Devil in disguise

"For better for worse, in sickness and in health until death do us part"

I said these words and slid the diamond ring into Raymond's ring finger, the feeling was ecstatic, I could not believe I was finally going to be his wife after we dated for so long, yes this was really happening and I was not dreaming despite it been exactly as I dreamt it would be.

I present to you the latest couples in town Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bolton. They crowd cheered on as the priest announced us as the latest couple in town, it was all smiles as my handsome husband held my hand and then the priest handed my marriage certificate to me.

My heart leaped with joy as I stretched out my marriage certificate to the church amidst cheers and screams from friends and well wishers.

"You may Kiss your bride"

The priest said to Raymond.

I lowered my head shyly as Raymond shifted close to me and blushed his lips on mine in a light kiss.

The choir sang a song, I've never heard before it was on from Africa, titled Duduke.

I held Raymond hand and gently lead the way out of the church with our wedding trains following behind.

The reception followed at the stables center an hour later, I had spent so much money and I was satisfied that my wedding turned out elaborate and classy to my taste.

Immediately after the wedding reception, Raymond excused himself to make a call.

I thought to myself

What's so urgent about the call

"Wait until we leave here"

I said sweetly with a smile.

"I will be back in a minute baby" Raymond replied and gave me a peck before running off.

I watched him walk out of the hall feeling like I was married to the most handsome man in the world.

Friends and well wishers came up the podium to snap pictures with me, I was all smiles receiving kind wishes and hugs. I repeatedly told people that asked of Raymond that he was on an important call but I felt uncomfortable snapping with them alone without Raymond standing beside me.

"Please Lucy do you mind helping call Raymond to come back inside"

I whispered to my chief bridesmaid.

Lucy nodded and rushed out of the hall with her stilettos making loud sounds.

I fixed Lucy a worried glare when she came back minutes later without Raymond.

"Where is he?"

I asked and almost pushed a teenage girl that was standing on the podium dancing to the Fuji love music the DJ played.

"He is nowhere to be found. I've searched everywhere"

Lucy said with a frown, I could tell she was pretty exhausted from the search.

"But he told me he wants to make a call. Where has he gone?"

I asked curiously as I searched everywhere with my eyes but all to no avail

"I don't know" Lucy replied.

"Anyone seen Raymond?"

I asked the groomsmen.

I exhaled and grabbed my wedding gown when they all shook their heads.

"Control yourself before people will notice and talks will go round. I will take you to the car and then call all the bridesmaids and we get out of here. Groomsmen will unwrap the wedding gifts"

Lucy said soothingly.

I nodded in agreement

"Calm down and smile for the camera"

Lucy commanded.

I feigned a smile, waved to my guests and walked out of the hall followed by Lucy.

"I want to go home with my husband"

I screamed and refuse to enter my car.

"We will find him for you"

Bella replied.

"Let's go home everything will be settled"

Jeremy added

"What If Raymond is in trouble?"

I asked.

"Put yourself together Nora, It will be sorted out"

Jeremy said gently pulling me to enter the car.

I reluctantly entered into the car.

My friends heaved in relieve and got in with me.

"Take us to her house"

Lucy said to my driver.

I was restless throughout the ride back home.

Immediately the driver drove into my mansion and parked, I jumped down from the car.

I threw myself on the ground spreading my legs wide apart.

Where is my husband? I sobbed.

"Respect your wedding gown girl and get up from there, it cost a fortune to get it for you"

Jeremy screamed at me. Looking at me like one spilt little brat

I could feel the anger in her voice, he wasn't pleased with my inability to hold myself.

"Don't talk to her like that, if you were in her shoe you would have done worse"

Lucy nagged at Jeremy.

"Imagine a wedding gown imported from Paris, I know all we went through just to get Christan Dior make that gown"

Jeremy sighed.

"So you care about the gown more than the missing man?"

Lucy asked.

"Allow me to die before you bury me"

Jeremy replied and hissed at Lucy

"I have strange feelings abou Raymond, he is pretty shady"

Lucy said.

"You have never liked him from the day Nora introduced him to us you have been talking about strange feelings"

Jeremy replied.

"I still don't like him and I'm still having weird feelings"

Lucy retorted.

"Go and get your own man"

Bella said.

Lucy ignored Bella cause there were more pressing issues at hand and starting a little fight here would not be the best move but she will be back for this fight but not just here and now

"What kind of a man leaves his wife inside the reception hall immediately after his wedding? Isn't he supposed to leave the reception hall with her?"

Lucy asked.

"He is a man, he might have had an emergency and rushed there"

Jeremy defended his friend.

"What happened with informing your wife that you have an emergency?"

Lucy continue laying pressure

"Jealousy is the first step to becoming a witch"

Bella mocked.

