From Rome with love (Book 3)

Their first real fight

2 weeks later
*Zac*
My car drive up in front of the house and I hardly get out of it before Dahlia jumps into my arms and Molly is jumping around my feet. "See this is a real welcome".

"I missed you so much". She mumbles against my neck as I hold her at close as I can, trying to keep from crying.

"I missed you too, so damned much baby". I mumble into her hair and kissing her softly, before sitting her down to take my bags from the driver.

After the driver has got back into the car, I quickly put down my bags and lifts up Molly. I am scared she could try and run after the car and get hit. "Oh you have gotten so big.. yeah you have, my big girl".

"She have missed you, or maybe you spoiling her". Dahlia giggles and pick up my bags, walking inside.

"Hey little lady, you shouldn't carry things". I say hurrying after her.

She puts down my bags inside, turning to face me. "Zac I am pregnant, not disabled. I can do a lot of things now the nausea is almost gone. The doctor told me it is better to be active, and I am at no risk so I can do what I normally do as long as it feels okay for me".

"I know darling, I just want the both of you to be safe okay ? Now when I am here there is no reason for you to do anything physical, let me do it". I know I am a bit overprotective, but the bombing, her being sick, well I am scared things will go wrong.

"I know you mean well Zac. But I really need to be able to do things after having been incapacitated for so long". She look at me almost begging.

I put down Molly, and pull my wife into my arms. I know I need to give her some space. "I know baby, and I get it. It's just.. you two are my life, my everything and I don't know how I could go on if anything happened".

"Nothing will happen Zac and if it did it wouldn't be from me doing everyday things like carrying a bag or riding on the trails". She say.

I feel my body stiffen up. No I must have heard wrong. "Did you just say riding on the trail ?" I try to control myself, but I hear how the volume of my voice go up. "Are you telling me that you have been out riding in Your condition ?"

She pulls away from me, looking surprised at my anger. "Just a little, only here at our own grounds and not fast or anything.. I have control of it Zac".

"Ah ah, it's a living animal you are dealing with, one that is prone to flight when scared. There is no such thing as having control when it comes to horses". I know I am yelling now.

"Don't yell at me.. I am not a child Zac. I am a grown ass woman and I can decide what is safe and not". Right now she does mostly look like an angry child, her hands balled up as she glare at me.

I huff. "Grown ass woman my ass, You act like a fucking spoiled child.. risking the life of our child like that".

She looks like I just slapped her and I immediately regret saying that. "I can't believe you would say something like that Zac".

"Dahlia ..". I try but she just turn and stalk away.

I run after her and grab her arm, she snaps around and for a moment I think she might slap me. "Don't touch me".

"Listen to me darling.. I didn't mean that". I beg her. She simply scared the shit out of me and I lost it for a moment.

"I was looking so forward to giving you Your present. Now it's all ruined". The tears well up in her eyes and I feel like a total asshole.

I pull her into me, ignoring that she fights me. "Please darling, I am so sorry. I was just scared. You and the baby is my life. I couldn't bear if you got hurt. But I know you would never hurt the baby on purpose".

*Dahlia*
I stop fighting him, burrowing my face in his chest. "I promise you I have been very careful. I talked to the doctor and she said it was okay on a calm well trained horse. I would never do anything to harm Stella".

"I know baby, I know. I just wish you would have talked to me first. So it hadn't been a shock". He say softly brushing the hair from my face.

"I'm sorry. To me it wasn't a big deal, I have been around horses all my life. I should have realised you would feel different". I say. I honestly never expected Zac could get angry like that and I don't really know how to feel about it.

He kisses me softly, several times. And I melt, totally forgetting the fight. He chuckles softly against my lips. "Our first real fight".

"Yeah". I rest my head against him. "We are not really good at that, fighting I mean".

"I don't know, I think we did pretty good, short and heated". He say, kissing the top of my head.

"Just like sex". I say winking at him.

He has a look of outrage on his face. "Oh I have never.. heated oh definitely .. but short ? What do you find short during sex ?"

*Zac*
She leans into me, stretching up on she toes, her hot breath fanning over my ear as she whispers huskily. "Nothing but my patience".

I can't help the cheeky grin spreading on my face. "Oh Your patience, yeah that tend to be rather short... Hey you mentioned a present ?"

"So now you want it ? Well I am not sure you will even like it". She say pouting slightly.

"If it is a present from you, I will love it no matter what it is". I tell her and I mean it, everything she could give me, coming from the heart would be treasured.

She takes my hand. "Come on then, it's outside".