The Doc & Her Don

Chapter 23

"Klaus~"

The man glanced up from his work, his eyes landing on the woman in the doorway. His lips parted instantly in a wide smile as he leaned back.

"Hello my beautiful wife." Klaus spoke as Rose chuckled.

She walked in slowly while he stood to meet her. "And hello little schatzi." Bending down he spoke to her protruding stomach. Gazing up at the woman he asked, "What can I do for my two favorite girls?"

Rose rolled her eyes, "You just swear the baby will be a girl!"

The man shrugged as he stood up, "I have an intuition about these things. I mean, I knew you were pregnant."

She let out a loud laugh that made his heart speed up.

"Maybe because you wouldn't stop-"

"Wouldn't stop what?" He teased.

Rose's face turned pink, "You know. Anyways, I'm hungry." She pouted as she finished.

"Why didn't you tell the cook?" Klaus laughed while wrapping his arms around her waist.

"I like your cooking better." She huffed.

He had to admit, he loved Rose's independent nature, but he also loved how dependent she's been on him at the same time.

He might have to keep her like this all the time.

The couple swayed as Klaus nestled his face in her neck. He felt at peace, there was a warmth that enveloped him so completely that he welcomed it. And just when he wished to himself that the moment would never end, he woke up.

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Rose sighed to herself.

She could only paint so many sunsets before it got old. She set her brush down, gazing at the canvas and then the real thing before another sigh blew past her lips.

"Elias, what do you think?" She posed a question to her assigned bodyguard who had been watching from afar.

"It's beautiful, herrin!" He energetically responded.

Rose shook her head. She knew Klaus fed him lines to keep her happy. She figured it out two days ago when she drew the ugliest little stick figure and he said the exact same thing.

Due to her getting stir crazy in the house, Klaus allowed for the woman to go outside. Of course she had to be watched constantly and she had to stay on the premises but it was something.

Even though it annoyed her, she enjoyed her newfound freedom. It gave her an opportunity to think, even if she wasn't completely alone. Unbeknownst to Elias or Klaus the woman was making note of the layout of the house.

Rose was also close to memorizing the guards on which shifts. She would be patient, but she wasn't going to wait. Either Luciano would come find her, or she'd escape herself.

"Rose!"

Am I going crazy?

She paused. There was no way he could be here, and even if he was, she wouldn't even want him here.