QUEEN OF HEARTS

CHAPTER 14

"Ma'am this just came in for you," Samantha my assistant said walking in with the largest bouquet of flowers I've ever seen and I smiled knowing who they were from.

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A.Mkhize

"Care to add one more to your collection?" a voice said and I looked up to see Andile standing with a single white rose at the door. I stood up and he walked in closing the door behind him. "Hi," I said and he kissed me in reply and gave me the rose. "Why white when the rest is red?" I asked. "The red rose whispers of passion and the white rose breathes of love, o the red rose is a falcon and the white rose is a dove. But I send you a cream white rosebud with a flush on its petal tips for the love that is purest and sweetest has a kiss of desire on the lips," Andile recited. "John Boyle O' Reilly," we both said in unison and we smiled.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him. "I missed my fiancé," he said. "You saw me 5 hours ago," I stated. "That's too long baby," he said. "Come on, I want to show you something," he said pulling my head. "Okay let me pack up," I said as I put away my things. When I was done, he grabbed my hand and led me out of the office. "Samantha, cancel my meeting for the day, I'll be back tomorrow," I said when I met Sam at the receptionist's desk. "No she won't, not after what I show her. She'll be back next week though," Andile said picking me up bridal style and I squealed.

He carried me to the car and helped me settle in. "Turn around," Andile said when he got in the car. "Why?" I asked. "Just do it," Andile said and I did as he said. I felt something wrap around my eyes and I tried to touch it but Andile smacked my hand away. "Andile, where are you taking me?" I asked anxiously. "It's a surprise," he said. "Okay then, give me a clue," I said. "It's a surprise Keabetswe. We drove for at least 30 minutes and then the car stopped. I heard Andile get out the car and open my door. He led me out gently and made me walk a few steps before he stopped. "Okay, I'm going to take it off now," Andile said and I nodded.

He took off the blind fold, "What is this?" I asked. "It's yours," he said. "Why?" I asked in disbelief. "Because I wanted to show you that I love you and that I'm serious about building a family with you. A home," he said. "You know some people usually just tell you they love you, not by buying them a house!" I exclaimed and he laughed. "Andile it's huge! You realise it will just be the two of us right?" I said and he laughed, he always laughed when I was serious. "Okay, don't worry, once we have 12 children it won't be that big," he said. "Who said we are having 12 children?" I asked right as my phone rang. "I have to take this, I'll see you inside, okay," I said answering the call.

Once I was done with the call, I walked in the sparsely furnished house to find Andile talking with a girl who was obviously flirting with him. She had undone her first two buttons of her shirt to show - what I'm guessing was - her cleavage. "Oh babe, there you are," Andile said when he saw me come in. "Hi, I'm Mbali, the interior designer. You must be Mr Mkhize's assistant," she said with a smirk on her face and I cocked my head to the side.

"Where you're from they call assistants babe? " I asked making Andile laugh, this dude honestly thought I was a female Trevor Noah. "Oh sorry ma'am, common mistake," Mbali said. "Yes, so are you. You can also see yourself out," I snapped. Mbali looked to Andile for assistance but he just shrugged, "Thank you for your time Mbali, but I think we will be finding a new designer," Andile said and she left as I glared at him as he laughed.