This was the second time Bella had attacked Lucy today on a normal day, a stand off would be the next occurring event but prior to the wedding Nora made her promise not to do anything irrational and always be at her best behavior and this was her honoring that promise

"I'm not jealous. I feel weird about that Raymond

.."

"Enough" Jeremy interrupted Lucy.

"Please Nora, you have nothing to worry about your husband is fine. Let me call him"

Jeremy said and brought out his phone.

I watched restlessly as he called my husband..

Then it hit me

"What if he has been kidnapped?"

I said out loud with desperation in my eyes

"We should probably inform the police"

Lucy added

Lucy said to my driver.

I was restless throughout the ride back home.

Immediately the driver drove into my mansion and parked, I jumped down from the car.

I threw myself on the ground spreading my legs wide apart.

Where is my husband? I sobbed.

"Respect your wedding gown girl and get up from there, it cost a fortune to get it for you"

Jeremy screamed at me. Looking at me like one spilt little brat

I could feel the anger in her voice, he wasn't pleased with my inability to hold myself.

"Don't talk to her like that, if you were in her shoe you would have done worse"

Lucy nagged at Jeremy.

"Imagine a wedding gown imported from Paris, I know all we went through just to get Christan Dior make that gown"

Jeremy sighed.

"So you care about the gown more than the missing man?"

Lucy asked.

"Allow me to die before you bury me"

Jeremy replied and hissed at Lucy

"I have strange feelings abou Raymond, he is pretty shady"

Lucy said.

"You have never liked him from the day Nora introduced him to us you have been talking about strange feelings"

Jeremy replied.

"I still don't like him and I'm still having weird feelings"

Lucy retorted.

"Go and get your own man"

Bella said.

Lucy ignored Bella cause there were more pressing issues at hand and starting a little fight here would not be the best move but she will be back for this fight but not just here and now

"What kind of a man leaves his wife inside the reception hall immediately after his wedding? Isn't he supposed to leave the reception hall with her?"

Lucy asked.

"He is a man, he might have had an emergency and rushed there"

Jeremy defended his friend.

"What happened with informing your wife that you have an emergency?"

Lucy continue laying pressure

"Jealousy is the first step to becoming a witch"

Bella mocked.

This was the second time Bella had attacked Lucy today on a normal day, a stand off would be the next occurring event but prior to the wedding Nora made her promise not to do anything irrational and always be at her best behavior and this was her honoring that promise

"I'm not jealous. I feel weird about that Raymond

.."

"Enough" Jeremy interrupted Lucy.

"Please Nora, you have nothing to worry about your husband is fine. Let me call him"

Jeremy said and brought out his phone.

I watched restlessly as he called my husband..

Then it hit me

"What if he has been kidnapped?"

I said out loud with desperation in my eyes

"We should probably inform the police"

Lucy added

As I ran into the house to get myself off this mountain of a wedding gown, as soon as I got to the living room I tossed off my wig and went to change.

As I got dressed and was about to leave the house with my friends for the nearest police station.

The gate opened and Raymond walked in looking just as I remembered from the reception

"Ray"

I gasped and hugged him so tightly

"What's happening here?"

Raymond asked.

"We search all over the hotel for you but you were no where to be found so she thought you are missing"

Jeremy replied.

"Oh I'm sorry dear, my uncle told me to come immediately so I had to rush there"

Raymond replied.

"Thank God you are safe"

I replied and hugged Raymond warmly.

"No matter the emergency, don't you think you should have taken her out of the reception hall and informed her before leaving? Nora would have even told her driver to take you to your uncle's place"

Lucy said as she did not believe his story and it did not sound convincing enough.

I saw a flinch pass Raymond face. It passed very fast that I wondered if I really saw it or only imagined it.

"Questionnaire"

Bella mocked Lucy.

Let's go inside, Jeremy replied.

We all went inside my magnificent sitting room.

Go to the kitchen and serve yourself, if you like exhaust my foodstuffs, I said to my friends as Raymond dragged me up the stairs.

We want twins, bella teased and others laughed.

I looked at my friends and shook my head.

We got to my bedroom, an inner voice told me to pray, I shook the voice away as Raymond helped me take off my wedding gown.

And I was invited to the bath tub when he started kissing me passionately as the warm water from the shower ran down my spine, the feeling was estatic and beyond ordinary, I have craved for intimacy and love all my life but very few men could match up to my standards given how wealthy I am, it's kind of hard for a single.

He sucked my nipples slowly as he used his other hand to twisting other nipple I moan out, the feeling was ecstatic, he carried me to the bed as he slowly planted kisses on my lower abdomen, this moment was what I had longed for all this years

An hour later, we were done with a passionate love making and Raymond was laid beside me sleeping soundly.

I know what you're thinking, I'm just a regular girl who is madly in love with this guy, you're wrong love was not even in the picture let me take you back to how this all started.

After my friends left, I laid on the sofa thinking about everything they said.

