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“I’ve talked to a doctor about Abigail,” he told her when she joined him in the small gallery of her apartment that didn’t offer much view except the other older buildings around.
She placed the two coffee cups that she was carrying, on the banister.
He glanced at his phone screen for the umpteenth time, “Sorry!” he showed her, his phone, “expecting a call from Joseph. He had assured me that he would call once he would talk to this surgeon. They used to be neighbors and were quite close.”
Marissa bobbed her head, “That’s great.”
“So,” she raised a shoulder, “What did he say? Did he have a look at Abigail’s reports?” Marissa had hope in her eyes when she handed him the coffee cup.
Throwing one arm around her shoulder, he pulled her to him, putting hist coffee cup back.
She found him observing the nearby buildings and felt embarrassed, “It doesn’t offer a better view here.”
He glanced at her head and kissed it, “A place where you are beside me, is the best place no matter what view it offers.”
She raised her eyes and found him still looking at her.
“You were telling me about Abigail’s doctor,” she tried to remind him with
amusement.
“Hmm?”
“Abigail. Our daughter. Her doctor,” she tried to swallow the mirth bubbling up in her throat.
“Oh, yeah. Our daughter. Abigail. Yeah…”
Marissa wanted to laugh out loud. Sometimes he used to make her feel like she held more importance in his life than she believed.
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He kept telling her about the doctor’s achievements along with the success rate of the surgeries he had performed.
It was one hundred percent.
However, he had to look down when he heard the sniffling sounds coming from her, “Marissa. Sweetheart!”
The word sweetheart made her more emotional, and she wept even more.
“Abigail will be able to run and jump and do all the things in the park,” she said controlling her tears and wiping her face.
“Oh, woman,” he hugged her tightly, “she would be as healthy as other kids.”
“She can take the rides in the park too, Rafael,”
“Yeah. Or in her lawn or the private garden,” she giggled through the tears when she heard him.
“We don’t have a lawn or a garden, Rafael,” he smirked and looked into her jet–black eyes. This was high time he should talk to her.
“What if I buy some property where kids can have their own garden and a lawn, and pool too,” Marissa pulled back thinking he was joking with her.
“I… I don’t… think that’s necessary… I mean… look at them…” her hand jutted out in the air, “they are happy here. They find this place amazing and…”
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This time he not only hugged her but also nuzzled his the crook of her neck, “I know, Marissa. And you are the best mother I have ever seen.”
Marissa wasn’t prepared for this praise.
“Am I?” He could hear disbelief in her voice.
“You are,” his hand started rubbing her back and her arm, “Being a career woman you managed everything so well. My mom was never there for me.” Wait. What?
He never shared this with her.
Not even when he was too close to her after marriage.
“I’m sorry… maybe I sound judgmental but when I look at you always being
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there for our kids, you just…” he trailed off squeezing his eyes, “You amaze
me.”
“But now they are growing, Marissa,” he lifted his head, “They need more space. In no way, I’m challenging you or belittling your authority. Whatever happens, it will take place after I get your permission. You have been closer to them and know them better than me.”
Marissa couldn’t believe it.
All these years she was scared for nothing. Nina and Valerie’s presence might be dangerous for her kids, but Rafael was never a threat to them.
“They need more space,” he whispered and then she went still when saw him bending down and felt his lips touching her collarbone. Thankfully her cup was also placed on the banister otherwise she could drop hot coffee on them.
“Rafael!” it almost sounded like a moan. And then after his assurance for kids, she might wanted to let go a little bit. That was the reason she gathered her courage and said something that was unexpected, even to her own ears.
“I… missed you, Rafael,” his lips froze on her neck.
“Y… you did?” his hot breath touched her neck skin giving a ticklish. sensation.
“Yes. I… I missed us… I missed our long talks and… oh, God…” For some reason, tears again started sliding down her face.
He wasn’t responding at all. Even his lips had stopped moving there.
Did she get impatient?
Did she blurt out the wrong words?
“I’m sorry, Rafael I should have…” she started pulling back with an embarrassed smile when she heard him, his voice barely above a whisper.
“Do you know what I missed the most?” she wasn’t aware if he could see her or not, but she shook her head.
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He kept telling her about the doctor’s achievements along with the success. rate of the surgeries he had performed.
It was one hundred percent.
However, he had to look down when he heard the sniffling sounds coming from her, “Marissa. Sweetheart!”
The word sweetheart made her more emotional, and she wept even more.
“Abigail will be able to run and jump and do all the things in the park,” she said controlling her tears and wiping her face.
“Oh, woman,” he hugged her tightly, “she would be as healthy as other kids.”
“She can take the rides in the park too, Rafael,”
“Yeah. Or in her lawn or the private garden,” she giggled through the tears when she heard him.
“We don’t have a lawn or a garden, Rafael,” he smirked and looked into her jet–black eyes. This was high time he should talk to her.
“What if I buy some property where kids can have their own garden and a lawn, and pool too,” Marissa pulled back thinking he was joking with her.
“I… I don’t… think that’s necessary… I mean… look at them…” her hand jutted out in the air, “they are happy here. They find this place amazing and…”
This time he not only hugged her but also nuzzled his nose in the crook of her neck, “I know, Marissa. And you are the best mother I have ever seen.”
Marissa wasn’t prepared for this praise.
“Am 1?” He could hear disbelief in her voice.
“You are,” his hand started rubbing her back and her arm, “Being a career woman you managed everything so well. My mom was never there for me.”
Wait. What?
He never shared this with her.
Not even when he was too close to her after marriage.
“I’m sorry… maybe I sound judgmental but when I look at you always being
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there for our kids, you just…” he trailed off squeezing his eyes, “You amaze
me.”
“But now they are growing, Marissa,” he lifted his head, “They need more space. In no way, I’m challenging you or belittling your authority. Whatever happens, it will take place after I get your permission. You have been closer to them and know them better than me.”
Marissa couldn’t believe it.
All these years she was scared for nothing. Nina and Valerie’s presence might be dangerous for her kids, but Rafael was never a threat to them.
“They need more space,” he whispered and then she went still when saw him bending down and felt his lips touching her collarbone. Thankfully her cup was also placed on the banister otherwise she could drop hot coffee on them.
“Rafael!” it almost sounded like a moan. And then after his assurance for kids, she might wanted to let go a little bit. That was the reason she gathered her courage and said something that was unexpected, even to her own ears.
“I… missed you, Rafael,” his lips froze on her neck.
“Y… you did?” his hot breath touched her neck skin giving a ticklish sensation.
“Yes. I… I missed us… I missed our long talks and… oh, God…” For some reason, tears again started sliding down her face.
He wasn’t responding at all. Even his lips had stopped moving there.
Did she get impatient?
Did she blurt out the wrong words?
“I’m sorry, Rafael I should have…” she started pulling back with an embarrassed smile when she heard him, his voice barely above a whisper.
“Do you know what I missed the most?” she wasn’t aware if he could see her or not, but she shook her head.
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He must have felt her head moving because he chuckled, and his mouth moved towards her lips.
“This,” he kissed her lips too softly, which made her desire touch the roof.
“I missed this…” he kissed her cheeks one by one.
“This…” he kissed her ear lobes and Marissa closed her eyes in ecstasy. The worst thing for her was, the more he was kissing her, the more she wanted to
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