SAVING THE DEVILISHLY HANDSOME DOCTOR

CHAPTER 5

Pay day came and like clockwork my money slid through my bank account making me rich for those few days if I could hold onto it. All the furnishing had been done along with buying my work closet but now I had nothing to do with it besides spend and enjoy my pay check for the first time in a long time. I sent the five thousand home with two thousand used to pay bills then the other five thousand was saved to help me through the month leaving me with three thousand to spend.

The honk came from outside having me roll my eyes. The music from the car was so loud I had heard her so many miles away. I laughed, slipping in my white puma Cali. Snowy had bought the car just last month after taking a loan so this was our first time taking the new baby out. I smiled thinking of buying a car myself but I really did not need it, I practically lived in the city with my parents’ house a kilometre away. I sighed, my thoughts moving on maybe buying a plot and building a house but that was on hold for now. My bag was snatched from the bed with my phone and I was out. My weave was glued to perfection looking like a hundred or so I thought.

I walked out of the door, not locking it since Setsabile was in the house, watching TV on her couch with a tub of ice cream on her lap. I walked around the house, hearing the loud music with a smile spreading across my face. My eyes fell on the black second hand Mini cooper. It was so beautiful and I could not help but stick my tongue out with my scream escaping me. I had seen the pictures but this was something else. I walked further with me dancing to the music in excitement. The passenger door was thrown open as Snowy walked out screaming herself. She was dancing too as we met in the middle dancing to the song that blustered through the speakers. We laughed together as we hugged so tight. I had missed her, she was also a teacher but her school was hours away in the rural areas which she liked.

“I missed you,” I shot out as she squeezed me even tighter.

“I missed you too, look at our baby!” She screamed, jumping up and down as I did the same.

I was a shy person but throw me with my friends or family and I was something else, I could talk, I could talk my lungs out and laugh so hard.

“She is so beautiful.” I said back.

“I know right.” She said back as we made our way to either side. I opened the passenger door and slipped in. My seatbelt was clipped with Snowy backing away from my house. Some of the other teachers were outside doing their laundry and I could not help but shy away having forgotten that there were people watching.

“Is Setsabile in?” Snowy asked, after Setsabile and I fell out all our friends felt like they had to pick a side and I was left with Snowy which I had always felt close to than the other three.

“Yeah,” I said back.

“Is she still a b***h?” Snowy asked having me roll my eyes.

“I won’t answer that.”

“Then I take that as a yes.”

Snowy drove through the city as we sang to the songs, laughing and catching up. She was my sunshine and I loved her so much.

We pulled up in the underground parking of the mall then stepped out of the car. I wore blue tight fitting jeans along with a large maroon shirt which I tucked in on one side with the other left hanging. The three top buttons were undone showing my gold cross necklace and my black lace bra. Today I had felt like dressing up, you had to when going out with Snowy because she always had her A game on.

I turned and watched her as she stepped out of her car. She wore a short short jean skirt that was a high rise with a beautiful silky top showing off some cleavage with the look tied up with jewellery and black, stylish ankle boots. She was stunning and I could not help envy as her curvy body swayed.

“I am starving, the ride from my house is so exhausting.” She said, moving her head with her weave bouncing in the air, she was a sight to see, a beauty indeed.

“Me too, let us go feast and get fat.” I said with us walking to the elevator. I sighed, this being the life we had dreamed of since the first day of varsity and I could not believe we were just living our dreams.

We got out and made our way to the restaurant which was nearly empty it still being morning with the clock on half past eleven.

“Hello, table for two?” A waitress that had been waiting by the door asked as we got in.

“Yes please.” I said back as the waitress guided us upstairs where it was empty with the music playing in the background. She picked a table which we liked so we sat.

“My name is Cindy and I will be your server, here are your menus, can I take your drink orders?” The young beautiful girl asked having placed the menus down on the eating mats and now holding her pen and paper.

“We are ready to order food love, we are so hungry we don’t even want to wait. Can we have an extra-large meaty pizza, large serving of buffalo wings, eight hundred grams of barbecue pork ribs and extra-large peri-peri chips?” Snowy said, my mouth already watering from all the food mentioned. That was why I was wearing a baggy shirt, so that I could eat all I wanted and be able to hide my nearly exploding belly.

The waitress wrote that all down then looked up after some time.

“Drinks?” She asked.

“I will have a dry lemon.” I said which she wrote down.

“I will have that too.” Snowy said with the girl writing it down then nodding her head.

“I will be back with your drinks.” She said then turned and walked away. I sat looking at Snowy wanting to laugh.

“This is why we don’t have boyfriends, we eat too much.” I said as I laughed with Snowy joining me.

“Girl, we worked for our money and we need to eat and enjoy it. If he can’t handle that then he gotta bounce.” Snowy replied as we laughed.

