CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Dear god I hope nobody saw us, now where the fuck is my skirt. I know he threw it around here somewhere. Wait, what's he doing now?
"Natsume, I'm gonna need you to stop trying to get in my pants! I need to work!" I screamed, as he laughed so hard. "What's so funny? Huh? My work email is now subscribed to those odd costumes you keep forcing me to buy online." He laughed harder as he tried caging me to the wall.
I've never seen him this happy, I've never been this happy. "You bought it with your own card, nobody's forcing you."
"Natsume, I'm serious. It's getting weirder. And what is up with that stunt you pulled off in the lobby?" I said as I recalled him pulling me away from the staff while I was giving out orders as he kissed me in public, after a few seconds he just pulled away like nothing happened, greeted me good morning and walked off.
"What's so weird about it? We're married. And it's no stunt, I just couldn't keep my hands off of my hot wife." He said with that classic boyish grin, I felt my cheeks get hot, I felt like melting with his ruby eyes staring at me.
"We've been married for almost three years! It's not like we're newlyweds or some horny teenagers, we have responsibilities. You can't just pull me away and make out with me in the lobby! People are watching! Would you like to see your boss do that? How will I earn people's respect?"
"One, why wouldn't I be happy to see other people happy. Two, they already respect you not because you don't make out in the lobby; they respect you because you work hard. And I don't get your point, they liked the show anyway, they kept cheering. And so did you, remember? Plus our parents want a grand child soon." He said as he bit my neck. My stomach churned, he doesn't understand the pressure I'm being put through because of this pregnancy thing. It's been almost three years; I don't even understand what is wrong with me.
"Natsume, what if... What if..." He then noticed my sudden change of mood. "What if what, Mikan?" He held my hand and pressed onto it, his warmth making me feel home.
"It's nothing. You shouldn't be bothered by it."
"Tell me what's wrong."
I hesitated on telling him for a moment, then suddenly words just came out of my mouth. "It's just that, it's taking awhile. What if, I don't want to, what if you know, I can't, I just lost a child. What else could happen? I mean what if I..." He stopped me as I started crying, I didn't even understand why. "When you came along... I stopped thinking about my what ifs, wherever you are that is where I should be... No what ifs." He wiped my tears as he caged both of my hands with his fists and kissed it. "It's okay if you're not ready. Just tell me. I'm not pressuring you or anything. You've been through so much these couple of months, but I swear, I will always be here."
"What would I do without you?" I smiled and kissed him, he was genuinely a kind person, and he s always there for me. I can't remember when was the time I realized that- wait what is he doing?
"Mmph Natsume, stop. What are you trying to do?" His lips were lowering down to my collarbones; I can feel his hands trying to undo my buttons again.
"What do you think?"
"No! Still no! Get off me. I have papers to finish!" I pushed him off of me as I tried fixing myself again.
"Why are you being so annoying?"
"We're at work asshole, why can't you fucking last a day without touching me?"
"What? Me? Are you serious?"
"Well, isn't it true? I bet you can't hold yourself together if you can't sleep with me."
"Well, aren't you the one who's like that?" What the fuck is this guy talking about, I'm not like that! Why is he smirking? Oh he's in a challenging mood, all right; let's see about that.
"Then let's see! If you'd dare try to have sex with me, even once, you get to do whatever I want! Like filing this year's taxes and fixing the employees' profiles."
"Fine! And if I win, you get to do whatever I want..." He said as he inched closer to my ear. "...like the ones I made you read." I blushed, that was some real dirty shit. "But..." I protested
"Ohh. Awhile ago weren't you so sure that I was the problem?"
I fidgeted. "Natsume, I'm not ready for that."
"But if you're so sure you'd win. Why would you think such?" He said as he held my chin up.
"Fine! Okay! Now get out of my office!"
"It's on bitch." I heard him silently as he walked towards the door.
"I heard that."
"You were supposed to." He said as he banged the door shut. I laughed. He's such an asshole.
I stood up from my chair and thought about having kids. My stomach churned again. Could I be pregnant? I haven't told him yet but I stopped drinking birth control two years or so after our marriage. I've only been pregnant once and it resulted to a miscarriage. I know my family has an infertility history but I do hope this is it. Mikan, you can do this. Deep breaths. Am I pregnant? I hope to god I am as I opened the drawer and pulled out a couple of pregnancy tests.
I waited for a few minutes and headed back to the result of my pregnancy.
Negative.
Negative.
Negative.
I wanted to cry, is there something wrong with me? I mean what if I can't be... Shit. I'm starting to cry in my bathroom holding my pee stick this is so pathetic. I better call Hotaru, if I won't know now, then I won't be able to sleep at night.
