"Who are you?" Tessa said referring to the man standing outside. He was soaked from his head to his shoe. He was so drenched like a chicken soaked in water.
"oh! hey babe" Elena exclaimed from behind Tessa .
Giving a very surprised and questioning look, she turned over her shoulders "babe?...Wait, let me get this straight…you know him and he is your babe?"
"Well…yeah and he is still standing in the rain" Elena agreed pulling her friend aside to bring the wet man into the house . She closed the door behind them, heading to go get a blanket.
"Lena!! You can't just invite some random guy into my house" sighing.
Giving the dripping man a cold stare. "Do I know you? Do I need to know you? Do you care to tell who and why you are here?" dropping her questions with arms crossed and a stern look on her face like an investigator.
Just before he could answer her, Lena stepped into the room with the blanket in her hand. "Tessa! come on give him a break. He is my boyfriend, the guy I told you about and I might have called him over just before we started the movie"
"So…" the only word Tessa dropped expecting more explanations and clarifications. "His name is Elvis, Elvis meet my friend Tessa"
"Hi Tessa" Elvis waved throwing a smile at her. "Hey" she threw her hands signaling Lena upstairs.
"Seriously …Lena you can't be kidding me I barely know this person and then you invite him over"
"Tessa come on please don't see this as a big deal, I know that I messed up big time and I'm so sorry but please…" Elena held Tessa's hands trying to convince her let her boyfriend stay the night.
"Fine but…" Lena hugged her just before she could finish then ran out to attend to the Elvis downstairs " I'm saving my bed which means he would use the camp mat" Tessa said just before her friend ran out the door.
The two young lovers walk into the room with hands interlaced. Tessa, now finished with arranging the mat sat on her bed waiting for them to come up.
She gave Elvis a change of clothes from her uncle's closet "I won't be reminding you to return this"
Seeing the awkwardness, Lena made them play games. Just before they retired to sleep, Tessa and Elvis were not getting along too well.
Everyone had fallen deep asleep except Tessa who was wide awake. She looked down at Elvis analyzing every single inch of his face. From his brown hair to his plum lips which looked soft like a new born lips just from looking at it.
Realizing what she was doing, she stuffed her head into pillow just before any naughty thought would come to her.
Morning had come so soon, the two had woken up except Tessa. "Ugh!! Morning Len…" she stood up from the bed to find no one in the room. Walking downstairs, she found them smooching on the couch. The light from the big screen reflecting on the bodies on the couch.
She cleared her throat to get their attention. "Can we find an actual something to eat rather than you guys eating each other on my couch".
"Hey! Good morning" Elvis and Elena popped their heads up above the couch. "Yeah good morning" she rolled her eyes just before her eyes met with Elvis.
Just before they could resume their intimacy, Lena made Tessa know that she already made breakfast and they (Lena and Elvis) had taken their breakfast.
After having her breakfast, she went back upstairs to give the lovers enough time to round up with their showers of affection.
In no time everyone was done with what they had to do and they stepped out of the house together leaving no one behind.
After dropping Elvis off, there was a ringing silence in the car. No one was ready to start up a conversation. " He's cute isn't he?" Lena began the long awaited conversation. "Well what do you want me to say? You like him so it's a good thing" Tess answered feeling unbothered. "Look Tess I don't want you to feel intimidated that…" Tessa scoffed throwing a side eye at her friend " Intimidated ? Why would I be ? Look Lena, Elvis looks like a nice guy and then you like each other, it's a good thing so don't bother about me being intimidated because I'm not" Tess stating her facts smiling at her friend. "Well it's good you are happy for us… I love you Tess"
At the orphanage, Sister Gracie a fair skinned lady dressed up in a Reverend sister's gown and her hair covered with a flowing scarf which moved to the gentle direction of the morning wind. " my dear Theresa" she smiled beckoning on Tessa "Praise be to Jesus" Tessa greeted her " Honor to Mary" both greeting themselves and exchanging warm smiles. They walked down the way to building . All of a sudden, there was an abrupt stop along the way.
"Why did he come to look for me? He didn't come home last night" Tessa asked concerned "Oh child I didn't mean for you to get worried but he left in a hurry too".
"It's fine "She shrugged