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IRENE

"No." He replied blankly, daring me to continue with his now scary eyes. I sighed.

Of course, what was I expecting? Him to say yes out of the blue? He wouldn't. I have known him for more than a year. If he did, then it wasn't him. Something must have been wrong. I thought as I unintentionally rolled my eyes.

"What did I say about rolling your eyes on me?" He asks with seriousness in his voice, making adrenaline rush through my spine.

"Uhm Seby, come on. I need a job. Do you seriously want me to stay here doing nothing the whole freaking day?"

"Why do you think I made all those fun rooms for you?"

"Still I'm left alone with my own thoughts in this big mansion," I exclaimed.

"My answer remains no." He said and turned his back on me, walking towards the bed.

"You have got to be kidding me! Why don't you care about what I want? It has to be all about you!" I said, trying to control myself from yelling at him. He stops and turns to me.

"All about me? You say? Don't I take care of your finances? Give you all you want?"

I let out a little chuckle, shocked. "Seriously, all I want? Have you ever asked me what I want?" I asked, folding my arms at him.

He stared at me before looking away and keeping quiet.

"That's what I'm talking about. We haven't even had a honeymoon since we got married! The honeymoon I always dreamed of! You haven't even talked about it. Everything has to be your way!"

"Anything but not getting a job," he says sternly. He can really be difficult.

"Why? Why do you hate the idea of me working?"

"Some pervert touches you again. That's the idea I hate. I can't allow that." He said, his Italian accent easily spotted when he's getting angry. I let out a chuckle.

"It has all been because of that?" I asked, surprised.

"What? You like them touching you?!" He exclaims, immediately getting up.

"Of course not, Sebastian! I wouldn't! How could you even think that?!" I said, surprised and feeling disappointed he could think that of me.

"Well it seemed like," He said, throwing his hand in the air.

"How about I don't work in a club and just work in a simple café?"

"I can buy you the entire café and you'll be the owner."

"No Sebastian. I need to be independent. You keep doing everything for me. I am not a child, you know? I want to grow my business by myself."

"It's not proper for a man as wealthy as I am to allow his wife to work in a f!cking simple café."

"Argh! Sebastian! Just for me! That's what I want, please come on." I walked towards him and sat next to him on the edge of the bed, wrapping my arms around his big muscular arm and resting my head on his shoulder. "Please, do it for the love we have for each other. Huh? For me." I said, pouting.

He lets out a sigh as the room fills with silence. A few minutes later, we were in this position. He finally speaks.

"Goodnight." He says before taking his arm away from me, laying down on the bed and covering himself with the duvet, leaving me dumbstruck. He practically shut me down.

"Sebastian...." I protest. He closes his eyes and his face completely relaxed. Wow.

After all the talking and pleading, he still didn't accept my request and slept? This is awful.

*****

Two days had passed with Sebastian completely ignoring my request,..... and me. I get that he is very possessive, but really I need to do something with my life.

I can't be a housewife for the rest of my life. I need to do something about it. But Sebastian ignoring me for two days isn't helping. I was upset and frustrated every time I remember he was ignoring me.

I wait up for him every night but he just passes by me and heads up stairs. He didn't even greet me. Before I could even speak to him, he was showering in the bathroom. I wait for him to change his towel but after that, he tells me he's really tired and sleeps soundlessly. I just don't get why he is ignoring me!

I am currently lying down on the bed, trying to get some sleep and not waiting for my darling husband because, as usual, he might leave me half asleep on the couch.

After a few minutes of meditating, my eyes began to slowly close. I let out a yawn and covered myself up properly. I finally let my eyes close.

What felt like hours had passed, I lightly flinched from the unexpected soft lips on my forehead. My favourite scent hits my nostrils just at once. It's Sebastian's.

His lips no longer connected with my forehead, but I still felt the heat radiating from his body, his closeness and his scent. I didn't want him to move away. I wanted him to stay this close to me till further notice, probably forever. I know, selfish.

"I love you so much it's killing." I heard the softness of his voice as he said it slowly and comfortably. I wanted so badly to kiss the daylight out of him and tell him I love him too. But I was already too tired and sleepy to even open up my eyes, my two leads felt so heavy to lift up.

I shut down once again.

*****

I opened up my eyes and quickly shut them back. I blink repeatedly to get used to the brightness reflecting from the curtains.

I set up straight and turned to my side, letting out a sigh. It felt like he never came back. I stretched my arms and got out of bed. I went straight to the bathroom and did my things.

Thirty minutes later, I got out of the closet fully dressed for the day....at home again. I got out of the room and took a corner before walking straight to the stairs. Just as I reached the last staircase, a wonderful smell hit my nostrils. I inhale it more with my eyes shut.

It's the smell of pancakes. Wait, but how? The maids came yesterday, so they aren't supposed to be here today. Plus, Sebastian is too angry with me right now to even skip a single day off work. Actually, he never did skip a day off work.

It's Fiona. She usually comes to make breakfast for me when it's not her day to come and clean up the mansion. She doesn't come every time and she doesn't have to clean but comes when she has nothing to do. She has already done this twice.

I walked all the way to the kitchen with a smile. I reached the doorway of the kitchen.

"Morning Fiona. You made it-" I was cut off with my own surprise gasp when my eyes met the person I least expected. I was really stunned to even move.

"Sebastian?" I managed to let out.