Seraphina turned into a statue, after hearing those words from his mouth. She looked at him, bewildered.
Arzal smiled and extended that tiny box of a cookie to her more and uttered.
"Please accept my cookie or else my heart will get broken, Sera,"
Seraphina giggled and then kneeled before him. She took that cookie from him.
"Let me taste it first then I'll decide, Mr Grayson," She replied and everyone chuckled whereas Arzal pucked out his lips like a kid.
Seraphina bit the cookie and then shoved the rest of the half in his mouth.
"Hmm.. It's very yummy, so I guess I can accept your proposal, Mr Grayson,"
A huge smile formed on his face, hearing her. He pulled her into a warm hug, making her smile.
"But you've to promise me, you'll continue to make these sweet choco cookies for me and our baby for the rest of our lives," She spoke, raising her head a bit from his chest.
Arzal chuckled at her words and then pecked her forehead.
"I promise. Forever and always," He said. Her heart warmed up and then she again embraced him.
"I love you so much,"
He beamed hearing her and again kissed her hair.
"I love you and our baby more and more," He answered and everyone started clapping and cheering.
The couple broke the hug and looked at everyone's smiling and happy faces but Seraphina's eyes stopped at her brother who was also beaming but his eyes were glistening.
Seraphina got up on her feet and then walked towards him. Without speaking anything further, she just embraced him.
"Thank you, Nate. Thank you so much for being my blessed brother, my caring mamma, my supporting father and my amazing best friend and guardian,"
Nathan's smile widened at her words. He took out her face and kissed her forehead.
"And thanks to you for being my entire world, my angel,"
Her eyes watered. Seraphina again hugged him, making Nathan to cage her back. Everyone silently witnessed that beautiful moment between a brother and sister.
"A sibling bond is one of the purest and most beautiful bonds. Though, I don't want to accept it but..." Nevada said and looked at Nicklaus and Arzal.
"I also love my these two idiot brothers a lot,"
They both chuckled, hearing Nevada and then hugged her together.
"Yeah and we also hate you a lot," Nicklaus uttered, making her punch his chest and then hug them back.
"Wow... I wish I also had a brother but.. " Evelyn pouted, gaining everyone's attention towards her. Nathan smiled before saying.
"You and Seraphina are the same for me, Evelyn," Nathan uttered and opened his arm for her. Evelyn giggled and joined them.
"Well, Neva and Seph, I got a brother too," She showed them a thumbs up. Everyone chortled and then enjoyed those beautiful moments of togetherness.
"Hey! Now it's time for our celebration and party... . Yeah... . " Nevada hyped everyone up and turned on the music player and started dancing.
Evelyn joined her too. Seraphina became excited by watching her friends jumping. She was about to run towards them to join in their jumping competition but felt someone had pulled her back.
She tossed her head and found those silver eyes staring at her.
"Sorry to stop you, Miss Miller but your doctor has told me to take special and extra care of your health from now on, so no jumping," Arzal flashed her an innocent smile.
Seraphina sent him a tiny glare until a devilish idea came into her mind. She smirked and he raised his brows by watching her adorably cute smirk.
"Okay, I'm not allowed to jump but I am allowed to dance with my evil prince, ain't I?"
He continued to raise his eyebrows at her and then found her turning around in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I and our baby want to dance, Mr Grayson so you've to dance with us,"
Arzal narrowed his eyes playfully at her cute demand.
"Well, you can't say no to the future Queen and Heir or Heiress of Grayson's, Arzal," Nicklaus chuckled.
Seraphina's cheeks turned pink at his choice of words. Arzal grinned and sighed softly while pulling her tiny figure in his arms.
"I guess you're right, Nick. I can't dare to defy the future Grayson's Queen and the Grayson's heir or heiress," He uttered while pecking her nose pin.
Seraphina blushed and then looked down. He chuckled and by caging her in his arms, he started moving both of their bodies slowly as Nevada turned the loud music into slow and soft music.
The butterflies inside her tummy bursted out in happiness by watching Arzal smiling at her warmly. She could clearly see the enormous amount of love in his eyes for her. Those same exact eyes in which she had lost her everything the very second they had fallen on her and now she was going to get captivated in those eyes forever.
. ... .
"Why don't you talk to Arzal about this, Seph?"
Seraphina sighed, heavily hearing Nevada. She got up from the bed and walked towards the full length mirror. Her eyes fell on her tummy which had started coming out. She had even gained some weight. Her cheeks had turned squeezy and fluffy as she had entered into the second trimester of her pregnancy. Arzal had decided to put their marriage on hold till her delivery because he didn't want to stress her out for anything during her pregnancy. His sole focus was to take care of her and his child and for that purpose, he had even requested Nathan to let Seraphina stay with him and Nathan agreed to it because he knew at that stage, Seraphina needed Arzal the most.
"Maybe because he doesn't find me beautiful anymore," Seraphina uttered, staring at herself in the mirror.
Both Nevada and Evelyn sighed, hearing her. They had come to take care of her, as Arzal had an impressive meeting to take care of today. He usually stayed with Seraphina for the full day and night and Nathan was taking care of his work in his absence but today Arzal had an very important meeting and his presence was needed there, so he went there and Nevada and Evelyn had come to take care of Seraphina in his absence.
"Seph, what are you even talking about?" Evelyn walked towards her in the mirror.
"You are turning more beautiful with every growing day,"
Seraphina sighed, hearing Evelyn and turned around to look at her. She shook her head.
"No, Eve that's why he doesn't make love to me anymore," Seraphina's pregnancy hormones had started making her believe that she didn't look beautiful anymore as Arzal had restrained himself from doing any kind of sexual activity with her from the day he got to know about her pregnancy but for Seraphina, she didn't know why her sex hormones and desires for him had increased more. She was practically drooling over him all the time and was fantasising about doing very very dirty things to him but he wasn't even understanding her signs or probably was ignoring them.
"Seraphina, Arzal is worried about you and the baby. Probably, he's afraid of hurting you," Nevada said but Seraphina shook her head again.
"But the doctor has said that I and the baby are completely fine and we can make love but still, he's stopping himself and I don't know why," Her emotions got the best out of her.
"Seph," Evelyn turned Seraphina towards her and then cupped her face.
"This stage is difficult in every couple's life and they need more understandings and communication with each other in this phase, so talk to him,"
Seraphina sighed and then slowly nodded.
In the evening, Arzal came back home from his work and Evelyn and Nevada left after his arrival. Arzal went straight to his room and saw his life sitting on the bed. He noticed she was glowing more and more and had turned more beautiful and tempting but her and their child's health was his priority before his own desires and needs for her. Her comfort and safety was his only concern now.
He walked towards her and then kneeled beside her. He placed that box of chocolate cookies on her lap and asked.
"So did my princess miss me today?"
But his smile dropped when he saw her looking down and didn't even hold back that box.
"Sera, what happened?" He tensed up but she didn't look at him.
Arzal palmed her face and made her look at him. His heart clenched by watching those tears shimmering in her gleaming azure eyes.
"What happened? Does it hurt somewhere? Tell me, Sera," His heartbeat had accelerated in fear by watching her tears until he heard her words.
"Why don't you make love to me anymore?"