The Arrangement

Wake up call

We got to the restaurant and had dinner. It felt somewhat normal but things were a bit tense. After dinner, we got some frozen yogurt and drove back home.

"That was nice" uMaNzuza said as we entered the  living room.

"I'm gonna go out this little princess to bed." Siya said carrying the sleeping Belle.

"I'll get her pajamas out." I say and follow behind him.

I hear uBaba talking to uMa. Once we had put the little miss in bed, we headed to his bedroom. I immediately went to the bathroom and got undressed. I felt hands circling around my waist. "Wenza ntoni? (What are you doing?)"

"Let's just enjoy this moment hm?" I felt kisses on my neck making me shudder.

"Siya" I whispered

"Shhh" he turned me around and captured my lips onto his. I melted into his arms. My hands wrapped around his neck to hold on. I felt his hands travel down to my thighs and he squeezed, indicating I jump so I lightly did and his hands gripped around my thighs and I wrapped my legs around his waist.

I felt the soft comforter on my back. His hands traveled up my thighs, leaving goosebumps all over my body. I felt them on my lower back so I moved up, removing my upper body off the bed and with quick motion, my bra was unclasped and off my chest.

"You are so beautiful"

I bit my lip and my eyes moved downcast shyly. "Don't look away from me sthandwa sam"

He captured my lips onto his feverishly missing me. All I could do was enjoy the torturous pleasure. His lips left mine in a pant as he traced hard sloppy kisses on my neck down to my chest.

"Ahhh" I felt his tongue wrap around my nipple, hardening them on instant. My hands gripped the comforter as I let out low pants and signs.

He shifted to my left nipple, giving it just ad much attention as the other while grouping my right boob, squeezing and flicking my nipple. His lips  traveled down kissing every stretch mark on my stomach. I felt him pause and I came about.

I lifted my head slightly, my heart pumping and thumping in my chest but not from the adrenaline of what was to come

"Is this..."

"Yeah" I bit my lip staring down at the man who was looking down on my scar. All that ran through my mind was maybe he didn't find me attractive at all and that this was a mistake. My eyes shifted down to him in shock when I felt lips right on top of my scar

"Thank you"

Huh?

"What?"

"For my beautiful daughter. I know it couldn't have been easy but you made it. And for that I will spend the rest of my life thanking you."

My vision got blurry as I looked up to the ceiling blinking my tears away.

He came up and held me in his arms. I embraced the warmth emitting from him and I soon found myself in lala land.

Siyabonga

Holding the love of my life in my arms has always been a serene feeling and peace washed over me every time I saw her smile or laugh. She has thing, sort of halo of happiness around her and everyone just smiles when she smiles. She's always been like that, I thought she'd have changed. Actually, I worried that she'd have changed but it turns out she didn't.

I placed her perfectly asleep body in bed after making sure she was comfortable. I've always preferred for her to sleep in my t-shirts. I stepped out of our bedroom and checked on baby Belle before jogging downstairs. I took a bottle of water and drank from it

"Shit Baba!" I close the fridge door staring at my father in shock.

"Follow me boy" he looked like he means business and I chose, for my own safety, to follow no questions asked

"Do you love Crystal?" He asked turning to face me, in the backyard

"What kind of question is that baba?"

"Answer my damn question uyekele ukungicasula mfana wam (and stop angering me my boy)"

"Yebo baba. Ngiyamthanda. I wouldn't pay lobola for her if I didn't love her. (Yes Baba. I love her.)"

"Pho kungani umkami kungathi huyena oshade umkakho? What I mean is, why is my wife wearing the pants in your marriage ?"

"What do you mean Baba."

The cold night wind breezed throughout the backyard.

"I mean exactly that boy! Don't ask stupid questions. You are angering me!"

"Baba uMakaSiya is not wearing the pants in my marriage. I've got it under control"

"Don't lie to me boy ngizakushaya khona manje (I will beat you up right now)"

"Baba-" my face flew to the left and I staggered a bit due too the shock of the punch

"I said don't make me angry boy!"

The night was silent.  All you could hear was my harsh breathing as I tried to control my anger.

"You dare try to hit me back ngizakukhombisa amabele were nyoka (I will show you flames)"

"Why would you hit me Baba"

"Wake up and smell the coffee. Your marriage is going to end just before it even begins. I will control my wife the best way I know how. But she will not stop tormenting your wife unless you put your foot down and lay boundaries! You say you love that child but what you are doing shows nothing but actions of a weak little boy! Fix your shit before she's taken from you nxa."

He walked back into the house.

"Oh and your case on Hernandez, I've given it to Sabelo. Until you prove that you can handle your shit, you can forget about coming back to the force. And you'd better have your wife and child in KZN before Christmas. Umtwana needs to be introduced to the ancestors. Both of them actually."

I spat out blood and decided to follow back into the house.

"I don't know why God decided to bless hour stupid selfish ass with a loving woman and child. But hey, we can't question umdali ngezenzo zakhe angithi. Ulale kahle boy"

With that said, he went upstairs. I decided to go to the indoor gym and blow off some steam. At around 3 am I headed back to the bedroom and took a shower. I put lotion on and walked back into the bedroom after cleaning the bathroom and I turned off the lights, got in bed and held the love of my life in my arms.

"Hmmm"

"Lala sthandwa sam"

I kissed her head and breathed in her scent, falling into a dreamless sleep