Blood Or Love (COMPLETED)

Chapter 24

Anastasia's POV

The day was fun would be an understatement. After getting home and changing into wet clothes, he suggested we go on a long drive and we showed them the beach where we had our wedding. All these things bring me back to the good old days. Then we parked the car near the beach itself and Lori took the basket in which he had packed us all food. He had baked muffins and I made sandwiches but there were donuts in it too. He has really grown up so much. He is being so patient now. I have not seen or heard him angry or shout. His nature has changed. For lord knows how long.

To be honest the muffins and donuts were just amazing. He said that it was me who made everything and he was busy with his work. Such a liar. But children liked it nonetheless. As we reached home, the children all went to get fresh while he asked that he'll make them dinner. Nana isn't well for a day or two so she is resting and other maids are all given off so we could get 'private family time' as he says.

He's being utterly modest to me too. Though he often pecks my forehead which totally calms me down, he even asks if he could hug me or not. He hasn't gone at all physical with me. He's being just very very nice with me and kids I can't even imagine. He had his professional phone switched off so no one could call him. He only has his private number on. He has two numbers, one private and another professional.

It was soon night and I just couldn't stop sneezing. Shit not again. Rain is sort of a dangerous thing to me. If I get wet then I get sick. Like super sick. I don't think I can sleep with babies today. "Ana, can we shift the boys to the room in front? I've already asked maids to clean it this morning and everything necessary for them is already there. If you don't mind..." He got my tongue. I nodded at him as his smile grew. Wait. Does it mean we both will sleep alone?

"We will-" sneeze "be sleep-" sneeze "sleeping together?" I whispered with another sneeze. Will he.. "Yes but just sleep. Don't worry I won't have sex with you. Unless you want." He replied. Sort of consoling. That's better. I'm fine with his casual forehead pecks only as of now. We haven't even kissed for five years. I wonder if he'd have sex with someone else... "Lori-" sneeze "Have you -" sneeze "have you-" another "had se-" sneeze "sex with-" sneeze ugh Jesus. "No, not after you went. You are the only one who has me. No one will or can. Now sit here and stop questioning. You're not well already."

He walked towards the other side of the bed and opened a drawer of the bedside table. He took out a pill that will reduce your cold and cough and fever too maybe. "Here." He handed me the pill with a glass of water in his hand. I swallowed it down and drank water just at the moment the boys barged in.

"Hello mumma, hello daddy." They all said in unison, lord they're so cute. I wish I could speak a whole sentence without sneezing. I sneezed continuously as I felt Lori placing his warm hand on my knee. "Hello boys. Where were you all?" He asked. "We went to see Nana." Alex said with big eyes and his hand roaming in the air. "Yes she is better now. She was sick. Daddy." Aiden continued.

"What happened to mumma?" Atlas looked at her. "She is feeling cold today, she got wet in the rain that's why." Lori answered ruffling Atlas' hair. They all slowly climbed on the bed beside me and hugged me tightly. "Get well soon mumma. We want to eat your handmade food. That yummy chinese soup." "With fried rice." They beamed as I laughed, sneezing again and again, nodding at them. "I'm feeling sad. I also need attention." Lori acted so I don't speak with my already rough throat. They all went to Lori hugging him as he caught all of them in his huge arms. "You all mumma's boy, give your daddy some attention too. And now listen, you all saw how sick mumma is today?" He asked as they nodded.

"Don't you all want her to get well soon?" They nodded immediately at him and he smiled. "So my boys, now let mumma rest okay? Will you all be okay in a new room? Your mumma needs to rest and daddy will help her so she can make you Chinese soup and fried rice. So will you all be good and shift to a new room alone?" He asked. They went quiet for a while. I looked at Lori with a question and he nodded his head with assurance. "Answer me boys. It's okay. You can tell me what you want. I'm not going to pressurise you all." He said placing his hand on the shoulder of Alex and Atlas who were near them.