OUR LOVE STORY

17

Ndlalifa Mhlongo

Having my woman's head on my chest has got to be the most beautiful feeling ever. I keep stealing glances at her as she softly snores away with her mouth slightly open. She starts moving then her eyes blink a few times before she opens them.

Me: "Good morning sthandwa sami."

Noma: "Hey." she responds in her soft voice. I kiss her forehead. She keeps rubbing her leg on mine under the covers. I think at this point we're both nervous to address the elephant in the room.

Me: "How did you sleep?"

Noma: "Very well thank you, wena?"

Me: "Me too."

Noma: "Thank you for last night, I really enjoyed everything we did." I froze as soon as she mentioned last night because what if she didn't like my performance?

Me: " Did you enjoy our lovemaking?"

Noma: " Yes, a lot." she says smiling then hides her face on my chest. That's a relief.

Me: "I'm glad. I also enjoyed exploring you and your body." she blushes.

Noma: "Mmhm."

Me: "Let's go shower and then have breakfast together." We both get up and make the bed together before we undress and go to the bathroom.

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Noma: "Can I have something to wear?"

Me: "Check my closet baby." she wears my baseball shirt and my sleepers. We both walk downstairs to get started on breakfast.

Me: "Sit baby, I will make breakfast." She grins and settles on the barstool. I prepare two cups of coffee first and then hand her one cup.

Noma: "You make mean coffee baby, this is officially my favorite coffee." I chuckle.

Me: "Don't worry, I will make it for you every morning when we married." she blushes. We continue chatting while I prepare our breakfast. Scrambled eggs, diced avocados, bacon, and cheese; on a tortilla and it's a 'wrap'.

Noma: "I think I will always sleep over if I get to eat such fancy breakfast!?!" she dramatically said after I served her breakfast.

Me: "Taste it and let me know your thoughts?" she slowly takes a bite and that only makes my body hot.

Noma: "Mmhh, this is so good babe. It's better than Mugg n Bean." I clear my throat and chuckle a bit.

Me: "Thank you sthandwa sami." We eat while talking and joking around. We wash the dishes together before we start cleaning the house. We then cuddle in front of the TV, watching her favorite series, Revelations.

Me: "Baby."

Noma: "Mmh?"

Me: "I have to go home tomorrow, there are some things that need to be addressed by the family."

Noma: "Oh? is everything okay?"

Me: "No but they'll be okay soon."

Noma: "Okay please be careful and safe neh?" I smile and miss her forehead.

Me: "Okay MaKhumalo."

Noma: "Also make sure you stay close to your phone because I want my calls to be answered whenever I call, okay?" I chuckle.

Me: "Aren't we a bit bossy?!"

Noma: "Nope! I just love my man." she says smiling then plants a kiss on my lips.

Me: "I love you too baby." We kiss. I break it off when she starts moaning. She manages to slip her hands under my t-shirt and softly pinches my n*pples. I grab her hands and hold them.

Noma: "Ndlalifa." she whispers yells in her gruff voice.

Me: "Come on baby, aren't you tired?"

Noma: "Of what?! You?! No!" I chuckle getting up with her in my arms.

Noma: "When are you leaving?"

Me: "In the morning."

Noma: "Then please don't deny me you. I don't even know when you coming back!" she says sulking.

Me: "Okay sorry." I kiss her soft lips.

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I was woken up by a call from my uncle as we were still sleeping. Noma is still sound asleep so I quietly get out of bed and go answer the phone outside on the balcony.

Me: "Baba?"

Uncle: "There has been a change of plans son, we have to leave in two hours."

Me: "Why?!"

Uncle: "Apparently your father has been arrested. Kuthiwa there was a dead body found in his bedroom and it looks like it's that girl."

Me: "Who? Mandisa?!"

Uncle: "Yes so we have to go. We need to find more information about this." could this be...?

Me: "Uhm okay."

Uncle: "Yabona ke ukuthi oNjomane abalali?!"  (Do you see that our ancestors don't sleep??)

Me: "I will see you in two hours baba."

Uncle: "Okay son."