"Yep. But I am too weak to move. After all, I got a small concussion after falling hard, haha! " nothing did he know, he made Scarlett very unhappy
She went through quite a lot of troubles, yet in the end, Peter knew all of it? She got mad. She turned her back on Peter, "Huh? Eh? S-Scarlett? "
"Hmpf! " she refused to speak to him, and ignored his words
"O-Oi, don't be mad... "
Still, Scarlett ignored him. Then he thought if something. She was folding her hands, exposing her sides. Haha...
Peter pined her two arms, and poked her ribs with his other hand. Scarlett was trapped! "S-Stop it! Haha! Stop it, you...! " both of them fell on the sofa bed
Peter went straight to her lower body, "O-Oi! What are you- " before she knew it, Peter was running his hand in her stomach
She could see his lips moving, but couldn't hear what's he saying. But she knew, he was talking to the child inside her. She felt very warm with the scene
A little later, she felt her waist literally warm, and slightly wet. When she took a look, Peter had tears running from his eyes. Who would've thought, the man that reigned terror, and washed his own hands with blood, had such a side?
Peter leaned over Scarlet's head, kissing her forehead, "Thank you... My Dear... " Peter gave in. He poured out his feelings in Scarketts shoulders, wetting them.
Scarlett embraced him tightly. After some time, she realized Peter fell asleep. She slowly creeped out of his embrace, and covered him with a blanket.
She made some soothing soup for both of them. When Peter woke up, he smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen. Scarlett came out holding a bowl of warm soup, "You're up, Darling! "
"Mmm... "
Peter was still half asleep, so Scarlett sat beside him, and fed him. After finishing the bowl, he had Scarlett sit on his laps, and rested his chin on her head, "Hey, what would you like? A boy or a girl? "
"I like both, as long as it's our child... "
A few weeks later in the restaurant, "Huh? Seriously?! Tonight?! " Otto exclaimed
"Things are in a haste! We must do it, as early as possible. " Peter replied
"Fine, fine. I'll get it ready. "
"Thanks... I owe you one, Otto. "
"Mmm... "
When he went back to the office, he immediately phoned Scarlett
In the Devonshire household
"Young miss! A phone call for ya! " a servant called
"Hello? "
"Dear, care to drop by, later here at the restaurant? Anytime in the late afternoon will do! "
"Sure! "
Scarlett dolled herself, and dressed to her best dress. After all, this was one of the few times, Peter requested such thing. As told, she had the sergeant drive her towards the restaurant, and went to the restaurant.
She entered, and went straight to the office where both brothers are taking a break, "Good afternoon, everyone! "
"Oh, you're here... "
"So? What's up? "
"I uh... There's something I like to show you, but... Well, just wait for little longer, okay? "
"'kaaaay! "
Scarkett left, "Sigh... Why'd she came so early? " said Peter
"Mmm... The second floor's still not yet- " then suddenly Otto remembered something, "Hey, Scarlett likes to stay in the second floor, right? " he asked.
"Yeah... What about it- " Scarlett was headed for the second floor! Peter ran out of the office, hoping he would still make it.
He saw just taking her next step in the middle of the stairs, "Hold it, Scarlett! "
"Huh? " she halted
"T-That uh... That floor's still on maintenance, so uh... Just stay here on the first okay? "
"O-Okay... If y-you insist! " she sat down on a nearby vacant table. She looked up gain at the stairs, and saw no sign of "Under Maintenance" or anything, "What's with him? " said the puzzled Scarlett
When darkeness fell, Peter took Scarlett upstairs. She saw nothing out of the ordinary, except that they're the only ones in the room, "Darling, why is there are no one here except us? "
"Who knows? "
They sat on a empty table in the middle. A little later, Ryker went up to take their order. Truth be told, Peter already had them prepared, before they went up, "I'll take this, this, this, and this... " he is just randomly pointing at anything his finger touches, to play an act in front of Scarlett.
"Darling! I want... " Scarlett caught a glimpse of something tasty in the menu, Ryker handed Peter, and decided she'll have it
"Light foods for you, pregnant lady.... " he scolded
"Hmph! " she became very unhappy about it, "Now I'm being treated like Violet too... Grrr...! "
Scarlett never noticed, that no one else entered the second floor of the rtaurant, except Otto, who personally cooked, and delivered the food to them, "Please enjoy it, both of you! "
"Brother Otto? You... "
"Hey! Can't I do so? "
Just like what Parker did to his wife, Peter took extra care with Scarlett"s food. He sliced the steak to small cubes, to make sure she would digest them properly. Not to mention, Scarlett have the worst eating habits, eating like there's no tomorrow, regardless that she might choke on her food.
The second floor was an open top floor, so there was a nice view of Charles River in the horizon. Suddenly, the lights went out. Scarlett was slightly afraid of the dark, so she cringed a little, "P-Peter... What's going on? "
"I'll go take a look... " but before he could take a next step, Ryker ran upstairs,
"Sorry for what happened. There's a short circuit with the lightings here in the second floor... " then he lighted up candles on the table , "Boss Otto's on it! It should be fixed in a few minutes. " said Ryker
"Better make it quick! My Scarlett's getting afraid here! "
When Ryker left, the room became slightly warm, making Scarlett sweat, "Let's go to the balcony. It's windy there. " he said
He took Scarlett by the hand, and led the way through the dark room. But halfway, Peter slightly tripped himself. His laces got undone, "Hold on... " he said to Scarlett as he bent down to fix them.
Scarlett stood there waiting for him to finish, "Are you done? "
"Just give me a second. It's hard to see in the dark. " as he said those words, the room slowly lit up. It lit up in bright red, same as her hair color. Then she saw rose petals scattered across the floor, and lit up as well,
"P-Peter...? " there were red lamps in every table, "Since when those, got there? " she thought, "And the rose petals... What on earth? "
Then, the sound of violin filled the air. In the the corner of the room, Ryker emerged playing a soft, romantic tune, "Huh? Didn't he went down? " she thought
"Peter... What's goin- " before she could continue, she surprised to see Peter smiling at her, "You've been looking the whole time? "
Peter took out a small box from his coat. He held it up, and opened it. Inside was a golden ring, with it's diamond pendant sparkling from the dim light in the room, "Scarlett... " Peter started
Scarlett was more than surprised, "P-Peter... You... " tears started streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably
"Will you marry me? " Peter continued
Despite crying nonstop from overflowing joy, without a second thought, she held out her hand, "Yes...! "
Peter took out the ring, and placed it in Scarlett's ring finger. Then he stood up and kissed his beloved Scarlett. He embraced her tightly, but of course putting in mind that she was pregnant, warming both of them.
On one corner, "Damn you! Why drag me into all this? Get yourselves your own room will ya?! " Ryker cursed inside