*calling Hotaru*
"Hotaru, I need you to schedule me to your ob-gyn."
"Are you pregnant?"
"No, I might be anything but that."
"Okay. I have a checkup tomorrow, I'll schedule you with the my doctor's colleague so I can come with."
"Thanks."
I hung up the phone and cried for hours in my bathroom, I even told Natsume I need to spend more time at work tonight to which he disagreed to, even to the point where he wanted to stay with me. But I can't face him now. Not until I know.
*Natsume calling*
"Why are you still in the office? It's four in the morning for crying out loud."
"I uhm... There are reports I have to read for our end of the month, then I fell asleep for awhile."
"You idiot, go home."
"Uhm... Can you just uhm bring me some clothes. I have an appointment in the morning."
"With who? I settled the ones with the investors two days ago and the one with the employees yesterday. Mikan, where are you going? Are you lying to me?"
"I'm gonna get my teeth checked."
"Are you really?" Does he know?
"Uhm... Yeah."
"Yeah right, whatever." I can sense that he knows there is something going on but I can't tell him now, not yet.
"I'm sorry." I mumbled."It's nothing... It's just that I..."
"What? Do you need anything?" He sounds weird, what's wrong with him? Is he sick?"I... Couldn't sleep without... Well, uhm... You." My heart jumped. Is this really him?
When did he become like this?
"Hello? Mikan?"
"I'm sorry, I miss you too."
"Please go home. I keep thinking about you. I'm getting worried."
"I'm okay, I will, as soon as possible."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
A few days passed by when Hotaru and I went to get me checked. I'm still waiting for the lab results, right now, all I can do is hope for the best that it's gonna be okay.
*Hotaru calling*
"Hello, Mikan. I think I'm about to give birth, I need you to call Ruka."
"What? What's happening? Where are you? Why are you so calm about this?"
"Relax, idiot. I'm at the office they're taking me to the hospital I'll message you the details. For now, please call Ruka abroad."
"Fucking shit Hotaru, I told you to make him stay. Why are you so stubborn?"
"Idiot, calm down. Just call him and tell him I'm okay then follow me to the hospital."
"How am I supposed to calm down, you're in labor and nobody's around. You stupid freak! You think you can do everything on your own?"
"I'M SORRY, OKAY! JUST DO AS I SAY IDIOT YOU'RE NOT HELPING!" She yelled at me.
"Well you haven't heard the last of this, Hotaru!"
"Fuck off." She said as we both hung up.
I called Ruka immediately, he was planning to go back next week, and he didn't know it was coming this early but then again, who knew. He started panicking and shouted profanities at me on the phone as I got to my car.
"Damn it Ruka, get yourself together and book a flight now! What the fuck is wrong with you, you're gonna miss the birth of your child. Haven't you thought about that when you were still here? You guys are so irresponsible!"
"I know, I know, I'm sorry okay. I'll be there as soon as possible."
"I have to go, I'll be driving. Be here when she wakes up or I'll murder you."
I texted Natsume as I got to the hospital. He was there an hour after.
"What happened?"
"Her dilations aren't enough yet for her to go to labor. The doctors are still waiting."
"Mrs. Hyuuga, you're here." My ob-gyn said as she approached me. Natsume looked puzzled. No. no. no I'm not dealing with this right now. "I... I..."
"Mikan, what's the meaning of this? Are you sick?"
"Excuse me sir, I'm her doctor, may I speak to her for awhile?"
"Hi, I'm her husband, mind if I come with?"
"No!" I struggled. I was sweating immensely. He can't know.
"I'm coming." He said as he held my hand.
"No problem. That's better! Room 157 if you're ready.
"Natsume pulled me on the side. "What are you hiding from me? Are you sick?" He said trying to control his temper.
"I don't know."
"What don't you know, you studied medicine for awhile! Even I could figure out if I'm sick or not! Why are you hiding this from me?"
"I'm not, okay! I haven't been drinking my birth control for a while now... And I... I..."
"What, are you pregnant?" I saw the look on his face, I will never forget this, and how it breaks my heart to tell him the truth."I... I might never be..." I said crying. "I'm so sorry Natsume... This is my entire fault. I can't... I can't be the one..." He tried hugging me as I cried on his shoulder."What if it's me... What if it's just the timing? How sure can you be?"
"It runs in my family, it's me... This is all my fault. I hate myself."
"Hey, we don't know that yet... Okay?" He said trying to hold back his tears as he wiped the tears on my face. "Baby or not, you are my family."
