Chapter 19

"So babe, I'll be traveling for a few days," Lucas said.

Kiara had spent the previous night in her husband's house and to say he was accommodating would be an understatement, he was caring.

She sighed lazily from the bed where she was still battling with sleep. They had slept on the same bed but nothing happened which just showed how controlled Lucas was. Kiara knew that if it were other men, they wouldn't waste any time in bedding her. Because of this, she loved him all the more.

"Do you have to go?" She groaned.Lucas chuckled, coming close to her. He cupped her cheek, staring into her deep blue eyes. He had never loved someone as much as he loved her and he vowed to spend the rest of his life loving her.

"Yes honey, I have to. Duty calls" he said.

He was due to expand his buisness and he knew he couldn't afford to miss any assignment given to him. He wanted the news about the expansion to be a surprise to her and was patiently biding the time until he told her.

"Okay, it's your job and I can't stop you from going. But please, be careful. I don't know what I'll do if I lose you." she sighed.

"Baby, listen to me," he said.

Kiara was fighting tears but she couldn't afford to cry now. Lucas meant so much to her and she knew she'd die if anything were to ever happen to him.

"Nothing and I mean absolutely nothing will happen to me. You have to believe me. I am yours and yours for life and it would only take the end of the world before anything were to ever happen to me." he said.

"Are you sure?" Kiara sniffed.

A lone tear slid down her eyes. Lucas wiped it away, kissing her lightly on the cheek.

"A hundred percent my love. I love you too much to die." he said.

"Okay. What day are you leaving?" Kiara asked.

"On Friday then I'll be back on Tuesday." he smiled.

"Ugh. If I had my way, I wouldn't even allow you to go." she chuckled.

"Well, this is what you signed up for. Getting married to a billionaire ain't easy." he laughed.

"And I'm ready to go on the full ride because I love you too much," she said, kissing him.

"You're beautiful," he said.

Kiara felt suddenly shy. She tried looking everywhere else but Lucas wasn't having it. He kept her cheek in place, caressing her face with all the love he had for her.

"Don't be shy with me Kiara. I'm your husband, you shouldn't do that" he smiled.

"Well, you have a way of making me blush. Thank you." she smiled.

Just then, the loud chirp of a phone broke the moment. It was Lucas's phone and Kiara had a feeling that it was work related.

"I'll be back," he said.

He gave her a light kiss before walking towards the living room where his phone was on the dining table.

She laid back down on the bed, smiling as she thought about how lucky she was to have a man like Lucas who really loved her for who she was.

"Hey Davie what's up?" Lucas said.

His voice was loud and Kiara knew it wasn't hard for her to listen in.

"Yeah, I'm at home." Lucas said.

From the way his voice grew louder, Kiara knew that he was heading her way. He came into the room soon, smiling when he saw her. He sat on the bed and immediately, she snuggled him.

"Okay... Has the commander been briefed yet?" Lucas asked.

His smile turned into a light frown and Kiara knew that something had happened. She couldn't hear the other end of the conversation but from the way his body tensed up, she knew it couldn't be good.

"Shit!" He said.

"Alright, I'll be there soon." he said before cutting the call.

"What's wrong?" Kiara asked.

"I don't know if this would make sense to you but we are meant to believe that there's been an infiltration at the camp where some of our supplies are. One of our machineries just got burnt". He said.

"Oh my God, that's bad". Kiara said.

"I have to go now, there's been a radio call to all personnel." he said.

He got up from the bed, pulling on a shirt that hung from his wardrobe. Kiara watched him with a frown on her face. His duty came first that she knew but anytime he was away from her, she was always sad.

"I don't know if I'll be out for long but babe, you can leave if you like" he said.

"Okay" she sighed.

Lucas picked up on her sadness. He sighed, looking at her but all he saw was a deep sense of sadness. He made his way towards where she sat on the bed, wearing one of his t-shirts.

"I don't think I've ever told you how much I love you wearing my shirt," he said.

Kiara giggled when he tickled her. She knew what he was doing and she loved it because it only told her that he had her best interest at heart.

"I promise I'll try to be back soon." he kissed her.

"It's okay, take your time. I know this is important to you and I wouldn't want to be a nagging and demanding wife." Kiara said.

"Thank you for understanding the baby girl," he smiled.

He kissed her deeply and Kiara found herself loving his touch every day.

"I have to tell you something when you get back." She said,

"I hope it isn't anything serious?" Lucas asked with a light frown on his face.

"No babe, just something I observed in my workplace," Kiara said.

She had been battling within herself for days on whether to tell him some of the things she observed, especially from her boss. Kiara knew that if she wanted their relationship to flourish, they had to be open to each other.

"Okay, I'll try to get back on time so we'll discuss this okay?" He smiled.

"Okay boo" she giggled.

He kissed her once again before lacing up his boot. When he was done, he shrugged on his jacket because the weather was chilly outside.

"You look so handsome," she smiled.

"It's all for you my love" he chuckled.

He leaned towards her, placing a gentle kiss on her lips before walking out of the house.

Kiara sighed, longing for him. She knew he had to get to his base to check out things but yet, there was a selfish part of her that just wanted him to stay with her.

"You've got to shake off that feeling Kiara" she chuckled.

She smiled, thanking the stars above for sending Lucas her way but deep down, there was still a nagging doubt on whether their relationship could stand the test of time.