THE LAST PROMISE

CHAPTER 17 | TOAST

SPONSORED BY  SIS @Jabulile Sibanyoni

MAYA 

I've had an amazing time with my man even though it was cut short because of his work. To think that I wasn't even worried about my job but thinking about him and enjoying being around him. I didn't think I would feel that way so soon but I hate that I am not going to be seeing him for almost 2 weeks. It's too long for me without feeling him next to me. 

God I can't believe how clingy I am and how I don't want him to be away from me for more than a day. I didn't know that I would ever feel like this towards someone else and a man especially. He's driving me home right now, our hands are linked and I don't want to let go. Why couldn't his job just wait for 2 more days at least. God. I've got it bad. 

He parks the car then switches off the engine. “I Wish you could have stayed at home until I came back” 
“I was going to be alone in that big house”
“When was the last time you were alone in the house and could do whatever you want. Walk around naked, not cook and just sleep the whole day.” 
“That sounds good but I would have missed you” 
He smiles. “I wish I didn't have to go but as soon as things clear out, I'll be back” 

“I know you're not supposed to talk about it but what is your case about anyway?” 
“It's a murder case. That's all you need to know. Don't give Joe problems, my love”
Joe is my new driver but that guy looks like he's more than that. “I won't. Call me Busani, please. Don't switch off your phone.” 
“Yes ma'am.”  He steps out, I wait for him to open my door then climb out as well. 

He pulls me to his big, warm chest and I just disappear in his arms. God I love how I feel when I'm with him. He gives me butterflies in my stomach. 
“I don't want you to go” I look up at him. I'm sulking, I know I'm a grown ass woman but he  makes me feel like a little girl crying for her boyfriend. 
He reigns kisses all over my face.
“I  don't want to leave you too and I wish I could take you with me but I can't. I love you, Maya. Just let me solve this thing okay, we're almost there. Please?” 
“OK.” 
“Let me take you back so they can see that you're still one piece.” 

As soon as Busani closes the door, They attack me with a thousand questions and I can't even get a word in. 
“Oh my God! You're glowing, girl, please tell me you did it. I beg you” Mbali says 
“Of course she did. Look at how blushing she is. Did you see that she didn't want to let go of him?” They scream. God these two are crazy. 
They drag me to the couch then they sit on the coffee table facing me. 
“You better talk, young lady and why are you back so soon? We booked you off for like a week.” Deli asks. 
“Why aren't you two at work?” 

“It's my day off,” Deli answers.
“I called in sick but I'm not sick. My man didn't want me to let me out of bed.” Of course. We laugh. 
“We're dying here. What happened when you got there?” 
“Well….” I giggle. 
“Oh my God, Maya. I'll swear I'll strangle you” Deli says and throws a cushion at me. I laugh. 
“OK, ok. So when we got to his house….” 
“Hell, no. Start from when you left the house.”
I start from the beginning and tell them everything, the neighborhood he lives in, what his brother said to me. The house, the food and how I opened up to him and the dinner. 

They have tears in their eyes.  “Guys, are you crying?” 
“Oh friend, we have wanted this for you from the beginning. Friend, he loves you.” Mbali sniffed.
“He truly does Maya or else he wouldn't have done everything he did. Get his brothers here, take you to his house and wow. I'm so happy for you” we hugged. 
I don't tell them about when said he's going to make my family pay for what they did to me or about him being bisexual . I'm not ashamed of him but that is between me and my man. They don't need to know everything about my relationship with him just like I do with theirs. I respect theirs and I know they will do the same with me.