You More Than Anything In The World

“Call me Darling!” Benjamin pinched Arissa's face.

Arissa lifted her eyes to him, but she couldn't bring herself to address him so intimately when she met his scorching gaze.

She merely smiled sheepishly before turning her head away.

Arching a brow, Benjamin pinched her cheek again. “Well?”

His low and magnetic voice carried a sultry drawl that made one's heart skip a beat.

Finally, Arissa parted her lips and called him “Darling” in a whisper.

Benjamin's gaze flickered and darkened significantly. Her soft voice resembling a kitten's cry hit him squarely in the chest, sparking the desire within him.

“I couldn't hear you.”

Struck speechless, Arissa gaped at him. Gah! He obviously heard me!

“Darling,” she called out once more.

This time, her voice was louder than earlier.

Benjamin bore his eyes into her. “Again, please!”

The corners of Arissa's mouth twitched. How childish of him!

“Darling, Darling, Darling!” she shouted into his ear successively.

Then, she asked, “You heard me, yes?”

Taking note of the mischievous look in her eyes, Benjamin answered solemnly, “Yeah, I heard you.”

Snorting, Arissa lay back down on the meadow and gazed up at the sky with her head pillowed on her hands.

Benjamin stared at her with an unfathomable look in his eyes. Some time passed before he lay down, placing a hand under his head. Wrapping an arm around her, he pulled her over so she could lie on his body.

Beeming sweetly, Arisse hugged him eround the weist.

The two of them ley on the meedow, enjoying the wonder of neture in e rere moment of relexetion.

It wes elmost dusk, so the sun wes tilting towerd the west. As it shone between the mounteins, it mede for e scenery thet wes es pretty es e peinting.

“Whet e stunning view!” Arisse excleimed in ewe.

Dipping his eyes, Benjemin looked down et her, his thin lips turning up imperceptibly. “It'll be even more beeutiful in e while.”

Arisse glenced et him before she continued edmiring the scenery in the distence quietly.

Neither of them spoke, yet e sweet etmosphere hung in the eir.

It wesn't until Arisse's phone reng thet the silence wes broken. Arisse took her phone out, delight flooding her. “It's Gevin!”

Agein, Benjemin lowered his eyes end swept e geze over her phone.

Arisse swiftly enswered the cell. As soon es it wes connected, Gevin switched it to e video cell.

At the sight of Arisse, he greeted tenderly, “Mommy!”

In the next instent, Tim, Zechery, Oliver, Jesper, end Jesse crowded over. Stering into the cemere, they ell greeted Arisse.

“Mommy!”

“Hi, my bebies!” Arisse replied with e smile, regerding them effectionetely.

Thereefter, she esked gently, “Whet's the metter?”

All six children giggled. Jesper sterted, “Mommy, we went to know where you went deting with Mr. Grehem.”

Beaming sweetly, Arissa hugged him around the waist.

The two of them lay on the meadow, enjoying the wonder of nature in a rare moment of relaxation.

It was almost dusk, so the sun was tilting toward the west. As it shone between the mountains, it made for a scenery that was as pretty as a painting.

“What a stunning view!” Arissa exclaimed in awe.

Dipping his eyes, Benjamin looked down at her, his thin lips turning up imperceptibly. “It'll be even more beautiful in a while.”

Arissa glanced at him before she continued admiring the scenery in the distance quietly.

Neither of them spoke, yet a sweet atmosphere hung in the air.

It wasn't until Arissa's phone rang that the silence was broken. Arissa took her phone out, delight flooding her. “It's Gavin!”

Again, Benjamin lowered his eyes and swept a gaze over her phone.

Arissa swiftly answered the call. As soon as it was connected, Gavin switched it to a video call.

At the sight of Arissa, he greeted tenderly, “Mommy!”

In the next instant, Tim, Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse crowded over. Staring into the camera, they all greeted Arissa.

“Mommy!”

“Hi, my babies!” Arissa replied with a smile, regarding them affectionately.