Take your time or I'll take your Heart

Chapter 31

I opened my eyes and saw Ren's back was facing me. It was all red and there were scratch marks all over his back. I smiled to myself, remembering what happened last night. Today we were heading back home. I yawned and Ren rolled over and smiled at me.

"Morning, love," he said and kissed me softly.

"Morning, Ren."

"Ready to be back home?"

"Yeah."

He smiled and got up. He had put his underwear and sweatpants back on last night. He turned on the light and looked at his back more clearly now. Other than the scratches and redness, the scars were still there.

"Did I hurt you last night?"

"I should be asking you that," he smiled. "But no, you didn't. I can live with the scars on my back, but I can't live knowing that I hurt the one I love the most.

I smiled and sat up. I wrapped my arms around his waist and kissed his neck. I pulled him back down and got on top of him. I was wearing his shirt and I was back in my undergarments.

"Someone still a bit horny?"

"Shut up," I smiled and kissed him. "I just didn't get to pay you back for these hickeys."

I kissed his neck softly before biting. I kept attacking his neck until I had left a few hickeys. I trailed down to his stomach and kissed his abs. I went back up to his neck and then placed my lips on his. I pulled away and rested my head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat.

"I love you, Y/N," he said as he rubbed my back.

"I love you too, Ren."

We both got up, changed, and headed to the airport. We sat there for a little bit before our plane came. We got on and 11 hours later, we were back in Japan. We went to my mom's house to pick up Morgana and Scarlet.

"Hi, mom," I said.

"Hi, dear," she said a bit sadly.

We walked in, we talked about our trip and Morgana came up to Ren and jumped on his shoulder.

"Where's Scarlet?" I asked and looked around.

"There was an incident. I was walking her one morning, but she saw something and ran out into the street. There was someone coming who wasn't paying attention and hit Scarlet. She limped back over to me and I took her to the vet. The vet said that with her injuries and how old she was, she wasn't going to make it. So I put her down."

I stared at my mom. This wasn't happening. Why didn't she tell me Scarlet passed away? I sat there and let tears flow down my face. Ren put his arm around me and kissed the top of my head. I turned and cried in his shoulder.

"I didn't tell you because I didn't want to ruin your honeymoon," my mother said.

I didn't respond and just kept crying. Morgana came over and rubbed his head against my hand. After a while, we headed back to the apartment. I never let go of Ren's hand while we walked back. When we got back, I walked out to the balcony and leaned against the railing. A few minutes had passed and the door opened up. Ren came up from behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. He put his head on top of mine. He didn't say anything until a couple minutes had passed.

"I know how hard it is to lose a pet. Scarlet was a good dog."

"She was a great dog," I whispered.

"But if you want, we can get another dog."

"I don't know. I want to wait a little bit."

"Ok. Can you look at me?"

I turned around and looked into his eyes. He gave me a small smile before kissing me on my forehead.

"I love you, Y/N. I want to make sure you're happy."

"Thank you, Ren. I love you too."

He placed his lips softly onto mine and I pulled away and buried my face into his shoulder. He put one hand on the back of my head and the other rubbed my back.

"Why don't we head inside. It's a bit chilly this evening."

We walked back inside and I laid down on the couch watching TV. Ren came over and sat behind me. I rested against his chest and eventually fell asleep. He turned off the TV and carried me to our room bridal style. He set me on the bed and crawled in beside me. His arm wrapped around my waist and he pulled me closer to him. He kissed the back of my neck before going to sleep.

A couple days had passed and I got this sick feeling. I had to throw up one morning and Ren was right there to make sure I was ok. I thought it was something that I ate. Ren had to clean up the pool that day and while he was cleaning that out, I went to the store and got a pregnancy test. I got back to the apartment and tried it out. I waited for a little bit and checked back on it. It was positive. Morgana was there to see the result with me.

"You and Ren are going to have a kid?"

"Obviously," I said and showed him the positive sign.

"He's going to love the news!"

"How should I tell him?"

"Just be straight forward with him. There doesn't need to be anything special about telling him."

"You're right, Morgana."

That night, when Ren was finished with cleaning out the pool, I was sitting on the balcony. He joined me and sat outside with me.

"Looking at the view?"

"Enjoying the peace and quiet for now."

"How so?"

"I know why I was sick this morning."

"You do? Was it something you ate?"

"No."

"What is it?"

"Come inside."

I led him inside and Morgana walked into the kitchen and jumped up onto the table.

"Ren, there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it? Is everything ok?"

"Ren, you're going to be a father."

He looked shocked at first, but then a huge smile appeared on his face. He picked me up and spun me in the air. He set me back down and pressed his lips against mine. He pulled away and placed his forehead against mine.

"Thank you for giving me everything, Y/N. I love you."

"I love you too, Ren."