When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 16

The next morning was a Monday. I was up by 5:30am to make my man some breakfast before he goes to work. After that I went to put out his suit and shoes. He chose his tie. Lakhe: "What time is it?" Me: "its 6:05am." Lakhe: "I have to be out by 6:30." Me: "Then go eat." Lakhe: "What are you doing today?" I fixed his tie. Me: "A bit of work, I'm going to the office also." Lakhe: "Okay. Should I get you a driver?" Me: "I'll manage." Lakhe: "Might as well hire a driver to drive you around." Me: "I think I need to start learning again. How to drive." he looked at me. Lakhe: "Not yet baby. Its too soon. The doctor will let us know when is the best time to try. We have to work on one thing at a time okay?" Me: "I hear you. You can get a driver so long. Go have your breakfast." Lakhe: "Get back to bed..." Me: "I'm doing no such thing. I need to clean-" Lakhe: "Please don't upset me so early. If you don't want to be in bed, take a shower so we can go. You're not cleaning this house. In fact, call agencies and find us a helper. Your only responsibility in this house is cooking when I'm busy, and this bedroom." Me: "Plus the laundry-" Lakhe: "That's for the helper.." Me: "okay." Lakhe: "This side is the only part she cleans. The second section is off bounds. So are my ducks. Please feed my babies. The gardener must not touch that pond or their penthouse. I do that myself, I'm their dad. He only mows and trims." Me: "crystal clear." Lakhe: "great. That's your task for now, when you're done come see me at the office. I want to doggy you on my desk." Me: "Mr CEO. That is so nasty." we went to the dining area giggling. Zingi came out the room behind Sandile. What was this? What happened? Did they..... Sandile: "Good morning family. This looks amazing. I am famished!" Zingi: "uhm..guys...I have to get going." Lakhe: "Of course. I'm sure Dub is waiting." I kicked him under the table. Zingi: "See you later guys." Sandile walked her out. Me: "He has hijacked my best friend." Lakhe: "She needed that dick recharge." Me: "You promote cheating in marriage?" Lakhe: "Definitely not. But in this case both of them are wrong. If he gets some ass, why can't she get some dick. I doubt he's home even." Me: "I don't believe you." Lakhe: "stop feeling guilty." Me: "No, today I'm not feeling guilty, I'm just scared of the things you say." Lakhe: "I would never cheat on you my love. That you can take to the bank. If I gain enough liver to sign half of my life, estates, money and fortune to you, I'll never fuck that up. I fear being broke." Me: "You fear being broke more than losing me?" Lakhe: "I fear being broke because of losing you. You leaving me would leave me broke. I wouldn't mind being broke with you, but in this case you'd have left." Me: "And how about now..." Lakhe: "all the money in the world does not matter to me, as long as I have you." he kissed me. Me: "Nice save." Sandile: "Arrgg, Romeo and Juliet." Lakhe: "Don't mind this satan." Sandile: "Today I'm Satan. I wonder when you're gaining the liver." Lakhe: "I wonder when you're taking a bath. Let me get going. Thank you baby for breakfast, I love you. Remember to come to me when you're done with the task so I can do that thang." he kissed my lips. Me: "I love you too. Bye." he left the house. Sandile: "I'll do the dishes." I chuckled. I know all he would do is load them on the washer. Sandile: "I'm glad you guys are doing okay. He seems more human. He can even admit to being in love without thinking about it for a few weeks." Me: "Maybe he did think about it for a few weeks.." Sandile: "True." I went to feed the ducks then went back to bed starting to call the agencies. I had interviews set for Wednesday for the helper and the gardener. I just needed to take another nap, it was too early still. My phone rang. Me: "Hello?" Lakhe: "How is it going? Any luck?" Me: "Yes, I got a few interviews for Wednesday." Lakhe: "What are you doing now?" Me: "I'm just chilling for now." Lakhe: "Have my babies been fed?" Me: "Yes. They've eaten." Lakhe: "Do you mind spending a few minutes with them? I'm sure they're feeling a bit neglected." Me: "Wow." Lakhe: "Pretty please?" Me: "Fine!" Lakhe: "Thank you baby." Me: "Ok." Lakhe: "You're coming when you're done?" Me: "Yes I'm coming." Lakhe: "Perfect." Me: "Bye love." I hung up. I didn't have a choice I couldn't take a nap. My man was actually a bit clingy today. So