As the two started to eat, Ebo began to talk about himself. He was born in Montréal, Canada and studied marketing and retailing.
Ten years ago, he opened his first high-end shop, selling designer handbags and other fine accessories.
He now had shops in Hong Kong, where he lived, Dubai, Ghana, Senegal, and France.
Last year, his business grossed over fifteen million dollars in sales.
In a couple of weeks, he was going to California to meet with a real estate agent to look for commercial space on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, a famous shopping area that attracts both shoppers and tourists and offers some of the most exclusive shops in the country.
The two women were dumfounded. To be in the company of an attractive man was sexy, but to be in the presence of a millionaire was mouth-watering.
The odds of meeting a handsome man who was successful and rich were one in a billion.
They would meet dynamic looking men, but they had empty bank accounts.
Moreover, the wealthy men they did meet were either married or too hard on the eyes.
Yet, here you had a man who possessed good looks, class, and money.
What more could a woman ask for.
It was getting late, and Ebo decided it was time to turn in. He thanked the women for an exquisite meal and asked Lea for her business card.
With a devilish smile on her face, she handed him a card with her name and private phone number.
It took about an hour for Lea to clean up and pack her cooking supplies. Penny thanked her for a job well done and paid her. Lea gave Penny a kiss on the cheek and left.
Penny was thinking about Ebo and falling hard for him. As she was getting ready to go to bed, the doorbell rang.
It was Ebo in his robe.
"I am sorry to trouble you, but I could not get over that succulent meal your friend prepared. She is an excellent chef, and dessert was just scrumptious. How did you know strawberries were my favorite fruit?"
Penny just stood there in amazement and jokingly answered, "I am a mind reader."
They laughed.
He then asked, "Can you read my mind now and tell me why I am really here?"
She answered "No."
He said, "It is because I have strong feelings for you, and I did not want to be alone."
Before she could respond, he got closer, started to kiss her and removed her nightgown. Their bodies interlocked like two horny mosquitoes going down for the thrill. She was in such a state of excitement that if an earthquake had occurred, she would have thought it was the ultimate climax.