*FacePalm*

" Babe, of course I love you. I didn't want to scare you away saying it. The last time Mbali did that, the dude ran fast and never spoke to her again. I didn't want you to do the same. I love you babe. "

That was my response, and my reward was the best kiss from the most gorgeous guy I know. I'm so excited that we'll be going to the same university in a year... We'll be closer and get to see each other every day. The thought of seeing him every day used to excite me, now it scares me. Will I ever get alone time? How often can my girls come through when he going to be here every day? These are aspects I never thought about 'til now...

Also, I'm sure you're wondering how it is that our relationship survived this long without sex. The thing is, through me, he's realised that rushing it just drains the beauty out of the experience. He's had sex before, and this would be my actual first time so he's going slow with me. Whenever we hang out alone at his place, I'd initiate the deed but he always reminds me how special I am and he doesn't want to ruin a good thing with me. Beautiful, yeah?

In the afternoons we go out to the park and play on the jungle gyms with the kids there. It's so much fun being able to be a total kid around your man and he's just as crazy as you are. It takes a lot of confidence to do this, so I'm sure I have nothing to be insecure about. The sun sets while we're swinging. He looks at me as I ramble away, then moves in close to kiss me.

"What was that for?"

Tony: " I just think you're so beautiful, kissing you felt right. You're going to get used to that. You're a cuddler, I'm a kisser. So we work! "

Me: " *laughs* Okay, I feel you babe. So, what have you got in store for me tonight? My uncle said it's okay if I slept over at your place. Which reminds me, we'll have to go and fetch my clothes soon... "

Tony: " A romantic dinner by the pool seems fit. Melusi and the guys will be over again later so we'd better hurry or we won't have time to ourselves. "

Might I add that he acted so cool around my uncle, and my uncle seemed to like him when the topic of La Liga came up. I swear no matter how much men could hate each other, nothing brings them together like alcohol and sport. I'm not the sporty girl but I can sit through a number of matches (soccer and rugby, to be specific). Tony knows so much about sport, and my uncle is just eating his words up. We're driven back to Tony's place and my uncle gives the most cheerful goodbye I've seen in a while. Strange...

So anyway, I get into a pair of shorts and one of Tony's hoodies and sit at the table by the pool. Melusi cooked lasagne tonight, and I had to ask for my special plate of vegetables (can't really eat anything without vegetables). Tony dishes up for the both of us and the rest of dinner time is perfect until Melusi runs from outside the house screaming like a lunatic, picks me up from my chair, runs with me towards the pool and jumps in with me in his arms. Yeah, my weave is ruined (I had pretty curls in my hair) and my clothes are wet! Tony isn't phased either and he runs and jumps in as well. We spent about 30 minutes playing in the pool and the guests arrived.

Tony: " Sorry about what Melusi did, he can be a monkey sometimes. "

Me: " No babe, it was fun. *laughs* I needed the soak. Joining me in the shower? "

Tony: " I'll be there in a second, I'll just look for my mom's shampoo for you so you can get the chlorine out of your hair. "

We didn't do anything in there, and we had our underwear on the whole time so please relax! He helped me wash and dry my hair, I got the curls back, put my make-up on and went downstairs to hang out with everyone. The very same people that were at the first party were here, so we had a blast! The alcohol games were even better and more competitive this time around. At some point Thoriso and Mandla (Another old friend) were arguing about how far the purple "30 Seconds" token should have gone and that we were cheating, it was pretty heated if you ask me. The battle of the sexes games were great too! I love how the girls and I just stuck together in all the games, not usual for girls to stick together longer than a few minutes.

We all went outside to hang out by the pool and took tons of crazy pictures. Everyone was pretty faded and we just loved basking in each other's presence. Never before have I had such fun, I'd do this every day if I could. Tony pulled me aside and asked me to help him out with dessert. We had our chocolate sauce with strawberries and peaches in the kitchen while talking about the agenda for the next day.

Tony: " We haven't been on a date yet. Would you like to go catch a movie and go window shopping tomorrow or do you want to stay in. I'm good with whatever you choose. "

Me: " Let's watch a movie! There's this action film that came out about a week ago, I want to check it out. I never took you for the shopping type! Since when do you like shopping? "

Tony: " I don't! *laughs* You're a woman, I can't expect you to not want to go shopping if I'm taking you out to the mall. Besides, you'll never know what you'll find in any shop you walk into. "

He said this with a very sly smile on his face, I'm starting to think he has something up his sleeves. I can't really figure it out because he's so mysterious... I wonder...

To be continued...