Sleeping together (chapter 43)

The situation was getting out of hand,Lucas' demenour was terrifying his eyes blood shot "Lucas calm down" Chris said,he too was terrified but he gathered all the courage left in him to talk,they were both his friends so he had to do something,Cecil was terrified beyond words he looked at Lucas disbelief plastered on her face "calm down?I'll deal with you two later,how dare you check my wife's background didn't I warn you not to?who gave you that right? just because I was absent doesn't mean you could do whatever you please" he said his voice heavy, he too didn't dare to check her background them doing so was not only disrespectful towards him but his wife,he was too angry that his face was turning purple due to rage,he didn't know whether he was angry at Daniel or because of the video he saw."Let him explain first it's not what you think" he tried reasoning with him, after considering he let go of his neck "speak" he said impatiently Chris let out a sigh of relief he had thought he was going to have hard time trying to persuade him,Daniel greedly inhaled a mouthful of air holding his neck "why are you so cruel?" he asked seeming angry,seeing that Lucas was impatient he hurriedly said "I wasn't checking your wife's background,I have been keeping an eye on him after the attack,he had sent an email to someone in country X when I followed the detail I discovered they were using that lady you saw to mislead us,I got curious to know her relationship with your wife so I hacked her phone and computer and found all those video's and text messages,I swear we only watched thirty seconds of the video before deciding to call you" he explained looking at Chris for support receiving his signal Chis hurriedly nodded "yes I was here we saw nothing else" he said,having an alibi Daniel relaxed.

Lucas didn't have reasons to doubt them he knew his anger was misdirected,"sorry I should have listened first before reacting" he apologised,if he was wrong he wouldn't mind apologising besides even if they saw the clip he couldn't do anything "what about my laptop?you have smashed it,I won't be unable to repair it,don't you know how long it took me to modify this beauty? even if you were angry at least you should have spared it" Daniel complained looking at Lucas accusingly,"I'll get you a new one" he said,Lucas sat on the couch his hand on his chin supporting his head,he looked bothered and depressed,by watching only a few seconds of the clip they could guess what was bothering him."Can you retrieve those video clips?" he asked,Daniel scratched the back of his head "I would but my beauty is destroyed so I don't know" he said,Lucas looked at him "how about I gift you your dream car? will you be able to do it?" he asked he knew Daniel too well and the offer he made he was sure Daniel won't refuse him, Daniel's eyes brightened,he sure knows how to get people do his bindings he is even bribing me,he thought "sure I'll retrieve them for you but you must keep your promise Cecil and Chris will be my witnesses" he said feeling excited his heart was beating so fast one would think his crush had confessed to him,Lucas smiled "deal" he said and stood up to leave "we will have a meeting at 11:00 tomorrow make sure you're all here" he said and left, Chris looked at his back he wanted to say something but hesitated.Once he got out his his darkened a flash of ruthlessness appeared on his eyes and quickly vanished,he hurriedly got in his car and drove at a high speed not bothered by the pain coming from his chest,all he could think of was Jennie and the video clips he had seen,all type of negative emotioms were surging within him anger,hatred,disgust,pain, helplessness name them,he felt like his heart was being pierced with a millions poisonous needles and the poison was spreading rapidly in his veins.Jennie had just woken up,she felt better and hungry she rubbed her baby bump lovingly,remembering that Lucas might have come back she quickly walked to the living room a smile on her face,she was excited expecting to see Lucas but she didn't see him, dissapointed she headed to the kitchen and saw the housekeeper preparing fruit salad "you woke up?feeling better?" she asked turning to look at her "mmmh" Jennie replied " is Lucas back?" she asked "yes,he come back but you were asleep so he left to take care of something he said he will be back before you wake up" she said handing her the fruit salad "I know you're hungry" she said and Jennie nodded her head smiling,she really know how to take care of me,she thought "thanks" she said."Why didn't he wake me up?" she asked taking a bite "I told him you weren't feeling well and he should let you rest" she replied,"ooh" come an absent minded reply "don't worry he will soon be back" she said and Jennie nodded her head,"you should rest in the living room I'll prepare your lunch" she said "let me help you" recently she enjoyed cooking especially cooking for Lucas "no need you need to rest" she refused her politely,feeling lazy Jennie didn't argue she turned and left.

