She's My Sleeping Pill

It was afternoon when Stefan saw that his wife’s phone lit up but when he saw it was a message notification from Monet, he just handed it to her. If it was from Jackson, he would surely respond to it since he was partly responsible for her foundation.

“I’m so glad that you are finally leaving that place. It’s not good to stay in a hospital for a long time.” Cayenne replied after reading her message. “Make sure you get proper rest. I hope you can come back here soon.”

Monet smiled after receiving the message from Cayenne. She replied to her once more and kept her phone inside her bag after that. She was told to lessen her use of gadgets as much as possible because of the radiation coming from them and her baby was still at risk.

“Are you sure you are not coming back to Cebu?” her mother asked while holding her hands tightly. “I really hope you would come home with us.”

“I’m fine here,” Monet said with a faint smile hanging on her lips. “I love this place and I have always dreamed of staying here because of the pines and the mountains.”

“Then, can we visit you?”

“Sure.”

Her parents probably thought that she was still angry at them for the decisions they made for her which was the reason why her mother was being cautious right now. Although she felt guilty, Monet couldn’t erase the fact that what made her become who she is today was her parents. They said a lot of things that hurt her so much in the past that she learned to harden her heart like a rock.

.....

Fortunately, Thomas started to melt down her rock-hard heart. If it wasn’t for him, she would surely remain cold to them.

“Thomas.” Mr. Lhuillier called out and placed his hand on the man’s shoulder. “I entrust my daughter to you. Please take care of her. Whenever you are ready to get married, you can just tell us. We won’t be a hindrance to your relationship anymore.”

“Don’t worry uncle, I will not allow her to suffer again.”

Monet was looking at him when he said these words and she can see in his eyes that he was really sincere. Before she’d get caught staring at him, she looked up into the sky and sent her silent prayer. [Lord, I hope you will help us in this relationship that we’re starting. Please don’t give me any reason to regret the decisions I made.]

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Meanwhile, after reading the last reply coming from Monet, Cayenne only sent a heart sticker to her before putting her phone away.

“Breaks over. Let’s resume.”

Cayenne instantly got inside the large shirt that Stefan was wearing and waited for the director to give them instructions. Currently, they were having a photo shoot for the get-along shirts that the couple likes. Normally, if it was just the two of them, Cayenne would be wearing nothing underneath the large shirt with her body pressed on her husband, but right now, she was wearing a white tank top because of the guests. Truth be told, she was irritated that she has to wear another layer of clothing instead of using the shirt directly.

“Mr. Dumrique, can you sit on this chair close to the fireplace?”

“Sure.”

“It’s Christmas season and we’d like to make use of your fireplace and just decorate it a little with props. Is it fine?”

“No problem.”

The team immediately placed their props and lit the fireplace even though it was daylight. The weather isn’t very cold during early mornings but around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the cold breeze would start making you shiver if you aren’t wearing any thick clothes.

So far, they weren’t having any issues since the photoshoot was mostly done inside Stefan’s home. He would never let his wife suffer in the harsh wind.

“So, Ms. Yen, since you are sitting on his lap already,” a modest way to say instead of straddling him, “I want you to lean your head on his shoulder and close your eyes while Mr. Dumrique is reading a book.”

Cayenne got into position as soon as she could and pretended to be sleeping while Stefan was reading her a story. Their background was the nicely-decorated fireplace which indicates the Christmas season and even without it, the picture still appeared warm and sweet.

“I like it,” Stefan commented when they show him the photo. Cayenne also nodded her head in happiness when she looked at the picture. She even felt a little embarrassed. “I want copies of all the pictures once you’re done editing them.”

“No problem. Shall we proceed?”

“Sure.”

When they finally wrapped up everything, it was almost 7:00 PM. By the time Kyle arrived home, the photography team was already packing their things. Stefan and Cayenne invited them for dinner so, Carla asked assistance from another helper in the kitchen to make a lot of dishes for everyone to enjoy.

While waiting for the food, they decided to look at the pictures once again. There was a photo of them cuddling together in one jacket while she was watching something on Stefan’s laptop and he was sitting behind her with his head on her shoulder to see what the show was as well. There was a picture of her looking sick and she even had a cooling pad on her forehead. She was also on the same shirt as Stefan while he carried her off to the kitchen to get medicine for her to drink.

As soon as these photos were posted, people were not surprised anymore by the overwhelming sweetness from the couple. They felt like they were fed several spoonfuls of sugar with their poses and other gestures.

Stefan shared the post of the clothing company with the caption; ‘when her hormones strike, I’m always ready for cuddles’.

Luiz saw the post as well and shared; ‘@XXclothing, you gave them more ways to torment me’.

Riley’s interest was also sparked when she saw this post knowing that she has a clingy man at home. “I want one; no. I want all the available designs. Gotta make my man happy.”

Singles: I’m fine with my regular-size shirt. I don’t need these shirts to hug my pillow to sleep.