"Why are you doing this to me?"
"What?"
"You're being too perfect." I sniffed."Because I love you." He said as he held my hand.
"I love you too."
"Ready?" He offered his hand to me. "Ready." I said as I grabbed it and headed towards the doctor's room
"Mrs. Hyuuga, for your age, you have a low ovarian reserve." The doctor said while handling us a folder containing my medical examinations.
"What does that mean, doctor?" He asked, tears started flowing down my face, I know what it means. "It means..." I said as he pressed my hand to his lightly.
"It means, sir that you and your wife will have a harder time getting pregnant than the average couple."I felt Natsume stare at me as I looked at my hands as if they were the most interesting thing in the world, I felt ashamed of myself. "What should we do?" He asked.
"Well there are easier options like you can get an egg donor or adoption."
"No, I want hers or none at all." He said firmly, I honestly wanted to cry.
"Babe..."
"Well, you can try IVF, if you want to. But that's kind of a stretch."
"It's okay. It's fine, I'll take it."
"But Mr. and Mrs. Hyuuga, perhaps it's still too early to tell. How long are you out of your birth control?"
"One year." I said
"Two years, actually." He coughed.
"What? I've been out of it since..."
"I'll explain later." What the fuck is he trying to say? No. I knew it. Wait, no way.
"And how many times do you have sex in a week?"
Natsume turned red as a tomato. "I... Ah..."
"Two to three times." I answered shyly.
"Mr. Hyuuga, have you had a hard time maintaining an erec-"
"Nope. Never." I answered for him, I laughed nervously. He was having such a hard time.
"Are either of you exposed to stress?"
"Well, that... Actually we are always stressed out with work and all."
"In that case, Mrs. Hyuuga, I suggest you lay off a little before you try the IVF. Maybe this is just a result of stress due to the workplace."
"Where the fuck have you been you stupid idiot!" Hotaru was fuming, her face was monstrous "We went to the-"
"I don't fucking care! Are you the one pushing out a person here? Call Ruka!"
"He just booked a flight he'll be here tomorrow."
"Tell him never to come baahhhhh." She was screaming mad as she grabbed my arm, it fucking hurt like a motherf. "Calm down, Hotaru. Nat, get the doctor!"
A doctor immediately came to Hotaru and checked if she's ready for labor. "She's ready." As they took her to the operating room. I walked back and forth the hospital lobby as I kept thinking about how this operation will go. "Babe, you have to calm down." My face started to fume with anger as I looked at Natsume.
"How the fuck am I supposed to calm down, your best friend should be here instead of us. The fuck with those two." Natsume held my hand and urged me to sit beside him. "Love, it's gonna be okay." He said as he toyed with my fingers before intertwining it with his. I looked into his beautiful ruby eyes and got lost in the process, I blushed. "Are you sure?" He smiled at me, "very." I smiled back as I rest my head on his shoulder.
"Imagine, someday you and I are gonna go through this too."
"Natsume, don't."
He pressed my hand tighter. "I mean it, you and me, with six kids running around the front porch. You making breakfast for all of us." I laughed. "You're a better cook than me, you should do it." I said.
"Okay. You're going to be pregnant all the time anyway. Baby number 7 is on its way as I make you pancakes."
"Are you really serious with making a basketball team?"
"We're gonna have twelve kids, running around the whole house, we're gonna send them to school together. My first born is going to be a doctor."
"I want one to be an artist!"
"I don't want that!"
"I don't care!"
"Fine, that can be number 2. Baby number 3 will manage the family compa-"
*phone rings*
"Yes, hello?" Natsume then paused and had a worrying look on his face. "I understand, I'll be there right away, thank you." He hung up the phone and grunted.
"Why, what's wrong?"
A dead body was found in one of the rooms in the Tokyo branch, I have to go there for damage control."
"What? How did that happen?"
"I don't know, but I'd have to clear this from the press, contact the family or see if they will press charges."
"I'll go with you."
"No, stay here, Hotaru's going to need you." He said as he rushed to the parking lot as I was left alone in the dark hospital lobby.
Time has passed as I thought of more oddly horrible things that could happen to the three important people in my life, what if Ruka's flight crashed, what if Natsume gets sued, what if Hotaru loses her child. I'm starting to be neurotic with my thoughts as I saw Hotaru being wheeled out of the operating room.
"How was it?" I asked one of the nurses who trailed behind.
