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Dolores groaned and asked, âWhat are you doing?â
âDo you plan to keep hugging me like this?â Matthew blinked, raised his eyebrow and looked at her passionately.
âYou donât like me hugging you?â Dolores acted as if she didnât know what he meant.
Matthew wrapped his arms around her waist lightly, not daring to use too much force. âLetâs do something else.â
âLike what?â asked Dolores.
âSomething a husband and wife do.â His hands began to rub her waist against her clothes.
Dolores looked up, âI like it when youâre serious.â
Matthew was speechless, âYouâre the one seducing me and now sheâs rejecting me? She wants to torture him, besides whatâs the problem with doing things a husband and wife do?â
Dolores pulled away and sat up, âGo shower and go to sleep.â
Matthew didnât move, lying on the bed, âDidnât you say you donât care about my sweat?â
âIf you can go to sleep without showering, I donât mind either.â Dolores tucked the blanket under her body and willed herself to sleep.
Matthew sat up and gave her a look, âShower or not, thatâs not the reason I canât fall asleep.â
Dolores pretended she hadnât heard him, then told him that Jayden and Kevin were here.
Matthew nodded and went to take a shower.
Dolores stayed awake, waiting for him to finish.
Half an hour later, Matthew came out of the shower with his bathrobe on while Dolores went downstairs to get her pajamas.
âIâm not wearing pajamas,â Matthew said.
Dolores looked at him, âDo you want to sleep like this?â. Matthew nodded.
âArenât you ashamed?â She didnât know what to do with a man like that.
âI have no shame before you,â he said as he rubbed her belly, âOtherwise you wouldnât be pregnant.â
Dolores was speechless. She threw her pajamas on the bed, âItâs up to you.â
And climbed onto the bed, pretending to be angry. Matthew leaned over and looked at her, âAre you angry?â. Dolores turned her head and remained silent.
âOkay, Iâll put it on.â Matthew picked up the pajamas and stood in front of her, âCan you take off my bathrobe?â
âYou are so shamelessâ¦â He cut her off using his kiss.
âAre you mad?â Matthew asked as he kissed her.
âAre you going to make it up to me if I get angry?â Dolores asked.
âYes.â He answered without hesitation as he walked over to the closet and pulled out Doloresâ pajamas.
âWhy are you holding my pajamas in your hand?â Dolores was confused.
âIâll wear it.â
Dolores couldnât imagine him wearing her pajamas, but she was amused, she smiled, âCut the crap and donât rip my pajamas.â
âYouâre upset.â Matthew walked over.
Dolores took the pajamas out of his hand, âI wasnât upset.â
âYou lied to me then?â scoffed Matthew.
âIt wasnât intentional, youâre the one whoâ¦â Dolores tried to explain herself as Matthew interrupted, âI donât care, you need to be punished.â
He slipped through the blanket holding her in his arms and pulled off her pajamas.
Dolores bit her lower lips as Matthew lay on top of her.
She was careful because of her pregnancy, it was a long night.
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The sun rose earlier in the summer, morning light shone through the window, illuminating the room through the gaps in the curtains.
Matthew couldnât feel the woman in his embrace and there was no one beside him when he stretched his arms reaching for the empty spot beside him, he wasnât even warm. He opened his eyes and found that Dolores was gone.
Dolores was up early as there were guests, she couldnât sleep late as the lady of the house. Although Matthew didnât mention anything about what happened, she knew he must be exhausted these days, so she was careful not to wake him when he got up, she wanted him to get more rest.
Since Coral had retired from the kitchen, Lucy was the one preparing breakfast while Coral took care of the housework.
Dolores was also busy helping in the kitchen since there were guests, they needed to prepare more food, it would be too heavy for one person to do it all.
Breakfast was ready at seven in the morning. Everyone got up one after the other. As usual, Amanda was the last one, she never liked to get out of bed.
Dolores came out, but didnât see Matthew, âMaybe he hasnât woken up. He was sound asleep last night, he must be exhausted these days.â
She turned to her daughter, she was lying lazily in bed, her hair in disarray.
âWake up for breakfast,â Dolores said as she put the clothes on the bed, âWake up and let me get you dressed.â
âI donât want to change and I donât want breakfast.â Then she pulled the blanket back over herself.
Dolores tugged at the blanket but gripped it tighter.
Andrew stood by the door, âLeave her alone, sheâll wake up when she gets hungry later.â
Dolores looked at her son, âHave you washed?â. Andrew nodded.
Dolores could do nothing against her daughter, she decided to give up and let her sleep.
Then she went to her bedroom and saw that the man was still in bed. She didnât wake him up, but went into the washroom and started to pick up his clothes. The suit needed to be sent to the dry cleaners while the others could be washed at home.
Matthew was awake in bed, in fact, he hadnât slept much these days and slept well last night. He thought she would wake him when she came in, but she didnât.
So he got up and headed for the sink. Watching her clean the sink, he hugged her from behind, âHave the maid or Coral do it.â
âWe have a lot of people at home, they are busy too. The villa is huge and has to be cleaned every day to keep the dust from building up. Some rooms have to be cleaned both upstairs and downstairs, and itâs exhausting. I can take over some chores as a form of exercise, it will help me with childbirth later on.â
She turned to him, âWhy didnât you sleep longer? I didnât wake you up when I saw you were sound asleep.â
Matthew rested his chin on her shoulder, âIâve had enough sleep, shall we hire one more maid?â
âNo need, are you going out today?â asked Dolores.
Two maids were enough, too many strangers in the house was not comfortable and it was not easy to find a suitable one.
âYes, but not so early.â She asked Dolores for the cloth and offered to clean the mirror, âLet me clean it for you.â
Dolores didnât give it to him, âIâm done cleaning. Wash up and go downstairs for breakfast. Since youâre home, you should go downstairs and say hello to your father and uncle, donât stay in the room.â
Matthew gave her a kiss on the cheek and said, âOkay.â
As he washed up, the phone he kept on the side table rang. Dolores picked it up and saw that it was an unknown number. She didnât answer, but handed it to Matthew, who was at the sink, âSomeone called.â
âAnswer it for me,â Matthew said as he washed his face.
Dolores pressed the answer button, âHello.â
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