A Study In a Scarlet Heart

Albert X Wife

Requested by  weendiny

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"Children, stop running! You might get hurt!" Y/N shouted to those kids who were running outside. Albert smiled as soon as their gaze met. Her wife was tired from the volunteer works in the orphanage however, he still finds her beautiful. How her h/c locks sway every time she moves and how her face lights up when the children mutter their thanks to her.

"Are you okay, sweetheart? If you're tired you can rest for a moment." He suggested to her. She sighed but refused his offer. He put his arms around her waist as they both look at the children who were excitedly running around.

"I'm fine. I want to spend my time more with them since we were busy for the last weeks that we seldomly visit them." Albert nodded to her. He kissed Y/N's cheeks before they were disturbed by the children, wanting both of them to join the game, a dodge ball.

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It was a tiring day for both of them. The children were now inside of their respective rooms, most of them were sleeping soundly, tired from running around the whole day though some were still awake, listening to Y/N's voice as she read them a bedtime story.

The only light in the room was the lamp. The amber color that the lamp was emitting gives the children a full view of Y/N's face. All of them share the same description of her beautiful face, an angel that was sent above to give them a motherly love that was robbed from them by this unfair world. Nobles who don't mind helping them, those who have an earnest heart. That is why they love her and the Moriarties.

"Good night everyone. I'll see you next week." She said as she stood up carefully from her chair near the door, afraid to wake some of them.

"Can you please stay for a while and hug me?" The youngest child said, he was lying on the bed nearest to the door. Y/N smiled, although she's tired from what they did earlier, she still agreed to do so. She wanted the little boy to feel that he's not alone.

"Of course," she said as she laid beside the boy. He snuggled to her chest, loving the warmth of her body. She reminds him of home, of motherly love, that he may not be remembered having, but the familiarity of the love remains within him.

She gently put an arm around him, hugging the little boy. She gently caressed the boy's hair, making him fell asleep faster.

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"She must be in their room, Lord Moriarty." one of the housekeepers said as he looked for Y/N around. "Do you want me to call Lady Y/N?"

"Thank you, but I can do it. I know you're busy." He said to the woman who was sweeping the floor before turning around to go where the rooms are. There were three rooms, one for the younger ones and the two others for those teenagers, separating the male and female. He knows what room it was since Albert knows that Y/N is surely reading a story to the children.

When he was at the door, he saw an empty chair near the door however, the lamp was still on. He was confused for a moment, however, when he heard her voice, his gaze immediately found her, lying beside a kid.

"What happened?" He inquires gently, not wanting to wake the kid, he walks to her quietly. Y/N sat carefully on the bed.

"He wanted me to cuddle him to sleep. I guess, he is missing his mom." She replied quietly, sadness was evident in her voice as she gently put a blanket on his body, just on the child's chest. She caressed the child's face. Albert sat on the bed, in front of his wife.

"You are so beautiful and watching you doing this makes you more beautiful." He said in a whisper, enough for her to hear his words.

"Really?" She asked in an amused tone.

"Yes, sweetheart. Too beautiful that I sometimes questioned why I am with you. I am so lucky to have you, do you know that?" Albert added as he looks at his wife. His emerald eyes were full of love. Y/N smiled at him, her heart was beating against her chest. This man knows how to make her happy.

"Do you know that last week I bought a ring for you?" He said, staring at her beautiful hands. On her ring finger were two rings, an engagement ring, and her wedding ring. Those rings serve as his mark on her. Mark that signifies, that Albert owns her, that her heart was Albert's, and that she is a Moriarty too. Same as him, his ring on his ring finger signifies that Y/N owns her, that his heart is her's to claim.

"Another ring? For what?" She asked confused.

"A gift, sweetheart." He said as he looks at her eyes intently. "But, something's changed."

Y/N looked confused, she doesn't get what he was trying to say. He took the ring from his coat's pocket, a velvety dark emerald box was what she saw. He opened it and her eyes widened, it was a beautiful emerald ring. It was a ring band that was surrounded by emerald stones.

Albert slid the ring on her ring finger, three rings were there.

"Those three means 'I love you' " she said, trying to throw a joke at her husband.

"No, sweetheart, those three means, 'marry me again'."