Kelvin carried his sleepy wife to the bed. She turned in his arms before he could leave to make a phone call.
“Baby, stay. I want to cuddle.” He kissed her forehead and she sagged against him. Slipping in beside her, he spooned her but she turned in his arms so she was facing him. “Kev?” His eyes met hers and his thumb caressed her jaw. “I know I’ve not been the best wife to you and you must be tired of hearing this from me but I wanted to say thank you. And to let you know I love you. I don’t take your love and care for granted, even if it feels like it sometimes. Lately, everything feels like it’s falling apart and I’ve been lashing out at you and I’m so sorry for doing that.”
Tears trickled down her cheeks. “Hey.”
“Please, let me finish.” Kelvin nodded but his hands moved to her cheeks to wipe her tears. “Even if it doesn’t feel like it when
The young couple finally managed to leave the house at past nine. Leila was all smiles as she got into her car. They were taking her car today. Kelvin tackled his seatbelt and she did the same with hers. “Ready?”“You are really not going to tell me where we are going?” he asked.Leila laughed and put the car in drive. “Nope.” Her eyes swept over his polo and jeans. It wasn’t common to see the great CEO in regular clothes. She glanced down at her tracksuit and winked at him. “But you’re dressed for the occasion. We will be there in no time.”No response left Kelvin’s lips and she laughed some more before turning on the radio. A slow song filtered into the car, a song her mother would have appreciated. Leila forced thoughts of her mother to the back of her mind. Today was all about Kelvin and their tenth month anniversary. They had been so busy with her troubles none of them notic
“I cannot believe you didn’t get the flag,” Kelvin said.“Shut up,” Leila mumbled, walking ahead of him to the car.She slammed the door close, glaring at her husband who doubled over in laughter. It wasn’t her fault the leader of the opposing team snuck up on her and shot her. She had been so close to the flag. Leila flipped her husband the middle finger. She was sure now that Kelvin came there to seduce her. He deliberately distracted her.Kelvin joined her inside the car. She didn’t give him a chance to talk before saying, “I don’t want to hear it.”“Loser,” he muttered. “You betrayed your husband for nothing. One shot to the chest without remorse. I’m disappointed in you.”Her face grew warm. Her team would have won. “Whatever.” They had changed out of their overalls and cleaned up. She inserted the key into the ignition
The smell of fried eggs woke Leila up. She crawled out of bed and finished her business in the bathroom. Her core throbbed from all the sex marathon they had last night. It was a miracle Kelvin was cooking for her. He should also be in bed with her, recovering from the marathon.Her feet carried her to the kitchen after she was done brushing and she hugged her husband from behind. Kelvin’s body vibrated with laughter. He held her at an arm’s length and kissed her jaw.“Good morning, baby. You slept well?”Leila hummed in reply. She didn’t only sleep well, she slept better than she had in days. She helped Kelvin set the table when he was done. They sat side by side.“I was thinking we could go see your mother today,” he commented with a mouthful of scrambled eggs.Leila agreed with him so she nodded. The break away from her mother had given her time to collect her thoughts. She would let he
Kevin passed his wife another glance for the seventh time in one minute. They were on his private jet to Europe and she had fallen asleep the minute they took off. She handled her mother’s departure with grace and he intended to pamper her for the duration of their visit.Leila mumbled something in her sleep. He chuckled as she reached out for him, loving the fact that she sought him even when subconscious. He kicked off his shoes, joined her on the bed and snuggled closer to her. She sighed contently in his arms. He stayed on the bed with her for a few more minutes before switching back to the seat by the bed. He had a few things to do and he wanted to be close to his sleeping beauty of a wife.His mother-in-law was fine. That much, he was glad to tell Leila. What he wouldn’t be able to tell her about was the bodyguards he had assigned to her parents.If the attack on her mother was from an outsider, the guards would step into action sho
Leila’s heart shattered. She was just as stunned as Kelvin but she recovered faster. She cleared her throat and stepped forward with a hand stretched for a handshake.“Hi, mum. I’m his wife, Leila.”The gaze directed at her outstretched arm made her shudder. She dropped her arm like it was a log of wood.“I’m not your mum,” the older woman said. Leila gulped. Her mother-in-law didn’t give her a chance to recover before she turned to fire Kelvin. “Is this your wife?”It would have been better if the ground opened to swallow her. Anything but this humiliation and embarrassment was better. Kelvin stepped forward.“Mum.” His arm on her shoulder weighed a ton but she needed the support he was offering. He pushed Leila forward but her eyes never left the floor. “Yes, this is my wife. The love of my life. Please, be nice.”“
Once the door to the room shut behind them, Kelvin flared up. “That was so unnecessary, mum.”“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” his mum replied in a cheery voice, a practised smile on her face.Kelvin walked ahead of her to create more distance in case Leila was eavesdropping. He didn’t stop walking till he was at the front of his parent’s room. His mum caught up with him and he opened the door for her.His dad was reading a newspaper on the single sofa by the tall window when he entered inside. Kelvin forgot all about his mother’s drama as he rushed to his father for a much needed hug.“Dad,” he said into his father’s chest, crouching so they were almost the same height. He had missed his old man. His father’s green eyes crinkled. All of the kids had skipped out on green eyes except Annie. Speaking of Annie, he was yet to see his sister. “I didn&rsqu
The next day, Leila woke up famished. She barely ate dinner last night because of her mood and she wasn’t looking forward to having breakfast with the whole family. Kelvin seemed to be the only nice person here.A hand snuck into her gown. She peered at her husband and stretched forward to capture his lips in a kiss.“Good morning, baby.”“Morning, my love,” he replied. His fingers wove into her hair, stroking her scalp sensually to elicit a small moan from her. “What were you thinking?”“Nothing. Just hungry.” Light cracked in through the curtains. She rolled onto her back and placed a hand over her eyes. If they were at home, she wouldn’t need to rush to get out of bed except for work. But now, she forced herself to move. Her mother-in-law didn’t need another reason to hate her. Kelvin’s worried eyes followed her movement. She fast walke
Leila was eating slowly. She shoved a spoonful of the oatmeal into her mouth without looking away from the laptop. Kelvin nudged her with his elbow and her eyes flew to him.“Are you okay?” he asked. She had been unusually quiet since his mother left the room. He was glad his mother showed up to apologise because he couldn’t handle the tension between them. Leila dragged the breakfast tray to the centre of the bed. Since she was seated between his legs, he couldn’t fully see her face. “What is it?”“What is what?” she replied. He quirked a brow and she let out a laugh that seemed too forced. “Just enjoying the movie.” The movie he could have sworn she wasn’t paying attention to. He let this slide. Leila finally finished her breakfast and he pulled away so he could be facing her. “Do you have any idea who the guest might be?”“No,” he answered. The guest mi