S E R E N D I P I T Y

- f o r t y t w o -

"You are the sweetest feeling I know."

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"And what snacks would you like, dear?" Naya asked me, holding the piece of paper and pen in her hand as she wrote down the list.

"I was thinking I could order pizza for dinner since there's going to be a lot of people, so maybe some tender pops, sodas and chips should be okay for snacks, right?" I asked, looking in the shelves if we actually had those things.

"Yes, sounds good enough to me. Some juice would be nice too to regain energy, since you'll all get tired quickly. I'll tell someone to get everything." She smiled at me when I nodded.

"Okay, thank you." I said, watching her nod as she left the kitchen, just as Arty strolled in and beamed when he saw me.

"Hey princess." He chirped, ruffling my hair when I smiled at the recent nickname he'd given me a few days back, that made Eros very mad for some reason.

"Hi Arty." I said, watching him take an apple from the fruit bowl and start munching on it.

"How was school? Heard your dance team is coming over." He said leaning against the kitchen island when I nodded.

"It was good. And yeah, they are." I affirmed just as Eros walked into the kitchen, sucking all the air from my lugs at how handsome he looked.

It should be illegal to look this good.

"Darling, I need to talk to you about something important." He said, glancing meaningfully at Arty who nodded once before leaving the kitchen and us two alone.

"What is it? Is everything okay?" I asked as he walked closer to me and nodded once.

"Yes, I just wanted to ask you if this dance team of yours knows you're married." He said.

"Yes, they do." I replied truthfully and saw satisfaction cross his face as he ran a hand across his jaw, looking at me curiously.

"We have different rooms." 

"I know." I said confused.

"Are they aware of the nature of our marriage?"

"No." I said frowning, confused as to why he was asking these questions when he spoke.

"Then they must assume we live in the same room, si?" He asked and I thought about it for a moment before nodding slowly.

"Yes...?" 

"And yet your things are in a different room. I want to avoid any chances of this information slipping out, darling, which is why I want you to put some of your things in my room. Some clothes in my wardrobe perhaps and some of your things, if not everything." He said while I mulled over his words.

"And lock your room just in case." He added when I sighed and nodded.

"Okay, you're right. I'll do that then." I said and briefly saw his smug smile when he nodded.

"Half of the wardrobe has been emptied for you, put in anything you want." He stated and I smiled at his thoughtfulness.

"Alright." I said, just as his phone rang and Gio came into the kitchen.

"Mrs. Ricci, Mr. and Ms. Elordi have arrived." He said when I nodded with a smile, pecking Eros' cheek briefly before going out where I was met by Noah and Vanessa.

"Hi guys." I waved at them, smiling wide as they came in the house with me.

"So, when's everyone coming?" Noah asked looking around when I checked the time.