My peaceful slumber is interrupted by the ringing of my phone. I groan while reaching for my phone but I instantly smile when I see who it is. Had this been someone else, they would have received an earful but my baby can disrupt my sleep at any time. I answer the FaceTime call and I instantly smile when he face pops up on my screen. This woman is gorgeous and I still can't believe that she is all mine.

"Hey baby. Happy birthday." she beams and I can see the excitement on her face.

"Thank you baby."

"How does it feel to be getting old?"

"Damn, you make it seem like I'm super old." I laugh.

"Well you're kinda old baby." she jokes and I can't help but laugh.

"It feels good to be getting older. Quite a number of people weren't fortunate enough to reach my age so I'm blessed to be alive and well."

"Good. I have plans for us this evening."

"Okay."

"Make sure you're ready by 7pm and please wear black."

"Why should I wear black?"

"Baby please just listen."

"Okay."

"I have to go now but I'll see you at 7pm. Enjoy your day baby."

When she hangs up I get out of bed and I walk into the bathroom so I can start getting ready for work. It may be my birthday but it's still Monday and I have money to make. I stand in the shower, letting the water cascade down my body as I reflect on the last thirty years. My mind involuntarily travels back to my thirteenth birthday which was the last birthday I fully celebrated.

Flashback

I woke up feeling excited because it's my birthday. I somehow convinced my mother to throw me a party and I'm surprised that she followed through with her promise because she's typically too high to remember a lot of things. I take a shower, get dressed in a grey t-shirt with black jeans and black sneakers. When I leave my room, I find my mother, my aunt and some of my friends in the kitchen.

"Happy birthday!" they exclaim and I force a smile

Even though we don't have much, my mother tried her best to give me a good thirteenth birthday party. There are hotdogs, pizza, Lays in a large bowl and fruit punch. It's not much but I'm grateful. After lunch, my mother brings out the cake I saw her baking when I woke up in the middle of the night. It has white frosting with sprinkles on top and sixteen candles on it.

"Make a wish" she says and I wish that my father would somehow appear.

After I blow out the candles, she gives everyone a slice of the vanilla sponge cake. I open the gifts that my friends brought for me and thank them for the gifts. My aunt gifts me a pair of Nike Air Force 1's which is the first pair of good sneakers I have ever received. The party ends before 6pm and I help my mother and my aunt clean up. After cleaning up, I sit on the stairs outside the house and I wonder how different life would have been if my father had stayed around. It makes me sad that I have to teach myself how to shave, teach myself how to change a tire, teach myself all the things I need to know about being a man. A few minutes after sitting outside, my aunt joins me.

"I know that today was tough for you"

"I just wish he came, even for a few minutes" I frown

"I know, I'm sorry. He may no longer be in your life but you still have us"

"I know auntie but I wish I had a male figure around"

"I know Kofi, you can always talk to my husband whenever you want to. Now lets go inside. Your mom has finished making dinner"

"Okay" I say. My aunt doesn't understand that I also need my father around. I do have her husband to talk to but it would be nice to have my father in my life as well.

After that disappointment, I was never really keen on celebrating my birthday. It was until now that I realized that I have a lot to celebrate on my birthday. My life story didn't start off as sweet as it may have for some people but I've now realized that the things I went through made me a stronger person. I had to fight to be where I am today and I'm proud of all my achievements thus far. I'm grateful for another trip around the sun and I'm even more grateful that I have Thembisa by my side.

A smile plasters on my face when I think of her and all I can say is that she has my world turned upside down. I get out of the shower and I dry off before getting dressed for work. My day is rather slow as it consists of countless calls and me meeting with department heads. I head home just before six and I take a shower before getting dressed just in time for me to get a text from Thembisa saying she is outside. The way she looks in her black strapless dress makes me want to carry her up to my place and have a continuation of the night we had after her launch party. All I can say about that night is that she left me craving even more of her.

"Hey baby, you look so good."

"Hey beautiful, you look gorgeous. Maybe we should just head upstairs to my place and spend the evening together." I bargain and she laughs at the look on my face.

"As much as I would love to do that, we have plans we can't afford to miss."

"Okay."

She drives us to my favorite restaurant and before we walk in she asks me to put on a blindfold. She carefully leads me into the restaurant and when we finally stop, she asks me to remove the blindfold. As soon as I remove it, my friends shout happy birthday catching me by surprise. I didn't expect to see this bunch here but I'm glad they came to celebrate with me.

The way everything is set up in the room lets me know that she put a lot if thought into this which honestly makes me happy. It now makes sense why she asked me to wear black because there's a black and gold theme going on which is quite cool. We take our seats and some waiters come to get our drink and food orders. While we wait, they all take turns to say some endearing and Thembisa warms my heart with her words.

"I just want to say happy birthday once again to my amazing boyfriend. You are the most selfless person I have ever met and I got your friends out so we could celebrate you tonight. You guys don't understand how difficult it was for me to get him out here because he wanted to spend the evening watching movies with me but I couldn't allow it. I wish you many more wonderful years baby and I'm looking forward to celebrating more birthdays with you. I can't wait till we get back to your place so I can give you your other surprise."