The girl was back with the drinks and I was shocked at how fast she was. My glass filled with ice was placed down along with my straw and the can of dry lemon then she went setting up Snowy’s drink.

“Thank you.” I said as the girl turned and walked away again.

“She was so fast, I hope the food is quick to come too, the smell in here has me so hungry I could eat you right now.”

“I would not blame you, have you seen me. My friend, these days I feel like I am killing it. I don’t know, not to brag but honey, when did I get so pretty?”

I laughed, deciding to draw on my drink.

“You have always been beautiful love but I see what you mean, happiness looks good on you, you are glowing.” I said as she blushed.

“Aahh, thank you babe.” She said back with her taking a sip of her drink to stifle the laugh. I did the same, loving the cool beverage. Minutes ticked away as we waited and thirty minutes later I saw three waitresses walking up with trays filled with food and I knew it was ours. The floor had more people now with their eyes trailed to us, shocked as all the food was placed on the table. It was a lot, so much yet I knew we would finish it. There was no one I knew that could eat more than Snowy and I did, it was a wonder to watch.

“Thank you,” We kept on saying as one after the other placed what they were carrying on the table with clean white plates empty for us to fill with all the food. I giggled, wiggling my toes and fingers. I did not know where to begin yet the pizza was still hot and so cheesy. I grabbed a slab and placed it on my plate then went to help Snowy cut down the ribs of which I took three then took four buffalo wings to my plate adding a scoop of chips.

My mouth was blasting with flavours, too good no one spoke. Our utensils were not touched with our hands at work. I held the rib up with it sticky and so fat, my teeth sunk in with no mercy as it just melted in my mouth, falling off the bone.

I had never experienced such pleasure, such pleasure it had me close my eyes in such fulfilment. My whole body tingled, my mouth sticky. I went for another bite and it was even better. Why would I need a man when I had such delicious food? The bone was left clean as I placed it down and licked my sticky hands. Snowy gave a moan with me laughing.

“Oohh lord.” She said with her eyes closed as she chewed on the slice of pizza. I did not waste time, grabbing the one on my plate and feeling it heavy with toppings and cheese. My teeth went biting, the piece slipping in my mouth as I chewed and I could not help myself as I groaned. My body slumped against the seat with my eyes closed. It was mind blowing, so good there was no way it could survive.

Everything was cooked to perfection, the pizza half way down in just two minutes. The Buffalo wings were just the icing on the cake, I wanted to eat and never stop.

My eyes opened, locking with Snowy’s own as we both laughed at each other.

“Just what I needed.” She said with her hands sticky with sauce.

I nodded my head, looking up only to pause. My heart went wild as I dashed my head down as fast as I could.

“Oohh lord, he is here.” I fumbled out in panic and shock yet excitement had my heart drum so hard I thought it would jump out.

“Who?” Snowy asked as she turned.

“Don’t look,” I scolded with her quickly looking back at me.

“Mr Stranger.” I whispered as she lit up like a bulb with her jumping back to look not hiding it at all.

“Where, oohh my, is it that guy?” Snowy asked having me nearly strangle her.

“Stop looking.” I shot through as she turned back to me.

“Girl, he is so fine.” Snowy said waving her hands at me having me blush and laugh. I could suddenly not breathe with it being so hot in here.

“What should I do, what should I do?” I asked, panicked, I had really thought I would never see him but there he was sitting five tables away with a cup of coffee in front of him and his head buried in a large book.

“Act normal, stop freaking out. Act as if you have not seen him but be sexy and stop eating like a cow.” Snowy answers.

“Hey, I don’t eat like a cow.” I shot back.

“Yes we do love,”

I stared down at my hands and they are a mess, I quickly wiped them clean.

“I should use a fork and knife.” I said, sitting up with my eyes still on him. I could not look away, not when he looked so good. He was just wearing a simple black t-shirt with his hair all messed up but lord he was breath-taking. I watched as he picked up the cup and brought it to his lips without moving his eyes from the book.

“If you want your food to start flying off your plate then do that.” Snowy said having me laugh.

“And stop looking, guys don’t like girls who just drool over them.” She continued having me take a deep breath knowing that I had to stop literally ogling at him. My eyes trailed back to my food with my mind still on him, at this point I was definitely crushing and hard.

I picked up the Buffalo wing and brought it to my mouth, in my mind I kept chanting how I should be eating in a sexy way but in what way could I eat and chew sexily. I was defeated while I thought of if he had seen me already? Wondering what he would do if he did.

“Oohh lord, he will see all this food and just look the other way, he will think I eat too much, did I tell you that he bought me food that other day?” I kept rumbling on and on.

“Yes you did, it was all you could talk about for weeks. What if he is married?” Snowy asked having me shutter in front of her, what a way to ruin my fantasy. There was no way a guy as hot as that could be single and available.

