LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - SEASON 2 CHAPTER 41

Two days had passed and there were still no news from Zach. He was not reachable either. And as usual, her father would confirm that her husband was safe.

Keira ki||ed her time by working really hard at work. If she was not at the office; doing research on news items, reviewing reports and attending meetings, she would be out doing some field works; live-reporting from the scene as well as digging out news and information. She had been very busy that she didn’t notice time passing by.

Right now, she was at an area where a building had caught fire. As usual before she did any reporting, she would first get all of the critical information on the story – the who, what, where, when, why and how. The situation was quite dire right now. Many people were at the scene, feeling distressed, especially the victims.

She stood transfixed as she witnessed a mother cry out in panic, calling out her son’s name who was still inside the burning building. Keira tried her very best to keep her cool. As soon as she had gathered enough information and with the approval from headquarters, she reported live from the scene.

She reported the current situation… She couldn’t help but feel empathy for the relatives and families of the victims, who were still waiting anxiously outside for their loved ones to be rescued. She bit her lip as she murmured a silent prayer, ‘Please always keep my husband safe.’

She could identify with them and understand their feelings because she, too, was just like them. She was always worried for Zach’s safety. She was always hoping and praying that he would come home safely, and not be hurt in the middle of his mission. Because nothing could foretell what would happen during this sort of operation, especially when it took place in the ruthless and barbarous criminal underworld where people would ki|| without blinking an eye.

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Keira went home late and went directly to Zach’s unit. She stopped briefly at Torin’s door and let out a smile. Lyra had asked for her advice on her relationship with Torin two days ago, and she was really happy to hear that the two had finally confessed their feelings to each other.

Lyra had messaged her earlier to inform her that she would be having a work dinner with colleagues, so Keira decided to have her dinner outside before she went home.

She sighed as she entered Zach’s unit. She would often sleep there because that was the only place where she would feel comforted and not alone, as she would still be able to smell his scent on his bed.

Her eyes rounded with surprise when she saw Zach at the kitchen cooking. ‘Oh hell, am I hallucinating now?’ she thought to herself as she blinked several times to make sure he wouldn’t disappear.

Zach smiled at her and said, “It looks like you still can’t tell dreams from reality.”

He opened his arms wide as he saw Keira throw her bag on the floor in haste. She ran towards him and jumped at him, wrapping her legs around his waist and encircling her arms on his neck. He laughed as he placed his two hands on her buttocks to support her.

“Why didn’t you call me? When did you arrive? Did you wait long?” she bombarded him with questions.

“Hmm I arrived just twenty minutes ago. I called you but your phone was not reachable. So I decided to just come here to wash up and cook dinner. Ohh, I did ask your office, but they said you were out…” he answered.

“Ohh, my phone probably ran out of battery… I missed you!” Keira burst out almost crying as she hugged him tightly. Then she gently moved her head inches away from him to have a better look at her handsome and lovable husband.

“You look haggard! What’s this? Look at your dark circles. Don’t tell me you haven’t slept at all?” Keira noted with a creased forehead. Zach really had a worn-out look and she was not pleased with it.

Zach chuckled as he said, “I do sleep of course but mostly during the day, since the underworld is more active at night. I also missed my wife so much so I guess that added to those sleepless days…”

Keira smiled at him and rained his face with little kisses.

“Hmm I missed you so much too! I missed this forehead… I missed these eyes… I missed these cheeks… I missed this nose…” Keira mumbled as she followed her words with kisses.

“Then lastly, I missed my General’s lips!” she cried out in joy, but before she could kiss him, he already caught her lips for a fervent kiss.

The kiss was so intense that Zach had to sit Keira down on the kitchen counter so he could freely move his hands to caress every inch of her skin.

“Weren’t you cooking…?” Keira mumbled when his lips landed on her neck. Then she felt him nibble on her ear as he whispered, “It can wait…”

Keira then felt his hands start to undress her as he unbuttoned her blouse. “Geez, why do you have to wear such a complicated blouse,” Zach complained as he struggled to remove the piece of clothing off of her body.

