Bright Chivaaree [After 3 years]
"Wow! That looks amazing!" Boss exclaimed the moment he saw the image.
"It is, you guys look so cute together. Aww, and look at Prim's two front teeth and Nanon looks really handsome with that slight smirk," Zerah noted and we all looked at it once more.
"Baby, I want pups!" Fenris choked on his water and looked at Zerah's unamused face with his expression.
"What the heck does that mean?"
"Uh-oh, someone's in trouble," Chase said casually and we all pursed our lips tight to stop from laughing.
"Nothing, I just gulped it rather quickly that's why I choked." Fenris threw a death glare to Chase before he grabbed Zerah's hand. They both walked towards the balcony, and that's the only time we all started bursting our stomachs out.
"It's a good thing I don't have my mate yet. I don't think I can handle any of those mood swings from the girls. And your sister is already a handful. Women," Chase said while looking at me.
"Men would be much better."
"Shut up."
"Bright, I found this Facebook page, Brave Husbands, I think you should join that," I looked at Chase with a questioning look. "You'll definitely fit their standards."
"What is that all about?" I asked out of curiosity.
"It's for those husbands that are scared of their wives, but in your case, scared of your boyfriend," Man supplied that information and I glared at him.
Why does he know about that and I don't? And why would I even care if they know about it?
"Fenris should join too, look at them," Boss said while pointing at the balcony. "Tsk. Tsk. Tsk."
We looked over and saw Fenris explaining to Zerah over that choke he did earlier from the mention of pups. I mean, they've been married for 2 years now but they don't have their own pups. Fenris said that he still wants to enjoy just spending time with Zerah. But I bet Zerah does not only want that.
Man, Boss, and Chase looked at me and I cocked my eyebrows in the middle.
"No, I am not joining that page. You are such an asshole for bringing that up, Chase. And for the record, I am not afraid of Win. He is afraid of me. I am his Alpha. Remember?" I said proudly and they gave me that 'we don't believe you' look.
"If you say so, where's Win by the way?" Man inquired.
"He's at the store to pick up some groceries for the pups. And maybe some other stuff that - "
"Oh my gosh! It's so hot outside and the traffic was so bad. Like how hard is it to go over the speed limit? I do that all the time! And I never got a ticket! For chrissake!! And the stuff that I needed was not even available at the store that I usually buy it from so I had to drive to the next store. And the air-conditioning of the store was broken, I was sweating so much. Can you believe that?"
The moment Win entered the room, his mouth never stopped chattering at all. The four of us stood there in complete shock and silence while looking at him. The groceries banged against the kitchen island, but with that sound, I don't think something is breakable inside that paper bag. Then his eyes darted on me and I shivered just a little bit.
"What are you looking at? Mind helping me out here?"
Snapping out from my shock, I immediately walk-run to his side and helped him organize everything while he kept on complaining. I listened and tried to not make any unsolicited comments to stir myself away from danger. You don't want to mess with Win if he's mad and I kind of learned about that the hard way - and that's why I am banned from grabbing groceries or stepping into the mall unless he badly needs me to be with him.
Win was still chattering away all of his complaints while the other three looked at me with wide smiles - teasing wide smiles. I grabbed a glass of water and handed it to Win which he accepted right away. Then, I grabbed a napkin from the counter and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and another napkin to wipe his back. Snapping out of my ever caring nature, I remembered our topic earlier and I looked at my friends.
"Remind me of that page again, so I can join and leave some comments."
They burst into uncontrollable laughter which made Win raise his eyebrows. His eyes narrowed at me and I gave him a forced smile. His attention was now diverted back to our friends who stopped laughing almost instantly when his eyes landed on them.
Looks like I'm not the only one scared of the Luna.
"What's so funny?" Win asked, his voice rang annoyance. "Better not lie," he added and we all gulped down our saliva and looked at each other waiting for someone to sacrifice himself.
Or more like waiting for Chase.
"Nothing much. Bright just told us that he is not scared of you," Chase said and I looked at Win while shaking my head. "He said that he's an Alpha, so you're scared at him."
"I did not say that I swear," I said while Win gave me a dagger look. If only I can stretch my arms, I would have smacked Chase real hard right now.
"Not scared eh?"
"He was just joking, peaches. You know Chase, he loves to joke around," I slithered my arms on his waist while giving him my puppy eyes.
"Hmph, did you get the picture though?"
"Yes mi amor, it's in the living room."