"It's a boy ma'am. Are you her partner? I'm gonna need you to sign some papers." My eyes were filled with tears all of a sudden. I let the partner comment slip for awhile. because after all those years, my best friend is now a mother. "The father will be here in a second. Thank you." I said as I slowly walked back to Hotaru's room and saw her dead tired, she saw me and smiled, I couldn't help but shed a tear, it was easily one of the rarest moments I saw her warm smile. "I'm gonna kill Ruka when he comes back. He's getting a vasectomy after this." I laughed.
"How was it?" I asked as I pulled the chair next to her and sat beside her.
"The little monster was as horrible as his father. Giving me a hard fucking fight every time."
"Did he look like you?"
"Blonde hair and those blue eyes. He looks just like him, I guess he's really the father."
"Don't joke around with things like that!"
"I just pushed a human out of me, I'm allowed to say what I want. I hope he at least gets his mother's intelligence."
"I hope he doesn't get her stubbornness." She laughed as she lightly hit my head. "Don't even think for a second I can't hurt you just because I'm here." I got off the chair and leaned in the wall far from her. "I'd like to see you try."
She smiled. "I told a nurse earlier that you are my life partner."
"So that was why she thought we were lesbian couples. You bitch."
"She's stupid, I couldn't help it if I didn't want people to know my business."
"She's a licensed nurse, and that's protocol." I took my seat back next to her.
"Thank you for being here." She said as she held my hand.
"You're my best friend, no matter how crazy you are. I will always, always be here."
"You better make a girl for my son if you want me to stay friends with you. I'm gonna need someone who I know has a merely passing family background with a large number of owned hotels... You know what, I don't even care if it's a girl, just make one that will marry my son."
"About that..." I squirmed a little. "I talked to the doctor awhile ago."
"And?"
"I'm going to have a hard time getting pregnant." I confided. I started to cry.
"You'll get there. You can borrow my child anytime you want." She joked as she throws me the tissue beside her. "We both know you look hideous when you cry, so stop crying. I don't even know if I'd be a good mother, so you know, if I don't do good at this, you can take him away from me."
"You're saying a lot of stupid things today Hotaru. Get some rest... But you know, thank you."
We woke up the next morning with Hotaru gaining her strength back. We both talked about how she's gonna play with Ruka's emotions once he gets here. In the afternoon Ruka arrived straight from the airport carrying his luggage at one hand and a flower arrangement on the other. He seemed so stressed out from the flight as he went to Hotaru's side of the bed.
"Honey, I'm so sorry. I went straight back here when Mikan called." He said in one breath. Hotaru continued ignoring him, facing the other side of the bed. "I brought you your favorite flowers." Ruka smiled as he handed her a dozen of blue roses arranged in a manner that obviously shouts expensive by just one look. Hotaru took the roses and looked at Ruka, he smiled as he saw her finally looking at him. Hotaru immediately frowned and threw the roses on the ground. "Hotaru!" He shouted. "My child and I do not need a father who wouldn't be there for his birthday."
"It's a boy?" Ruka was filled with joy as Hotaru nodded. "I'm a father! I have a son!"
"You better savor this moment cause it's gonna be your last. You better get a vasectomy!"
"No way in hell."
"Then I'm gonna get ligation."
"No way in hell you're not. I'm not signing it. I want five more!"
"Five! Are you out of your mind? I'm not asking your opinion, it's my body."
A knock then came by the door as I requested for the baby to be taken to the two shitheads. The nurses came in holding a precious boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. Ruka shed a tear as the baby was put in Hotaru's arms. "Okay I want at least two more." He said as he shed another tear. Hotaru looked at him and smiled. "But not right away, okay?" He kissed Hotaru's forehead. "Of course, my love."
Their little family was so beautiful I didn't want to ruin the moment by being there so I excused myself. "You don't have to go." Ruka said. "Natsume needs me, and you're here anyway." I said as I headed for the door. "Baka." Hotaru said. "...Thank you. It's gonna be okay.""Anything for you, Hotaru."
I went back to our home excited to tell Nat the big news. I rushed to our bedroom only to find out that Natsume was still in the office. God this house is so empty without him, why isn't he home yet anyway, it's been a day. I decided to call him.
"Yes babe? Sorry I forgot to check up on you, kinda busy with all the press work."
"It's alright, Ruka's there now, it's a boy. So uhm, when are you coming home?"
"I don't know yet. I'm sorry. Good thing is, no foul play was found, it was just a simple case of cardiac arrest, only problem is that the man has two wives fighting over his remains. One wants to charge a lawsuit, but I don't think it has a claim."
"That's good to hear. Do you have enough clothes there?"
"I can let my assistant buy some for me."
