The Darkness Is My Light

Ch - 9

NEVAN

Did my pillow grow arms and legs overnight? That's my first thought of the day as I feel myself trapped between something hard. My eyes flutter open, and the bare chest shoved in my face gives me enough hint about what's going on. I really need to keep my sleeping habits in check, what do I do now? Let's try to get up gently, but how do I get his armored hands off me?

Let's wake him up - act natural - and get up. I call him only twice or thrice and he opens his eyes, "Good morning" he says in his deep morning voice which has no business to sound this sexy.

I don't recognize my own voice as I greet him morning and I expect him to throw me off the bed as soon as he wakes up, but he doesn't do so. So, I take the matters in my hand, "Aren't we going to get up?" 

He releases me with a Hmm. I must look stupid as I'm basically running towards the bathroom to hide my heated face and yes, it's confirmed as I hear him chuckle.

This has to be my worst breakfast not because of the food, it tastes heavenly. It's because his family - now mine too, keep talking about yesterday's evening feast and I can't help but remember how I kept him up by rambling.

 "Don't forget how embarrassingly you're sleeping" the devilish brain cells remind me.

 Now, don't get me wrong, I maybe talkative, but I don't chatter that much with a person I met only a few days ago - Who am I kidding I've been pretty quiet ever since 'he' chose to leave me. Even other peoples who think they're close to me know that I'm a shy, always smiling kind of person. Then, why was I blabbering that much in front of him?

I go up to my - our room after apologizing to his family as a lot of food decided to get stuck in my throat today. well, dumb person kept pouring water for me, must be to show his family how much he 'loves' me. 

Now that I've nothing to do now and sitting still is not on my list, I change into shorts and t-shirt, grab my half read bl book- lay on my stomach- chest on pillow- legs swinging in air - to read it, my only hobby I don't change every other month. Dumb person arrives and lays beside me but doesn't say anything again. How can he be so quiet 24/7 and here I am, itching to say something- anything but I don't. 

I just take a nap when I feel like I need to process what's going on in the book, then lunch, evening strolls, conversations with his dad- he mostly speaks and I listen, dinner, then to the bed. Luciano encourages me to tell him about myself- I don't, as I divert the topic to him and his sweet family, about hospital works or anything that's not about my private life.

Also, I try to stay miles away on the bed with Luciano, but somehow, I keep ending up in his arms every morning and he told me I do that, no doubt it must be me.

We are moving today to our new house, he found it too soon, didn't he? I actually enjoyed my stay here, the last five days were really fun with my in-laws. But of course, I had to lie about us a lot, so I'd prefer to move out as soon as I can. I hug my in-laws, invite them to our place sometime and get into the car with dumb person. I stay silent the entire way but he still keeps looking at me with that annoyed expression, I didn't even do anything this time.

The sight in front of me is literally that of a huge mansion, now I feel like I'm leeching off his money and I don't appreciate that idea. I thought it would be a penthouse at most...and I'm pretty sure it's farther from my workplace. I turn to him, "Do you like wasting money that much? You didn't have to buy this huge palace looking place and why is it here in such an isolated area, I don't think you can even a get a hint of humans around here and how much distance is it from the hospital, do you how much money it would take me just to get there and-" I'm cut off by his hands on my mouth again.

"Shut your mouth and get inside, things from your apartment must be there already. As for your hospital, the guards can drop you there." he glares at me. Yaa what else can he do?

A bunch of people, possibly the guards based on their looks are already present by the door, I choose the largest room with the biggest bed, obviously, and the first thing I bring to my room is my soundbox. Love it on full blast.

But I don't like the idea of living off him completely, can't I do anything to help? Maybe cooking, no, I only know enough to survive. Maybe take him to dinner, yes, that way I won't feel inferior as I'll be the one spending money. Great idea! Now, my favorite part, let's take a nap, it's not even afternoon but who cares?

In the late evening, I decide to inform him just in case he might be busy, but I don't know where he is as I don't know anything about this mansion. The guards showed me his room but warned me, "The boss has instructed us not to interrupt him."

I smile, "I'm his husband and I should be able to visit him anytime, shouldn't I?"

They were speechless and now I am too at the sight in front of my eyes. I didn't expect this from dumb person.