Chapter Four.

Chapter Four.

“And so she said that she wanted to go and stay with my mother, and you know I would just do ANYTHING for my baby girl. I don’t see why she is so attached to mother, I mean, I’m my mother’s daughter and I’m not even attached to her in anyway. Delilah on the other hand is. Way too much.”

Wendy’s voice rang on and on in the background as she fingered some accessories in the large shopping building.

“Oh really, so what happened next?” Natalia sounds like she has heard one too many of Wendy’s stories. If Wendy had noticed, she did not make a comment about it, but continued to speak, unabashed.

“Then I said yes, of course. And the next thing she asks is if ‘daddy would be there’, like, am I not good enough for you, kid?”

“You know that that was a perfectly normal question coming from her, Wendy.” Natalia says with a shake of her head.

“No. No I do not. Her father is someone I can not be with, so all she has and needs is me.” Wendy spits out.

Natalia nods as she places a dress still on its hanger in front of her body, looking at herself in the mirror. “I don’t know, Wendy. You still haven’t told me who Delilah’s father is.”

Neither of them says anything for a few minutes, and the only sounds that can be heard are from other shoppers in the background.

“Wendy?” Natalia turns to look at Wendy, wondering if her statement had broken her.

“I don’t want to talk about him, ‘Talia. He’s in my past, at least not yet, I don’t.” Wendy rolls her eyes as she walks to a section of the market.

“Okay.” Natalia’s voice does not register any emotion.

“Anyway, what about you and Noah? I would definitely not be surprised if you got knocked up soon.” Wendy’s voice carries a smile in it, and Natalia’s cheeks heats up.

“What?” She asks in an embarrassed whisper.

“I saw everything, I was there. There was so much tension in your house, and it felt like I was the one blocking your chemistry. That’s why I had to leave.” A giggle elicits from Wendy as she pulls Natalie with her.

“If you ever get babies, I want to be the godmother. Naturally, of course.”

Natalia wanted to remind her friend that she was the one who had made her leave as she could not take a hint. She also wanted to tell Wendy that Noah was not interested in having children, and would do whatever to not have one.

But if Wendy could keep the identity of Delilah’s father a secret from her, then surely, she could keep embarrassing details about her marital life to herself  as well.

“Of course. If I ever have children, you would be their godmother.” Natalia says.

“But Wendy, where in the world are you dragging me to?” Natalia asks with a degree of urgency as she narrowly escapes high fiving another shopper with her face as her legs move in the direction Wendy pulls her in.

“You would see, do not worry.” Wendy says and she continues to move quickly.

Natalia felt even more worried after Wendy said that. Who does not worry when they are specifically asked not to anyway?

When she stopped, Natalia face palmed herself as she looked at the place her friend was so excited for them to go to.

“Really? The undergarments section?” Natalia says loudly, getting the attention of some people around them.

“You need to have something new for every single time you spend your time together alone with Noah.” She winks and the people who were looking at me immediately turn their head to the other side.

Natalie groans and gives a shake of her head and starts to walk away. “I do not like this, I’m leaving.”

Wendy sighs. “Okay, fine. Just wait, let me get some of my own things then.”

Wendy makes her way into the women undergarments section, and Natalia waits. In not more than five minutes, Wendy returns with a bag of the wears, and Natalia face palms herself once more.

“But you shop for underwear, don’t you?” Wendy asks as she chews a piece of gum.

“I do, but that is only when I’m alone. Besides, if I go with you, I am pretty sure that you would make me get one of those devil cosplay underwear things.” Natalia scoffs.

Wendy lets out a loud laugh. “My best friend is such a prude! And it’s ‘Luciferer’.” She says with a mock foreign accent making Natalia to roll her eyes in response.

-

Natalia lets herself into her home and meets Noah reading in his study. She leans into his sitting figure to give him a small hug.

“Hi honey, you look great.” She says to Noah. Noah looks up at her and grins.

“Did you have a good day out today?” He asks. Natalia nods.

“Yes, I bought some scarves and matching gowns. They are very beautiful. Would you like to see them?” She asks, hoping he would agree.

“I would, but not yet. You will show me later, wouldn’t you?”

“Why, of course. How is your work going?” Natalia asks, peering at his computer screen. Noah shrugs.

“A few issues with a client’s case, but it would be done with soon enough, it’s okay. Thank you dear.” He looked at Natalia and leaned back.

“I really do hope that you were not disturbed or placed in some form of discomfort earlier. Wouldn’t want my beautiful wife to be bothered with anything.”

Natalia laughed, holding her cheeks. “You are so caring. It’s all good, really.”

Noah looks at his wife from head to toe in an appraising manner. He cocks his head to the side. “You look very beautiful.” He says gently.

