AMBER ROMANCE, NOVEL

AMBER ROMANCE


WHEN THE HEART KNOWS


CHAPTER FIVE



Chuck came into the kitchen looking for Collins but the fool was sitting down and having a healthy breakfast protected by the bulky housekeeper, cook and the closest thing they have to a mother. He stood thinking of the best way to get to his brother and give him the beating he deserved without having to go through May.
“Good morning Chuck, if that is a scowl I see on your face, you had better head back to bed and get more sleep and see about waking up from the right side this time”
He walked over and gave May a kiss and hug. “I assure you I am quite fine” he stylishly walked past her heading to Collins who was wolfing down food like a starving man.
“Has she gone? So soon?” what he got for answer made him want to howl to moon. And he gave in to that desire
“What did you do your brother?”
“Nothing he didn’t deserve”
May came to examine Collins with her spatula in one hand. She bent over Collins who then pretending to be in pains.
“Are you alright?” she asked gently
“No May, I feel I am going to die the next minute”
She turned to Chuck her spatula raised. He gave a dazzling smile, “come on May you are not going to believe that actor”
“Do you want to kill him?”
“I assure it will take more than a blow to do that but he let in a strange woman into my bed room this morning”
May stopped and turned to Collins. Collins knowing that the table had turned against him stood up immediately all traces of pain gone.
“You did what?”
Collins gave her a good distance and smiled at her
“That devilish smile of yours is not going to save you. I am no blushing girl”
“But you love me all the same…remember when my brute of brother leaves us here all by ourselves who takes care of you? Collin winked at her. May sighed with humor
Chuck rolled his eyes. “That’s it, that’s what he gets for allowing a girl into my room while I was still asleep and the girl was going through my drawers?” he didn’t want to tell her that but somehow he wanted May to stop spoiling an already spoilt man.
“What?”
“She said Nma sent her to you and you were still asleep and…”
“You will not do such again do you know how many girls I turn away everyday?”
“She seemed different” Collins said lamely
Well you could say that Chuck thought remembering the feel of her body in his hands and the feel of her soft lips. Then it dawned on him that he wanted more of her and he smiled. He was suddenly looking forward to his godson's birthday party. May’s voice cut into his thought and he then noticed that they have been speaking to him
“What?’ he asked
“Judging by that smile I would safely say he enjoyed every minute of finding her in his bedroom”
“Watch your mouth young man, what happened?”
He shrugged and snatching a roll from the basket. “She has gone, it turned out that she was not a thief but….”
They watched him pour himself a juice and began eating
“But what…?”
“I told you, I know my brother he should be thanking me for waking him up in an enjoyable fashion” a look from May shut him up.
“Don’t worry May, she was really from Nma but my problem is that I should have been informed before sending her to my room”
“And spoil your fun” Collins said
“Must you always think with your balls?” Chuck rejoined
“You two mind your language”
“So how come you met her at the gate?”
  May turned to Collins
“Are you still taking off every night?”
“Check mate” Chuck said and left Collins to May’s wrath
“I went jogging”
“In a car?” Chuck asked from the door
“Touché big bro”
“Well young man”
Chuck laughed as he headed back to his room. Collins appetite for clubbing was something nobody knew how to handle. Most times his friends who had to drag him home drunk. He didn’t know what to do about the boy. And he didn’t want to be too harsh with him. He might just decide to go back to his mother. He fisted his hands when it shook. It was really annoying that he should feel this way about his mother after all these years. He became even angrier when he saw his hands shake with anger and hatred he felt for his mother. He marched into the adjourning bathroom determined to wash the thoughts from his mind.