No doubt Raymond is very cute and acts maturely with his British accent but as Lucy said, throwing myself on him will make me look desperate, I thought.

Hard as I tried to remove Raymond from my mind, I couldn't. I spent the whole Saturday and Sunday thinking about him.

Monday came and before 7 am Raymond arrived. Instead of my warehouse, I drove him to a Chinese restaurant with an excuse that I was too tired to cook at home and wanted to have breakfast at the restaurant and he should join me.

I ordered for two plates of fried rice with roasted fish for myself and Raymond and a bottle of red wine, we ate and drank silently.

You seem very anxious to start work, I said breaking the silence.

Sure I'm anxious. Staying at home all day for three good years hasn't been nice at all, Raymond replied.

I nodded and sighed not knowing how to shoot my shot at Raymond. After racking my brain for a while, I decided to go about it Indirectly.

So what's your female spec? I asked.

I love beautiful fair girls. Tall or average height with curvy shape and are very intelligent and good in bed, Raymond said.

Your spec describes me, I replied with a smile.

So what's your male spec? Raymond asked.

I like dark guys. Tall well built ones with beards. I really love intelligent guys cus I don't have energy for dull kids, I replied.

Well I have all that, Raymond said.

Yes you do, I replied.

Raymond sighed.

I could tell from his sigh he knew I was trying to tell him I like him.

So don't you like guys that are good in bed, cus I have an excellent in bed, Raymond teased.

We are in an open place please, mind your words. I'm a disciplined person and I watch how I speak in public, I replied.

I understand but I think everybody here is minding their business and if anyone choose to listen to us, that's his or

Her cup of tea, Raymond replied.

I shook my head.

I'm mindful of how I speak in public, I repeated.

Ok fine, Raymond replied.

We continued to gist and before I knew it I had blurted my entire life story to Raymond.

After we left the restaurant, I felt like I have known Raymond for a lifetime.

I dropped Raymond in my warehouse and fixed him in the position of assistant sales representative, before driving to my office.

The whole week turned out really busy and I was more than excited when Friday came and my friends brought up an open party invite. I invited Raymond to join us and happily, he accepted.

The party turned out really fun, I realized Raymond to be a very good dancer. I wasn't good at dancing and he took time to teach me dance steps. Jeremy and bella were free around him and even twerked for him which I know was to make me jealous but Lucy was withdrawn from him, if Raymond danced and went where Lucy stood, she trickly moved away and avoided every close contact with him. Twice I notice Lucy steal glances at Raymond like she was trying to convince herself of something about him.

Toward the ending of the party, pop music was replaced with blues. The song was already erotic and Raymond made matters worse by whispering sensual words to me. I was shaking and wriggling all over Raymond when the party was over.

I managed to drop my friends at their houses before driving back to my house.

Please Raymond talk no more, I begged as we got out of the car and walked to my front door.

Immediately I unlocked the door, Raymond began kissing me, I couldn't control myself and kissed back.

One thing lead to another and we had sex in my sitting room.

The next morning I was woken up by smell of coffee and fried egg.

I opened my eyes to Raymond sitting on my bed with a tray containing a glass of warm milk, plate of egg and bread.

Good morning, Raymond greeted with a charming smile.

Morning, how did I get on bed? I asked.

After yesterday drama, you slept off so I carried you to bed, Raymond said.

That's too sweet of you and now this? Oh God, How I miss breakfast on bed. The last time I was served breakfast on bed was like five years ago by my college lover in America. You are a darling, I said and sat up.

Raymond shifted forward and gave me a light kiss.

So which do I start? I asked.

Milk, I replied myself.

I giggled and removed the glass from the tray. Immediately the glass slipped from my hand and broke on the floor spilling the milk inside it on the floor.

Hardly had I lifted the glass out of the tray, it slipped out of my hand and broke on the floor spilling the milk on the floor.

I'm sorry, Raymond apologized.

I will clean this up, I said and tried getting up from bed but Raymond held me back.

I'm at your service today. Eat the bread and egg while I take care of this, Raymond replied sweetly.

I blushed.

Don't bother making another milk, just water from the freezer will do, I whispered.

At your service her majesty, Raymond replied.

I laughed and shook my head.

I was enjoying the fried egg and bread when Raymond came back with bottled water and a glass.

I finished eating and went to refresh, Raymond insisted on joining me in the bathroom, I opposed but gave in after an argument.

We had a warm bath and later settled to watch Korean movie, I laughed very hard when Raymond cracked a joke about Nigerian girls loving Korean actors and getting bedded by their village men.

In the afternoon, we prepared lunch together and fed each other and played scrabble game. Evening came, we had a stroll holding hands and dinner at an eatery. We went back home to have a cold bath with intense lovemaking.

The next morning, I woke up very early to prepare for service. I dropped Raymond off before going to church.