Broken: Episode 8

I finally gave Brenda a call and we decided to see and hangout after work that day around 6pm, I couldn’t remember most of the things that happened that Friday night but I could remember her voice, it sounded like sweet persuasion. I finished my lunch and I headed back to the office, Kofo was back at her desk and seemed to be back to her normal self, I went to my desk and got myself back to work so I could have time to go home and freshen up before I went out to see Brenda, I was feeling nervous, I get really chatty when I’m drunk and I get the confidence that only gods can understand so I can do anything. But I wasn’t going to be inebriated tonight so I was hoping the quiet part of me won’t ruin the night for me and make a nervous and sweaty monkey.

The remaining part of the day went by pretty fast and I found myself closing for the day, as I walked out, Kofo stopped me and tried to explain what happened after I left her with her cheating ass of a boyfriend but I cut her short and asked her one question:

“Did you get back with him?” I asked with a smile on my face.

“Yes, he said he’s going to change because he loves me”.

“I’m sure he does, love comes before anything” I said and walked away.

I drove home quickly as the time for my date drew nearer. I jumped into the shower and had a quick shower; I dressed up and got back in my car as I began my drive to meet up with Brenda. I got to the lounge we were meant to meet some minutes early so I could get comfortable, I practiced in my head the topics I could talk to her about and felt really stupid with myself, I decided to calm down and just act like myself, there must be something about me that created that attraction she has for me.

As I contemplated on how I was going to make a fool of myself that night, I noticed a lady of average height walking towards me, she had a short red gown on that accentuated her curves, I could feel the inner child in me getting excited, I wasn’t so sure if that was Brenda because her picture in my head was a bit hazy. She finally stopped in front of me and said “Hello Bayo” with a smile that could make a million angels serenade her with the chorus of love, I stood up and gave her a hug and asked her to sit. We spoke at length about my drunken misdemeanor at the bar that night and how I was feeling like Spiderman. She reminded me of all what we spoke about that night, she explained that I told her of how my boss sneaks a fart whenever he thinks we don’t notice him in the break room, about how Alex was the asshole that believes all the ladies love him and believes he’s the Ryan Gosling of the office.

We laughed for a long time while drinking before we ordered something to eat. The night was going better than I expected and the nervous side of me disappeared, we spoke about the kind of work we did, she was a financial analyst at an auditing firm, we spoke about our past relationships and from what I learnt, she was attracted to assholes and guys have always treated her badly so I was curious to know why she was attracted to me and according to her, she likes the fact that I can always make her laugh.

We had so much fun talking about our lives but we had to bring the night to a short close because she had an early flight to catch the next day. I walked her to her car which was parked outside, I told her I wasn’t going to make the mistake of not calling her on time again and will give her a call to be sure she got home safely, this brought a smile to her face and she gave me a kiss on my cheek before she got into her car and drove off. As I walked to my car feeling really happy with the introduction of this beautiful woman into my life, I got a text message from Cynthia.

Excerpts from the message:

“I need you tonight if you’re interested, you were awesome the last time and I want that feeling again. Should you choose to come over tonight, you’re gonna be my official booty call. Feel free to disregard this message if you want. In case you’ve forgotten where I stay, I also included my address. I hope I see you soon”.

As I unlocked my car, I was faced with the dilemma of what to do with this message. Should I go over and have an awesome night with a co-worker? Won’t that be awkward when we are at work? Should I wait and see what happens with Brenda when next we see before I jump into Cynthia’s pant again? Or Should I see where the case of Kofo & I leads to by being a good friend and staying away from any complication so I can be by her side when she sees that her boyfriend is her bad choice?