Reminder
Hillary POV:
“Following the death of Mr. Atins, an announcement about the merging of his company with an anonymous buyer has left the business world in a mess. Mr. Atins’ lawyer has announced the merging and the businessmen who had lined up for the company are all surprised by the change in event and..”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
“You’ve been watching this over and over again!” I commented as I walked into the therapy room where Loukas was already seated. He stared at the flat screen watching the announcement, and that wasn’t his first time. He had been watching it over and over again ever since the merger was announced.
I sat beside him and took his right hand in mine, raising it.”I am so sorry to say this, but you are forgetting that I have a better plan,” he answered and pointed to the TV screen. “I am announcing myself soon and once the six months are over, then the whole world will know my name.”
At the mention of “six months,” I was reminded about our contract and that was enough to make my heart flutter. It made my heart race pretty fast, and I had no idea about that. Maybe I didn’t want our marriage to end, or maybe I didn’t want him to forget about us yet. Even just the thought of that made my hand shake terribly, and it didn’t go unnoticed by Loukas. He turned to face me and grabbed my shaking hand. “Are you okay?” he asked.
I nodded in response and forced a smile on my face. Raising my head to face him, I chuckled.” I am just wondering about what will happen to us after six months. You know, I’m talking about the contract.” I bit my lip as I said that because I knew that I shouldn’t have said that.
“Why don’t you stop thinking about what’s going to happen in the next six months and let’s focus on what is now.” He said and rubbed his brows.” I am talking about my therapy and how I’m going to get better. ”
I heaved a sigh when I realized that was all he had to say. I mean, what was I even expecting him to say? I should have known by now that Loukas was incapable of falling for anyone.
I should have known that already.
“Let’s stop talking about that and focus on, you know, getting to know you better like you said,” I tried to stop the conversation and continued raising his right hand. When I was done, I motioned for him to try and raise his right hand. He had raised it for a few seconds, but I wanted to see if he could raise it for another few minutes.
Loukas groaned as he tried to raise his right hand, and I was surprised when he was able to raise it higher than before, and it was for a few minutes. “Oh my!” he exclaimed as his hand shook terribly. “This is amazing!” he exclaimed and pointed to his right hand. “My hand is better now!” he laughed.
I clapped my hands and pointed to his right hand, which was still raised. “You did it!” I exclaimed. “Your hand is….” I didn’t even know how to react, and the only thing I could do at that moment was to hug Loukas. “I am so happy for you!” I kissed him on the lips, and he responded by kissing me back. He was the first to pull away when the door leading to the therapy room burst open. I cleared my throat moved away from him and stood up from the couch.
“Am I in the wrong room?” Rotimi asked as he made his way into the room. I was about to reply to him when he saw Loukas’s hand up in the air. He exclaimed and rushed to hug Loukas. “You can move your hand now!” Rotimi shouted in excitement and faked a cry as he wiped his face. “This calls for celebration now that you can move your right hand!” he laughed and patted him on the back.
I knew Rotimi was excited, but he needed to know that Loukas was still unable to move his hands. “Rotimi, Loukas is still unable to…” I tried to tell him, but he cut me off.
“You both need to celebrate!” Rotimi clapped his hands and stood up from the ground. “You both should get prepared, and I’ll go book the best restaurant in town for you too.”
“There is something you need to know, Rotimi,” I tried to tell him, but he cut me off yet again.
“Go dress up now! This is a success!” He rushed to hug me, but Loukas cleared his throat and pushed him backward.
“Don’t you dare try to hug my wife,” he warned, and Rotimi burst into laughter. I didn’t know if Loukas was jealous because of Rotimi, who was beside me, or maybe he didn’t like the idea of letting another man move closer to me. I didn’t care about that because I loved the way he acted.
“This is amazing!” Rotimi clapped his hands and walked out of the room.
“He seems more excited than you are,” I said, and it made Loukas laugh. I stretched my hand for him to take, but instead, he grabbed my hand and pulled me closer into his arms. “What are you doing? We need to get prepared for the outing!” I reminded him, but instead of listening to me, Loukas captured my lips.
He kissed me again and caressed my face, sending shivers down my spine. I didn’t know how to react, so the only thing I could do was respond to his kiss.
I wrapped my hands around his neck and continued kissing him like my life depended on it. I was feeling butterflies in my stomach.” I am so glad that I found you, Hillary,” he muttered in between the kisses and wrapped his hands around my waist. “I am glad that you came into my life.”
I hugged him pretty tight and smiled as I buried my face in his neck. I was glad that he realized my worth. That was a great start for us and our relationship, but all I ever wanted was to be with him forever. “I am glad that I met you, Hillary!” He told me, and I raised my head from his shoulder and stared into his face. “We’d better get ready before Rotimi shows up and attacks us!”
“But I don’t want you to leave yet,” he said, refusing to let go of me and holding me even tighter.”I want to be here with you!”
I chuckled and playfully slapped his shoulder. “You should stop acting like this!” I told him, but it only made him laugh and kiss me on the neck. “Loukas!” I shouted his name in excitement.