“You are probably right, he probably is.” I said as I reasoned with myself.

“Or he could be single and totally into to you, you said he drove you home right.” Snowy interjected.

“Please don’t encourage me.” I shot out as I ate the delicious fries.

“Maybe you should just faint and I would call for help then he would come over here and do CPR on you, his mouth on yours.”

I went crazy on her words, already seeing it with him cupping my face and inhaling my air, the air I breathe. I would wake up, my eyes peeling open with ours locking then he would freeze and claim my lips again with nothing but passion.

I sighed, my eyes dreamy as I longed.

“He could take you in his arms and realize that he never wants to be without you, love at third sight.” Snowy finished as she herself had a dreamy face.

“I think we watch too many movies.” I said with both of us laughing but then I found myself frozen where I was with my eyes locked with deep green ones. I thought I would die, my breath knocked away as recognition set in on him.

Every part of me was burning and I thought I would stop breathing at once.

“Snowy, he is looking at me, oohh my God, I don’t know what to do.” The words rushed out of my barely moving lips.

“Oohh my God, just wave, stop freezing like a robot and wave.” Snowy quickly said as I found myself pulling a bright smile then waving. I felt like a fool hoping he did not think I was crazy now. My blood rushed through my body, too fast for my heart with it going frantic in my chest. I was never built for such feelings, remembering my first crush which I had found myself crying over every night for him to just say hi or something. A crush was something so strong yet when it is over you find yourself wondering why you had thought the guy was so perfect after all.

Mr Stranger nodded his head once in acknowledgement and went back to his book. To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement. Some part of me had dreamed and longed of him coming over and saying hi or even asking for my number. I rolled my eyes imagining how epic that would be. I shook my head forgetting all about him or at least trying to. I went back eating my food.

“You guys would have such cute kids.” This is why Snowy and I had always been so close. We are both dreamers with our definition of fun being to eat out all the delicious foods our money could buy.

“They would have green eyes just like his with caramel skin and curly hair. I would have them do dance and music Just as soon as they could walk and speak.” I said eating the last slab of pizza.

“And we would have play dates with my twins.” Snowy added.

“I want twins too, boy and girl.” I said with her nodding her head.

“We would have double twins boo. Imagine how cool it would be if we got pregnant together. It would be so cute.”

“So cute, we should definitely do it.”

“Girl, we have to find handsome and good men first.” Snowy cut in as I sighed.

“Where? All men are either married, taken, childish or just hard-core players. Where do all these girls in movies find these perfect men my friend because we are dying here?”

I laughed.

“It’s a struggle boo.” I added with both of us shaking our heads accepting that we will die single and lonely.

I grabbed my straw with my mouth and drank from the glass that was half filled with my soda. We were half way through our food and were still to sit ten minutes waiting for it to settle before finishing the rest. This was war, a food fight. I chuckled at my thoughts as I let go of the straw but my eyes caught something and I could not help but look up.

My world seemed to stop, everything coming to a standstill as I watched him walk. He had brackets which were not excessive but so hot and you know what they say about men that have rickets, you are sure they are carrying a long and thick package. I chuckled, my eyes trailing from him as I tried to act as if I had not seen him when all in all I was freaking the hell out. In my head I was screaming, screaming so loud.

“Snowy, I think he is coming here, oohh lord.” I whispered, not even looking at her

“Really.”

I almost fainted when Snowy turned around only to realize her mistake and act as if she was looking for a waitress.

“Where is our waitress?” She blurted out with her eyes still scanning for the none existing waitress. Mr Stranger was just there, so close I could see all his hair, could not help ogle at those strong legs exposed by his shorts. He was dashing and I thought I would die.

I waited, waiting for him to pass but he turned to stand next to our table and I held a squirm in me.

In my head I was thinking of all the food, dear lord he would see all the food!

“Ladies,” He said with his foreign accent which I just could not decide if it was Irish, Scottish or what. His voice was deep and raw, leaving me raw myself. I paled, wanted to say something but my throat closed up and I sat staring at those legs. A breeze kicked in, carrying his cologne to me and I was dazed.

“Hi,” I don’t know how or when but the words escaped my mouth as I turned to fully stare at him and holy crap I would faint. I could not decide if I liked him in scrubs or casual but either was good for me. Why was life so unfair though? A man as handsome as him would never go for a Betty like me.

His eyes trailed over the table and I wished I could just push everything to the floor so he would not see the loads of food. Snowy was so quiet I even forgot she was there. I swallowed, my eyes moving up to stare at his face and my eyes met his. My body woke, it was like a bolt of life struck me, as if I had been dead all this time. He was all anyone would ask for in a man, his partner got a good one.

I swallowed, breaking eye contact for if I stared even for one more second I would find myself confessing my sins.

