FINDERS KEEPERS

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FINDERS KEEPERS

THIRTEEN

it's cavins birthday today. The little cute monster is turning one today. The past few days have been hectic just to put it mildly. I've had sleepless nights and when I actually do get sleep, I'm woken by one terrible nightmare. It's always the same.

"hey... Are you done?" I look up and he has cavin on him. Fatherhood looks really good on him. I'm sure him and Geet would have made great parents.

"yeah I just need to put my shoes on" he nods his head, turn around and turn back again.

"you look good by the way" then he turns around again and leaves the room.

Instead of making his birthday a big thing, Kagiso suggested that we go out for a picnick. But before that we need to have a photoshoot, that's why we leaving this early.

The shoot that we were supposed to have done long ago. He decided we do it today because I haven't been well emotionally. He's been... There, for want of a better word.

He straps baby cav in and then comes up to help me load everything in the car. Once we done he opens my door and walks to his door.

I strap my seat belt on and wait for the car to reverse but it doesn't. I look at him and he's looking at me already. Okay! I take a sip from my lemon and mint water.

"everything okay?" He looks at me like I lost my mubbles before he sighs and nods his head and starts the car.

Cavin is busy blubby whatever that's he's blubbing, he's watching cartoons on an iPad. And sometimes he laughs. I think whatever he's watching amuses him.

"are you ready?" He asks as soon as we parked right outside the building. Deep breath Ora, deep breath.

"yeah, I'm okay" he nods he's head and then leads us through the door.

"Here quick, the set is ready" suddenly I'm being pushed to a room, what the hell...

"Mr Mahlangu. Please this way"

Its a studio, for the photoshoot. I'm pushes to a chair and then people are all over my face, makeup artist I think. Once all is done one guy comes and commands everyone to leave.

"hey man" he and kagiso do that manly shake of their. "madam" he takes my hand and kisses it. Lord please... Affection.... From a man... I feel myself breathing fast. He's by my side in a flash.

"it's okay... He's harmless okay. I'm here I won't let anything happen to you" he's hands are on my cheeks and he's forehead is close to mine.

'click' then a flash. I look and its that guy. He's taking pictures of us. It has started.

An hour later we still at it. We bought a cake with a number one on it and took pictures with cavin, as clueless as he is he played a major part in this. There were some pictures where Kagios and I had to look like a real couple.

*******

"I am so exhausted... I can't shame no askies" I throw myself on the couch and passout immediately.

I'm woken by my stomach grumbling. It smells great in here. With a yawn, I stretch my hands and stand up. In the kitchen with an apron on, and a nicely set table is Kagiso, he looks like he's enjoying what he's doing so instead of going in and disturbing him, I stand on the door.

"hey... You up, dinner will be ready soon" he looks at me briefly and goes back to his cooking. Smells Devine in here.

"come sit" he leads me to a chair and gives me a glass of wine.

"thank you" I say. Then next a plate of Thai chicken and pasta is placed right in front of me.

"this looks good"

"wait until you taste it. It's good"

"high off ourselves aren't we?"

"yeah well I can't help me"

This n****r, the. He laughs. Mxm.

"mmmh, it's good" it is really good. "

" yeah well, with a mother like mine, you gotta be the best cook "

Yeah well. Since I know his mother I'm not gonna disagree. The woman knows her thing.

We enjoy our meal with small conversations in between. The plates are cleared and now replaced with a blue berry muffin.

" Kagiso... Are you trynna warm your way into my heart" I joke.

He laughs and then shift in his seat.

"actually... I'm trying to warm my way into a serious matter"

Okay!

"Ora, I know the past days have been hectic for you, and this might not be the right time but, there really is no better time"

Normally on movies, guys say this when they Actually, trying to propose.

"so... I've been thinking..." he puts his hand inside his pockets and comes back with a.........

A velvet box.

"Here, I want you to have this."

Its... It's a ring, it's a two tone rose gold sterling silver twisted shape diamond ring. It's....

"it's beautiful"

I know I did not say that.

"I'm glad you like, so here" he takes it out and slips it on my left hand ring finger. "now... Now everyone will know that we are married"

He takes out another box, it's a man ring, a silver euro American fashion convave gold Grove black matte diamond ring... He takes in and wears it.

"this" he takes my hand in his. "we have to sell it, we need to convise everyone that we are married okay... Tomorrow there's a gala dinner from one of the companies we looking into, be my date"

So simple, "okay"

"thank you" he stand up, kisses my cheek and then disappears...

I guess this is it, this is me fighting for what rightfully belongs to me. This is me putting myself first and for the first time ever, I'm not alone