Tumi is head over heels in love and it's really cute. Kaone is so jealous she is even thinking of jumping ship and playing for the other team. I still haven't told Hlogi and Seko about my engagement. Well the reason why I haven't told Hlogi is that I am avoiding drama and I hate confrontations when I am the one who is going to be in the hot seat.
Me: “are you ready for the tournament?” I ask the young champ in front of me. Well today I have some energy which is why I am training this student.
Bile: “so ready. There is this boy who once bullied me when I started high school. He also will be competing so I wanna beat up his ass and also take home the belt.”
Me: “good luck. Now I want you to fight with strategy and not revenge and anger. Okay champ?”
Bile: “yes coach.” His name is Olebile but we call him Bile.
Me: “try hitting me. Like landing a punch on me.”
Bile: “but coach…”
Me: “come on. Don't be a sissy. If you fail to fight me then how do I know you will put that bully in his place?”
Bile: “okay coach.” We train for a few minutes and then rest. We sit on the bench.
Me: “you're good. You just need to focus more on your footing and your speed.” He smiles.
Bile: “thanks coach.” I stand up and go hang my gloves.
Voice: “I would love a one on one match with you even though I know that I would win.” People chuckle around us. I turn to see Khumo carrying a paper bag looking all kinds of sexy in a tight vest, cargo pants and boots.
Me: “the name is RED COAT. Google it.” I say with a smirk and place my hands on my waist.
Khumo: “your body is distracting. I am thinking of a thousand things I could do to it instead of fighting it.” I just laugh and he also laughs. “I brought you lunch wifey.” I roll my eyes.
Me: “follow me.” I lead him to my office. He places the paper bag on the desk and the sits on the visitor's chair. “to what do I owe this visit?”
Khumo: “met up with the agent on Monday and he said he would look for houses for me. Today we are meeting him in 30 minutes. He has 3 houses that he would like for us to view.”
Me: “we?”
Khumo: “we will both be staying at the house so I think it's fair that we choose it together.”
Me: “but I am not dressed for the occasion.”
Khumo: “I believe your house is near so we can start there, you can change and then we will go view the houses.” I huff and take my bag.
Me: “next time you should inform me early. I am not a kid. I have gyms to run.” Ge smirks and stands up.
Khumo: “noted.” Hlogi comes in and looks at Khumo.
Hlogi: “heard we have a guest today.”
Me: “he is a non factor and he is leaving.” I hand Khumo my bag and take the paper bag from the desk. “please tell Tumi to lock up.” I pull Khumo outside. We get to his car and climb inside.
Khumo: “who was that?”
Me: “a coach and a non factor.” I open the paper bag and take out the takeaway. I eat the food and moan. “mmm. This is delicious.” He rolls his eyes and starts the car.
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We get to the first house and head inside. The agent is leading us inside. He dressed in a formal shirt, chinos and dress shoes. His name is Marvin. Well I got dressed in a short denim skirt, one shoulder crop top and sneakers.
Marvin: “well this house has three bedrooms, including the main bedroom, kitchen, dining room and lounge. There is also a spare room which you can turn to a study.”
Me: “or in our case a gym.”
Marvin: “yes, a gym. Let's look inside the rooms.” We do a tour and then when we are done we head to the backyard. “well it doesn't have a pool but you have so much space, you can build one also a pool house and a jungle gym for your children.”
Khumo: “you're right.”
We go view the other two houses and then tell Marvin that we will tell him our decision tomorrow. Khumo drives us to a restaurant and then we settle down. We order and then our food comes. We start eating.
Khumo: “which one do you like?”
Me: “the second one. It already has a pool, an in-house gym. I also love the view from the main bedroom balcony. It has that warmth and I can really see myself staying there long term.” He smiles. “Which one do you like?”
Khumo: “I also love the second one. I mean they are the same price range but house 1 and house 3 still need some renovations while house 2 has everything we desire. Also we don't have long. We will be moving in soon.”
Me: “good we agree on something.”
Khumo: “see? We already nailing this marriage thing.” I roll my eyes and laugh. “Don’t tell me you were serious about the open marriage shit.”
Me: “I was. Still am.”
Khumo: “I think it's bullshit. I mean we will be sharing a bed together. Surely we will be doing our marriage duties. This open marriage thing will create so many cracks whereas we should be trying to work on our marriage and behaving like normal people.”
Me: “but that's the thing. Our arrangement is not normal. It was forced upon us. Maybe not upon you but I was forced in this marriage. Wee may get along here and there but we are stull strangers and we can't just leave our normal lives and be like ‘let's focus on our marriage' what if I don't wanna cut ties with my fuck buddies? What if you get tempted and cheat? If it's an open marriage, you won't feel guilty.” he scoffs.
Khumo: “yoh you are such a difficult person. We won't know until we try.”
Me: “what if I don’t wanna try?”
Khumo: “I give up.” He raises his hands in surrender and I just roll my eyes. Drama.