Put A Ring On It (Interracial Romance (Erotica)) (2 page)

On one occasion, Pierre was forced to pay one of the waiters of the hotel for his silence.
Pierre had just come from the shower and water was dripping from his body. He asked Tina to pass him a towel as he stood in front of her naked in his birthday suit. Instead, Tina took the towel and proceeded to wipe the water off his chest. She slowly made her way down and eventually dropped the towel when she got to his penis. She got on her knees and started sucking on it as Pierre enjoyed every second. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and the two stood still. A voice called from outside, “Room service.” Tina quickly got to her feet as Pierre tied the towel around his waist and proceeded to open the door.

With a mischievous smile on his face, the waiter said
, “Am sorry for the poor timing, Sir, I had no idea I would interrupt something so important, but the lady ordered some food.” Immediately, Pierre knew that the waiter had seen Tina give him a blowjob. He summoned him in and proceeded to give him a $100 tip as he had no Kenyan currency at the time. He then told him that what he had seen was never to be revealed to anyone.

On the day
that Ted and Pierre left for France, Tina was there to bid them farewell. She took them to the airport and waited until they had gone past the luggage inspection and were on their way to board the plane. In his last words before he left for France, Ted told Tina via a note left on the cab seat,
- I never thought that I would meet someone like you during this trip when I was leaving France for Kenya. Never in my wildest dreams. You and I could have a good thing going - or so it seems. I really enjoyed my time with you and I wish I could stay longer. NB: You need to seriously think about what I told you! Nakupenda, Kwaheri. 
Ted had learnt a few Swahili words during his three week stay. Tina had taught him that “nakupenda” translates to “I love you” in English and “Kwaheri” is Swahili for “goodbye.”
Over the next few months, Tina's life changed for the better. She finally agreed to become Ted's girlfriend after about a month of persuasion. She no longer had to work as a prostitute as Ted supported her and her siblings. He sent her money for upkeep on a monthly basis and even gave her capital, which she used to open a small grocery store, which brought in some extra income. She lost most of her friendswho still plied her previous trade. They called her all the demeaning names they could think of and made sure she knew that she was no longer considered a friend. It was rather obvious that they were jealous of her newfound happiness. 
One Friday evening, Tina was late in arriving home from the flea market where she bought supplies for her store. Her house was located far from the main road and she had to walk through a dark alley to get home. Halfway through the alley, two men emerged in front of her. One of them went past her and stood behind so that she was trapped in between them. The man in front grabbed her by the hand and placed his hand over her mouth.

The other grabbed the groceries she had in her hand and threw them down before forcefully pulling down her pants. The two men raped her repeatedly while exchanging turns. She was helpless as they were too strong for her to put up a fight. She could not scream since they made sure her mouth was covered through the entire ordeal. After they were done with her they gave her a stern warning
, “tutakuua ukipanua huo mdomo wako” (“We shall kill you if you dare open your mouth”) as they hurriedly made their way out of the alley.

That night
, Tina could not sleep. She lay on her bed crying until the break of dawn. Her siblings were away in boarding school and there was nobody to comfort her. She felt dirty. Perhaps this was God's way of punishing her for her previous sins and for not being honest with Ted about her life as a prostitute. Her life had lost meaning at this point. She even refused to talk to Ted when he video-called her, as he always did. She switched off her phone and did not log into any of her social network accounts. Ted had no way of reaching her. She later lied to him that there was no electricity for three days at her place as one of the power lines had been damaged by a storm. It took her almost three months to get over the trauma and get back to her normal self. 
Tina was to later find out that her assailants had been sent by one of her former workmates; the same one who asked her to share one “mzungu” (“white man”), the first time she went clubbing with Ted and Pierre.
Chapter Four
Back in Paris, Ted was arguably the happiest man in the world. Having finally managed to get the woman of his dreams, things were looking up. He had always kept Pierre up to speed with developments between him and Tina. He had even confessed to Pierre at one time that he was planning to marry her. Pierre was jealous of his friend but did a great job hiding it. Every time the topic came up, he tried to brush it off. For some reason, Ted never suspected anything.

Pierre had been having trouble with his wife at the time as they had recently received news that he was impotent. During their three years of marriage, Pierre had always blamed his wife for their childlessness. This had been the basis for many heated arguments between them over the years. Upon realization that he could not sire a child, Heidi, his wife, had suggested that she get pregnant by another man and they keep the child as theirs.

Pierre was uneasy about this as he could not bear the thought of some other man having sex with his wife. His pride could not allow it and he was strongly against the idea. The only problem was that he wanted a child so badly. His parents were also on his neck demanding for a grandchild. Heidi's mum was a bit more understanding as she never mentioned the topic to her daughter.

Four months into their long distance love, Ted felt that it was the right time to tell his parents about his newfound love and his intention of making her his wife. He chose to break the news over Sunday dinner, a long standing family tradition that he continued to practice even after he had moved out of his parents
’ house.

All of h
is younger siblings were present together with his parents. Halfway through dinner, he interrupted the normal chit chat. “Excusez-moi pour un minute...” (“Excuse me for a minute”) he started as he went ahead to break the good news. His siblings were excited by the news and they clapped to congratulate their brother. His parents were equally happy with the news. Trouble came at the point at which he said Tina was Kenyan.

