Men Do Cry Episode 5
Written by Sonia Okehie
Love is a force that can’t be subdued or hidden. Never in a thousand years would Jaden have thought that he would fall in love again, not to talk of outrightly confessing his feelings to someone. He felt he was tough but love brought his toughness down to naught. He didn’t see it coming at all and was surprised at himself for revealing his feelings to Laura.
“I’m madly in love with you Laura” he unknowingly confessed. Laura was shocked and dumbfounded, she never believed that this day would come. “Jaden you can’t be saying things you don’t mean” she said trying to deny his feelings for her. “What makes you think I’m joking or being dishonest?” He questioned, “Because I find it hard to believe that you’re in love with me. I mean look at me, you can’t possibly be in love with an ex fast food attendant” she said looking into his eyes.
Jaden was a bit confused and didn’t know why she felt he wasn’t being genuine. “Laura, I have only poured my heart out to two women all my life and you are the second lady I’m ever confessing my feelings to. Love has never been fair to me and I have always been afraid to try again but I’m willing to try with you. I want to try with you Laura” he said looking into her eyes.
Laura was deeply in love with Jaden too but felt he still had some emotional baggage from the past and thought it would affect their relationship, if they ever have one. “I can’t deny the fact that I like you too but I’m just scared of giving in to my feelings, because I feel you still have some grudge from your past and if you don’t settle with your past, you’ll end up hurting any relationship we venture into. I really like you and want to be with you too, but liking you isn’t enough to want to go into a relationship with you” she said.
Her words touched Jaden’s soul and he admitted what she said within but that was not stopping him from getting her. “Laura I love you and I’m willing to make us work out. I’m willing to put in the effort to work on my past, I want you to help me too by showing me how beautiful and pure love can be. I want to try and I want to try with you” he said.
The atmosphere was charged with so much emotions as they talked and Jaden got carried away. He leaned towards Laura and planted a soft kiss on her lips. Laura’s body was covered with goosebumps as she kissed back. The kiss was filled with so much emotions and feelings for each other. Their breath ceased as they kissed passionately.
After kissing for a while, Jaden redrew himself from her and said “I want you, please think about my proposal”. Laura nodded and they set off to a nice restaurant for dinner and headed to their different destination afterwards.
All through that night, neither Jaden nor Laura could sleep well as they thought about what had happened. Laura was in love with him and wanted him too but was scared that he was just too much a man for her to handle. She put in so much thought into Jaden’s proposal and decided to give him a chance. On the other hand, Jaden prayed the little way he knew how to pray and asked God to touch Laura’s heart to accept him. It was a stressful night due to excess thinking, but they finally put themselves to sleep.
Laura woke up the next day thinking about Jaden and his cute kiss. She smiled at every thought of him and blushed afterwards. As she headed to work, she picked her phone and sent an SMS to him which read “I don’t know what I’m getting myself into by accepting you into my life, but I’m willing to trust you with my heart and love. You are a good man and there’s no other person I rather want to be with. I love you Jaden, see you later!”. When Jaden received the SMS, he leaped for joy and couldn’t contain his happiness. He texted her back and his message read “You aren’t making a mistake and I promise to never make you regret this decision. I love you too!”. Laura smiled when she got his message and couldn’t stop smiling all through that day at work.
Their relationship was enviable and they seem almost inseparable. After about a month of being together, Jaden was convinced she was the one and finally invited her to his house for the first time. Laura was excited due to his invitation because she had been secretly wondering why he hadn’t invited her earlier. Jaden used the excuse that he wanted to eat home cooked meal to invite her over.
During the weekend, Laura went to the market and bought some foodstuffs she will use to prepare the food Jaden wanted. He drove to her house to pick her together with the food stuffs she bought and they headed to his house. Jaden’s apartment had a classy interior and was beautifully decorated in a suitable way for a bachelor, “Welcome my darling, you are the first woman asides my cleaners that has entered this apartment” he said as Laura walked in. She smiled and told him to stop pulling her legs but he assured her that it was the truth.
They settled in and Laura headed for the kitchen. In no time, the meal was ready and they ate happily and talked while at it. After eating, they gist and laughed all through till something unexpected happened.
Laura jokingly took his phone and asked him to beg before she gives it back. Jaden smiled initially and jokingly told her to return his phone, “I want you to say please before I give it back or can’t you say please?” she jokingly said and before she knew it, Jaden shouted on top of his voice and said “I can’t say please!”.
For a second, Laura couldn’t figure what was going on as she was surprised. She held her heart and couldn’t believe that Jaden could get angry over a minor thing like that, “did you just shout at me?” She asked in a shaky tone.
Jaden finally realised what he had done and apologetically said “Laura please I’m so sorry”.
