Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 61: Forgetting Time

Chapter 61: Forgetting Time

Talia carefully listened to Arthur’s voice outside, still unable to hold back her laughter.

After he ended his phone call there was silence for what seemed to be an eternity and Talia tried to sense if he is angry.

’Poor guy must have been laughed at by Jordan and will be totally embarrassed!’

Her laughter stopped abruptly when the door being banged and after she realised the punishments she might receive for pranking him, she wondered how to pacify him.

’He’d be so mad at me!’

"Come on now, open the door Iris..." Arthur’s voice was smooth as chocolate making Talia a bit skeptical.

"No! You’ll definitely get back at me," she not her lips. She got more scared as time passed.

" What? No I won’t!" he said firmly, "Iris, I’m cold! All my clothes are in your closet. Come on, open the door now," he spoke in a rather pitiful tone and she felt pitiful remembering he was wearing nothing.

Feeling sorry for the man outside she decided to open the door but being cautious, she turned the knob very slowly not making any noise and peeked out through an one inch gap to see his expression.

The moment the door opened, Arthur pushed the door open and Talia tried to close the door back and as expected, her thin arms were no match for his toned arms and he got in.

Ahhh!

She screamed and the next moment she was on the bed with him behind her pining her with a headlock.

"I’ll die! I’ll die!" she patted on the bed three times and he let go of the hold and still laid on top of her pining her arms that were flailing around.

"Do you realise what you did?" he grunted in her ear like an angry coach making her ear ring. That didn’t make her worried but the fact that she is now under his entire naked body made her feel a bit of fear. She heard men like to enter from behind and what if this angry beast tries something like that on her now? She cannot let that happen.

"I’m sorry," she spoke softly. He always falls for her meek look and so she decided to use it against him.

"Sorry for what? He laughed at me.... Jordan, that... Nerd! And then he told me not to look it up on the Internet in case someone hacks me and make the entire world laugh at me! He called me a five year old! A f*cking five year old!"

She pretended to wince a bit and even sniffed a little realising he was now raging mad.

" I was just saying what I know... How is it my fault that you don’t know biology either? How did you even graduate? " she spoke like her throat was stuffed and could feel his hold loosen.

’That’s right, Fred! I’m pitiful... Back off!’

She tried to turn and twisted her upper body and looked at him.

" Don’t tell me you copied Jordan even in the finals? " she opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Back then, she didn’t like biology and Arthur didn’t like studying all together and during monthly exams she’d just copy Jordan’s answers and he’d copy her.

Talia herself was a bit honest and would study hard for the finals and in the end she was the topper. But sadly, biology was always tough for her and she had short time memory loss regarding biology. She’d forget everything she studied the moment she finished her exam.

"What do you mean I cheated? I became the third rank holder on my own efforts!" Arthur decided to defend his honour.

How dare she blame me of being unethical!

Talia smiled in her heart seeing Arthur falling for her gimmicks. He slowly slide to her side and he still didn’t let go of her waist and lay beside her with his other hand holding his head.

"Peas are from family Fabaceae, irises are from Iridaceae family, octopus has three hearts, coral reefs are animals, mitochondria is the power cell of....", he went on adding and Talia felt her head spinning.

"Eww! Why do you remember all that?" she actually had goosebumps.

Seeing him looking back at her proudly, Talia curled her lips.

"If you know all these... Why didn’t you know that balls don’t fall off?" she puffed up her cheeks.

"Hmm..?" he was a bit ashamed himself too. It is odd how much he trusted her words that he stops even thinking.

"Why don’t you remember?" he asked trying to shame her. She used to be good at a lot of things. Studying was one too.

"I don’t have that great memory regarding science," she replied and she could see his eyes swirling with contemplation and as she watched, he blinked his eyes and it soon turned normal.

Surely, her memory is not good. If it was, she’d have remembered I was the one by her side that day. But it is better this way too. She forgot every unnecessary things happened back then in my house with my brother too. It’s better this way.’

"Bop!" she touched his nose with the tip of her finger seeing him getting solemn.

"Grr.." he tried to bite her finger while she dodged his hungry mouth.

"Why do you remember all those unnecessary and tedious names anyway?" she asked while carefully dodging his teeth.

"I have good memory somehow. Maybe I learnt it from my brother..." he said and looking deeply at her, he held her cheek and kissed her forehead.

