She's My Sleeping Pill

However, other people didn’t have the time to be happy and merry like everyone else. Others were working and others just didn’t have the chance to go home.

Cayenne was busy with all the preparation with the help of everyone. They’re planning to have a blast this evening and they have invited a lot of their close friends.

She was cooking with Lucia and her daughters while Stefan decorated the front yard for the party. They couldn’t use the backyard anymore because of Cayenne’s vegetable garden which has grown bigger than last time. When she started, she only used a small piece of land but since Jonas took over her work to pass his time, the garden became bigger. They have more vegetables now.

Stefan and Cayenne’s brothers set up the tables and chairs with the help of the bodyguards. Their household employees will be joining with them along with their family which makes Cayenne even happier.

Seeing that everyone was busy, Stefan took this chance to disappear and went to look for Cayenne in the kitchen. She was currently making desserts for later.

He wrapped his arms from behind and kissed her cheek to distract her a little. “Do you want to take a break? You’ve been doing so many things for the last three hours without taking breaks.”

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“I’m fine. It doesn’t really tire me.”

Stefan pouted and lightly nipped on Cayenne’s shoulder. “Let’s take a break.”

Seeing his worried expression marring his handsome face, Cayenne sighed and gave up. “I’ll just finish this and we can take a break.”

“Great. I’ll wait for you in our room.” Stefan stole a kiss on her nose and walked out of the kitchen. He went upstairs and lighted some scented candles and prepared some aromatic oil. He wanted to pamper her during her break. It nothing big, really. He was just going to give her simple massage to relieve her muscles.

***

It’s Christmas after all. David has made plans already and he was set to go. In the large Victorian house, you could only hear his faint footsteps. The butler was standing at the door, waiting for David to be done with all the things he needed to do.

“Young master, you won’t be going back home again this time?”

“Hn.”

“The madam has called me last night. She wanted you to come home.”

“My father doesn’t want me to. Stop answering their calls in the future.”

“That is noted, young master.”

David saw his butler gave a respectful bow but he only looked indifferent. He knew that the man, although respectful towards him, was also reporting to his mother.

He picked up his car key from the coffee table and went out of the huge house. He’s got a huge property but most of the time, he’s alone with his butler. The cleaning lady would only come twice a week for work and David didn’t like holding parties in his place. It’s a huge but lonely place.

He was about to get inside his car when the gate to his property suddenly opened and he saw Kai’s car coming to the yard.

As far as he knew, this boyfriend of his should be having a vacation with his family. Kai didn’t say it but Kyle accidentally slipped this information when he talked to Luiz about his girlfriend. David was there but he didn’t comment on it. He didn’t confront or ask his boyfriend about it either.

Kai stepped out of his car and with hurried steps, he walked towards David and pulled him to his embrace. “God, I missed you.”

David blinked his eyes several times to what was happening but he still returned his hugs and buried his face on Kai’s chest, inhaling the man’s scent which he missed for the past few days.

“I made it. I finally confessed on my own and got their acceptance.” Kai muttered while raining kisses on David’s face. “They are finally accepting our relationship.” He announced happily to the man who was still stunned in front of him.

David pulled away from the warm embrace when the words finally registered in his brain. “You came out of the closet? To your family? And you didn’t tell me about it? I thought we’re in this together.” The pain in his voice couldn’t be hidden at all. He felt disappointed and sad. He always wanted an equal relationship. He didn’t like it when his partner do something for both of them without telling him. He wanted an open communication.

Kai was stunned to see David’s reaction. He thought he was doing the right thing. “I didn’t want to keep this from you but I didn’t you to be on edge and nervous all the time either. I thought I’d talk to my family first. I want them to accept me so that they can accept our relationship. I don’t want you to be anxious when meeting them.”

“Have you ever thought that I may not be able to reciprocate this event? My family -”

“You don’t need to.” Kai stated to cut his words which he knew would be painful for David to utter. “I don’t need you to reciprocate it. I want this for us. I am more than happy to stand next to you and now, my family is accepting us. If your family can’t do the same thing then, let’s rely on us and on my family.”

“Kai...”

“I like you and mind you, this is the first time that I took the initiative to tell my family about my relationship. They have heard so many things from other people but they never confronted me. I never said anything either but for you, I broke the silence. That’s how much I love you. Can’t you see?”

David pursed his lips and clenched his trembling hands. How could he not see it? He must be blind if he couldn’t. Kai was gentle and kind. He was always considerate and would always ask for his opinion. He was very protective and caring. He has a family who supports him and loves him. David wanted to keep that family for him. He was afraid that Kai’s love would be too big for him to handle. He feared that he wouldn’t be able to give him back the same kind of love that he showed.

“Kai, I only have me. I have my properties, of course. I have my own work and business. But don’t expect my family to support us. I came out of the closet a long time ago and got kicked out of the house. Since they couldn’t accept me, it obvious that they wouldn’t accept us.”

“I only need you in my life. I’m going to marry you in the future, not your family.”

“Marry?”

“Of course. I have marriage taken into consideration when we got together.”

David was stunned once again with this news. He didn’t expect that this man in front of him has thought so far in the future.

“So, will you meet my family during New Year? They want to formally welcome you to the family.”

David nodded his head and threw himself into the man’s embrace once again. He was happy. He didn’t expect that he’d receive this perfect gift for Christmas.

“I know you have your own plans for Christmas and I’m sorry I didn’t say anything to you. I actually planned something for us and I wanted to surprise you. Also...”

In the end, David called Luiz to tell him the change of plans. Luiz already expected it and he was happy that Kai was able to do something for this beloved manager of his.

“I’ll surely come around eleven in the evening.” David promised after compromising with Kai.

Luiz chuckled upon hearing this. He knew the man wouldn’t be able to do it. There’s no way for Kai to let the man go in this special occasion.

“Don’t make promises. You can come tomorrow instead. Make most of your time with Kai because we will be swarmed with work after this holiday.”

“I will definitely come.”

“Alright. I got it.”

Kai has heard everything. Luiz was very considerate and he knew that the young man already expected David to break his promise.

“Fine. Just this once. I’ll let you sneak out and have a blast in someone else’s home for Christmas eve.” Kai muttered close to David’s ears and bit his earlobe, bringing blush to the man’s face. “But you will have to compensate it on New Year’s eve.”

While others celebrate love and joy, Elia was busy fixing her broken heart. She couldn’t go back home since her vacation leave wasn’t approved. Although she found something else to do, she still felt alone and broken.

“Don’t get too busy with work. If you can’t really handle it, just come back home and stay with us. We’ve got your back.”

Elia broke into tears when she read her mother’s message. They’re not as wealthy as Stefan but her family owned a dental clinic. At least, they don’t go to sleep with empty stomach. She wanted to become a dentist, not a nurse. But with her stupid heart, she followed her boyfriend to become a nurse. And now, he left her.

One by one, Elia picked up the pictures and many other things that reminds her of the man she loves. She placed them inside a garbage bag and threw them out.

“It’s Christmas. I’ll do my best to move forward.”