Unhealthy Obsession

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In the blooming garden of tiger lillies, a tiger-like Lilly is murderously glaring at her dear dear husband who currently is sipping pale, black coffee while reading a file in their winter garden's marble patio.

Why am I angry, no that's not merely breaching the level of emotion I am feeling right now. Displeased is more like it. Right.

Why am I displeased of Rikkard you might have thought? Well that bloody son of a bachelor, damn him, is not letting me go out of the house. This is outrageous! I am an independent woman! And even in my state I can bloody walk on my own thank you very much.

"Rikkard please?"

"No."

"Pleaseeeee?"

"No."

Getting angrier by the second, I tried to hold my bearings. If only he buys me solid chocolate himself! I would not have been displeased at him right now!

I glared at him. After a moment of silence he glanced at me with his beautiful orbs. Oh how I love staring at them. It is blessing to wake up in the morning and see them first before we start the day. And gazing at them before sleeping at night. But I am still not budging!

"Lillian dear, sit down beside me. I don't want you tiring yourself. Especially with the baby."

"Rikkard" I slumped beside him exasperatedly. "I want to go out! I'm indoors too much! For five months! I'm getting restless here. I want to enjoy this fine weather. It's good for our baby. Do you not wish him to be healthy?"

He sent me a cool look. "Of course I do. But I know what you really wanted to do. And it has got nothing to do with the weather." Then he kept to his files and took a sip from his cup.

Dang it! I am seriously considering if its great that he knows me so well or not. I can't pass anything from him!

"Honey please?" I took the cup from his hands and placed it on the table. "I just want to eat solid chocolate! I can't find any in our cupboards."

"That is because you ate all of them." He told me with a straight face. With this again! I thought we're past with this cold facade of his. "Lilly you are eating too much of those delicacies. You have already consumed 12. 35 kilos this week alone. Leading to the deterioration of supply in the cupboards. I forbid you to eat more of those fiends."

Forbid? Forbid?  How dare him order me to stop my desire of the heaven-sent food to all feminist in the world I have ever had? I love chocolate more than him!

Really? Are you sure about that Lillian?

Yes you stubborn inside voice in my head! I love them more than I love hi-

Rikkard placed his palms on my face "My love I don't want you getting unnecessarily sick due to your unhealthy obsession of chocolate. Its not good for your pregnancy. We should oblige the doctors prescribed list of food for you."

His eyes held mine adoringly, lovingly even. A reflection of his brute honesty and love and care for me and our child.

I sighed in defeat. I guess he is right that I do have an unhealthy obsession of all things chocolate. Rikkard unwillingly restocks our pantry of those since I forced him to, under threat of a case of a week's worth of sleeping in the couch and blue balls.

I've always finished the stacks of chocolates within a days time and Rikkard has reprimanded me over and over again. I'm such an ignorant wife! I should have listened to him. But he still does not have the right to limit me from my chocolate.

"Lillian." I stopped my musings and looked at him again. He stood from his seat and overstretched his hand to me. A silent order to come with him. I took it without second thought and he helped me up.

"Honey I'm only five months pregnant. I can stand up myself thank you very much." I rolled my eyes at him.

"No, Lilly your pregnancy is very sensitive. We need to be careful. And besides, I want to take care of you. Always." He drilled me with his eyes. I can't breathe. This man's love for me has always shook me to the core.

I draped my arms on his shoulders. Looking him straight in his sea-colored eyes whose depth I would gladly drown on every time.  "I love you Rikkard. Even if you're a blasted son of a bachelor."

"I love you too." he said slightly amused, kissing my forehead gently. Releasing my hold on him. We walked to the direction of our home.

"Do you still wish to go outside? I will call for Karim to take us there." Rikkard said as he opened the glass door of the winter garden.

"Really?" I said enthusiastically "You will come with me then? Yey!" I pounced at him wrapping myself in his arms.

He chuckled at my behavior. Releasing my hold of him, I sauntered to the kitchen to prepare a picnic basket. We always bring food with us when going out, since Mr Ambrose still is my frugal stingy miser of a husband. Just how I loved him.

I viewed married life before as a shackle to my feminist beliefs. Not anymore though. Rikkard has been forthcoming with me funding for my Equal Rights for Women Movement. My experiences as a working woman publicized and recognized by society. Women all over was inspired and has now mobilized to make a better life of themselves.

But I am not finished yet until women are recognized by the government. And I know Rikkard Ambrose, who is now at the door with Karim waiting for me, giving me his most priceless half smile, I'm not alone anymore. He will be with me every step of the way.

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