"I would like to thank you all for coming to this birthday dinner. I haven't always been keen on celebrating my birthday but I decided to do things differently this year because there's a lot for me to celebrate. I would like to give a special shoutout to my girlfriend who put all of this together I appreciate this so much baby. Now lets raise our glasses and drink to more life."

After the speeches we spend the next couple of hours eating and having a good time. No one has ever put this much effort into my birthday so I'm genuinely touched by Thembisa's kind gesture. If I was unsure about how much I care about her, this moment really proved otherwise. This birthday dinner among other things makes me realize how lucky I am to have her as my woman.

Throughout the evening she keeps her hand dangerously high on my thigh. Her hand never leaves my thigh and she occasionally brushes her hand on my bulge making me cough so I can conceal my reactions to her touching my member. As I'm heading to her car after the dinner, my bro Daniel pulls me to the side for a quick word.

"Thanks for showing up bro. I appreciate it."

"You're welcome but you should be thanking your girlfriend because she put all of this together."

"She's just amazing man and she genuinely makes me happy."

"I can see she how happy you are and I'm glad you found a good one."

"Me too." I cheese.

"I should let you go so the two of you can properly celebrate." he teases.

"We'll talk later."

I walk to her car and get settled in before she pulls out of the parking lot.

"I just wanted to thank you for what you did today. I appreciate it."

"You're welcome baby. As your girl I thought it would be my duty to make sure you have a great birthday."

"You made it the most memorable birthday I have ever had and I appreciate you immensely." I add and she smiles.

Once we get to my complex, we go up to my apartment. I lead her to the couch and let her pick something to watch will I grab some snacks for us. I later join her on the couch and hand her the bowl with crisps as some movie plays in the background but my attention is solely on her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I can't look at my girlfriend now?"

"You can but the way you're looking at me makes me want to do some things to you."

"No one is stopping you." I joke but she surprises me when she sets the bowl on the table and proceeds to straddling my lap.

She is playing a very dangerous game but I'm not complaining. We start kissing and the more we kiss, the tighter my pants become. She slowly grinds on me causing me to get even harder than I was before. Having her soft lips on mine and her body on mine feels so good. If she were to ask for anything right now, I would give it to her without a doubt because of her power over me. Her hands make their way into my hair and when I gently squeeze her butt she gasps giving me an opportunity to snake my tongue in her mouth.

The kiss gets nasty—it's nothing like I have ever experienced and I'm enjoying every moment. She pulls away and gets up leaving me in a lust filled gaze. She ties her hair back which confuses me just a little but when she gets on her knees it makes sense what she actually wants to do. We have talked about sex before and how she wants to wait so her doing this surprises me.

She unbuckles my belt and I help her pull my pants down by lifting up a little. She licks her lips when she grabs ahold of him and she starts to stroke him. The contrast between the temperature of her hand and my shaft makes me want to release there and then. Her thumb traces the vein on the underside of my shaft and precum immediately oozes from my head. She spreads it all over my head before she engulfs it with her mouth.

Her mouth gets to work and I almost ask her to slow down because I don't want to release too quickly but I shut up and take it like a champ. She looks up at me and I look down at her marveled by what she is doing to me. She spits on it and engulfs him again and watching her bob her head has to be one of the sexiest things I have ever seen. When he hand starts to massage my sack I lose it and I tell her that I'm close in case she doesn't want to swallow but she doesn't stop.

I start shooting in her mouth and it feels like I release a gallon. She doesn't stop. She continues to go and that causes me to groan out loud as I release once again. She licks me clean and leaves me on the couch feeling limp. I tuck him away and I lay on the couch feeling the like I'm on top of the world. She returns from the bathroom and picks her bowl before turning her attention back to the tv like nothing happened. I can only imagine what else is in store for me if her mouth is that lethal.

"You've been awfully quiet since I sucked you off. Are you okay?" she laughs

"I'm just speechless. I have never experienced anything like that."

"I'm glad I could give you a little preview of what's in store for you. I did tell you that I'm a woman of many talents so I don't know why you're surprised."

"If that was just a preview, I wonder what else you have in store for me."

"That's for me to know and for you to find out some other day. I should head home now because I have a busy day tomorrow and I need some rest."

"Okay. What are you doing tomorrow?"

"I am going on a hunt for a store."

"Okay. I was actually wondering if I could take you out on a real date this Saturday."

"Haven't we been on two dates already?"

"If you're talking about the first time we hung out or that time after your launch party then it doesn't count. I want to take you out on a real date."

"Okay. It's a date then."

I walk her to her car and before she gets in the car she gives me a kiss that makes me weak to my knees. I get back to my place and I lay in bed smiling like an idiot because of the amazing evening I have had thanks to an amazing woman. Her treating me like this makes me want to spoil her even more and I will make it my mission to do whatever I can to make her smile.