First time encounters— Melodies of Love
Inspired by a post on Instagram by Romance Writers of West AFrica, I’ll be posting a series about first encounters between main characters in my novels.
In this scene from Melodies of Love, Ikenna is meeting up with Adaora again at his work place after 12 years of not seeing or hearing from her following a bitter breakup.
Although this isn’t the first encounter between them, it certainly felt like one.
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Ikenna’s heart lurched in his chest. It had been twelve years since he’d last seen Adaora. She was still beautiful. His mind had not prepared him well enough for today even though he had planned this meeting for the past four months. He studied her as she stood across from him.
She was still petite, about five feet four inches, barely reaching his chest, but she was no longer thin. Her body had matured into lovely curves which suited her small frame. Her blue silk blouse with colourful embroidery at the top hugged her slender waist, and her black knee-length skirt fitted her round hips perfectly. She looked confident.
His eyes roamed to her feet which were perfectly tucked into a pair of blue four-inch heeled stilettos. It gave her some height, but it was still not enough to match his slightly-above-six-feet height. He had always towered above her. At one time, she had told him that it made her feel safe.
Ikenna stared at the face that had haunted him for the past twelve years. Her beautiful heart-shaped face, her dark luminous eyes which were large for her face, her small nose and full lips coated with pink lip gloss. Lips he had kissed countless times, twelve years ago, until they were swollen. Lips he had a sudden uncontrollable urge to kiss now.
Her hair was done in tiny braids which she had packed into a single bun. She had always liked braided hair. His Ada, the girl who had driven him to succeed because he never felt like he was good enough for her. The girl who made him feel insecure. The only girl who made him want to be better.
“Ikenna…” she whispered with a smile, jolting him out of his reverie. “I can see you are still never without your saxophone!”
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Purchase links
Melodies of Love:
AmazonUK: http://bit.ly/MelodiesOfLoveAmazonUK
Amazon Us: http://bit.ly/MelodiesofLoveUSKindleLink
Okadabooks:
https://okadabooks.com/book/about/melodies_of_love/12141
Nook: http://bit.ly/nookbookMelodiesofLove
kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/melodies-of-love-2
iBooks: http://bit.ly/MelodiesOfLoveApple
Smashwords:
http://bit.ly/MelodiesOfLoveSmashwords
Bambooks: https://bambooks.io/Book/BookDetail/Melodies-of-Love/904
RovingHeights (Paperback): https://rhbooks.com.ng/product/38562/
