"I'm free today", Zander literally announced to the entire house, though, the person whom legitimately can answer him was only one. "Let's go out. I don't care where we're going! Just-- let's get out from under this roof for a day. Let's forget about the wedding preparations for a bit."
"It's in a week if you're unaware", Carlisle supplied a prompt to the older man without looking at him. His back was facing to Zander who'd standing from the sofa he previously sat.
"For God sake, Carlisle! We hired a wedding planner if you don't remember", flabbergasted Zander answering. "Just hear me for a bit. Let's..."
Unsatisfied, Carlisle stopped his hands movement and shifted his sight from fussing at the twin to focus on Zander's face. His mouth twitched. Though, he still waited to carefully hear words by words uttered by his fiance.
"...find some outdoor air. We can have some food or go to the beach or the park. Anywhere but here. That's what I suggest", Zander said in determination.
"I don't think today is the day to do that. With our wedding in just a week, I might say, I believe those paparazzi that always following you around will have a field day as soon as we walked out from this roof", he scrutinized the older while pointed upward at his last word. "Also, don't you think your child here had growing rapidly since last week." He levelled his finger to his grey t-shirt covered middle that looked snugged to the naked eyes. "I'm afraid they'll manages to sniff my pregnancy before our wedding day. I don't want to be chase by them every time I'm outside. I want a calm week before the hectic wedding day, please", his tone was begging. Continued, "They're like a group of hyaenas lurking for a prey." He shuddered imaging the problematic situation that he strongly wanted to avoid while on the same time, stressing the animal name for Zander to catch the reason of his hesitation clearly. "Or a bug? Yes! Whichever better", he added scarcely a second after the former analogy.
"A bug who loves to bug, I reckon", Zander shrugged. Not much he can help Carlisle in that part, although he very much agreed with the younger man's point of view. After all, it was mostly his day to day routine since he chose to join this glamorous world. And, it had been a bit tricky than normal after he made an announcement about his impending wedding with the supposed love of his life , also a mother to his hidden children; Carlisle Ross. "It's not like I can packs them and send them to Antarctica. If I may, I had did it long time ago. Though, I'm not sure either it will solve the issue. Believe me, they're more resilient than weeds." Zander sighed. He eyeing the glum looking Carlisle before nudged the said man, "Just ignore them. Let's try to be positive for today and think that they're scarcely doing their job and we're living our life. As long as they didn't come near us, then it's... just think that it is a luxury for us to have. Okay?"
Carlisle gave the excited man a wan smile, but he's too lazy to spoke any word to show his disagreement for the words; he believed babbled by Zander.
"And, again..", Zander kept continuing his point of mind brazenly. "..I'll tell you. Please bear it in mind this time. I'm humbly, begging you to do so. Okay?"
Carlisle knitted his brows in confusion. He was vaguely understand the underlying meaning that Zander trying to say, "What?"
"It's okay if people know about your pregnancy. It's not like we're going to hide it or so. We are very happy with this one, right? Though, it was like a surprise to us."
Carlisle nodded, agreeing to everything been said by Zander.
"Nice! So today, we'll pretend that we are eagerly happy to dish out the news of our third child to the world. Or, we can pretend that everybody already know about this. Settle right?!", Zander said triumphantly. Excited with his own ridiculous idea.
'This man..!', Carlisle sighed in implausible, hearing his fiance nonchalant words. "What about if they did come to us... Like that time at airport." He asked doubtfully. The chaos scenes from airport not long time ago was still fresh in his mind. The frightening eyes that both twin portrayed at that time still made him bewares of any kind of encountered between him and the twin with those hungry looking paparazzi.
"Nay", Zander shook his head. "They're not going to be that near. Except from our wedding, there no hot news about me."
Carlisle glanced at the older man sceptically. Which part of no hot news that Zander rambling about. Didn't the leaking information regarding his real identity as Noah and Noël's mother had caused an uproar just three weeks ago. And, to count the days from that, it's also had been the same exact days that he had cloistered inside the house. Carlisle harrumphed.
