After a long morning and that trip to see Carlos Rhea took a taxi and headed straight to her old apartment, it was afternoon and the sun was bright she would have loved a small walk in the park, but she decided to go to her apartment just to be by herself. The building wasn’t far from cross stones, plus she loved the place due to its quiet atmosphere. She always liked nice quiet places, that was why Sia helped her in choosing the building. It only had working people with fewer kids, hence made it more quiet. Reaching on the fifth floor where her apartment was, Rhea reached in her purse to grab her keys and prepared to open; however, to her surprise the door was already open. Rhea creased her brows as she pushed the door open, wondering if Mario was inside because he was the only one other than Sia who knew the password and had a spare key to her apartment. Rhea slowly walked in only to smell something delicious, she didn’t know why but Mario never cooked later on stepping his feet in the kitchen. Rhea knew the man didn’t even know what happened in the kitchen
“Mario”Rhea walked to the living room as she called out while she kicked her heels off, she barely took a seat when someone unexpected walked from the kitchen in an apron looking all hot and not to go out in her thoughts but the man wearing a long sleeved white shirt which was folded to his elbows, his now short hair a little scattered and Rhea swore she had never seen Logan in such a hot mess before
“Hello?”Logan approached her and said with a grin that sent Rhea in a trail of thoughts, she didn’t blink or move her eyes as she shamelessly gawked at him and swore she would drool if she wasn’t careful
“You are here?”she cleared her throat awkwardly and said more like a whisper and to her, greatest surprise, Logan nodded with a grin and pulled the woman in his arms making Rhea to gasp at his sudden actions
“What’s this about?”rhea asked, still glued to his chest as the man wrapped his arms around her tightly, rhea knew the feeling she got being close to him was unexplainable, it was like a small drop of water that quenched all her thirst and soothed her body. The peace she got when he held her even just a little was what she looked for not sure why, but it was like he filled that void, the emptiness she had felt her entire life
“I came to visit”Logan murmured and pried her off him and held the sides of her face and Rhea looked at him and saw that innocent smile that she loved seeing on him
“How did you know I… was going to be here?”she asked again when the man lowered and played a kiss on her forehead that had her closing her eyes to in pleasure, the man didn’t stop there, but he went on and kissed her cheeks so lovingly that rhea felt every part of him
“Well you ask too many questions Mrs Martinez… but I’m your husband and I know you very well”he whispered with a grin and Rhea smiled faintly, she thought she would be alone in her apartment but being with Logan was something she found amusing
“Wow…did something happen… did you switch bodies with the Casanova”she said with an awkward chuckle and moved away from him and Logan beamed and grabbed her hand
“Actually… I finished my work early, so I decided to keep you company… it’s a lovely afternoon, and I’m free, so I came and made some delicious food for you”he went on and explained as he made her sit down, Rhea didn’t aver her eyes from him because he always managed to make her smile even with the littlest things he did for her. To him being with her was just a compromise, or maybe he felt pity for her condition however she found everything about him likeable, she didn’t know why but Logan was too nice for her
“I’m hungry then”she said and Logan winked at her and tagged at her shirt, Rhea didn’t stop him as he went on and got rid of her shirt and kept it on the couch
“Think no further… I have everything ready for the princess… prince’s specialty”he remarked and tagged at her bra unclasping it and carefully removing it from her body, Rhea was supposed to feel ashamed, but she didn’t have the strength to do saw. Logan was someone who was more in control. The man was what she never wished for but life had dropped him in her life-changing everything drastically. Rhea watched as he got rid of her trousers as well and made her were a clean robe no sure why, but she guessed he understood she was feeling uncomfortable with the hot weather
“Okay… now you are fine”he said and carefully put her clothes to the sides and went ahead and used his rubber band to tie her hair in a bun
“Umm I’m confused now”she said with a faint chuckle and Logan walked away leaving her in suspense and disappeared to the kitchen, Rhea scanned herself and frowned, the man went to her room, but she couldn’t care less
“So how was your visit”Logan came back said as he handed her a plate with what rhea couldn’t describe it was like the man wanted to kill her with food
“Calm, a bit miserable I guess”she said with a sigh and took the fork, Logan looked at her for a while and sat beside her. Early in the morning, he had a word with her. He didn’t like the idea of her going away to see Carlos, but he understood her point,
