Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

Hailey's heart seemed to be smashed with a sledgehammer. She cried hard that makes Jason stopped, turn off the tablet and put it away. He was panicking a little and he patted her back. He knows exactly why she's crying.

"I'm such a mess." She mutter.

"Yeah." He agreed. She cry louder and she started smacking him with the pillow. "Hey! Hey!" He caught her wrist and pull her into him. She straddle on his lap and she shove her face on his neck. He gently rubbed her back and hush her.

"You asshole." She murmur.

"I know." He kiss her temple. After few moments, he reach the tumbler on the side table that he placed there a while ago because he knew that she needed it.

He tracked her down a while ago. She went to two hospitals and visited an obstetrician. He found out why she's like that. He expected it yet it still surprised him and the feeling was extreme. Extreme happiness. He always wanted a family of his own and he had thought about it many times although he would say that he wanted to stay a bachelor.

He caress her hair and gather it as he reached her pony tail.

"You are bound to get pregnant since we weren't using any protection. Besides, what are you crying for? You've always wanted to have kids."

"My parents and you."

"I don't want you to cry over me. Okay?"

"You always make me cry." She said as she bit her lip. He told her to drink more.

"How did I make you cry?" He asked and pull her back closer to him until they are too closed, and too attached to each other.

"You made fun of me in high school then suddenly kick those bullies butt. Then you left to the army and never gave me any letters or even texts. You only saw me for a day after two years only to give me something and then leave again in the morning like you were never there. Now, I said that I am pregnant and all you could do is congratulate me!" She said with mooed.

"What? You mean I shouldn't congratulate you for getting pregnant?" he asked. She smack him. "It's not a problem at all. It's a blessing." He said. "I know you are tired, stop over thinking and then let's sleep. Okay?"

"It's not what I expected from you." She muttered.

"What do you expect?" He asked. "I can't ignore you and our baby. Besides, your dad will surely kill me." He lay her down and kiss her lips. "Let's date, okay? You've been stressed lately. Just let go of those office works."

She nodded and wrapped her arms around him tightly.

"So, is it a boy or a girl?"

"I don't know yet. We can't know it yet."

He was too busy kissing her. She forgot everything and they made love slow and passionate just like their first time. She wash up after, put on her clothes and snuggle with him. She was happy now. All she wanted was a complete family. They will work this out and she will be a happy mother. Besides, she has known Jason for a very long time and every time they make love, it feels like their first hottest and passionate intercourse.

She wanted it to be like this always and maybe more of it. She look at the handsome face of her best friend and kiss his nose and then his lips. He murmur something and hug her tightly.

***

Enzo came home tired from hours of meeting and planning. He found the dogs in the living room and they run to greet him but two are missing. Then he called for Catriona and his babies but when he arrive there, only Catriona is seen coming out from the gym. He frowns.

"Where are the triplets?"

"At Veronica's." She said.

"Did you just give our babies to them?"

"They need babies for their practice." She said.

"I am going to get them." He drops his laptop on the sofa.

"Let them be."

"No. I can't sleep without them."

Enzo left quickly and drive to Veronica's and he found the triplets crawling on the carpets as the Elder was happy playing with them. Veronica is filming the three and Tony looks happy and he's laughing as he played with them. The boys are surely noisy on their way. Talking to each other in language that only the three could understand.

"My boys!" Enzo immediately took one of them and then another.

"Hey! Catriona agreed that we borrow your boys." Veronica said. Calvin suddenly look lonely. But Enzo was stubborn. He doesn't want them to be with others. He can only feel calm when his boys are around. "Enzo, just go back to Catriona. The two of you need some time alone."

"They need to be feed from their mom!" Enzo argued.

"We got stocks of breast milk here. From Catriona, she packed and also—we got an agreement."

Enzo shook his head. Tony exhales and dropped his shoulders.

"Okay. I will escort you."

Tony and Veronica settled the boys at the back seat of Enzo's car. He was calming himself as Tony drive his car back to the Alvarez Mansion together with Veronica at the back seat to protect the babies.

"If you only let us, this wouldn't happen. It's too late and…" Veronica wanted to argue.

"I don't fucking care about your agreement with Catriona. I just want my triplets back home." Enzo said dangerously. Veronica shut up and just let Enzo have his way. Tony's phone rings and he put his earpiece as he answer it. "Yes?" It was his Uncle Paul Lawson. "Hey, Uncle you are back already?"

"I am trying to reach Hailey but she's not answering. I am in her villa and she's not here. Where is she?"

"Well, if she's not in the villa, she's probably at Jason's."

"Give me the address of Jason and I will visit him tomorrow."

"Okay." He said and gave Veronica his phone. "Send, Jason's address to Uncle Paul."

"Hmm." Veronica didn't just send the address but the code on Jason's penthouse.

***

It was already morning and she stretch up a little and cuddle on him. Hailey smiles and Jason patted her head greeting her and giving her a kiss on the forehead. It was a sweet morning. Yester was a little sour and then became passionate but this morning was surely sweet.

"Do you want to eat now or want me to eat you?" Jason asked and she smacked his chest.

"Stop talking dirty early in the morning." She mutter and close his eyes.

"What a romantic room." A man said from the door. Both of them stop and look at the door.

"Dad?" Hailey was surprised and the man pull out a shotgun that both of them almost jumped. Jason jumped out from bed and he's only wearing his boxers.

"Hey, Dad! What a big surprise?" Jason said.

"Don't you Dad—me! How dare you do this to my daughter?!" Paul scowl at him.

"Daddy!" Hailey screams. "Please, calm down."

"Yeah, Dad. Calm down and please, Hailey can't be stress. She's been stressed lately." Paul run to Jason to start smacking him but Jason jumped from the bed and ran out through the door. Paul run after him and they start chasing each other.

Hailey smack her forehead. What a big scandal?

"Dad, please. Why are you going to hurt your handsome son?!"

"You've been sleeping with my daughter for how long now?" Paul asked and Jason frown a little and rubbed his chin thinking of when it all started.

"Three years or two. Something like that."

"You traitor!" Paul started firing the shotgun that he's holding but instead of ammos to come out, it's balls a little hard balls and Jason block himself and then grabbed the chopping board to protect himself.

"Dad, please stop." Hailey said.

"Stop?" Paul scowled at her. "This man impregnates you, am I right?!" He asked. Hailey frown and cross her arms.

"How do you know that?"

"So it's true?" He put down the toy shot gun and smack it on Jason's abdominal. "If I didn't see these papers, I wouldn't know." He lifted the papers and receipts of Hailey's visit to the clinic.

"And how did you get in again?" Jason asked and look at the red mark on his abdominal and other where the balls hit him.

"I got in through the door you dumbass!" He pull his phone and started dialing. "Both of you are going to get married in a week." He demanded.

"What?" Hailey was too surprised.

"OH." That's what Jason's expression is. Just 'oh' and then automatically—it's a shotgun wedding.