“I am sorry to disturb your lunch.” He said, him so large, his form shadowing me away. My eyes trailed to those broad shoulders, that well-toned neck and his triceps. He was impressive, not too bulky but bulky enough to grab me by my ass and have my legs wrap around his waist as he took me to heaven.

I froze, paling at my thoughts, having me grab my drink and take a sip because I was just getting too hot for my liking. I did not know where that came from and I hoped those thoughts never came back yet my mind was already taken.

I looked away, afraid of what I would do if I kept staring.

“It’s okay, you are not disturbing at all.” Snowy finally spoke up as I looked up at her shocked that she was still there and had not evaporated because I had totally forgot she was there.

Mr Stranger gave her a smile, a smile that had me weak to my knees, my stomach in knots with butterflies floating in there. I could not take such feelings, this man was nailing the nail deep and hard. He turned to look at me, having me nearly jump from my seat as I felt his eyes on my skin.

“I wanted to actually ask for your help with something.” His voice came as I looked up, anything he wanted, anything he needed I was there, there to provide and be of service.

“Okay,” I said giving him a bright smile to hide the laughter, shock and amazement I was going through.

“It doesn’t feel right to just ask you here, can I have your number?” He asked leaving me dazed. I was shocked to say the least yet I was able to collect myself and nod my head. I did not know what to do, what if by just giving him my number so easily he thought I was loose and easily taken but then if I did not give it to him where would I see him again. I was at a cross road, my eyes trailing to Snowy who was blinking so fast knowing she was trying to say something yet my mind too taken to read her signals.

Fuck social expectations.

“Okay,” I said as I turned, taking up my Samsung from the table.

“I can just Airdrop my contact.” He said with his phone in hand.

“Uhm, I use Samsung,” I said as I showed him the phone with him nodding his head. This was the first time I heard him speak so many words and I wished he could just keep talking.

He stretched his hand, slipping his phone in his pocket with the other. I stared at his hand, such a beautiful hand. I swallowed, placing my phone in his palm. He took it, holding it with both hands now and typing. I watched, wondering what he was writing, hoping I could just watch him. His hands were steady, typing so fast I could barely see them. In a second he was giving me my phone. My eyes went to the screen seeing that he had sent himself a text with a ‘Hello’ then saved his number.

I held on the phone as if it was gold, his name said over and over in my head to be branded there never to escape me. I wanted to say it, wanted to taste it on my tongue but I held back, containing myself.

It was my turn to hold out my hand, he placed his phone on my palm, our skin touching having me suck in a breath. His skin was warm and it had mine tingle.

I looked at the text that had been sent from my phone. I clicked on it, creating a new contact and writing my name then saving it. I gave him the phone, his eyes taking the name with his eyes lingering as I watched him take it in.

“It’s Mbali,” I said, seeing his dilemma.

“Mbali,” He said back with him saying it so wrong yet so right finding myself nodding my head with a smile spreading across my face.

“Nice to meet you Mbali.” He said it again and I did not even know how I had not fainted at that point, everything about him set me ablaze and I just had to take him in small doses for he was too intoxicating for me.

“Have a great day, sorry for disturbing again.” He said with him turning and smiling at Snowy before leaving. I watched him walk, saw him take his book and keys from the table to walk down the stairs. I could not speak or even breathe at that point, my mouth wide open as my eyes went back on where he had just been standing. The phone was clenched to my chest with me done for.

“John,” I finally whispered, his name rolling off my tongue as I blinked over and over again.

“Wow, even I am dazed from watching the two of you.”Snowy’s voice broke me from my haze as I turned to her still shocked and not sure if I was awake at this point.

“I think I am dreaming.” I spoke out dreamily.

“No love, you totally just met your soulmate.” She said taking a sip of her drink.

“Oohh lord, can we please rewind and go through that again.” I said having Snowy blast out laughing.

“No baby, we can’t.”

I sighed, bringing my phone to my face, staring at the number for a minute and it was branded in my head forever.

I took a deep breath, this being one of the best days of my whole life. I placed my phone down not believing what had happened and already playing it in my head. My mind drifted off on what he wanted help on, thinking of what I would say when he called. I took a deep breath, looking up to Snowy who was staring at me like a hawk only to laugh and shake her head.

“Hi, I came to check if everything is going well?”

I turned my head to see the waitress.

“Yes, thank you.” Snowy said as the girl nodded.

“Uhm, I wanted to also let you know that your meal has been paid off in full. Would you like to add anything else?” The waitress asked as Snowy and I stared at each other in shock. This had never happened to us ever, the men we knew were stingy assholes, never giving but always taking. My mouth was wide open as Snowy grabbed my hand.

“Baby girl, we are getting that man.” She said as I laughed, looking at the waitress in shock with no words to talk.