When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 18

I woke up. Lakhe had his arms around me. Sandile was sitting on the bed. Sands: "Hey." Me: "Hi." Lakhe: "Baby..." I sat up. Me: "what happened?" Sands: "you collapsed." Me: "how long now?" Lakhe: "Just a few minutes." I was quite embarrassed. Me: "Where is everyone?" Sands: "in the lounge." Lakhe: "Love, it turns out Sibulele was driving the car that bumped into you. Maybe that's why you reacted to him?" I don't think so...the reaction part. That can't be why, can it? No...there was something more there. "Sands... Is everything ok?" someone said from the other side of the door. Sands: "Yeah bra. Everything is fine." Me: "I want to talk to him...about the accident." Lakhe: "Are you sure baby?" Me: "Yes." Sandile went to fetch Sibulele bringing him to me. Sibu: "Hey.." he smiled nervously. Me: "hi." then it was quiet... Me: "I'm sorry....I believe I was in the wrong, I caused the accident." Sibu: "No, it wasn't you. The car rolled over. Nobody could've been able to control it. At least we're both alive. So its okay." Me: "How come you never came to check if I'd survived. I never saw you once." Sibu: "I did when we were in hospital. The day before I left. You were bandaged on your head and unrecognizable from what I'm seeing now. My mother came to fetch me and I was transferred to Durban immediately." Me: "That's okay...my mother would've probably done the same. If I could remember her. I can't remember a thing in my present life. I have snippets of my childhood only." Sibu: "It will grow back soon. You need to be patient and calm. Stay away from stress. Trauma is caused by pain. Don't allow it to happen." Me: "Thank you Sibu.." Sibu: " pleasure. If there's anything I can do." Lakhe: "thank you Sibu." Me: "Thank you." Sibu left the room. Me: "I think my cupcakes are done" Sandile: "Can I do i-" Me: "Nope. Leave them alone." Lakhe: "Can I have some icing?" I kissed his lips. Lakhe: "No baby. The one you made. Me: "No. I'm only giving it to Sibu." Sandile laughed. Sandile: "He doesn't eat sweet things. Anyway give it to him, Mans will give it to me." Me: "who doesn't like sugar?" Sandile: "Him." I clapped once getting up. Lakhe: "Sure you're okay?" I nodded. His phone rang. Lakhe: "babe." Me: "hm?" Lakhe: "Its your mom." Me: "What time is it?" Lakhe: "Its 20 past 6." Me: "Since yesterday afternoon, she's only calling now? At 18:20pm?" Lakhe: "Baby, maybe she wants to explain?" Me: "Or shut me up because my father will land tomorrow? Right... Of course she wants to explain." I walked out. Yes, I wanted to talk to her, but not now. I was weak, and the thought of her cheating on dad made me angry. I hated it! Therefore I needed to calm down much more than now. I went to the kitchen and checked my cakes. Lakhe was first in the kitchen to fetch his. Me: "You have two." Lakhe: "Thank you baby." he kissed my cheek and took both leaving the kitchen. Sandile came and took his two. Sandile: "You're God sent." Me: "What about the others?" Sandile: "Sibu doesn't eat cake." Me: "What will he eat? Find him something." Sandile: "No ways, he can come himself." he took the rest of the cupcakes to the lounge. While I was cleaning up Sibulele came in the kitchen. Sibu: "I'll just have some juice." he looked nervous being around me. Me: "In the fridge." Sibu: "Thanks." he walked out after he poured himself a glass. 

