Chapter 926 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“And what do you assume my intention is?” Matt asked and she eyed him.

“I believe you don’t expect a response to that,” Candace said as she withdrew her hand from his and rose from her seat.

“Let’s get down to it, I have to leave soon,” Candace said as she reached for the zipper of her dress to undress.

“Have you had something to eat?” Matt asked, and she paused and raised a brow.

“No! You’re not wasting my time with any silly unnecessary cooking,” she said with a glare and he chuckled.

“I cooked already. I’d rather you eat before I eat you,” Matt said making butterflies flutter in her belly.

“I’m not hungry,” Candace said and he looked at her for a moment.

“You will be after we are done. You’re not leaving without eating,” Matt said and she rose a brow.

“Why? Did you put something in the meal?” Candace asked making him chuckle as he took her hand and tugged her down so she fell on him.

“If you know my intention as you claim then you should know why,” Matt said as she straddled him.

“Let’s not get into that,” Candace said as she held his face and tried to kiss him.

“Is sex really all you want from this?” Matt asked as he squeezed her ass gently.

“Maybe. For now,” Candace said in a husky voice as she nibbled on his lower lip and Matt raised a brow.

“And in the future?” Matt asked and she shrugged.

“We could consider other options,” she said and without saying a word, Matt took her lips in a passionate kiss.

If sex was what she wanted right now then he would make sure she had more than her fill of it until she wanted something more.

Two hours later, all four of them, Celsie, Sonia, Jade, and Candace met at the same club Jade had gone to the last time.

“Hello! You’re here early. Is your uncle coming today?” The Barman who had attended to Jade the last time (

“Your uncle?” Sonia asked curiously.

“You frequent here a lot?” Candace asked when Jade smiled at him.

“He’s not my uncle. He’s my boy friend,” Jade said, and the barman raised a brow.

“Recent development I suppose? He said you weren’t his girlfriend the last time,” the barman said, and Jade raised a brow.

“Do you remember the face of everyone who comes in here?” Jade asked with interest.

“You caused quite a stir with your dancing skill on the stage so it’s hard not to remember you or the person who came to get you,” he explained.

“You danced on stage?” Celsie asked in disbelief.

“I’ll tell you about it after we settle on what to drink,” Jade said and then instructed the barman on the drinks she wanted them to serve and to make sure new shots were brought to their table every twenty minutes.

“Every twenty minutes?” Candace asked as Jade led them to the same spot she had sat with Harry the last time since it was private enough and gave them view of the bar.

“Yeah. That way we can have progressive conversations as we also progress from tipsy to drunk,” Jade said with wink.

“I still can’t believe I’m in a club but can’t even take alcohol,” Sonia said as she scowled down at her mock-tail.

“Don’t worry, I will drink for two,” Celsie assured her.

“Welcome to the world of motherhood. It’s a world of self deprivation. You have to put another being before yourself and think of their well-being before yours,” Candace said at the same time, and Celsie winced at that.

“That’s not a very encouraging thing to say,” Celsie complained.

“Why not? Can’t think of putting someone else’s well-being above yours? Especially someone who can’t cater for themselves?” Jade asked matter of factly.

“Well, if you can’t then you shouldn’t consider having kids so you don’t turn out to be an awful mother who abandons one kid and sells off the other. Not everyone deserves to be mothers anyway,” Candace said harshly and then winced the moment the words left her lips.

“I’m sorry,” she said when she noticed the stricken look on Celsie’s face, and Sonia patted Celsie’s hand.

“Self deprivation isn’t such a bad thing if you think about it. I’m positive there are things you deprive yourself of for Benne’s sake or my sake or even the sake of Lucas and your parents. I believe it’s even more worth it to do so for your kids. There’s joy and satisfaction that come from seeing those little human happy. Right, Candace?” Sonia asked and Candace nodded.

“Sure. For instance not taking alcohol during pregnancy is for the overall well-being of your baby. Would you rather drink it or keep your baby safe? Or would you rather enjoy your sleep than attend to your crying baby?” Candace asked reasonably while Jade texted back Aurora who had texted to find out where they were.

“So, if Jamal was visiting you and had a nightmare, would you rather comfort him or go back to sleep and leave him to take care of himself?” Sonia asked, and Celsie shrugged.

“Those are minor and necessary,” Celsie said.

Candace shrugged, “Motherhood is beautiful. I would deprive myself of everything if I need to for Jamal’s sake,” Candace said passionately.

“Ladies! Ladies! Ladies! We are at a club for Christ’s sake! Motherhood is not something single ladies should be talking about in a club,” Jade cut in with a groan.

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