A function to welcome Ralph's builders and workers

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• In love... with her own African beast   John is only human...

  Chapter 42Not a big party, but a nice one. Leah’s housewarming. Under the veranda of house number seven, John and Manual placed two doors on a stand to form a rather big table. Fourteen wooden and plastic chairs from all over. A rather motley crew that looks terribly cheerful in the end.Maria and John made food platters. Some of it the seafood that Sergio bought and brought home.“While this is my lovely daughter Leah’s housewarming party, it was also the last weekend we have the builders here on the farm. I know Leah is going to miss you guys dearly. Over the past three weeks you became friends to all of us. Thank you so much for your patience and the way you were always willing to lend a hand and muscles to help carry things from one room to another. You did way more than Leah ever asked. Even teach her a few lessons in self-defence. That already came in handy. Thank you, guys.”Then Leah stands up. “You said most of it, Dad. Thank you for always having my back. I didn’t get you p

• In love... with her own African beast   Surprise

  Chapter 41Strange what that kiss did to him. Sergio is so hard it was hard it takes effort to walk back to his apartment. Gato is very happy to see him, but he closes the bathroom door between him and the cat.“Sorry baby, daddy needs a few minutes by himself.”But tonight is different. Sergio closes his eyes and pretends to be with Leah. He wants to take her in his arms and slowly bends her backwards on his bed. He wants to do that kissing thing with her. Starting with her forehead, kissing her on both eyes, before taking possession of her mouth.He slowly lowers his pants, then he touches the roundness of his balls, pretending that it is her hands. He wants to take both her breasts in his mouth, licking sucking and then he wants to go down on her, giving her pleasure with his tongue.He wants to feel her fingers around Sergie down there, kissing and loving him.And then he wants to enter her oh, so slowly, filling her up. Stretching her wider open as what she ever felt. And then th

• In love... with her own African beast   Roadblock on their way to the farm

  Chapter 40Treated like royalty. If he ever gets married, he will ask Ling and Gina Fu and their brilliant kitchen to cater for the reception. Starters of a cold fish of sort rolled in rice and seaweed. Sushi. Then there was a chicken soup with egg and maize. A huge favourite at the restaurant.A small seafood dish.Dainty, pretty. Pictures on plates and bowls. Pieces of art.A crumbed chicken. Something Gina tried for the first time and John says, it is better than anything an American Curnel can fry up. And that is also the stage where he and Paula starts a serious conversation about the army and being in a war zone. “Wait John, let’s Change places,” Sylvi suggests. “I don’t want to hear about war.”The next moment John sits between her and Paula. And Kia runs over to change the placemats and table ware.“Oh gosh,” Leah can’t help to praise the chef when the meaty dish arrives. “I never ever tasted beef as tasty as this.”Thinly sliced but not dry served with something like spinac

• In love... with her own African beast   An evening with new friends

  Chapter 39A medium sized truck is slowly driving through the open gates of Hurter’s Retreat’s fenced in area. Behind it a smaller SUV stops. International and overland removals.Then this is it, Leah decides with a little sadness in her heart. Her life in Pretoria is now forever gone. What was left of it, is now in this truck.It is also what is left of John her father’s childhood memories.Leah watches her father unlocking the second of the row of three store rooms, on the other side of the house. Then they wait for the guys to open the big doors at the back.Both Leah and John were convinced that the guy in the SUV was and escort to the lorry. Now the man behind the steering wheel gets out with a briefcase. He walks straight to Leah.“Looking for John Hurter,” he says.“Over there.” She points to her father.“Mister Hurter, I am from the lawyers. Can you please take the following papers and sign here?”“This is not a good time!” Leah walks closer.“I know ma’am. It is never a good

• In love... with her own African beast   That made an impression on Sergio

  Chapter 38She is not a morning person. Leah could always work hard and stay awake long after midnight. But for her to be awake and up at six in the morning is a huge performance. Something to be proud of. She fetches their lunch from the kitchen and walks out to wait for Sergio on his small porch in front of his glass door. If he didn’t open his door exactly at six o’clock, she would start knocking.“Good morning, pretty woman,” he says, after locking the door behind them. ‘Ready to go?”“Oh yes, indeed.”They walk to the hanger and there, Sergio unlocks the door and start pushing the craft om the runway. And Leah tries to help, although she knows he is doing most of the hard work. At last he is happy with where it is parked. He then put a crash helmet on Leah’s head and make sure that the buckle under her chin is properly fastened.She could have done it by herself. But there is something special in allowing Sergio to do it for her. Besides. How amazing to look into that amazing yel

• In love... with her own African beast   In invite from Sergio...

  Chapter 37“I am really impressed with what you guys done here,” Sergios says after Leah showed him around. Her studio and showroom in the front. That was the old sitting room. The dining room is now my new sitting room.“I only need a coach and one chair here. And off course a small dining table and may be two chairs, if they fit in here. The second room will be my office and store room. And this is the main bedroom. Now I am just waiting for my stuff to come from Pretoria… and China. And all over the world.”“Great. Congratulations. I hope your business will prosper. And may you spend many happy and safe hours in your own apartment.” Sergio bend over. Maybe a small brotherly kiss will be in order under the circumstances.His lips barely brushed hers, and it was really his intention immediately draw back after that. But Leah cupped his face in her hands and say: "Thank you Sergio. It's the most beautiful wish anyone has ever said to me today. And thank you for last night. If it wasn’