The sun rays beautifully peeked through the curtains and Ruby groaned in annoyance at the brightness.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked around the empty bed. She felt her mood dampen as she wanted to see Jaxon’s face the moment she opened her eyes.
She sighed as she lazily stood up and made her way to the bathroom.
She stared at her disheveled reflection in the mirror and smiled as she remembered what happened the previous night.
She saw a side of Jaxon she had never seen before. She traced the hickies on her neck and her cheeks heated up in embarrassment.
She turned on the sink and washed her face with the warm water. She felt alive as the water washed away all the drowsiness she felt earlier.
She hurriedly brushed her teeth and walked downstairs. She walked into the kitchen and saw a note on the counter. She picked up the note and started reading it with a sweet smile.
Good morning Gem.
I left your breakfast in the microwave, eat up and get some rest.
Ruby ate her breakfast and washed the plate. She walked into the living room and looked around the room.
She was bored and felt like doing something but she knew that she was still not allowed to be outside with Jaxon’s permission.
Ruby walked to the store room and entered the room. She turned on the light and looked around the room.
It was filled with cleaning supplies that were arranged on a shelf. She took the vacuum cleaner and went to their shared room.
She placed the vacuum cleaner at the side and made the bed. She walked into the closet and groaned as everything was in order. She vacuumed the room and went downstairs with the laundry.
She went to the laundry room and started separating the clothes. They were mostly pajamas. She placed them in the washing machine and set the timer. Once the clothes were properly cleaned she happily hummed a song as she rinsed them.
She spun the clothes and spread them.
Ruby brought the vacuum cleaner to the living room and started vacuuming the beautiful gray carpet. She was so into it that she didn’t hear the door open.
Jaxon softly walked up to her and hugged her from behind. Ruby jumped in fright and turned in his arms.
“You scared me!” Ruby hit his chest playfully.
Jaxon smiled and leaned down to place a gentle peck on her lips. Ruby melted in his arms and hugged him tightly as they kissed.
“I missed you.” Ruby softly whispered.
“I missed you too Gem. Have you eaten? And why are you doing this?” Jaxon asked and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
“Yes I did and the food was delicious. I was bored so I decided to clean up a bit.” She replied and Jaxon smiled fondly.
“I got something for you and I hope it’s not too late.” Jaxon passed her a small paper bag. She smiled as she collected it and excitedly opened the paper bag.
Ruby’s smile faltered as she took out a small container. She stared at the bottle in shock and looked up at Jaxon’s face.
“Why are you giving this to me?” Ruby asked shakily, Jaxon placed his hands on her shoulders.
“Well, we’ve been active Ruby. I don’t want any accidents. Take them” Ruby sadly looked at the bottle that contained the birth control pill in her hands.
“I need to go.” Ruby whispered as tears welled up in her eyes. She sadly walked up the stairs and Jaxon stared at her retreating back in confusion.
She looked happy when he walked in, he couldn’t understand why her face fell when she saw the medicine. Wasn’t it a good thing? She should be glad that he thought about her well-being.
Ruby entered the rest room and stared at her face in the mirror. She felt her heart break into pieces as she looked at the birth control pills.
She felt sad, angry and confused as her tears started falling. She cried as she thought about all the moments they had and she felt cheated as she thought about how Jaxon gave her the pills as if it was normal.
Was he lying to her all these while? Didn’t he want anything to do with her? Was this his way of telling her that he didn’t see her in his future?
Was she not enough? Why didn’t he want to have kids with her? Was he planning to let her go after the contract?
Was Jaxon just using her to kill time?
Ruby cried in pain as she tightly clutched the bottle.
She angrily opened the bottle and poured the contents in the toilet.
She opened the cabinet that was above the sink and brought out her bottle of vitamins.
She poured the vitamins into the birth control pills and threw the empty bottle into the bin.
The door opened and she jumped in fright and the bottle fell on the ground as she turned and saw Jaxon standing by the door.
He looked at her and leaned down to pick up the medicine bottle that rolled to his feet.
“Are you okay Ruby?” Jaxon walked up to her and cupped her cheeks.
Ruby felt her heart beating rapidly in her chest as she softly nodded.
“Did you take the pill?” Ruby looked up and grabbed his hand which was softly caressing her cheeks.
She was angry but she felt weak in the knees as she stared into his captivating eyes.
Ruby clutched his hand tightly and Jaxon felt even more confused. She held him as though she was scared that he would take his hand back.
“What’s wrong Ruby?” Jaxon pulled her into his arms and softly ran his hands up and down her back.
“Nothing but I want to ask you a question?” Ruby whispered.
“You don’t need my permission for that Ruby. You can ask me anything anytime.”
“Do you plan on having kids with me?” Ruby sadly asked.
“No.” Came his straight reply and Ruby felt her heart break into a million pieces.