Love, Lies and Medicine(REVAMPING Stay Tuned!!)

Chapter 18: Back to Business!

Lucas laid in bed watching Marilyn sleep. Her beauty was something that didn't falter regardless of the messy bed hair she was now displaying. He dragged his fingers across her face making sure she was real. When his hand met soft skin he smiled brightly.

She was real!!

Everything about her was real. Her beauty, her kindness, her genuine affection and more importantly the love she had for him. It was all real.

This is real. He reminded himself.

He couldn't think of a time in his life where he did anything remarkable that God would reward him with a woman like Marilyn.

She slowly stirred in her sleep and Lucas stilled all movements. After the night they had the last thing he wanted to do was wake her up. When she seemed to be deep in sleep again he relaxed his body and continued to watch her sleep.

As his luck was so great his cellphone began ringing loudly on the table next to the bed. He quickly grabbed it and muffled it until he was able to turn it off. He looked back at Marilyn and thankfully she was still asleep.

He wanted to stay in bed all day but it was coming on 10:30 am in the morning and it was far too inappropriate for him to stroll in so late, even if he is the CEO. He never walked into work a minute past 8 and never left while the sun was still up. He quickly gave his sleeping beauty a kiss on the forehead, slipped out of bed and went to take a shower.

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With a dark red towel wrapped around his waist he left the bathroom and entered the bedroom again.

He expected to see Marilyn sleeping in the bed but she was not where he left her. Panicked and worried he began searching the room frantically. She wasn't anywhere in the bedroom nor was she anywhere on the patio or living room. After the horrible week Kenton put him through he couldn't help but think the worse. He ran out of the room and down the hall.

He opened all the doors he passed and looked for her. He reminded himself that he didn't finish giving her the tour of the house last night so she couldn't have gone far. Right when he thought to yell her name out he passed an open door and saw her standing alone in a room.

The gold sheet from their bed was draped around her naked body.

Although, his heart mellowed down seeing Marilyn safe and sound he couldn't help yelling 'No!!' to himself.

She was standing in the one room he didn't want her to see yet. He wasn't even sure he wanted her in here at all. He was afraid she would think he was acting too premature.

The room she was standing in was painted in a light blue. It was a fairly large room with three bay windows. The ceiling had a small chandelier and the only thing occupying the room was a white oak crib.

Marilyn now stood in front of the crib running her hands across the bars.

He would kill to know what was running through her mind right now and when she was wandering down the halls and came  across this room.

They weren't even married yet and not only did he never speak to her about kids but he made a room especially for a child?

He gave specific instruction to the maid to keep this door locked at all times!

"Marilyn?"

She turned around.

He couldn't yet read her expression. He didn't know if she was worried, freaked out or just plain confused.

"I can explain this." He said waving his hand around the room.

"It's pretty self explanatory, Lucas."