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SAMIA'S POV:-
I stepped out of our bedroom and went straight towards the kitchen. I could hear him cooking for us. As I stepped into the kitchen, I found him humming the lullaby he used to humm for Rosangela. Smiling at him, I walked towards him. I slowly wrapped my arms around him from behind. He chuckled as he grabbed my hands and kissed my palms. Then he stepped away from the stove and pulled me in front of him. His eyes lit up as he saw me wearing the outfit he had chosen for me. His eyes were shining the way a child's eyes shined when he saw a bucket of candies in front of him. I bit my lower lip so I wouldn't start laughing at his adorable face.
He cupped my face with both of his hands and pecked my forehead lovingly. His slips lingered on my skin for a good minute. He didn't pull away from me right away. He let me inhale his intoxicating masculine scent as deeply as I could. Taking advantage of the moment, I decided to fill my lungs with his scent. He pulled away from me after a good long minute. But his hands were still cupping my face. He was caressing my cheeks with the pads of his thumbs. "There she is. The bunny I saw the moment she was sent to me. I like to see you the way you are. I don't want you to change." He whispered softly while staring into my eyes.
He looked so happy while looking at me. I couldn't help the smile that appeared on my face as well. I pecked his palm that was close to my lips. Then I pulled away from him. "I better go and wake Erica up. I need to talk to her before we go to work." I whispered softly while staring back into his eyes. He nodded his head and went back towards the stove. I walked out of the kitchen and made my way towards the guest bedroom. I knocked at the door. But I didn't get any response. I opened the door again and stepped into the room. She was still sleeping peacefully. I didn't want to wake her up but I didn't have much choice.
I walked towards the bed and sat down on the edge of the bed. I started stroking her head lightly to wake her up. After a minute, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at me with this confused look on her face. It looked like her dreamland was better for her than the reality. After a few moments, she realized that she was just dreaming. This was the reality. "I am so sorry, Erica. But I had to bring you back to reality. I can't leave you in that dream world of yours. It is going to hurt you more every time you open your eyes." I spoke in a low tone while stroking her hair gently.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she sat up on the bed and threw herself on me. I hugged her tightly and started rubbing my hand on her back to calm her down. There was nothing in this world that could ever lessen her pain. But I had to try to help her. She was all alone in that big world. "I saw him in my dream. He hugged me. Then he snuggled up with me. I wanted to talk to him. But he said it was better to snuggle together. I can still feel his scent inside my lungs. How come it was just a dream and this is reality? Maybe this is a nightmare." My heart broke as I heard her broken voice.
I wanted to do something for her. But all I could do was to comfort her for now. And gather enough evidence against Mathew so he would be punished for everything he had done so far. "Erica! I know it hurts. It is hurting me too. But you know what. If you keep on crying like this, Alen would be hurt too. He had the hardest life any of us could never imagine. But at least he deserves to have a little peace after his death. You need to collect yourself." I whispered softly in her ear while rubbing her back to calm her down. Hearing my words, she quickly pulled away from me. With teary eyes, she was staring at my face. She was not expecting to hear me say that at all.
I was about to open my mouth to explain myself further. But she suddenly wiped her tears and hopped off of the bed. I was now shocked to see her behaving that way. I was not sure if I did the right thing to ask her to stop crying. I couldn't afford her to keep all her sorrows in her chest either. "I will not cry anymore. I will bathe. I will get ready. I will eat and go to work. I have to hunt down the bastard who had hurt my Alen. We have a lot of work to do." She replied to me in a low tone. Then without waiting for my response, she walked into the bathroom. I sighed as I knew deep inside my heart that it was not a good idea at all.
Sighing at her, I walked out of the room. I went back towards the kitchen. I stepped into the kitchen. Carlos was still busy preparing breakfast for all of us. I went towards the dining table and sat down on one of the chairs. I was engrossed with all the worried thoughts I had in my mind regarding Erica. "You were fine when you walked out of the kitchen. Now you are back with a worried look on your beautiful face. Is everything okay, Bunny? Talk to me." I heard Carlos asking me as he might have seen the worried look on my face.
I turned my head towards Carlos. He was dishing out whatever he had cooked for us. But his eyes were on me. Seeing me worried made him worried too. I sighed as I knew I had made a mistake. "I think I just made a mistake. I couldn't see Erica cry. And I told her that her tears would hurt Alen. Now I am realizing that if she stopped crying, she would be keeping all that sorrows and hatred inside her chest. That is actually the first step for an innocent person to become a psychopath." I replied to him honestly. I never lied to him. He was my man. And he was my mate. Sharing my secrets and my worries were part of this amazing partnership we were bestowed with.
He sighed as he heard what I had done. He turned off the stove and walked towards me. He sat down on the chair beside me and took my hand in his hands. He kissed my knuckles then put my palm on his chest. Feeling his beating heart under my hands was one of the few things that always calmed me down. "She is going to be fine. And I am here with you. I know it hurts you to see her like that. Because Alen never let her shed a single tear. But we have to be strong so we can help her too." He replied to me in a low and calmed tone. He was the most calmed man I had ever seen in my life.
A wide smile appeared on my face as I nodded my head. Sometimes I really wonder if I would ever survive without him. Just that thought itself sent shivers down to my spine every single time I thought about being alone in this world. And each time I prayed to God not to let me live without him in his world. "Thank you, Carlos. I can no longer imagine doing anything without you in my life. We are going to catch that bastard who killed Alen a d Yalin and had hurt Erica and Blake too. I will not spare him." I said in a low tone. I had this gentle smile on my face while I was thanking him for being with me.
Hearing my words, he cupped my face and pecked my forehead again. Then he grabbed both of my hands and kissed both of my palms one after another. I knew that helped him calm down. To see a smile on my face. He called it seeing heaven. "Now don't worry too much about stupid stuff. We are living together. And I promise I am not leaving you the day I will die. You and I will always stay together whether above the ground or buried inside the ground." His words soothed my erratically beating heart. It was at ease as I heard his words. That was what I wanted too. To be with him forever. In life or in death, to be able to hold his hand and be by his side.
"Now go and drink some water. It will calm you down. I will get done with breakfast by then. I am sure Erica will be here by then too. We will eat together today. Then we will go to the HQ together too. I am not leaving without both of you ladies." He added in a low tone as he hopped off of the chair he was sitting on. I nodded my head at him and walked towards the fridge. I grabbed a bottle of water and filled a glass with cold water. I went back towards the chairs and sat down. I was drinking the water when Erica entered the kitchen. She was ready to go back to work.