Chapter 43 - Treatment continues.
Brandi and I had just taken a shower. And we sat there, each having a drink. Brandi suddenly jumped up from her chair and walked over to me to join the couch I was sitting on. It was a three-seater sofa and I sat at one end. My left arm rests on the armrest. Brandi joined me on the middle pillow.
She sat next to me, she turned her head to look at me, smiled, and then patted my thigh.
"Oh my God, no more fucking? When she's not horny?" I thought.
Brandi turned and threw her legs beside her, so that she was half lying on the couch.
"Thank you Jay, I just need a little hug." Brandi said quietly, burying her head in my lap.
I could smell her passion fruit shower gel as it wafted off her and onto me. It was sweet and fruity. And it reminded me of Yana's favourite shampoo flavour, which was apple.
"No problem, Brandi. I just thought how your shower gel reminds me of Yana." I commented.
"Oh, Yana, I forgot to tell her about your progress. Can you pass me my phone?" asked Brandi.
I reached over to the coffee table in front of the couch and grabbed Brandi's phone. I handed it to her. She took it from me and went through her text messages.
"Hmm, two from Penny, three from Mom, twenty-two from Yana." Let's see what they have to say." Brandi said, flipping through them.
"Penny wants to know how you're doing, and the second is, can I teach Thomas how to ride, please say no to what he doesn't do." Brandi said as she read Penny's lyrics.
"And now your mother." I'm just asking how the treatment is going, what kind of treatment I'm doing, and does it include you? Second, will you be home tomorrow? Brandi read.
I just sat there and stroked Brandi's head while she lay on top of me.
"Mmm, let's text her back, Jay's fine, he's supposed to be home tomorrow and no, I didn't fuck him." You know, I can provide proper, professional advice." Brandi said, sending mom a message back. Like my mother, Brandi was the kind of person who talks when texting.
"Now, Yana." Brandi said.
She opened a series of Yana's texts.
"Thank you, thank you for seeing me this afternon. I'm very worrried. " Brandi read. Highlighting the spelling errors. I chuckled softly.
"Yana is upset, I see." I said.
"How?" Brandi asked.
"When Yana gets upset, worried, tired, or excited. Her English breaks down. Hence, the misspelled words." I explained.
"She wants you to take a picture in the pyjamas she brought you, they're new and she knows you're going to like them." Brandi asked.
"I haven't seen them. I said.
"The other twenty are just expressions of affection, expressing her hopes and dreams for the future, about how much she misses you and worries about you. And various heartfelt expressions of love. In fact, twenty messages in less than three hours. I understand why Anne hid Yana's phone for a while when we were in Rotorua. But it shows me that she really genuinely loves you. Brandi said with a hint of sadness in her voice as she said the last part.
"Hmm, what should I write in response?" Brandi asked loudly. Then, after a moment's thought, she called Yana.
Yana answered almost instantly.
"Oh, hello Yana petal, the treatment is going well, don't worry about a thing, I am very pleased. He'll definitely be here tonight, maybe tomorrow night. But I'll make him better for you, don't worry, we're working through his problems and ways to deal with them. But these are his problems, and one thing is obvious. He loves you with all his heart. So don't worry, just concentrate on yourself and your bubs. Oh, I don't know if he did mention it, but it's something you have to tell him face-to-face. Oh, do you want to talk to him? Okay." Brandi said into the phone. Obviously, that was half of the conversation, as I couldn't hear what Yana was saying.
Brandi handed me the phone. I took it from her.
"Hello, Yana." I said into the phone.
"Oh, honey, how are you, I really, really miss you. My heart is heavy with anxiety." Yana said.
"That's okay, and I feel the same way about you. I answered.
"I enjoyed the conversation we had with Brandi earlier, she's very, what's that word? Deep. I am incredibly glad that we have to turn to her in these times." Yana said.
"Yes, sometimes an outside perspective can be helpful. And Yana, I'm sorry." I said.
"Excuse me?" Why are you sorry? Yana asked.
"About that. Maybe I should have given you my opinion on the wedding plans earlier. I owe you an apology." I said.
"No, don't apologize, I should have asked about your ideas and feelings. But I just got so carried away with it. And then generous offers from Mom, Penny, and Janice. It was all directed at me. But I should have asked you. I'm the one who has to apologize." Yana said apologetically, starting to cry.
"Yana don't cry. If we argue on the wedding details, what does it mean for our future? I would marry you in a heartbeat, with you wearing a rubbish sack. It doesn't matter as long as we together." I said.
Yana started to stop crying and then you could tell she was starting to cheer up.
"Oh, thank you precious, I know you feel that way. But in a way I want the big wedding with the guests and the church and the party and the big dress. Because it is what I have always wanted. It may be my second wedding, but it is my last." Yana said. I started to cry into the phone.