too. Finally he broke the kiss and I got all shy.
Trenton stood up and helped me up too. Our night together had ended,and we needed to get home to catch some sleep,as Trenton was scheduled for a trip to Kenya and had an early morning flight to catch.
It was just past midnight when we finally made our way home. In the car we talked some more and laughed at each others jokes. He took me home,and as I alighted ,he gave me a quick hug and put his lips to mine and kissed me slowly and reverently. His body was hot and I wanted to get burned so I gave in to it. I gave all of it. It was a moments madness where body ruled mind, long and satisfying as my favorite meal. He called when he got home just as he promised.
The events of the night kept replaying in my mind as I lay in bed.It felt like I had just had my first kiss,could it be love? I hadn't felt so alive in a long while. After my fiance Jayden stood me up at the alter some two years ago, my doors went closing in on all the men. I found joy on the airwaves of Orange 98.8fm, and with time spent with the girls rather than getting emotional over a man.
Before I met and dated Jayden ,most of the guys I had fallen for ,had either been unavailable, taken by a friend or were having an affair .
I blushed and smiled with a sensation.
Maybe,just maybe I had fallen for him. On my own. Without any pressure from anyone.Without forcing it. For now all I know is, I had found someone who made me smile. I felt a wave of relief drift over my body as I faded off to sleep.
This is for my new friend 'Drew', who makes me smile anytime we talk .Its funny to have had you ignore me totally the first day I saw you and now all you do is to make me laugh. I enjoy all of the pampering moments. This is also for Vida who had her share of unpleasant relationships. I don't believe in love in any way but I know *Love is still a beautiful thing. Hold on and hold out...........Love is gonna find you and when it does I would be here to listen to it all..
