Page 13 of Pillow Talk
Sen shook his head. She didn’t blame him. They didn’t usually speak about work, or anything important.
Shona went on to tell him about the call from Felicity Swanson.
‘Sho, that’s incredible. I’m so happy for you.’ His smile was genuine.
‘I’m going into Durban for a meeting with the brides,’ she said.
‘What about the shop?’
Shona pushed an olive around on her plate.
‘Don’t worry about it. It’s all sorted,’ she replied.
‘You’re coming with me to the city for your appointment,’ Sen instructed.
‘Don’t be ridiculous. You go into the office early. We haven’t even set the time yet.’
‘I’ll give you a ride. You can hang out at my office and then I’ll drive you to the wedding planner. When you’re ready, I’ll fetch you and we can drive back to Rally together. Don’t argue, Shona.’
Shona nodded. Something told her that tonight there was a shift in their relationship. Or maybe her emotional episode earlier made her see things that were not there.
‘Now that you have more orders coming in, are you going to be moving your workspace to your second bedroom?’
Shona sat back and raised an eyebrow. ‘Sen, does my disorganised dining room bother you?’
‘Of course not,’ he replied.
Shona observed him. ‘Is that a nervous tick? Your eye looks like it’s going to explode,’ she said.
Sen looked away. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’
Shona leaned in. ‘Look at me, Sen. Does my disorganised dining room bother you?’ she asked again.
Sen shut his eyes tight and answered through a grin. ‘No, it does not.’
Shona burst out laughing. ‘Sure, it doesn’t.’
Sen opened one eye. ‘Is it okay to open both my eyes now? No more talk about your dining room,’ he teased.
Shona nodded and laughed.
They quickly cleared the dishes and packed the dishwasher. Conversation about the ridiculous orange day, his mother’s latest fad diet and movies flowed.
‘What should we do now?’
Shona looked around at the clean kitchen.
In two strides Sen was next to her.
‘I know exactly what I want to do.’
He pulled her to him and nuzzled her neck.
‘Unless, you want to watch a movie,’ he said into her soft hair.
Shona pushed him away so he could look at her face.
‘Kiss me, Sen.’
