The setup

Ntate Mogoadi arrived at Seipati's just in time when the dinner was ready. The meal was scrumptious and the dessert was to die for. She prepared a three course meal. For the main course, she prepared the roasted leg of lamb and roasted vegetables accompanied by a delicious Thai sauce and few salads, all served on a bed of basmati rice. For the dessert she made a sticky toffee pudding accompanied by a dollop of ice cream. Before all these they had a spicy butternut soup for starters. They washed down with homemade ginger as it was her mother-in-law's favourite. And it happened that Ntate Mogoadi loved it as well. "So, they have something in common", Seipati thought to herself. She introduced them to each other. Her husband did not have a clue of what Seipati was about to do. It was her secret. Even her mother-in-law was clueless. She and Ntate Mogoadi got along though. Their  conversation took them back to when they were kids. It happened that they were once in the same primary school. So their conversation went smooth as in the case of all acquaintances. They ate, drank and laughed.

It was time for Ntate Mogoadi to leave after he had done performing the cleansing. Seipati was a bit perturbed as her plan to set him and her mother-in-law up did not go well. She thought of a plan. She has to be fast because there was no time. As they were going to give Ntate Mogoadi a lift to town so he could be able to catch a bus to the village, she saw that as an opportunity to bring her mother-in-law along with them. 

When they arrived at the bus terminus, she persuaded her husband to go and buy Ntate Mogoadi a bottle of brandy so that he can be able to bring it along as a take home gift. She offered to go with him to the bottle store.  So, the two adults were left alone to catch up well. Seipati made sure she delayed her husband for the two to get a lengthy chat without interruptions. When they arrived the two were chatting like old Pals but nothing hit the spot like Seipati had expected. She thought of another plan. While they left after dropping Ntate Mogoadi, she stole his jacket. By the time he noticed that his jacket was missing their car has already left. Ntate Mogoadi was a bit worried because it was his favourite jacket.

The following weekend Seipati organised for her mother-in-law to meet Ntate Mogoadi in town to give him his jacket. She took her to town where they met Ntate Mogoadi at the restaurant. She ordered drinks and snacks for them and left. She disappeared for a long time until her mother-in-law started to panic. Ntate Mogoadi tried to console her. He took her hand and assured her that her daughter-in-law would come and pick her up. Seipati arrived exactly at that moment they were holding hands. She stepped back to see what was next. They chatted and laughed. She emerged pretending to be in a hurry and apologized for the inconvenience she had caused them.

They accepted her apology and admitted that they had been enjoying each other's company. She looked at them both in their eyes but there was nothing to tell. She realised that it would take some time for them to be intimate.