She's My Sleeping Pill

Cayenne thought that the little farm would be like her little farm but when she came to the backyard and saw their little farm, she was astonished. It wasn't little at all. Or maybe it was little but they just made use of the space efficiently.

There were bamboo poles and bamboo strips erected on the backyard, like their making a hut for the vegetables but on these bamboo strips, vines of bitter melon were creeping upwards and there were flowers already. Few weeks from now and the bitter melon will be hanging on the strips. There was chayote, string beans, and calabash plants as well. On the ground, there was a plot for potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots and radish. On the other side, there cut gallons and unused vehicle tires; and inside these things were tomatoes and eggplants. There was also a huge broke plastic basin and inside it was peanut plant.

Cayenne was so surprised that she forgot to speak for a full minute. Her eyes kept going from left to right and up-and-down. The place was really beautiful. Compared to her small garden, this place was far more beautiful than hers. But when she thought about it, she only tried gardening because she wanted to forget her husband but the people here were gardening to sustain life.

"This is awesome!" Cayenne exclaimed after observing. "This is better than my garden at home."  She told the little kid with a bright smile. "Can I show this to my husband?"

"Sure." The little boy nodded his head with a smile. Right then and there, she pulled out her phone and called Stefan.

Stefan was currently choosing her clothes when his phone rang. Seeing her picture flashing on the screen, he dived on their bed and picked it up immediately. "Honey, look at this." Cayenne showed him the whole backyard excitedly. "I think I'll ask dad to do this with me. This is amazing."

"Looks like you're having fun."

"Well, it's really fun in here. The kids are very cute as well. And oh, I got to tell you this, Justin has a little bride."

The backyard was right at the back of the kitchen and the kitchen window and door was even open. Justin clearly heard what Cayenne said to Stefan and he wanted to scold Chloe for seeing those stupid things but when he looked at the little girl beside him, he could only smile. 'Whatever.'

Cayenne talked to Stefan for a long time and introduced the kid to him. The little boy who shouted about Justin bringing a woman home, ran back inside the house to look for Justin in the kitchen.

"That pretty woman is married." He told Justin as if he was an older brother, scolding his little brother for coming home with a married woman.

"I told you she's my boss. And she bought all these food for all of us. She came here to check the family specially that I'll be working with them."

"What will your work be like?" Chloe asked as she climbed up to sit on his lap.

"I will be washing plates and I'm going to study during my break time."

"Study? You will study?" Chloe asked in bewilderment. She heard a lot about education but they don't have money for that.

"Uh huh. There are many students in their home and they will teach me when I don't have work. And by the way, I will be going home every weekend, so, I will teach you what I learn next time."

"Yay! We're going to learn something from now on." The kids cheered and Cayenne also heard what they talked about. She felt a dull pain in her heart.

'Hmmm, I can't have children in the next two years. Why don't I spend time with them? That's right!' A new plan formed inside her head again but she didn't tell Stefan about it yet. He would probably go insane if she said that now. 'Let's take it slow. Take it slow.'

After she ended the call, Justin called for everyone to have breakfast. This time, his grandfather came out together with his grandmother.

"I apologized for hiding myself." His grandfather smiled faintly towards Cayenne while scratching the back of his head.

"It's okay, grandpa. I understand. Anyway, we haven't eaten yet and when we passed by a restaurant, we decided to buy some dishes. I hope you don't mind."

"Oh! Not at all. You guys can go ahead and eat."

"Huh? No." Cayenne stopped the old man from leaving and ushered him to eat. "Let's all eat together."

"But we won't fit in this small kitchen."

"Don't worry, my bodyguards knew how to find places that they'd be comfortable to eat." The bodyguards took a plate and placed food on their plate before grabbing a spoon and fork to eat. They went to the living room and sat with the children, eating without any care at all.

Big men and small children, eating together and chatting together made a really funny yet warm picture. Cayenne secretly took a picture of them and saved it in her gallery.

"Chloe, when are you getting off from Justin? You can sit on a chair."

"No, grandma. I want to sit here." She turned her head and looked towards Justin. "Am I heavy? Do you want me to sit on the chair?"

"No, you're not heavy." Justin replied. He didn't tell her she's heavy because she'd skip her meals if he did that. He didn't want that to happen so, he can only eat and feed her at the same time. If they're not children, Cayenne would really think they're lovers.

"Ma'am, please don't think about anything else. Just eat your food or else, sir Stefan will get mad at us."

"I know."  Cayenne placed food on her plate and started eating. They chatted about Justin's work and she also informed him about opening a saving account for his future. However, Cayenne didn't tell them about the orphanage idea because it's still very early to do that. As long as these kind people live, she wanted the children to stay with them while she helps on the sideline.

After breakfast, she talked to Justin and since it's weekend, he didn't need to come back to the house with them. He can go back on Monday and Erwin will come to pick him up. However, they needed to open a bank account for him first. As long as you have money, getting the necessary documents is easy as ABC. They didn't take long in the bank and his card will be sent to Cayenne's house in one week.

As soon as everything settled, she went home with a bag of potatoes and carrots. It was their way of thanking her for giving Justin a job.