Tale of the Tigers: Love is Not a Game by Juliette Akinyi Ochieng

Author:Juliette Akinyi Ochieng [Ochieng, Juliette Akinyi]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Luo American, Inc.
Published: 2012-04-23T04:00:00+00:00

As he watched the car drive away, Joseph was feeling another set of eyes boring into his own back. Reluctantly, he turned around to face his wife. The two stared at each other for what seemed to be a long while. Then Joseph wearily sat himself on the couch. Taking his cue, Vetra walked over to the easy chair and sat down.

“Thanks, Joe.”

“For what?”

“For not coming in here brandishing a gun at the kid.”

Joseph shrugged. “What good would that have done? It would have made you and Felice mad at me for a long time and probably would have literally pushed her into his arms. But, don’t think I didn’t think about it.”

She chuckled. “I figured as much.”

The two gave each other shy looks, as if they were courting again.

“We should get this out of the way before one of the kids gets home,” he said.

“Get what out of the way, Joseph?” Her voice was like steel. “I did what I thought was best. Not out of deceit, but out of love--the wrong thing for the right reasons.”

“I know.”

Vetra looked as if she had been punched. “You what?”

“I said I know. Looking at the whole thing reasonably, remembering how I was back then, I can’t blame you for not telling me.” He grinned at her puzzled look. “Didn’t expect that did you?”

“You’d better believe I didn’t.” She paused and then took a heavy intake of breath. “So, how are things between us, I mean you and me?”

Joseph looked at the face that was more beautiful than when he’d first seen it long before. “I don’t know, honey. Intellectually, I understand your reasons for keeping what you kept from me, just like, intellectually I know that there’s nothing wrong with Felice dating that kid.”

“But emotionally...”

“Yes, my emotions are another story. It’s almost as though there’s a blockage in my throat every time either of the two subjects enter my mind. It’s going to take some time before I can process this stuff.”

“I guess I’ll have to be content with that.” She hesitated again. “Are you staying at Richard’s again tonight?”

“No, Baby. My place is here.”

Vetra smiled, got up from the chair and went over to sit next to him. “As it always will be,” she said as she raised her hand to gently stroke his cheek.

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