ChristianI cut the call and let out a deep sigh, hoping she has believed what I said. I indeed meant it. If I could play any game to avoid this situation, I would never sign the agreement in the first place. That was the first time I gave in to such a condition. There's no way back. No matter how much I regret it, it's gonna happen anyway. And I'll make sure I spend these five days with Ivanna as a better version of myself. Because after five days, I won't be the man she deserves. Besides, we're gonna admit Chrissie to the hospital tomorrow.I'm still in the basement of the office after talking to Thea. Nicole has sent me the whole schedule for today. And if I stick to work throughout the day without getting distracted, I can easily get enough free time at night. I fish out from my pocket and write a text to Ivanna."Free after work tonight? I was thinking of going out for dinner", I send the text and it doesn't take her a minute to reply to me back."Not sure about that yet. But I
ChristianWhat if?""Yup. Incidents that could happen if situations were different. What would we do over that", she says."Sounds fun. But I have a condition", I say."I guess we're never out of conditions. Okay. Say it""You won't ask me what if I didn't find you or you were not in my life. Because I can't imagine or form an answer for it"She cracks up."What?" I throw her a dirty look."You look cute when you're annoyed", she giggles."That doesn't mean you'll start annoying me. Definitely not with that question", I warn her."As you command", she chuckles. "Okay, let's start. Let me think""Don't come up with a deadly one", I say nervously. "Nope!" She takes my right hand and playfully smiled at me. "Okay. So, what if that night in that club, I didn't disappear? We woke up in each other's arms, saw each other and recall everything from the previous night"There's a beautiful smile on her face when she asks that question and it also makes me smile wider."I don't think I could ex
Christian "Chris!" Ivanna exclaims, peeking out of the window. "Are we really in the Texas club tonight?""Yes", I pass her a playful grin. "No place can be better than this one to celebrate our anniversary. Heck! It's been literally more than a decade since we met here. Isn't that insane?"I come out of the car and open the door so she can come out. She looks at the club and her eyes fill with the same emotions that I'm going through. "It's totally insane and beautiful", she looks at me and wraps her arms around my neck. "But Mr Scott, we can definitely come here some other day. You didn't sleep last night either and it's midnight now""Do you think I'll let this ruin our anniversary? Come on. I can sleep later", I grab her wrist and drag her inside the club when she keeps calling me and asking me to stop.We reach inside, hand in hand. I was going through a light headache but it seems to be increasing with the loud noise. "Chris", Ivanna wraps her palms around my arm. I look down
ChristianIt's four in the morning. The sun hasn't shown up yet. It's been a while since Ivanna passed out and I have been watching her ever since. She's peacefully buried in my arms, wrapped in the sheets, snoring softly against my chest. Her warm breath is filling my body with pure pleasure. A sluggish breeze enters through the window, causing a few locks of her hair to spread all over her gorgeous face. I gently tuck them behind her ear as she shivers with my touch."I can't believe it's been nine years since you're my wife, Iv. It still feels like yesterday. That frustrated and grumpy bride I have ever seen, yet the most beautiful one. Honestly, I never expected to make it this far. When I was attempting to tangle you with my life, I never expected you to love me back or spend years with me. I just wanted to protect you and make you aware of people who were never yours. That's it"I whisper to her, aware that she's not hearing me. I don't even want her to hear. Or even if she hea
Christian"Take deep breaths, Chrisanna", Patricia says while checking Chrissie soon after we arrive at the hospital. "Well, your heartbeat is too fast today""She's just excited", Ivanna laughs. "You said she's scared", Patricia laughs back."Yeah. She was. But I can see something way more different now", Ivanna chuckles at Chrissie."That's great, by the way", Patricia folds some sheets and passes them to the nurse. "I'll visit here after the lunch hour. Annalyn is in charge. She's gonna watch over here if you need something."Thanks", Ivanna smiles.Patricia walks towards the door where I'm standing, my eyes darting on Ivanna and Chrissie with a smile."Mr Scott", Patricia calls me out."Yeah", I drift my focus on her. "You reported that Mrs Thea Fox is out of town for a while. I hope you remember that the surgery will occur after exactly five days from now", she says."Ah, yes. I'm aware of that. And there's nothing to worry about. Mrs Fox will be back in Texas in four days", I
ChristianIt irks me out when I read Thea's text. This woman has gotten no peace at all. I can already assume the pressure of working in New York but she has the freaking energy to think about all this. Well, I never expected her to be professional enough. I could get a better brand ambassador for our brand if she didn't use her husband's recommendation.I almost cringed at the way she presented herself in the jewellery shoot. Those were not at all suitable for our brand. However, Albert, being a whole pervert approved that. What can I even expect? I was already struggling with work after getting back to the office. If I don't sleep tonight either, I'm gonna start having hallucinations from the next day. But she had to ruin my day with this fucking text. Insecurity at its peak.I write a text back, "why don't we just make an agreement again? For the next four days, let's not talk about this and mind our own business. You're free to do anything you want after four days. You will stil
Ivanna"This is the last spoon, baby", I try to convince Chrisanna to eat a little more but she keeps shaking her head and pushing my hand away. "You said it before too and fed me four spoons more", she shows me four of her tiny fingers while pouting. "It's cheating""Okay. I'm sorry", I laugh. "Mama promises. This is the last one"She scrunches her eyebrows and takes it anyway."My good baby", I grab her chin and kiss her cheek softly. "Now have some water"I make her drink some water before the nurse comes and following her, Patricia comes inside with a huge smile."Hi, y'all, how are you doing?" She asks."Good", I say."And what about you, Chrisanna?" She asks, shifting her eyes back to Chrisanna."Only if mama doesn't feed me so much", she crosses her arms which depicts her severe anger. "Aw! That's not good, Mrs Scott", Patricia says. "Well, if 'so much' means just one-fourth portion of her actual meal, I doubt if Chrisanna is actually complaining fairly about her mama", I gr
Ivanna"Mama!" Chrissie's soft tone hits my ear and I feel her moving. I immediately wake up and look over at her.My hand is still placed on her stomach. She has fallen back to sleep again. I just smile at her lovingly. She calls me like this almost a few times every night and I don't mind at all. In fact, it makes me feel better. As I strive to push my body back, I feel pain all over my back due to bending down like that. I stretch my body and put on the sheets neatly, covering her body. Nuzzling her hair, I place a kiss on her forehead. Looking up, I see the time. It's 3:20 in the morning. I stand on my feet to stretch my body properly and turn to walk a bit. Just then, my eyes widen at the sight of Christian sleeping behind on the couch.When did he come? Is he really here or am I just seeing stupid stuff after waking up at this hour?I walk towards him. The cabin has only one light turned on in one corner and I can clearly see his face through it. He's rubbing his arms while b