She's My Sleeping Pill

The next morning, Cayenne woke up early to start her day. Stefan didn't make a move on her last night because she was too tired to indulge him. And she was thankful for his considerate attitude towards her.

"We'll be meeting your father and grandfather at ten in the morning. We'll have lunch together before going out to play golf. Hurry up and shower already." Cayenne took the quilt away from her husband and pulled him up to get up.

"No."

"What do you mean 'no'?"

"I'm not getting out of the bed."

"We talked about this last night and you said you'd come with me. What makes you change your mind at this moment?"

"You remember a lot of things but you forget something so important in the morning." Stefan responded while taking the quilt back, readying himself to get back to bed.

Cayenne thought what it was that she had forgotten when she saw his sulking face. As if a light bulb lightened over her, she realized why he was acting childish again.

"You won't get up?" Cayenne questioned nonchalantly while facing her back on him.

"I won't get up."

"Are you sure?"

"Hn."

"Well, too bad. I was thinking we could shower together."

"That's not even the reason why I don't want to get out of the bed."

"I know." Cayenne sighed and turned around to face him once again. "Sorry. I didn't really mean to forget it." She pulled the blanket once again and kissed his lips. "Are we fine now?"

"No."

She kissed him again and looked expectantly but Stefan still refused to budge. "Did I forget something else? I don't think I've forgotten something aside from your morning kiss."

"Doing it twice won't suffice."

Cayenne chuckled as she kissed the tip of his nose, his eyes and his forehead before kissing his lips once again. "Is that better?"

"Hn."

"Then, hurry up and get out of the bed already. We're running out of time."

"Hmp! They can wait."

For the very first time ever since they were together, she felt so helpless in persuading him. Usually, he would just say 'yes' directly to her even if it's against his will. But she could understand. After all, they're meeting his paternal family and he dislikes them. Saying that he dislikes them was already the lightest description she could think. If she'd be honest, she'd say that he hated them which was why she was trying to think of ways to bring them closer.

"We're still showering together, right?" Stefan asked which pulled her back to reality. Seeing the grin on his face, Cayenne shook her head to deny it. "I thought we will."

"That was my offer earlier but you refused it. So, we will be showering separately." Cayenne said and turned around to go to the bathroom.

"No way."

"Ah! Put me down!" Cayenne yelled in surprise when Stefan caught her off guard and carried her to the bathroom. "I can walk on my own."

"I didn't say you can't."

"Then, why are you carrying me?"

"So that we can shower together."

"You are so sneaky! This is unfair. No, you can't. Ah! Don't undress me."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? I've seen every inch of your body already."

Cayenne blushed under his intense gaze and she could do nothing but roll her eyes at him. "Why are you so active now? I'll let you shower with me but you can't do anything other than that."

"Why not?"

"Because we are going somewhere. You don't want me to look tired in front of your father and grandfather, right?"

"It doesn't matter if you look tired."

"Hey! That's – Hhmm, wait  - mhnm.."  Whatever it was that she wanted to say was drowned in kisses.

At the end of the day, she was still powerless against him. The shower which shouldn't take long was extended to an hour. If she didn't shiver from cold, Stefan would probably continue to make love to her in the bathroom.

"Let's not do it in the bathroom again. It's cold."

"Sure. Which part of the house would you like to do it?"

"Why are you asking me that? The bedroom is fine. Ah! Stop your hands from wandering." She slapped his hands away which were touching all over her body again. "I'm dressing up. I don't want to do this anymore."

Stefan just laughed it off while picking a bathrobe for her. "I'll spare you tonight since you have a class tomorrow."

"Hmp!" she snorted at him without saying anything.

"Alright. I will look get you some clothes to wear. Since we will be playing golf, you don't need to wear a dress."

"I don't really mind You know things like this better than I do so, I'll be relying on you all the time."

"That's absolutely right. You have to rely on me." Stefan pulled out a white polo shirt, a denim pencil-cut mini skirt and a pair of white rubber shoes. "You can wear this." He handed the clothes to her and Cayenne didn't bother checking them, just wearing whatever he handed to her as long as they look decent enough for her.

Stefan looked over his side of the wardrobe to see what he could wear to match with hers. "Hmm."

"What? Are you having a problem of what you can match with me now?"

"Next time, let's buy matching outfits for different kinds of sports."

"What are you talking about? I'm not a sporty person and I don't think we'll have time to play sports anyway. Just pick whatever you have there. I'll think of a way."

"Okay." Stefan directly pulled a white polo and a white chino short. "Well, it's not bad. I also have a pair of white shoes here."

Looking at him, Cayenne couldn't stop herself from smiling. Ever since they became an official couple, he would never go out of the house if his outfit doesn't match hers. It's a very silly reason but it's also cute. Other couple wouldn't mind this little detail but Stefan minds it a lot.

"I think we have a matching cap that we bought last time." Cayenne told him which lit up his eyes.

"You can wear your Rolex watch and I'll wear mine."

"Okie dokie."

The two of them didn't bother looking at the time because they already knew that they'd be late. She just sent a message to Stefan's father and thankfully, they weren't in a hurry.

Well, even if they were in a hurry, they would still wait for them because it's very seldom for Stefan to come along with them. "Let's just grab some breakfast along the way." Cayenne mentioned in which he nodded in agreement. "Also, let's stop by Dominic's workplace. I'll give him the magazine's later. I don't think we'll make it if we drop the magazine in Peach Wood."

"You are right. His work place is along the way to the villa. It's better to give the magazines to him there."

"I'll inform him about it later." Cayenne picked up her bag and wallet before stuffing her press powder and lip gloss inside. Without saying anything, Stefan gave his wallet to her as well and she received it without further questions. She's used to it already. Wherever they go, as long as they're together, she'll be the one holding his wallet for him. He will only bring his phone and their car keys.

Stefan picked the bag of magazines that Luiz had signed last night before turning to his wife once again. "Let's go." Stefan held her hand and the two of them walked out of their room.

"You guys are going somewhere?" Jonas asked when he saw the two of them descending on the stairs.

"We will be meeting Stefan's family." Cayenne answered.

"I see. Take care, then."

"Hn. We'll see you later in the evening."

The bodyguards have cleaned the cars already and they were all ready to set out. Stefan opened the door for her and she stepped inside with no qualms. Since he opened the passenger seat, it means that he will be driving the car this time.

Stefan talked to the bodyguards for a minute before walking to the other side and got inside the driver's seat. "They found something suspicious at the forestry near your property." He whispered which stunned Cayenne.

"What is it?"

"They're still looking into it. It's not within your property so, it won't have anything to do with us but if it will endanger our lives, we'll have to get rid of it."

"Is it done by humans? Or are there any ghost or bad spirits there?"

"Silly." Stefan flicked her forehead and chuckle. "You really get scared so easily when it comes to ghosts and spirits. Anyway, it's done by humans. Some of my men will check it later."

"Okay." Cayenne fastened her seatbelt but she still felt anxious of what he just said. "Tell them to check it thoroughly."

"No worries. They're very good in their job."

"Really?"

"Hn. I trust them. Don't think too much."

The two of them finally left their house and some of the bodyguards followed immediately while the others stayed to guard the remaining family members and to check on the suspicious activities near Cayenne's property.