I'm more than just the second wife

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"Babe, I'd been meaning to talk to you about something." I yelled to Yanda who was in the bathroom and I sat before the dressing mirror getting ready for work. "Yes love." He replied stepping out with the towel hanging dangerously low on his waist "Dr Sithole says they need help at Baragwanth hospital from 16:00-19:00 but the hours might run over on hard days and I'd like to help but wanted to run it by you first." I turned to see him smiling at me.

" Thank you for talking to me about it first. I'll sulk on the bad days but this is your passion I'll never stand in your pursuit of it." I squealed in elation jumping into his arms. I thought we'd have a fight about it before I went right on and did it because one thing for sure is I was going to do it. " There's other ways I can think of that you can show your appreciation." He whispered cupping my behind and bringing me closer to his lips access. "Mhm?" I asked already breathless. "How about you give me a quickie?" He replied giving me a naughty smile. "Yanda we'll be late!" I whined although I made no move to get out of his hold. "I'll be quick." He begged not that he needed to work very hard and 15 min later we were both in the shower again.

I knocked on Dr Sithole's door as soon as I got to work and he let me in. "Morning doc I come baring good news. I'll be able to help at the hospital but only during the week!"  He smiled clearly happy with my news. " Great! Will you be able to start tomorrow. The paperwork should be sorted by next week." I nodded realizing I was excited to be spreading my wings to new horizons. "Alright then let me get to work." I replied then dismissed myself to my office and asked the secretary to let in my first patient.

At around luncheon I got a call on my cell from the landline. "Hello mam I'm Dr Cebekhulu calling from Entabeni hospital. I got your number from Mr Hadebe's PA. I'm calling regarding his testicular cancer results.  He's tested positive and it's at stage III. He's been made aware of this but hasn't come in so that we may discuss treatment and his operation. He needs to be admitted for an operation as soon as possible. I've been trying to get ahold of him for weeks. Please ensure that today doesn't end without him coming in." The doctor didn't even check who he was speaking to. He was violating the patient doctor confidentiality rules but that didn't matter nor did my anger towards Yanda for withholding such information from me.

I called Dr Sithole to tell him I needed to leave immediately a family emergency had come up. I drove home recklessly and packed an overnight bag for Yanda. Two sets of pajamas a pair of sweatpants a shirt and toiletries I too changed into something more comfortable and drove to Yanda's offices. When I got to his floor I didn't even greet his nosy PA I just headed straight to his office and let myself in without knocking. He looked up with a frown but it eased into a smile as soon as he laid his eyes on me.

I felt my anger thaw just a little as he engulfed me in his arms but as he let me go I felt it be renewed. "Why didn't you tell me?" I whispered in question. My calm tone surprised even me I realized then I was more hurt, disappointed and afraid than I was angry. He looked at me in confusion at first before realization struck him. "I didn't want you to worry. We'd just began fixing our relationship and fallen in love. I didn't want to burden our blossoming love with how I was basically barren and no longer a man. I was afraid you'd see me as less of a man if I told you my Testicles had to be cut. I mean..." he didn't finish his statement before he broke down in tears. I rushed over to where he stood by the window overlooking the city and held him in a hug just muttering that I loved him and I did more than he'll ever know. His inability to give us children didn't matter to me.

After an hour of us just sitting in the corner wrapped in each other's arms I spoke. "We're going to Entabeni hospital. Your doctor is waiting for you. We'll get through this together." I was waiting for him to put up a fight but he just nodded. We got up, he packed his briefcase and we left together. "My husband won't be available for the next two weeks at least. Please give his cases to his other colleagues in the meantime, the same with his meetings. I said to the rude PA as we walked down the hall to the elevator. " You sound so sexy when you take charge." He said softly in a suggestive yet hesitant tone and the tense air that had previously enveloped us ebbed away.