I'm Married To Pain

Chapter 13

He began making fire using some woods prepared for us.. "You know how to do this?" I asked him. I don't really mind whether he knows or not. Just to start a conversation with him.

"I am not that stupid, you know." Yeah. Right. Back to the old Jared. So cold and so sarcastic! But I love him anyway.

To defend myself. "I mean, rich kids usually doesn't know things. Other people prepare for them."

"You mean, rich kids are stupid?" Still, he wasn't looking at me. He's too busy firing those woods.

The fire grew big enough to warm us up. And so he sat beside me with a big sigh.

"Stupid in a different way." I laughed at myself.

Just like Jcee, for example, he doesn't know how to lock doors. For Tyler, he's stupid since he doesn't know how to swim. For Cley, well, he doesn't really know himself. He has never been in his own country.

And Jared. Well, being with him for almost half a year now, he's stupid in a different way. He's stupid for always not wearing shirts and seducing me with his every move. He's like Jacob Black or the other werewolves in Twilight or something. Just that, his body is not as bulky as Jacob's.

He looked at me, his face so close to mine. See what I mean? He's stupid for doing this.

"In what way am I stupid to you? Something like..." He grabbed my waist. "... this?" Then kissed me softly and tickled my waist, which made me giggle.

That's when I felt something in my stomach. It slightly hurt me. "Oh my--"

I looked at my stomach and put a hand on it.

"W-what's wrong? I'm sorry I tickled--" His voice was full of worry.

But then I grabbed his hand and put it to where I am hurting. I waited for the right time and then...

Jared looked at me with a blank face. "What was that?"

I laughed, almost crying. I bit my lip to push my tears back. "Your son is moving. Maybe stretching or something."

Jared never really touched my womb. Not even once. This is his first time touching it, that's why his face is so blank and plain. But a nervous smile started to form on his lips.

"This is beautiful. Or... no. Beautiful is an underestimation." He bent down near my tummy. Just to help him, I lifted myself a little.

"Talk so he can recognize your voice. The doctor said it will create a bond between you and the baby." He smiled and caressed my tummy.

"Hey, Bud. How are you in there? Your crazy mom said this will build some sort of connection between us. So, I'm talking like a big mad man here now. But I'm doing it anyway." I instantly slapped his arm again. He just laughed at it.

Should I hit him harder or what?

"Be healthy, okay? Hold on to your mom, golden baby." He shot his eyes at me with a smirk. "Look who's out of place here. A golden baby with a golden dad and a copper mom."

And now he's saying I am way too poor for them? Bragging about their wealth now?

Just got my turn when I smirked. "Watch it! We didn't sign any prenuptial. I might turn you into copper and make myself into gold."

He straightened his back, still sitting. His hand did not leave my tummy. He came closer with that big smirk across his face. "Well, you can do that all you want. But you don't leave my side, ever!" He warned.

That made me smile. For the first time, I felt the tiny electric shocks that tickle me in my stomach, spine and toes. It's crazy and got crazier when he kissed me, making both of us lie in the bare sand. We laughed at that. I looked at the sky.

"It's full of stars. Almost like scattered glitter all over the dark sky." It reminds me of something very familiar. Last time I saw the beauty of the sky was way back in high school. From then on, I never looked at the sky to appreciate it. I learned to like the city lights since that day. "You can never appreciate the lightness of something without the darkness that surrounds it."

"Hm? Pardon?" Jared asked, looking at the sky too.

Same thing I said when I first heard that line. I laughed at the coincidence. "Have you ever seen the stars at day time? You can only see them in the dark. And that's the only time you can appreciate them."

He smiled and closed his eyes to sleep, still his other hand under my head and the other is hugging me. "Appreciate me then." He kissed my head and slept.

I looked at the sky again. "Nate."

*** Gina's POV

Is that the reason why he had to stay away from me? Tyler's a jerk and a coward for letting me feel his presence, though he's not here and making me feel nothing when he's here. I despise him!

I hate him in many ways. I hate his bipolar mood swings. I hate how he smirks. I hate how he confuses me. I hate him for making me fall. And I absolutely hate how he didn't even tell me he's engaged!

I'm angry. Too angry! But I smiled at him anyway. Gosh! This is making me crazy.

Someone grabbed my wrist and turned me around. "Whatever it is. Don't. Let. Go."

I rolled my eyes at him. "What the hell are you talking about?"

He smiled at me with those damn small eyes. Are they closed? "Well, I was just trying to be dramatic. Haha."

And believe me. He is so fake! For the Nth time, his dramas are getting on my hundredth last nerves.

Now I wonder what my bestie and her hot hubby are doing now. Maybe having some sexy time? Err. Probably not. They might crush the baby. Well, they can do it in other position, but I don't think that bitch will ever want that to happen. What are they doing now? Sleeping???

"A check for your thoughts." Then gave me a real check that has 5 bucks written on it. Is he serious???

I took it anyway and kept it in my pouch. "Why pay a penny when you can pay by check, right?"

Well, obviously, I didn't take it to withdraw. Who would give a check for mere 5 bucks? Seriously? I'm a business management student. Though, I'm not really listening to my professors' shitty discussions.

"Aren't you going inside?" Cley basically don't know how to shut his mouth when he's super bored. I glared at him. "I'll go ahead then. There is this Korean superstition that says you can't be alone, away from the wedding hall or you'll never get married."

I would've had believed it when... "You've never been in Korea, dummy!" He laughed at me before annoyingly went in.

I was about to call Cley back when I heard a whore's voice. "I guess you're Gina... Hayley?" She gave me those innocent eyes, which I want to rip right now.

"How may I help you?"

She smirked so prettily. But hey, I'm the gorgeous one here, so she can have that title. "You can help me by staying away from Tyler. I hate to know he's close to you, close to breaking your heart."

That got me. Well, I am angry at Tyler right now but I can't show it to him so might as well show the anger to this bitch. "Oh. Excuse me? Who are you?" I gave her my bitchiest-est eyes ever!

She offered her hand. "Cassidy Hesse, his fiancee."

Oh yeah? Bitch!