After the storm by Osar Adeyemi Page A

holiday on me. Moreover, it's my
job to provide for you, so just relax and enjoy it,
okay?"
    "It's
not just about the money," Yemi protested. "It's about the mental
stimulation."
    "What
about this kind of stimulation?" His head dipped again, and he
kissed her. "And this type…or this type?"
    His
kisses were making her feel like anything other than a serious
discussion. "Honey, I'm serious!" Yemi said, pulling away. She
looked at him reproachfully. "As I was saying, I need
the mental stimulation, plus the fact that I would like to
help out on the home front as well."
    Akeem
smiled. "That's sweet of you, but we don't really need your money.
The help I need from you is to run this home and always look as
gorgeous as possible." He planted a quick kiss on her lips before
she could evade it. She smiled and shook her head at him. "But
besides my being very possessive…"
    "Oh, so
you know?" she cut in with a mock frown.
    "Of
course I do. Which sane man wouldn't be, with a wife like
you?"
    Yemi giggled in spite of herself. This guy was good for her ego .
    "So
besides that, are you really sure you want to get into the
corporate world? Very intelligent people like you sometimes feel
stifled by such an environment."
    "But
I've got to use my degree. I'm an accountant!"
    "You've
not got to do anything. You need to think about what you really
want to do and let me know, but for now…we're still on our
honeymoon,"
    "Until
when?" Yemi was amazed that she was even contemplating the thought
of not working.
    He
looked slyly at her belly. "Until we've had a couple of kids. Then
we'll take a break before having three more."
    Her eyes
widened. "No way! We're having just two kids! That's what we agreed
on!" 
    He
laughed at her expression. "That's what you told me, but okay,
we'll settle for four. How about that, huh?"
    "Just
two kids!"
    "Let's
wait and see how that goes. I may be able to convince you
otherwise."
    "No
deal!" She looked towards the letter again. "Akeem, this is such a
wonderful opportunity…"
    "Believe
me, baby, there will be plenty of other opportunities. And if you
get bored, you can always work at any of the branches of KH." He
winked at her. "But of course, your contract will be specially
drawn out by the CEO."
    She made
a face. "Yeah, right. I may as well stay home." She could just
imagine the number of hours he would tell them to draw up for her.
She would probably be told to start work daily at noon and close by
three o'clock. That was the reason why she had declined working
there during her youth service. "Akeem, let me think about this,
okay?"
    "That's
fine." He drew her back into his arms. "Now enough of all this
serious talk, it's not healthy during a honeymoon."
    ∞∞∞
    Akeem
did not bring up the topic of Yemi working again. She knew he was
leaving the decision up to her, but she also knew what decision
would please him. Yemi had noticed during the period when they were
dating that most of Akeem's friends' wives did not work. Akeem was
also right about his schedule being different from a regular one.
He travelled quite a bit, and he also had important social
engagements that he had to attend. She knew she would have to
accompany him to many of these events, but she was sure she could
still have juggled that responsibility with a job.
    The
bottom line, however, was that she wanted to please him. He had
never given her any cause to be unhappy since she met him. If
anything, he had surpassed all her expectations. She decided to
turn down the job offer and focus on her home. She would revisit
the job issue later on.
    "What's
this I hear about you turning down the job?" Abby, her colleague at
Lavabre, asked her on the phone about a week after she had formally
declined the job offer. She and Abby had become friends over the
period of time that she had been at Lavabre. She was married with a
young son, and Yemi liked her a lot. "I thought you liked it when
you were here or…wait a minute, are you