Catherine’s POV “Mummy!” Leo's voice rang from behind us, as Alessandro and I walked to the parking lot.I felt an immense swell of happiness within me as I spun towards the direction of his voice, and saw the twins running up to me.Crouching, I opened my arms wide and grinned at them. “My babies.”As they launched themselves into my arms, I pressed kisses to their respective foreheads, then inhaled lungfuls of their soft hair.I had missed the soft smell of their baby shampoo.“I missed you so much, my loves.” I said, rubbing circles on their back. “I'm so happy to see you again.”“We missed you, mummy,” They chorused. “And daddy too.”Only then did I remember that Alessandro was probably waiting for us.Standing up, I darted him a sheepish smile, which he returned, with a fond head shake, as Liam and Leo ran to hug him.“Welcome home, sir and ma,” Marco spoke from behind me. “I hope the journey wasn't too strenuous.”“Thank you, and no, it wasn't,” I supplied.“Marco.” Alessandro
Alessandro’s POV “And we're here.” Catherine cheered, as I pulled the car into the driveway.We were currently in Canada to attend Rita's wedding, and to also visit her mother's grave.Catherine and I had decided to stay at her house throughout our stay in Canada, mainly because we never had the chance to visit it, during our last visit here.“So, what do you think?” She asked, as we trekked into the magnificent, medieval structure.The house was gargantuan and far more exotic than I'd initially thought it would be. It had door to ceiling windows coupled with white, marbled walls, and an opulent aura.“It's nice,” I said, threading our hands together. “Very nice. You must have really put a lot of work into renovating it.”“Yes, I did,” She beamed. “I didn't want it to lose any of its initial design, and I'm glad it came out better than I thought.”In response, I just smiled at her before pressing a kiss to her knuckles, and opening the backdoor of the car to release the twins from th
Catherine’s POV My lips curved with a smile, as I fiddled with my wedding ring, while thinking about the fact that in a week, Alessandro and I would have been married for a week.A knock then came on the door, pulling me out of my blissful reverie.Steering my attention from my ring, I said. “Come in, the door is unlocked.”A young, female nurse walked in. “Good afternoon, Dr Williams. The pediatric patient has regained consciousness.”“Very well then,” I said, standing up. “I'm coming with you. Let's go.”On reaching the pediatric ward, I saw my patient, a seven year old girl who had suffered a skull bruise, after slipping and falling on a wet, tiled floor.According to her mother, she was playing with her elder brother and they hadn't noticed the splooge of water on the floor, and were running around the house.“Hi, sweetie,” I said, retracting her folder from the bedside table. “How are you feeling?”“My head hurts,” She drawled. “And I'm hungry. Where is my mummy?”“She is outsid
Alessandro’s POV “And the prince and princess lived happily ever after. The end.” I uttered, flapping the story book close.“That was a nice story, daddy,’’ Liam uttered, as they both clapped their hands in unison. “But I have a question.”“What's that, sweetie?”“Does it mean all frogs are secretly humans and one kiss from a pretty girl can transpond them and they will become like us?” He asked, to which I chuckled, as I shook my head in awe.Trust Liam to always ask the funniest questions ever.“No, honey. That's why it's called a fairytale because it really doesn't exist,” I explained. “It's based on the author's imagination. An author is a person who makes interesting books like the storybooks mummy and I read to you every night. Also, it's not transpond but transform.”“Daddy, I want to be an author,” Leo declared. “I will make interestinger books than our story books.”“More interesting, honey,” I corrected, ruffling his soft locks. “You're no longer interested in becoming a la
Catherine’s POV I was getting ready to go home when my phone vibrated with a text message.Momentarily abandoning the documents I was signing, I grabbed my phone to check.A smile creased my lips when I saw that it was a message from Owen, which read:“Hi, Cathie. I have today off, and I was wondering if you are free to have lunch with me today.”I was as free as a bird today because I had the morning shift, which I had just finished working, and tomorrow was also my day off, which meant that I could frolic however I wanted today.“Sure. Text me the address.” I typed back.Almost immediately, the text bubbles appeared on the screen, indicating that he was typing, so I waited.“Let's meet at Macquarie restaurant.” He replied, and I nodded even though, he couldn't see me before liking the message.The twins had finally resumed school today after over six months of being homeschooled. While I was still as paranoid as a shell shocked soldier, I didn't want the twins to miss out on social
Alessandro’s POV “You smell wonderful, my love,” I muttered, pressing my nose to the crook of her shoulder, to inhale lungful of her pleasant, comforting scent.Huffing, she said. “I literally haven't taken a shower since I got back from work, and smell of antiseptic and probably blood.”“Nah, your scent is perfect,” I confessed, pulling her closer to me, and roping my hand around her small waist.My wife and I were basking in each other's warmth on a double swing chair on the balcony of our house.The twins were currently at Grandma's place for the weekend, so Catherine and I were the only ones at home.Today also happened to be our household staffs’day off.“So you love the smell of antiseptics, I didn't realize you had found a new fetish, or do you have a hospital kink?” Catherine teased, to which I chuckled.“Maybe, maybe not.”“Weirdo,” She huffed, and I leaned in to press a kiss to her cheek.“Only for you, my heart.”Darting me a done look, she said. “By the way, the strangest
Catherine’s POV “Do you care for pizza rolls?” Owen asked me, as I followed him into his newly-decorated kitchen.We were finally done decorating his house, and the outcome was perfect, just like I had expected.After some discussion with me, he had decided to go for a cozy yet minimal interior design, because he hatef flashy and obnoxious aesthetics.Thus, the walls of his apartment were painted white to complement the matte grey of all his furniture and window blinds.The whole place looked nice, like it was straight out of a Pinterest board.“You finally learnt how to cook,” I smiled, taking my seat on the kitchen island, while he donned a black apron.I could vividly remember how he used to shy away from the kitchen while we were in the orphanage, after he mistakenly burnt his palm by taking cake out of the oven, without cladding his hands in mittens.That incidence had given him some sort of PTSD, and ever since then, he never stepped into the kitchen again.He huffed but nodded
Alessandro’s POV “You are welcome to our humble abode,” Catherine grinned from ear to ear, as Owen stepped into the house, while scanning around him, completely in awe.“This is everything but humble, Cathie. You live in a palace.” Owen mused before steering his focus to me. “It's nice to finally meet you, Alessandro.” He said, outstretching his hand.Clasping his hands with mine in a handshake, I nodded. “Same here, Owen.”Owen was tall, but I was taller by some inches and more muscular than him. His hair was brown and he had a set of kind, hazel eyes.Pulling his hand away, his eyes gaped. “Shit, I forgot the wine in the car. I'll be right back in a jiffy. Please excuse me.”Before Catherine and I could react, he had bounded out of the house.“Owen is such a funny case, isn't he?” My wife nudged me, and although I didn't agree with her, I nodded in affirmation.I couldn't understand how being forgetful was funny, if anything, it was dumb.Get a grip, Alessandro, a voice from within