Chapter Forty nine
“I know we have both made mistakes getting into this marriage but we are married now. We might not be in love but we don’t have to be miserable in it. So I thought we could start over and find a way to not be miserable in it”
“Why now, why today? What prompted this?” I finally ask after being silently thinking for a while
“Well I… just want to see you happy, you have been down and people are starting to notice”
“People?”
“Margaret cornered me and asked me why we were sleeping in different bedrooms and I told her that we both love having our own spaces in the house. But then she asked me why you have been avoiding me, she wanted to know if we had a fight or if I was mistreating you, she seems to think your unhappy here”
“She never said anything to me before” I say as I think
She has grown fond of you and I think she might even care, I don’t want her to make a big deal out of nothing, who knows what she would do then and what I would have to do to keep her quite”
“Is that a threat?” I asked amazed at the lengths that Cyrus will go
“No, just stating facts. And my mother gave me an earful today about making you unhappy, she said if the next time she sees you your still a ghost of yourself, I won’t like what she does and I really don’t want to find out what she will do”
“Are you saying you’re afraid of your mom?”
“Scared to death more like. Seriously, you don’t want to make my mother mad” he says seriously and I believe him although I have never seen his mother mad before she has always been so sweet to me and around me my whole life but with the world we live in who knows.
“So you’re not doing this out of the goodness of your heart but because you have been forced into it”
“You were forced into this marriage too, weren’t you? Still happened” he points out. I lean back in my chair and decide I have nothing to lose either way
“Okay” I say
“Just okay? I am not even going to get a kiss or anything? Rude” he says but I know he is only joking around
“So am I allowed to leave the house now whenever I deem fit and maybe have the power to change a few things in the house?”
“I will give you’re your credit card in the morning, you can do whatever you want even if it means driving me bankrupt. You are my spoiled wife after all, but you have to take the guard with you and you can’t spend the night at your parents. I know you are going to ask and no, they need to think you love me so much that you can’t spend a night without me”
“Fine” I agree, you can’t win them all on the same night
“I want something in return too” he says and there is a change to his voice, I don’t think I am going to be happy with what he says next
“Let’s hear it first” I say
“I need a wife, a real wife with real responsibilities. A willing wife” he says getting closer to me and capturing me with his eyes
“I am your wife” I point out slowly as I suck my lip into my mouth
“Not in the practical sense. I want to get all the privileges that come with being your husband” he says as he moves closer to me and slowly takes my mouth with his.
The kiss is slow, sweet and filled with emotion I can’t explain. It tastes like the first kiss I thought I would have when Cyrus would kiss me, I want more and Cyrus gives it to me. We have the counter separating our bodies as we lean in towards each other to get more of the kisses out of each other. He eventually lets go and start moving around the counter towards me and those few minutes put my mind to perspective. I can’t do this, not now
“Stop” I tell him before he gets close. He stops and watches me, a bit surprised and curious
“I can’t do this, not now” I tell him shaking my head
“Oh come on! We are married for god’s sake” he says with disbelief
“I know, trust me I know but I need just a little more time. You have been so horrible to me the last few months and I want to make sure that what you said tonight is genuine and true. It will give me a peace of mind and make me as willing as you want, I promise” I say and he sighs still watching me like he can read me then he closes the distance between us, I immediately tense waiting for what he will do next.
“fine, we can have it your way but I am not a very patient man. You should give me a few treats once or twice to calm my hunger” he says and heads down to kiss me, I move away and give him my cheek. He laughs and waits for me to look at him
“Not tonight” I say and get away from him as I turn to leave
“I love breakfast” he says to my back and I turn back to him confused
“I love making my own breakfast and Margret said you had improved on that department. What do you say we get together like three times a week and make breakfast together? It will give us time to get comfortable with each other” he continues saying
“I would like that” I say honestly and smile. Maybe he really is serious about all of this after all and I will finally get Cyrus to fall in love with me.
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