Chapter 17
They laid in bed with their limbs entangled and the sheets covering them slightly. Alex's back towards Ryan's front while her head rested on his shoulder, hand held in the air looking at the sparkly stone shining in the late morning sunlight. "I can blind somebody with this you know." Alex told him smiling while turning her hand in all directions so it shines a different color every time. "Yeah, you're kind of blinding me right now." Ryan laughed kissing her head as he sat up, resting his head on the headboard, Alex mimicking his action while wrapping the sheet they were sharing tighter around her torso.
"How did you ask my mom? Didn't she give you a lecture on the do's and don'ts?" She asked him amused and laughed when his face cringed as he remembered every detail of his 45 minute conversation with his soon to be mother in law. "She was all friendly, you know like she usually is and the moment I asked her if I can marry you she turned serious in an instant. Her voice changed and I was quite scared. I mean we were talking over the phone I can just imagine how she would've had me under scrutiny when I would've asked her in person." He answered shaking his head at the memory of his conversation with Sita Parrish. "She's more bark than bite. "Alex said trying to make Ryan feel less anxious about her mom.
"Amorey sent me a message in the early hours of the morning when we got back. Congratulating me on the engagement, did you tell all three your sisters about it? And what did your mom say?" Alex wondered. She had a really good relationship with the three women in Ryan's life which she was so grateful for. She thought they'd be in a family feud because of him but that wasn't the case. In fact sometimes they all ganged up on him which was fun. "To be honest, my mom asked why I waited so long." He replied honestly. "I just hope I'll be a better husband and father to you and our future kids than my deadbeat dad ever was to the four of us." He responded grabbing her hand and squeezing it slightly. Alex was well aware of the fact that his dead left when they were little and his mom had to take care of four kids on her own, and that he never really liked taking about his dad.
Before she could ask him anything about the heated topic they were on he changed the subject. "So, what's your plans for the day?" He asked knowing that there is no way she would be able to just relax for one day. "I think I'll clean the house and do some laundry, I don't have anything else to do today so why not be domesticated." She replied. "Well, that's my cue to get up and take a shower, I'll help you when I'm done." He offered help knowing well that Alex wouldn't accept it. She'll tell him to go to over to Celeb and Shelby's and watch some sports or do paperwork because he'll just be in her way most of the time.
When Ryan disappeared into the bathroom she got on the phone to call her mom and tell her about the engagement, although she knew she wanted to share every detail. She wanted to let the girls now first but she figured she'll surprise them on Monday. Her mom laughed on the other end when Alex told her about what Ryan said hoe she went from being friendly to serious in an instant and the lecture he got. "I'm just making sure he knows that he needs to take care of my baby." Sita said and Alex couldn't help but smile. "I know, Ma. And he is." She answered honestly. She wrapped up the conversation promising to send some pictures of the ring.
When Ryan came out of the shower Alex went to take a shower while he went downstairs to make some coffee. "Some energy to prepare you for your day ahead." He handed her her cup and she took it gratefully. It was noon already they literally spent half the day in bed but she wouldn't have it any other way, every moment with Ryan makes her fall deeper and deeper in love with him. "What are you going to be doing the rest of the day? "Alex enquired while grabbing an apple not bothering with eating a proper breakfast. "Not sure, I'll probably wash the cars." He shrugged taking their mugs and washing some of the other dishes that were in the kitchen, so Alex wouldn't have to do that as well. "You now what happens the next day whenever you wash the car right?" She asked laughing. There was this weird voodoo going on, that whenever Ryan decides to wash the car one day the next day it would rain, somehow that was always the case, however this time, he hope it will be different. "Babe, please don't harness your negative energy right now." He whined knowing what always happens when he washes the cars.
Alex plugged her iPod into the stereo and stared vacuuming the lounge. When she finished the lounge she put a load of washing in the washing machine while occasionally checking up on Ryan outside through the window. Then she went upstairs to tackle their bedroom and the two guest rooms adding more washing besides the load that's doing their round in the machine now. By the time she finished it was around 5PM. She went back downstairs to check on Ryan but one of the cars were gone. She assumed he went out somewhere, probably to Caleb or wherever but she wasn't really worried. When he returned about half an hour later Alex was on the couch catching up on some Grey's Anatomy.
Ryan went to get some take out and brought hers to the couch. His face cringed when he saw what she was watching and he would moan the whole night because he is sure he might get nightmares again. "I brought some take out I didn't think you'd be up for cooking and you probably wouldn't want my exquisite cuisine." He smiled as he plopped down next to her. "Exquisite cuisine, you mean those Ramen Noodles that's the only thing you don't burn." She smiled eyeing him slyly while eating their dinner with their feet in the coffee table. It wasn't long before they heard the heavy weather outside and in a flash the rain started pouring down. Alex burst out laughing when she saw her fiancée's face. "You've got to be kidding me!" Ryan shrieked throwing his hands up in the air. Some things never change, well at least not the raining weather whenever Ryan washed the car.
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