After my cleaning I went to the bedroom where Lakhe was. Me: "What are you doing babe." Lakhe: "Working love. You kidnapped me from work remember?" Me: "Oh." Lakhe: "Oh and Zingi asked you to call her back when you're done." I took my phone. I dialed and listened to it ring on loudspeaker. Zingi: "Hey babe." Me: "Hey hun. How are you?" Zingi: "Not so good." Lakhe looked at me and shook his head. Me: "Do you want to come over?" I stared back at him with a straight face. He looked at me with a shocked expression. Lakhe: "Where?" he whispered. Zingi: "No, baby I can't come over. Can we meet up for coffee?" Me: "Okay. When?" I don't think anyone has coffee after 6pm but...... Zingi: "Now. Can we meet at Salt?" Me: "Okay love." Zingi: "Sharp." I hung up. Me: "What is your problem?" Lakhe: "I told you she can't come cry here. I said it specifically because I knew. I'm not being mean but I need to focus baby." I went to the closet to find something to wear. Lakhe: "Babe?" Me: "Don't you need to focus?" Lakhe: "Not for you mntu wam." (my person.) he came to the closet. Lakhe: "What are you wearing??" Me: "I like this." it was a black short jumpsuit with a gold zip down the back. Lakhe: "What am I wearing?" Me: "Where are you going?" Lakhe: "Where you're going. I can't let you see better people like this." I laughed. Me: "You're crazy." Lakhe: "I'm serious Spho." Me: "Babe. You need to trust me. I'm having coffee with Zingi. You're dropping me off, and LEAVING, then coming back to fetch me. This is one place only." Lakhe: "Okay." Me: "Zip me up." he stuck his hand inside the jumpsuit and hugged me. Lakhe: "Miss you already." Me: "Shame baby. Pull up please." Lakhe: "It's already up." Me: "the zip, silly!" Lakhe: "Oh sorry." he zipped me up. Me: "Which shoes?" I held up my thigh high straps. Did I own these before? They look so hoe'y. he laughed. Lakhe: "They're definitely not mine." Me: "tie me up baby." he kneeled down, fitted the shoe on my foot and started tying up the laces to my thighs. When he was done, he looked up at me and smiled. Me: "Get away from there." Lakhe: "Just to say hi." Me: "No. Come, get up." we stood up and I looked in the long mirror. Lakhe: "That's all mine.." he took a picture with his phone. I combed my hair in the bathroom. I looked at my make up bag. Me: "Babe.." Lakhe: "My love." Me: "How do I look? Without make up." Lakhe: "You're beautiful my angel." Me: "The uneven tones? The little scar?" Lakhe: "Baby. You're gorgeous. You don't need this make up at all." Me: "Are you saying that because you're staying behind or because you mean it?" Lakhe: "Both." Me: "So you don't want me to slay?" Lakhe: "Did you see your outfit?" I took out my foundation and began the process. Lakhe: "So.....you know this how." Me: "I watched the videos on YouTube." he laughed. Lakhe: "I see." after I was done he looked at me and smiled. Lakhe: "The deep red lipstick. You look gorgeous, my glazed donut." Me: "Thank you sthandwa Sam." Lakhe: "So I'm really not invited huh." Me: "no. Call Ben. Bother him for a while." Lakhe: "Oh you want me to kill tonight?." we laughed walking out the room. I took my clutch bag and phone and his card. Lakhe: "So he's allowed to go but I'm not." Me: "e doesn't mind crying." we walked out the bedroom. Sandile: "Where are we going?" he stood up. Lakhe: "SIT." Sandile: "I'm on my way out." Lakhe: "No you're not." Sandile: "I'm leaving with the guys. They're going out." Lakhe: "That's nice but you're not leaving." Me: "Bye guys." they waved goodbye, I got in the car. Sandile: "bhuti-" Lakhe: "I don't want your silly comments tonight." Sandile: "uzoshiywa uphambane ulibele ubangu tamkhulu. Why you wearing tracksuits bra?" (You're going to get left while you're acting like a grandpa.) he laughed. Lakhe: "I don't answer to you." he got in the car and started. Me: "Don't listen to Sandile. He's an idiot." Lakhe drove quietly. Lakhe: "Would we still be this close if we were married?" I swallowed. Me: "Yes baby. Why not?" Lakhe: "Your thigh is distracting me." Me: "What's wrong?" Lakhe: "I want you." Me: "For once can you get out mind out the gutter? Just once." I giggled. Lakhe: "Only if you would agree to be my wife." was that a proposal or ? Lakhe: "Baby." my heart was beating too fast. This wasn't my dream of a proposal. It wasn't even a proposal. It was an ultimatum. He turned up the music on the radio. Every time he stopped at the robots he looked at me. Without another word out of his mouth. I was being unfair though. I needed to speak out, so I turned down the music. Me: "What did you say Lakhe?" he looked like he was shaking. Me: "Lakhe." he stopped the car. Lakhe: "I said I want you to be my wife." he whispered. Me: "Here?" I didn't know whether to be disappointed or happy. He got out the car. Oh God, please...NO. He opened my door and kneeled down just like he was doing when he was tying my shoes. Lakhe: "At this point I know I look crusty as shit. With my old tracksuit and sneakers. While you're sitting there beautifully like the queen you are. I didn't plan this at all. I never thought there would come a day in my life where I