Chapter 82 BACK IN THE COUNTRY

• It was a man, whose face doesn't look familiar one bit. The shocked expression marred his face couldn't go unnoticed by a blind man, as his lips hung open. I looked over at Desmond's face, and he slightly raised his head at me, as a gesture of asking 'do I know him?' and I shook my head sideways directly. “Oh my gosh, Kiara, you're alive? I mean, you survived? But how, how is it possible?” he asked these series of questions in a breath, ruffling his hair every now and then while his face also grew up in apprehension. I scooted my seat back and made to stand up and ask him how he was related to Kiara. However, he scurried off before my action. I gazed at his back as he hurried out of the place, his movement was reflex, as if he were scared of getting caught or something. “Isn't that your twin sister's name he mentioned earlier?” Desmond examined, and that was when I looked back at him. “Yes, Desmond. But who is he? How does he know Kiara, and what does he mean by she's alive?” I spoke my thought aloud as his last words reechoed in my head. “Don't think about it too much, babe” I raised my eyes to meet his deep brown eyes and I managed to squeeze out a smile, “Alright, shall we start going now?”
• As we both walked hand in hand to the parking lot, I couldn't help but worried about that strange man from earlier. If he truly knows Kiara very well, then why did he leave like that without any proper words? “Amelia?” I heard his deep-voiced, which snapped me out of my thoughts. “Are you still thinking about the man?” he asked, more or less knowing my thoughts. I lowered my head and then subconsciously put the loose strands of my hair behind an ear and remained silent. Suddenly, he pulled me and locked me around his chest, I froze in his grasp, turning my head around to see if people are watching us, “What are you doing, Desmond?” I asked, listening to my heartbeat that was hammering in my chest, “Tell me, are you still going to think about him?” the creases around his eyes deepened, but he was still friendly. I gazed off to a distance, surely I'll have to inform Kiara about this, it's not something I can possibly keep away from her. “Alright, alright, I've heard you. Would you let me go now?” I expressed, staring at his face with an annoyed expression. He slightly raised the corner of his lips and revealed his white teeth. He looked handsome and cute, and I was dazzled by his smile for a while, “Kiss me, darling, then I would let you go” I shivered, not knowing whether it was his hot breath or the word that took me off-guard and made me feel like burning up will over, but I still pretended to be cool.
• “Let me go now, Desmond, otherwise…” I broke off, looking at his face aggressively, but he appeared less concerned about my hostile expression. “Otherwise what, sweetheart?” he brought his lips next to my ear as he spoke. I would feel the blood in my whole body boiling and for a moment, I couldn't find anything suitable to say. I thought of a way to get out of his antics and I recollected Granny's words from last night, “Granny would love to meet you soon” I announced, and his face lit up as he stood properly to search my face. “Really? Are you serious?” his tone was full of excitement, “Yes, I'm serious. We talked about you last night” I responded, and he immediately let go of me and jumped around me twice. Looking at him happy, the corner of my lips couldn't help but raise. He took me by surprise when he carried me by the legs and twirled me around, I almost scream, afraid that I would fall down. “Put me down, will you?” I said amidst laughter, clutching his collar tightly. After a few seconds, he lowered me to the floor and framed my jaws in his hands, “I think I need to meet Callie and thank her for bestowing you to me” he said, staring intensely into my eyes. “There was no woman in my past whoever left a spot in my heart, but you came into my life and occupied every space in my heart and even makes my world a colorful one” the sincerity written boldly all over his face shows that he meant every word he just said, I smiled with satisfaction and gradually sneaked my hands around his neck, “I know we didn't start up with a fresh beginning, Desmond. But believe me, I've always known that you have a big role to play in my plain world since our second meeting” I confessed, colliding my gaze with his, “And I also think I need to meet and thank Callie for abandoning you for me” I finished my words and his lips approached mine little by little and then clung to mine. His tongue swept against my lower lip, asking for entrance, and I opened up, drowning into the kiss and ravishing him completely.