BEAUTY & THE DARK PRINCE

I'm curled up in bed while my best friend Maria keeps pacing around the room as if doing so would somehow help her understand things a little better or at least give her an idea of how to get through my thick skull. "Tell me again, why are you still with him? Why is it so hard for you to let him go?" She huffs with annoyance and frustration showing in her squint eyes. I respond by hiding my head under the sheets because I really do not want to have this conversation. "Tyra!!" She yells at me very loudly, totally annoyed by my response. "I don’t want to talk about this for the hundredth time for it’s been perfectly clear to me that you will never understand," I mumble with my head still hidden under the sheets. "But Tyra! You found another woman’s lingerie in his bedroom and you didn’t even think to at least confront him about it." I keep quiet hoping my talkative best friend would eventually shut up, I thought replying her would only fuel the conversation to go on and on so if I kept quiet, she would be forced to drop the conversation. Before I could get time to test if my silent response would shut her up my phone suddenly starts buzzing and I hastily jump off the bed to pick it up before Maria can get to it. As I expected the caller ID is written Chad, that’s my boyfriend’s name, the very person Maria was huffing at me about, “speak of the devil.” "Hey babe," I try to cheer up as I answer his call. "Why do you always take so long to pick up my calls? You know very well that I hate it when you do that," he scoffs. I hurriedly stride out of the room to rid myself of Maria’s glaring eyes as well as the disapproving look glinting in them which is not at all pleasant to stare at. "I’m sorry babe I was still in bed and I answered as soon as I could," "Still in bed at 10am!!!...are you sick or something?" "No! I was just feeling lazy to wake up and I guess I was just tired… I kind of slept late last night," I respond hoping that would put an end to the boring topic and we would move on to talk about something else like the reason he is calling but no!! I should have known better that my insanely possessive and controlling boyfriend wouldn’t let me off the hook that easily. I'm sick of him treating me like his child and acting like he owns me and forcing me to answer to him but sadly I just have to put up with all of his crap. "You slept late! Why… what were you doing? Did you go out without me because you know I…?" He was about to get agitated and fly off the handle so I had to stop him. "No not at all babe I was home watching movies with Maria." I frantically explain to calm him down. "Hmmm," he grumbles at the mention of the name Maria. He is well aware that she hates his guts and she has never bothered to try and hide that fact. "I will pick you up at 10:40am be ready," he informs. My eyes dart up to the wall clock to check the time and they widen upon the realization that it’s 10.15am meaning Chad will be arriving in 25 minutes. Although I know his chosen time barely leaves me with enough time to bath, get dressed and have some breakfast I can’t find the courage to argue or debate with him. Soon as he hangs up I dump the phone on my bed and rush to the shower right away. I have been with Chad for just about over a year, we met when I was driving a borrowed car attempting to leave my grand-mother’s home located in the outskirts of town. When the old ragged car broke down as I had feared it would. I walked a few miles to get to the main road to try and hitch a ride back to town. Ten minutes drifted by and there was still no car to be seen on the road thereafter I began to lose hope but thank heavens a minute later I observed a Toyota supra sports car approaching at a high speed. I started waving at the same time worrying the driver wouldn’t notice me since the car was moving very fast. I felt dejected when the car didn’t stop but when I looked up a brief moment later I noticed the car reversing back towards me and I exhaled a sigh of relief. The car stopped and the window slowly rolled down and a gentleman peeped his head out of the window. I was instantly enchanted never had I imagined that such a handsome man did exist outside magazines and television. He had knee weakening gorgeous grey eyes, thin lips and a seductive smile which revealed his perfect pearly white teeth. He had a spiky hair style and trimmed beard in conclusion he was a pleasure to look at and I had to fight back the smile that wanted so badly to spread across my face. “Sorry Sweetheart I only managed to brake a few miles away,” he uttered in an erotic masculine voice as he tilted down his sun glasses to take a good assessing look at the girl he had driven back for. I felt uncomfortable as I noticed that he was studying me from head to toe yet I knew I looked terrible. My ebony black hair was styled into a clumsy high bun and my face had been sun tanned and I had worn dull tight fitting skinny jeans, a plain slim fit t shirt and flip flops. I was a sore sight for a guy like him and I thought to myself that I probably don’t qualify hitching a ride in his fancy car. Unbeknownst to me he didn’t see me the way I viewed myself, he only saw a 5.6 feet woman with a flawless hour glass shaped body, small waist, wide hips, perky bust and a ridiculously beautiful woman. He got lost in my gorgeous dark green eyes with beautiful full long lashes as well as my red full lips which he found tempting to the extent that he could just imagine tasting them. I was tired of the long silence that he maintained whilst absorbing every inch of my body. I got impatient as I needed to know if he was going to be kind enough to give me a ride or not? Not to mention it was very hot outside, the sun was burning me as if I were being punished for something. I cleared my throat to get his attention and it worked. He immediately shifted his eyes from my body to my face. “Forgive me Miss I seem to have lost my manners, I’m Chad Rivers… and if you would like a ride to town ugh with me then please get in.” I raised my eyebrows wondering what the heck he meant by “with me” I brushed aside my thoughts and uttered no word as I hopped inside his car. Soon as I sat my butt on the seat, I felt the amazing cozy comfort that his car seats provided and I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to get such a comfortable ride and an eye-catching driver right next to me. Considering where I was I had expected catching a ride from a pick up van that would force me to face the unkind scorching sun all the way back to town. “Thank you for coming back for me,” I had whispered without confidence as I was unsure if I was saying the right words. He didn’t use words to reply me he only responded by nodding his head while staring at me lustfully. It didn’t make me uncomfortable but it kind of amazed me since I wasn’t expecting a hot guy like him who clearly looked like he had it all to be desiring a girl like me in that manner. It was a long journey back to town and strangely we enjoyed each other’s company. Even though we seemed to click and get along just fine I didn’t think much of it as I assumed he was just being kind thence I was caught off guard when he asked for my phone number when he dropped me off. I responsively gave it to him and he went on to surprise me further more by inviting me to his work event giving the unbelievable excuse that he doesn’t have a date. Although I did not believe that even for one second I agreed because I felt honoured. Like a thoughtful and sweet gentleman, he sent me a stunning outfit to wear to the event. I looked so elegant and dazzling in it that he went about introducing me to people as his girlfriend. I was chuffed beyond words the title he used to introduce me left me at a loss for words. I had to smile and pretend what he said about us was all true even though it left me with a lot of questions like was he just being funny…was he testing me to see how I would react or it was just his way of asking me to date him? My questions were answered soon enough when he failed to keep his hands off me. Later on when he drove me back home after the event, he asked me on a date. I simpered in disbelief and he took that as a yes and he promptly leaned forward to kiss me. He had been longing to taste my lips from the very moment he first laid his eyes on me. His sweet kiss left me feeling breathless and longing for more of him. I grinned giddily as I walked inside the house and replayed the sweet moment ten times in my head.