"Are you sure? I can send you some if you want. Are you even eating right?"
"Babe, aren't you used to these kinds of nights when I can't go home due to work?"
"Never. Have you been eating right?"
"I will tomorrow."
"Not good enough! I'm gonna go there right now, I'll bring you everything you need."
"Mikan, you'll arrive here late, and then there's gonna be two cars when we get home. Just stay there and wait for me."
"Stop making excuses! Why don't you want me there? Are you with someone right now?"
"Where is this coming from?"
"It's nothing, it's just that. What happened before, you know."
"That's not my style, and besides... we all know that I'm so in love with you, baka." His voice was so deep it made my heart skip a beat. "I uhh." Basically, to say that I was shocked was an understatement. I couldn't speak for a good minute when he started laughing and interrupted me. "When you're done killing those butterflies in your stomach, I want you to get a good night's sleep."
"Can't you just stay romantic for at least five minutes, you ruin everything."
"Well, I miss you a lot, okay."
"I miss you too. I want your warm flabby body next to me. I can't sleep without you, the house is just too empty without your asshole presence."
"One, I'm not flabby, you said so yourself, remember?" I cut him off. "I don't want to hear it!"
"Hey, I'm alone right now." He said with a change in his voice. I suddenly felt chills down my spine. "So what?" I countered, trying hard to be confident but I started to get scared, I think I know what he's going to ask."What about that thing we talked about, you know, over the phone maybe we can..."
"Natsume..." I started to sweat intensely.
"What?" He started laughing."I can't do this.""What? I was just kidding about that phone sex thing." I started crying.
"Mikan what are you-"I cried harder and harder. "I don't understand, I used to live without you."
"Mikan, what are you saying?" I can't seem to choose the right words. I'm so annoyed that he's not here; I'm so annoyed that I'm annoyed. I don't understand how I feel. I just felt like crying.
"Mik, I'm getting worried. I mean, you know. We just got back together and I..."
"What are you talking about, Natsume?"
"I mean, is breaking up every two weeks going to be our thing?" I started to laugh.
"...What's so funny? Why are you even doing this to me?" His voice is getting angrier by the second.
"I'm not breaking up with you!" I wiped my tears as I started to shout on the phone as well. "I just... I want to be with you! And I can't function properly without you! And I'm so angry that you turned me to this person and you don't even have the slightest clue on how much you make me happy and that I... How much I... How much I love you."
"What, you think this is easy for me too? I can't even have two minutes to myself not thinking about you. You worry me and you make me feel safe at the same time. I'm going crazy without you." Those words were enough for me to be driven off the edge, he misses me too. I need to see him, and I need to see him now!
"I'll be there in two hours okay thanks bye see you!" I said quickly hanging later, I received a text from Natsume:
Drive safely, idiot. I can't wait to see you.
PS. Please wear that thing we talked about.
To which I replied:
Oh is this admitting defeat Hyuuga? Remember our deal? So excited for you to do the taxes.
He replied a few minutes later:
Hah. I don't think I'll be the one begging once you see me tonight.
Oh boy, why do I feel so hot all of a sudden?
I arrived at the hotel a few minutes past eleven. I was quickly ushered to the room Natsume was staying in. He wasn't there, I figured he was probably in the bathroom. So I settled the things I brought him in the bed, then I sneaked behind the door, planning to surprise the shit out of him. He got out a few minutes later and I covered his eyes with my hands. "Guess who?"
"Does your plan involve sneaking up on me while I'm practically naked, perv?" I blushed. I suddenly realized that he was only wearing a towel. "No. I didn't mean to. I just wanted to-" I said as I removed my hands from his face. He then faced me and looked at me from head to toe, I felt hot and nervous at the same time. "I missed you." He said as he grabbed me and sneaked his hands on my back. His hands made its ways to my face as he kissed me so passionately. I quickly shut my eyes off and felt like melting instantly. I grabbed one of his hands and placed it on the insides of my shirt. "Natsume, I'm... too tired... for that... But if you want... I can give you a..." I said in between breaths.
"Too tired for what?" I opened my eyes. He laughed at me. "Relax, Mikan. I'm patiently waiting for a bigger reward. I won't cave in easily."
"I uhh. I uhm." I gulped. Things weren't looking very good for me. "I mean... Uhm... Me too! I uhh." He looked at me intensely. "I'd tell that to the mirror if I were you." I saw the bathroom mirror peeking in, my hair was a mess and so was my lipstick. I fixed my shirt as I heard him laughing. "When you're done, head over to the table, I got you room service." I frowned as he headed over to the clean clothes I brought him and I headed straight to the table. The food looked so good I wanted to cry. "Have you eaten?" I shouted at him as he tried to put on his shirt. "No, but I figured since you got tired driving maybe I should order some."
