Love That Pain
Appreciate me as your husband

Chelsea try to stay, it's been half an hour more he's been defending, he doesn't want his efforts to go to waste, ‘while again, 10 minutes more, I definitely can, I can, I don't care about my eyes starting to heat up,’ he murmured inwardly.

Alex released both hands Chelsea, ‘big also his desire to be able to escape from me. Do I really have no hope anymore to be with you, feel your affection like I used to?’ he murmured in the heart.

Waiting minutes, Chelsea are very happy, he can win the challenge from Alex, ‘can I really get away from Alex? Am I going to let him just like that?” his eyes fixed on Alex's face, he no longer saw the smile on the man's face.

Alex stepped back a few steps, “ stay 5 minutes, I didn't expect you would be that strong.”

Chelsea laughs, “I've lost, I won't let you win.” The woman was lulled in the mood, she was too very happy, until without her noticing the two eyes were winking.

Alex laughs, “honey, looks like I won.” The man then again stepped his feet closer to Chelsea who are currently clenching both hands.

“Darling, you lost, you were too confident, until you forgot, time still goes on.” Alex stroked Chelsea's cheeks with his fingers, “you did not forget your promise right,” remembered.

Chelsea rounded her eyes, “I am not the one who will break the promise, I will do whatever you want.” The woman then moved her legs closer to Alex, until their distance was even just a moment, “didn't you really want this body? Even your valuables since then seem to have been unable to hold back.”

Alex smiled, “I can not deny, I really want you, all this time I tried to restrain myself, so I can prove and make you believe if I have changed. But..what I've been doing all this time doesn't seem to change your thinking about me, because for you I'm still a jerk.”

Chelsea were silent, as long as she stayed in the house, Alex always treated her like a queen. Whatever he did, it did not make Alex angry and show his cruel side like before.

Alex turned her body, she then stepped out to take all her clothes off. After putting on all his clothes, he opened the wardrobe and got the clothes for Chelsea.

Chelsea scrunched her forehead as she saw a fully dressed Alex step towards her with her clothes on, “Lex, what are you doing? Don't you want to ask me anything? Didn't you win that challenge?”

Alex smiled, he then helped Chelsea to put on his clothes, “I know, you wouldn't feel happy if I asked you to do that now.” The man then kissed his wife's forehead, “I love you not because of lust, but I really sincerely love you. Although this time it feels so torturing to me, but for your sake, I will hold it.”

“Chel, my request is only one, give me a sincere chance. I want us to have this marriage properly, I promise, I will not demand you to serve me in bed, I just want you to respect me as your husband Alex looked into Chelsea's eyes with his own eyes.

“Lex, you know, I can't love you like I used to. The pain I still feel until now, even when this body feels the touch of your hand, this body shakes, the fear will come back to me.”

Alex clasped Chelsea's hand, “I wouldn't touch you if it would scare you, but allow me to always hold your hand, hold you when you can't sleep, and kiss your forehead before I leave for work.”

Chelsea fell silent, he was not willing to give the opportunity for Alex to change, ‘there must be another way that can make Alex back to the Alex he used to be, I want to see Alex feel the pain I felt first,’ he murmured inwardly.

Alex let out a long sigh, he knew if Chelsea were hard to grant his request, “I won't force you.” The man then stepped foot towards the table, “I will get you your breakfast again, this food is cold.”

Alex takes a tray from the table and takes it out of the room. Chelsea followed Alex from behind. They walked to the dining table.

Alex heated up all the food he had made, he told Chelsea to sit on one of the dining table chairs. It was the first time Chelsea had breakfast together with Alex at the dinner table, because usually, Alex always brought his breakfast to the room. Otherwise, Chelsea always had their own breakfast at the dinner table when Alex left for the office early.

Alex sat next to Chelsea, he took food for the woman, “want me a bribe?”

Chelsea shook her head, “from now on don't bribe me anymore, I don't want to be dependent on you, so that when we part later, it doesn't hurt too much for you.”

Alex brushed off his smile, “it is precisely I want to fill this togetherness of ours with fond memories, so that I will not feel sorry when parting with you, because I have poured out all my love while still with you.”

Alex took a tablespoon of food, “now open your mouth,” he said while thrusting a mouthful in front of Chelsea's mouth.

“Lex!”

“I beg you, this is all I can do as long as we are still together.”

Chelsea let out a long sigh, she finally opened her mouth and accepted a bribe from Alex's hand.