My hands left his precious and ample waist then we made our way into the living room where my friends were situated. The three of them held the large frame in front of Win with their wide beams making Win roll his eyes in annoyance. And yet, as soon as he saw the still image, Win's angry expression now turned into a softened one with a thin film of tears on the corner of his eyes.
Knowing how emotional he still gets, I stood right next to him with one arm on his waist while Win continued to swoon over our family picture. Even though our friends are such bullies and all, at times like these, they don't say anything but rather show us the same warmth of a loving family.
"Are these my babies?" Win's eyes sparkled when he turned to my side and I gave him a slow nod. "Oh my goodness, they look absolutely perfect. Baby, look at them. Look at us." His voice was soft and full of joy.
"My family," he sighed and a tear escaped his eye which I brushed with the pad of my thumb and he smiled. Win gave a slight nod and the three leaned the frame by the wall still with their lovely curls on their lips.
"Zerah told Fenris that she wants pups, and Fenris choked on the water. Zerah got angry and so look at them," Chase pointed at the balcony and for the second time, we watched them bickering at each other.
Why can't Chase stop himself from blurting out our secrets?
"Oh, I am not like that," Win said and the four of us looked at each other as we tried our best to keep a straight face. I think no one would agree on that part just now, but of course, no one would dare say anything to our Luna.
"No, not at all," Man interrupted and our eyes were now on him, almost bulging out of our sockets. "You're worse than that," Man said and Win narrowed his eyes on Man before he huffed because he knows that Man was saying the truth.
"Fine, whatever," he rolled his eyes. "I'll head to the bedroom because I am really tired. And don't forget to wake me up so I can pick up the pups at the daycare," Win said and I nodded like a good boyfriend that I am before giving him an air-kiss.
Win retreated to the bedroom to take a rest while I plopped my butt on the couch giving out a deep sigh. My friends shook their heads like crazy before they erupted into another set of their mocking laughter. I scowled.
"Yes, you're definitely not part of the Brave Husband, you should be one of the Bullied Husband," Chase said and I finally gave him a smack on the head. FINALLY!
"Ouch!" He exclaimed as he scratched the sore spot.
"Do you guys have nothing else to do?" I asked with irritation in my voice. I might die from their teasing so I better stop that from happening. And besides - I want to sleep with Win right now and cuddle him.
"Well, we could stay here and bully you more but I think you want to climb on top of Win right now. So we will go back to our training and leave you two alone," Boss said and everyone agreed.
They all stood up and left including Fenris and Zerah who are now on good terms.
My eyes now focused on the picture leaning on the wall. It was our family picture taken during the twin's 3rd birthday. We looked so happy, I mean, we just don't look happy because we really are. Life has been better right after we found out about the pups. Then they gave my life a whole new meaning. My heart leaped when I saw my twins for the first time after Win's operation and I regret thinking about giving them up before. That was stupid.
I didn't know that I could love two more on top of my love for Win, but it did and it was the best feeling in the world. They have been the attention of the whole packhouse and everyone already loves them so much. Too much that they've been so spoiled now even if they don't know it yet, but we do.
The grandparents are the worst with the spoiling part because the four of them would give anything that they think would fit the pups. We have a whole closet upstairs just for their clothes and we haven't even used a third of those. And a room filled with toys that Win scrutinously checks to make sure that it's safe to play with. I gave up telling them to stop showering the twins with clothes and toys - I just got tired and eventually got used to it by now.
There's actually another box of toys and clothes that my Mother just sent this morning.
My own eyes started to get heavy so I retreated to the bedroom to take a nice nap beside Win. Slowly, I opened the door and moved to my side of the bed. I stripped leaving my boxers on before I dipped. Win then gravitated his whole body to face me, as soon as my presence filled the room. Gently, I brushed some of his hair away from his face and he pressed his face to my chest. His arms snaked around my waist and pulled me closer, eliciting a curl on my lips.
"Hi, love," I said while I imprinted my lips on his forehead.
"Sorry about earlier I was just so tired."
"Don't worry about it, I understand and sorry if I didn't go with you."
"That's okay," he snuggled closer. "You were busy as well and I didn't want to bother you with picking up some groceries. And we don't want some Omega tripping, straddling, or stripping in front of you."
"Peaches, I thought I was already acquitted of such crime? And I'm still scared for my precious balls, especially now that you asked me to make a torture chamber."
"But - that's for the enemies, like if a rogue passes our borders and we need to inflict pain for him/her to tell us information. It's for the packhouse, baby, and Rose taught me how to use a knife and some other stuff, too," Win giggled and I expressed concern from that.
