Judytex_Stories
*EPISODE 5*
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Waking up late the next morning, Tricia was surprised to still find Jeff at home.
“Good morning.” Jeff greeted as soon as he sighted Tricia walking into the sitting room.
“Good morning Jeff. What’s wrong?. Why haven’t you gone to work?. It’s past 9 am already.” She said pointing at the wall clock.
“I Know Tricia. I’ve decided to take a day off today.” He said.
“What?. But why?. Is mom coming today?.” She asked totally confused.
“No Tricia. I just thought it would be wise if we used today for a little rehearsal. I believe that would help us get used to living as married couples before mom arrives in three days time.” He said.
“Hmmmm. I think that would be a great idea. So what and what are we rehearsing on?.” She asked.
“Everything that married couples do. Exception of the things that goes on in the bedroom.” He said.
“Okay then, let’s do this.” Tricia said sitting opposite Jeff. “So, how about we start by choosing a pet name for each other?.” Tricia said.
Hearing this, Jeff folded his arms and crossed his legs.
“Okay?.” Jeff said. “So, what name would you prefer I call you?.” He asked.
“Honey should do. So what about you?.” Tricia asked.
“I agree with that. Let’s call each other honey.” Jeff said. Then standing to his feet, he said. “With that being said, I think it’s best we put everything into practice.” Jeff said.
“Alright then, give me few minutes. I haven’t actually brushed my teeth yet.” Tricia said covering her mouth. And this got Jeff smiling.
When she returned after brushing, they both started rehearsing on how to live as a happy married couple before Jeff’s mom.
Jeff taught Tricia how and when to serve him breakfast every morning.
He listed out the food he likes and those he didn’t like.
He also taught her how to get his work clothes ready before he finished taking his bath,
how to welcome him with a hug and peck whenever he returned from work. Jeff also stressed on the need for Tricia to start dressing like a married woman. Cause most of her clothes were tight, skimpy and sexy. Tricia then agreed to go shopping for new clothes the next morning.
These rehearsals went on and on, till evening came. And Tricia had to practice how to prepare and serve her husband dinner. And because of these rehearsals, they finally got to eat breakfast and dinner together as a married couple for the first time.
And finally, it was night and by then, they’ve ran out of ideas on what else to rehearse on. Then Tricia suggested that they sat and watched a movie which story was based on family. So as to see if there were any thing left for them to rehearse on. Jeff agreed to that and after taking their baths, they both returned to the sitting room to watch a family oriented movie. Tricia sat on a different sofa next to Jeff.
They both kept taking notes of important lessons from the movie. When they had watched halfway through the movie, Jeff turned to tell Tricia to take note of what was going on in that particular scene. But unfortunately, Tricia had fallen asleep on the sofa where she sat.
“Why does she always fall asleep so easily?.” Jeff wondered scoffing at her.
He had no choice but to watch the movie all through by himself. And when he was done, he switched off the television, and woke Tricia with a tap.
“Tricia. Wake up. The movie is over.” He said slowly tapping her on her shoulder but unkown to him, Tricia was a sleepyhead.
When Tricia failed to wakeup after few minutes of constant tapping, Jeff started blaming himself.
“If I had known that she was such a sleepyhead, then I would have told her to go in rather than letting her sleep here for long. Now she’s deeply asleep and wouldn’t wake up no matter how hard I try.” He lamented.
Being left with no other choice, Jeff carried Tricia to her room and laid her on her bed. As soon as he laid Tricia on her bed, he heard her sleep talking and chewing her mouth while asleep.
“What a weirdo.” He said shaking his head.
As he turned to leave, he paused and turned back to take a quick look at Tricia’s room for the first time ever since she moved into his house. Looking around the walls at the four corners of the room, he was surprised to see her pictures hanged at every corner of the room.
“Why does she have her pictures all over the place like she owns a picture gallery or something?.” He wondered.
Taking a quick look around the room, he saw her clothes, shoes and some scripts scattered all over the place. Now this particular one pissed him off.
“What a crazy girl she is.” He said not believing his eyes. He quickly turned to leave the room then he stepped on something.
He raised his leg only to realize that he just stepped on Tricia’s bra. This got him really irritated.
“Oh my goodness!. Where in God’s forbidden planet did this crazy girl come from?.” He fumed clenching his teeth and fist. He turned and glared angrily at Tricia who was sound asleep.
And without hesitation, he barged out of the room and rushed into his room. Shutting his door behind him, he threw himself on his bed and took a deep breath.
Jeff was someone who detests dirtiness and disorderliness. Which was why his room and everything about him were carefully and neatly organized. But unfortunately for him, Tricia was a direct opposite of him. She didn’t mind leaving her room unorganized and scattered for days. And when she’s going through a script or writing a script, her room was always a total mess.
Waking up the next morning, Tricia stepped out yawning and stretching her arms when her gaze caught with that of Jeff who was glaring angrily at her while standing in front of his door with his arms folded.
“Good, morning?.” Tricia greeted totally confused on what the glare was all about.
“Good morning sleepyhead. I hope you had a good night rest?.” He asked giving her a serious look.
“Yyyes.” Tricia stammered. “But why the glare?. What’s wrong?. Did I do anything wrong last night?.” She asked totally confused.
“How did you go to sleep in your room last night?.” Jeff asked.
