289 Deja Vu (1/2)

Zach was massaging the nape of his neck. They were cuddling on the couch inside the entertainment room, watching a movie.

His birthday was tomorrow, and Keira had not mentioned anything about it. 'Did she forget? Or maybe she did not know?' He contemplated if he should remind his wife about it. It was not necessary to celebrate since he was not used to celebrate his own birthday.

However, there was something he would like to do this time. He never had a birthday wish before, but he just wanted to spend his birthday with his wife. They didn't have to do anything special as long as he was with her. That was his only wish.

”Uhm, my star… I won't go to work tomorrow,” Zach hinted as he gently caressed Keira's hair.

”Oh, alright, then will you still drop me off and pick me up at work tomorrow? I'll have something important to do and I can't miss it. Or I could just ask Jim to drive me,” Keira said in an indifferent tone, as she snuggled her face on Zach's neck.

Zach sighed because it seemed that her wife had totally forgotten about his birthday.

......…..

Keira woke up early the next morning and immediately greeted Zach with a passionate kiss.

”Good morning... I love you,” Keira whispered as she continued to shower Zach with hot kisses, not only on his lips but all over his body. The morning ended with a fiery lovemaking by courtesy of his wife.

He was pampered so much from the moment he woke up that Zach thought Keira knew it was his birthday. But to his dismay, Keira only kissed his cheek cheerfully and got out of the car without wishing him a 'Happy Birthday'.

”Well, at least she said she loves me,” Zach murmured before he started his engine. Then he laughed at himself for trying so hard to console himself.

Meanwhile, Keira was grinning as she sent a message to her husband.

[Drive safely… We love you. Mwah… Me and the twins… Gonna start working now. See you later.]

”What's this?” Zach murmured, totally dejected. He thought it was a birthday greeting from her.

”Are they all too busy these days?” He complained because even his family had not sent him a birthday greeting.

Then his face brightened when his mobile phone rang. It was his father-in-law. Maybe his father-in-law remembered!

”Yes, dad?” He answered excitedly. He heard Field Marshal Chan cough before he spoke, ”Son, we have an emergency, can you drop by the base as soon as you can?”

Zach unconsciously sighed and shook his head as he answered, ”Yes, dad, of course. I'll go there now.”

”Uhm, wait... Can you stop by a drug store and buy me some medicines first? I'm starting to have a sore throat,” Field Marshal Chan requested as he let out another pitiful cough.

Zach smiled and answered, ”Of course, dad.”

As soon as the call ended, he laughed helplessly and murmured, ”I guess everyone is busy with their own things.”

He would probably ask Keira out for a nice dinner later.

Meanwhile, Keira arrived at the military base. As soon as Zach dropped her off in front of her office's building, she went straight to the basement parking lot, where Jim was already waiting to bring her to the base.

”Sir, is this really necessary?” A female cadet who was assigned to act as per Keira's instruction asked hesitantly. Torin laughed and reassured her, ”You will just pretend to do it, you will not do exactly what Keira did at that time. That would be too embarrassing!”

”But, do you really want him to recall that scene?! For real?” Torin burst out laughing as he turned around to face Keira.