She chuckled as she tugged on his pants and pulled him towards her. She winked at him as she unbuttoned and unzipped it. Zach Mõ@ɲed when she touched his bulge which was still covered with his underwear. Keira smiled seductively as she said, “Strip off…”

Then she stood up from the kitchen counter and walked away…”Where are you going?” Zach asked a bit confused.

“I’ll be back soon. I just need to pee…” Keira said grinning as she rushed to the restroom. She had actually suppressed it long enough, and although she knew that she would ki|| the momentum, but the urge to obey the call of nature was ki||ing her too.

‘Seriously???’ Zach was left dumbfounded as his hands were still on his pants ready to take them off as Keira instructed. He then shook his head and put them back on.

He turned off the stove and walked into the living room to sit on the sofa. He was feeling a bit tired, so he laid his head down on the headrest of the sofa and closed his eyes.

He missed his falling star so much that he did not mind driving far just so he could spend a few hours with her, even though he knew that would have to leave her again before daybreak.

Keira quickly cleaned herself up and changed into a seductive nightgown, without any underwear beneath. She wanted to please her husband badly, so she planned to be the one who would take the lead on their love making tonight.

She went out and saw Zach on the sofa. She walked towards him and saw that his eyes were closed, so she asked, “Hubby, are you sleeping?”

Zach’s lips curved into a smile and with his eyes still closed he replied, “No, I’m waiting…”

Keira bit her lip as she stared at Zach’s face. Although looked worn-out, her husband was still handsome as ever with his thick eyebrows and high cheekbones. There were visible bristles as he probably did not have the time to shave, and yet it only added to his rough and magnetic male beauty.

His full lips were hypnotizing Keira as always. She sighed when she noticed the fatigue on his face… She wanted to take those worries away. ‘It must have been tough!’ she thought silently and wondered when they would finally be able to spend their time together like a normal married couple, instead of stealing times for each other like this.

*Like 1hr after*

Keira was resting her head on Zach’s chest when Zach grabbed her hand as he clasped it with his. After their intimate love making on the sofa, the two continued on the bed afterwards.

“How’s your work?” asked Zach after a moment of silence. Keira sighed and answered, “I heard Gavin was planning to resign. His position as Thea’s partner will be vacant. They are not sure whether to get another male anchor or a female one to fill the position this time.”

“Hmm, that’s a good opportunity for you then. Show them that you’re far better than all of the other anchors. Honestly, I will feel more at ease if you could just stay inside the office instead of going out to do field works…” Zach stated his opinion in a serious tone. He could not bear to see Keira do her job in dangerous areas like some shady neighborhoods where violent gangs battles or fights would break out between the police and some criminals, or even an active warzone.

“Ohh, you need to know something important,” Keira suddenly cried out as she almost forgot that she had promised Thea to inform Zach about her situation. Then she narrated all the details about Thea and her connection with Mr. Big.

“If you succeeded in bringing down Mr. Big, Thea would be freed too. She’s willing to cooperate and tell us everything that she knows about him. I think she can be of help to the mission. She could infiltrate that organization from the inside. I will act as a bridge between you and Thea, because she said Mr. Big is always keeping his eyes on her. So it would be highly inadvisable for the two of you to be seen together.” explained Keira.

She heard Zach chuckle as he spoke, “Hmm are you sure it’s because of safety reasons that Thea and I should not be seen together?” Keira raised her head and looked at Zach with an arched brow as she scoffed at him, “General Lim, do you think you married a petty-minded wife?”

Zach gave her a stern look as he answered, “So are you saying that I’m petty because I forbid you to see Jeru alone?”

“Wait, how did Jeru suddenly pop up in this conversation?” Keira retorted. Zach did not respond and remained silent that made Keira roll her eyes.

“Well I trust you, of course, it’s just that I’m not comfortable with how Jeru looks at you.” explained Zach in a low tone. As a man, he could sense that Jeru still had something for Keira. The tender look in Jeru’s eyes whenever he would look at her was a dead giveaway.

