Love is the Sunshine

"Carla, I'm not feeling very well. Can you catch up later, after we come back?"

Terence leaned in close to her ear and whispered with a smile, blowing hot breath into her face. His eyes were gleaming when he looked at Jena and nodded politely to her.

"I am sorry, but Carla and I have something urgent to do. We have to go now."

After he said that, Terence snaked his arm around her waist. Carla was taken by surprise. She twisted in protest and struggled in his arms as he forcefully led her towards the direction of the gate of the housing estate.

Most middle aged housewives like Jena were keen on gossiping and if Carla continued with the conversation, it wouldn't have ended for quite a while.

He didn't have the patience to wait anymore.

"Why did you do that?"

"What did I do? I didn't say that I was your boyfriend."

"But if I don't explain it all to her, Jena might think that you and I are…"

"Does it really matter that much, what other people think? It will do, as long as you and I know whether we are or not."

"No, it will not do. Jena is a terrible gossip. You just wait and see. Before tomorrow morning, everyone in this neighborhood will know that I brought a man back to stay with me overnight."

Carla and Terence continued bickering, even after they had left Jena. Neither of them was willing to make a compromise.

Terence raised his eyebrows as he glanced at Carla. She sounded like she was so eager to deny any romantic connection between the two of them. 'Would it be all that bad to have me as a boyfriend?'

After they got out of the hospital.

Carla sorted through all of the bills and handed them to Terence, who was following behind her.

She was unfortunate enough to have met him yesterday and to add insult to injury, Karen called her when she was at the hospital with him, cussing and yelling at her.

But thanks to her quick wit, she said that she had a minor accident and was still in the hospital and thus managed to muddle through the blame.

"Since we have come out of the hospital, we'd best say goodbye here. These are the bills I paid for you. So, I suppose we can find a bank now and you can withdraw the money and pay me back?"

at the stack of bills and swallowed hard. His dark eyes gleamed and the corners of

"I don't have money."

"What?" …

that he didn't have any money on him and without thinking she rushed forward and began to search him. How was it possible that he didn't

stop her. Instead, he raised his arms slightly to allow her to

of life or death. Who would think to bring

out to him. "You call your buddies, family, relatives or girlfriend

down at her cell phone indifferently and shrugged his shoulders not even attempting to take it.

supposed to remember so many phone numbers? Besides, I'm not even from

don't have a

finding it hard to grasp all that was going on. "Then why did you say

times call for desperate measures. But I promise I will keep my

world, it was fate that brought them two together. He felt helpless to change anything, and all that

him. In a low menacing voice, she uttered,"You lied to me! I should pimp you off to the club as an escort. You can

eye at her comment, rather he gave her a sexy half smile and narrowed his eyes on

much trouble? How about I serve you alone and be

yet. He has even planted undercover men everywhere throughout BH

not interested. Who knows who you are. I don't want to have any connections with an unknown person… What are

the back of her head while the other was wrapped around her waist pulling her body up

offering my services to you. If you aren't satisfied, I can improve until you are," said Terence

with her lips slightly parted. Her mind was still on the soft and tender kiss that he just gave

his foot with force.

like this?"

have to offer you is my body. You can use it in any way you like. Isn't that

an eye on the two figures that lurked across the street from where they were. He waited until they had disappeared

Just hear me out. I don't have any money or my bank card nor my cell phone right now. If you want me to pay you back, you'll have to take advantage

felt being kissed by him. She was stuck for words and didn't know

she need the most?

needed a

brother; a man made her feel safe and stood by her through thick and thin no

herself to be independent, the harsh reality of life proved to be too much for her to handle on

she needed in her life couldn't possibly be like the one that was standing in front of