Melody Of Love

Start Making Babies

Michael’s POV

We are in a private dinner, at my place, with my family after the wedding. Rose’s parents were busy making sure that the orphanage kids have their dinner. I always had a thing for Indian weddings and wanted to have one for myself, but Heaven knows they are very tiring. But I enjoyed it. We didn’t go with a lavish wedding ceremony but invited all the important people. I invited Tommy Johnson, to show him that ‘Here you go. You wanted me to get married right? Well, here’s my wife.’

“We’re happy that Michael married you. He never says anything, but I know how lonely he feels all the time. And now I can be at peace since he has you by his side.” My mom said holding Rose’s hand in hers. Mom and Rose became very close at their very first meeting itself. It was clear that my mom loved Rose. And why wouldn’t she? Rose is like the ideal daughter-in-law my mom always wished for.

“I’ll do everything in my power to keep him happy. Trust me, mother.” She ensured mother, before looking at me and smiling.

“Well Rose, I’m always here for you. If you need any help or if my brother irritates you, you can always look for me.” Oli said throwing her arms around Rose.

“Oh, really Oli? You forgot your brother once you got a sister-in-law?” Oli stuck out her tongue at me and hugged Rose. I immediately pulled Rose towards me, away from my sister.

“Rose is all mine. Stay away from her.” I teased her.

“You better not ruin your career with this puppy love of yours.” Joseph, my dad said, looking at Rose with disgust. I don’t understand Joseph. What’s wrong with him? He always saw me as a money-making machine, he never loved me, he never allowed me to have a normal childhood, made me travel all over the country singing, and if I didn’t obey him or accept his words he would beat me until I passed out. Even after all of this, I tried to understand him, I thought that whatever he did to me was because he wanted me to have a bright future. I forgave him for all he did to me. But now, he’s targeting my Rose and I’ll never accept this.

“Joseph, don’t you dare.” I said, with warning clear in my voice.

Rose held me by my arm. She feared Joseph and I could see it in her eyes.

“Don’t fight.” She was such a pure girl. My father was talking as if she ruined my life marrying me and here she is, stopping me from warning him. I put my hand over her’s before looking at him “You better not create a scene here Joseph.”

“Whatever. Your career is over. Your fans won't love you once they learn about this marriage. You’ll regret your decision.” He said before leaving, my mother had tears in her eyes.

“Mother, please don’t cry.” I held her hands.

“Your father, he…I’m sorry, Michael.” I hugged her immediately.

“Why are you sorry mother. You didn’t do any wrong. It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault that he loves money more than his children.”

Olivia and mother left shortly after Rose’s parents, Kate, and the remaining children left. I send my parents off and by the time I came inside, Rose was helping the maids clean up the dining area. She looked beautiful today. She wore a red lehenga and heavy jewelry on. I don’t know how she’s carrying all that jewelry but she looked like a f*****g queen, my queen.

I had something like a sherwani with a pagri(turban). I took off the turban and put it on the sofa before going towards the kitchen.

“You don’t have to do all this.” I said taking the plates she had in her hand and putting them back on the table. I pulled her by her hand and took her into our room.

“What is all this?” I said looking at my room. There are candles and rose petals scattered all over the room and on the bed. Rose pulled her hand from mine before moving to the table and picking up a note. I stood behind her and saw the note.

‘OKAY NOW, LOVEBIRDS. WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS ARE MARRIED. BUT THERE ARE MANY THINGS AFTER MARRIAGE. YOU KNOW? LIKE FIRST NIGHT, HONEYMOON, AND MAKING BABIES. WELL, I AND KATE WANT TO BECOME AUNTS ASAP! SO GET ON THE WORK AND START MAKING BABIES.’

Rose started coughing suddenly and I brought her a glass of water which she downed in one go. Were things any less awkward that Oli had to do something like this?

“I’ll go take a shower.” Saying that I disappeared into the washroom, not knowing what to do to make the situation less awkward. This night is going to be a long one. Once I made sure that I spent a long 20minutes in the shower I put on a bathrobe and came out. By the time I came out Rose was standing in front of the mirror, trying to remove her jewelry.

“Ouch!”

“What happened Rose?” I moved towards her.

“Thi-This thing got stuck in my hair.” She motioned to the necklace she was wearing.

“Wait, let me.” I said giving her the towel in my hand to hold.

I moved her hair on her shoulder, slowly removing the hair that went inside the hook of the necklace. I tried to open the hook, but it was so tight. I moved closer to her, taking the hook into my mouth and trying to lose it. I heard the hitch in Rose’s breath and noticed how her body became tense. It was only then that I realized how close our bodies were.

I slowly removed the necklace and put it on the table and looked into the mirror, to see Rose had her eyes closed as if controlling herself. Her face seemed to glow in the candlelight and she looked breathtakingly beautiful. She is the ray of light that brightened my entire life. The minute she entered my life, I started to look at things differently, with a brighter perspective.

I just want her to be happy. I want her to be with me. I don’t even want to think about what’s going to happen after the contract comes to an end. If things were up to me I’ll never let her go away from me. I am falling for her. I know I am. And I just wish that this… whatever is between us, is not a one-sided thing. I want her to look at me the way I look at her.

I know she's comfortable around me, she considers me as a friend, but I don’t want her to see me as a friend. I want her to accept me as her husband. I slowly leaned my head into the crook of her neck before placing a soft kiss there. She tilted her head to the side, giving me more access to her neck. I put my hand on her waist, pulling her more into my body.

I sucked hard on her neck, making sure to mark her. She’s mine. A moan escaped her lips and her grip on my hands tightened. I turned her around to see her eyes clouded with passion and l**t, mirroring mine. This physical attraction between us is undeniable, but I want more. I want her to love me and I think I can wait until then. It took every shred of self-control I had to stop myself. I kissed her forehead before taking a step back, putting some much-needed space between us.