When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 175

SPHO**

Friday morning I did wake up early. Not that I wanted to. Chris had called me to remind me. I went to shower and straight to the kitchen after getting dressed to start baking. I'd start with cookies. A lot of cookies. Chocolate Chip ones and vanilla ones. They would be done quicker. Then I started with cupcakes while they're in the oven. Red velvet, chocolate, and vanilla. I did the icing and set it aside. Once the cookies were done, I put in the cuppies. Chocolate brownies sound so appealing. I started on it immediately. Chris would be here soon and I needed to show progress. Never have kids. Especially smart ones. It's not worth it. I packed the cookies into a nice big container after they cooled off then went to finish getting dressed. I'd be meeting my new marketing execs today. It was a Friday therefore a quick day. I tidied up the house until my timer went off. In about an hour Lakhe and Chris arrived. Me: "Hi bunny." Chris: "It smells so lovely mama!" Me: "Thank you my angel. You're gonna make me proud today okay?" Chris: "Thank you mummy." I finished off the brownies. Me: "How's Lammy?" Lakhe: "Good. The nanny is getting used to him." Me: "Okay. Trouble sleeping?" Lakhe: "Not at all, he was an angel last night." Me: "That's good." Lakhe: "Do you think this is a good idea? Me being associated with Lubabalo? It's kind of weird. I don't like it at all but I need to expand my business and make acquaintances with influential people in my industry." Me: "Lakhe if there was another way, you would have found it. This is just business. You don't have to be friends or like Lubby. Just be a civil human being to him. He's very influential." Lakhe: "He's exhausting Spho." Me: "I know but he's pleasant. One of the nicest people I know and funny as hell. Let go of everything for once and stop taking so much responsibility on your shoulders and have fun. You need to be relatable in order to make acquaintances like this." Lakhe: "I hear you but it doesn't make it less weird." Me: "Sorry about that but you need to tough it out sir. Here." I gave him a cupcake. Chris: "R9!!!" He yelled. Lakhe: "Family discount?" Chris: "That is the discount Tata! Those are quality cupcakes made by a queen! Pay please." Lakhe: "I'll send you an EFT my boy." Me: "I also wanted to ask you why don't you visit Sandile's hotel." Lakhe: "I have a house Spho. I don't need to be in a hotel." Me: "I mean showing interest in it. In what he does or runs things. You know he took that hotel to please you right? He thought you'd cut him out of your life and didn't have a choice. He wanted your approval which you've failed to give him. He's done so well but he's so unhappy Lakhe. He wants to sell it and invest his money." Lakhe: "That hotel is a better investment. Tell him not to be stupid." Me: "He wants something of his own. Why can't you pay attention to him for once?" Lakhe: "I'm kinda busy Spho. I have a whole company to run, my own investments and I'm a single dad-" Me: "Sorry, a single what?" He laughed. Lakhe: "I'm a single dad. The mother of my kids left me." Me: "Is that so?" Lakhe: "Isn't that what women always say?" Me: "No. Single parenting means only one parent contributing to the child's wellbeing while the other is absent." Lakhe: "Uh-huh. Okay then. Not a single parent. But a dad, who's not married. Talk to him Spho. You have a good business head." He ate his cuppie. Me: "I tried. He wants YOU." Lakhe: "Jesus Christ. Fine. I'll talk to him." Me: "Talk and listen not yell. How did Nosi's school meeting go?" Lakhe: "Postponed. For next week Monday since she went AWOL this week." Me: "Great." Lakhe: "Where's Sibulele? Isn't he supposed to be here?" Me: "He has a new girlfriend." Lakhe: "Oh? Who?" Me: "She's from his work. He seems to really like her. They spend a lot of time together." Lakhe: "That's good. So you're okay with being alone at night?" Me: "Yes I'm fine. I'm not a baby." Lakhe: "Good. So all the kids sorted out. Nothing else right?" Me: "Yes. How's Kirsten? The kids?" Lakhe: "They're doing well, she wanted to spend a little more time with them, I'll pick them up after this and take them to school. I spoke to Stacy, they'll come out at 11 am then come set up for Chris' function in my office and sell. Are you coming?" Me: "Chris is gonna charge me." Lakhe: "Like the rest of us. I'm raising him wealthy." He smiled. Lakhe: "I have a meeting with Lubby and Bill. So I have to get going." Me: "I'll bring the rest of this later to your office." Lakhe: "Thanks." He picked up the bucket of cookies carrying it out to the car. Chris was at the table writing something down. Me: "Who taught this kid how to write?" Lakhe: "Julie. Who else? She taught the whole class. Of course the others are slower to grasp it than them but nonetheless, they're doing alphabets now. Not creepy at all." He looked at his son. Lakhe: "We're raising an actual genius Spho. Not just in a complimentary way, a highly intellect human. Do you know how rare that is?" Me: "Yeah. I don't think I knew how to do all he does at that age. What do you think we should do, I don't want to underwhelm him. What if he starts getting depressed because he doesn't get the challenge he needs?" Lakhe: "That's why he pushes. He's got a Spho quality. The one that finds a loophole in difficult situations." Me: "Thank you but we need a bigger solution to keep him motivated and also balanced." Lakhe: "Think we should take him to a psychologist?" Me: "There's nothing wrong with him though." Lakhe: "He is writing words, sentences, business proposals at the age of 5. His grammar challenges my own. He has an indescribable energy when he does something, look at how he's so focused. He told me last night he wants a PA. Sooner or later, this will be beyond us Spho. We need a professional opinion." Me: "Okay but we need to sit him down and explain to him that there's nothing wrong with him. We just want to keep up. I don't want him feeling different." Lakhe: "Okay. Speak to Julie's dads too." I nodded. Lakhe: "Christian. Time for school boy. Let's go." Chris collected his notebook and pencil. Chris: "Are we done?" Me: "I'll bring the others later today sweetie. I promise." Chris: "Thank you mummy. You're the best mummy in the universe. I love you." He kissed me and walked to the car. My heart melted. Lakhe: "We'll talk later." He followed his son out.