Chapter Nine
"I think we are being watched," she whispered into her husband's ear and Will waited a few seconds before he turned his head a little in the direction of the kitchen door.
"Maybe she's hungry," he replied silently and Diane chuckled over the frying pan, trying to hide her amusement.
"I think she still needs proof that we're not going to divorce," she mumbled.
"I don't think there could be any doubts, I mean if walls could talk," he whispered and she shook the fork in his direction as a slight warning that he should be cautious about his words.
He didn't take her seriously though and stepped right behind her, folding his arms around her waist.
"What are you doing?" she asked, trying to ignore his motions and concentrate on the content of the pan in front of her.
"Hugging my wife, to show how much I love her," he breathed into her ear and she automatically moved closer to him, obeying his embrace.
"I think we're safe already," she replied after enjoying his closeness for a short while.
"Give it a few more minutes," he suggested, obviously not wanting to let go of her yet.
"You should be cutting those vegetables," she ordered, but he just shrugged it off.
"I don't care. Who likes vegetables anyway?"
"Now you're being childish," she smiled, but didn't really make a move to force him to do anything.
"But you love me even if I am," he challenged her and she was careful not to show any emotion, "Come on, admit it," he insisted and she lowered her gaze to the stove to avoid his look.
"I won't encourage your childlike behavior," she tried to hide her smile, but it was rather impossible with him being so close to her.
"But I won't release you until you say it," he persisted and she didn't really mind it, because she loved being held by him that way.
"Okay," she nodded, but still denied to say the words.
They stood there in silence for a few minutes, while she finished with the meat, although he showed his impatience once in a while with placing kisses on her neck, making her reconsider to just spill out the words, because she didn't need this distraction at that moment, definitely not with their daughter probably still watching.
"I need those vegetables now," she claimed, placing the pan aside from the stove and turned around in his arms.
"You just have to say the words," he smiled, holding her even closer.
She looked him in the eye and for a moment she forgot about the lunch, the vegetables, his childish behavior and her daughter hiding behind the door.
"I love you," she finally declared and sealed her words with a kiss both of them had been longing for in the last few minutes.
They were interrupted by a pair of arms that folded around their legs. They pulled back and looked on there side, where their daughter were standing, hugging both of them tight and looking up to them smiling. Will bent down to take Em into his arms and gave her a kiss.
"Now, we're gonna help mommy chop those vegetables."