Things like this had never mattered to him before, but ever since he was with Keira, there were times when he couldn’t help but feel some sense of inferiority, thinking that he was not good enough for someone like Keira Chan.

It was not so much about him. He could handle people slinging mud at him. He had experienced enough of the world’s cruelty that he had become the tough guy that he was right now and immune to people who had been trying to discredit him. But, Keira… If Keira was to face some backlash just because she was married to an ordinary guy like him, it would really upset him.

He knew Keira and her family were not like the others. However, he still could not help but feel bothered at the thought of Keira being ridiculed for marrying someone whose status was way beneath her and her prominent family.

‘Tough? Are you really a tough guy, Zach? Then why do you feel jealous? And inferior to Jeru?’ his inner thoughts questioned him.

Maybe because Jeru was someone who had everything and the world would not be bothered to mistreat or belittle him.

‘Well, hold that thought, Zach,’ he mused to himself. That was not entirely correct. Jeru did not have everything… Jeru might have a lot of things that Zach didn’t have, but he still lacked one thing that Zach has, and that he would never get.

Zach quickly shook those negative thoughts away from his mind. As usual, thinking about his most precious treasure could easily help him put an end to his inner critic… He looked at Keira and almost flinched when he saw her deadly glare directed at him.

“Are you trying to ki|| me with that look?” Zach asked grinning.

“What’s this? What’s going inside your head? Do you think Jeru is better than you?” Keira asked with a disapproving look, obviously unhappy at the thought that her husband would even think that. Zach shrugged his shoulder, waiting to hear what Keira would say next.

‘Hmmm, let’s see if my wife could read me well,’ Zach thought to himself as he waited for Keira’s next words.

Keira raised her upper body so she could face him better. She then gave him a stern look with furrowed brows and scolded him, “Excuse me, who do you think I am? I’m Keira Chan, and I never chose wrongly. I don’t ever want to see nor hear you have that kind of self-doubting thought again… Don’t you ever think that you’re inadequate in comparison with Jeru. I won’t allow it! Jeru, or many other men, may have a lot of things in this world that you don’t have, but you still excel above them… You are an outstanding person, my General! Don’t you know that!? Don’t you know how you outshine them!?”

Zach wanted to laugh as he listened to her lecture him, but forced himself not to, seeing the serious look that his wife had on her pretty little face right now. She was obviously irritated at his narrow-mindedness and sense of insecurity tonight. She definitely could read him well.

Then he asked, “Alright, tell me then, my falling star… How exactly does this General outshine them, when men like Jeru obviously have a lot more than I do?”

He knew the answer very well himself, but he really wanted to hear it from Keira. Having it come from her, that answer would be the biggest weapon in his arsenal, that he could use to repel the attacks by his critical inner voice, that would often vilify him when it comes to being Keira’s man.

“General Lim, do I really need to spell it out for you?” Keira asked impatiently and Zach answered her with a simple nod. She rolled her eyes once more, because she could just sense that Zach was doing this on purpose. He was trying to fish the words that he wanted to hear out of her mouth.

Keira sighed helplessly as she said, “Of course you outshine them, because you are the only owner of the biggest property of all!”

“And that is?” Zach asked nonchalantly…

“Geez!!! Alright, make sure you will always have this plastered on your head! …”Keira cried out in annoyance but was caught off guard as she was interrupted by Zach when he suddenly pulled her onto his chest.

He hugged her tightly as he whispered, “I know… That biggest property is you, Keira. because I own your heart, your body, all of you – the whole Keira Chan… and it’s so much more than enough – it’s everything. I’m sorry. I promise I won’t be having this kind of thought again. Maybe I’m just a little bit jealous of Jeru. And at the same time, I’m also worried about you being looked down upon, for marrying someone like me, who is unlike Jeru, doesn’t come from a known and wealthy family…”

Keira raised her head and kissed Zach as she said, “Hmph! You’re really getting jealous of Jeru for nothing… And do you think I’m the type of person who can be easily bullied?”

Zach laughed… True… His falling star could blast everyone who would try or intimidate or bully her.