I got up then went out the room. Sandile was sitting on the couch watching TV. I was dying to ask what was going on with him and Zingi but it was apparently none of my business. Sandile: "Where are you going?" Me: "Lakhe asked me to pet the ducks. Some how they're feeling neglected." Sandile: "I don't know what it is about those ducks. Thought they kept him sane, but now there's you.." Me: "Kept him sane?" he looked at me and back to the TV as if he didn't say anything. Me: "I love him too by the way." Sandile: "I know." I went outside to the duck house. Me: "Hey guys.." well of course they couldn't hear me. I picked up Zanno and brushed her neck. I had to whistle for them to follow me to the pond. Me: "I wish you guys could talk. There's so much happening here that I can't speak to anyone about..." I put them in the water and they swam in a circle then came back to me. Me: "Its too much personal for my friend. Whereby your daddy doesn't want to talk at all. I can't ask my mother because she has her hands full with some man that isn't my dad. Its a whole blob, you know? I'm not sure what I should be doing anymore. Its difficult minding your own business. Was I a busybody before the accident? That can't be right." I heard footsteps from my side. I looked. Sandile: "You talk to yourself too?" Me: "I was talking to the ducks." Sandile: "Right. So does Lakhe apparently. You want me to drop you off at his office? I'm on my way out." Me: "No its fine. I still have to bath and stuff." Sandile: "I'll wait." he had his serious look on. Okay, so again I was being chased out the house. Sandile: "I'll get them back to their place." I got up and went inside the house. I had an urge to know what it was that he was hiding. I wanted to know everything. I went to peep in the window, seemed like he was struggling with the girls. I quickly ran to the joining hall and crossed over to the other side entering there. It look like a warehouse, completely different from the first section of the house. There was plastic everywhere. Even hanging from a ceiling, ropes on the floor, chairs everywhere....and a bucket. Something about that bucket made my bones buckle. I had to get out before I was caught in here. I walked out the door and ran again to my bedroom. Took a shower and went to look for clothes. I wore a tight navy bandage skirt and a long sleeve top that cut off just before my belly button, so I had to pull up the skirt a little. I wore red stilettos and combed my hair. My things were ready for the office, I just grabbed my bag and phone walking out. Thank goodness we were taking the i8. I would never be able to get on that truck my man likes. Sandile drove quietly to the office building. Which was a bit awkward. Me: "you okay?" Sandile: "why wouldn't I be?" Me: "You're quiet." Sandile: "Sometimes I appreciate silence in a world that never stops talking." Message received. The drive was silent without even the radio. Sandile: "What." Me: "Are you talking to me?" Sandile: "Yes. There's a vibe. What do you want to ask?" Me: "Zingi." Sandile: "What about her?" Me: "What happened." Sandile: "Maybe you should ask her." Me: "Ok." I looked out the window. This family is so secretive. Sandile: "Its not that I don't want to tell you, its just that she asked me to keep quiet and I don't like breaking promises." he parked the car. Me: "I understand. Bye." I got out the car. Sandile: "Spho." Me: "Yes." Sandile: "I'm sorry." Me: "For what?" Sandile: "I have a lot on my mind, I didn't mean to be a dick." Me: "Thank you for apologizing. It's okay." I closed the door. I walked into the door. The receptionist looked at me and smiled. She: "Hello ma'am, how can I help you?" Me: "Yes, I'm here for my boyfriend." Lakhe: "Husband." he hugged me from behind, I couldn't help blushing. Me: "Hey." Lakhe: "Morning love. Let me get my stuff quick." Me: "Uyaphi?" (Where are you going?) Lakhe: "We have a meeting in 30 minutes." he pulled me to his office. Everyone was staring at us makin me a bit shy. Me: "babe. Why is everyone staring?" Lakhe: "Who's staring." he was tidying his desk. Me: "everyone." Lakhe: "I wouldn't know. Its not like they didn't know we're together. I was very vocal about you being mine when you were in hospital." Me: "Oh." Lakhe: "You look stunning my love. I'm so lucky. I wonder what I did right?" Me: "You seem a bit high." Lakhe: "Oh wow. Really babe?" Me: "Where are you taking me?" Lakhe: "Out for lunch