Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
The servants wisely left the dining room and allowed the couple to enjoy a romantic dinner together.
Ruka was starving. She had not eaten much during lunch and had suffered through her mother‘s scolding afterward, followed by her anguish and eventual fainting spell. All in all, she was famished and was looking forward to digging into the feast that covered the entire dining table.
“Everything tastes amazing!” Ruka munched away in great satisfaction.
Ren felt bad when he saw her eating in such a hurry. “Slow down. No one‘s going to stop vou from eating,” he chided.
“But I‘m so hungry! I only took a couple of bites at your house today,” Ruka exclaimed, but her words were a little muffled by how full her mouth was.
Ren gave her an affectionate smile. “You won‘t be able to sleep tonight if you‘re too full.”
“Then, if I can‘t sleep tonight, can I sleep in tomorrow?” Ruka asked. She felt the need to seek his permission each time she wanted to sleep in at his house, or else, she would not be able to sleep well.
You can sleep for as long as you want,” Ren promised as his smile widened.
Ruka looked at him and asked, “How should I address you now?”
What would you prefer?” he ventured expectantly.
“Ren,” Ruka declared. By dropping the ‘mister‘, it felt like they would become equals now.
“Alright. You can call me that for now, but you‘ll have to use something else after the May elections.” Ren reminded. He could not wait to hear her addressing him with something else entirely.
Ruka‘s mind was blank at first, but when she realized what he meant, she blushed and nodded shyly.
“Okay. When the time comes, I‘ll call you hubby.”
Ren had not eaten much yet, but now, he could tell that his stomach was not the one that was hungry. Every fiber of his being yearned for the woman who sat in front of him right now. He could barely push the feeling away. It was fine when she was not around him, but now that she was here with him and smiling so brightly, he found that his patience was being tested to the limit.
All of a sudden, soft thuds could be heard from the window. When Ruka turned to look and saw what was happening, her eyes widened in surprise and she exclaimed, “It‘s snowing!”
She quickly set her cutlery down and rushed out to the garden to enjoy the first snowfall of the year.
By the time Ren caught up to her, he found her whirling about in the snow like a carefree child who was trying to find the prettiest snowflake. He had been standing there for a while to watch her when all of a sudden, she turned dizzy and stumbled over to him.
Immediately, he opened his arms to catch her. She had nearly forgotten about her fainting spell earlier today. She was still a little weak from the lack of oxygen and should not be engaging in strenuous activity, which included spinning around.
Thankfully, Ren was nearby. In her dizziness, she instinctively fell into his embrace.
Ren held her steady and bent down to observe her face. She was still trying to catch her breath, but she buried her head against his chest and refused to leave.
He could not resist pinching her cheeks as he chuckled lovingly.
Ruka looked up at him and fluttered her eyelashes, “Am I beautiful, Ren?”
Ren‘s eyes flickered a little as the pretty little face that belonged to the woman in his arms right now made his mind wander. She was not the most beautiful woman in the world, but she was the one he loved the most. No one could ever replace the smile on her face or the sound of her voice. She was his source of light and hope.
“You‘re gorgeous,” he said.
“Now that we‘re standing in the snow together, we know what it‘s like to be together until our hair turns white!” Ruka announced gleefully as she hugged him.
Ren was enamored with her, including all the adorable things she said. “Yeah. We‘ll be together even when our hair turns white, or more accurately, gray.”
Ruka stared at the scene in front of her. The flecks of snow that flurried around them were illuminated by the glow of the street lamps. They dotted his hair and clothes, and she fell into a daze as she took in the picturesque scene that filled her eyes. Meanwhile, he carried her back into the house.
“You‘ll catch a cold if you continue standing in the snow like that. I don‘t want you to actually spend all your time recuperating here,” Ren said out of concern.
Ruka smiled. “What am I here for then?”
“To accompany me,” he announced.
Ruka blushed. “To accompany you while you work, or for something else?”
Ren often thought that Ruka had an innocent mind, but her words were fraught with innuendo.
“I won‘t protest to anything you wish to do with me. The only thing that matters is what you desire.” Ren‘s smirk made it sound even more suggestive.
Ruka turned away shyly. At the same time, she received a notification on her phone, so she used it as an excuse to escape. “Let me check my phone.”
She sat down on the couch, but she froze when she saw the text. It was from Jethro Ortiz.
‘What are you up to, Ruka? Are you free later? I‘ll take you to the movies:
Ruka tapped out her reply. ‘Sorry, Jethro, but I‘m busy.
Just then, her phone started ringing. It echoed a little in the expansive living room and she quickly answered the call. “Hello”
“Ruka…” Jethro sounded drunk. “I want to see you…”
Ruka could tell that he was drunk. She frowned and asked, “Have you been drinking?”
“I just went through a breakup. I‘m so stupid. I shouldn‘t have trusted her. I thought she loved me, but she… she broke up with me today.” Jethro‘s voice choked up.
“Don‘t be sad. You deserve someone better,” Ruka consoled.
“I‘m so dumb, Ruka. I only realized now that you like me. Do we still have a chance? I think I like you too. We could try dating…” Jethro immediately started asking her out.
Ruka was stunned, and right at that moment, she felt someone staring at her. The piercing gaze in Ren‘s eyes made her hairs stand on end.
“Uh! Jethro, I can‘t talk right now. I have something to do. You shouldn‘t like me either. I like someone else. Bye!” Ruka quickly ended the call under the pressuring gaze of the man in front of her.
“A friend of mine,” she explained a little evasively.
“The boy you said you liked?” Ren had not forgotten about it. She did tell him that she liked Jethro
Ruka pressed her lips together and tried to explain, “Not someone I like, per se! I just… just felt a little bit attracted to him, and also…. You didn‘t tell me you liked me either then!”
She wisely pushed all the responsibility to him. It was his fault for not telling her sooner that he liked her! It was not her fault that she started liking someone else!
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.