I almost choked on a carrot when Sam said that, Sean opened the paper folder, his facial expression immediately changed, I also looked at what was in the folder, a photo of a group of small children in school uniforms, the photo was the same as the one in the photo. My elementary school alumni class book and also Sean’s. Sam pointed at a child with blue eyes, my memory flashed back to when I helped Sean from the torture of those cruel children. Ariel was there, he also kicked little Sean. My heart rising to my throat, Sean closed the folder again and handed it to Sam.
“Meet me in my office in an hour, Sam, we’ll talk about this.”
Sam immediately left, my mind seemed to disappear somewhere.
“Honey, are you okay?”
Sean held my hand and restored my paralyzed state for a while.
“He was one of those kids who tortured you back then.”
The sentence cut my tongue and heart, my eyes turned to look at him, Sean took a deep breath and nodded weakly.
“At that time, he knew that I also liked you, we both liked you, but I was just an outcast while he was the son of a rich man who felt more worthy of you.”
I let go of his hand, my hands cupping his face. I looked at his face with all the emotions I felt, I left his beautiful eyes for the last time. The golden netra holds a million meanings that are unspoken by him.
“What do you think??”
I smiled at him curiously, I kissed the corners of his lips alternately and looked back at him.
“You’re special, Sean, everything you have, not just this.” I waved my hand around the kitchen then looked back at him.
“But also this....” I stroked his handsome face with my fingertips.
“And what’s in here.” One of my hands was right on his heart.
“Everything is special, you are like the light that moths love, everyone wants to come to you, be it because they want to be your friend or they want to be your enemy, they all want your attention.”
Sean was silent, his eyes widened slightly when I finished speaking, I think he got my point.
“Don’t face this alone, I’m always here for you.”
I saw the worry in his eyes, then it disappeared, I knew he wanted to keep me away from this.
“You should sleep, sleeping beauty, tomorrow is your first day of work.”
With a heavy heart, I obeyed his will who immediately carried me in front of his body and took me to our bedroom.
“Looks like the baby is gaining weight.”
I laughed at his half-playful, half-serious complaint.
“Are you mocking me?!” He carefully lowered me on the side of my bed. His light laugh sounded beautiful to me, my heart warmed instantly.
“I love your laugh.” I looked at him with a smile as I lay down, he kissed my forehead for a long time then gave me a short but deep kiss on my lips.
“Go to sleep, I will work before bed.”
I nodded then he turned on the nightlight, then walked towards the door and turned off the main light. I stared at the ceiling of this room after the door closed and Sean actually left me to work, to be more precise about the matter I wanted to know. I bit my lip while thinking about the problems that befell our family, I know, Sean looks frustrated with Ariel’s behavior that endangers our safety.
I sighed before closing my eyes to sleep, the memory of my childhood when I was still sitting in elementary school became my lullaby tonight.
**
I looked at the two well-dressed people who were currently standing beside Sam with a questioning look.
“Ariana, this is Jared and Zafrina, they are your personal bodyguards.”
I shook hands with both of them in turn, this is news, I don’t know why Sean suddenly turned into a very strict prison warden like this, there must be something I missed. I folded my arms under my breasts, I don’t like it when he does everything he wants while I’m being treated like a blind prisoner.
“Is this necessary?”
I looked alternately at Sam and Sean and my gaze locked on my husband.
“Of course it’s necessary, this is to keep you safe.”
“Safe?? Safe from what???”
They were all silent, I looked at the four of them in turn, but none of them wanted to answer. Oh, Hell!! Can I be treated as a must know here?? I’m the mistress of this house!!
“What is this?? Why is this so sudden?? Can I tell you what’s going on??”
I started to get irritated by their silence.
“This is only for your safety, Ariana.”
I took a deep breath.
“You three, leave us.”
The three of them quickly walked away leaving us alone. It’s time to argue, Really?? Before leaving for work in the morning?? My Inner Goddess took as comfortable a position as possible to witness this debate.
“Can you tell me what really happened?” I demanded impatiently, I looked at Sean who seemed to be taking a silent action. But I won’t let that happen.
“Ana, the situation might get worse, you need extra escort.”
“What’s the worst situation??” I insisted without wanting to give up in the slightest.
“Just temporary speculation, basically, I want you to stay safe if you’re out there.”
I chuckled as I rolled my eyes, my frustration level rising a fraction of a degree from normal.
“Stop acting like this, Sean, I don’t want to be a doll that you can arrange in such a way, you seem to forget who I am, I am your wife, if I am not the right person for you to share everything, forget this marriage.”
Gotcha!!
Looks like this is right on target, I looked at Sean without intending to back down in the slightest. He then brushed his hair with a hardened expression as he closed his eyes, then shortened the distance between us. Take my hands and hold them.
“I’m afraid that if something happens to you and the baby, the situation gets worse and I want you to stay safe, that gives me peace of mind.”
That gaze pierced my heart, full of worry, love and all that he wanted to give me.
“If you tell me what happened, I can know what to do and no, you’re not alone, Sean, unless you want me to stay out of your life.”
He pulled me into his arms, inhaled the scent of my hair and buried his nose in it.
“We’ll talk about this later, now, go to work.”
Unlucky! I was late for work, I immediately freed myself from Sean’s comfortable embrace, well, being in his arms always made me forget everything. With a half run, I passed through the main door of the apartment and immediately got into the elevator which happened to be open because Sam had just arrived out of nowhere. The man greeted me with a polite smile and his formal style, he didn’t care about my request to just call me by name, maybe, he was used to that fashion. Jared and Zafrina were standing near a black Audi, again I was confused when I arrived at the basement, I had a feeling that my Ferrari had been replaced with this black Audi.
“Should I wear this?” I asked Jared.
“Yes, ma’am, Mr Valentino orders.”
Good! Now, I feel like property is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. My Inner Goddess smiled with a smile that said ‘that’s what you are in Sean’s eyes’ I rolled my eyes as I was about to get into the car. Whatever, at least, I’m not the one going crazy for worrying too much and keeping the problem to myself.