A CRAZY LOVE - Episode 129
“By the way, where is Joel? Did you give him a leave or something? I heard that only grandpa and Nicole are managing the company.” Kizy asked, suddenly remembering that Joel, who used to follow Markus like a shadow all the time, was rarely seen since she woke up.
“He went to meet Nina.” Markus replied nonchalantly.
“Why?” Kizy asked.
She was briefly told about all the things that happened when she and Markus went to C city.
“He wanted to get his injuries treated.” Markus replied.
“Is he severely injured?” Kizy asked in a worried tone.
“I don’t think so.” Markus said.
“What do you mean?” Kizy asked.
“I am not sure whether his injuries are that serious. Usually he tends to his injuries on his own. In fact this is the first time I am watching him getting treated by someone else. But he isn’t that injured, that’s for sure.” Markus replied after thinking some more.
“It must be Nina. She would be feeling terribly guilty and indebted to him for saving her life and getting injured in the process. She would have insisted on treating those. Plus she is a doctor by profession. It would be better for Joel to get his wounds treated properly.” Kizy said, nodding her head.
“Hmmmm.” Markus hummed.
“But there is another problem.” Suddenly Kizy said, her voice sounding dejected.
“What now?” Markus said, high on alert.
“I will have to tell Nina about all this. I have hidden my profession and those 3 years in C city from her. And because of them, she was kidnapped.
Though she is mature enough to not talk about all this since I woke up, I will have to reveal the information someday or other.
But I just don’t know how to do it. I am afraid that she will leave me. And you know, I have very few people in my life, including only one best friend, that is Nina.
If she were to leave me because of my secrets, what would I do? I don’t want her to-” Kizy was still speaking when Marlus cut her off.
“Calm down little lamb. Take a deep breath first!” Markus said, knowing that Kizy was not supposed to get hyper excited or worked up over anything in this period.
And somehow Kizy obliged, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.
“Now listen. She is your best friend. She would definitely know that you never betray people. Wh@??ver you did, whether it was keeping her in the dark, or hiding your past, it was for your friend’s safety.
And you say that she is mature by nature. So I believe that she will definitely understand you and your circumstances.” Markus said, trying to calm her down.
“I hope this will happen.” Kizy said, wishing Marlus’s words would come true.
“Okay enough of worrying. Time to sleep now.” Markus said, setting the bed angle for Kizy to sleep comfortably.
“I can do that. You don’t have to babysit me.” Kizy said, feeling guilty for making Markus do everything for her.
Nicole had told her about how Marlus had never left her side since the day she was brought to this hospital.
He in fact did all her stuff, which included simply sitting by her side to clean her body and taking care of her in every possible way.
He would only let the female caretakers dress her and clean her properly while he would wait for them in the adjacent room of the ward.
Even when Kizy had woken up, he looked no less than a broken husband who was waiting for his wife to get healthy again.
In fact Kizy had to scold Markus to go and shave, clean himself properly and take a few naps before his appearance was back to normal again.
Though Nicole had an ulterior motive behind this. She had told all this to show Kizy about how much Markus loved her, but this actually worked.
“This isn’t babysitting Little lamb. That’s called taking care of your loved ones.” Markus said while rubbing her head affectionately.
And suddenly Kizy was beet red again, as she had been for the past few days.
Markus would suddenly come up with some lovey dovey quote, saying a random I love you, while doing unnecessary daily chores for her.
She quickly slid on the bed, covering herself with the blanket, hoping that Markus won’t see her flushed face once again.
But Markus had some other plans. He removed the part of the blanket covering her face.
“Good night, wifey.” He said before gently kissing her forehead.
Kizy simply closed her eyes, trying to calm her racing heart.
But the next moment, Markus climbed on the bed, scooping Kizy in a hug while comfortably placing his head between the crook of her neck, finally breathing in her soothing scent.
He would always feel calm while holding her in his arms.
“What are you doing?” Kizy asked, sharing the same bed with Markus after weeks.
“Sleeping with you.” Markus said, his magnetic voice doing magical things to Kizy.
“What!!?” Kizy exclaimed.
“Exactly what I said. Simply sleeping. Don’t overthink.” Markus said with a chuckle.
Kizy just kept looking at his face, not knowing what to do.
“Or do you want something else?” Markus said, leaning closer to her face.
“Good night!” Kizy said quickly while turning her face to the opposite side, her back facing Markus.
She could feel Markus’s chest moving while he chuckled once again, but a part of her liked this, this feeling of being embraced in his warm hug once again, his huge arms, his warmth making her lower her guard and feel protected and cherished.
And the couple slept peacefully, especially Markus, who was getting his much needed rest for the first time in weeks.
*ANOTHER WARD IN UNITY HOSPITAL*
Nina finished dressing Joel’s wound, handing him some ointments for quick healing of wounds.
“Your wound is almost healed. You don’t have to visit again for this wound.” Nina said, ready to leave the room.
