Chapter 56 - Chapter 56: No Touching

"We need to get you some new Forces." I open my front door to let Vuyi in first, but Rosie finds her way in before either of us can.

"No, we don't."

"Vee, they're supposed to be white. Yours are . . . not."

She kicks them off with a bit of an attitude, leaving them at my front door before strutting towards the living room. "You're too pretty for your own good. You know that?"

I chase after her, wrapping my arms around her waist from behind. "You love me."

She giggles in my grasp. "Yeah," she sighs. "I do."

The parade was fun and all, but I've been waiting to get her back home all day. My place has a different energy when she's here. It's brighter, more fun. It's a home when she's inside, and I truly don't plan on ever being without her again.

I just don't know what that will look like. I don't know where I'm playing next season. I don't know if Vuyi signed for a flat in Cape Town. Everything is still up in the air, but the most important thing is that I got my girl back, and we can figure out the rest together.

"Vee, we should probably talk about what's next."

"Later." She walks backwards into the living room while peeling the checked shirt off her shoulders, dropping it to the ground.

From across the room, my eyes go wide, my mouth falling open. I've only been able to fantasise about the memory of her over the last few weeks, but now, here in my flat, I have the real thing once again.