GOLDEN HEART 33

‘What do you mean without medication? You’ve skipped your meds?’ Adam’s tone was not at all that sweet and gentle anymore. It was authoritative and stern.

‘I had to if I wanted to do the job within the deadline you gave.’ She defended.

He felt a bit guilty for giving her such a short time considering her health condition, but he knew that even if they were to come back in time he would still act the same if not reducing it to half a day or something. He Didn’t like the idea of her being far from him not even for a day.

‘I brought a guest with me.’ She said trying to lighten the sudden thickness in the air.

‘Huh?’ Adam raised one of his eyebrows.

‘Yeah, a very naughty, noisy, unpredictable and drama queen - ish guest.’ She described with a smile.

Adam was confused, he didn’t understand what she was saying or whom she was describing, but he never inquired more.

‘The house is yours to invite whomever you want as long as they fit in the rules.’ He said.

The only rules Adam would ever restrict Justine with were concerned with other men and her safety, and the rule he was talking about was that she is not to associate with any suspicious men or bring them in the house.

Justine only nodded her head in understanding before a comfortable silence reigned over the room only for Justine to break it after awhile.

‘Adam?’ She called.

‘Yeah?’

‘About what you said in the hospital, what did you mean?’ She asked.

‘What did I say?’ He asked confused.

‘That we’re already married.’ She clarified.

‘Oh, that!’ He said. ‘I meant that …’ He was about to explain when they were interrupted when the door to their bedroom abruptly opened revealing a panting Giuseppe.

‘What the hell! Who the fuck are you? Boomed Adam a little too loud than he intended to causing Justine slightly to wince.

Giuseppe stood rooted in his place looking between a glaring Adam and Justine who tried to stand up from Adam’s embrace but in vain he had a tight grip on her. ‘This is the very noisy guest I was talking about earlier.’

She told Adam.

‘What do you want, Giuseppe?’ After she created a bit of distance between her and Adam, but was still nestled in his arms.

‘Jürgen was taken away.’ She stated simply as if all the running he did was for nothing but the fun of it.

Justine sat abruptly when her mind registered what the little boy said, she tried to stand up and leave the bed despite the sharp pain that just came back due to her sudden movement, But Adam’s strong grip stopped her from doing so.

‘You’re sick, Justine.’ Adam stated simply as if that was enough reason to justify his action.

‘But Schöner Bruder needs me!’ Justine exclaimed, still trying to pry his hands off her, but stopped when she saw him glaring at her menacingly when she uttered her words.

She bit her tongue at her choice of words and the time she chose to use it. Adam was so possessive that he sometimes gets jealous from stupidly trivial things and here she is acting all worried and scared for another man she even called him handsome. She was so dead and so was Jürgen.

‘Too bad that your Schöner Bruder gonna have to wait until you’re okay.’ Adam Spat the nickname she used for Jürgen with venom lacing each letter.

‘Please Adam, If I don’t help him he’s done!’ She is tired arguing. ‘HE’S GONNA DIE, DAMN IT!’ She yelled angrily when she saw he wasn’t budging before she hissed in pain. She lifted her hands up to her temples and squeezed tightly trying to ease the sting.

Adam looked at her for a while before forcing her to lay back down and covered her with the blanket and standing from the bed. She tried to sit but stopped when she was met with Adam’s heated glare.

‘Please, Adam…’

Adam cut her off with his cold and detached voice. ‘Your precious Jürgen will be in front of you before this hour ends but don’t you dare to leave this bed. I won’t be as lenient when I find out you disobeyed me.’ He warned icily.

Justine knew she pissed him off greatly. Despite knowing how much he hated her bringing up other men’s names on her lips she did just that.

‘Weren’t you taking the day off today?’ She asked softly, hoping that would divert his attention from his anger.

‘When I come back you better have an explanation for this reckless behaviour.’ He said in the same tone as earlier, totally ignoring her question.

Then he turned to a still standing Giuseppe - more like glued to his place. ‘Wait outside!’ He ordered.

But Giuseppe was still rooted to his place as if he was in a daze or something. ‘OUT!’ Adam barked again causing him to snap out of whatever daze he was in an sprung out of the room in lightening speed.

Adam then turned back to Justine and leaned down to fix the blanket on her so that she’s fully covered before leaning down towards her forehead and kissing it. He moved back after awhile and looked down at her, his eyes softened for a nanosecond before it disappeared and the cold and detached look took over again.

He turned around, fished his phone and started dialling a number before putting it to his ear and started talking - more like whispering in German afraid to disturb Justine more than he did.

He switched off the lights on his way out and closed the door so gently that it constructed with his earlier behaviour.

Justine looked at the door for quite sometime. She felt bad for upsetting him like that, he’s always so kind, gentle and caring towards her and she’s always making mistakes.

Even in his anger he still treated her with so much care.

She’s going to have to redeem it before it gets out of control.

‘Are we gonna see some curls tonight, Müller?’ she texted her muscular bodyguard before dozing off…