“What do you want to do today? Would you like to take a walk with me?” Alex again feed one mouth Chelsea, “I will take you wherever you want to go.”

“I want to go to Mama and Papa's house, I miss them so much,” Chelsea said after swallowing the food in her mouth.

“O..” Alex again gave a mouthful to Chelsea.

“Do you want to come? Mama and Papa would also like to meet his daughter-in-law.”

Alex shook his head, “I don't want to make you depressed by my presence, because I know, you want to spend your time together with your family.”

Alex poured water into a glass, then he gave it to Chelsea, “if you want to stay at home both your parents are also okay, but come back to this house again.” The man took food for himself, and he started to enjoy it.

Chelsea was just silent when she saw Alex enjoying his breakfast, ‘he was willing to hold back hunger just to feed me to eat? Lex...why are you treating me like this?’

Chelsea stayed with Alex until he finished breakfast. With just the little attention Chelsea have shown at the moment, it has made Alex happy, as it is the first time he has been accompanied by breakfast by his much-loved wife.

Alex who finished breakfast nodded his head with a smile on his face, “be prepared, I will wait outside.” The man then moved from his seat and stepped out of the room.

Chelsea moved from her seat, she immediately got ready, the woman did not want to make the man wait for long.

Alex opens the car door for Chelsea and tells the woman to get in the car. Alex then stepped into the driver's door and got into the car.

“How many days did you stay there?” Alex started driving his car.

Chelsea shook her head, “I will not stay there, maybe the night I will just go home.”

“Do I need to pick you up?”

Chelsea shook her head again, “I can go home alone, I can ask Brother Veon to drive me home, or I can bring my own car.”

Alex smiled, “well, if that's your wish, I won't force you.”

Chelsea looked out the window, he felt it was very strange to see Alex's attitude this time. The man always obeyed all his words, even he did not ask much and allowed him to stay at his parents' house.

Arriving at the main house, Alex enters the house, he meets Vera, Dion, Kania and also Eca. Vera and Dion are happy when her daughter and daughter-in-law come to their house.

“Honey, are you guys going to stay tonight?”

Alex and Chelsea stared at each other, Alex shaking his head slowly, as he knew Chelsea would not allow him to stay at his home.

“Why, don't you guys want to stay at this house again?” Vera looked disappointed.

“Em..not like, Ma. It's not that Alex doesn't want to stay at this house, it's just..”.

“Mama take it easy, tonight we will stay here,” between Chelsea cut off Alex's remarks.

Vera smiled, “sayang, have there been any signs?”

Chelsea scrunched her forehead, “what signs, Ma?” tanyanya's confused.

“Signs Mama will soon get grandchildren from you.”

Chelsea and Alex round their eyes, they look very nervous. How can we get pregnant, we have never done it, Alex thought in his heart.

Alex saw the uneasiness in the look on Chelsea's face, he then let out a long sigh, “do it, Ma. Hopefully we can soon realize the wishes of Mama and Papa,” he said with a smile on his face.

“Mama and Papa will wish you both the best.”

Alex does not want to make Chelsea more awkward in front of his family, “sorry, Ma, Pa. Alex can not be long, because today Alex has an appointment with Alex's friend, so Alex said first, later Alex will come back again.”

Chelsea scrunched her forehead, ‘what happened to Alex? Why does he suddenly want to leave, when he has absolutely no appointment with anyone?’ he murmured in the heart.

Vera and Dion nodded their heads. Alex got up from her seat, and kissed her in-laws' hands. Chelsea took Alex out of the house.

Arriving at the door, Alex kissed Chelsea on the forehead, “I go home first, have fun with your family, I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable with my presence. I'll be back here tonight.” The man then moved his foot towards the car.

“Lex!” call Chelsea and immediately make Alex stop his steps, “not that you have no appointment with anyone, but why are you lying?”

Alex again put his foot back to Chelsea, “I did not have an appointment with anyone, I deliberately want to give you freedom, because I know, that's what you want.”

“Why do you do all that?”

“Why are you still asking? Can't you see my sincerity?”

“I..”

Alex clasped Chelsea's hand and kissed her, “get in, your family will be waiting for you. You don't have to think about me, I'll spend my time together with Betrand.” The man then went back to his car, he got into his car.

“Maybe you need some time alone, I will give you time, tonight I will not stay at your parents house, sorry, because I have lied to you. I did all that for you, because I know, you feel uncomfortable when I'm here.” Alex then started driving his car out of the Chelsea yard, through the gate of the house.

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