It's as if time stopped, the music ceased, and everything came to a standstill as I look into the cold eyes of the male currently preventing my fall.
Looking into his eyes, I felt warm and safe.
"Be careful of where you're going to?" He said in a gruff voice, "You could have fallen had I not been around to wedge the fall." He says in a reprimanding tone.
At his words, I blush. Not only based on the fact he's scolding me, but the male hasn't let go of my waist.
"Can you help me up?" I ask in a small voice, one I practised with Marli. The same I've been making use of to talk ever since I came here.
"Oh, sorry." He helped me stand.
"No problem." I smile shyly, my eyes going to Sezy who has not uttered any word at all, something I consider odd for a man who doesn't seem to shut up for once.
Sezy stood like a statue as he watched my saviour as if he's one of a kind dessert that happened to make an appearance just now.
He might be putting on a mask that covered almost all of his face, but I can tell the expression he has right now, and it's one of awe.
"Sezy!" I whisper and yelled.
"Oh," He blinked, "yes, it's alright." He moved to my side, and tightly gripped my left hand.
"Thanks for helping me." I smile at the male in front of me as I took the opportunity to check him out.
Dressed in a well-cut designer's suit, he looks more like those CEOs I see in movies. His suit is cut to perfection, and the material clung to his body like a second skin.
His mask also looks as custom-made as his suit. The suit has a curve at the bottom, and it's one that looked more like those scary things you see in the movie.
Judging his height by mine, it's not difficult to know he's far taller than my 5'4 (162.56 cm). My head only reached his chest.
"You're welcome." He says in that deep voice that's awe-worthy, it makes me want to melt into a puddle on his feet.
Discreetly looking around us, I can tell we have the attention of half of the patrons here. Some who are too posh to make their attention obvious, and those who aren't concerned about pretending.
Feeling their eyes on me, I suddenly became self-conscious.
"Thanks, we'll be on our way now." I take Suzy's reluctant hand in mine as I made it to leave.
"Have a drink with me." The stranger requested.
"Yes, we…." I close Suzy's mouth to stop him from spotting any rubbish.
"Am afraid we're on my way home. We would have loved to have a drink with you, but we don't have that much time." I look at my watch, and sure, it's almost time for me to get back home.
"Speak for your....." I hastily cover Suzy's mouth, a dark glare on my eyes as I narrow him with a look that's enough to send a soldier packing.
"Just a drink, and you can go."
"Am sorry, we don't have the time to do so. Thanks for asking us to have a drink with you, but we'll pass." Smiling at him, I drag a reluctant Sezy out of there.
Only when am sure we were out of earshot did I remove my hand from his mouth.
" Are you insane?" He whisper yelled.
"Why did you say so?" Frowning at him, I fold my hands.
"You got invited to have a drink with the owner of the mansion, and you refused?"
I roll my eyes at him. " Don't you think the owner is… ehm creepy?" I rub my hand on my covered arm.
" Why did you say so?" He gives me a suspicious glare.
"How can someone watching us from that far happen to be near to catch my fall if he's not stalking us?"
Try all I may, I can't seem to erase his attention on us when we were at the bar. His undivided attention than really creeped me out.
I came out here to have a time of my life, and escape from the drama at home, and not to be the object of a creep's attention.
"He might have stood to get his drink, or probably decided to dance." Sezy shrugs.
"And he did so at the same time we decided to dance?
Not only that, but he happened by some stroke of miracle to be close to the place we were in?"
There's no way that can be true. The boss is monitoring us.
"You're too paranoid." Sezy frowned before a smile graced his face, "Let's go back and dance, I promise to never plead to have a drink with the owner of the mansion." He pleads.
" As much as I would have loved to do that, I can't. I need to be home before the strike often." I look at the time on my wristwatch. Should I leave now, I'll be home before ten O'clock.
" I thought you said you have no boyfriend?" Sezy asked in an accusing tone.
" Of course, I don't. I have no boyfriend."
What I have is a husband, and the two are different things altogether. A boyfriend and a husband can't be the same.
"Then why are you leaving by this time?" Placing his hands on his waist, he gives me a look that dared me to lie.
"My sister will be up waiting for me. She loves it when I tuck her in." I lie.
"Ooo, what a good brother." he mocked.
"Of course I am. I'm the Best brother you can ever get."
" I see." He scoffed.
" I mean it."
Had I been gifted with siblings, I would have taken care of them to the best of my abilities.
" I know. Go on, brother, your sister is waiting." He playfully shoves me towards the gate.