Men Do Cry Episode 6
There’s a huge difference between physical and emotional wound. One heals faster but the other takes almost forever to heal. You can see one but can’t see the other and that makes it difficult for healing to take place, as people can’t tell they are wounded by mere looking at them. Jaden was suffering from an emotional wound known as Rejection!
Laura was dead shock as she never believed Jaden could raise his voice at her. Jaden felt disappointed at himself when he realised what he had done. “I’m so sorry baby! Please I wouldn’t do it again, I was just carried away” he pleaded but Laura remained quiet. He kept apologising but she couldn’t utter a word due to shock.
After a while of apologising with no response from Laura, he stretched his hand to touch her and immediately his fingers rested on her shoulders, she burst into tears. “What did I do wrong” she asked as she sobbed, “You did nothing wrong my love, I’m the one at fault” Jaden said with tears in his eyes. “I told you this relationship wouldn’t work if you don’t deal with your past but you told me everything was going to be alright and now see” Laura said sobbing.
The sight of Laura in tears shattered Jaden’s heart to pieces. He couldn’t believe that he was the cause of her pain, he felt bad knowing that he raised his voice at her. “Laura, I’m trying to be the best I can but it isn’t easy for me. I’m suffering within but have to put up a brave look all the time because everyone expect that from me. I might be a man but I have my own struggles and insecurities too. My ex did me bad, she rejected me and made me feel worthless, I wanted her to stay but she left; leaving me all alone when I needed her the most. Being a lawyer wasn’t my initial dream but I had to take up this profession because I felt it would make me look tough and ruthless, I felt being a lawyer would never make me vulnerable again in my life, I felt it would make me sit above my insecurities but it’s unfortunate that nothing has changed; I’m still the broken, rejected and vulnerable guy from years ago. I love you with all my heart and I don’t want to ever lose you Laura, I could shut down any chance of healing if you walk away from my life. I accept the fact that I’m lonely and vulnerable, please don’t leave me Laura” he said with tears falling off his eyes.
His words pierced Laura’s heart and she cried more, “Oh baby” she said and hugged him tightly. They cried together and Jaden rested his head on he shoulder sobbing, “I believe everything will be alright but you have to let me in. You have to let me into your insecurities and battles, with that way, I can fully understand why you do certain things you do and can help you heal. Please let me in” she said sobbing.
Jaden moved closer and whispered “I love you so much” into her ears. Laura wiped the tears off his cheek and kissed his eyes. Jaden kissed her forehead and they hugged each other tightly as though their lives depended on it. Jaden apologised again and promised never to raise his voice at her again, she nodded and told him they will get through it. It was a beautiful sight to behold.
It was time for Laura to leave but Jaden begged her to stay the night. “Baby tomorrow is Sunday and I have to get ready for church” she said, “We’ll go shopping this evening to get you some new clothes for church tomorrow” he pleaded but Laura declined the offer. “I’ll come around after service I promise” she said and pecked his cheek. Jaden smiled and went for her lips to kiss them and Laura willingly gave him her lips. “I love you” he said smiling, “I love you too” she replied laughing, “No, I love you more!” Jaden said and Laura blushed. After their little play, Jaden got his car keys and drove her home.
Their relationship grew stronger than it used to be and they got to know each other better. Laura played with caution and avoided some things that might be sensitive to Jaden, he also worked on his mind and began to see Laura as a different person from his ex who hurt him. He loved her to a fault and didn’t want to ever lose her. She was like his inhaler!
Days turned to weeks and weeks to months and their relationship waxed stronger. Jaden started thinking of settling down with Laura but was scared she might say No. He thought day in day out on how to make his intensions clear but no good idea was coming forth.
The perfect day finally came when Jaden’s law firm threw a party to celebrate a major deal they closed. Everyone was allowed to come with a date so Jaden invited Laura. She dressed to kill and almost took the shine of everyone. Jaden was proud that she was his and didn’t hesitate to show her off.
Everyone was having a good time at the party and didn’t suspect that Jaden had something up his sleeves. As the celebration went on, he told the DJ to stop the music and called for everyone’s attention. “Can I get you all attention please?” He said, “they say you have never truly lived until you have loved someone completely. I didn’t know what love meant until I met a lady who practically showed me what it meant. I could write a thousand words to describe you and it still wouldn’t be enough to fully explain what a beautiful person you are. I’m referring to no other person than you, Laura! I love you from the bottom on my heart and want to spend forever with you” he added.
As he spoke, Laura’s heart raced as if it were running a marathon race. She didn’t know when she started tearing up.
Jaden walked close to her, looked into her eyes and said “Baby, I want you to do me a favour today by accepting to marry me. Will you marry me?”
Written by Sonia Okehie
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She will surely accepted him immeasurably ????????