Looking at the message again, I tried my best to decipher what exactly was in front of me. We just got everything settled and even got married again, he couldn’t be… I shook my head wanting to get rid of the negative thoughts that flooded my mind. Was I overthinking things again?
I know that I and Justin have had our ups and downs but one thing for sure was how much he loved me. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have done everything to save me back then or to make things right between us. I’m probably just tired from all the night’s activity.
Getting up, I took a towel to wrap myself up. I picked out the suit I wanted him to wear today. After all, he had a meeting and he needed to look his best. He does look good in everything by the way, even without clothes. My face turned a bright red at my perverted thoughts. I behaving like a teenager right now.
There was honestly no reason I should be acting all smitten since it’s not the first time I’m seeing his hot abs and naked body against mine but no matter how much I saw it, I still got mesmerized no matter.
” Lost in thoughts?” I felt his warm hands wrap itself around me securely as he hugged me from behind, placing his chin on my shoulders.
” Maybe,” I held on to his fastened hands, swaying from side to side. It was like we were newlyweds, well, we technically were.
” What were you thinking of when I was showering?” He whispered into my ears, purposely letting his breath tickle my ear.
” You,” I said in the coyest manner, as my cheeks flushed a bright red. The feeling I had whenever he was close to me, the general effect he has on me, far or near made me rethink my negative thoughts. Justin loved me more than anything else and nothing should ever come between us. I was overthinking things.
” Really?”
” Yes but that’s not what we should be doing now. Don’t you have a meeting to attend to?” I turned to face him, smacking my clenched fists against his chest like one would do to a naughty teenager when he was getting too cheeky or tempting.
” Yes, but does that mean I shouldn’t have time for you?” He placed his forehead on mine.
” It doesn’t really look like that. I mean, we’ve been together throughout last night and you’ll see me tonight, so we spend time with each other relatively,”
” But still …,” I hushed his pouting mouth. I watched as he wore his trousers on, I picked a white shirt from his wardrobe and handed it over to him.
” Why don’t you go and take a shower now so that by the time I’m done changing, you’ll be done bathing?” He suggested.
” You just want me to go downstairs with you, isn’t it?” I folded my arms as I stared at him with twisted brows.
” I can’t even hide anything from you,” he raised his hand in surrender as he sighed in defeat. Sometimes, I forget how tsunadare he used to be.
We walked down the stairs finally, I could already hear Aiden and Amelia’s voices, more distinctively Amelia’s. She wasn’t the type to keep quiet when she was around the people she knew.
” You love-birds are finally up,” Mneso greeted us in her own unique way, while the kids kissed us a good morning.
” Even in the morning, your wit doesn’t drop even by a bit,” I remarked as I sat on one of the dining chairs. ” Is breakfast ready?” I felt overly lazy on some days, I think Justin was spoiling me a little too much.
” So now I’m the cook?” She asked rhetorically with her arms folded and her brows twisted.
” I never said that,” I quickly denied. ” It was a harmless question. Besides, you were the one who volunteered to help,” I reminded, quickly passing the blame to her.
” Only with the kids, hun,” she stated. ” Why you and Justin were busy cuddling under the sheets, I was up all night taking care of Nathan,” she stretched.
” Ma’am Mneso, didn’t you go to sleep immediately you went to drop Nathan in his room last night?” Nanny Margaret exposed Mneso. We normally all just call her Nanny. She’s been taking care of Justin since he was young, so she was the oldest maid in the mansion.
” Can’t I at least take the glory for once?” Mneso whined.
” Nice try Mneso but as always your plan failed,” I taunted.
” But you were buying it,” she smirked with confidence.
” I won’t deny that I actually was but what matters is I didn’t fall for it,” I snickered.
” Breakfast is ready but where exactly are you going to, Sir?” Many wondered.
” You’re not the only one thinking the same,” I commented.
” I thought we discussed this earlier on?” He literally begged with his eyes. The last thing he wanted was for me to feel annoyed even in the slightest bit.
” I know that, I’m just saying,” I shielded myself.
” I mean, you and Isabella just got married. Shouldn’t you spend more time with her as newlyweds? You can’t seriously be putting work first when you have a family,” Nanny nagged.
” Nanny, I understand your complaints but this meeting is supppperrr important,” he stretched the ‘super’, hugging Nanny from behind.
” You’ve never done that to me before,” Mneso remarked jocularly.
” Oh geez, Madi. Get a boyfriend and leave my hubby alone,” I shoved her head to a corner playfully.
” Fine,” Nanny sighed. ” Even if I wanted to stop you, you would still do what you want,” she gave up trying to convince him otherwise.
” You’ve stayed with me too long not to know,” he complimented with a wide grin. His relationship with Nanny was beyond intriguing, it was spectacular really. She was like a mother figure to him.
” Daddy are you heading out now?” Amelia gave him the cutest big eyes.
” Yes, cupcake,” he rubbed her hair.
” Why are you even bothered? We’re going to school today,” Aiden reminded her. They both were already dressed in their school uniforms but Amelia seemed to have forgotten.
” Oh, yeah,” she scratched her head awkwardly in realization.
” I’ll drop the kids off at school and don’t worry, I’ll be back soon,” he kissed me on the forehead and the twins imitated before leaving the house.
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I walked into the living room where Mneso was seated, her eyes glued to the TV as she ate her bag of chips.
” What are you watching? And why are you snacking by this time?” It was already afternoon.
” This is probably the best ongoing soap operas you’d ever watch. It’s a given,” she slapped my hand as she laughed, still munching on her chips.
” You haven’t answered my sec…,”
” Shhhh!!! You’re ruining the film,” she hushed me. I waited for her to finish watching whatever she was watching. Honestly, I came to talk to her because something was bothering me.
” Now can I talk?” I took a half-hearted permission from her as soon as her soap opera was finished.
” Yeah, go on,” she adjusted herself to look at me.
” Wh…,” the words I had been rehearsing for hours escaped me. Not that I forgot but I wasn’t sure if I should say it anymore.
” You’re undecided again, don’t tell me,” she was quick to realize. ” Let me help you ease up, so I’ll go first,”
” That works,” I nodded.
” Now that you and Justin are back together for good, what do you plan on doing?” She looked at me intensely.
” What do mean? What do I plan on doing? I don’t understand,”
” I mean, do you plan on sitting here all day like me? Wouldn’t you want to be more active, independent and all? Even I plan on getting a job or you could pay me to watch over Nathan, huh?” She leaned closer and nudged me on the arm.
” I actually do, just that I’m not one-hundred percent sure on what exactly I wanna do,” I thought hard.
” Maybe you can get Justin to boutique for you? Or you could make him put you in charge of a branch store around,” she tossed ideas.
” I’ll think about it later,” I sighed.
” Do you feel at ease now?”
” Yup,”
” So what exactly has been bothering you?”
” Well, when Justin went to take a shower, his phone beeped and the notification I saw has been on my mind since then,”
” What exactly was it?”
” It was definitely a female, she was confessing her love for him,”
” Is that what’s making you worried?” She burst into a feat of laughter. Was she finding it funny?
” What’s so funny?” I frowned.
” Don’t get me wrong. But think about it like this, he’s a hot and bastardly rich guy, don’t you think at least a few girls will be head over heels for him? It’s quite normal,” her explanation made sense.
” I know that but something was odd about the way she talked. The plea that came after was what aroused suspicion,”
” And what did she say?” I explained to her in detail.
” I’m getting worried,” I toyed with my fingers nervously. ” What should we do?”
” For now let’s calm our spirits with a shopping spree!”