Flash Marriage: Shrewd Wife, Devious Husband
Chapter 208: Adorable Brother

Chapter 208: Adorable Brother

Tony was insanely mad when he heard of what happened. Marcella had to control him from killing that man who dared to threaten her.

Although Marcella made him promise not to do anything rash, she was not sure of Tony’s words. She hoped Rourke didn’t get within a mile radius of her.

Why get a restraining order when she had the most efficient network of people around her? She didn’t and couldn’t put her trust in the government mainly seeing the procedures Tony goes through for a simple issue. Before she filled out the necessary paperwork for her protection, she would be dead.

She wanted to be alive. For that, she would trust her people more.

They didn’t know how much Joey understood. When Tony said that his mother has his little sister in her belly, Joey cutely touched her belly.

"Are you in there, baby?" he said in his cute baby ramble. "Please be a boy. I want a brother to play with."

"You can play with your sister too," Tony said. He didn’t like that Joey said the baby would be a boy. He wanted a girl.

"But I don’t have girl toys..." Joey blinked his big eyes that were rippling with disappointment.

Marcella found him adorable. She lifted him and kissed his cheek. "You’re going to be an adorable big brother."

Tony got Joey from her arms. "Careful with carrying heavy weight," he reminded her. Marcella could only roll her eyes. She was carrying Joey till morning. Why should she stop now?

"Let’s go out and play!" Tony shouted in an excited voice and Joey mimicked his enthusiasm.

"It’s fine. We can buy new toys for your sister and you can play together..."

Marcella could only laugh hearing Tony saying that to Joey. It was obvious that it was important for Tony for Joey to believe that he was going to have a little sister.

Tony was in a celebratory mood the entire day. He took Joey to the park, got drunk, and in his drunken stupor, gave a bunch of money to Mary calling it a bonus. He then fell asleep on the couch.

Marcella had never seen him act silly like that and she was enjoying that gimmick.

Marcella asked Mary to keep her pregnancy hidden for at least four months. Mary agreed it would be better to announce the pregnancy at least after five months. Marcella was glad they agreed on that. Also, she trusted Mary. Mary had the fiery protective instinct of a mother bear toward her. In a way, Mary reminded her of her mother.

Mary tried to return the five hundred dollars Tony stuffed in her hand but Marcella didn’t get it. She got to see a silly side of Tony and she very much enjoyed it. Also, Mary needed a bonus for taking care of her so well.

Marcella looked at Tony sleeping on the couch. Joey who was playing in the living room got tired and ended up sleeping on Tony’s chest. It was a nice scene to behold. Marcella quietly took a picture.

She had a collection of pictures in her home. She saved the good ones in albums and left the rest in storage boxes. Every picture had a story behind it and when she got bored, she relived the precious moments of their life.

She quietly scooted beside Tony. Hugging Joey, he was fast asleep. He reeked of alcohol and his lips were curved up.

"I thought you didn’t care whether I got pregnant or not..." Marcella whispered poking his cheek.

She didn’t think that he would get this excited—even more excited than her. It was amusing to think about it. She thought that he didn’t care about her feelings but maybe he toned down his thoughts to be her support—just like she tried to not get worried in the doctor’s office for his sake.

This is marriage!

Her heart filled with glee. They work well together. They have the same aspirations and they sync well. They work towards the same goal. Maybe she should trust him more and not get stressed out.

Looking at his face, she fell asleep. No matter how long she was with him, she never got tired of looking at his face. This was the man she loved for ages. She would and never could fall out of love with him.

Marcella woke up to the smell of food. She was sleeping on the couch with her legs covered in a blanket. She stretched herself and walked to the kitchen where she heard Tony and Joey.

It sounded like they were discussing something seriously and so Marcella stood by the door and listened to them.

Turns out, the discussion was about what to put as the ice cream topping for her. Joey insisted his mommy loved chocolate while Tony wanted to put a "healthy" topping.

Marcella watched them with a smile ruling her face. "I have it all, Dad..." she said placing her hand on her belly.

She had everything she wanted. She had a family.

That night, she lay in his embrace. Tony was not interested in that—or so he said. Marcella didn’t ask him any further. She could feel that he had gotten careful around her. She understood his concerns and maybe some day in the future, she might feel lonely because of his overconsideration. She hoped it wouldn’t go that far.

She wanted to talk to him about it.

"I want to be Natalie’s support throughout this, Tony," she said.

She didn’t want to let resentment build in her heart.

She was beyond happy that she was pregnant. But she didn’t want her pregnancy to affect her work. With how careful Tony was with her, she feared he might forbid her from doing what she wanted to do.

"If you promise that you will prioritize your well-being and our baby’s well-being," Tony said without even thinking much.

"Promise," Marcella said. That was an easy promise to make. She didn’t think that it would be this easy. She was expecting to convince him.

"It’s not going to hurt the baby if you’re worried about that," she said.

She found that her husband lacked connecting various dots and had to be open with him if she wanted to tell him something. He needed for her to be straight-forward.

Tony hummed and kissed her head. "I know..."

There was silence for some time.

"Do you want it today?" he asked breaking the silence.

"Umm?" Marcella held his cheeks. His eyes were tired. He must have wanted to sleep tonight.

"No, I’m tired," she said.

Tony kissed her and her belly. Maybe he was too tired after spooning her for so long, he wanted to be the small spoon this time. In her embrace, he fell asleep and within some time, he started to snore.

"Is this a dad-issue?" Marcella chuckled softly.

Why do all dads snore?