She's My Sleeping Pill

“Merry Christmas, sweetheart.” Reuben greeted and gave Cayenne a feathery kiss on her cheeks.

“Merry Christmas, dad. I thought you wouldn’t come.” she responded and ushered them inside the house first. “You didn’t tell me beforehand.”

“I couldn’t confirm my presence because the elders at home were fussing about my relationship with you and...” Reuben turned to his wife who seemed to be a lot bigger than the last time they saw each other. When they arrived, Ingrid was quiet and didn’t say anything much. She was just clinging to Reuben as if she was afraid of letting him go. Now that Cayenne paid her attention, she can point something so obvious. “...you will have a baby brother.” Reuben told Cayenne happily. Contrary to his jovial mood, Ingrid turned pale and her eyes were darting here and there except Cayenne’s face. She couldn’t seem to look at her.

“That’s a great news!” Stefan interrupted, saving both Cayenne and Ingrid from the awkward atmosphere. “How long has it been?”

“I’m about three months pregnant.” Ingrid answered with a faint smile hanging on her lips. “We didn’t expect this either. I thought I would never get pregnant.”

“That’s a blessing.” Cayenne muttered. “Congratulations. I’m not sure if there’s any food that you should avoid but we prepared a lot for tonight. I’m sure you’ll be able to find something that would suit your taste.”

.....

They talked for a little while but since more guests have come, Cayenne left them for a while to greet the others.

“I’m glad she didn’t get angry with my pregnancy.” Ingrid mumbled with obvious relief from Cayenne’s reaction. Last time that she didn’t allow herself to get pregnant out of respect to Cayenne’s late mother. So, when she received the result of her pregnancy, she was elated and worried at the same time.

“I told you, my daughter isn’t that type of person. She’s not unreasonable.” Reuben mentioned. His eyes were doting and he was rubbing his wife’s non-existent bulging belly. He didn’t get to do this when Emerald was pregnant of Cayenne. Since God has given him the second chance, he promised to be a good father.

While Cayenne and Stefan greeted their guests, Luiz was live streaming on his social media account. Many of his followers requested for him to show them some snips of what’s his Christmas would be like. Currently, he was walking around with his brother filming him.

“My family agreed to have a Christmas party with our household employees and friends. Yenyen prepared lots of food for us tonight. Let’s see what we have.” Luiz walked towards the food and beverage area where dishes from different kinds of meat were displayed. “We also have desserts that varies from what my family likes. Let me tell you something...” Luiz leaned closer on the camera while looking left and right, fearing that someone close would hear him. “...guess what...half of these dishes and desserts are Stefan’s favorite. My sister is really bias. She spoils my brother-in-law that much. I am kind of jealous now. She only spoils me before but now, her attention is already shifted to someone else.”

His livestream screen was bombarded with so many comments and gifts. Most of the comments were praising Cayenne for being a good hosts and others were laughing at Luiz.

[My husband, you have lost your position in your sister’s heart]

[Hahaha, you are no longer the man of her life]

[The husband is more important than the brother now.]

[If your sister won’t spoil you, I will.]

[Hubby, I love you more than anyone. Come to me and I’ll spoil you.]

[Master, I will cook all your favorites if you stay with me.]

Luiz chuckled at the comments which earned him screams from his female fans. “I love you guys. Thank you for cheering me up. If my sister confirms that she no longer loves me, I’ll drown in your warmth.”

Hearing his cheeky reply, Kyle was shaking his head while following his brother to the living room. “Come everyone. I will introduce to you my sister’s father since you are always curious of her life. By the way, my sister will upload another video in her YT account.” He was babbling as he walked and the guests who have seen him with Kyle holding a camera couldn’t stop admiring him. Despite being young, Luiz has become a well-known model domestically. If given a chance to work abroad, with no doubt, Luiz would surely become famous. “This is Uncle Reuben. He’s my sister’s father.”

