Chapter 108

*part 2 of previous chapter*

Alex and Nadia were busy in the kitchen, while Ryan and Phoebe were upstairs in the room. Or more like Alex was busy Nadia sat at the counter drinking water as if there'll be a drought tomorrow, and Alex handed her some painkillers.

"Never again." The teen complained holding her head as Alex smiled.

"Hhhmm, we've all been there and said that same line." Alex smiled as she's busy beating eggs for the French toast she's about to make. She wanted to make something special but Ryan said it's no need to go through all that trouble, so she's sticking to the basics.

"And my brother is still not done with me, is he?" She asked looking up at her sister in law who shakes her head.

"I don't want to get involved or be the middle man in all of this, but there'll probably be more lectures from his side." Alex warned, both their attention shifted to the stairs when Phoebe and Ryan came downstairs. The two siblings avoiding any eye contact with each other. So instead of having to make small talk Nadia left her place at the counter and played with her niece on the floor.

Alex gave him a stern look when he turned towards her, and he looked at her with a questioning face. "What?" he asked shrugging his shoulders and Alex looked at him with a hand on her hip. "Can you stop being such an older brother? She runs away every time you enter a room." Alex whispered trying to keep the conversation between the two of them only. "Well then she should've thought about consequences." Ryan dismissed the conversation and Alex had to bite her tongue not to say anything else to keep all of this from blowing up any further.

After breakfast. A rather silent and uncomfortable one they left Nadia alone so she can get some more sleep while the little family of three decided to go for a stroll around the park since they didn't have anything better to do and decided the outdoors might be their best pick.

They arrived at the park, having forgotten Phoebe's stroller, her father carried her until they got a tree that provided some shade for them and sat down. The moment Phoebe was on the ground she started grabbing at the grass trying to pull them out, and when she eventually managed to pull some out she'd open her hands and the gentle breeze would blow the little bits away again, causing her to start her actions all over again. Ryan stared at her not knowing how she can have so much patience to start this game all over again knowing how it all will end.

"Can you imagine that we'd end up like this?" Alex asked mimicking Phoebe's game of pulling out the grass except letting hers fall back to the ground.

"Not in a million years. I wasn't even sure tat you'd say yes the night that I asked you to marry me." Ryan confessed and a smile creeped onto Alex's face.

"Don't lie!" She laughed, hitting his knee playfully. "Why would you even doubt that?"

"Uuuhhmm, maybe because it's you, and I just never thought I'd stand a chance with you. You were always the one who showed that you don't need a man in your life. And that you can do everything on your own." He shrugged.

"I am not immortal, and at times I need a handy man around the house. And I mean, you're not too bad. So that is actually why I said yes." Alex laughed and Ryan pretended to be hurt.

"You heard that Pheebs?" He asked and Phoebe looked up at her father's nickname for her smiling at her parents before crawling away to try and catch a butterfly that sat on her bag. When she neared it and it flew away she looked back at her parents with a questioning look on her face.

The three of them sat there for some time, giving Phoebe some teething biscuits and the two adults each with a juice box of apple juice. Laughing loudly at what a sight they might be to the other families roaming around the park. This is what parenting does to one Alex thought smiling, as she wipes Phoebe's hands and face with a wet wipe to clean most of the mess she made with the biscuit. After strolling around the park for another half an hour Phoebe became grumpy and they decided to head home so she can take a nap.

Alex was content to have her sleep with them in bed for their afternoon since she'll have to go back to sleeping in the nursery again. She was still uneasy about the idea of her baby growing up so quickly, and the fat that doesn't cry when she's awake but plays with herself until someone comes to get her made her realize that her baby was really growing up. Causing a string yearning to have another in the near future.

When Alex woke up she went downstairs for some tea and peeked into Nadia's room first after she let the kettle boil. She found the teen sitting on the floor, head in her hands, sniffing lightly. "Hey, is everything okay?" Alex asked walking into the room and closing the door behind her.

