Mr Mom ☑️

chapter 41: Really Really Love You!

Sidney's POV

"I love you, Sidney." Elijah's words takes me by surprise.

I pull away from him immediately and stare straight into his eyes. He too looks at me but there's no exchange of words between us until I decide to break the silence.

"Eli, w-what did y-you say?" I gulp down as I question him.

What if I heard wrong? Or what if even if I heard it right? I'm nervous to know either of the possible answers.

"I said I love you." He repeats, this time his eyes look into mine and they convey all the love that he's confessing.

"Eli..." I'm too stunned to say anything.

"I guess there's no need to hide it when I already know I love you, right? Keeping it to myself and waiting for that so called right moment which we don't even know when will it come and by then there might even occur some disturbances between us which doesn't give us any chance to express our love. So, I don't want to keep it within me. I'm clear and I'm in right mind, I know and I realised I love you. I mean anyone in your place might get the doubt since every time, I keep reminding myself and people around me that I married you for the babies and not for myself. But then, with time and with your innocence and selflessness, you made me fall for you. I know there are only few interactions and moments between us but love can happen even within a second, right? Which means I was that fool who took this long to realise my feelings. At least now I did and I'm so ready to let you know about my feelings, that I love you." Elijah explains and he doesn't hide a thing from me. He so openly let's his feelings out.

"Loving is always giving, Sidney and not expecting the same feelings in return because it's not any object rather it's a feeling one should feel within. I love you and I'll show it to you every second of my life. Since I love you that doesn't me you're obliged to love me, as I said we can't force out the feeling from someone. I also didn't confess so that you'll reply the same to me. I confessed because that's what I feel and also for you to know that now our relationship isn't just for babies, it's for ourselves too." He adds with a smile when I stay silent, maybe thinking I don't feel the same towards him. Only if he knows!

"I love you, Eli." Just like how stunned I got by his confession, he too gets shocked by mine, "and before you think I'm just saying it for name sake, first listen to me. When I got the proposal from your end, asking my parents to let me marry you, everything was clearly said and that the reason why you never married until then was because of your late wife. That time, I thought if you loved her so much and love her even now that you can't marry another person, I got this doubt whether you would come to love me and accept me as your husband any time in our lives. Because though for whatever reasons we married, I still wanted love from my husband. But then I realised I'll not get what I want and I made my mind strong accordingly."

"Since then I didn't even think about us and focused on the babies. But with time, slowly I started developing feelings for you. And it's the same time when you started liking me. I never expected there comes a day where you start loving me and see as someone other than your babies mother. But it happened! I knew you like me but didn't think you'd love me already. I was just wanting until we get our feelings cleared because I didn't want the relationship that's slowly building between us to break down before it got strong. And now that you're clear, I'm clear and you already confessed to me, why should I keep my feelings within myself?" I tell him before I jump on him again, "I love you, Eli. I really really love you."

He catches me on time before I could fall down. He holds me tight and peppers feathery kisses around my neck and on my shoulders while I have a big smile on my face like a manic person. Few minutes later, he puts me on my feet but we still stay in the hug while looking at each other. As he stares, I couldn't keep up my eye contact as I feel myself blushing. I swear only he has this effect on me. As I keep my eyes down, he let go of the hug and cups my face with his hands making me face him. His eyes shine bright, not once during the last two months of our married life, I've ever seen him being this happy. I too give him a shy smile.

"Thank you, Sidney, for loving me. I too really really love you." He repeats which only increases the redness on my cheeks.

I nod and bring my hands to keep them on his and when I do, he lets out a hiss. With a frown, I take his hands from my face and look at them which has small cuts here and there.

"Eli, what happened to your hands?" I query while examining the injuries carefully.

He doesn't answer me and I look up at him. Seeing me, he turns his head away and looks everywhere but at me. His actions only increase my frown and I get a doubt on him.

"Elijah," I call him out sternly for the first time and he looks at me, "tell me how this happened? And no lies!"

"I kinda off hit my hands on the wall." He replies after thinking for a while and my eyes widen, "but it's not that bad, Sidney. See my hands are fine."

This guy! How can he hurt himself and say it's nothing?

"Eli, promise me that you'll never hurt yourself like this again." I ask him to which he gives me confused gaze, "for any reason, for any person, whether it's me, mom in law or the babies, whoever it may be, you promise me you'll never hurt yourself again."

"Sidney, it's not that serious." He still tries to let it go.

"Yes, it is! Hurting yourself for any reason is that serious." I yell out angrily, I don't like when people harm themselves. It's not a good thing.

"Sidney.." Elijah whispers, confused by my outburst.

"Promise me you won't do this again, Eli. Please." Though I start strong I end up pleading him.

"I promise I won't hurt myself or anyone for any reason, Sidney. So, don't worry so much and don't take tension." I nod at him with a relief sigh.

"Come on, I'll do first aid to the injuries." Saying that, I take him to the couch.

While I take out the first aid box from our bag, he gets dressed up and then we still on the couch, facing each other. Opening the first aid box, I take out the antiseptic cream, cotton, iodine and band aids before I wet the cotton in the iodine and clean his wounds. He let's out a loud hiss in pain which makes me look up at him immediately.

"Sorry, I'll do it gently." I apologise and slowly press the cotton on his injuries.

Once I finish cleaning, I apply the cream and then put the band aids wherever necessary, completely covering the wounds.

"Do you need pain killers?" I ask him as I check the box for them.

He seems to be in much pain. If the cream and band aid can't relieve him much, the pain killers will do the job better.

"Yes." He replies and I nod while I continue to search for them.

However, I let out a yelp when I feel my body getting lifted all of a sudden. I look at Elijah to find him lifting me by my waist with his injured hands before making me sit on his lap.

"Eli, are you crazy? Why are you hurting your hands more? Put me down." I tell him while trying to get down.

"No, I'm not crazy and no, my hands aren't paining anymore since you applied the cream with so much love. And no, I won't put you down." He states while shaking his head in a sing song way.

"El..." Before I could finish my words, he presses his lips against mine as he kisses me.

Forgetting about for what I was fighting with him, I get engrossed in the kiss the moment his lips touch him. I return the kiss back and we pull away when I'm in need of oxygen. He smiles at me and I smile back.

"Now put me down, you brat!" I state and try to get down because too much pressure might hurt his hand.

"Sidney," he calls out my name and I look up at him, "if you continue to move anymore, our family trip might turn into a honeymoon trip."

He nods with a smirk and I stop my moments instantly as he utters those words.