THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE

9. LOVE

ERMAN’S POV

Stella is the most beautiful girl I have ever met. I don’t normally pay attentions to girls but with her things are different. She turns me on in a way no other woman has ever done in my life.

The first night we met, I wanted her, every inch of her. I wanted to feel her as I hold her in my bed. It was such a shame that she fled from me before I laid my hands on her.

I used some other girls as a destruction but when we come to meet several months later, I couldn’t control my urge to kiss her. Once I got that chance, I ensured that I kissed her lips. I was not disappointment with the results. Kissing her made me feel a million tingles flowing through my body. She made all the hairs of my body rise just by her touch. She was the woman I felt deeply for.

I was about to tell her what o was feeling but then she mentioned that she had some guy. I was able to see that polite guy who stole her heart. It made me feel jealous and from then, I have never met with her since yesterday. It was hard to forget her thus I needed some other distractions.

I had random girlfriends with no strings attached but when I met her, I chose to choose only her. That will be good at this juncture when I am vying for the governor position. It was also going to be good because I was madly in love with her.

Each time I am with her, I only feel like kissing her and I feel those sweet tingles flowing through my body again.

I didn’t know if she felt that way fully, but when she kissed back, I decided to shoot my shot. I decided to let the cat out of the bag of bag concerning what I have always felt about her.

“I love you Stella,” I said this to her. I have never said this three letter word to any woman I have ever met and I know she deserved to hear that from me. She is for keeps and very ambitious lady and with her by my side, I had a strong feeling that I would win the governor’s position.

I expected her to say that back but she didn’t. She just looked away in shock as if she had just seen some alien dangling somewhere in the cloud.

“Aren’t you going to say something?” Her silence was killing me.

“Well, I am surprised, “She scoffed.

“Why? Is it a crime to love you?” He implored.

“Of course not,” She shrugged.

“Then why are you not saying you love me back?” I demanded for some answers.

“Well, the last time I loved someone, they left me and I healed from the heartbreak all by myself. I am afraid of falling in love Erman, what if you walk away from me? What if you hurt me so much that I fail to love again?” She asked me.

“You don’t have to worry about anything. I mean what I have said. I love you so much Stella, I will never leave you. I will never hurt you. How can I risk losing the person I have always wanted to be with for the longest time?” I confessed.

“Do you promise, please give me your word,” She urged and as soon as she was done insisting, I pressed my lips against hers and we ended up kissing.

I loved her and I am sure I was going to protect what we have. I always wanted her and now that I have her, I will not have to deal with other distractions. With that, I am talking about the random flings that I was used to do well, that is before her.

“I promise Stella, I will never leave you or hurt you. I will make you happy and make your days be brighter. I love you so much,” I gave her my word.

“I guess then that I should give our love a chance,” She quivered.

“What do you say?” I inquired.

“Well, I love the way you say my name and the way you kiss me. Does that count like me being in love with you?” I implored.

“For now, that counts. I will treat you like a queen. You will be my queen,” I went on with my praises.

“Okay, let us give this a chance,” She agreed.

I didn’t waste any more time. I leaned in close and kissed her. The touch of her body made me feel high, as if I was high on some drugs. She made me feel elevated and a wave of awesomeness swept through my body making me feel on top of the moon.

I was going to keep her.

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STELLA’S POV

“You should drop me home already. Let me use this afternoon to go through my business goals,” I advised him after we kissed a couple of times.

“Yea, you are right. I also need to look for my campaign manager,” He hushed.

“Then, let us go,” I said and he started driving us out of the VIP parking lot.

I was actually going to do my laundry first. If I find my mother home, then I was going to tell her all about my new man Erman.

I never hide anything from her and all this Erman story will soon be her business now that she always cares about me and looks out for me. She was both my father and dad.

We drove and we talk about random things most of which were during the first time we met. I felt guilty for leaving him then, but at least since then, he has never forgotten about me. I have been the girl he loves ever since. I have been that girl he can never forget thinking about.

He parked right outside our house when I got out of the car. Of course we kissed again before I got outside the car. He was like a magnet that I was very much attracted to, no matter how hard I tried to walk away, I was pulled right back and each time deeper than the last.

I waved as he drove off. He promised to call and my face lighted up in a smile.

 Felt ripples in my heart. I was happy that he was finally in my life. I have never been with anyone for almost three years and with him it seems like he is worth the wait. He makes me happy with his kisses and the way he stares into my eyes with eyes full of love.

“You seem happy,” My mother noted once I walked into the house through the vast door.

“Of course I am happy,” I walked to the kitchen, went over to where the fridge was and I was able to grab an apple.

“What makes me happy? You know damn well that I would want to know what my precious daughter is happy about,” My mother jested.

“I am going to tell you mother,” I said taking a bite of the crunchy apple.

“I am all ears,” She come sitting by the dining where I was seated on and I knew we are going to have a whole conversation about Erman.

“Alright, today I said yes to a man,” My lips perked up in silence when I recalled him saying that he is in love with me.

“Which man?” His eyebrows jutted up in surprise.

“Erman, the guy I kissed back then in the airport,” I said remembering how his kisses sent a current of electrifying tingles through my body and I felt as if I have been drown in a lake of awesomeness.

“Are you serious about this?” My mother implored with a shaky voice.

“Of course I am sure about this. What makes you think otherwise?” I asked her.

“Well, that man made you break up with the guy you have been dating for a very long time. Do you think it is a wise choice that you start dating him?” My mother asked me.

“I know what I feel mother. Besides I have given myself a long time. Three years is such a long time. Please don’t be in between my happiness. I want to be happy,” I told my mother.

“You know I can never in between your happiness. I just want you to be careful,” She gave me her advice.

“I am careful, if you may excuse me, let me go to my room, freshen up and ask Erman to come over. I want to tell him that I am going to be his campaign manager, “I told my mother.

“No, I can never allow you to go into politics, “She raised her voice on me.

“Why mother, I love politics and that is what I am going to pursue,” I told her boldly.

“No, not after what they did to your father,” She said and my eyebrows were raised up in confusion.

“What happened to dad?” I asked her.