baby. Let's go." Why is he in such a good mood today? Me: "Are you trying to distract me?" Lakhe: "Even with your memory loss, that degree still slays. Yes I'm distracting you. I want us to have some fun, before I break up with you." we walked out the office. I was already distracted by what I witnessed in the house. What was in that bucket! Water? But for what? Paint? Lakhe: "Are you even hearing me?" Me: "What do I want to eat for lunch? Anything babe." Lakhe: "You're still worried about your mom?" Me: "Yes." why would Sandile be so busy in that space yet its bare like that. What does he do there? What's with the open windows? Lakhe: "I give up." Me: "I'm just a bit dry man." Lakhe: "Dry? Where." he brushed my thigh. Me: "I'm not in the mood for sex Lakhe." I've been really distracted hey? But if I was to snoop I couldn't let on that I was on to him. I needed to distract him too. Me: "Where are we going?" Lakhe: "Bay West." Me: "To do what baby?" he shrugged one shoulder. Me: "Are you upset now?" Lakhe: "Nope." he was leaning on his door while driving, fist under his chin. Of course he's upset. Me: "I just enjoy time at home baby. Together alone. Not out there." Lakhe: "I thought you were tired of being cooped up in the house, so I was trying to make you happy. You could say you want us to be home and not shut me down as if I'm some hungry fox always looking for sex." Me: "Haibo. When did I say you're a hungry fox?" Lakhe: "ou didn't have to say it. Its how I feel." finally! He is starting to loosen up. Me: "I'm sorry baby, it wasn't suppose to seem that way. I enjoy having sex with you." Lakhe: "I don't want you to be uncomfortable. You just got out of hospital, I don't want to tire you out or be inconsiderate." Me: "Babe, I'm not an invalid. If you want to have sex, we'll have it as long as you ask or I do. There's no reason why not." Lakhe: "K. So do you want to go shopping or home?" Me: "We can go shopping my love." This clearly makes him happy. He smiled. This smile was so familiar.  Lakhe: "What's wrong?" Me: "Nothing." I was struggling to breath again, I started coughing. Lakhe: "Spho." Me: "No, I'm fine." he stopped the car on the side of the freeway. Lakhe: "Spho, you're not. Look at me. Baby? Please breath. Slowly." I tried exhale and inhale. Slowly... Lakhe: "what just happened?" Me: "take me home please." Lakhe: "Okay. Okay baby." he started again and drove us home this time. 

On our arrival, Sandile was not there. I took off the shoes and sat on the couch. Lakhe made me some hot tea. Lakhe: "Baby? What went wrong? I need to know to prevent it from happening again. You can't just lose your breathing like that Sphosenkosi, that scares me. I'm not ready to go through that again." how could I tell him? I didn't even know what happened. Me: "Your smile triggered something. I'm not sure, I just panicked." Lakhe: "Was it bad? It reminded you of someone?" Me: "I think so. But it can't be bad. I've remembered up to a time where I lived with Zama." Lakhe: "So it could be a happy memory but it surprised you because you're awake?" Me: "I think so." Lakhe: "I'll call the psychol-" Me: "No, Lakhe. Just sit. You like fussing around, I want you to sit next to me and hold me. Leave the doctors alone." Lakhe: "Okay." he sat down and held me in his arms. Lakhe: "My love, I want you to be able to talk to me about anything. I don't want us hiding anything from each other for fear of hurting each other." Me: "You get so moody and upset. You're more secretive too." Lakhe: "Baby. I'm not secretive. I told you everyt-" Me: "and Loco right?" Lakhe: "Loco is history in my life." Me: "If you say so." Lakhe: "I'll tell you baby, but I'd have to get you pregnant first so you can't leave me." I looked at him. Me: "That intense?" Lakhe: "I love you so much." my heart melted by those words not because he said them, but it was the look in his eyes that gave it up. Distraction? Our telephone rang. Me: "I wonder who that could be." he got up to answer the phone. Lakhe: "Sobs speaking." Sobs? Since when sana? Lol. Lakhe: "And you are?" he looked at me. Oh oh.... Lakhe: "I see." I didn't like that look. Lakhe: "Oh, I'd love to. Give us 5 minutes." he hung up. Me: "Babe....?" Lakhe: "Wear your shoes. It's about time I taught this little Ben of yours some manners." he threw his jacket on the couch, loosening his tie. Me: "Lakhe, what are you going to do-" Lakhe: "You'll find me at he gate, Sphosenkosi" ...