Chapter 186 - Short stories 9.6> (1/2)
Chapter 186: <Short stories 9.6>
She answered from the corner of the room.
“I’m here. What’s wrong?”
Lucretius turned towards her voice desperately. When he saw her, however, his anxiety quickly faded.
“B, Bina…?” Lucretius murmured in surprise.
Bina replied, “Why do you keep calling my name? Are you awake now? You seemed to need some more sleep, so I didn’t wake you up.”
Bina looked very different than usual. Lucretius gaped in shock.
She was wearing only a single layer, but this wasn’t the surprising thing. They were husband and wife, after all, so he had seen her in many different types of clothing. However, what she was wearing right now was something he had never seen before.
It was his own shirt he wore yesterday. Bina was wearing his shirt, and his shirt only!
“…”
Lucretius swallowed hard and loudly. Bina looked confused.
“What’s wrong?”
It was short and it barely covered her legs. Staring at her shapely legs, he could hardly breathe.
Bina asked again, “What? Luc?”
Lucretius felt confused. Did she really not know what she was doing to him?
However, he didn’t have to think for long.
‘That can’t be…’
The woman he loved wasn’t naïve or stupid, and that was why he loved her even more. Lucretius grinned and decided to play along.
“Why are you wearing that?”
“Hmm…”
Bina narrowed her eyes and didn’t answer him. Instead, she moved her arms around. The sleeves were too long for her, covering her hands. She looked adorable.
Bina knew exactly what she was doing to him. She knew how she looked in his shirt. She was smiling knowingly at him, reminding him of a beautiful yet dangerous cat.
He walked towards her.
“That’s the shirt I wore yesterday, so it probably smells.”
“It doesn’t matter. I… like your scent.”
Bina smiled prettily for him.
“…”
There was no way he could resist her. Lucretius carried her to the bed, making Bina giggle.
“Fine, fine! I surrender!”
“I don’t know why you keep doing this to me. I’m going to have a heart attack because of you someday.”
Bina pouted, “Are you saying you don’t like it?”
They both knew the answer.
“Of course not.”
***
It was four days filled with sweetness and passion. Most days, they didn’t even leave the bedroom.
Finally, it was the last night of their short vacation. They had to go back to their normal life tomorrow morning.
That night, Bina had a dream. It was a very vivid dream of a dark night sky. Suddenly a pretty golden bird danced down from it and entered Bina’s embrace.
Bina woke from it with a smile.
“… oh!”
Her husband was sleeping soundly beside her. He was holding her tight as if he was afraid she would run away. Bina smiled again.
It was going to be a while till she knew for sure, but Bina felt certain. She wondered when she should tell him.
Bina knew it didn’t matter when. No matter how or when she told him, Lucretius would be surprised and happy for both of them.
She quickly went back to sleep.
***
Two months later, Regia confirmed that Bina was indeed pregnant. When Bina informed Beatrice and Lucretius about it at the breakfast table, it was Bina who ended up surprised. It was because of how her daughter reacted to the news.