A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

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Matteo

The next morning, I was awaken by the sound of birds chirping by the window. They were singing cheerfully, something I hadn't heard in awhile. I turned to look at my wife, seeing her sound asleep, unbothered by the birds.

I took a few minutes to admire the beauty she possessed. I could spend hours being in this exact position, staring at her and never be bored. Whether she was awake or not, she was too beautiful to be true but whenever she was asleep, she looked at peace.

Alena deserved to be at peace. We both did.

I slowly stepped down from the bed, not wanting to bother the sleeping beauty. Then, I made my way towards the bathroom for a quick shower-it didn't take me long to get ready for the day, only about thirty-minutes and I was fully dressed. Sometimes, it could take me longer but this morning, I just wanted to be simple.

Besides, I wasn't going to the office today and any business matters could be discussed in my home office. I didn't want to leave Alena on her own today especially when she was going to start work soon-we were also going to get an ultrasound done later. I glanced one more time at my wife and she was still sleeping.

It didn't take me long to grab my phone and send a quick text message to Luca:

'Come over. We have a few things to discuss.'

Within seconds, a reply came in but it was only a simple thumbs up. We weren't a big fan of texting whenever we had important things to say which was why I decided to invite him over, it was easier to talk and discuss face to face. Things could go wrong in text messages.

I was in the kitchen making scrambled eggs, a simple dish I loved to eat during breakfast. It was healthy and enough to fill me until lunch but this time, I made extra for Alena incase she was awake later.

My left hand was busy scrolling down the news on my phone while I enjoyed my breakfast. It was a habit of mine whenever I was eating in the morning, doing something else other than work in order to stay updated with what was happening in the world.

It had been around twenty minutes since Luca replied to me and there he was, standing by the doorway of the kitchen. I had heard him come in when a sound came from the front door but honestly, I didn't expect him to come over this quick.

"Good morning," he said before he took off his shades.

"Morning. You're early today," I replied.

"I didn't sleep last night. It's a good thing you texted me,"

"Why didn't you sleep?"

"I don't know. I just couldn't,"

"You should get your mind checked up."

Luca scoffed, "Yeah, I don't have to. I know my mind's fucked up

"At least get a prescription so you can sleep at night. Otherwise, your own body is going to kill you before anyone else does," I responded as I took another bite of my scrambled eggs, loving the way it tasted in my mouth.

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Alena and I had spent hours making love, satisfying each other and we didn't exactly

just me, my wife was starving too. She deserved a good meal when she was awake later on, something to fill

up. I'll keep that in mind," he replied,

you want but I really meant it when I said I didn't want to lose a brother. Take better care of yourself

took a seat at the stool,

"That won't fix anything,"

I'll use

a therapist for professional help,

our own demons. We faced different problems every day and sometimes, we never had the time to fully rest. The number of men we had lost, the number of sufferings we had endured, those were the traumatic experiences we had faced. People

reasons why the men in our line of work,

woman could understand us better, could provide us support. The younger men were always seeking out for sex as a temporary relief and they seeked in different women but as for me, I was content with one woman. I was fully content with only Alena in my life. As for Luca, I knew he probably had enough of being a

"You said you

coffee and we began to walk towards my office, where it was secluded and away from

her worry. The things I had to worry about was supposed to be my worries and not hers-she deserved

him to take a seat, something he did without waiting actually. The dark circles under his eyes were obvious and it seemed to me, he hadn't slept for

all, you look like shit."

going to get

That'll help you

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is amazing. She'll massage me and all that, I'd be able to get a few minutes of deep sleep. Not just that, I'll leave with a glowing skin, too. So, it's kind of a win-win situation, don't you think?" He raised an eyebrow,

up? What's going with

a few seconds to think about the words to

"We're expecting," I said.

"Huh?"

I said earlier but instead of questioning me again, he decided to wait for me to say the next words. It didn't take me long to clear it all out for him and he leaned

following. Isn't that a good

is. I'm very

don't look happy

"What do you mean?"

pregnant. That time, you looked really, really happy. This time, you just look like you're worried and you're putting up a fake smile for the world to see. So, you

the news. After losing Marco, I hadn't expected for Alena to be pregnant again that quickly but I knew it was bound to happen anyway. The wound from losing Marco was still new