Chapter 218: You Are Mine
Scarlett giggled and said, “Well, I wonder who he inherited his stubborn nature from….” She held Francis’s neck and took a deep breath. “What are you doing?” Francis asked.
Scarlett just chuckled and said, “You just smell so good.”
Francis just smiled, “Oh really? Do you like this scent? I got a new cologne just the other day.”
Scarlett rubbed his cheek lightly and said, “I love it. It suits you well. It’s… mature.”
It seemed that Scarlett had an endless charm to attract Francis. Even though they had been living together for many years now, he hadn’t grown tired of her just yet. The same went for Scarlett, who had, as time went on, come to appreciate Francis’s quirks and majesty alike. Francis was still afraid, on some days, that his beautiful, talented wife would be stolen away by some domineering young bachelor up to no good.
“Wait, what? Are you saying that I’m old and that this cologne makes me smell old?” he said angrily.
As they got in the bedroom, Scarlett said, “I didn’t say that. I mean, you are so much older than me, why do you keep trying to pretend that you’re still young? You’re not young anymore, Francis. But you are a silver fox.” Scarlett offered, trying to lighten the mood.
Francis grabbed Scarlett and pinned her against the wall. “Oh yeah? Do you wanna see how good this silver fox is in the sack? We could probably make another baby tonight, babe.”
Scarlett chuckled and said, “Francis, I don’t want to be pregnant again! I’ve had enough of that.”
The two rolled into bed and breathed each other’s scent in. Scarlett propped herself up on Francis’s chest and said, “Darling, my waist hurts. Do you think you could give me a nice little massage?”
Francis nodded and then gently started to massage her waist and lower back.
Scarlett sighed. “All this traveling for business is really wearing me down.”
“Well, you’re the one who decided to work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So, of course, you’re going to be traveling a lot. Do you think you want to give it up?”
“No, it’s not like that… I mean, it’s not that I would have minded working at the company, but I just don’t think it would’ve been a good idea for our relationship. That’s just not healthy. I want to do my own thing and have my own life, too. You know what I mean?” She looked up and said. They had had this conversation millions of times before, and it never ended too well.
“Well, then you should not complain about your job. It was nobody but you who made this choice. You’re the one who created these circumstances for yourself.,” he said coldly.
Scarlett felt a little frustrated and unhappy when she heard Francis’s harsh words. She had hoped that he would comfort her instead of condemning her for exercising her free will. She didn’t want them to get into a big argument like they always did. She pulled her pajamas on and got out of bed.
“Where do you think you are going?” he asked discontentedly as he grabbed her wrist to stop her.
“I want to go make sure that Carlos is alright. I promised him that before!” she answered and went out of the bedroom after shaking Francis’s hands off.
Carlos’s bedroom was right next to Scarlett and Francis’s room. Scarlett pushed the door open quietly and found that Carlos was already fast asleep. He usually liked to go to bed pretty early, so he must have been extra tired because he had decided to stay up and wait for his mother. Scarlett turned the lamp that was placed on the bedside table off and pushed back the quilt. She lay down next to Carlos in bed.
“Mommy…”Carlos murmured as he rolled into her arms.
Scarlett held him and patted his back gently, and said, “My sweet boy, just sleep!”
After that, Carlos finally fell into a deep sleep. More than ten minutes later, Scarlett got up and lowered her head to kiss his cheek and said, “My precious baby, I hope you have the sweetest dreams.”
However, her daughters were a little different from Carlos. They would be content as long as they had someone play with them. When Scarlett came to their bedroom, she almost laughed out. Her daughters’ legs and arms were tangled and crossed to the point that they looked like a big, tender knot.
At this moment, Francis also came in and saw his daughters sleeping quietly, and then he grabbed Scarlett’s hand to get out of the bedroom.
“Now I regret having so many kids. In the past, when I came back, I was the number one in your heart and could have all your attention, but now, what’s my place in your heart?”
Upon hearing that, Scarlett just laughed and touched his face and said, “Francis, how can you be jealous of our kids? Don’t be so childish!”
Francis just held her in his arms and said, “You are mine! All mine. I want you all to myself all the time.”
Scarlett and Francis sauntered back to their bedroom. They fell asleep, embracing each other.
However, their rest did not last too long. The next morning, they awoke to the sound of their kids banging on the door. Scarlett covered her head with the quilt to block out the noise. She kicked Francis and said, “Go and make them be quiet! I just want to sleep… I’m so tired….”This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.
Carlos stood at the door of his parent’s bedroom with his sisters on each side. He said, “Brittany, let’s just go eat some breakfast first, alright? Mommy and Daddy aren’t up yet. They’ll be down soon, don’t worry!” Brittany flicked her curly hair to the side. She became angry and said, “No, I want mommy now!”
Brittany resembled a doll. She had naturally curly hair that framed her chubby face perfectly.
At the same time, Shannon tugged on Carlos’s sleeve and moaned, “Mommy….”
Carlos had no choice but to start banging on his parents’ bedroom door. A few moments later, the door was opened to reveal an angry Francis looking down at them.