"I'm talking the truth", Zander trying his best to persuade his doubtful fiance. "No hot issues, equal to they'll just taking pictures from afar. Had an hot issues, equal to they'll starts swarming the target likes a predator."
"Hummn", Carlisle complementing the request. He veered his head from the older man to look at both Noah and Noël whom playing with some blocks in front of him. "I don't know..."
"Yes you know and you want to go out. Yes! We're agreed then!", Zander made his own conclusion after he heard the indecisive answer from the younger before clapped his hands in satisfaction. He squatted down at his fiance's side. He hugged the younger sideways while on the same time he glanced at his wrist; checking the time on his watch. "Let's have a brunch. I know this one place that serve a good brunch." As soon as he finished the sentences, a glint of mischievousness started to appear on his face. "What *kiss* do *kiss* you *kiss* say?"
Carlisle pushed Zander's face on his attempted to give him the fourth kisses. With his hand covering the older's mouth, he was agreeing to his fiance request. "Okay. Okay. But~", he wanted to give his condition before they went out.
"Yes?", Zander was grinning from ear to ear as soon as Carlisle gave his approval.
"If they're coming near us, we're back. Promptly! No excuse. Also, no more outdoor escapes for us untill the wedding. Agree?"
"I'll make sure such thing will never happen in this outing." Zander raised his hand upward and made a vowing gesture to show Carlisle his seriousness. "I'll call for the bodyguards to follow us."
Carlisle nodded, affirmatively. "And..."
Zander lowered his hand and took heed of whatever Carlisle will spoke.
"... changes this two clothes please", Carlisle requested. "If I'm the one whose changing them, surely I'll be too tired to go out afterwards. They're quite rambunctious for me to handle nowadays." Carlisle grinned to the man at his side as soon as he's done with his words and gave a peck to the older's lips; or precisely at the corner of the older's lips. "Can you?"
"Everything you say my queen", Zander grinned; agreeing. His right hand was brought to his chest while on the same time he was slightly bowing his head to Carlisle.
Pretend to be unaware of the older man attempted to joke with him, Carlisle interjected Zander out of norm action, "Are you going to shoot an historical movie after this?"
"Huh?!", grins from Zander's face was tore down by those comment. He appeared puzzle from that sudden question.
Ignoring the confusion expression at Zander's face, Carlisle proceed with his assumption, "Since you always made an action movie... Hurm~ a remake of musketeers are not bad for historical genre", Carlisle pondering the choice by himself. "Oh! Oh, Masked of Zorro too", his expression showing an outmost excitement. "Or, you can m--"
Zander patted the younger's thigh, successfully in dragging out Carlisle from his dreaming state. While at the same time, his face showed an acceptance he never knew he ever had before, "Go changes your attires. Or you prefer to wear what you already wore to the outside?"
"Oh!", Carlisle gave a sheepish smile and looked aware that he had went astray in their topic. "I'm changing my clothes", he pushed himself up from the floor. His first attempted was futile. Then, chose to use Zander's shoulder as a leverage to him to stand.
"I help you", Zander offering himself when he saw the struggle Carlisle had. Althought concurrently, he did help his fiance by gripping the younger hips in his attempted to give a bit of support to his pregnant fiance.
"No. No. It's okay!", Carlisle denied the offer from Zander. "I can stand by myself." He huffed just after he successfully heaved himself up with the help of Zander's shoulder and support from the same man; actually. He straighten his body before looked down at his previously occupied space with disdain. Mumbled, " 'm not going to sit cross-legged on that damn floor again!"
Zander covered his smile after hearing the younger angry mumbling. Quickly, he turning to Noah and Noël that already stopped their playing as soon as they realised Carlisle had attempted to stand up. "Okay boys, let's go changing your clothes now. We're going out."
"Mommy?", Noah voicing his concerned. His stubby finger were pointed to Carlisle's back that slowly ascending the stairs.
"Mommy's going too. He also going to change his clothes now. So do you both. Let's go." Zander opened his arms and waited for the twin to come to him. As soon as they were in his arms, he heaved up and walked to the staircase and straight to both toddlers' room.
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