[I thought it was only a hype when he claimed to be Cayenne’s father.]

[So, it is true that she’s getting along with him. Some people say that they don’t get along and that your sister hates her father.]

[My husband has a great family. Everyone’s kind and they got along pretty well]

[Stefan is not kind at all]

[Master Lu, your brother-in-law is actually scary. I don’t agree with other people saying he’s ‘kind’]

“My brother-in-law is only scary if something happens to Yen” Luiz commented.

For privacy, he didn’t say anything about Ingrid being Reuben’s wife. If people want to know, they can search it but he didn’t divulge anything. He only said that she was one of their family friends.

[Luiz, where is your brother?]

[Speaking of, I want to see him, too.]

[Luiz, don’t hide your brother.]

The clamor of his fans fell into deaf ears since Kyle was holding the camera. He pretended that to see the requests of his fans.

[Luiz, we want to see your brother]

[Kyle-oppa! Show your face to us. I know you are watching]

“My brother does not watch my livestream” Luiz told them which earned him a barrage of angry and disappointed emojis. “He’s watching me in person instead.”

[I knew it. Your brother is just around the corner]

[Show us our beloved Kyle.]

“Are you here for me or for my brother?”

[For your brother]

Luiz clutched his chest, pretending to be hurt and in pain. “Ouch! You are hurting me!” Just in time, Dominic came inside with the Sugo family trailing behind him. His eyes instantly brightened when he saw Luiz. “Bro!” Luiz called out and his fans immediately sent out their heart emojis. Kyle shifted the camera in a timely manner and when Dominic appeared on the same frame as Luiz, the livestream was silent for a little while. “Merry Christmas. I got you a gift that you will really like.”

“Really? What could that be? I have bought the things I want already.” Dominic responded, oblivious to the thousands of people watching him. “What are you filming? Are you going to upload some videos on Yen’s account?”

“I’m streaming.”

[Holy! Who is this handsome man?]

[Luiz, is this another brother of yours?]

[I am all heart for this man.]

[Are you single?]

When Dominic looked at the phone closely which was attached to the camera holder, he blushed and covered his mouth. “Why didn’t you say that first?”

“Oh! They wanted to see my brother.” Luiz refuted. His cheeky grin almost gave his fans a heart attack.

“Kyle? Kyle is – ” His frown and confusion reflected on his face as he looked to the man they were all looking for. ‘He was the man standing behind the camera.’ But he didn’t say it and allowed Luiz to do whatever he wants.

“Guys, this is Dom. He was my classmate in high school. He’s my brother-in-law’s cousin and we’re close as brothers.”

[You are so cheeky]

[You tricked us! Well, I don’t mind getting tricked with this handsome face.]

[He’s also handsome]

[Please post the gift that Luiz bought for you. We are also curious.]

[I am not reconciled with this. I need to see Kyle’s face to complete my Christmas]

[I won’t ask my parents for gifts if I can see Kyle now]

“Fine, I’ll show you my brother.” Luiz winked at them and walked out of the house after excusing himself from Dominic. He went to the garden where the party was held. A lot of people gathered there and Luiz talked to some of them. They waited and waited but he wasn’t showing Kyle yet.

[Luiz, don’t trick us please.]

[Luiz, is it so difficult to grant my wish?]

Luiz sat on a chair and took the camera from his brother. He took a deep breath and chatted with them for a while. Upon seeing that his brother had called Kath as he expected, he shifted the camera to him, just enough angle to show that he was talking to a woman but not enough to show them Kath’s face.

“I didn’t want you guys to get hurt.”

And with that, he broke so many hearts in one night. At the same time, his fans were aware that Kyle has a girlfriend because he announced it before. Despite getting their hearts broken, they still supported his relationship, wishing for it to last for an eternity.

The time to end his livestream was slowly approaching thus, most of his fans started wishing him Merry Christmas and advance happy New Year since he wouldn’t be streaming during New Year.