His father did not mince his words. He categorically told him that there was no way he would let him marry a black girl. To add salt to injury,
Tina was not highly educated. His father could not picture his first-born son, who had a Master's degree in Law, marrying a black girl who only had a high school level of education. It made no sense and he would only let it happen over his dead body. Ted's mother was between a rock and a hard place. She had no problem with Ted's choice for a wife, but as a good wife herself, she was expected to support her husband.

She did not utter a word as her husband went on and on about this issue
at the dining table. By this time, Ted's younger siblings had been sent off to their rooms. There was great tension in the dining area of the Dubois residence.

“Black women are nothing but sluts and if you dare continue with your stupid plans, you may as well forget that I am your father.” Those were the last words uttered by Mr. Dubois, Ted's father, before he stormed out of the dining room. Ted did not wait to finish his dinner. "Au revoir,'' he bid his mother goodbye and grabbed his coat.
 

Chapter Five

It had been almost a year since Ted and Tina had seen each other face to face. Despite the video calls as well as regular calls on a daily basis, Ted had greatly missed the love of his life. The time for him to take his annual leave from work was soon coming and he knew exactly where he would go for the much needed vacation.

His father had not gone easy on him with regards to his relationship with Tina, but Ted did not seem to mind. His father, in theory, had already disowned him. His marriage to Tina was to be his signature out of his father's will and possibly his ticket out of the family.

Ted did not seem to have a problem with this at all. His job brought him enough income to comfortably support himself
and Tina as well as any other dependants. The only problem he had was the psychological torture that being at loggerheads with his father brought. The Dubois family had always been a close-knit one with Mrs. Dubois bringing up all her children to appreciate the importance of family.

Every time Ted looked up on his wall clock, he would see the French writings on it
, which in English would translate to “A family that prays together, stays together.” All these problems, coupled with the everyday stress of his demanding job, made him really look forward to his annual leave. He just couldn't wait.

The day finally came and he had already packed all his bags
, ready for the flight to paradise! He had initially planned to surprise Tina, but he did not know where exactly she lived. He was forced to inform her and have her meet him at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

Tina was at the airport an hour before her lover touched down. When she finally saw him push his trolley looking for her, tears of joy ran down her cheeks. She rushed to where he was and hugged him tightly. Ted managed to hold back his tears, but the jubilation on his face was quite obvious. He was smiling like a toddler who had just been excused from eating his veggies. The hug lasted for about five minutes before Ted kissed his lover on the cheek and they headed for the taxi ranks.

They drove to Tina's house where she had prepared him some great Kenyan delicacies. Ted had especially loved “ugali,” a dish made of maize flour on his first visit to Kenya and Tina made sure there was lots of it. For the first time, he got to meet Tina's siblings, who were all on their school holiday. Ted was near the woman he loved, with great food and great company. He was definitely in paradise.

Tina's siblings promised to teach him Swahili
, which they did over time. After about two weeks of his stay, he could make broken sentences in Swahili and could understand a few phrases here and there whenever two people spoke the language next to him.

On his first Saturday in Kenya, he decided to take his lover out on a date, typical of his romantic nature. They went to a fine restaurant in town and ordered some great food. It was evident that these two really enjoyed each other's company. Throughout the meal, they were laughing heartily and sharing in each other's joy. They were to have ice
cream for dessert and Ted promptly signaled the waiter when they were ready.

Tina was enjoying her strawberry flavored ice
cream, when halfway through, she felt something hard in her mouth. She quickly spit it out into her hand. There it was. The most beautiful diamond ring she had ever seen in her entire life was right on the palm of her hands. Ted, whose face was down pretending to tie one of his shoelaces, looked up to her and with a broad smile on his face asked her, “Will you marry me?”

Tina was left speechless. She could not believe what she had just heard. She had not seen any of this coming. She felt a mixture of joy and surprise rush through her body and her adrenaline glands had definitely opened up their gates. She stood from her chair and went to where Ted stood. She hugged her fiancée with joyful tears running down her cheeks and waiters clapping and ululating around their table. Just like that, Tina and Ted got engaged.

Tina's siblings laughed their hearts out when they heard how Ted had proposed to their sister. They were very happy for them and could not stop asking questions about the expected wedding.

There was definitely reason to celebrate and the two love buds chose to celebrate their engagement away from the house. They planned a weekend getaway where all they would have to do was show their love to each other. Ted chose a private hotel deep in the outskirts of town for their little adventure. They left for the hotel on Friday morning and were expected back on Tuesday.

As they checked into the hotel that morning, Tina had been left behind, paying the taxi driver, as Ted could not communicate with him in Swahili. Meanwhile, Ted was at the reception, booking a room. When he told the receptionist that he wanted a room for a couple, she was hesitant. “Am sorry, Sir, but as a Christian establishment, we do not allow commercial sex workers in our rooms,” she said as she gestured at Tina with her right hand. Ted was startled.

“
What?” he asked. “Am sorry, but that's a policy from the management and there's nothing I can do about it,” came the response. “How dare you call my fiancée a prostitute?” he vented in anger. “Who is your boss? I want to talk to him now!” he added as he banged his hand on the reception desk. The receptionist, fearful that she may get in trouble with her boss, replied in a soft voice, “Am terribly sorry, Sir. I must have mistaken her for someone else.”

“Please forgive my misjudgment. I will be happy to give you a room.” Ted still looked disgusted but seemed to accept the apology. He did not want to spoil the good mood he was in. He took the room key and headed for the elevator with Tina behind him. She did not give any indication that she noticed what had transpired between him and the receptionist.

Their first stop was the shower once they got into the room. They opted for a cold shower as the coastal town was rather hot, even at that time of the day.