KEPT

27.BOOK.

NKOSIYABO

I get up before Khanyisa, normally she hears me get up and does the same but this morning she's still in deep sleep so I make sure I don't wake her up as I get off the bed. The covers are only covering a portion of her body but her legs and arms are left uncovered and spread on the bed, Just one look at her makes me want to get back on the bed and have her in my arms, or even better, wake her up by making love to her all over again.

But I can't do that, not with all the responsibilities that await me so I get in the shower and get ready for work. I'm physically washing last night off but the memories are fresh in my head. I'm replaying every moment in my head and it's almost like a video that's been turned on. Now I know for sure that if I had allowed myself to sleep in that other room I'd be regretting it right now, and things would be tense but most importantly, Khanyisa would be walking around thinking that I don't feel anything for her and that's very far from the truth.

Her telling me that she's in love with me took me by surprise. It's like with each day, Khanyisa is breaking out of this shell and showing her confidence, I love that, but then again, I love everything that has her at the center of it and I know I'm very lucky to get to call her my wife. I'm a very lucky man and I don't intend on taking this luck for granted.

I never thought I'd find myself at this point ever again. I had completely taken it off the cards and figured that since I still wanted a family of my own I'd have to go about it in my own way because I got burned the last time.

I tried with Refilwe but that obviously went south and I know I'm partly to blame because I couldn't be open to what she wanted. Which then makes me wonder how it's all coming so naturally with Khanyisa, She doesn't even have to try hard with me. All she has to do is give me a look and that's all, that's it, I'm done.

I turn off the water and get out the shower then I go to my side of the shelves in the bathroom. Once I'm done there I grab a dry towel and wrap it loosely around my waist before walking out.

She's stirs a little but goes back to sleep and I move to the closet to get dressed, I quickly get dressed while minding the time then I put on my watch and walk out when I'm satisfied with how I look.

I walk to her side and lean in to kiss her goodbye but she wakes up

"You're up? What time is it?" she asks wanting to get up but I stop her.

"It's okay, I'm already done and I'm about to get going, "

"You should have woken me up, " she says stretching her arms.

"You needed the rest, "I tell her with a proud smirk on my face while replaying our night of passion in my head, she smiles while facing down which tells me she's thinking the same thing.

"And now you don't have lunch, " she says

"Come have lunch with me at the office, "

"I'd like that, "

"I'd like that too, so I'll wait for you to come by, just let me know what time so I can move my schedule around, "

"You don't have to if you have a busy day, "

"I want to, lunch will be better with you around, so later?" I ask her and her nods.

"Okay, later,"

"Great," I kiss her forehead and get up so I can leave and she gets comfortable on the bed again.

KHANYISA

I fall asleep almost immediately after Nkosi leaves. He left me drained last night and I'm still struggling to keep my eyes open so I don't force it, I'm not rushing off to anywhere especially now that he's gone already.