"Why don't you get some?" I said as I he walks back to his desk."Maybe after I finish replying to these emails."
"Oh okay." I then helped myself to a large amount of sushi.
A few minutes later, I peeked at Natsume who was still so invested on his laptop. "Natsume, the food is getting cold."
"I know, just a second. I'll be there."
"That's what you said awhile ago. Why don't you just let me do that?"
"I don't mind, just go eat."
"Well I do. Scoot over!" I grabbed my chair and my plate as I sat next to him. "Here have some." I reached out my chopsticks to him as he grabbed a bite of the sushi. We continued doing this for ten minutes or so before I took my laptop and worked as well. I finished around one in the morning with him still at his laptop. I then waited for him until I started falling asleep on his desk. "Hey, Mikan. Wake up." I heard him say again as I was stirred from sleeping, he then tried to carry me back to our bed. "Baby, go to sleep." I said as I held his face with my hands. "I can't." He placed me on the bed and tucked me in. "Yes you can. Come on, I won't sleep." I smiled as I tickled him. He kept laughing as he tickled me back. "Fine, but I'll just take a nap. Wake me up after an hour, okay." He yawned as he laid down next to me, his hands spooning me from behind as I shifted my position in front of him. He brushed my hair and kissed my forehead. "Good night." He said as he fell asleep quickly. "Good night love."
His warmth crept under my skin as I pressed my body closer to his, I stroke his face gently and wondered how long can this last, no fights, no arguments, just love. My blood was rushing to my face, I can't believe he's mine, everything he does makes my knees weak, his smile, his laugh, even his stupid smirk. I love him, I love every part of him. I want us to be like this forever.
I woke up seven in the morning with Natsume still sleeping soundly. I figured, I'l just do his work for him. I opened his laptop and began doing the emails he was doing last night. After a few hours he quickly got up panicking and yelled at me. "I told you to wake me up!"
"You looked so cute sleeping so I didn't want to wake you up."
"But my work." He said sitting next to me.
"I'm almost done sending the last ones, wait. There. Breakfast is on the table, your clothes are in the shower. I can use a little thank you, you know."
"Thank you." He said as he kissed my cheek resting his head on my shoulder. "I know how to make it up to you."
"If this is one of your perverted shit I don't want to take any part in it."
"Why is it that everything I do is so perverted for you?"
"Not after those derogatory short skimpy costumes you made me wear will I ever see you as an innocent little shit.""Shhh. You liked what I did to you anyway." He said as he placed his hands on my shoulders."You fucking weirdo. What are you trying to do? Need I remind you of our-"
"Shhh. Relax." He said as he started to massage my shoulders. "...You're too tensed. Relax your muscles for awhile." He carried me to the bed as he started to remove my shirt. "Natsume." I protested. He smiled and laid me with my face planted on the bed. He unhooked my bra and his hands started going up and down my back. Needless to say, my stress level shifted from work to wanting to sleep with him, what was innocent for him was such a turn on for me. I started taking in deep breaths. No Mikan, you can do this, don't "Ahh. Natsume..." I moaned as I stopped his hand halfway through my thighs. He laughed. "Can you not make this sexual, for once?" I turned beet red as I buried my face on the pillow. I can't believe this. I'm the pervert between us. I "Ahh. You hit the spot."
"There, all done." He said as I felt his hands hook my bra back leaving me hot and bothered as hell.
I quickly got up and grabbed his hand. "Natsume, don't you..."
I stared at him as he got up with my gaze lingering on his hand, thinking of all the things it could do to me. "I'm gonna take a shower and leave in an hour. Are you going to come with me or are you driving on your own?"
"I uhh. I asked the driver to pick up my car so I can go with you." I inched my face closer to his waiting for him to kiss me.
"Alright." He said as he dodged my kiss and bopped my nose instead. Whatever he's trying to do, it seems to be fucking working.
The drive home was silent, I was still thinking about what happened earlier until I felt his hands on my thighs. "Hey are you okay?" I felt a mischievous grin leave my body as I pushed his hand away from me.
"What did I do to you?"
"Stop the car." I said calmly.
"What are you talking about?" He kept driving. "We're almost there. Save your shit for when we get home."
"I said stop the car!" He then took one last breath as he parked the car on an empty street. It started raining hard, my shirt got soaking wet as I walked out of the car and went to his side when he was about to chase after me. I pushed him back in, adjusted the seat and went back inside.
