A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 32

Alena

I had woken up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, being chased and ran after. The trauma from last night was still very vivid as it came haunting back in my dreams. I could remember my struggle and my pain when she pushed me back, tried to choke me before managed to hurt me. Then, tears began to stream down my cheeks as I blinked them away.

"Shh... baby, what's wrong?" Matteo came walking from the sofa, wiping away the fallen tears.

My heart broke at the sight of him. He looked exhausted as he had only gotten a couple hours of sleep. After what happened last night, I was sure he tried to be more alert of any noises-even when one of the nurses walked in to check my blood pressure, he was already sitting down to watch.

He kissed my forehead for a few times, making me cry even harder.

"Alena... tell me, what's wrong? Are you hurt?"

The pain was there but it didn't bother me much. I took painkillers before I went to bed earlier. I didn't even realize I had fallen asleep because the last thing I remembered was talking to my husband.

I shook my crying?ng. Nothing's wrong,"

"Why are you

"It was just a dream. I didn't like it,"

"Mm, do you want to tell me about it?"

In all my life, I never thought I'd found someone as caring as him. He knew when something was wrong, and he insisted on fixing it. I always wanted a straight-forward man in my life. Matteo had all the traits of a perfect man I had envisioned. He continued to caress my face, looking down at me.

"Can you come and sleep with me in bed?" I asked, moving to the side, and giving him enough space to lay.

"Do you think we'll fit?"

"I think so." Then,

he didn't waste any time. He climbed up the bed beside me to snuggle me close. He was careful not to pull on the wires or cause me any discomfort. My lips curved into a smile as soon as I felt his warm body next to mine-I had missed. the heat. I immediately placed my head on his chest, loving to hear his steady heartbeat.

"I'm sorry I woke you up."

"It's fine. I was worried if you

it's line.

were in

any pain,"

"Do you

think I'm a burden to you?"

There it was. It was in the middle of the night, possibly two or three in the morning and the random question managed to slip out of my mouth.

I had never heard it coming from him. There wasn't a single complaint about how I was acting around him. He took care of

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me in good ways so, there wasn't any reason for me to ask that question.

I didn't need to look at his face to know he was frowning.

"Why would you say that?"

"I just want to know if-"

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not yours. I should've taken better care of you so you wouldn't get hurt. A burden, you said, You're my wife. If things were much worse than this and I had to take care of you, I'd never

needed to hear

I love you and I can't think of living my life without you. If there's anything, please let me take

make me cry again,"

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and let me rest on his chest. He rubbed my back softly as I cried out, feeling touched

becoming more sensitive.

arms, snuggling close. I didn't wake up for another nightmare and my husband seemed to be sleeping soundly, too. I loved the warmth of his body and how it managed to make me feel

her hardest not to wake us up because she only wanted to check on my blood pressure, but Matteo had

though I didn't have any trouble to feed myself. So, here he was, sitting on the bed

started to taste

keep doing everything for me, I can't do anything without you once I discharge." I said, looking straight into

You'll need me

slices, but it was good enough to fill

It was a

"Are you not hungry?"

I asked.

eat later. You need to finish your food

"I might cry again...

a few strands of hair behind my ear. "I don't mind if you want to cry, baby. But I

don't look

I'll feel as if I can't make you

too sweet. I

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come on, you

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hair, seeing how they were soft and healthy. Then, I looked into his eyes, loving how they were the lightest shade of brown

all possessive, I took pride-he was handsome, and people could stare all day if they

only had eyes

me wonder why men were always blessed with those kinds of lashes. Then, his full lips. They were pink and soft to the touch; I could almost feel him kissing me all the time. That was why I

was checking on my wound, making sure everything was clean. She also checked if I had any fever because she was afraid of an infection.

was norm normal, and

Mama and Ana came in the

admitted to a hospital before and this kind of treatment were only something I saw with other patients. It was a nice feeling to be experiencing it

I laughed, "You two are too

doing a very good job at that." Ana replied, smiling before playfully

smiled as he took the balloons and the flowers before

on the

today, my sweetheart?" Mama asked, sitting beside me as she caressed the back of my

touch, my Mama's touch was just as good. She knew how to comfort me and to soothe my worries away. I always wanted to be around her when I was younger. She understood me more than Papa

Matteo leaves to get a few

to my

going to

things with Sofia, and I'll be back

today but I had assumed because he didn't want me to worry too much. He knew her name was probably going to trigger me-I even had nightmares about her last

needed to settle things with her in

wanted me

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probably even plotting ways on how to get back

never understood about men in

they were always overprotective of their

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