Today I accepted a pending date from Cent who has been asking me out for two months now, I've gotten an apartment for myself. It's a little distance from Kristen and talking about Kristen he'll be tying the not with his better half Essa this weekend, they're making plans of traveling back for the wedding.
I will go visit him after my date with Cent, I got inside the not too crowded restaurant, well it's not yet lunch so there won't be much people in here, looking around I spotted Cent as he waved at me.
"Good morning Cent"
"Good morning pretty please sit" he said as he pulled out a seat for me, how gentlemanly he is.
" Thank you hope I didn't keep you waiting for long"
"Not really, got here five minutes before you" he said
"I did kept you waiting then_ to be even the bills are on me" I said to him but he refused outright
"No you won't do that babe" he said
"If you insist then"
"I insist beautiful" he said 'what's with endearing names' I thought to myself.
We took our orders and the waiter left to fix it.
"How's your career going" Cent asked
"Good, I've got several invite lined up in the coming months" I told him, since after the grand City IDOL musical concret I've gotten more opportunities to sing both in far away cities that requires me to take the plane, and I've recorded with some radio channels such as the SUN RISE, THE BLUES and THE CITY radio channels.
"That's good_ but have you thought about wasking your own album" he asked
"Not really but I do plan on that someday" it's the truth I plan on completing my mom's unaccomplished dreams as well as adding some few works to it.
" You should_you got the voice, beauty, charisma and all. Just like Celine Dion, Rihanna, Beyonce_ you'll be great" he said with a little squeeze on my hands, which sends a jolt in my heart.
"Thank you for your words" I said to him just then our orders arrived, it's lunch time already and the restaurant is getting crowded, some few people who saw me came and took selfies.
As we eat, we discussed about other stuffs.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Cent asked out of the blue, not sure how to respond I took my soda water to drink thinking why he asked.
" Am sorry if am being_"
"No it's okay, just that I didn't expect that question, really" I said " to answer your question, No I don't have an intimate boyfriend if that's what you mean" I told him.
" Yeah really, that's what I meant_ can I be that way to you?. See I've truly loved you since the very first day I set my eyes on you. I don't want to scare you off so, I restrained myself from saying this much earlier. Please Maria be my girl, my woman" he said as he locked eyes with me.
I got off from my car in Kristen parking lot but it seems he got a guest, just as I approached him the car in which his guest is in drove off but, I caught a glimpse knowing it's a male guest.
"Hello Celeb. Maria, you look good" Kristen said, since I became famous he calls me Celeb. Maria.
"Seems you had a guest, did you miss my trouble?" I asked him and he smiled
"I did miss your trouble and hope you don't do that again, if not I'll take you to the hospital and I mean it Maria" he told me, well I was down with cold two weeks back for sleeping in the bathtub.
"No I won't I promise and where's Essa?"
"What a great friend you're, not knowing she'd gone to her parents as for our wedding preparations" he sneered at me.
"Come on Kristen don't be mad, I was thinking you both will travel together and I told you how" I was saying
"Just kidding pretty, get something fixed for yourself as this will always be your home. I still don't like the idea of you moving out you know" Kristen said
"Kristen you don't have too, I need to give Essa and you your privacy as newly Weds". I told him, he's about to start a new chapter in his life as a married man, I don't want to intrude in their private life. I got some fresh pineapple juice and left over pizza from the kitchen.
"Kristen you didn't answer my question about the guest from earlier" I told him but he raised a questioning eyebrow
" Are you interested in him? I can make that happen you know" he said.
"Nope am not interested in him_ just that I felt I've seen him somewhere but can't say" I told him.
Meanwhile Kristen was thinking to himself, ' of course Maria you've not just seen him but he has saved you on several occasions and you mean a lot to him. If only he will make his feelings known before it's too late' he thought to himself
" Are you sure he's the one or you saw him in your dreams" he told her.
" Oh Kristen you Flatter such a hopeless person who got no dream so much, I don't dare to dream" I sarcastically said to him.
" That's true, I actually forgot the goddess has held lots of people hostage with her charming voice" how sweet of him, Essa is lucky to have him.
"You're_ " I paused when I heard my phone ringing, not sure who it was I picked up putting it on voice out.
"Hello, Maria speaking" I said to whosoever
'Ms Maria Moore, the Festac International has sent you an invite for the global musical award and your flight has been booked for in two days" came the voice, Kristen and I were both stunned. " May I know who's speaking" I said. " Laurence, assistant of the chief Host". He said he's byes and hung up even before I could reply, I looked up to Kristen who was looking at me.
"Kristen I can't miss out on your wedding I'll refuse their_"
"You'll do such thing Maria_ do you know what this means? It's a global exposure, I won't be selfish enough to let you miss out this golden offer. You'll have to go" Kristen told her while holding her hands.
" But you wedding is this weekend" she said to him
" Maria there are celebration to come, Tina's, your's, childbirth, birthday and many more but this you have to go" Kristen told her
"Thank you Kristen" she said wiping off the tears from her eyes.
"You're always welcome Celeb Maria" he said winking at her.