Pete ended his speech and came towards us
"Long time no see John, and won't you introduce your friend to me " he said nodding his head to my direction
" She's not my friend, she is my fiance and her name is Cynthia " he said proudly and placed his hand on my shoulder to acclaim me as his
"well that's one way to greet the brother you haven't seen for years "
"cousin " John corrected him
"touche" he placed his hand on his chest to dramatize his heartache
I watched as the both of them banter at each other leaving me awe struck, for a moment I thought they had forgotten about me when pete said
"lovely to meet you Cynthia " he said as he stretched his hand towards me
I stood still for a moment before I extended mine to his, I felt a delicious tingling sensation from my hands down to the whole of my body
we stared at each other for a moment
John cleared his throat, separated our hands from each other and took me to sit on the couch in the living room
" you like him too don't you "
" why would you say that" I asked confused if he knew about us
" I saw the way you were both staring at each other, and everyone who knows us likes him more"
" no please don't think that way, I love you and only you " I said while caressing his face, he held my hand and kissed it
" you are the best thing that has happened to me" he said shaking his head
I started to feel guilty, and don't know if I should tell him about our past together.
" everyone let's dance the night away to celebrate this beautiful couple " John's mother said drawing everyone's attention to her
" DJ play my song " she shouted making it obvious she was drunk from her nth shot of tequila
" let me help your mom to her room " I told John and stood up to help the poor woman from the stage to the stairs that led to her room
we both fell on her bed and I helped her out of her shoes and covered her
" thanks for staying by my sons side, and making him happy " she said while holding my hand
" it's nothing ma" I said
"zzzzz" she replied
I smiled and left the room
" So when are you going to tell John about us? "
I was shocked to see Pete resting on the wall in the small corridor
" You scared me " I said placing my hand on my chest
" sorry, I was just wondering if I should have spoken to you like a stranger or not, I don't want to be the reason you would have any problems with my brother "
" yeah I will tell him about us when the time is right"i said while rolling my eyes
" Okayy, so you're getting married to him"
"yeah I am, he is a great guy and he makes me happy so yeah " I nodded my head proceeding to walk back to the living room
"He makes you happy? so you're not in love with him? " he said replacing each step I put between us
I have always hated when he is right making me almost angry with myself
" I am in love with him" I said raising my head higher to prove my statement
" And the sex? " he said while he walked closer leaving a inch between us
" it's non of your business " I breathed
Feeling out of breath I ran out of the corridor down the stairs to the living room.