“It’s okay I’m here if you need anything and whatever decision you make… I’ll support you”he murmured and played with her hair, however rhea was too lost in her food to feel anything because the food was too delicious
“No need… that man is not my father”she replied after a while and Logan just nodded
Time went by as Logan waited for Rhea to eat her food, and again he concluded that the lady was eating for two people more like three because she was just eating without stopping. It didn’t take long before she was done, and the two snuggled on the couch as they decided to watch a movie. He was happy and a bit calm after a hot meal and the fact that the man was pampering her way too much,
“Are you sure he’s comfortable?” Logan asked with concern when he slipped his hand in her robe and caressed her belly. Rhea flinched feeling his cold hand on her and frowned
“Yes… why?”she replied and Logan looked at her for a while and went on his knees, so he could get more access to her belly
“Hey baby… this is… you father… you are okay in there”he whispered seriously as he rubbed his hand slowly on Rhea, she kept her eyes at him as the man went in and said whatever he thought was right
“So that’s the thing… be a good baby and don’t you dare cause your mom trouble… if you do then once you come out… you and I are going to have a long conversation”he added with a straight face that surprised Rhea but didn’t say anything as she waited to see where the conversation was going
“Take care of your mom and don’t cause her pain got that”this time rhea burst out in laughter and pushed the man away only for Logan to frown as he looked at her for a while then went back to sit and pulled her in his arms however rhea was still laughing like crazy
“Seriously Logan… you are practically threatening the poor child… what are you, some military general… I wonder what my son will suffer once he come out”it was funny how logan was talking to a baby like he was some grown up boy
“Really a boy? then I think I didn’t say more… let’s try again I need to get him in line before he gets spoiled”he prepared to go on his knees again but Rhea stopped him from doing such a thing, it was really funny to see the fun side of Logan, she was certain her ribs would crack if the man went on and made jokes. Logan smiled as he looked at Rhea still laughing and it was what he wanted to make her smile and make her forget her sorrows
“What?”Rhea asked when she stopped laughing and caught him staring at her and logan pulled her close and she snuggled on his chest
“Aren’t you upset with me for hiding the truth?”he asked with a serious expression and Rhea went silent for a while
“No… life’s too short to hold grudges… I’d rather snuggle in your arms okay and don’t think after this I’ll let you go logan”she replied in a warning tone and logan chuckled, both were adults hence bad some past or something however he decided to give his life with Rhea a chance although he was unsure of his feelings, he felt the need to protect her from harm
“Really now?”he asked as he played with her hair while Rhea played with the buttons on his shirt and unbuttoned three which exposed his chest and she used her index finger to trace and draw lines on his chest
“Yes… from now on you have to take care of me… like a princess… i want to be pampered always”she mumbled and logan grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips
“Okay… then what will I get in return?”he continued trailing kisses on her hand and rhea shifted comfortably in his arms and looked up at him
“In return you are allowed to have me and only me… whether you like it or not… you are not allowed to look at other women… Mr Martinez I’m a determined woman I don’t shy away from what I set my eyes on and trust me… I’ll wait until feelings are sorted out”she whispered as she reached for his face and rubbed him gently, logan closer his eyes and opened them
“It’s a deal Mrs Martinez… until feelings are sorted out… we’ll remain like this I promise.”he said and kissed her hand once more and both got back to snuggling and focused their eyes on the TV screen. An amount of silence fell in the room making it awkward but perfect, the afternoon was perfect
“I love this apartment… we’ll spend the night here”he remarked breaking the silence between them and Rhea nodded
“Its not like your usual luxurious villas but I love it here”she knew logan was fond of large spaces and luxurious rooms and everything expensive and beautiful hence she thought he didn’t like anything that wasn’t expensive
“I don’t mind… I think we’ll keep this apartment for future use… I mean if well we happen to have a lot of kids… I’m sure this will be our escape route”he said hesitantly and at the mention of future, Rhea was moved because he was thinking of his future and she was a part of it. Rhea didn’t say anything but smiled from ear and ear and promised to rub it in Angelo and Mario’s faces for doubting her, clearly she won and made the king fall even if he didn’t confess she knew she already set her net and caught the largest fish in the sea.