Chapter 169 SECRET VISIT
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On the third day of my therapy, Dr. Kavanagh hands me a notebook asking me to write my fears.
I pondered for a while, if she had asked this before Tessa I would have written many fears that I had but now I have only one that is losing her, forever.
She asks multiple questions about Tessa and I answer with complete honesty, except revealing the truth of our contact marriage yet.
Dr. Kavanagh has advised me to write my feelings whenever I am unable to explain them or whenever I feel overwhelmed.
I take her advice and have started writing my feelings in a book that I hide carefully under my bed.
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My flight landed in Aspen and I couldn't help but grin widely. I wonder how Tessa would react to my sudden arrival. It's been 10 days since she has come here and Miss Celine has told me that she is spending her time calmly here.
I am happy that she is calm and happy here instead of being sad and angry.
Ann doesn't know that I have arrived in Aspen. I have been in talk with her every day and from our interaction, I have found out that she is going to attend a long three days seminar that is at the other corner of the city that is miles away from Tessa.
I immediately booked my ticket and decided to give Tessa a little surprise. Since my therapy is going well, I am calmer and happier.
Not afraid to be with Tessa or harm her in any way.
I called Miss Celine in advance informing her about my arrival. I hope she could keep this a secret from Ann.
Yes, this is going to be a secret visit that Ann would never find out about.
No... Never...
I am going to spend the next three days with my wife and I don't want any interference as I have booked Miss Celine a room separately away from us.
The summer is beautiful in Aspen as I have booked an open-roof Audi so that I could take Tessa out with me to see the city. I want to relish my childhood memories with her.
I arrive at the resort where Tessa is staying at the moment and then call Miss Celine. She comes over to me and then hands me her medicines explaining briefly to give which one at what time.
I thank her politely and then make my way toward Tessa's room.
I am deeply tired but very excited to see my beautiful wife. It's been 10 days since I haven't seen her and before in the mansion also I rarely get a chance to see her.
KNOCK … KNOCK … KNOCK …
I knock at her door and she opens it for me.
"Hubby?" She gasps.
This is not the reaction I was expecting from her at all. Anger starts to boil inside me as I ask bitterly, "You still remember you have one husband."
I walk past her and she stays rooted to her place, she looks shocked and by the way, she is looking at me, I can tell she is thinking of me as her hallucination but not the reality.
"Tessy…" I call her name breaking her trance, she gets her senses back and then closes the door hurriedly.
Good Girl.
"Why… Why are you here?" She asks, her stupid tongue remains the same even when her appearance has changed a bit.
"You are supposed to greet your husband first." I fold my arms over her chest, my gaze dark on her.
She looks at me for a moment and then opens her mouth, making me stunned, "Hello."
"Hello?" I scoff.
I have been trying my best to pretend in front of Ann and convince her that I have become the old Andrew so she would let Tessa live with me again, and here she is rewarding my hard work with just a "Hello."
Fantastic !!!
But, she is stupid who is going to point out her stupidity.
Thinking wisely, I pull her to me and then seal her lips. Oh God, It feels better than before, soft, sweet, and cold. She has just taken a shower I can tell.
"This is the way you should greet your husband," I tell her with a grin, my mood getting better after the long-awaited kiss.
I then open my suitcase and take out my clothes, I head for the shower. I couldn't wait to taste her whole body, she looks delicious yet healthy.
I am so happy to see her, I couldn't contain my joy.
Finally, I am back to my blessing, my sweet wife, my Tessy.
After the shower, I walk out just to see her putting flowers in the vase, she looks focused while doing that, and this way I am able to look at her carefully.
Her body has changed a little, she is not skinny anymore and her belly looks a little bit, just a few inches I would say.
Her hair looks flawless, still, the blonde shade is there and her skin color is getting more white, and the silk pajamas that she is wearing make her look like a beautiful yet ravishing platter to me.
I gulp, it's been days I have been with her but I shouldn't be impassive. I am here to see her not to have s*x with her.
I remind myself.
"You look very better now. "She stops her movement as she realizes my presence behind her.
"I am happy here." She states in a low voice and then adds, "not cage by anyone."
I subconsciously take a step towards her and stand behind her, she tenses from my touch and when my skin rubs her somehow I start to get aroused. I was ready to pounce on her when the door knocked, interrupting us and Tessa rushed to the door to escape.
"I have ordered you dinner. I didn't know if you had eaten anything in your way." Tessa says as a caring wife after placing a tray of food on the table for me.
My heart feels warm at her concern, "I haven't. I am hungry."
I sit on the sofa to eat my dinner while Tessa comes over to dry my hair just like she always did in the mansion, and this small act always melts my heart.
After drying my hair, she turns to leave but I hold her wrist and gently pull her to sit on my lap, her warmth is relaxing. I feel full when she is in my arms, before her I would always feel emptiness in my heart that has vanished since she has become an important part of my life.
My Tessy.
While I was busy eating, I realized that she had been staring at me as I looked down and asked with a raised brow, "Hungry?"
I know a pregnant woman eats a lot, so she must be feeling hungry and instead of feeding her, I am asking her if she is hungry, so stupid of me.
Without waiting for her reply, I start feeding her and she eats quietly in my arms.
See, she was indeed hungry.
I feed her until the tray in front of me gets empty. Tessa has ordered a lot from me and thankfully I am full now and so is she.
I lean back on the sofa, tiredly, my eyes on her, "It's been more than a month, you are ignoring me." I state bitterly.
She must know that I was angry from the way she ignored me.
"I was just following Ann's orders," She mutters, making me snap at her, immediately, "Did she order you to ignore my messages and calls? Did she order you to switch your phone off so that I won't be able to reach you? I could see how happy you are here without me. I wonder if what you said to me was true or not?"
"What have I said?" She asks, what? Has she forgotten she confessed her love to me, I was her crush, her prince since she was 10?
"That you love me, you had a crush on me," I remind her.
"You think I lied that I love you?" She looks offended.
"Do lovers treat their partners like this? Tell me?" I question.
"I… I was angry…" She mumbles and then looks away from me in guilt.
Oh, my sweet Tessy.
I hold her chin and force her to look at me while I stare into the mesmerizing blue ocean eyes of hers. "If you were angry, then vent it out on me. Why did you ignore me like this?" I ask, trying to make her understand that her ignorance nearly killed me in the last month.
"I…." She gets lost in deep thinking, many emotions cross over her face, and then she begins to falter but I stop her, "No matter what happens, next time if you ignore me, I won't come back to you."
I tell her seriously, I am damn serious if she locked herself away from me like this, then I won't come back to her.
"Hubby," She is back to her sweetness as she touches my face and then rubs her thumb feeling the spikiness of my beard.
I know I would lose my senses in a minute if her hand kept assaulting me sweetly like this. Hence, I decided to make her suffer a little.
"Let's go to sleep." Pulling her seductive hand away from my face, I stand up and walk to the bed to sleep.
I lay straight, closing my eyes and pretending to be sleeping when she comes beside me and lies down close to me but not touching me at all.
We have a fair distance between that no one tries to finish at all.
I want her to know how it feels to be away from someone who tries his best to be with her. If she gets tortured by Ann's demand then I am too suffering here. She is not the only one who shows her anger righteously.
I too have been hurt and it's my right to make her realize that what she had done was slightly wrong to me.