It would be better forgetting certain things too. But he is unable too. He slightly envied her.

"Oh, those memory enhancement techniques?" she was intrigued. "It should be your brother Rod, right?" she asked looking at him. She could not understand his sudden change in expression.

"Hmm" he nodded.

"He is such an amazing person, right? Even Cyrus respected him. He should be great. I wonder why he chose politics too. If he joined some research or science lab, who knows? He might have even cured cancer by now," she said with a smile. She always has a good feeling about Arthur’s eldest brother. She respected him even and there are only few people she respects.

" You have a lot of good words for him, " Arthur wasn’t pleased that she was speaking good words about another man and kissed her lips.

" How many kids does he have? " she pushed him away and asked wisely realising this petty guy got jealous.

"A boy and a girl," Arthur was now pleased that she knows her limits.

"A girl?" she was surprised, "A girl with the Boswell name? How many generations were the Boswells without a female descendant again? At least four, right?"

"Five actually. Ah, don’t bring her up! She is now the unofficial Princess of Esteria replacing you," Arthur clearly wasn’t pleased.

That three year old mushroom took away his wife’s place.

"That’s cute... Do you have recent pictures?" Talia was actually happy. She knew the kids were always kept away from spotlight and their pictures would be not available.

"No!" he grunted.

Why would he have pictures of that snot dripping piglet with him? It’s not like he visits his home. It’s been ten years since he last went home.

There is now a bridge across the creek which is a marvelous step forward in the fight for peace between the two families and yet...

How could he return there?

"What’s with that look?" she giggled looking at his bitter face.

"Are you jealous of a baby? Is it because she replaced you and became the youngest in your family?" she poked fun of him and he frowned.

"I’m not!"

Both of them chatted for sometime under the covers and when she pushed him away from her, she was surprised to see it was already lunchtime.

She wondered how she didn’t even feel hungry an entire morning without eating anything.

This never happens! Is it bexise I was in the company of Fred?

Is this what love feels like?

This feels nice!

Talia ordered lunch for them and she noticed almost hundred text messages and twenty three calls from Rebecca.

Talia felt tired thinking about the questions she was about to hear and still she called her.

"Did you do it?" a delighted scream came from the other side and Talia closed the bedroom door and walked out while Arthur was changing.

"No, will you please forget what I asked?" Talia almost begged.

"Don’t tell me you got scared and backed off! Did you? What’s so scary? Ah... I mean, how big is he?"

Talia could hear her salivating from the other side. "You are married! Control yourself, woman!" Talia wanted to say but she knew Rebecca will not shut up until she gets the answer.

"About... This long and this wide... I think it is pretty big" she answered without giving much details.

"To hell with you woman! I cannot see you!" Rebecca grunted from the other side. "Words, Talia! Use words. How big? Inches... Centimeters... Something..."

"Ugh!" Talia sighed, "Where’s Joe?"

Remember you are married!

"He’s... Ah! You are not going to tell me right?" she realised what Talia did just then and sighed.

"Fine! I won’t ask! But you’ll have to do me a favour."

"What?"

"My sister is going to visit us in a couple of weeks. I’m going shopping to buy toys for my nephew and niece. Join me"

".... Time?" Talia surrendered in the end. Rebecca is a really hateful woman who cannot be actually hated.

Ugh! If only she’s a bad person, I could just ignore her!

"Tomorrow at noon"

"Okay," Talia said and she could hear a happy scream from the other end and ended the call.

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In the evening,

"Why are you are wearing a sexy black outfit? "

Arthur complained sitting on the bed, Talia could only roll her eyes.

"Why are you wearing red lipstick?"

"Rub it off... Here... Wear this dress. It’s perfect for an official meeting with that Prince!"

Talia looked at the dress he picked up messing up her closet.

"That’s a pantsuit!"

"Yeah, why not?"

Talia decided to ignore that jealous guy revolving around her restlessly like an ignored puppy.

"You are wearing red shoes too?"

Talia lost her patience.

"I’m wearing red underwear too... Wanna see?"

With no reluctance, he picked up her skirt and he gasped loudly startling her.

"It’s lace!"

"Get lost!" she pushed him away. Checking her phone, she got out of the apartment.

Prince Hypocrite! Here I come!

Talia sitting in the cab, looked at her dress and wondered how it was "sexy" as Fred claimed. She always dressed in a classy way and never went for glamorous or sexy.

Idiot!

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