Chapter 38 Chapter 38
Benji
I was not in the mood for Hannelie and you could see it on my face but as always Hannelie did what Hannelie wanted to do and played oblivious to my attitude towards her. It was like she thought I still had feelings for her or that I couldn’t get her out of my head, but I can promise you I’ve never thought of her once not until we walked into her boutique. Jojo left me alone with her I was thinking of ways to punish her for leaving me alone when she came back and right on her heels where the manager. “Hannelie” JP said “Oh JP so nice to see you, my food ready?” “Not yet but can you please leave Mr. Devon and his fiancé alone they don’t want your company.” “Oh, come on JP, Benji and I are old friends I can’t help his fiancé is jealous.” “I’m very sure she’s not jealous so please Hannelie come with me.” She looked at Jojo like she wanted to look through her. I wanted to get up and stand in front of Jojo just to take the look Hannelie was giving her but all Jojo did was smile at her. She got up looked at me and asked “You really want me to leave?” “I really do and if you see me on the street don’t approach me, I will embarrass you off that you can be sure off.” “But Benji….” “Benjamin now please leave.” JP, the manager had to take her by the arm and almost drag her away from our table. I got up took my chair and sat closer to Jojo, then I leaned in and kissed her “Thank you for having my back.” “I told you I always will.” “And I will have yours.” Our sandwiches came and we sat and ate in silence I’m sure Jojo was burning to know what the story was between me and Hannelie but she was to much of a lady to prey.
I took another bite while she took a sip of her coffee when I said “She was the first and only women that ever ghosted me after a night with her.” “She ghosted you?” Jojo asked shocked. “She did.” “Then why come to you know? Why go on like you had something?” “That my dear is a very good question, I don’t want to give her all the credit but she’s the reason I’ve never in my life had a girlfriend. I was too afraid of the rejection I was too afraid that if I open myself up for someone, they will leave me again and ghost me again.” She took my hand “I’m sorry Benji.” “Don’t be it was a very long time ago.” “Yes, but it still hurts.” “I’m ashamed to say it does.” “Thank you for telling me.” “Off course you are to much of a lady to ask me so it’s better that I tell you.” “Thank you for the compliment, my mother won’t agree with you.”
“It doesn’t sound like you and your mom and dad are very close?” “Well let’s put it this way I think I was put on this earth for only one purpose and that is to marry you, if I was a boy, it might have been different but as a girl that is my only purpose in life.” “What about being a lawyer?” “Being a lawyer is for me, my mom and dad was against me studying they didn’t want you to feel intimidated by me, I had to be a good girl and be a good housewife and have no opinions on anything.”
“Good grief women if I knew it was that bad…….” She interrupted me “You would have come earlier? I told you that wouldn’t have helped I would have hated you for breaking me and Morne up. You came at the right time.” “But what you went through I’m so sorry.” “What are you sorry for it’s not like you put this whole arranged marriage together we were kids we didn’t know any better and to tell you the truth when I was a teenager I thought they would stop with this nonsense and say the agreement has been changed but nope they doubled down on the rules and me being a proper Southern girl.” I pulled her to me and gave her a hug. “I’m really sorry but at least we get along like a house on fire.” “Thank God for that.” I leaned to whisper in her ear “And you rock in bed.” She turned to me and slapped me on the chest “Benji” “I’m making you blush.” “Off course you are making me blush.”
I turned back to my sandwich and took a bite she did the same but her cheeks were still red. I decided there and then before we leave the Hamptons, I’m going to propose to her the right way with a huge ring and I’m going to make it as romantic as I can. She totally deserved it, while I was enjoying my life and fucking as many women as possible, she had to learn how to be a proper house wife, I don’t even want a house wife but okay that is them, Jojo and I will find our rhythm. My phone started to buzz in my pants I pulled it out and saw it was my mother. I just put my phone back in my pocket. “Who’s that?” “My mom, I’m not ready to speak to her yet.” “Oh, are we staying in our little bubble.” “We are for as long as we can.” “I like that idea.” She said as she pulled her cellphone out of her bag and putting it off. Like in totally off not on silent not airplane mode, totally off, can I be that brave and put mine off?” I decided I can try I’m not working at the moment and as soon as I walk into those doors at my father’s company there will be no way I will ever be able to but my phone off again. So, I took it out off my pocket and put the phone off. “Now it’s just you and me angel.”