\u201cGinika, sweetheart, I don\u2019t have a clue what to do here, either. This is a strange situation. I probably should have directed you to one of the other men who work for Mrs. Dami. But I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t, because I\u2019m very happy I met you.<\/p>\n
But until we know where this is going, I\u2019m not prepared to stop working. I have some very regular clients and I make a lot of money. I\u2019m saving for my future. When I do decide to stop, I\u2019ll be able to do whatever I choose with my life. I originally planned to go back to school, but now I\u2019m not so sure. I think I would rather find some sort of business to start up, but I don\u2019t know what yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
We were holding hands, feeling unsure about several things. \u201cI don\u2019t like the idea of going behind my mother\u2019s back, especially when were finally getting along again after years of distance between us. But I want to have some sort of relationship with you. Do you have regular clients on Sundays?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Sundays I almost always have open if Damilare has a new client or an existing client who asks for someone different. Sometimes I don\u2019t work on Sundays at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I asked you to stop working Sundays, to set it aside for us, would you do that?\u201d Her pretty eyes searched mine, hoping for my acceptance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could do that. I would love to, actually. But then I would have to work on Wednesday nights. Right now, I\u2019m off Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. So to make up at least some of the difference, I would probably work on Wednesdays. For now, will that work for you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess so, Kayode, but I don\u2019t know how I\u2019ll feel about this whole thing. I know you don\u2019t have emotional attachments to these women, but if we get close, if things develop for us, I don\u2019t know how I would handle this. And that doesn\u2019t even count my mother into the equation.\u201d<\/p>\n
I lifted her chin so I could kiss her soft lips. \u201cI get the feeling if things develop well if we become very close, I would have to quit my job earlier than I planned. Much earlier. But we\u2019re getting ahead of ourselves. Let\u2019s take it one day at a time. We\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d I kissed her again, a deeper, sensual kiss. \u201cCan I call you Tuesday night? Just to say hi?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI like that. I like YOU, Kayode. I haven\u2019t felt like this about anyone in some time. I like to see if we have a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo would I, Ginika. This is going to be a challenge. I can\u2019t say if this is going to be more than casual, not for now. But anything is possible. I\u2019ll call you on Tuesday night. And I\u2019ll make sure I keep my Sundays clear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ginika walked with me to her front door, and before opening it, we turned to each other and kissed a few times, a few short kisses and one longer, sexy kiss. \u201cThis was a pretty great day, Ginika. I\u2019ll talk to you Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be looking forward to it. And I had a great time as well. You\u2019re very sweet, Kayode, and very sexy.\u201d She playfully grabbed my ass, and I jumped a little, with a smile on my face. \u201cGood night. Talk soon.\u201d With that, I was walking down the street and on my way home.<\/p>\n
On the taxi, I thought about Ginika, and about whether I was ready to change my life. Too soon to say, I said to myself. Way too soon to say.<\/p>\n
*<\/p>\n
On Tuesday I called Ginika, about 8, and we had a nice chat. Friendly, no mention of Chiwendu or other of my business. She didn\u2019t want to know, and as I\u2019ve said, I don\u2019t talk about the women, in any aspect. One of the things I\u2019m paid so well for is discretion.<\/p>\n
We talked for over an hour, nice and easy, and we confirmed plans for Sunday to meet early and start out bicycle riding in Freedom Park. We were both very physically fit and worked out regularly. I didn\u2019t ride often, but my legs were strong from swimming and using a step machine, and you could (and still can) rent bikes at various places in the city.<\/p>\n
After we rode, we would keep our options open.<\/p>\n
I told Damilare I needed to keep my Sundays to myself for the time to come, and I would work on Wednesday nights instead. She didn\u2019t ask me why; I had taken a Sunday here and there for personal reasons before.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure she suspected why I wanted to stop working Sundays, that it involved a woman. She was certainly no dummy. I\u2019m sure men came and went in terms of working for her many times over the years. No one can do that job indefinitely. You get older, you can\u2019t perform like you did in your 20s or 30s, your looks fade, and there are always younger men coming along.<\/p>\n
Sooner or later, the time came to move on in life I knew I was one of her best employees over the years (she had raised my fee a year before due to how much I was in demand), no drama with her or her clients, though I was possibly about to change that.<\/p>\n
Ginika was the daughter of one of her clients, after all. And I had the brains, and now the means, to do something else with my life. Not all do.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday she set me up with someone new, a woman named Omotola. A matriarch of one of Nigeria\u2019s wealthiest families, she had been widowed for several years and had never used Damilare\u2019s service before. One of her friends recommended Damilare to her, and she had a very personal story that Damilare shared with me, so I knew what I was dealing with. It was kind of heartbreaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore you say yes to taking this job, you need to know a couple of things, Kayode\u201d Damilare said as we sat down in her office that afternoon. \u201cShe\u2019s older than most of our clients (the typical age range was mid-30s to 60 or so, but there were exceptions).<\/p>\n
She\u2019s 75 and she told me she was happily married until 4 years ago when her husband died suddenly. She told me they had a good sex life together (Damilare knew how to talk to clients and keep them from feeling embarrassed about hiring us), but when he died, she figured that part of her life was past. A few months ago, she was diagnosed with a terminal liver illness. She has time still and right now she feels good most days.<\/p>\n
But she knows her time is coming, and she wants to enjoy sex again before she\u2019s too sick to do so. Is that something that will bother you, Kayode? Will you be able to give her whatever she needs?\u201d Damilare\u2019s eyes showed real empathy. I appreciated that about her.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m also a very empathetic person by nature. God knows why, since I didn\u2019t grow up in the most loving home. I must have gotten it from my grandmother, Kikelomo, whom I was close to when she was alive. She made me appreciate the charms of older women as well. \u201cI\u2019m sure I can, Damilare. I\u2019m sorry she\u2019s sick, but it sounds like she\u2019s ok right now. I\u2019ll treat her right. You know me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do. That\u2019s why I want you to take care of her. You\u2019re my best man. In three years, I\u2019ve never had an issue with you. Never a complaint. I wish I could clone you.\u201d We smiled at each other. I appreciated the compliment; I also thought she was trying to make me forget about the possibility of leaving. We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n
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