ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Cross Pov

“Ma, I already agreed to do as you asked, what else do you want me to do?”

I asked my mom, she is being annoyed again, one of the many reasons I jumped on the opportunity to handle the branch office weather than stay back home and be at the main is because my mom is always on my case, at almost thirty my mom still see me as a baby, and I don’t know what to do to change that. I adjusted my suit as I walked to the chair in the hotel room and sat down, my mom calling me so early in the morning wasn’t a new thing, it has always been like that and I am used to it, but I needed to get to work and knowing my mom this call might last for hours.

“You were supposed to come with us to see her, but you didn’t show up and we had to make up excuses, you know how much I have to make excuses,”

“Ma, I will see her at the engagement party, no need for us to meet before then, it’s not a love match, I agreed to this marriage idea and that should be enough.”

I said wanting the phone call to end already but till my mom ends it I can’t, my mom is the only woman I can’t say no, that’s how she was able to talk me into getting married, left to me I didn’t think I was ever gonna get married. Dolly, the lady I was currently seeing walked in from the bathroom and glanced at me and I gestured for her to leave if she was done, I should end things with her soon, maybe one last bang and I will call it off, the reason she lasted for three months is that she is so good in bed, if not they barely last a week as I get tired easily.

“Boy, you should meet her first don’t you think,”

“Ellen, I am a twenty-nine years old man, I will be thirty in two months, just wanted to remind you in case you have forgotten,”

I said using my mom’s name, me and my parents especially my mom are very close, in fact, everyone in my family is close, we defile what they call the rich people’s curse where the family don’t relate and are there more like business partners or rivals, my mom knew every little detail about me, when she had told me about getting married to a girl found for me initially I didn’t want to do it because I wasn’t interested in marriage generally, but when she somehow got me to agree but that didn’t stop me from living my life and I plan on continuing with my life after the marriage, I love fun and most people call me a womanizer and I don’t feel bad about it, what’s the fun in bedding just one woman when you can get hundreds even a thousand, this woman I am marrying better be good in bed or we are gonna have a few issues, anyway if she isn’t good then I am gonna look for more aside, I don’t plan on being faithful to a pampered princess who may have asked her daddy to buy her a rich, handsome husband.

“Ma, I have to go now, I will talk to you soon,”

I said trying to cut off our talk but my mom didn’t have it.

“Don’t you dare Cross,”

She said with authority and I complied.

“Yes, ma,”

“You haven’t even seen your wife to be, you don’t even know her name, how would you recognize her at the party, you guys are supposed to meet before the engagement so you better pick a date,”

My mom voiced, in truth, I have not bothered because I trust my parent to pick the perfect bride for me, but then again I wondered how she looks, I like my woman curvy and beautiful.

“What’s her name ma?”

“Katherine,” she revealed but the name didn’t sound familiar neither did it sound rich or influential it was just a normal name.

“Do I perhaps know this Katherine?”

I asked, Dolly was giving me some weird looks but I didn’t mind her, she should know her place, I never promised her or any one of the ladies I have been seeing commitments if they ever overthink, it on them.

“Yes, you do, she and your brother were in high school together and she used to come over to our houses”

My mom disclosed, which means she should be around Max’s age which means l would be five years older than her, wow, just wow.

I thought.

“Mom, how old is she?”

I asked wanting to confirm.

“I think, twenty-three or twenty-four,”

“Mom!!! You got me a lady I am seven years older than? What am I supposed to do? Teach her how to live?”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Just wait until you meet her, you will like what you see,”

“Which family is she from by the way?”

I asked wanting to place my hand on where she is from and how influential her family is that my parents thought she was perfect for me.

“It’s Katherine Stevenson, the last child of the Stevenson family, you should know her,”

I was right, a spoilt princess, what did I except.

“Mom, so I am marrying Kathy? Wow,”

“Yes son, she is the perfect match, I think you have not seen her for a while, she has grown into a fine lady and if we don’t make it legal soon another family might snack her,”

My mom said trying to make me see reasons why marrying her was a big thing, yeah I agree that the Stevensons were pretty influential but my family still has more net worth though, not wanting to argue with my mom I just let her talk.

“I will send you a photo of her when I get one, in the main time pick a date before the engagement ceremony for you guys to meet,”

My mom said

“Yes ma, I will let you know, I have to get to work ma,”

“Okay, bye son I love you,”

My mom said and I ended the call with a sigh of relief.

“Are you cheating or two-timing me?”

Dolly asked I looked up to see her standing with her hands folded in front of her.

“What do you mean by that?”

I questioned getting up to dress up.

“You know what I mean, how can you be talking about another lady in my present? Talking about marriage? What do you take me for?”

“Dolly, I don’t have the strength to talk right now, you are I don’t have a relationship, what we have is a fling,”

“What? A fling? We have been seeing each other for over three months,”

She shouted in anger, I rolled my eyes, here it comes again, another one overstepping the boundary, there is no finally bang, what a waste it was fun while it lasted, time to get off it, I thought putting out my phone and forwarding ten million to her account.

“It’s was fun while it lasted Dolly, I told you from the beginning I don’t do commitment, and you are aware, if you think otherwise then that’s on you,”

I replied pulling on my wrist watching and knotting my tie.

“Don’t you dare walk out on me Cross, we are not finished here,” she let out blocking my way as I tried to leave.

“We are finished, Get out of my way Dolly, I have work to do,”

“Cross please, don’t do this to me, I love you please, we can make this work,”

She voiced in a pleading voice that made me want to throw up.

“I don’t love you, I told you before we started, it’s on you Dolly, I never asked you to love me, I am done here and I won’t be seeing you anymore, I sent ten million into your account you can use it to forget about me,”

I declared.

“I don’t want your money, Cross, I have money, all I want is you, please, please,” She screamed in tears.

“Let me go, Dolly, this is what I hate, I made it clear, I startedd it when we started, I never did or say anything to make you feel otherwise,”

“I love you please, don’t do this to me, please, I promise I will be on my best behavior,”

She pleaded, falling on her knees and holding onto my legs, I tried to shake my leg off but she was holding on so tight,

“I looked down at her in disgust.

“You look so pathetic, right now, get off the ground woman, when I say I am done I mean it,”

I replied shaking off my legs forcibly and walking out of the hotel room.

“You are gonna regret this Cross, I promised.

She screamed through her tears as I slammed the door shut and gagged in disgust, women will never change no matter how classic they look.

“Can never understand that gender,” I muttered under my breath as I left the hotel.