Waking up with church's bell.Merry looked around ,rubbing her eyes which got sore and red because of her crying yesterday.
Suddenly, she heard some noise coming out from the opened window. Merry feebly walked towards the window. Just before she could reach to look outside,Max entered the room with a tray having fruits salad along a cattle containing tea.
"When did you wake up?" Max asked , keeping the tray on the table next to the bed.
"I just woke up." Merry answered with low tone and a prefunctory smile .She could not give a full smile as it gave a twinge within her scratches.
Max realised that her faltering has gotten better as compared to yesterday's.She must had calmed down a bit now.
"Merry, come here.Let's have your breakfast." Max gently held her hand and guided her to settle down on bed's edge.
"You s-shouldn't have bothered y-yourself Max." Merry apprised while settling.
"Taking care of my wife is never going to be a bothersome." Max replied calmly.Giving her a smile in ingratiating manner.
Trying to hide her blush, Merry reminded of something.
"If I'm n-not bothersome t-t-then why were you... avoiding me t-these days?" Narrowing her gaze at him, Merry asked with a sullen look.
Looking at her with a pause for a moment,Max gulped.Trying to divert his eyes on other side to get of her inquiry session.
Merry grabbed Max's face with both hands to turn in her direction.He was startled by her act of cuteness.
"Hmm?" Merry widened her eyes ,looking directly into his dark shadowed pair of crystals.She emphasized.
"A-Are you again g-going to avoid me?" She asked with reflection of sadness on her face.
"Damn it." Max sighed running his hand roughly across his thick black hair.He looked at her ,surrendered completely.
He lowered his head and settled it on her lap while gently holding both of her knees with his hands.
'I thought it would be best for you to stay away from a beast like me...I can't hold myself back whenever I ignore the boundaries in our relationship...was it not me who gave her void promises to break them anytime at my urge to have her in my arms...I didn't know... distancing myself from you would be a arduous route to take...all I could think of was you..princess...But I can't leave you alone in this awful world, trusting your safety in others' hands....It was all my fault..'
Max mind filled uncontrollably with uncountable distressed thoughts.
Merry was taken aback by his action, at this point she didn't need any explanation because she got all and understood what he meant that night.He never been abled to completely express himself to her just as she couldn't and it was understandable at some point.
Merry smiled and leaned her back to kiss his head.
"I u-understand..my dear husband." Merry gave an unexpected reply with expression merged in affection.
He could only look at her, unable to whisper a single word,he rubbed his nose on her lap and kissed it.Merry felt ticklish,a small fire generated within her body.
' I can't let you know what I desire....because if I tell you, I know you would let me fulfill my every greedy demands without considering your own feelings.I don't want that...l don't want you to pity me and to force yourself to accept me...But I can never imagine and let anyone else in your heart..it pains to even think that.....' Looking deeply in her eyes Max continued to think. 'so I will do my best to develop your feelings, give you time as much as you want even if I die waiting...but I won't step back..I will be close to you so I could feel your heart every moment...if I don't cross these boundaries I will be able to maintain our precious relationship which we have at this very moment.'
"Merry..." Max paused, getting all flustered but still managed to ask as it got really hard to not think of it.
" Huh..mmm...Can..Can we kiss?"
"R-Right now?!" She couldn't digest all sudden knocks on her heart.
"Yes..I promise I won't cross the line ..like last time." Max responded while maintaining an adorably pitiful look while brushing his face on her hands.
'How can he be like this sometimes...I can't help but adore this man... Yesterday...I didn't know if I would really be able to stay composed near him..To be honest, I got really scared..I saw him fighting before but yesternight, I never imagined such a sight.I thought for a moment he was completely a different person..and now I just...' Merry's thoughts hovered over her vision as she looked at him pensively.
"Max, wh-what your hands are injured!" Merry shrieked as her vision fell on his hands which he tried to cover with his coat's long sleeves.
"It's nothing Merry." Max assured.
"How c-can it be nothing?" She looked even more concerned.
"It m-must hurts na?"She asked while carefully holding his hands.
"Not at all.. Frederick put some ointment and it's perfectly fine." Max tried to shrug this topic.But Merry only felt more sorry.
"Wait..I does hurt a lot.." Max suddenly put a poor man look and looked at her full of plead.
He continued with. "..my lips are hurting terribly.. being apart from you these days felt like centuries..so please help me my kind wife..I really missed your touch."
" Y-You are terrible man." Merry snapped her hands back and gave him a gentle smack on shoulder.
"C-Can't you be serious and.." she complaint with a teased expression.
It only break Max into a smile.Merry tried to divert gaze from him to avoid getting flowed in his lustful smile.
"If it w-will help you e-ease your pain then.." Merry couldn't help but surrender in front of this adorable man.She brushed his strong scented soft hair and leaned.