Chapter37

The more she talked to him, the more she found herself lieing. She hated it but she couldn't seem to control it. She was getting deeper and deeper into the lies and the earlier she ends this call, the better for her. "Me too. Mom's asleep and so, I decided to call you before I sleep", he said. "That's so sweet. Thank you. Why don't you go to sleep, you've been overworking yourself lately even when I tell you ti calm down", she sighed. "That's what love does to you. I'm in love with you Rita and I would make sure you you're protected as best as I can", he smiled. "And I love you too darling. Now, go to sleep, I'm fine", she said. "See you tomorrow sugar girl", he said before cutting the call. Rita sighed, dropping her phone. She hated the way she felt but she couldn't help it. She promised to make it up to him as soon as she could. Few minutes later, she walked out of her house. Theresa was already waiting, parked in her Lamborghini. Rita smiled, her friend never failed to show off her car collection and the Lambo was just one of many. "Oh my gosh! Rita, you look absolutely beautiful", Theresa gushed. "As do you my dear", Rita laughed. Theresa was dressed in a royal blue halter neck gown over a silver strappy heel which was quite similar to Rita's. Her long brown hair was packed in a loose ponytail which further accentuated her beautiful face. "Marco almost prevented me from going. I had to promise him something which for your innocent ears, I will not be saying", she laughed. "I prefer not to hear it, that's between you and your husband", Rita laughed. She held her side as tears of joy streamed down her eyes. Anytime she was with Theresa, she always found herself laughing from all her jokes. "How is Rodrigo", she asked. "He's fine. Can you believe he called me just before I came to meet you. I swear, he could tell that I was up to something. I had to distract him so he wouldn't pick up on anything I was doing". "That's why he's your body guard. He's trained to know what's going on and I can bet that during your relationship with him, you better not lie because he'll find out sooner or later", she said. "You're right girlfriend. Sometimes, I wonder if he's psychic. He seems to know what I'm always thinking about". "Same with Marco. I guess it's a relationship feeling, Marco always seems to know when I'm off", Theresa said. She drove down to the entrance of the club and Rita could see that a lot of party goers where already there. "Is he babysitting?". "You bet he is. He gave me till twelve to come back home, I couldn't argue that one with him. He's as stubborn as a rock", Theresa chuckled. "All the more reason why he loves you". "True though. Away from our families girl, let's party", Theresa whooped. She parked the Lamborghini at the designated parking spot, enabling a security system that would alert her if the vehicle was trying to get stolen. As they walked into the club, Rita could feel so many eyes on her. For a moment, she regretted coming her but she waved that feeling off as the loud beat of the music filled her ears Rita danced, loosing herself in the moment. She was free just for this night and she wanted to make good use of it. Unbeknownst to her, chaos was waiting to strike. Rita was enjoying herself immensely as she danced to the tune of the music playing from the speakers. She fended off a lot of men who wanted to take advantage of her, politely telling them that she wasn't going to dance with them. Oddly, most of the men left Theresa alone and she had a feeling that they knew who she was. "Let's go sit down for a bit, my legs are killing me", Theresa huffed. Rita laughed as they made their way to a private booth. They ordered several shots of drink as Rita dowbed them all in quick succession. "Easy girl", Theresa chuckled. "I just want to be free for the night. Can you blame me", she laughed. "No. Did you see the faces of the men you fended off. I bet they've never been turned down like that before", Theresa laughed. "Honestly. I didn't come here to get laid, I came here because I wanted to forget everything that's been going on in my life at least just for this night", she said. "We should do this once in a while. It takes the stress off from us sometimes. So, tell me about Edmundo. What's he been up to", Theresa said, sipping her drink. "I don't know and honestly, I don't care. He never asks about me except when it's time for me to accompany him to an event as his throphy fiancee. I'm honestly sick and tired of it", she sighed. "In due time babe, you'll get over it. You know, I just have this strong feeling that you wouldn't get married to him", Theresa said. "Me too but I don't know how long I can wait before that miracle comes", Rita said. "Patience my dear, patience. Now, take a look at me. It wasn't easy before Marco and I got married. There were so many trials and temptations that at a point, I wanted to ditch the whole idea". "I know and everytime I remember that incident, I regret not being there for you when you really needed me the most", Rita said. "No, don't best yourself over it. You were in Africa with your father concerning those donations you made. I really can't tell you how proud I am over what you did. You successfully put school children who were out of school before in school. Imagine the joy on their faces", Theresa smiled. "You can't imagine. I'm glad I did that when i had the chance to. Imagine if I didn't, I'll be ridled with guilt", Rita said.