Chapter Seventy
The next morning Valentina’s call is the one that wakes me from my sleep as she reminds me to take her to the airport. I wake up and when I leave my bedroom I look at Cyrus’s room before making the decision to leave it alone and leave.
When I come back after lunch with my mother I am surprised to find Cyrus’s lounging inside with bottles of pills beside him on the table. This is the first time since we got married to see Cyrus at home during day time, especially wearing sweats only while naked above with a white patch under his ribs where he was stabbed yesterday night. He is hurt and I shouldn’t feel this way but he looks sexy as hell.
“Hey, your home.” I say with a bright smile at him
“Surprised to see me?” he asks back holding back a smile
“Very much. You have never spent a whole day at home. How are you doing? How are you feeling?” I ask as I look at his bandage
“I am just great but my dad found out what happened and he ordered the doctor to come look at me and place me under house arrest. So here I am.” He says indicating to himself
“Mmh.. I never thought you were one to listen to orders” I tease
“Well, my dad thought this would give me an opportunity to spend some quality time with my wife at home. Maybe nursing me back to health would do our relationship some good.”
“I thought you were quite satisfied with our relationship the way it was.”
“My father thinks it needs something more I guess. Anyway, how is Valentina? I thought the two of you would never talk after the club incident with Alex Lenkov.” He says while saying Alex’s word like he has seen shit
“Well she apologized and explained that she was just scared and acting out and I think she was sincere, so we talked it out” I say as I approach him
“The wonders of the modern woman. I am just glad I never have to see her again.” he says with disdain and I smile as I join him on the sofa.
I guess Cyrus is over whatever had him upset last night and I don’t want to bring it up and risk digging up buried graves. We snuggle on the couch careful not to touch his injury and have dinner together at night, because of his medicines he goes to bed early while we are watching an action movie and I remain to finish it alone.
I take a peek at his room before I got to bed with a smile. Today was the best day of my life, Cyrus spent time with me and talked, laughed with me and I know there is something building there. I think my happily ever after isn’t as far away as I initially thought before, I just have to come clean first although I am really starting to refuse that idea. What if I kept quiet, everything is all great with us now and that would destroy everything.
Sunday morning we prepare breakfast together as usual and at least he is wearing a t-shirt this morning. He still went to the gym even with a bandage on his ribs and a hole there but that’s Cyrus for you.
“I am going to go out for a while but I will be back for lunch, then we can head to Sunday dinner together in the evening.” he says to me as we are cleaning our dishes in the kitchen
“Should I wait for you so we can have lunch together?”
“That’s why I am coming back for lunch isn’t it? So I can have lunch with my beautiful wife she answers kissing my head and heading out.”
This is the first time that Cyrus has called me beautiful or acknowledged me as his wife without having a reason to remind me that I am his and it makes me bloom like a flower that just got sun kissed with the sun.
He makes good on his word and we have lunch together. He comes into my room and helps me choose the dress for the night and we hang out for a bit in the bedroom while he makes fun of taking care of me as a toddler and what a mess I was. We kiss and fondle a bit on the bed but it never goes below the clothes. To put it into a nutshell, it’s a great evening and it ends well with a little talk.
“Can we talk tonight after having dinner with your parents? I have something really important I need to tell you.”
“Why don’t you tell me right now?”
“It’s kind of a bad thing and I don’t want to ruin our dinner tonight. So, after please?”
“Fine then. You can tell me whatever it is when we get back.”
“Thank you.” I reply as I shower him with kisses allover
We arrive at the Cinnatis house and it’s all welcoming as usual. We greet his parents and since we are early we have drinks at the family room while Cyrus pulls me close to him until I am nearly on his lap and we are all having a great time. Then Cullen walks into the room as we are about to head to the dining room and I can tell that the atmosphere changes.
From the corner of my eye I see their father give each of his sons a warning look before he heads with his wife to the dining room first and we follow. I say hi to Cullen politely and he answers back with a smile and a hug that seems unnecessary but we are finding our footing back so I let him. When Cullen releases me I can tell that Cyrus was not pleased by that show of affection.
I suck it up and he doesn’t say anything until we move to the dining room. And as we are taking our seat Cullen asks Cyrus with a pleased look he isn’t hiding from his face
“How is your injury doing, having a great recovery? The wife taking care of your grumpy ass?”
“Why don’t you leave my wife out of your mouth for five seconds? I sure would like to see that.” Cyrus answers and they both glare at each other
“Boys, that’s enough. No quarrelling at the table.” Their mother scolds them with a displeased look.
I can tell that tonight we won’t be having a peaceful dinner. I don’t know what happened between Cyrus and Cullen but they have been giving each other a stink eye ever since Cullen walked inside the room. I really don’t want them to fight but I know I have no power here. At least their parents are here so nothing bad will happen. Right?
“You look absolutely beautiful tonight Bella. Have I ever told you how red suits you?” Cullen says to me as we are getting served our food loud enough for someone in the hallway to hear. I know what he is trying to do; he is trying to use me as bait against Cyrus. Why would he do this to me?
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