would stare all day at the woman I love trying to measure how much she means to me. I never thought I'd kneel in front of anyone ever again since I lost my mom. I love you so much. And its weird because it hasn't been 4 months. I'd rather lose everything than to lose you. I'm not easy, I know that. Thank you for tolerating my shit. All of this is just a short cut version of why I love you just before a truck knocks me down. All in all, please marry me." Me: "You're ruining my make up." I cried. Lakhe: "That's why I didn't want you wearing it." I got out the car and hugged him. Lakhe: "Baby?" Me: "Yes?" Lakhe: "YES!!!!!" Me: "no, wait-" Lakhe: "Too late. Can't take it back." I was laughing so hard trying to explain. Lakhe: "Now you're stuck with me for the rest of your life." he kissed me. I cannot believe I didn't even see this coming. Me: "You owe me a more romantic proposal. Lets go, baby." Lakhe: "And I will make sure you get it. Where are we going?" Me: "Zingi?" he looked confused. Me: "Well?" Lakhe: "Oh, yes. Lets. I have a future wife now, so I'm sharing a brain." Me: "Just get in the car husband. Come." I laughed. He closed my door and drove me to Salt in Richmond Hill. Lakhe: "I come back what time?" Me: "In 2 hours. Call me first." Lakhe: "Okay nkosikazi. Although you look like my mistress right now and all these girls are staring at me like I'm a blesser. Oh my God, I forgot to shave!" I laughed. Me: "You are so dramatic. Firstly, no one is looking at you. Allow me to flourish. I love you husband." I kissed his lips. Lakhe: "I love you too." I got out the car and walked into the restaurant. A waiter came to me. Him: "hi sisi, table for one?" Me: "two. I'm waiting for my friend." he directed me to a table where I sat and called Zingi just as she entered. I got up and hugged her. Zingi: "You look so sexy." just as she was. She was wearing a maroon wrap around dress that had a long ass slit up her thigh. Me: "Thank you. So do you angel. How are you?" Zingi: "I'm a mess man." we ordered our food and drinks. I knew we weren't gonna have coffee. Me: "What's going on, Zingi?" Zingi: "I had sex with Sandile." Me: "Whaaaaat." I acted shocked but she clearly saw I was faking it. Maybe I didn't put that much effort into it. It was kind of an 'haha I know' moment. Zingi: "He told you, didn't he." Me: "He did not. He respects you. He said he's not breaking promises." she sighed. Me: "How was it?" Zingi: "So amazing. God, I feel awful. I felt like I was in heaven. Literal heaven." she held her face. I laughed. Me: "Amazing? Wow. I'm going to need a glass of wine." Zingi: "I need a bottle." Me: "So what's the problem." Zingi: "It happened so quick, we didn't use protection...." Me: "Oh No." I was beginning to stress. Zingi: "I know. I had to rush out that morning to buy the pill." I sighed, but I had another feeling. Me: "I'm still waiting for the bad part. I feel like there's more." Zingi: "I got nauseas afterwards and threw up." and back to the stress. Me: "You threw up the pill?" Zingi: "Yes. I saw it in the throw up. Completely undissolved." Me: "And then what happened." Zingi: "I went to the doctor, he did some tests." Me: "And....everything is fine right?" Zingi: "No...I'm pregnant again." Me: "I am extremely confused. In a day??" Zingi: "No! I'm 15 weeks!" I stared at her, shocked. Me: "Is the baby okay? The pill! The drinking!" Zingi: "The baby is fine. Everything is perfect." I sighed again. Me: "At least the baby is fine. I'm sure Dumi will be so happy." my mind bounced to the fact that he's cheating and I was looking at my best friend straight in the eye having to keep this secret. It hurt so bad. Zingi: "Yeah. I'm not so sure about that. He said he didn't want another baby." Me: "Then he shouldn't have been having sex. No offense." Zingi: "None taken but I don't know how to tell Sandile. Goodness, I can't even look at Dumi. Not that he's ever there." Me: "Are you dating Sandile or its just a fling?" Zingi: "I enjoy his time and sex. I don't know. He's sweet. Even today, we spent all day together. He's sweet and funny as hell." Me: "uhm...Zingi... You're married." Zingi: "I know Spho." Me: "Don't you think maybe it would be beneficial for your household if you kind of....paid more attention to Dumi. And what he's up to." Please take the Hint! Zingi: "Dumi is always working! He has no time for me or the kids anymore. There's this stupid big case he's working on. So much so, he comes home at 1 and he's out by 6. Is that sane?" we got our drinks. Me: "Maybe...it's not just the case." Hint #2. I'd be damned. Zingi: "Ah well, if he can't talk to me how does he expect me to know? In any case. I want to abort this bab-" Me: "Yoh Zingi" I couldn't let her finish that sentence. Me: "You're a mother. You don't think you'll regret that?" I took her glass. Zingi: "Spho, this is my decision. Giving birth to babies can't be all that I'm doing for Dumi." how I wish I was in your position. With a little someone growing inside of me. Me: "Your decision I guess." she sighed. I gulped down my drink. We stayed quiet for a few minutes. Zingi: "I think its a boy." Me: "I'm