“I don’t plan to say a word of it to Benne anytime soon until I’m done with my therapy, so it has to stay between us until then,” Celsie said, and Sonia nodded.
“Sure. I understand. God, Celsie! Your self-control needs to be studied in college. I thought I was coming in here to calm you, but you calmed me instead. Heaven knows if I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t be sitting here so calmly rationalizing shit. I’d have called her out for this nonsense she pulled. If her kids are not sensible enough to do…”
The rest of her words trailed off when Benne opened the door, and Celsie bit back a giggle when Sonia flushed in embarrassment, wondering whether Benne had heard what she had just said.
Sonia knowing that they needed privacy to talk, quickly rose, “Talk to you later,” Sonia said to Celsie as she quickly left the bedroom.
Benne walked further into the room, looking at Celsie without saying anything as he went to sit beside her on the spot Sonia had vacated.
He felt really sorry that his family was making things hard for her, and he blamed himself for it. If only he had handled the situation like he should have, then his mother wouldn’t have made this about Celsie.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry things had to go this way because I failed to handle it properly,” He said as he took Celsie’s hand in his.
“You don’t have to apologize, love. It’s not your fault that things turned out this way. I don’t blame you, Benne, and I don’t blame them either. I understand that they are your family and are only looking out for you in the best way they can. I just want them to be able to respect our relationship and not interfere unless either of us asks them to,” Celsie said softly.
“Aren’t you mad?” He asked, and Celsie shrugged.
“Maybe earlier, I was mad a little, but I’m not mad anymore. I’m kind of glad this is all happening,” She said, and Benne raised a brow.
“Why?”
“Well, seeing how your mom is reacting to it because your dad is mad at her, I don’t think she would want to interfere in our business again and risk having problems with him. And I got my chance to confront Bryan and Jade. Now everyone would know that your girlfriend is not easy to mess with,” She said, and Benne smiled.
“Thank you, Jewel,” Benne said as he drew Celsie closer for a kiss.
“I should be thanking you for letting me do this my way and not trying to protect them,” She said after they broke the kiss.
“I’m sorry my mom told them about your decision,” Benne said, and Celsie shrugged.
It didn’t matter that much to her now. Especially as she was reevaluating her choices.
“That is not important right now. They were bound to find out about it sooner or later. Besides, it gave me the opportunity I needed to vent,” Celsie said, and Benne gazed at her silently for a moment.
“You are indeed my priceless Jewel,” Benne said, and she smiled.
“How did you handle it with them anyway?” Celsie asked with interest.
“I only told them not to interfere. And I made it clear I will be mad if they side with her on this,” Benne said, and Celsie sighed.
“This wasn’t the evening we bargained for, was it?” She asked, and Benne shook his head.
“It wasn’t what I bargained for. I thought I was finally going to be having a good night’s sleep after being unable to sleep for the last couple of nights,” Benne said, and Celsie scowled.
“Too bad. That wasn’t what I bargained for myself,” She said, and Benne raised a brow.
“Now I’m curious to know what you bargained for,” Benne said with a small smile, and Celsie grinned.
“Well, I planned to do something crazy with you tonight to celebrate the DNA result being negative,” Celsie said, and he narrowed his eyes.
“Crazy? How crazy?” Benne asked when he saw the mischief in her eyes.
“I don’t think I should tell you that anymore since you made it clear you would rather sleep,” Celsie said with a coy smile as she rose, and Benne grabbed her hand as he rose up too.
“C’mon!” He said excitedly, and she giggled.
“You should go to bed…”
“How do you expect me to sleep easy when you just told me you had other plans? Besides, I thought you had plans with the girls,” Benne said, and she raised a brow.
“When has my plans with the girls ever stopped my plans with you? Besides, that was supposed to make it even crazier and more interesting,” She said with a smirk.
“Just what were you planning, Jewel?” Benne asked in amusement.
“You really want to know?” Celsie asked, and Benne rolled his eyes.
“Of course! I won’t be asking if I didn’t want to know, would I?” He asked, and she grinned.
“Alright. Kiss my forehead, and I will tell you,” She said, and Benne kissed her forehead, amused by the show she was putting up.
Celsie pointed to her left cheek for him to do the same, and he did. And then she pointed to her right cheek, the tip of her nose, her chin, her neck, and then her lips.
Benne could tell she was doing all this to make sure he was okay, and he showed his appreciation for the gesture by playing along.
As he kissed her lips, he deepened the kiss, and his hands reached to grab her boob and her ass, making her laugh as she quickly pulled away.
“Okay. Alright. You’re doing far more than I asked for,” She said with a giggle, and Benne smiled as he watched her.
“You know I can’t resist you. So, are you going to tell me now?” He asked, and she nodded.
“Well, I wanted us to do this earlier, after dinner, before the mood got ruined. Remember that egg?” She asked, and Benne frowned.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.