"I am throwing a party tomorrow, to officially introduce you to the world as my wife" Derek informed her over dinner and Kathleen almost choked on her meal, a party for her? Does he really wish to introduce her as his wife to the whole world? A party means the press will pick it up and all those his ladies might be present, does it really matter? He would be introducing her but she would not think much about it, She preferred her low-key life, she loves being anonymous, she doesn't want to be dragged into his limelight, Derek was staring at her, " what do you think?" He asked in-between bits, it was the first time he was having dinner at home since their marriage and he must admit, it felt good.
Kathleen shrugged, putting down her spoon, " I don't like it" she stated and for a moment he looked confused, he thought she would be happy, every woman wanted to associate with him, why was she always different? " What do you mean by you don't like it?"" I don't want to be draggeDerek's yell made heads turned towards their direction and Kathleen felt like the ground should open and swallow her to save her from this embarrassment, she felt like running away but before she could put those thoughts into action, Derek grabbed her hand, as if he knew exactly what she had planned to do.Christine didn't waver at his tone, she kept her smile in place and repeated, "congratulations"Derek tone lowered but not less deadly, "I asked what you are doing here" he repeated, Kathleen was also wondering what she was doing here, Christine turned to the guests, "attention everyone, I have something to say" Derek's eyes narrowed on her as he wondered what she was up to, Kathleen tried to remove her hand from his grasp but he just held on tighter, he looked at her briefly, "I won't allow you go anywhere, you'll mark your place in my life publicly, don't worry about her, I'll handle it"Did she hear him right? He wanted her to mark her place in his life? Sh
Derek's yell made heads turned towards their direction and Kathleen felt like the ground should open and swallow her to save her from this embarrassment, she felt like running away but before she could put those thoughts into action, Derek grabbed her hand, as if he knew exactly what she had planned to do.Christine didn't waver at his tone, she kept her smile in place and repeated, "congratulations"Derek tone lowered but not less deadly, "I asked what you are doing here" he repeated, Kathleen was also wondering what she was doing here, Christine turned to the guests, "attention everyone, I have something to say" Derek's eyes narrowed on her as he wondered what she was up to, Kathleen tried to remove her hand from his grasp but he just held on tighter, he looked at her briefly, "I won't allow you go anywhere, you'll mark your place in my life publicly, don't worry about her, I'll handle it"Did she hear him right? He wanted her to mark her place in his life? Sh
Derek came out of the bathroom to see Kathleen standing by the door as if waiting for him to be out, droplets of water ran from his hair to his chest and for a moment she stood there drooling and Derek chuckled, "do you need something wife?" His tone held a double meaning and she looked away blushing."You can't stop me from being friends with Stefan" she finally recalled while she was waiting for him, Derek raised a brow at her, "what's it about him that you're so fired up to become his friend?" His blue eyes drilled hers."Because he's nice and is offering his friendship" she retorted"There are other nice ladies out there to be friends with," he said cooling, drawing out the ladies."So I'm not allowed to make male friends but you are allowed to keep female friends?" She fired at him and he looked at her, "I'm a playboy so it's allowed but you're not a Playgirl so it does not allow".Kathleen brow furrowed, "you take much pride in bearing playboy don't you?"Der
Kathleen was tensed and at the same time, filled with anticipation while waiting for Derek's arrival, it's been almost an hour since he left, she had just sat down for her lunch when the door opened and his frame filled the doorway, her heart skipped a beat at the sight of him and she quickly faced her meal, pretending not to see him, his gaze searched her out and he took a purposeful stride towards her, he didn't say anything but just sat down opposite her and staring, she became nervous under his scrutiny but refused to lift her head, rushing her meal, she stared at him when she could no longer bear his stare and choked at what she saw in his eyes, he was looking at her with open lust, she coughed and he stood up, patting her back, she quickly drank some water as her eyes teared up, "eat slowly, no one is taking the food away from you"The servants rushed in to see what was going on and quickly pretended to avert their gazes when they saw their master's arms around her.
That week was the happiest for Kathleen, Derek spend as much time as possible with her, he always looked forward to coming back home from work, he always couldn't wait to be with her, they went out together to get ice cream, and on one occasion, she had a smear of ice cream on her nose and instead of Derek helping her to clean with his hand, he used his tongue to lick it off amidst the chuckles of passerby and Kathleen's face flamed. He seized every opportunity to touch her.On one of those occasions, they had gone out for a drink, holding each other's hands, they both sat down, the waiter ran towards them immediately to take their order, and they each sip their drinks in comfortable silence, simply enjoying each other's company. "What a coincidence to have met these lovebirds here" someone suddenly spoke from their side and they both turned to see Stefan standing above them, Derek eyes suddenly darkened with displeasure at his unwanted intrusion but Kathleen's gaze brigh
Derek came back home and brought a cupcake with special mint inside, he had specifically informed the baker to bake it that exact way, he does that every year on this same date, it was his mother's birthday today and on her birthday she always prepare cupcake with special mint flavor, even after her death, on her birthday, he always baked the exact cake and sat in front of her picture as he eats the cake alone, he missed her so much, he always remembered her to be warm and welcoming, her warm smile always brightened his day, he had been devastated when she was diagnosed of failed liver and it had been too late to save her and she had passed away two days to her birthday. Derek had bought a birthday gift for her already, hoping she would get better soon, but unfortunately, he had not been able to give her that gift and would never be able to"What's that?" Kathleen asked as soon as he entered pointing at what he was holding and he chuckled, "you'll see" he placed the wra
Kathleen stared at herself in the mirror, she was feeling a lot better, she stared at her tummy, it was still flat, she ran her hands over it and smiled, she was going to become a mother, the thought of that filled her with so much warmth and Joy and her happiness was completed when she knew Derek felt the same, he was now over the moon about her pregnancy, she closed when she thought of how he treated her, more like a China doll, she wasn't supposed to do anything, all she had to do was be in bed but Kathleen was tired of staying in bed already, Derek had gone to work so she decided to do a little shopping," Where are you off to," Mary asked her wide-eyed when she saw Kathleen dressed like she was going out."I'm going out for a bit" Kathleen responded" But boss gave an instruction that you should only stay in bed" Mary looked round, other maids were also staring at Kathleen as if she had just grown horn, eyes frightened, they knew there would be a big issue if the
Kathleen looked up to see him striding towards her, his gaze furious, "I....i...just went out for a while", his gaze narrowed on her, " have you forgotten you're pregnant and supposed to be in bed?""I've not forgotten but going out for a while wouldn't hurt either, it won't make the baby disappear" she tried to sound convincing but her patience was running thin, his breathing was harsh as he struggled to rein in his anger, "and you didn't see it necessary to go with the driver?""I needed to breathe Derek, the driver will only end up following just your instructions anyways""It's for your well being Kath, don't make it sound like you're being suffocated""I know you're worried but I won't purposefully put my baby in harm's way either and I am not so fragile that I can't do anything for my self" she ran upstairs and Derek felt like punching something, he knew she wasn't fragile but he doesn't want to take a chance that anything should happen to her or the baby e