"I know, that's why I'm already scared the shit out of my life right now. We never know when you'll start applying those learnings that you have. You know what, let's not think about it anymore, and just a reminder, I still don't like it when you dominate me in bed."
"Hmm, I know that's why it was called a punishment," Win smirked and nestled on the crook of my neck and started sucking on it.
"Wait...not again?" Win paused and pouted making me chuckle. "Babe, speaking of our precious Rose, she called earlier asking if they can have the twins for the night."
Win's eyes now snapped open and fixated on me. His brows furrowed in the middle and I massaged it until it was gone before leaving another kiss on those expressive brows.
"Why?"
"They missed them and they want us to relax?"
"Really?" He looked hesitant at first. Though he doesn't say anything, I know how much he doesn't want to be apart from the pups - and how much he tends to become apprehensive being away from them.
"I'll call Rose and tell her that you said no?"
"Uhm...are we dropping them off or they'll pick them up?"
"They'll pick them up at the daycare. Is that alright, bum bum? If you don't want it, we could say no. They would understand because it's our twins."
Win shifted closer and I ran my fingers on the locks of his hair to keep him sedated and calm. After a few seconds of complete silence - or Win contemplating about letting the pups go, he gave out a deep sigh.
"That's fine, Rose and Clayton haven't been with the twins for a while now," Win sounded sad and I hugged him even tighter until he giggled.
"So, what did you want to do tonight?" Win asked all the while rubbing his nose incessantly on my neck.
"Do you want to go out for dinner? It's been a while since I took you out for a date since the twins were born."
Win shook his head. "Let's stay at home, and spare me the trouble of being jealous all the time. How about we cook dinner together, then do Netflix and chill?"
"Well, I suppose we could do that and I'd love to cuddle with you - let's watch a thriller movie. Wait...nevermind. Let's just watch that Twilight thingy that you always loved. Or what about we watch Avengers this time?"
Win cracked up and gave me a hum as a response before he completely shuts his eyes to sleep. I caressed his cheek with the pad of my thumb before planting a soft and gentle kiss on his forehead. Win purred in satisfaction and we both traveled to our dreamland.
We were having a hearty dinner that we managed to whip up earlier, we had creamy Tuscan chicken, shrimp scampi risotto, a Ceasar salad, and for dessert was red velvet skillet cookie. It was nothing much but we enjoyed just spending our time together without thinking of anything else, though we both know that we still wanted the twins. But Win, on the other hand, seemed to take pleasure in our date at home.
After dinner, we cleared up the table and washed our dinner plates together - cramping the space but the skinship was awesome so there was no complaining there. Once done, Win made two bowls of popcorn while I grabbed blankets and pillows from the guestroom. Placed everything on top of the couch and turned on Netflix, I plopped myself down first while waiting for Win to finish with the popcorns. Soon, I was joined by my lovely mate while we watched Avengers:End Game playing on the screen.
Moving closer, Win laid his head on my chest and I wrapped one arm over his shoulder - pressing him to be a tad more closer. Hinting the idea, Win crowded my space and it was my turn to feel at ease whilst staring at the moving images.
We were almost to the climax of the movie, where Dr. Strange started to do that thing with his hand - and my eyes trailed on Win's face. There was something igniting inside of me, and it made me feel giddy and emotional. I pressed my cheek lightly on top of his bouncy hair and Win snickered with the gesture before I cracked up, as well. Another comforting silence enveloped us and by now, my fingers were playing with Win's fingers unconsciously.
"Peaches, don't you think it's time for us to get married now?" I blurted out and Win turned to look at me with a shocked expression, making me shocked myself because we've never actually talked about marriage and all.
Especially after the twins, it became an untouched topic and our focused was merely on the pups. And Win never brought it up nor asked me about it, so I assumed that we weren't ready yet despite the fact that we're living together and have kids of our own. It was actually Zerah's outburst earlier that made me think about marriage and all, that perhaps Win was just waiting for me to take the initiative.
"What did you just say?!" Win raised an eyebrow and I can feel that he's tensed - so am, I.
"That it's about time that we get married now since we already have kids, and we've been together for almost six years? Like, I don't know if you're ready for it but I want to legally call you my husband."
"About fucking time that you should ask me to get married, you!" Win exclaimed making me burst into a peal of laughter before being attacked with a big and warm hug.
"So, where's my ring?"
