An Episode of Life

I am drawn back from my reverie when a short sound of baby Sophie is heard. I immediately wake up and approach the baby box that is just few feet away from our bed.

"What is it, Sweetheart ?" I whisper toward Sophie. She only replies me with another short whimper. I take her onto my arm while my other hand is checking her pamper. It is still dry.

So with Sophie in my arm, I go to the kitchen to warm up Jennifer's breast milk that has been frozen up in the freezer for Sophie's night food. After almost two weeks doing this routine, now I can do it almost absent-mindedly. Not only my hand is like able to do everything automatically, I can also already predict when should I turn the stove off to get the right temperature of the milk.

Yes, it is now ten days after Jennifer went back from the hospital. To let Jennifer rest more peacefully at night, I volunturarely skip my sleep at night to watch over Sophie. I really don't mind about it. I can't sleep anyway due to so many things being borne in my mind.

"Here it goes, Sweetie.. You're hungry, aren't you ?" I murmur to Sophie who is still wiggling and making short whimper while handing the pacifier into her mouth. Once the pacifier is in her mouth, Sophie stops whimpering and busy drinking her milk.

Mu lips curl automatically to see her tiny lips eagerly suck the pacifier. To be honest, Sophie is the biggest reason for me to smile these days. Since Jennifer isn't allowed to be too excited, I have to restrain my habit to tease her or just joking around with her. I sigh subconsciously.

My watch makes a short beep sound that makes me glance at it. The short beep sound indicates a significant change of heart rate of Jennifer's. That notification reflexively moves my leg to approach the bed room.

"Why are you awake, Baby ?" I ask Jennifer when I saw her already standing in between the lentil.

"Nothing," Jennifer says before giving me a thin smile. "I just missed your heart beat," she adds with a spoil voice that instantly makes me chuckle.

"Since when did you become a charmer ?" I can't help not to tease her before kiss her forehead.

"Hmm...," Jennifer puts her arms in front of her chest. "Since my husband has rarely seduced me," She says with an act of sadness.

I kiss her quickly on her lips. "I miss seducing you, too, wifey," I whisper to her.

"Seduce me, then," Jennifer challenges me.

I chuckle then put my idle hand on her cheek and rub it softly. "I will once your heart is good."

Jennifer pouts. I chuckle again to see her pouting face. "Let's put Sophie to bed then go back to sleep," I invite Jennifer while around my idle arm over her shoulder.

After putting the already sleeping Sophie back to the baby box, we return to our bed. With Jennifer's head on my chest, I make a circling movement on her back with my left hand while keeping my right hand under the back of my head. And once again, my mind wanders...

I had the result of my fitness as Jennifer's heart donor about a day after I got tested. The result sank my spirt. Not only we have different blood type, but.. as an Eastern, my blood has different rhesus from hers. I can not be her blood donor, even less her heart donor.

With the help of Bob, I had made a humongous offer in black market for a heart donor. I have more than 10 millions dollar of liquid assets, and much more as non-liquid ones, and I'm willingly to give them all gor a heart that matches Jennifer. Still, there is no response. Of course, Bob's capability to enter the black market is limited. But.. he is my only channel now, since Andy has gone and Thief..

My wander of mind is distracted when suddenly I feel a huge aroused sensation rushes inside my brain. In between stunned and drowned by the pleasing feeling, I can only stare at what causes that disruption. Jennifer is already kneeling with her head under my belly and her mouth.. well, her mouth is the one that causes the sensation.

"Baby... hmph.. Babe.. aah.. Babe.. don't," I finally am able to react after more than ten seconds being dumbfounded. "Stop it, Baby.." My hands pull Jennifer's head away from my buddy.

Jennifer, still with opened mouth, stares at me. "Why ?" she asks.

"Don't do it, please, Baby.." I say to her in whispery tone, my hand tidies her disheveled hair. I already on my knees, staring at Jennifer that is only an arm away from me with tears are held back behind my eyes. "I don't want to have pleasure when you can't have it."

"Let me do it. That's... that's ... the least I could do... I could do... for you, "Jennifer says staggeredly as she starts to cry.

I bring her to my embrace. "Don't cry, Baby... you can not be too emotional, remember ?" I say in between my hisses to calm her down.

Jennifer nods a couple of time in my embrace. She tries to calm her self down, but the watch on my arm already telling me that her heart rate is becoming chaotic.

So, still with Jennifer in my embrace, I reach mu side of night stand and pick a syringe from its top drawer. I pull her left arm and inject the sedative once I found her artery.

Few minutes later Jennifer's head is limping on my shoulder but her heart rate is slowly becoming normal again. I exhale in relieve.

Slowly I shift my body so I can lean on the head of the bed. I change Jennifer's position so she can sit on my lap while her head leans side way on my chest. With one hand rubbing her back circularly, my other hand wipe her tears that is still falling from her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Jennifer murmurs almost lifelessly.

"Don't be, Baby.. It's not your fault," I whisper onto her hair and kiss her head.

"I'm so useless," she says.

"No, you're not, Baby..." I say, trying hard to keep my voice steady while I failed to prevent a tear escaped from falling. "This is only temporary. I promise you that. You.. you have to be strong, okay, Baby. We will get through this. Together. Okay ?"

Jennifer nods weakly. "Together," she murmurs.

"Yes. Together," I confirm.

Still rubbing my hand circularly on her back, I whisper to her ear, "Wanna hear a story ?"

Jennifer nods weakly.

"Once upon a time, there was a goddess in Heaven. She's beautiful. With her red hair, green eyes..."

I can feel Jennifer's smile on my chest.

" Her lips are so chewy and her body is so delicious that every God in Heaven desires to taste her. But no God dares to approach her, because she is so powerful. Everyone is so afraid of her power. One day, she came to earth and met this one ugly man. The man is so ugly that the Goddess felt pity on him..."

"The man's not ugly.."

"Hey.. this is my story.." I protest.

Jenifer chuckles. "Then... ?"

"The man actually was afraid of her power. But since he had already fallen in love to her deeply, he dared him self to approach her. And once they touched, they both fell in love to each other.."

"Do they live happily ever after ?" Jennifer asks sleepily..

"They do," I whisper.

Jennifer smiles, again, is felt on my chest. "And they have a good sex ?" she asks again.

"The best," I answer.

Her smile gets wider. "I love your story."

I kiss her long and gentle.

"Thank you, Baby.. I love you," Jennifer murmurs once again before she falls asleep.

"I love you more, Baby." I say, escaping another tear.

@@@@@AUTHOR'S NOTE@@@@@

I try to catch up my lag >.< I used to be good at drama.. but now I found it is harder to write a drama than an action >.< But I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thank you for your patient to wait the updates, friends :*