"It's fine. I'm just being silly." Nadia dismissed.

"It's not fine if you're crying. You know you can talk to me right?" Alex asked sitting down next to her putting a hand on her shoulder and Nadia nodded.

"But if I tell you, you're going to tell Ryan and it'll be an ever bigger problem. Because this might be way bigger than getting drunk and doing stupid things." Nadia cried and Alex comforted her waiting for her to calm down until she spoke.

"Hey, whatever you tell me I promise it'll stay between the two of us. And if you don't want to tell me in person you can even text me." Alex laughed and a small smile appeared on her face.

"I think I'll go for the second option then." She said and Alex nodded heading to the kitchen to finish her tea. Upstairs Ryan was busy bathing Phoebe getting her ready for the night seeing that the day had tired her out, trying to hold onto grass and catching butterflies. Once she was done bathing and dressed in pajamas both her parents walked her down to the nursery and put her in the crib. Sitting by her side, starting the ritual where each of them tells her things that they really love and adore about her until she fell asleep and headed upstairs.

"Where you going?" Ryan asked when he laid on the bed and Alex moved past him to the bathroom.

"I'm about to take a shower." She replied nonchalantly opening the tap so the water can warm up and undressing herself. Getting under the hot water she stood there allowing the water to wash over her body, when she felt a gush of cold air as the door opened and another body entered the shower, smiling to herself at the familiar touch of her husband's hands on her shoulders.

"I can't remember inviting you." She said turning around to face him.

"Conserving water." He smiled pulling her closer and lifting her chin with his index finger, leaning down and capturing her lips iin a deep kiss. Her hands snaking around her waist as he pulls her even closer kissing her feverishly.

After breaking the kiss she turns around and he grabs her body wash, massaging the pink liquid in his palms before rubbing it all over her body. Leaning back into him she closes her eyes and allows his hands to move all over her body, circling spots of pleasure on certain parts until she couldn't contain herself anymore and turned around kissing him once more, when he caught the hint.

In one swift motion he lifted her and held her up against the wall. The tiles cold behind her back but she soon gets used to it, as he slides into her in one swift motion, both of them moaning softly as the water continues to pour down and steam fill the bathroom.

Alex burring her face in the crook of his neck to try and suppress the moans that escapes her mouth as he hits all the right spots and she wraps her legs around him pulling him even closer as their breathe hitches and they pick up the pace, looking forward to that sweet release they're about to find soon where they'll fall from the same cloud. Staying still in the same position they were in a few seconds ago, Alex doesn't trust her legs when Ryan let's go of her, afraid she might fall over se she is still slowly recovering from their blissful event. Ryan not letting go of her once her feet hits the ground, wipes the water from his face with one hand while looking at his wife, who rests her head against his chest.

"Are you okay?" He asks leaning down and enveloping her in an amorous hug, feeling her smile broaden against the side of his cheek.

"I'm good." She laughs, turning around to turn off the shower as they both get towels to dry off. Putting on sleepwear and settling under the sheets, she checks her phone to see if Nadia texted her anything yet. When Ryan got into bed scooting closer to her and cuddling her, her phone went off and she read the long awaited text that consists of only four words. And she kept starring at the screen until Ryan talked to her making her jump a little.

"Alex? Everything good?" He asked with a small frown on his face.

"Yeah, everything's fine." She lied turning around and burring her face in his chest, hoping she misinterpreted her sister in law's text. Because if her brother finds out about this. It'll send him over the edge.

Hey guys all those anniversary stuff I finally got out tin this chapter. Your reviews are always awesome to wake up to in the morning and it keeps me smiling as I write this. I am so happy that you guys are still enjoying the story and that motivates me so much more to keep on writing. And thank you for all the follows you guys are awesome. Someone asked if there's set dates that I upload, no unfortunately not, because my schedule at University is hectic at times so I update whenever I get a chance. Thank you for reading & I hope you enjoy.

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