CAELUM

CHAPTER 37

JONGIN'S POV:

My flight landed and I took a cab to go home. Opening the door of my room, I came in our room as I knew Aryu must be fast asleep. She had a long day so it's better for her to rest. I carefully removed the coat and placed it on the armrest of the couch, I slowly slid the door of my wardrobe and took a fresh pair of clothes. Freshening up and wearing my clothes, I went out. Sliding in the covers, I saw her peacefully sleeping. Pulling her close to me, we rested for some time. As it was 2:30 am in morning. 5 hours passed. Though I slept for only 5 hours, it was the best sleep I had and the credit goes to my bed and her ofc. She looks adorable while sleeping.

I place a strand of hair behind her hear and she opens her eyes slightly smiling. I smile and kiss her on the lips. She smiles into the kiss. Pulling her close to me, one of my arms encircles her waist and her arms make way to my neck. Slowly breaking the kiss, she snuggles closer to me hugging like a koala. "I missed you". Making her lay on top of me and caressing her back I say "I missed you too". It's been four days since I was in Paris attending a fashion show. We stay like that for some time. "How was the fashion show". "Pretty good". "That's nice". "You know". "Hmm". "Next time, I'll take you to Paris". "Huh?". She gets up a little to look at me. "I was really tired and couldn't rest much. Realizing the reason, it was because you weren't there by my side. I'm not being cheesy or corny. It's just that, I feel calm being in your arms".

An adorable smile appears on her face which engulfs my heart in a warm feeling. It's crazy how a person completely different from me, is the reason to start and end my day. If my brothers are my strength when things go haywire, then she is the calmness that my sometimes-erratic mind slash heart craves. We did have fights, we did yell at each other, we were mad at each other, but it only bought us closer than we were. Whenever we had fights or misunderstandings, we give each other some time to calm down. Maybe 3-4 days. And after that, well we are back to square one. As a married couple, we believe that no fight can ever last if appropriate time is given to both of them so that they calm down and also understand.

"Babyyy". "Yes baby". "It's 7:30 am already". "So...?". "Shouldn't we wake up?". "Nope, let's rest for some time and then wake up". My hand slowly caresses her back while she draws mindless circles on my chest. "To be honest, I actually watched the fashion show". "Wait really?". "Yup. And I found you too. Instagram was all about that and I feel so proud of you".  I smile. "Even our kids were happy". If you're wondering who our kids are, they're none other than my poodles. At first, I thought she didn't like dogs, but then I was completely wrong. She loves dogs. *I want to pet our kids*I think and as if telepathy exists, Aryu gets up and gets down of the bed. Following her, I realize she wants to pet our kids.

"They are exactly like you. Cute sleepyheads," she says in a low voice and giggles. Picking them up gently from their beds and placing them on our bed I say "They are my kids after all". "Absolutely". We giggle and sit on the beds while caressing them. Petting them I ask her "Baby, how do you drink espresso, doesn't it taste bitter". "Umm it does, but I'll be lying if I say I don't love it". "It's bitter than a bitter gourd, oh my god, just how?". "It's how it is... but whoever doesn't like espresso has no taste, fight me on this". "Woah Woah hold on, the best way to drink coffee is the way I drink it. Latte". "Yeah, with milk, right? Not that I dislike milk but espresso is the best".

"Latte is". "No, espresso is". The kid in her comes out when we quarrel for silly topics like coffee, or food, or places. I actually missed her quarrelling side *Hope this kid in you never dies Aryu*. We quarrel on this topic for who knows how long. Though it would end if we just say it differs from person to person, but quarrelling for silly reasons and topics is actually fun. Not every time, but sometimes. She continues listing out the differences between latte and espresso and I just stay quiet seeing her use all the hand gestures in order to explain her point. After what like 10 mins of her continuous blabbering, she stops and drinks water.