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22. Wrestlers And The Jealous Incarnation

Dubai was the prefect place for Rahmat. She loved mock tails and the sun and the beaches and the aquariums. She loved everything about Dubai. As a tourist not as a resident

She wouldn't want to live anywhere other than Lagos.

Richard hated the beach. Why?

Because Rahmat was oogled my all the men in the beach. Not that she would ever agree with him on this point. Girls never see it. but he was a man and he knew men.

Being in love with Richard is one thing but being married to him was another. He had habits that she didn't particularly like. The most annoying being that he shed skin like a snake. He would leave a trail of clothes from the door to the bathroom or whereever he wanted to go to. It annoyed her.

It was like...

Door opens..." Hey babe guess what happened today"

Shoes off.

Take two steps. Socks off

Another three steps, belt off.

Another four steps, shirt off.

It irked her.

"Don't start what you can't finish. Her mother had told her,"if you're not going to be able to do it for the rest of your life don't start it"

So she didn't pick up after him. He had to learn to clean up his own mess

"Are you a snake?" she has asked

"What?"

"You keep dropping your clothes, like you're shedding skin. Pick up your clothes" she had replied. And he did.
The next day he forgot and she reminded him, life went on.

Was she surprised when she walked in and his clothes weren't on the floor? Yes. Yes, she was. She thought it would take more than just saying it a couple of times a day for him to get it. But it didn't.

"I am pleasantly surprised" she said

"Ah" he said leaning against the sofa he was sitting on. "I knew you'd be angry if you saw them on the floor again. I don't want it to seem like I'm not listening."

"Oh. Good. That's good" she said taking a seat beside him and raising her feet till they were on the sofa. "What are we watching?" she asked her eyes darting to the television.
"Is that Roman Reigns?" she asked

"Yes. How do you even know who Roman Reigns is?"

"Please, because I'm a girl I don't watch wrestling?"

"No" he said, "I like it. I'm just surprised"

"A lot of it is scripted, I know but I just like it" she began, "Roman Reigns is a beautiful man"

Richard turned to face her, "He is not"

"Of course he is. Are you blind? Look at that hair"

"it's wet"

"That's the thing. It's semi wet and glossy. It's beautiful. And the voice has been the  reason behind many inappropriate dreams"

His brows furrowed, "You hurt me Ace" he said placing a had on his chest.

"Not me. Other girls" she explained

"Eh" he said nonchalantly, "it doesn't matter, the pitcher is broken already"

"Pitchers can be fixed" she argued

"This one is gone"

"Ah... Do. What you want"