betting on a girl." Zingi: "I think I like uSandile." Me: "How?" Zingi: "What do you mean how?" Me: "When you're married don't you kind of just like your person and no one else?" Zingi: "Things change in the long run Spho. I still love Dumi, but Sandile at this moment......damn." this scared me. If I told her what Dumi was doing, she would have an excuse to keep having sexual relations with Sands. If I didn't, I'd probably go insane because I care about her marriage and family. I just didn't know what to do. I was too involved. Zingi: "Anyway....how are you doing?" I snapped back to reality. Me: "I'm good. I'm great." Zingi: "And...what else? Hey, are you permanently staying with Lakhe or you going to move back to your place again? Cuz if not, I'd like to use it." Me: "To fuck Sandile privately? The least you could do is find a hiding spot." Zingi: "Yeah but I'll tell Dumi you sold it. Therefore he will never go there." Me: "Zingi, I don't want you to fuck up your marriage. Please." Zingi: "Relax Spho." I was so upset it wasn't even funny. I drank the second glass of wine in silence. She was on her phone smiling and texting. No doubt that was Sands. Me: "Have you done this before?" Zingi: "Done what?" Me: "Cheated? On Dumi." Zingi: "No, why." Me: "I'm just asking." Zingi: "Sands is asking when we'll be home. He's ditching his friends at Finnezz." well, I also wanted to spend time with my man anyway. Me: "Whenever you're ready." I suddenly missed my Lakhe immediately. He did say I'm his only friend. He's also my friend. I texted him. Me: "We're coming home." Him: "You can't baby, my other girlfriend is here." Me: "Tell her your wife is coming.." Him: "lol. Already bored of your friend's crying?" Me: "No, she's tired of me instead. Apparently Sands D game is on point." Him: "Come to me baby. I'll lick you to sleep." I asked for the bill and take aways on our food. Zingi: "And then?" Me: "We're going home love." I smiled. Zingi: "You and your man are obsessed." she shook her head. Our bill came, she paid it and I took the plastic. We got in her BMW, she drove to my house. 

Sandile was leaning on the sleek tiny i8 watching us or more specifically her with a sly smile on his face. Me: "Goodnight guys." Sandile: "No, we're having game night. I have the games set up." Me: "Nope. I need to get to my bae." I'm not about to be part of their scandal. My boyfriend was on the bed, his laptop next to him and a few papers in his hand. Suddenly, out of nowhere, someone started speaking and I began wondering why God was asking about a financial report in my bedroom? Lakhe: "I received it yes. I'll go through it tomorrow at work. My wife just walked in. That's enough business for the day." "alright man. Enjoy." Lakhe: "Sure thing Luke." then I heard two beeps. Me: "What the fuck was that." I whispered. he smiled. Lakhe: "I have speakers in this room and a Bluetooth connection plus WiFi." Me: "This is our bedroom Lakhe!" Lakhe: "I apologize." Me: "Baby, this is for your study room, not for our bedroom. This is an anti work station. I'm here to get licked. Please!" he laughed. Lakhe: "Wow...now I know how to get you home. Come here." he pulled me in his arms while sitting on the bed. I stood in front of him. Me: "I didn't rush over here to get a hug." Lakhe: "Mrs CEO, You are nasty. What did your friend say?" Me: "I'm unable to develop the can now." Lakhe: "I don't understand that crazy slang." I chuckled. Me: "Mxim." he pushed away all his work to the other side of the bed and unzipped me. Taking off my jumpsuit and underwear. Me: "The shoes bab-" Lakhe: "Keep them on." he pulled me on top of him turning around to lay me on my back. His tongue swiveled around my clit. Me: "Baby.." he sucked on it slowly and wiggled his tongue. Me: "ooohh yeesss..." he held my legs apart. His tongue worked its way down and up again. I held onto the pillow for support. Me: "Lakhe!!" he got up and kissed my lips. Lakhe: "Do you know how much I'm craving you baby?" he groaned pushing himself in. Only then he took off his t shirt. Lakhe: "That's my good girl..." he kissed my neck and pulled his dick out and back in. I listened to the smooth organ kneading my insides so tenderly. Lakhe: "Baby...." his voice sounding more urgent. I'd forgotten. I held him and he kissed my lips humping faster. His lips were stuck on mine I wrapped my legs around his waist. He pounded himself in once and stopped, trying to catch his breath. Lakhe: "I am so sorry. That was a really poor performance. I was really hungry." Me: "I'm also hungry baby." Lakhe: "I know my love. I feel so bad and Warm...and fuzzy." Me: "baby...." I complained. He looked at me with a smile then disappeared under the blankets. 

About 20 minutes later while we're cuddling, Sandile came to knock on our door. Lakhe: "What." Sands: "uhm, we have a problem bhut-" I heard a struggle. Lakhe jumped up and got dressed. I too, got dressed casually. Lakhe: "Stay here" he hissed. Me: "Babe-" Lakhe: "Spho. Stay. Here. Are we clear?" he said as low as possible then he opened his door and I saw a gun pointing at him. "Nooow....do you have the time for me???"