Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 444: All He Ever Wanted

Chapter 444: All He Ever Wanted

Talia ran to Arthur with the brightest smile and hugged him tightly.

"This is a pleasant surprise!" she stood on her tiptoes and kissed his lips. "You wouldn’t believe what happened today."

Talia then talked about everything that happened in the atelier and Arthur listened to everything she said with a smile. He was excited to hear her story because she changed in front of him and it was a bonus to her smiling face.

Both had dinner and took a short walk in the garden simply chatting. It had just snowed and both of them walked holding hands as the snow crushed underneath their boot.

Bear followed them although he wasn’t very keen on a walk in the night. Suddenly Bear started barking at the gazebo near the pond. And they could hear some ruffling noise from there.

Talia looked around for the security officers and found a couple of Lambert’s men staying far away. She looked at Arthur and Arthur held the leash of Bear and commanded it to return and Bear followed Arthur without making further noise.

But Talia was not willing to leave Lambert who is on a secret tryst with Jolene and shagging her in the gazebo out in the open.

"Lambert! Is that you?" she pretended to not understand what might be happening and walked closer to the gazebo. She heard Jolene chiding Lambert in a whisper and still pushed through.

"Get back, orang-utan! If you take one step closer, I will shoot you dead!" he said and that didn’t stop Talia. She even turned on the torch in her phone to make them more uncomfortable.

"Talia! Get back!" Arthur didn’t want her to disturb another man’s fun time, but he had a feeling she won’t listen to him.

"I’m going to tell on you, Lambert. What are you even doing here at this time of the night?" Talia stepped closer.

"Oh, naff off! Are we in middle school for you to tell on me?" Lambert spoke gritting his teeth. They were almost going to finish and just then this stupid monkey has to come here.

"No! I want to ask you something."

"What?" Lambert asked and Talia turned and gave a thumbs-up signal to Arthur and he smiled widely.

She is actually doing it! My Iris is the best!

"I want the keys to your new motorbike."

"Motorbike? You can’t even ride a bike! How will you ride a Harley Davidson Cosmic Starship? Get lost! And don’t call my baby just ’motorbike’. She’s more than that. She’s the universe." Lambert pulled out his handgun to shoot at Talia and Jolene stopped him while leaning on his shoulder trying to hold back her laughter.

Talia... She knows how to negotiate.

"Just for a day, Lambert. No more. Please? Where are you? I can’t see you clearly..." Talia stepped really close to the gazebo.

Jolene kissed his earlobe clutching his collars to help him reach his decision soon. Talia has been asking for that motorbike probably for Arthur. But Lambert has been refusing her for more than a month. And now Talia has the upper hand.

These sibling fights are really fun to watch. As a single child, Jolene wanted this kind of relationship with a sibling, but she never had one. All her cousins respected her and no one would fight with her. In a way, she envied the relationship between Talia and Lambert.

"Fine! Get it tomorrow," Lambert wasn’t thinking with his brain anymore and agreed to Talia’s request.

"I can’t wait to get to Trenton away from this senseless monkey." He mumbled and Jolene giggled softly.

"Okay! I’ll get it tomorrow!" Talia made a triumphant shout and walked to Arthur with a skip in her step and Arthur kissed her out of happiness.

He wanted to buy a motorbike but Jerome didn’t want him to since motorbikes aren’t safe. It was his dream to ride a motorbike with Iris sitting in the back.

Now he has the chance!

Upon returning to their room, Talia pedicured his feet. She would do that often, although Arthur would pretend that he doesn’t like getting his feet massaged.

"Iris, you can tell me if you have something bothering you. You don’t have to hide anything, alright?" he rubbed her head as she was filing his foot.

They were about to sleep when she found his foot is coarse and here they are... She has pretty nimble hands that make him feel better. Everytime she does this, his feet would feel soft and fresh. Although he doesn’t like seeing her sitting in a lower place than him and cleaning his feet, he liked the results and would let her do it whenever she pleases.

"Fine, I will," Talia looked up and gave a smile. She knew he is talking about her crying that day. "I got a little emotional seeing other women shopping with their mums today. I was sulking; you called at the same time, and I ended up crying to you. But I was okay afterward, and as I told you, Cordelia’s and Celine’s mum were very nice to me. It made me feel a lot better."

"Hmm, so don’t go alone anymore. I will come with you the next time," Arthur didn’t want to leave her alone.

"Never! You cannot see my wedding dress before the wedding." Talia shook her head.

"What?" Arthur was stupefied. "Then the pictures you sent me of the various white stuff... What is that about? I can see that?"

"Well... the dress is not made yet. And the next time there will be fitting sessions and... Don’t ask me too much. You cannot come. But I will definitely bring someone else with me." Talia didn’t want to explain anything more to him since she didn’t have many answers.

"I’m thinking of taking over the reception arrangements in Esteria," Arthur said and Talia paused her act.

She didn’t believe what she was hearing." Arthur," she smiled. "I am not a fan of getting surprised at my own reception party. And my wedding will never become a frat party. It will be an extremely formal black-tie event where everyone behaves. And-"

"I am arranging everything along with your grandpa, and nothing will be finalized without your approval. What do you say?"

"The final say will be mine?" she looked at Arthur and she did feel a lot tempted.

Her grandpa is very traditional and he won’t let her wedding turn too informal. And this way, she will be able to include everyone in her family to contribute to her wedding. Also, it would take half of her workload away. She can spend more time in spas taking care of her skin and body.

"Yes. From the overall colour scheme to the material of the napkin used, you have the final say." Arthur assured her.

He didn’t think getting her approval to share her workload will need this much negotiation. She definitely is a weird one. But he loved all of her.

"Okay, thank you." Talia stood up and placed a kiss on his cheek. "You are so thoughtful, Fred. I really appreciate your involvement in my wedding," she smiled.

"Our wedding," Arthur corrected and pulled her closer to sit on his lap.

"Yes, our wedding," Talia kissed his lips.

"Do you think Lambert will give the keys tomorrow?"

Arthur contemplated. He knew Lambert gave the promise out of frustration; to make her leave. And it is highly unlikely that he’d follow through.

"He won’t. But it will give me a reason to steal the keys." Talia shrugged.

"Steal?" Arthur was not pleased to let her steal for him. "Maybe we-"

"Since my Fred wants to ride a motorbike, I will get you one to ride," Talia said placing her finger on his lips.

Arthur held her hand as he licked her finger. "At times, you act like a mother to me pampering me... Maybe that’s the reason..." he looked at her. "You are the reason I don’t miss my mother."

Talia smiled. "That’s good. A wife is someone who takes on a lot of roles. I am glad I can be a good wife too," she placed a kiss on his forehead.

"You are everything I ever wanted, rolled into one."

Arthur said and Talia was touched hearing his praises. She leaned on his chest with a pleasing smile.

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