Don't apologize, its all right. I know you would never be that kind of person. Besides, in this particular subject, you have the upper hand, remember?

And she gave him a wink before turning to Nokosi.

Kaya wasn't quite sure what she thought of him laughing, but it wasn't mean, so she at least relaxed a little there. At his question though, she had an answer prepared.

"Why should it matter? What I do with the person I care about is my business! I've spent more than enough time pining over the wrong person, and then having barely any time with the one I did care about. You think I'm going to mess this up because some people I might not even know that well think its inappropriate? They're probably just jealous I found the perfect man, and they didn't! But to answer your question: I care what happens in public, but how we feel about each other need only concern two people: you and I!"

Toward Ronnae, she just gave the girl a warm smile. "I love seeing you like that, Ronnae. Your happiness is pretty infectious."