Chapter 11
Matteo
Since I have instructed the doctor to meet me at home because it”s faster than driving to the doctor”s office, I take her there. One of the guys has already picked the doctor up and she will be here shortly.
Aria hasn”t spoken, not since the one time she said that she was okay. I”ve talked to her and let her know she was safe and the doctor was on the way. The entire drive home, she sat on my lap and every so often she would shiver like she was cold.
Thankfully, I had a blanket in the back of the car I was able to wrap her in. I”m pretty sure it”s her body going into shock now that she is safe, which cannot be good for the baby.
As soon as we”re home, I carry her upstairs to our bedroom and gently place her in our bed. I cover her up and fight the urge to crawl into bed with her and just hold her.
Before the doctor comes into the room, I am able to get her to drink some water. Her doctor does tests on her eyes, arms, and belly making sure that everything seems to be going well.
Finally, she checks the baby”s heartbeat, and it fills the room. I don”t know much, but I know as long as there”s a heartbeat, things are good and relief fills me.
With her checkup complete, she motions for me to join her in the hallway.
”Physically, she seems fine. Nothing is broken. Her wrists have some bruising, which is to be expected, and her shoulder is a bit tender. Also, she”s going to feel a little drowsy, and probably have a decent headache. Just make sure she stays hydrated and eats something.” She pulls a bottle out of her bag and hands it to me before reaching for a second one.
”The first bottle is some pain medication, which is perfectly safe for the baby. It”s basically a strong version of Tylenol. If she”s in any pain from the wrist or her shoulder, she can take that. The second one is some anti-nausea medication. Unfortunately, the chloroform effects could cause some nausea and headaches, but she can combat that by eating and drinking some water.
The baby”s heartbeat is a little fast, which is to be completely expected with how stressed Mom is.
She needs rest, but I would like to see her again the day after tomorrow just to double-check. If you notice any bruising on her abdomen, or if she throws up and there”s blood in it, or if she”s in excruciating pain and the medication is not helping, I need to see her right away. Also, I should see her if she starts having any vaginal bleeding or cramps.”
We aren”t out of the woods just yet, but I feel so much better knowing as of right now everything is okay.
”Thank you so much,” I tell her as one of my men joins us.
She”ll be escorted to the door. Even though she will be paid handsomely for her home visit, she really didn”t have a choice in coming out or offering her services.
Entering our bedroom, I close the door behind me. Aria looks over at me and watches my movements, but she still doesn”t speak.
”Let’s get you in the shower and get some food into you before you get to sleep,” I tell her.
She nods but still says nothing. I assume she”s trying to process what had happened.
After helping her up into the bathroom, I get the water going for her. While the water is heating up, I help her remove her clothes. There”s nothing sexual about the moment, and yet I still find her the sexiest woman I have ever seen. The last thing I want is for her to think is that I”m doing this for some sex, so I quickly turn away so she doesn”t see how hard I am.
”I”m going to get you some clothes. Why don’t you go ahead and get in the shower?” I tell her, leaving the room.
Once back in the bedroom, I take a few deep breaths, willing my cock to go down before I grab some of the clothes that she likes to sleep in.
When I walk back into the bathroom, I stop dead in my tracks. The sounds of my wife crying in the shower fill the room and they absolutely break my heart.
Quickly stripping out of my clothes, I join her in the shower. Then I reach for her and thankfully she comes willingly and buries her face in my chest and continues to sob.
”What”s wrong, my love?” I ask, trying to soothe her or get her to talk. But she continues to cry, so I gently rub her back, letting her get it all out. I’m hoping that when she”s ready, she”ll talk to me. Though as I wait and seeing every tear that falls, it shatters my heart a little more.
Watching her sob gives me a new resolve to end the Ricci family. I will dismantle it and they will never walk in this city again. They will be an example of what happens when you touch and mess with my wife.
”Matteo, the relief I felt when you came was overwhelming. I wasn”t quite sure if you would, but I kept telling myself that you would come and save me. But I began to doubt. Then you showed up, and it was such comfort that filled me. When Eric offered you the name of the person that you”ve been looking for, I was certain that you were going to choose the name over me. So convinced that I started to prepare myself that I was going to die in that warehouse.”
When she starts crying all over again, I realize that maybe I haven”t let my feelings for her show or even told her. I know I haven”t given her the safe space I had hoped I had, and that”s on me. Something I need to fix.
”I will always come for you, Aria. Because I am in love with you, I will always choose you. Since that first night we were together, I fell in love with you and I didn’t think it was possible, but I have fallen even deeper in love with you,” I tell her, honestly. But it just seems to make her cry harder. So I hold her tighter, letting her get it all out. Everything I”ve read about pregnancy says her emotions are amplified and sometimes can overtake her, making her unable to control them.
Telling her I loved her first puts me in a vulnerable position. But she”s mine no matter what, so it”s a chance I”m willing to take.
”I thought that these feelings I had were crazy. That it was just the whirlwind of it all. But I love you too,” she says.
I freeze the moment she says it because there”s no way I just heard what I think I heard.
”Say it again, baby girl,” I beg her.
Sniffling, she looks at me with a shy smile on her face. ”I love you, my husband,” she says. Then locks her eyes on mine.
The combination of those words has me so damn turned on.
”I love you so damn much. I want you, and I want us, and I want our family that we”re growing. I will always choose you. And now I”m going to show you just how much I adore you.”
Hot shower sex is just the beginning of me showing this girl how much I love her and our family.