Jennie sat on the couch in the living room,the TV was turned on but she was absent minded,she heard the door being pushed open and quickly stood up her heartbeat increasing,Lucas got in,he was suprised to see her standing in the living room, Jennie looked at him anxiously "Luca..." but before she could finish Lucas quickly walked towards her and hugged her tightly almost suffocating her,Jennie was suprised by his behaviour she raised her hands and after hesitating for a few seconds she gently patted him on his back "Lucas is something wrong?" she asked concerned her heart beating wildly, remembering the video clips Lucas tightened his hands around her "I'm sorry" he said his voice cracking and his eyes watery,Jennie was suprised by his sudden apology thinking that he was apologising because she woke up before he got back she smiled "it's okay but if you keep hugging me like that you might suffocate us" she joked,Lucas come back to his senses,remembering that Jennie was still pregnant he quickly let go of her "sorry" he apologised feeling embarrassed."I'm sorry I was unable to pick you from the hospital" she said "it's okay" he replied trying hard to hide his true emotions."Since you just got out of the hospital I suggest you rest for a few days before going to work" she said but she was suprised by how Lucas kept looking at her especially her tummy,she looked at Lucas questionably "Lucas what's wrong?why are you staring at me like that?" she asked,she couldn't guess what he was thinking,Lucas forced a smile "it's nothing,your baby bump is growing" he lied Jennie smiled and said nothing.

During lunch and dinner Lucas was behaving strangely and Jennie become suspicious of Lucas' behaviour,he kept on stealing glances at her and even kept on placing food in her plate urging her to eat more,at first she was okay with it but then it become so obvious that something was really bothering him and she was somehow connected to it.In their bedroom Lucas sat on the big couch reading a magazine,Jennie slowly walked towards him and sat next to him "Lucas what's bothering you?" she asked,Lucas was surprised by his question, am I so terrible at acting that she could even tell something is wrong he wondered,"it's nothing just work issue" he lied "I told you to rest,why are you thinking about work when you should be recuperating, is work more important than your health?" she lightly scolded,"okay I won't think about work satisfied?" he asked not wanting to argue with her,when he was still at the hospital Chris had brought him his laptop,when she come to visit in the morning she had scolded him and forbid him to use his laptop,she was strictly following the doctor's advice and no matter how he tried to argue with her he never won,as the saying goes no man can win an argument with his wife no matter how hard you try and if you think you have won then soon you realise the argument isn't over yet.Jennie nodded her head satisfied,she stood up and walked towards the bed,luckily before Lucas got in she had changed to her pajamas or the situation would have gotten akward,Jennie lied on the bed and covered herself with a duvet,Lucas looked at her his emotions clearly visible in his eyes,he gently lied on the couch on his back,Jennie was attentively listening to his movements,is he comfortable?he is still wounded he shouldn't sleep on that tight spot,come on jennie how can you sleep when he isn't comfortable you're the reason he is in such condition,what should I do, Jennie couldn't stop thinking she wanted to invite him on the bed but she didn't know how to."Jennie" Lucas called in a low voice "mmmh" "good night" he said,he wasn't feeling sleepy there were alot of things running through his mind,Jennie hesitated for a few seconds "are you comfortable?you're still wounded you should sleep on the bed" she said,Lucas was shocked after hearing what she said,for a moment he thought he had misheard "what about you?will you be comfortable sharing a bed with me?" he asked his heart beat increasing "it's fine" she said,"okay then" he said he wasn't going to miss this chance,Lucas smiled and gently stood up,Jennie's heartbeat increased by each step he took.