She's My Sleeping Pill

“Auntie, Lena!” The little girl shouted when she caught sight of Elena before the latter could even press the doorbell. “Dad! Auntie Lena is here.”

Not long after, a man who seemed to be of the same age as Tristan came to open the gate for them.

“Pardon our intrusion,” Stefan said while giving the man a house visit present. “And thank you for accommodating my request. I really appreciate the help.”

“No, problem. It’s our pleasure to help.” The man felt the faint tugging of his shirt and looked down. His daughter was looking at the strangers who came to their place. “This is my eldest daughter, Maya. Come inside. I’ll introduce you to my wife.”

Cayenne smiled at the little girl and Maya shied away behind her father. She looked so adorable with her head peeking at them. Her large eyes seemed to resemble Elena’s so they could tell that she got her eyes after her mother.

One after another, Cayenne and Stefan came inside with Elena following behind them. This time, the little girl was latching onto Elena’s left leg. Stefan’s secretary could barely lift her foot to move.

“Good morning.” Stefan greeted softly when he saw Elena’s sister in the living room with her newborn child. “Doesn’t she sleep inside her crib?”

“Oh, excited to learn, aren’t you?” Shiara commented which brought a smile to Cayenne’s face. “Children have different preferences when it comes to sleeping as well. I’ll tell you more later.”

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“What is the gender of your baby? When are you going to give birth?” Maya questioned out of the blue and that was when they realized that she had been staring at Cayenne’s bulging tummy.

Cayenne smiled faintly and touched her baby bump at the same time before giving out her answer to the innocent little girl. “I’m having two boys and the third is not yet confirmed whether it will be a girl or a boy. I will give birth soon.”

“You have three babies inside your tummy? How is that possible? Why did my mom only get one? If that’s the case, I could have asked for three siblings, too.”

Her innocence made the adults burst into a heap of laughter. Who wouldn’t? At the same time, explaining the matter of science to a little girl would be very difficult, especially in the case of the reproductive system. “You will understand it soon when you reach the right age,” Aaron told his daughter with a helpless smile.

Since the baby was still sleeping soundly, Aaron decided to give the couple a tour of their humble home. Cayenne and Stefan will be spending two days with them to have hands-on training in taking care of a child. Fortunately, Shiara and Aaron agreed to help them.

“You can use this room here,” Aaron said upon opening the door to the guest room. “There aren’t many people who visit us so this hasn’t been used that much. I hope you don’t mind the size. We don’t really have a huge space.”

“No, it’s fine,” Stefan responded at once. “We’re already imposing on you. Thank you for preparing this room for us.”

“Alright. If you have any concerns, you can always tell me. That room at the very end is where my wife and I stay. The one on the left is Maya’s room and the one on the right is the nursery. The room next to yours is where Elena usually stays.”

After the tour, Cayenne and Stefan decided to rest for a while. They couldn’t really do anything for now since the baby was sleeping. They needed to wait for the child to wake up and observe how the parents interact.

“Are you nauseous?” Cayenne asked when she noticed that he was pale. “Come here.” She patted her lap and Stefan instantly moved closer and placed his head on her lap while pressing his face on her baby bump. Cayenne placed a small amount of mint oil on her fingers and rubbed them on her husband’s temple. “You should have listened to the elders when they say not to get anything from me.”

“If I didn’t, I would never know that you are going through something like this.”

“I don’t know what to do with you.” She complained at the same time, she printed a kiss on his forehead. “You are doing so much for me and sometimes, I ask myself if I’m giving you enough or if I’m lacking in some area.”

“Yeah, you do. You are lacking in one area.”

“Then, what should I do? Hon, you have to tell me if I need to do something better. I won’t know if you won’t say a thing.”

Stefan then grinned and sat up on the bed while moving his face closer to hers. She could already feel his warm breath fanning her face. “Wifey, ever since you enter your second trimester, you are lacking something very crucial. You stopped doing it for me?”

“What is it?”

Stefan moved even closer until the tips of their nose touched and he whispered, “You are not taking the initiative anymore. You lack in the field of sex.” Seeing her tomato-red face, Stefan couldn’t stop himself from laughing. She hasn’t changed. She was still so easy to tease.

“I...I...I will do my best.” Cayenne mumbled despite feeling like she was about to melt down from her own rising temperature.

“Yes. Yes. You will have to do your best. I’ll be expecting a lot of your love.” Stefan teased and stole a kiss from her, not feeling dizzy anymore after the massage he got from his beloved wife.

About fifteen minutes later, Stefan’s ears perked up at the faint sound of crying. His moment to learn has finally come and he was excited to know more about parenting. He just never noticed it.