Chapter 71 - Meet my parent

Tristan didn't say anything but just stare outside the window for nearly half an hour. After that he went back to the bedroom. Looking at Alicia who's sleeping soundly, his icy eye start to emits warmness that only reserved for her. He lay down beside her carefully, afraid of any movement would wake her up. Seeing her not stirring, he gather her in his arm carefully and just let the slow and steady breath of hers blows softly on his neck. Kissing her temple and feeling her in his arms is one of the many things that he always like to do with her. Usually her voice would accompany him before they both fall asleep. But today is different. The quietness making him anxious and at the same time he wanted her to rest. If it was any other day, it would all be fine. Knowing that there's that deadly drug inside her body that could take her away from him at anytime, he didn't want her to keep sleeping. It was only due to her warm breath and the up and down movement on her c.h.e.s.t that he can finally ease his mind. After a while, he unknowingly fall asleep beside his beloved wife.

He wasn't sure how long he felt asleep but what he do know the mischief hands that kept trying to touch every part of his face and the soft giggle that his wife try to suppress every time he frown wakes him up. He pretended to be fast asleep as if trying to see what else his mischievous wife would do. Probably it was her routine since she always woke up earlier than him almost everyday. Only today he manage to catch her in action. Hearing the soft giggles, how could he afford of losing her.

Alicia who's still engrossed herself in tickling her husband's face didn't know that this time the person has already awoken. She found out her husband will occasionally shows some funny reaction when he lets his guard down. Which is why the only reason she woke up early every day just to see his funny faces and took a bit of picture and kept it in her phone. Just like any other morning, after having fun 'tickling' his face, she will grab her phone and ready to take some pictures as it wasn't easy to break her husband stony face. She will show these photos to her babies in case they will get frightened by their own father.

"I'm doing this for you guys so you don't come crying to mommy when your daddy look like a devil. Your daddy is only human when he's with me." She muttered softly while petting her bloated stomach and gets a kick a response. She smile. She propped up slowly and stabilizes the phone in her hand, while her other hand tickles his lips. She was looking at the camera and ready to snap Tristan's 'interesting' face when he suddenly open his eyes. She was shocked. And the phone on her hand slips and end up smashing on his face which made him frown in pain. She was flabbergasted before she end up laughing like a lunatic when he look at Tristan's red nose. She could tell how painful it feels when the phone fell but she still thinks it's funny when it happens to other people especially her husband.

Tristan did not see it coming. Having the phone smash onto his face is not a good feeling. But seeing his wife laughing cheerily, he didn't have a heart to sulk nor feeling angry. He cupped his wife face and plant several kisses on her face before he ended with a deep kiss on her lip making her breathless after he was done.

"How should i punish you, hmmm?" He asked mischievously. Looking into her watery eyes. She squeal and tried to back away but he wouldn't let her.

"It wasn't a punishment just now?" She asked innocently. Fearing the changes that start to happen on his body. Especially his lower body. She gulped thinking she was doomed and try to push him as hard as she can just so she could get away.

"I'll be gentle. I won't hurt our babies." He coaxed before proceeding the toss and turn making the room filled with love.

For Alicia, she will never believe when Tristan says he will be gentle. If it weren't because she begged to be release and the fact that she was pregnant, she doubt that he will let her go.

She finally woke up to a grumbling stomach and the intense kick from her babies. Remembered that she didn't manage to have her breakfast due to Tristan, she could not help but grumbled her complaint. Tristan must have woken up quite some time as the side of his bed is cold. Just when she was about to get up and wash herself, Tristan walked in with a set of scrumptious lunch that should be enough for her. Knowing that she's with their babies and the fact that he tortured her early in the morning, he didn't hesitate to bring all the food that she loves to eat during her pregnancy.

Alicia who seems to understood his intention only glance slightly.

"I'm not into bribe." Although she said that but her eyes were glittering the moment she saw her favourite food and ate them without holding back.

Tristan just smile because he knew his way to her heart more. Through food. It was easy to appease his little wife.

Alicia suddenly became wary.

"Are you hiding something from me? I know i'm easily coax with food but you always limit my favourite food intake. What's the catch hubby? Spit it out." Women will always have good instinct no matter how hard men tried to hide from their wife.

Tristan laugh softly as his hand wipe off the crumbs from his wife.

"I could never hide things from you. I want you to meet my parents along with my other siblings. They're downstairs at the moment."

Automatically, Alicia stops munching her food. She looked into Tristan's eye and seem to understood something. Tristan didn't hide away but just hold her other hand tightly.

"You know i can protect myself." She finally broke the silence.

"I know. But i'll be more at ease if there are more people with you. Your team won't be there for you and i cannot afford if something happens to you. I don't know how long it will take for me to be home but one thing for sure, i'll be home before our babies are born. Ralph will be bringing his family as well. I also let your parent to accompany you along with my parent. If something happen, please think about yourself and our babies first. And i don't want you to use that power any longer. I'm banning you to use it. I want you to promise me not to use it no matter what happen. And..."

"I'll be fine hubby. You take care of yourself and don't get caught by them. They have a certain drug that can weaken people's strength. It won't be good if you got affected by it. I made several medicine to encounter those drugs. It will protect you. I'll hand it to Farrah and let her be in charge of any medical situation. Hubby, come back home safely." She continued without letting him finish his long winded nagging.

Both of them looked at each other and knew what else they needed to say. One will come if another ever encounter any danger and the other will protect with everything she's got even if it means that she had to hurt herself.