~Chapter 7~
I walk into my bedroom like a zombie. I am exhausted from ordering the staff around. At the end of the day, I am happy with the plans. Jaina finally got the menu together. All the paper lanterns and hanging and we even lit them to test them, they look amazing. The flowers all look beautiful and most of them are already placed into their correct spots.
"Nike," Livi's voice makes me look around wildly around my room. I find him sitting next to the bed drinking tea. "You do realize that as queen, you do not have to do the grunge work?"
"Who said I was the one doing the grunge work? I was just ordering them around," I reply as I fall onto the bed.
"Then why do you look so tired?" Livi says as he pours more tea. Seconds later, I smell the tea right next to my head. I turn over in Livi's direction and see that the tea is indeed for me.
I take the cup gratefully and take a sip. The tea tastes wonderful and melts away all the nuts in my body from the busy day. "Because I was trying to teach Jaina the ways of the cooking from the Principality of Rain."
Livi looks at me curiously and sits down next to me. "Why would you be teaching Jaina?" It is like he is accusing me of something.
I laugh nervously; I really shouldn't have said anything. Livi's expression changes to serious.
"Jaina needs to learn about the food that the queen has grown up with. I mean you remember our w… wed…wedding," I feel myself blushing.
Livi smiles at me, knowingly of what I am remembering right now.
"Well, those foods are a part of the tradition I grew up in and Jaina needs to be able to cook those foods especially if we keep hosting ambassadors and such," I set the empty cup of tea on the bed and play with my hair nervously.
Livi sets his cup and comes closer, I try to get away from him but in the next seconds, I am under him. I let out a gasp of surprise because I have no idea how I got into this situation. Livi is smiling at me mischievously heating up every part of my body.
"L…Livi?" I ask.
His smile grows bigger. "You are doing something else, now what is it?"
"Spring cleaning," I stick to my story.
"I know you better than that, my beautiful wife," Livi says. "I think I figured out what you're doing."
"W… what's that?" I ask flushed. Why does he always make me feel this way?
"You are trying to please me for my birthday," Livi smiles victoriously. He starts laughing after my face gives away that he is right. "You shouldn't have done anything, Nike. You promised to run away with me after the dance. That is enough,"
I look away from his intense blue eyes. "I… I want to make you happy. You bring the world to me. I… I want to do the same."
"Nike," Livi whispers making me looks at him. He leans forward and when his lips land on mine, happiness consumes me.
The kiss starts of soft, like on that grass and slowly becomes like fire. Something I haven't yet known with Livi but now that changed. I pull Livi closer to me as the kiss deepens, not realizing how I am reacting to him. The kiss ends when I can't breathe anymore. Livi stays on top of me and sighs.
"My Nike, I need to get back to work and here I am, incapable of leaving you," Livi says through raspy voice.
I smile and run my fingers through his hair. "I can't tell you what to do, you told me that yourself."
Livi stands up, I feel cold instantly. He sighs and smiles at me. "I really need to finish these papers. I will try my best to come back tonight." He waves and leaves the room.
I pull in a pillow to my arms and watch the door. Livi and I are growing closer and closer. I smile, it turned out good, this marriage.
