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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got you into this situation, Alena. Sofia was supposed to be my problem and 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 think of you as a burden." I kept quiet, focusing

to hear

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

make me cry

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and let me rest on his chest. He rubbed my back softly as I

was becoming more sensitive. I

arms, snuggling close. I didn't wake up for another nightmare and my husband seemed to be sleeping soundly, too. I

her hardest not to wake us up

he didn't let me eat on my own. He insisted on feeding me even though I didn't have any

it started to taste better

keep doing everything for me, I can't do anything without you

"Good. You'll need

a few chicken slices,

It was a

"Are you not hungry?"

I asked.

eat later. You need

"I might cry again...

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

don't look pretty

chuckled, "No... because I'll feel as if I can't make you

crying because you're being too sweet. I don't know how I

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come on,

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

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

had

pink and soft to the touch; I could almost feel him kissing me all the time. That was

if I had any fever because

it was norm normal, and I only needed to let it

Mama

needed to be admitted to a hospital before and this kind of treatment were only something

and flowers?" I laughed, "You

up more even though we know your husband is doing a very good job at that." Ana replied, smiling

the balloons and the flowers before placing them near the

the other

asked, sitting beside

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 ever did. "I'm

could keep you company while Matteo leaves

wandered to my husband, raising an

going to

settle a few things with Sofia, and I'll be back before

me to worry too much. He knew her name was probably going to trigger me-I even

he needed to settle things with her in

because he wanted me to stay calm as well. He had a lot going in his head

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probably even plotting ways on how

understood about men in

I knew they were

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