I smiled and dipped my hand inside my pocket and took out the ring making Win laugh so hard with my awkward proposal. Honestly, I always had the ring with me - all the damn time, I just didn't have the courage to pop the question.
The ring is a yellow gold with round brilliant diamond above the band with six prongs with an engraving on the inside, 'Always Mine'. It was the ring that my father used to propose to Mom before which she gave to me to propose to Win. And soon, the same ring my son would use to propose to his mate, but for now - it's for the gorgeous mother of my twins.
"Wait, let me do it again," I expelled a lot of air to calm the loud thumping of my heart and faced Win who was now beaming from ear to ear.
Avengers, assemble!
"No need Cap, I think I can propose on my own," Win laughed and grabbed the remote to pause the movie.
"Alright, Mr. Can Propose on my own," Win snickered. I huffed.
"Here we go. Peaches, this is so lame because this wasn't how I wanted to propose. I wanted to take you out on an expensive dinner and then maybe set some fireworks, like that, but of course - this happened," I started and Win laughed while clutching unto my hand firmly.
"When I learned the word love, that was also the time that my heart started beating for you. It was way back in high school - or maybe middle school. Now that I think about it, I'm not entirely sure when did I actually started to love you but I was so sure that I only wanted you. That my whole existence would only find its meaning if you're with me in it, and yes, I was right all along. Since the day that you accepted me as your mate, during our first official date, you made me the happiest werewolf in the whole damn universe."
"..."
"A lot of things happened between us and yet we remained strong, not because of the mate pull or whatever - but because we were both each others' first love. My life had been full of bliss and warmth because of you and I would forever be grateful for that alone. And that scar on your body for bringing our pups into the world, it would be a scar that I'll always be proud of for it reminds me how great your love is for me, and for our family. I love everything about you, from the roots of your hair to the toes on your feet. You are extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world - too perfect that up until now, I couldn't believe that you've chosen me."
"I'm going to cry now..."
"Wait...don't cry bum-bum. I still want to hear your response to my question," I shifted closer and pecked his lips softly before pressing our foreheads against each other.
"Win Metawin, will you be with me to infinity and beyond?"
"No."
"So, it was just the sex all along?"
"Exactly, the sex is always awesome with you."
"You horny dog."
"Correction, it's a beautiful horny dog. But did you just use Buzz Lightyear's tag line to propose?"
"I might actually have, but I'd really want to spend infinity with you."
"That's a very long time of seeing your face every single day, you know?"
"But the sex would always be good."
"Touché. The sex part got me."
Win laughed and I did, too, before he placed both hands on either side of my face and our gazes were fixated in each others' orbs. Win leaned closer and gave me a kiss which was gentle, soft, full of love, and doting making me tear up before he pulled away completely. With a wide smile on his face and tender affection that radiated from his eyes, Win said the words that I've been wanting to her.
"Of course, I would marry you! It will always be a yes! And I'd love to spend my life with yours to infinity and beyond."
With tears in my eyes, I took his left hand and slide the ring into his finger which fitted perfectly. Win hugged me tight sending my back into the couch. He beamed sweetly before giving me plenty of kisses all over my face while I giggled underneath. After being showered with his lips, I snaked my arms on his waist and pressed him closer to me. Win raised his hand at an eye-level showing off his ring before he fisted it back against his chest, and tears escaped his eyes.
"Peaches..."
"Took you a long time to propose, I thought you'd just want me to be your boyfriend."
"Sorry," I mumbled and palmed the back of his neck until our lips connected making Win shut his eyes completely. I tasted the saltiness of his tears which I didn't mind at all because those are happy tears - after years of being together, I finally got to man up and propose. Win pulled away from our kiss and I was now diving into his tantalizing hazel eyes.
"I love you so much, Bright."
"I love you so much, Win. Thank you for saying yes to my weird proposal."
"Totally not weird. And no matter how you propose, the answer will always be the same, a big Y-E-S in bold letters," Win beamed a mischievous smile and I narrowed my eyes on him.
"And I want you to wear a pink suit for our wedding."
"You know what...let's just call off the wedding."
Win burst into a peal of light laughters and nestled on the crook of my neck. I ran my fingers on the outline of his spine while inhaling his peachy scent. Everything that I am experiencing felt so right, true, wonderful and just over all joy inducing. But what made me gleeful was the fact that, soon, he'd be officially and legally mine to be bound with until the end of time.
"I'd wear anything for you, bum-bum. That's how much I love you."
"I know."
But I just hope he won't insist on a pink suit.
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