Chapter 129

Uche poked his head through his bathroom door."Hey babe?"

"Yeah?" I covered my phone's earpiece to answer him.

"Nick's downstairs. Should I tell him you're here? Or find a way to get him to leave?"

I bit my lip and tapped my feet while contemplating. I didn't have the mental energy to deal with Nick, but I also wanted Uche to start getting acquainted with spending time with his friends again instead of me.

"I don't mind him being here," I answered, and didn't hear him for a while till he went:

"You sure?"

"Yeah, just don't let him up here. I'm still naked."

"Okay." His voice became dull. He did want a different answer when he asked if to make an excuse to make Nick leave.

When he left, I checked the screen of my phone and saw that my mum had ended the call after she didn't hear me for a while. I decided to dial her number again.

"Hey mum," I greeted her when she picked up the first ring of the call. I could tell she was probably