“I walked into my room of course. Why are you even asking me that?.” Tricia wondered.
“Really?. You walked yourself into your room?. You?. You that I carried in my arms last night?.” Jeff asked.
“Carried in your arms?. Oh stop it. You didn’t do such. I walked into my room by myself.” Tricia said.
“Wow. Unbelievable. So you are actually not aware of all that happened last night?. How can a lady be this reckless for Christ sake?. So let’s assume that something bad had happened last night while you were sleeping, or the entire house came crashing down. So you wouldn’t have known what was going on because you were deeply asleep?.” Jeff asked totally amazed.
“Stop it Jeff. I’m not a deep sleeper like you are making me look. I remembered everything that happened last night.” Tricia said.
“Oh, really?.” Jeff asked folding his arms.
“Yeah.” Tricia said folding her arms too.
“Then can you tell me what happened at the end of the movie we watched last night?.” Jeff asked.
“Well, emmm…..” Tricia said scratching her head.
Jeff couldn’t help but shaked his head in disbelief.
“You know what Tricia, you really need to work on that bad sleeping habit of yours. If not for anything else, you need to do that for your safety. You are a woman for crying out loud.” He said turning to leave for work. Then he took few steps backwards and said. “Also, please, try keeping your room in order. I really can’t believe that almost everything about you looks messy and scattered.” He said. Afterwhich, he shaked his head and walked away.
When he left, Tricia quickly rushed back to her room and sat on the floor. She ran her eyes through the room and found one of her panties lingering on the floor.
“Jesus Christ!. Did he also see that?.” She shouted almost crying.
The thought of Jeff carrying her into her room last night made her wished she could turn back the hands of time.
“Why did I sleep so deep last night?. What actually happened to me?.” She wondered.
Back at Jeff’s office, Jeff was walking into his office when he bumbed into Leo who was stepping out to make a call. Leo saw Jeff and tried ignoring him but Jeff held him back.
“Hey man. Good morning.” Jeff greeted.
“Good morning Jeff.” Leo reluctantly responded.
“Are you still mad at me?.” Jeff asked.
“Who wouldn’t be?.” Leo said.
“Fine. I know it was wrong of me to have asked you to leave my office the other day. But trust me, it wasn’t intentional. I was just….” Jeff tried explaining himself.
“……it’s fine. I understand.” Leo cut in.
“So, are we cool now?.” Jeff asked.
“Sure. You know I can’t possibly stay away from my shadow.” Leo said and they both burst into laughter.
Later in the day, Leo met Jeff in his office and they both discussed.
“So, you mean to tell me that she was completely not aware of everything that happened last night?.” Leo asked totally baffled by what Jeff told him about Tricia.
“Man, I am as baffled as you are. I mean, she’s a woman for crying out loud. Anything could have happened to her in such situation. Other men could have taken advantage of her sleepiness and do something hurtful to her. Aside from that, she would become a mother someday. How does she intend to watch over her baby if such a thing continues?.” Jeff lamented.
“That’s not your problem to think of. Except maybe you have started developing interest in her.” Leo said.
“What interest?. Come on dude, I can’t do such. Not for Tricia. I mean, have you seen how disorganized her room is?. Please don’t even think of such. Cause it would never happen between us.” Jeff said.
“You know, when it comes to the matters of the heart, you can never tell what happens next.” Leo said.
“Well unfortunately, my heart knows what happens next.” Jeff said.
Back at Jeff’s house, Precious came over to meet Tricia crying on the sofa.
“Was it really that bad?. Why are you crying over a simple mistake any one could have made?.” Precious asked sitting next to Tricia.
“Precious that guy is heartless. I’m not a perfectionist. I make mistakes you know?. I have my own flaws just like he does. But why acting like I’ve done the abominable?. Even though I committed a grave crime shouldn’t he have at least talked to me in a calm tone?. Why did he have to make meaning out of a simple mistake?.” Tricia sobbed.
“Is that why you are crying?. Come on Tricia, it was bound to happen eventually. Because you both are two different people from two different backgrounds. If you are already crying now that you are both still sleeping in two different rooms, what then will you do when you two start sharing a single room in two days time?.” Precious asked.
“You don’t get it precious. His words and the way he put it, made me feel less of myself. It just made me recall how my step mum would always say that I will never be good enough no matter how hard I try. This was thesame guy I helped lightened his mood two days ago. Now he is acting like I’ve committed an abomination.” Tricia lamented.
“Come on Tricia. You are hurting yourself the more with your words. Listen to me. For peace to reign in this house, I will advise you start adjusting to fit into his lifestyle. Cause obviously, he is a direct opposite of you. You are a carefree girl and Jeff is a very careful man with lots of principles. Whether fake or real, marriage cannot be sustained without making few adjustments. Sometimes you have to displease yourself to please the other person.” Precious said.
“But that’s bullshit and you know it. We are not a real couple so he shouldn’t expect me to start treating him like a real husband.” Tricia said.
“Tricia come on. Don’t you get it?. This is just like you practising how to treat your real husband when you finally meet him. Just see it from that angle. It’s more like you are undergoing a training.” Precious said.
“Hmmmmm. I’m just wondering how sharing a room with such a man would be like. Cause precious you know me. I’m too carefree.” Tricia lamented.
“Exactly the problem. I can already imagine the drama that would happen between you two.” Precious said.
