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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already starving when I woke up because of the multiple actions I did last night. Alena and I had spent hours making love, satisfying each other and we didn't exactly cat anything afterwards. We both had fallen asleep and I knew

too. She deserved a good

keep that in mind," he

I really meant it when I said I didn't want to lose a brother. Take better care of yourself because if you don't think anyone else cares

as he took a seat at the

"That won't fix anything,"

I'll use my

professional help, not for

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 tend to overlook whenever we were miserable, they thought we were content with the amount

of the reasons why the men in our line of work, deserved

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 womaniser. He had spent years with different women, enjoying his life and having fun-he never wanted to settle down and he made it very clear. I just hoped that

about it," he said. "You said you

I replied as I took the cup of coffee and we began to walk towards my office, where it was

talked about business. I knew she was very came to my work but I didn't want to make her worry. The things I had to worry about was supposed to be my worries and not hers-she deserved to go and pamper herself, spoil herself instead

cup of coffee on my desk before I gestured for him to take a seat, something he did without waiting actually. The dark circles under his eyes were obvious and

all, you look like shit." I

to get a facial

help

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clinic 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

me. What's up?

seconds to think about the words to

"We're expecting," I said.

"Huh?"

continued to stare at me in confusion as he tried to process the words I said earlier but instead of questioning me again, he decided to wait for me to say the next words. It

not following. Isn't that a good thing,

is. I'm very

don't look happy about it. What's going

"What do you mean?"

like you're worried and you're putting up a fake smile for the world to see. So, you don't look happy. You don't look happy at all," he replied and the words were like knives, they went straight

but I knew it was bound to happen