"I concede." I said as I sat on his lap pulling his chin up to kiss me.
"I knew you were... playing with me you... little minx." He said in between breaths.
"Yeah right, what about those massages?"
"I learned that when I visited Thailand. It was one of the few moments I wasn't really being a perv."
"Oh... Well it worked." I said as I adjusted his chair to its farthest point. "We can... At the back." He said as I strapped him in his seat belt. "Just shut up and let me have this one, okay?" I grabbed my bag and reached for the cuffs and blindfold I kept in the pockets as he kept biting me trapping me between him and the steering wheel. I reached for his left hand and cuffed it to the steering wheel.
"What the fuck?" He shouted. I got scared but shrugged it off and took his other hand.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." I started putting the blindfold on him as I took his other hand and put it on my body. "If this leaves me, your prize from our bet is void."
"I didn't agree to this." He protested.
"But you're doing it anyway." I said as I unbuckled his belt, removed his pants and started going down on him repeatedly. He kept cursing me and shouting my name as I refused to stop antagonizing him. "You're gonna pay for this once I'm out of these." He came again, and then I went back to removing his shirt while kissing his chest. "Wanna know a secret?" I whispered as he nodded.
"I'm not wearing anything under my skirt."
"Really?" He said as he pushed me towards the steering wheel. The car honked, we started laughing, the space was so cramped but it made the sex hotter. "Let me test that for you." He started pushing his finger inside me. "Oh god." He kept doing it repeatedly turning me on so bad, it was torture. "Natsume!" I shouted as I leaned back once more accidentally turning the car's wiper on as I started to grab anything I could hold onto. "I told you not to mess with me." I kept screaming from the pleasure he's giving me. I came once more before I picked myself up and stopped his hand with mine, slowly thrusted his member inside me. "I'm still in charge." I said as I fixed the blindfold which is slightly lowering down to his nose. I then started moving slowly. "Oh god." He shouted as I picked up the phase and bounced up and down on him going faster and faster. He started pulling my button downs with his one hand. "Natsume stooop." But he kept doing so, my shirt's buttons popped open and my breasts peaked in making him feel the key of the cuffs as he licked the part of my cleavage where I slipped them. He picked it off with his mouth as I continued screaming from pleasure. He started sucking on my breasts while I bounced up and down recklessly, throwing all control that's left of me.
"Mikan." He whispered, my hands grabbed his hair and slowly guided him to where I wanted him. I felt my legs shaking; I know I was coming to an end. I pulled his hair harder. "Haa ahh Natsume I can't ahh-" He shook me down. "No, wait for me." He kissed me hard, drowning my moans as I failed to notice that he successfully removed the cuffs from his hand, he then pushed me back to the steering wheel and thrusted his hips back and forth plunging inside me. The car made tons of noises, but we couldn't care less. "Nat, please." I couldn't take it anymore, I felt my face hot, I was on the edge of orgasm, I was probably fuming red right now. "Come for me baby." I heard him softly say like it was music to my ears as he too reached his limit; my body complied with his request and so did he. He screamed my name once more as I felt his juices inside me.
I removed myself from him moments later with our bodies sweating immensely. I slowly made my way back to the passenger's seat as I realized the dashboard camera blinking red.
"Oh god I forgot about this!" I shouted. This is insane I panicked as I turned to him.
"You were... That was..." He said trying to catch his breath. I laughed nervously, he was so adorable.
"Well, you're not the only one with tricks up their sleeve." I said quietly, I honestly felt embarrassed and proud at the same time, only Natsume can make me feel this way.I felt butterflies going up and down my stomach. "Are you tired yet?" He asked as he looked at me from head to toe, slowly undressing me. I started to fidget with the edge of my shirt. "I uhm." I gulped. We've been married for three years now and I still act like I'm craving for a boy's affection. "Mikan." He said with his sexy voice turning me on more as I caught a glimpse of his abs. "Mikan, you're spacing out again."
"I uhm the camera." He started laughing. What's so funny, he's such a jerk. I grabbed the car mirror and took a good look at myself. Oh god I'm a mess, I started to panic as I pulled my skirt down and fixed myself.
"Calm down, you look so hot right now." I felt his hand brush up and down my thigh.
"Perv!" I shouted.
"I'm so in love with you." He said in one breath. I was stunned, I lost my cool and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt as I inched my face closer to his with him closing the gap between us.
We made out for a couple of minutes as I pulled away. "I love you too. I think I always have."
He grinned, I felt my heart skip a beat again. "You don't look tired to me." He said, as I felt nervous once more.