Helen didn’t let herself think till she walked into her studio. She closed the door and leaned on it. Then her body began to shake. She stifled a moan. But what did she expect? Did she think she was going to come out with a romantic confession from him, Chuck was Chuck. Women threw themselves at him on a daily basis. How did she loose control of her body? She didn’t have any memories of being with a man before but it seemed what her mind couldn’t remember her body never forgot.
On shaky legs she found her seat and sat down, feeling ashamed and at the same time awesome. It was a very confusing feeling. And she didn’t want to deal with that. Rather she thought of how she was going to face Chuck when they meet again at Nma’s place. Chagrined she rested her head on the table and moaned aloud. She was sure he was going to see her as another silly girl giving her right eye for his attention and that was never her intention. She wanted to be seen as this cool, collected and respectable woman who couldn’t careless who he was or what he did. But all she ended up doing was jumping the man at the first chance she got like some sex starved nymphomaniac. She groaned again, maybe she was sex starved, her memories has been gone for almost three years and she might have had an over active sex life before that. Maybe she had a husband, or a fiancés or children. It dawned on her and she was then really ashamed of the fact that she might be a married woman with children; she couldn’t commit adultery no matter what. Every fantasy she had for Chuck should end.
 If only she could remember even the tiniest bit. She tried to think but met nothing but dark nothingness; she wiped a tear of frustration and at that instant. Nma threw the door open and entered.
Helen at that moment tried to compose herself. Then she looked up and smiled at Nma. Nma was her boss, business partner and only friend in the world. Close to two years ago she married Uche Okoha then the sexiest, richest and most eligible bachelor in the country.  Their romance and marriage was a novel idea and talk of the whole country. Nma was a very beautiful woman petite and superb. She was wearing a black and white body con gown which clung to her body like second skin. Even after giving birth there was not even an ounce of excess flesh on her body. Helen envied her body, her charisma and confidence but she was her only friend and Helen loved her with all heart.
“Hello love! You look amazing” Nma exclaimed
Helen smiled “thank you, but you are simply amazing”
Nma smiled and peered into Helen face. Helen was instantly alarmed. She had forgotten how perceptive Nma could be.
“Do you want something?” that was lame she scolded herself. This whole place belonged to Nma and she could be where ever she chose.
“Not really but I found someone wandering the show room below, looking for you
Helen looked up sharply; her heart skipped several beats and began to beat erratically.
“Who?”
“Why should I tell you and spoil the fun” Nma laughed and she came nearer and whispered
“Now you have a date for the thing tonight” she winked and walked to the door
Helen was trying to figure what she would do if the person turned out to be Chuck but she doubted Chuck would want her as his date not after her shameful display this morning. He might probably be afraid that she might jump him in front of the whole party should he risk escorting her. She was pulled back to reality when Nma came back with a different man. Helen breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time highly disappointed that the fellow wasn’t Chuck.
“You remember him, don’t you?” enthused Nma
Helen tried to remember him
He was a very handsome guy, well built with an arrogant carriage and confidence that spoke old money. She wondered where she had met him before.

“It’s been sometime really but I am Dave, I modeled some of your collection before?”
“Oh yea! Of course I remember the trust fund baby turned model.”
“Ouch!” he exclaimed jovially “I told you I will back didn’t I”
Helen smiled “I told you I might not be available”
“I will leave you guys to it then” Nma smiled and winked at Helen as she left but stopped as she got to the door. “I am hoping you come to my barbecue party this evening, both of you”
“Party?”
“Helen will fill you in” Nma left shutting the door
Helen turned to her admirer.
“So you are back in the country”
“Yes, so are you available?”
“For a date to her party yes, for any other thing, we will see”
He smiled and sat down
“Fair enough, so what is she celebrating?”
“Her son’s one year birthday tomorrow and a kind of meet and greet tonight, nothing very fancy”
“Okay great, I understand they have this awesome beach all to themselves” he smiled
“They do”
“I am glad we are going to together, you are different you know”
“How different”
“Cant lay my fingers on it but it is there and it sets you apart from millions of others and believe me, I have seen many”
“Thanks”
“So I will pick you up?”
“I will be going home with Nma after work so let’s meet there.”
‘Okay’
‘Let me warn you, she lives on the outskirt, don’t know if you appreciate driving back to town that late’ Helen said hedging.
“What about you, wouldn’t it be late for you too”
“I will be spending the night”
“I have a friend who lives nearby there so I guess I will crash at his place”
“Cool we will meet there then?”
“it was nice hooking up with you again”
“Same here”
“See you tonight”
He got up “I will leave you to concentrate on your work”
Helen watched him leave confused
“What just happened” she asked aloud.
Here was she musing over Chuck and this hunk just asked her for a date. Wow! She couldn’t believe it. She was happy that she was not going alone and have Chuck flaunt his super model all over the place. This will tell him that she didn’t have any designs on him, not when she would have a handsome, rich hunk her boyfriend by her side. Suddenly she was looking forward to barbecue
Happily she brought out her sketch pad and began to sketch, wondering again how easy this business came to her. She was sure that when she got her memories back, she would find out that she was a designer or an artist.




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