19:00
Stefan and I are in bed, watching movies. Tebe wanted me to stay at my apartment with him and his girlfriend, I obviously refused. I was not about to hold a candle while I have a whole man of my own.
Stefan: I have something to show you.
Me: and what is that?
Stefan: just come.
He pulls me to his study and opens his laptop. He then shows me his email to my mother and it's him asking for my hand in marriage.
Me: Stef?
I say before laughing.
Me: what is this?
Stefan: my letter to your family for us to meet and negotiate your bride price.
Me: Stef?
I stop laughing when I realise that he is actually dead serious.
Me: are you serious?
Stefan: yes.
Me: baby, you do understand that it is not that easy of a process right? you have to fly down to South Africa with your family which you are on bad terms with and they have to negotiate on your behalf and then-
Stefan: consider it done.
Me: baby.
Stefan: Angel, I do not know how but I am going to do all of these things. I just want you to be mine forever.
He says as he looks deep into my eyes.
Me: Stef, it will not be easy and it has a lot of admin involved.
Stefan: I could not care less about that. Angel, I love you with all that I am. I have only known you for a year and more but I cannot imagine a life without you in it. you have been a mother to my child when you did not have to be.
Me: Stefan, I do not even know you that much. I mean I found out that you actually have a family which you lied about, I found out about your baby mama on my own and I have no idea what else you could be hiding from me.
Stefan: okay, I am Stefan Petrov, tall, Russian man. I am 24 years old, I am a father of one beautiful girl, I am Angel's man. I own a few businesses, I despise my family and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. please just marry me, Angel.
Me: I don't know, Stef.
Stefan: please.
Me: Stef.
He lets go of my hand and sits on his chair by his table.
Me: baby.
Stefan: it is fine, Angel. I will delete the email.
Me: I will marry you.
Stefan: it is fine.
He pauses for a little while before his eyes open widely and he looks at me excitedly.
Stefan: what?
Me: I was just joking. I will marry you as many times as I need to.
Stefan: you only have to do it once. once is more than enough for me.
Me: now, let us go and watch my movie before it ends.
I grab him by the hand and pull him to his bedroom where we watch my movies. He lies his big head on my chest like a big baby.
07:00
I am woken up by an enthusiastic Stefan placing pecks all over my face.
Me: what, Stef?
Stefan: we are going to South Africa next week.
Me: what?
Stefan: we are going to South Africa next week.
Me: I got that but why?
Stefan: we are getting married.
Me: in South Africa?
Stefan: well, no. your traditional ceremony will obviously have to be hold in South Africa and then we are going to come back here and get married.
Me: Stef, you obviously have not thought this trough.
Stefan: you agreed to marry me.
Me: yes but why are we in such a hurry.
Stefan: because I want you to be mine forever.
Me: Stef.
Stefan: Angel.
I have officially run out of things to say.
Me: what about my studies?
Stefan: you will continue studying, that is without a doubt.
Me: while being married?
Stefan: has marriage ever stopped anyone from progressing in life?
Me: I don't know.
Stefan: exactly so stop overthinking this thing, baby. now, let us go downstairs and have a beautiful breakfast.
Me: I am still tired, put my food in the microwave.
I face the other way and pull the blankets up to my neck. I feel grab the blankets and he pulls them away before carrying me out of bed and taking me down to the kitchen with him.
Me: ugh. I did not even brush my teeth, Stef.
Stefan: and I do not care.
He says as he gives me a kiss.
Stefan: I love you.
Me: and I love you.
Stefan: so...
He says as he switches on the stove.
Stefan: pancakes?
Me: waffles.
Stefan: waffles and pancakes it is.