"Wha- what do you have in mind?"
"We're gonna watch a movie." I got so excited. "But what about my shirt?" I looked down as I realized that he ruined my shirt earlier, making some buttons fall off.
"Don't worry, we're gonna watch at home, and something tells me you don't need your shirt for this." He said as he grabbed the dashboard camera.
"You won't!"
"Don't you want to? I mean you had great moves earlier." He said laughing. I felt scandalized. "Natsume, I don't want to see that!"
"You know, good quarterbacks review their game so they would know where to improve." He said knowingly. What is there to improve? What the fuck is he talking about?
"Except that, I don't think I need to improve anything. Don't you think so?" I leaned it closer to him as my hand played with the zipper of his pants. He took in a deep breath as he pushed my hand away.
"Trust me, you're gonna love this. I've seen us before."
"What the fuck." I shouted.
"You got drunk and told me it was okay remember?"
"No I don't. Can you just please drive us home?
The drive was taking longer than expected while the rain stopped pouring. I then noticed that we were taking a different route than the usual so I decided to speak up. "Where are you taking me?"
"Shut up". He merely replied. He was fidgeting. What the fuck is his problem? I started to fix my clothes miserably. This is just too sad, it s one of my favorite shirts, I mean was there even a need to tear it apart?
"We're here." He said as he got out of the car, leaving me behind. Why the fuck are we in the Sakura trees at this point of the night.
"What's your deal? Why are we here? I want to go home." I got out of the car and slammed the door shut as I tried tucking in my shirt. He kept walking around as I kept following him. What's wrong with him? He looks nervous.
"I know- I don t think- I ve been practicing this a lot-"
"What are you saying? You're scaring me." He gave me a smile as he knelt down in one knee and reached for my hand. "What are you doing Natsume?" I felt tears trickling down my face all of a sudden, I honestly don t understand how I feel.
"I'm- I know, this isn't the right time. I imagined it to be grander than this, and frankly, for us to be more dressed- But timing was never our thing, wasn't it?"
"But I m married." I laughed as I wiped my tears away.
"I know, I know. But this time it's different. I've never felt so shitty in my life to the point where I messed with your phone up when Akira was texting you, or when that time I replaced your birth control with vitamins, or even hiding from you who I-"
I started laughing. "If you did this just to clean your conscience, I swear to god-"
"Stop interrupting me, Sakura! He practically yelled at me.
"Fine!" I said kicking his bent knee making him almost fall to the ground.
"Why you! He chuckled as he held my hand once more. "...As I was saying, if you haven't been interrupting me this whole time..." He shot me a dirty look before going back to what he was saying. "I have never felt so much joy in my heart that I felt like I would burst in a million pieces. Everything in my life is in the right place, because of you. I don't give two shits if you can't get pregnant, I've recently been fixing Melody's adoption papers and we can have more. You're my family, I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I love you, I ll always say it, and I know you think I say it too often enough for it to lose its value, but I do. I love you. I've never loved anyone as much as I love you. I don t think I ever will." He took a deep breath as he took out a ring with a round diamond carefully embraced by two rubies on its sides. I started crying. It was beautiful, and so was he. "I know, we re already married, but I want a do-over. I want to marry the girl I love the most. Mikan Sakura, will you marry me?"
I kept crying and crying. "Yes! Yes! I will marry you! I love you Natsume." He slipped the ring on my finger as he got back up and kissed me. "I don't know how I lived my life before you came along." He muttered as he locked me in an embrace.
Deep down in my heart, I felt like something was bothering me. I am so over the moon with happiness, but I can t help but feel scared. It's as if someone's gonna take it away from me. But I guess, I'm just not used to too much happiness. I need to savor this moment. I love him and I'll love him harder when it gets tough.
END OF CHAPTER
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
Well, I couldn't upload this doc two months ago, so sorry you had to wait. I'm kinda prehistoric (Imagine I had to upload this in txt form. Wtf self). Right now, I'll be busy with school again, *Puta lang.* and as much as I hate to say this, I might not be posting new chaps for the next... well, term and if you're so disappointed in me, get in line! Haha kidding. *But you know, if you get me free pizza, maybe we can talk about it.*
Again, corrections, grammar fuckups, let's be friends requests, possible boyfriend matches, reviews, college degrees, comments and suggestions are more than welcome.
The next chapters wouldn't be as everyones-happy-yay as you expect it to be, and for those who want a hint here's one:
Luna Koizumi.
So, see you guys real soon. Happy August! Lol. Do people say that? *drops mic, shouts I'm so cool awkwardly goes to the corner*