Natalia looks down and plays with her hands, while a smile plays on her lips. Everything had gone well so far, and she hoped that it would get better from there.

Noah stands abruptly, making Natalia look up.

“Are you leaving now?” She questions with a frown. Noah shakes his head with a sigh.

“Of course not. I have something to give to you. I’m just going to get it, alright?” Natalia’s eyes widen and she giggled.

“Alright.”

She begins to wonder what Noah might have got for her as soon as he leaves.

Was it a pet? She knew that she had always pestered him for children and for a pet. Anything to fill the silence, and for her to be busy with. Anything to make their home a bit more lively.

But as usual, Noah had refused. He had insisted on them not having children because he felt that they were of no use to any of them. He had said that all kids do was cry and mess the place up, and then bringing them up to act with dignified manners would also be a bit too difficult too, and the stress was not worth it.

He had also said no to a pet because he did not want any animal leaving fur all over the house, or destroying his furniture and beddings with scratches and bite marks. And he was not prepared for the responsibility of cleaning their messes up, especially not in the house.

Natalia could hear Noah’s footsteps and then she put on her most pleasant expression, hoping that she would really love whatever it was that he had decided to gift her.

“Sorry that I kept you waiting, my love.” Noah says as he hands a box to his wife, then takes a seat, watching her eagerly.

“Oh wow, thank you!” She accepts the small box happily and opens the wrapping material to see another small box. A bracelet.

Noah had gifted her a Wartier love bracelet.

Natalia closes her eyes and takes in deep breaths, not wanting to say anything that might cause an argument to start.

It was an extravagant thing to do, in her opinion. A waste of resources. All that money spent on a piece of jewelry, no matter how beautiful was unacceptable for her.

“Do you like it?” Noah asks her, using his eyes to search through her face.

“Honey, I’m so grateful, I really am.” She begins. “It is really sweet that you took your time out to get something for me because you felt that I would love it, and I’m thankful.”

“So you like it then, that’s settled.” Noah runs his fingers through his hair.

“But, isn’t this a little bit too expensive for a gift?” She asks, making Noah to turn around and raise his brows.

“I’m sorry, I do not think I heard you properly. What did you just say?”

Natalia gulped. “No, I mean that this must have cost a few thousand dollars. That is a lot of money.” She shakes her head.

“And money is not an issue to us. We have lots of it. The only issue we have here is your incessant complaints and whining.” Noah says curtly, bruising Natalia’s feelings.

“No, but I don’t know, I just don’t think spending so much is the right thing to do.” She says, looking down at her shoes.

“That is not a valid argument, Natalia.” He turns around on his chair and goes to where she sat, placing a hand on her shoulder, holding it in a grip.

“If you did not like the gift, you could have just come out and told me so. That would have been much better than putting on a goody two shoes act, trust me, mother Theresa.” There is an edge to his voice and Natalia notices.

She grabs him by the arm and softens her look. “I’m sorry for being so dramatic. I actually love the gift, honestly. Thank you very much, my love.” She whispers.

“Only the best things for my wife. Only the best.” Noah nods and pulls her up into his arms, wrapping her in a hug and playing with her hair.

“Your hair smells so nice. Are you sure that you went shopping, and not to a spa or to the hair stylist’s?” He asks, teasing her and she laughs.

One of Noah’s hands move from her waist up to the middle of her back, where the zipper of her dress was and he begins to move the zipper downwards.

“Noah!” Natalia whispers . “We are in your study.”

“I know.” Noah presses his lips to her head and Natalia felt him smirk into her skin.

“We have a bedroom, don’t you know?” She asks.

“There’s a sofa here, my tiny wife.” Noah says as he completely unzips her dress, causing the dress to move downwards, revealing a white shoulder.

“And still,” He continues. “this house belongs to me. Nobody is going to walk on in and see us, and accuse us of indecent behavior. Stop being such a prude, Natalia.”

Prude. The word registers itself in Natalia’s head. She had been called that earlier today by Wendy. Now Noah too.

“I am not a prude, my attractive husband.” She says as she drags the waistband of his trousers and pulls him even closer to herself.

Noah chuckles at her act to prove herself and then he uses a hand to caress her soft neck gently as he claims her lips as his, and when Natalia suddenly elicits a tiny moan, he goes wild and pulls at her dress with the urgency of a savage, causing it to rip.

The sound of tearing fabric does not faze Noah in the least as he grabs his wife and lifts her, wrapping her legs around his person and begins to work on her neck, sucking and tugging at it with her teeth.

Then he gently throws her onto the sofa, working on his own dress suit, and taking his clothing off one after the other before he joins her on the sofa.