A HELPING HAND

“I think he is back” Aria whispered as she looked through the window

“Who..?” Samantha asked

Aria hesitated a moment still trying to process Samantha's question. “Are you seriously asking me who? My husband of course, Do you think anybody visits this compound regularly? You must be silly.”

“Oh..oh..oh you don’t have to be rude to prove your point,” Samantha said

“ ha ha ha ha. I was just joking, I will talk to you later, Bye.” Aria said

“Alright my little b*tch, talk to you in the evening,” Samantha said as she finally ended the call

Without hesitation, Aria quickly kept the necklace back in the jewel case. She rushed downstairs before the gateman could finally finish opening the gate.

Immediately she rushed downstairs. “Oh shit, I was cooking.” She said as she quickly rushed to the kitchen only to find it burnt already. “Damn, not again.”

Aria quickly turned off the gas stove she took the pot and placed it on the sink. As she turned back he saw Michael

“Don’t tell me you are cooking babe.” He said mockingly

Aria was kinda shy as she struggled to say a word. “Uh..uh am kinda hungry you know, and I sent the cook on an errand so I decided to cook something for myself.” She said while smiling

“Really… because I don’t want my baby in the kitchen,” Michael said as he hugged Aria and gave her a kiss

“How was your day at work honey?” Aria asked

Michael had a flashback of the happy moments he had with Jessica as he was smiling sheepishly

His flashback was cut short as she heard Aria saying “Why are you smiling…”

“Uh uh nothing, I just had a good day at work today,” Michael said as both of them were moving to the living room

Michael sat on a chair and Aria sat on his lap facing him as she gave a hot kiss

“Before I forget, have you gotten the gift I sent to you?” Michael Asked as he grabbed her by the a*s

Aria got up and went to the fridge and got a bottle of champagne as she poured in two glass cup and brought one glass for Michael as she sat back on his lap

“Yes..yes I got the diamond necklace, babe,” Aria said as he took a sip. “The necklace was magnificent, I can’t even find a word to describe it yet.”

Michael smiled as he took a sip. “Have you read the little note attached to it yet?”

“Not yet babe,” Aria said while keeping her glass cup on the living room table as she began taking off Michael's Jacket. She kissed Michael and they both engaged in a deep kiss.

Michael's hands were in Aria as* pressing it hard as Aria let out a scream

“Oh that’s painful babe,” Aria said as she continued kissing him

“Let’s go to the bedroom.” Aria finally breaks the silence

Michael knows full well he is tired after the marathon s*x he had with Jessica earlier today. “Uh.. am quite tired now I don’t think I have the strength for that at the moment.”

Aria was shocked. “Never saw you reject my s*x offer before, hmmm that means you must be really tired.”

“Hope you have eaten?” Aria asked while looking at Michael

“Hmm I just had a few drinks,” Michael said while moving his hands toward Aria's breast

Aria looked at him mischievously as she laughed “ha ha ha I thought you said you were tired.” Aria said as she reached for her phone and dialed a number.

“Who are you calling?” Michael asked

“Am calling the cook it seems she is taking a lot of time,” Aria said as her phone was ringing

“Hello, ma’am.” The cook finally answered

“Where have you been? You left here some hours ago but you are still not yet back, what happened?” Aria asked

The call was silent for a second before she finally spoke. “Uh ma’am my card was acting up I couldn’t withdraw, so I called my bank and they told me to wait for some hours so they could fix the problem.” The cook said

“Oh really, I told you to fund your Apple Pay in case of a situation like this, hope you are on your way home now?.” She asked

“Yes ma’am, I just ordered an Uber, he would be here in a few minutes.” The cook replied

“Better..” Aria said as she ended the call

Michael finally stood up and he started walking upstairs, he left his case and his jacket downstairs

“Don’t worry babe, I will bring them shortly,” Aria said as she went to the kitchen to clean up her mess.

Aria sighed heavily as she saw the mess she made in the kitchen. “Nah I should just wait for the cook,” Aria said as she turned back towards the living room picked up the case and the jacket, and headed upstairs

***

(NEXT MORNING)

The early morning sunlight rays glimpsed through the massive window, casting a rainbow-like glow across the master bedroom. Aria finally woke up from her sleep she slowly opened her eyes and stretched her hands a bit before turning to Michael, who was still far asleep beside her.

“He must be really tired,” Aria said silently as she saw Michael's chest rising and falling with each breath he took.

Aria smiled a bit as she watched him for a moment. Even after they got married 5 years ago, she still felt so lucky to wake up beside Michael even if she hadn’t given birth to a child yet.

“Oh F*ck… I got a lot to do today.” Aria said as she rushed off the bed quietly so she could not wake Micheal up.

Aria tiptoed across the Large Rug to the bathroom. She turned the shower on, letting the semi-hot water hit her body as the steam began to fill the bathroom.

After Aria finished showering she wrapped herself in her pink fluffy towel and began making her way into the bedroom.

She was surprised to see Michael still sleeping. “He could sleep through anything.” She muttered to herself as Michael hadn’t budged an inch since she left.

Aria opened her massive closet to pick up a few clothes to wear since she was going birthday shopping in few minutes from now. immediately she close her closet, it made a loud sound

“B-A-N-G”

The sound suddenly woke Michael from his deep sleep as he slowly opened his eyes and saw Aria. “Wow… you are getting dressed already, where are you heading to?” He asked

Aria looked at Michael while smiling. “Good morning babe, you know tomorrow is my birthday so am going for my final shopping.”

“Oh really” Michael asked while yawning

“Yes babe, and besides Jessica is coming over to give me a helping hand,” Aria said while putting on some lipstick

“WHAT…. you mean Jessica your sister is coming over?” Michael said quickly as he was a bit surprised

Aria stopped what she was doing as she looked over to Michael. “Yes.. anything? Why are you a bit shocked?”

“Um nothing….” Michael whispered with a raw voice

“Hmm alright I already called her yesterday, maybe she will be here later today, I don’t know yet,” Aria muttered as she went back to what she was doing

Michael was kinda happy and angry about Jessica's visit. “I was with her yesterday she didn’t even bother telling me this.” Michael said to himself. “hmm maybe she wants to surprise me I don’t know, anyway either way I love it.” Michael said as he got up and started heading to the bathroom

“Oh, you aren’t going to kiss me Michael?” Aria said with a baby voice as she folded her hands dramatically

Michael laughed “You know I haven’t brushed yet, but still you want me to kiss you.” He said

“I don’t care, babe, kiss me now, or am going to cry,” Aria said mockingly

“Ha ha ha you have come again acting like a baby.” Michael chuckled as he finally kissed her

“Don’t you know am your baby,” Aria said while getting up

Michael has already made his way to the bathroom again because he feels dizzy and he needs to wash his face

Aria finally spoke, “I will be going now babe, see you later.” She said while moving downstairs

“Alright take care,” Michael murmured