“But what if the wound gets infected? Or what if it does not heal properly?” Joel asked, trying to stop her from leaving.
“It will heal.” Nina said before quickly leaving the room, not wanting to be stopped again.
Joel just looked at her running figure, shaking his head with a foolish smile pasted on his face.
Initially he would come and look for Nina everyday, because he had seen how scared she was the other day.
But soon enough, things started changing. His initial unintentional care had turned into a regular practice, where he would find himself searching for Nina whenever he could.
But the most important part about this was that he knew what he was doing or what he wanted.
It was just that Nina wasn’t accepting his initiatives, which made it difficult for him to continue.
But one thing he knew for sure was he wasn’t leaving it half way.
If he had decided upon something, he would keep doing it even after failing multiple times, until there was no hope left.
If he even had one percent of chance, he would go all out.
And this was exactly what he was trying to do.
Meanwhile outside the ward, Nina turned back to look at the closed ward door once again.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t see Joel’s advances, or his irrelevant visits, but she didn’t want to take this any further.
She had always been miles away from males. But Joel had broken that barrier.
Joel had been the first man to be this intimate with Nina, which made her feel different emotions for him.
But she simply didn’t know what exactly she was feeling.
Thus she didn’t want to give false hopes to Joel and make him think that she would reciprocate his feelings.
She had always been systematic with a clear aim. But for the first time, she was confused over something for the longest time ever.
Thus she didn’t want to simply act accordingly. She first wanted to sort her thoughts out and then act, so that she won’t make any mistake or make others misunderstand her.
This is how she had always been. Thinking thoroughly before taking any step.
She looked at the door one more time before turning and walking away.
*THREE DAYS LATER*
Kizy was discharged from the hospital after her fast recovery, which was why she was sitting beside Markus in the car, going back to their house after almost a month.
“Are you sure that you have recovered? You are not hurting anywhere?” Markus asked for the Nth time today.
“Arghhh!! Mr. Devil reincarnate! How many times do I need to tell you? I have recovered. In fact I can’t be any healthier. Stop making a fuss over my discharge. I just want to go home as soon as possible!” Kizy exclaimed, not believing how extreme caring Marlus could be.
“Fine. I was just worrying for your sake and wanted you to stay there for more time under observation.” Markus said, pouting a little.
“Hubby, why do you want me to stay away from home? Don’t tell me you have hidden another woman behind my back.” Kizy asked with a pout, trying to bring out her cutest doubting voice.
Markus just turned to look towards her, dumbfounded at her sudden drama. But the next moment he leaned forward.
Kizy, who was pouting, immediately widened her eyes at the sudden proximity.
Markus pressed a button and the next moment, a barrier was present between them and the driver and Joel.
Markus bent even more, making Kizy’s back touch the car window, while her heart was racing at a speed of 400km/hour.
Kizy instantly closed her eyes as she felt his hot breath, her face turning red from knowing what was about to happen next.
But the next moment….
“Aawwwww.” Markus said before pulling her cheeks, making her open her eyes wide.
“You were so cute just a moment ago, wifey!” Markus said in an even more exaggerated voice, while his hands were still pulling her cheeks.
All the expectations that Kizy had were suddenly thrown out of the window, while Kizy made an irritated face.
“Leave my cheeks!” She said in a frustrated manner.
“But those are so cute!” Markus exclaimed once again, pulling them even more.
“Markus!!” Kizy said more angrily, not even knowing why she was feeling so frustrated.
Markus instantly left her cheeks, knowing he had truly managed to anger her this time.
And Kizy simply turned her head to the other side, not wanting to talk with Markus anymore, even when knowing that he hadn’t done anything wrong.
“Kizy.” Markus called her name after barely ten seconds had passed.
Kizy turned to look towards him, but the next moment, her mouth was devoured by Markus, capturing her sweet cavity, conquering her tongue as he usually did.
But there was a passion in this kiss, a passion that Kizy never knew existed.
And she returned the kiss with equal efforts, trying to be as perfect as Markus was, trying to match his pace.
And knowing what Kizy wanted to do, Markus slowed down a little, letting her take her own time and create her own pace.
Their tongues intertwined, dancing to a fierce tempo, while his hands were busy caressing her nape, and hers in his silky locks.
Finally after a minute, Kizy was breathless, her face flushed a deep shade of red from lack of oxygen.
Markus slowed down their kiss, before coming to an end, finally giving her a peck at the corner of her lips.
“Breath little lamb.” He said, his voice husky from their sudden intimacy.
And Kizy obliged, breathing while opening her eyes slowly, her eyelashes fluttering.
Markus so badly wanted to capture her lips again, especially after looking at her tempting appearance, but he knew that he needed to stop.
But Kizy bent forward, wanting to continue more.
“Not now. Let’s take this slowly.” Markus said in a controlled voice, knowing that anymore advances, and he would lose his control.
But suddenly Kizy felt sheepish, knowing what she was about to do.
“You just have to ask Little lamb.” Markus said, looking at her shy face.