95. Fall Again.

[Luke]
"I see you're still hung up on that woman." Her nasally voice hurt my ears as she spoke. "Sir Thomas probably didn't tell you everything."
"What do you want?" I asked, my grip on the phone tightened as I imagined it to be her tiny neck.
I just wanted to snap it.
"It's very simple." She started. "Apart from the money I want you to stay away from that woman."
"You have no right to ask that of me, what in the world is wrong with you, who the fuck do you think you are?" My voice boomed.
She cackled and laughed for a while before she responded.
"Calm down Luke, I just wanted to know how much you care for that woman and now I have my answer."
"Let me just warn you, Crystal, don't you dare touch Claire, you'll get your money but if anything happens to her, if a strand of hair is out of place then you'll have my wrath to contend with."
"Calm down, Luke, you were always hot headed, don't forget I still have you at a disadvantage." She said and ended the call.
"That witch." I groaned and grabbed a handful of documents and shoved them down the desk.
"Your royal highness." Some guards came rushing to me and helped me pick the documents up.
"Get me a glass of whiskey on the rocks, two rocks." I massaged my temples and rested my back on the chair.
"Yes, sir." One guard disappeared to the bar and came back after a while with the drink.
"Thank you." I mumbled as I took the drink and began to take little sips.
I was so stressed I really needed to relax, I needed to see Claire, I needed to hold her in my arms and inhale her sweet calming scent but I couldn't, I knew that if I even went out of my way to see her, she wouldn't want to see me and she would probably just throw me out.
The whiskey calmed me a bit and soon I was able to continue working on the documents, I made sure to read them before appending my signature and the royal seal on them because once it had been signed, it could not be broken easily and I didn't want to sign a wrong decree.
Three knocks sounded outside the door and I looked up at the door.
"Your royal highness, it's your assistant." The guards informed me and I gave them the go ahead.
"I have already done what you asked for, Sire." He came in and placed more files on the desk. "Sir Thomas was the one who asked me to give them to you." He added quickly when I glared at him.
I was fucking exhausted and my eyes felt heavy.
"What else is on my schedule." I asked him, wanting to take the evening off and sleep.
"Nothing much Sir, all your meetings for today have been rescheduled." He said and I sighed.
"Thank you, that is all, I'll like to rest for the rest of the evening." I told him and massaged my nose bridge where the glasses I'd been wearing had rested on.
"Alright, sir." He curtsied and walked out of the door.
A few minutes later, I texted Liam to find out if he had organized what he said he would for me.
Me
|| What's up?
Liam
|| Found some trustworthy guards, they're currently on their way to her.
Me
|| Discreet is the keyword
Liam
|| Yeah, I told them that.
Me
|| Thanks brother.
Liam
|| Sure, anytime. Won't be back today, going to see Megan.
Me
|| Alright, say hello to her for me.
Liam
||Yeah, sure.
I sent him a winking emoji and then we stopped texting, I went back to working on the documents but after a few hours, I could barely keep my eyes open and so I decided to just quit and go and take some rest.
I felt sleepy on the way to the room but once I entered the room and lay on my bed, it was like the sleepiness had vanished, I lay in bed wide awake staring at the ceiling and wishing for sleep to come and take me.
After a few minutes of tossing and turning, I couldn't take it anymore and so I decided to go out in a disguise and hopefully, no one would recognize me.
***
I stood at Claire's door, ringing her doorbell, I knew that she was home because her key was not outside where she usually kept it.
When I got tired of ringing, I brought out the spare key that I got when I bought the building.
I didn't want her to know that I had it but since she wasn't answering, my anxiety wouldn't let me stay put, I was already imagining the worst.
I rushed into the house to find her sleeping peacefully on the couch.
I smiled at the awkward position she was sleeping in, I locked the door and took a seat by her side.
"My angel." I whispered as I stroked her cheeks lightly.
"Jean, oh Jean." Her eyes fluttered open for a second and just like she was in a dream, she smiled at me and grabbed my hand. "Hold me, don't leave me, I don't want to be alone."
"Hush dear, sleep, I'm here, I'll never leave you, ever." I smiled at the fact that she was having a dream about me.
I scooped her into my arms and carried her to the bedroom.
I dropped her gently on the bed and then climbed in behind her.
I spooned her, with my hand on her belly and I gave her a kiss on the head before closing my eyes.
Her scent was so addictive, after a few inhales, I was really relaxed and my eyes began to close and then I slept off with the love of my life and my baby in my arms.
I wouldn't ask for anything more than this.
I hoped that I would wake up before her so I could leave before she woke up and that she wouldn't know what had happened but I slept so deeply, I didn't even hear a single sound.
.
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[Claire]
I was having the best dream ever, I was on the clouds and my child was sitting on my lap, it was a boy and he had huge green eyes like his father's, he had red hair like mine though it was much darker and resembled a reddish brown shade.
"Mama, where is Dada?" My child asked and I turned around.
I didn't know where Jean was.
"Dada!" My child yelled suddenly and pointed behind me and then came Jean.
"My angel." His fingers caressed my cheeks and I melted into his touch.
Lord knows that I had missed his touch and I longed for it.
"Jean, oh Jean." I stared at him dreamily, I smiled at him and grabbed his hand quickly because I didn't want him to leave me and the baby alone. "Hold me, don't leave me, I don't want to be alone." I pleaded with him and grabbed his hand.
"I'm here, I'll never leave you ever." He said and pulled me into his arms.
I closed my eyes and rested in his embrace and it all went dark, I think I stopped dreaming and went back to sleeping.
***
I stretched on bed and collided with a hard object behind me, I had no idea how long I'd been asleep.
The last thing I remembered was Sophie asking me to put me leg up and have a nap on the sofa.
I wasn't on the sofa and she was no where to be found.
Michele liked to cuddle with me on bed so I turned around, expecting to find him but the sight I met shocked me.
"Jean." I screamed and mistakingly kicked him off the bed, he hit the floor with a loud thud and that was enough to wake him up.
"You're up." He looked at me, a mixture of relief and regret etched on his face.
"What are you doing here, How did you get in?" I quized him.
He stood up from the floor andoved to my side on the bed.
"How is the baby?" He asked, changing the subject.
"The baby is fine." I said and rubbed my belly involuntarily, eyeing him for changing the subject.
"You need to le—"
"Please don't ask me to leave, Claire." He begged and wrapped his arms around me.
"Stop." I said weakly, my body protested greatly, I needed him close, I needed this contact.
"Don't send me away please, I need you, Claire, I'm going crazy, I need you beside me, I can't sleep please sweetheart."
"Jean." I moaned because he hand had moved to my breasts and he was rubbing my sensitive nipples.
I couldn't think straight again and so I just turned to him and smashed my lips on his.
"Kiss me Jean, make me feel good."