The Richman - Adaptation

After the kidnapping, and disappearing from Richard's life for almost two months did not make Richard and Christabell's relationship back to what it used to be. There was a feeling that stuck in Christabell's heart, especially after Pablo's absence from her life. After all, Pablo was the one who was in the darkest moments of Christabell and Adriana's life. Although Christabell loves Richard with all her heart but getting used to it after a lot of things she went through alone, created awkwardness between the two.

Richard knows that it is not easy for Christabell to readjust her old life after all the bad things, and he tries to give the most space for Christabell to recover.

"Hey ..." Bell visited her husband in his room. They chose to sleep in separate rooms because Christabell insisted on sleeping in the shared room with her little daughter compared to her husband.

Richard, who was busy checking his work even though it was past midnight, looked surprised to see his wife standing in the doorway of his room. After more than seven days of returning home, this was the first time Christabell had come to the room.

Richard got up from where he was sitting and walked over to Christabell, his gaze so deep, always like every time he looked at his wife with love, but Christabell didn't seem daring to return the gaze.

"Do you need anything?" Rich asked softly.

Christabell shuddered, not sure what she really wanted herself. Christabell just woke up and suddenly missed her husband. Regret seemed to cling to him after the first night upon his return from Puerto Rico, he rejected Richard and chose to live in a separate room alone with his daughter Adrianna.

"I'll ask Adrianna's nanny to help look after her if you need rest." Said Richard, he was trying to guess what his wife really needed. Adrianna is indeed a fussy baby, but spending twenty-four hours with a baby without help is certainly not an easy matter, and he knows for sure that his wife looks exhausted.

Christabell shook her head. "No, I was just checking if you were asleep." It seemed Christabell chose to turn her back on.

"I can help you if you allow." Richard tried to buy time.

"No, I'm fine." She nodded.

Richard raised his hand and touched Christabell's face, something he had been dying to do from the past few days without refusal, of course. It seemed that the touch made Christabell cringe, she closed her eyes feeling the softness and warmth of her husband's palms. Richard found opportunities there, slowly but surely he brought his face closer and managed to kiss his wife's lips. Bell groaned in his soft whisper. Richard pulled him into the room and locked it from the inside as soon as Christabell felt in his power.

"Can you wait a moment?" Asked Richard.

Christabell's eyes were rounded. Richard walking out of his room and woke up the babysitter and asked her to come to Adrianna's room.

Then he back to his room and meet Christabell. She still waited for her husband.

"Where have you been?" Asked Christabell.

"I call baby sister to accompany Adrianna in her room."

"What?" Christabell rounded her eyes again and smile.

Richard touch his wife and kissed her neck softly, he whispered. "I don't want to half-enjoy this evening," Richard explained. He led her rest to the bed and lay it down gently.

The charm of Richard Anthony was unbreakable, Christabell pulled the strap of his kimono pajama and let Richard see the beauty of his body. This mother with one child is even more attractive because her body is a little fuller and her chest is full because she is still breastfeeding Adrianna.

Richard allowed Christabell to dance on top of her while he enjoyed the beauty of her body, the warmth of his kisses, and the freedom to touch her smooth back.

"You're so seductive to Mrs. Anthony." Richard tried to kiss the tip of his wife's chest, but Bell seemed to tease him by pushing Rich away from the edge of his chest. Christabell kissed Richard on the lips and didn't give her husband the chance to master the game.

They make love softly and passionately. Richard satisfied his sexual desires and longing for his wife. Meanwhile Christabell feels the full love of her husband and the desire between the two of them can be satisfied tonight. Not an explosive sexual relationship, but gentle and loving. Even so, both Richard and Christabell found its full breadth and are now lying side by side. Chrsitabell lay in Richard's arms.

Christabell enjoyed the moment so much when she can lay down beside her husband and smell his husband's scent. "Sorry ..." she said softly.

Richard stared at his wife's face, "What for?" Asked Richard.

"That night I really couldn't control myself." Said Christabel full of Regretted. She remembered about the first night on her return from Puerto Rico she almost broke Richard's heart by refusing him. The quarrel even happened quite badly because Christabell blamed Richard's absence at the most difficult times in his life, struggling to defend Adrianna and his own life. Richard did not argue in the slightest, for him without being blamed by anyone, he already felt so guilty about what had happened to his wife and daughter.

"I understand how you feel. You and Adrianna spent time together with Pablo for some time. You have a connection with him, and I can understand. Even if the man wants to see you or you want to see him I will give permission." Said, Richard. "I owe him two lives, My wife and my baby. The two humans I love the most. I don't know how to pay my debt back to him. " added Rich.

Christabell rose her hands and touched Richard's jaw softly, "I'm sorry, I don't mean to hurt you about my rejection. I just don't know, I feel guilty about what happened to Pablo." Said Christabell.

Richard smile at a glance, "I understand. I called him a few days ago to apologize and compensate you all your living expenses in Puerto Rico." Richard revealed what he had been doing behind his wife's back.

Christabell's eyes lit up at her husband. "Is Pablo accepted that?"

Richard nodded, "Yes. After several arguments, he finally accepted the money. " Nod, Richard.

"I'm offering him a vacation to New York or if he wants to work for my company, I'll help him. There's a big chance for him." Rich said.

Christabell shuffled and kissed him on the cheek. "I don't know how to thank you."

"It's my responsibility, I deserve to do all that. And yes, about my absence at that time, you have the right to be angry." Sorry, Rich.

Christabell took a deep breath, "I know you tried so hard to find us, I shouldn't blame you completely." She said full of regret.

Richard rolled his wife into a hug. "Do you forgive Pablo for what he did last time?"

Richard pursed his lips. "I'm still considering it. What I think is about your safety is also a big part of it."

Christabell nodded, "I understand. You were in a difficult position then. Everything happened so fast. But one thing I know and will never change, that you love me with your whole life. Thank you for finding us and taking us home." Said Christabell with teary eyes

There was a sudden silence, "I want you to stay in this room every night. I want you that bad, please come back to this room, share every night with me. Every night." Rich asked breaking the silence.

"You will be disturbed by Adrianna's crying." Reject Christabell.

"I'm her father, it's been almost a year I've been waiting for her cries." Richard played his forefinger on Christabell's bare arm.

Christabel smiled, stared at Richard's eyes, "Are you sure?"

"Very much. We can put the crib in this room, so you can stay beside me and your daughter."

Christabell smiled broadly. "Somehow I feel like I have two babies at once." She said a joke.

"I'm a big baby who doesn't really like being dumped." Richard kissed Christabell on the lips before falling asleep by holding his wife in his arms.

"Can I hold you all night?" Richard asked hoarsely because he was getting sleepy.

"Adrianna will cry when thirsty. Go to sleep, I will accompany you until you fall asleep." Christabell whispered and Richard still responded with a smile before he fell asleep.

After Richard fell asleep, Chrsitabell woke up and straightened the blanket that covered Richard's body. She brushed Richard's hair lightly with her hand and kissed him on the forehead. Somehow Richard looked like an angel when he fell asleep like that. A handsome man with a heart as wide as an ocean, hands as solid as a rock, but his embrace was as warm as spring. Christabell feels very lucky to have him as a husband.

Christabell shuffled out of bed and walked out of the room with a warm heart. Knowing that Richard finally made an apology to Pablo and the man received compensation for everything he had spent caring for Chrsitabell and Adrianna at his house.