Summer at the Campbell's

She was really married now, it felt too unreal. Rosaline held the feeding bottle to her hand to check the temperature.

"This should be warm enough..." She went back into the room.

Kayid was playing with his feet on the bed.

"Ouu, my baby must be hungry" he squirmed happily when she sat beside him. She patted his tummy.

"Mama's got you.....where's your daddy?" She lifted him a little bit above herself and kissed him. He cooed and kicked his small feet in an happy feat.

Rosaline looked around but there was no sign of Shaan.

Maybe he was in the study, ever since the reception, he had been a bit reserved with her. When she said she didn't want a honeymoon,he turned cold.

They were having issues right off the bat huh?

Still, this was their fourth day as couples....he had to at least stay with her even if he was angry.

He had slept beside her without holding her on their wedding night...

He left for work the next day,he barely ate at home.

He was always busy, and she had no one else to blame but herself.

Rosaline bit her lower lip, she should apologize but she didn't want to.

Kayid grabbed her hand that was holding the feeding bottle to his mouth.

"You must be really hungry" she placed a kiss on his forehead.

She glanced at the clock, it was few minutes past 10. What could be more important than his family?

She thought.

Kayid belched after sucking more than half of his baby food.

She patted his back so the food will settle. Not like she knew she was supposed to,, it was something she picked up from Zoe when she tended to David.

Seeing that Kayid eyes were sleepy she rocked him for a while, when he fell asleep. She laid him down gently on the bed.

"Sweet dreams love....I'd have a word with papa, wish my luck?"

He smiled from his sleep

"Thank you" she kissed him on the cheek and took the baby monitor.

She made her way to the study, he wasn't there. Has he gone out?.....he came home in the evening to pick up some files ,maybe he wasn't back yet.

She went to the living room and plopped down on the couch, she turned on the TV. She clicked the Stranger things series.

She'd watched it a bunch of times but it never gets old.

An hour later, the sound of the door opening and closing jerked her up from her sleep.

"You're back...welcome home" she rubbed her eyes

"Yeah" He said softly and didn't wait to hear anything other thing she had to say.

"Shaan?"

He stopped in his steps "Yeah?"

"I'm sorry" She caved.

"For what?.....you didn't do anything wrong. You should be asleep by now ,it's not good for the baby. Is Kayid asleep?"

"What about me....don't you care about me?"

"I do"

"Look at me..." He didn't turn to face her "....please" she added.

"I'm tired Ros...can we call it a night?"

"This isn't how this was supposed to be...we promised"

He closed the distance between them, only their face was inching.

"Don't you dare, Ros. Don't pull that on me"

Rosaline looked at him, he was strange yet familiar. He wasn't happy,she could tell. She tiptoed and kissed him on the lips.

"Goodnight Rosaline" He left her standing

Rosaline breathed with fury, he was angry and she didn't like it.

"I shouldn't dare?" She walked angrily to his study.

Shaan slouched on his seat..he clenched his fist, it took a lot of will not to carry into the bedroom and do all the lewd things he had done with her a thousand times in his head.

Damn it....she was his wife now, she was his so why was it so hard?

Was it because she was pregnant? Or because he was angry?

Angry at who....Nolan? Or her?. Shaan sighed, he knew all too well who he was angry at.

He could've done something, made her feel safe,so she wouldn't have been so hateful on their wedding day.

He should've told her that he knew everything and she didn't have to be so embarrassed by it. He wanted to tell her that it was nothing,that it meant nothing to him. But he stood there,at her door like he was hearing that for the first time.

She was hurt, he saw it. He knew why she was angry and he made it seem like she didn't like his son.

Why did he twist it?

Even if she didn't know, he knew.

Interrupting his thoughts, Rosaline came in. She looked like she was going to war.

"Look,Ros..I know I messed up ,this isn't what i- wait Rosaline!" His voice pitched.

Rosaline's gown dropped to the ground, leaving her naked.

Her belly button ,though inverted, protruded from her belly.

"Damn it ,Ros. Don't do this ,I beg you"

"Why?. The doctor said it was fine as long as we don't overdo it"

Shaan clenched his fist, she was trembling. She didn't have to be in his hands for him to see how shaken she was.

"Put on your clothes,Ros."

"Why.....isn't this why you haven't been talking to me?"

"What?"

"Because I married you pregnant and you can't have sex with me. You only care for the sex,don't act like you care about my physical state"

"Do you mean that?"

His expression was cold, she'd done it again.

"No,I don't mean it" She went to him and sat on his lap.

" I didn't mean to say everything I said to hurt you on our wedding day or tonight. I'm just trying not to feel, I keep remembering the contract and I get angry. I don't want to leave you, we can make it work."

His expression softened "So you thought the best way to tell me all this is to get naked?"

"Maybe?"

He grabbed the back of her neck and brought her face closer to his.

" Don't beg me to stop" He said before kissing her.

Rosaline opened her eyes, it was already morning.

She groaned, she felt sore all over. Her breast were tingling,Shaan was still asleep. She checked the baby monitor, thankfully, Kayid was also sleeping.

She looked at Shaan and smiled, she was finally feeling like his wife.

Realizing they were both naked under the sheets and thinking back at the night they had. She flushed.

She did beg, multiple times but they fell on deaf ears. He pleasured her in ways she didn't know was pleasureable. Rosaline still felt aroused, but she decided to let him sleep a bit more.

She planted a kiss on his lips,she meant for it to be quick but Shaan deepened the kiss.

"Is it normal for a pregnant woman to be so sexually aroused even after going at it since last night?"

"I...i...oh" He pulled her over him.

"I left you for just an hour and this happened"

Rosaline gasped, the intimate parts of their body came in contact .

"Ride me" He grabbed her breast.

She did as she was told, almost reaching the peak , the baby monitor beeped.

She couldn't stop, it was electric. Shaan grabbed her waist and moved her faster.

"Ah~"

" I'll go check on Kayid" He wore his bath robe.

Rosaline heaved out a sigh of relief, her eyes felt heavy.

"I should go wash up and I.."

I'll close my eyes for just few minutes...

Shaan came in with Kayid, he laughed seeing that she was asleep. It was a given that she would be tired.... he laid Kayid on the sofa and placed a pillow beside him.

He carried Rosaline to the bathroom to take a shower.

When he'd freshened up for her and himself he bathed for Kayid.

"I feel like a woman" He chuckled.

He wore a loose and light gown for Rosaline....after minutes of contemplating.

Finally done with the chores, Kayid was sleeping again after his meal.

He plopped down on the sofa in the living room and turned on the TV.

His phone rang.... he checked the caller ID, it was Noah.

"Hey"

Shaan sighed

"Is he still in coma?"

"No, he died last night"

His eyes widened...as much as he was happy to have his obstruction terminated, he didn't want it to be terminated like this.