LOVE IN PARIS: Married To My Brother-in-law-Chapter 74: Thank You
"That was because you couldn’t move on from her even after several years already". Knox laughed.
"So I guess that was where everything began then, the marriage certificate she and Manuel was supposed to sign". Odiette completed and Zeke chuckled.
"Yup. The next day I just peiced up all what had happened and realized Manuel was merely using her so I came to the wedding and that was how we got to this current point though not through all comfort, life isn’t always a bed of rose but still, looking back and considering all what had happened, I consider myself really lucky".
"Im the one who’s extremely lucky to have someone like you in my life ". Yvette smiled, trying in controlling the tears threatening to stream down her porcelain cheeks. "I was foolish at first but now looking back, I indeed consider myself the most luckiest woman to have someone like you as my husband, to uphold, cherish, adore and grow with me ".
"Thank you for coming into my life Ezekiel Lorenzo. Thanks for everything, for saving me, leading me onto the right path. I appreciate everything . . ."
"The word "thank you" shouldn’t exist between couples". Zeke leaned forward, placing his lean fingers on her cherry red lips to stop her from saying any more. "We’re a legally married couple, Yvette you are my responsibility, my duty , you and i are one , together till death do part us ". He concluded and wrapped her warmly in his embrace, resting his head in the nook of her shoulders feeling extremely grateful for the fate that binds them together.
"Wow. Just wow". Everyone cooed at their words of appreciation and affection.
"Guys, you are stealing our highlight. It’s our party tonight and you’re making yourself the main characters already". Ollie complained as she laid her head on Knox’s chest , secretly wiping the tears streaming down her cheeks.
After collecting their emotions, they all continued the game filling the night with merry laughter and sharing and creating memories.
Yvette was mostly idle throughout the entire night, she answered any questions she wants to and anyone she wanted to pass, Zeke would happily and gratefully take a drink for her .
She watched the room erupted in cheers and teasing as he downed the drink in one gulp, his face scrunching up at the taste.
She watched him with wide and doeful eyes, her heart swelling with a mix of gratitude and an unfamiliar tenderness.
He had been like that all through the night, though the alcohol content was high, he happily took it in her stead and at this point, she could no longer hide her feelings of appreciation and gratefulness, even her eyes said it all, staring at him lovingly.
The cheerful Ollie who sat beside her, caught her expression and grinned knowingly as she leaned forward, whispering in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Leaning closer, she whispered, "You looked so touched just now, nope. It’s ever since, I can almost see your heart melting and your face, they tell me everything"."
"Shut up. What do you know?". Yvette felt her cheeks turn pink at Ollie words and she immediately stuff a forkful of steak into her mouth to shut her off.
Olivia coughed , her hand placed on her chest as she tried to chew calmly and regain her composure. "One can’t always appreciate the goodness of the other’s heart but don’t worry anyways, I know how you feel so I’ll send you something later, something that would be of help to you, you might find it helpful to thank him properly."
"Okay". She felt her cheeks flush but nodded, her gratitude silencing any protest.
As the night wound down, they all packed up and everyone left for their respective homes .
When Zeke and Yvette arrived home, it was already past one in the morning and she immediately headed to the kitchen and started preparing a pot of sobering soup to help with his hangover.
And by the time she was done preparing and dishing the soup, she found Zeke was lounging idly on the couch, looking slightly tired but content.
"Here,". Yvette said softly, placing the bowl in front of him as she took her seat beside him gently. "Thank you very much for earlier and also for everything."
Zeke smiled, taking a sip before he flickered her forehead playfully "That’s my duty as your husband. Did you just forgot what I told you earlier. Such words shouldn’t exist between us, not now and not ever".
Even hearing such a simple statement from him made her chest tighten and she pecked him slightly and then nodded before excusing herself to prepare water for his bath and when she was done , she called him over.
While he was in the bathroom, she busied herself tidying their bedroom, pulling out fresh clothes for the night. As she reached for her nightwear, her phone suddenly buzzed on the nightstand. It was a message from Ollie.
"Package delivered to your doorstep. Go check it out."
Curiously, she rushed downstairs as the doorbell rang, finding a small parcel in the hands of a dispatch rider.
Thanking him, she eagerly carried it back upstairs now suddenly grateful for Ollie’s attentiveness, she even sent it at this time where it was hard to find a dispatch rider.
Once in the room, she placed the parcel carefully on the bed and untied the package and gasping immediately as soon as she uncovered its contents which laid within, a lacy, barely-there piece of lingerie in a deep and attractive shade of crimson hue.
Scoffing, she held it up and muttered under her breath, "Is this supposed to be a joke?. Well, I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes high, I shouldn’t have expected anything different from that little bird brained girl" .
Her phone buzzed again. Another message from Ollie: "Do you like it? , I put in so much efforts and thought to get this and trust me , it’s definitely gonna work out . He’s gonna have his mind blowed away and it took me a long time to settle on the color but I made a grate choice after all. The crimson color is just everything, I can’t imagine how it’ll look on you".
Before she could even reply, another message followed—a video attachment this time.
Her curiosity got the better of her, and she tapped it open. And as soon as the explicit imagery appeared, her eyes widened, and she threw her phone onto the bed as though it was a fire that had burned her. Her face was on fire, equal parts mortified and flustered.
Just at that moment, Zeke emerged from the bathroom, a towel draped over his shoulders and his hair still dripping with water.
He raised an eyebrow as soon as he noticed her mortified and blushed up expression, he was just about to ask her what went wrong when his sight fell on the phone on the bed and then at her, still holding the provocative lingerie.
Picking up the phone, he watched the video for a brief second before pausing it.
"Is this... what you’re into now?" He asked, his tone a mix of amusement and curiosity as he enjoyed the look on her face.
"No!" . She immediately yelped, snatching the phone from his hand and explaining herself. "It was Ollie! She sent me this and . . .and that," she pointed accusingly at the provocative lingerie.
He chuckled, his deep voice vibrating through the room. "Well, I have to admit that she has... interesting taste."
"Don’t you dare encourage her!". Yvette protested, her face still glowing red as she immediately deleted the video instantly.
Zeke then stepped closer, his gaze warm as he took the lingerie from her hand and held it up with a mischevious smirk. "You know,". He said, his voice lower now, "it wouldn’t look half bad on you, on the contrary, I can’t wait to see how good it’ll look on you."
Her breath hitched, and she crossed her arms defensively and snatched the piece of barely concealable lingerie from him. "You’re being impossible."
Zeke chuckled and leaned closer, his grin widening. "And you’re adorable when you’re flustered. Maybe Ollie isn’t entirely wrong this time."
Yvette groaned, burying her face in her hands, while he laughed, pulling her into a hug.
The awkwardness melted away, replaced by a warmth that lingered between them.
"You know what, I’m going to burn this piece of trash immediately. She told me she had something that could be of help to me since I was grateful to you and then she sent this, she’s just so impossible".
"Really, you’re sure you didn’t ask her for it ?". Zeke chuckled and whispered in her ears, enjoying her adorable and flustered look.
"You". She exclaimed, hitting him on the shoulder as she disengaged from the hug. "I’m going to burn it right away". Her voice echoed as she stepped out of the bedroom.
"I believe you". Zeke chuckled .
