I could not bear to see her get hurt. Immediately said so, her face turned towards me In surprise.
" I don't know, it is not something that we want your wife to hear about"
With raised braws, I questioned " Oh really" I tightened my grip on Peace hands "Then I don't want to hear it"
They left quietly, maybe in shame. I turned to peace and she smiled at me then threw her gaze away, like she didn't want me to see the smile on her face. Failed attempts because I could see her cheeks swell up fro the back of her head.
" Thank you"
"For...?"
"If you don't like them really, you can just slap them"
" Thane ! you know I can't do that, it is against my book of value principles" That was what she called the bible, I sniggered.
" Yes I know, God doesn't want us slapping sexy ladies"
Peace opened her mouth in an 'o' shaped manner, then with amusement in her face, she blinked multiple times,
" You just called them sexy, I caught you" she hardly admits it but she becomes jealous atimes. She says I have a charisma that girls naturally flock upon to feast on. I used to stare at her in childlike bewilderment anytime she said any of that. I was just plain friendly and she read it in another language.
I hugged her " You know that they can never hold up a candle when it comes to both external and internal beauty" I wanted her to stay calm and trust me, if our marriage was going to last, we both had trust one another.
"You are right" and she patted my shoulder lightly and enjoyed the embrace.
One of the guest shouted from one corner
" Awwwwwwwn, that is so cute. It wont take a lot of time before I become a great grand mother" I could hear grandma clearly from the background as she snuckled. I knew that Peace was already feeling sheepish so I released her from my embrace. She wasn't the type to enjoy public affection like I did.
I held her two shoulders and I maintained steady eye contact" I will go see the male guests, are you okay with it"
" I am. I will get dressed and I will see the female guests" she gave me a firm smile to re assure me that she understood and was fine with my decisions.
Peace
I was arranging the flowers at the doors entrance when I had seen a mismatch, a rose flower was mixed into the daffodil vase. I decided to reinstate order like Thane would say and place them in their corresponding vases. With my gaze fixed on the flower, I suddenly hit the wall. And I fell down. Apparently, the wall had hands and it captured me in his arms.
" Ewooooooo, everyone look our wife is falling" a woman from the crowd exclaimed
I looked up and saw Luther, wait why was Luther here I did not invite him. In fact I did not want to see him because the friction between him and Thane was always too much. He held my waist so tightly and his other arm on my head, I could see the worry in his eyes and his face expressed the words,
" I have missed you"
I remember when we were in the university campus and I had asked him what part of the body was the most crucial one. While I had told him the mouth then because we used it to communicate with God, eat and encourage other. His answer was the brain because it was the organ responsible for logic and reasoning. Him holding my head must have been a means of protecting my logic organ. I wanted to laugh but I did it internally, he never changed.
I attempted to stand up rightly, I did not want anyone getting the wrong idea. I gently attempted to stand on my own but my heels had broken. This wasn't the situation for this. I was forced to hold on to his shoulders and take of my heels but I struggled and I could guess that he had wanted to carry me baby princess style so that he could check if they were any serious injuries. My only result was to fall on the ground, out of his hands and just remain there until Thane or somebody else would pick me.
What a brilliant plan! With the blue print in my mind,I challenged myself to fall out of his arms.
" Stay still." He told me with a very cold tone, looks like he had deciphered my plan.
" Peace are you okay?" Thane asked loudly from the background, I could hear his oxford shoes, being punished as he dashed to the area of the crime.
" She needs help, I am a medical doctor" Luther looked into the eyes of my husband, I wish I was anywhere else but between the two of them.
" if there is any help she needs, it is in my arms and not yours."
" Please be sensible and listen, she might have sprained her leg, or is that you don't care about her? Fan away your ego and listen to me"
" I do not need to prove how much I love my wife to you." I had enough, if Thane was going to keep on arguing and not help me walk to a better place of support. I was going to jump off this man's embrace and walk alone to grandma to help me render first aid.
Thane removed me from his embrace gently, I could sense a bit of restriction in Luther's grip but he let me go. I went into Thane's jacket and I hid my face there, I hugged him tightly inside of his jacket and I bit him on his chest softly.
" Honey stop it, that tickles."I didn't expect him to say that but either way, I still hid my face in his jacket " Thank you doctor Luther ,If you would excuse us."