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After all day work and all the things night time with his family is what makes his mind and body calm down.
Micheal is a re known actor in Germany. Compare to other actors he had it easy with his handsome face and outstanding acting.
He come to this profession because of his mother, who is now old but at her time she was the number one actress in the industry. So when he debut some media people were criticised him called him nepotism kid, with no talent. But he shut their mouth with his talent. After his first movie release his career skyrocketed.
But success comes with great risks. Being a heartthrob of the entire country is tougher than anyone can think. The media spy on his daily life, spreading misinformation. Everywhere he goes his fans follow him like a leach. They can be headache times to time.
Also maintaining public image, though he could care less about it. In his career Micheal had caused to much trouble he cannot count , causing great stress to his manager, Alexis. Who is his husband now.
They got married four years ago. It was not out of love. It was the situation.
In his bachelor life he has dated not dated actually sleep with men and women left and right. Doing always parties and one night stands. He was reckless. Enjoyed his life in his own way. And Alexis is one who fix all of his scandals.
It was one then one of his parties, when Alexis also followed him or more like have to because if he go alone he will surely cause scandal and that time was critical time for his career, the scandal he caused before that was with a politician’s son so it was dragged and long the internet was nagging on his constant playboy agenda, so naturally to prevent it Alexis decided to join him.
Micheal was the one who provoked him to join.
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“ You can’t go “ Alexis’s voice straight.
“ Because of that political issue?” He rises his brows. Stopping scrolling on his phone.
“ Yes, it was not fully submerged yet. It can drag you down Micheal” , his voice is filled with worry, and tiered from dealing with him.
“ Aren’t you a little more concerned? Why don’t you join me then? “ he turned towards the shorter male.
“ What?” Alexis scrunched his brow.
“ That way you can stop me from causing any trouble, no? This way I got to enjoy the party and you can stop me from creating any scandal, doing your job so the agency will not give you an earful. They might even praise you for going this measure to taking such a care of me.” His voice turning a little flirty. He slowly walked in front of his. A small smile plays on his face.
He knows Alexis can’t say no to him. After all his little manager has a crush on him. He has seen the way he sees him when he is shirtless in front of him. Or starting at him when he thinks Micheal is not looking. Or the little jealousy face of his when he sees Micheal with someone little closer, but can’t do anything, stays silent, always a professional on his job.
You can’t blame him though. Who doesn’t love Micheal Kaiser ? He understands Alexis, if such a charismatic person is always in front of you will fall no matter what.
Micheal doesn’t care what his feelings for him, but he can take advantage of that in this situation.
So naturally he agrees and they got there. Partied hard, but who knew that Alexis was such a light weight.
So you can call it a drunken mistake, they both got drunk, and he slept with him.He wouldn’t say he was all out of it, he was not that drunk. A little bit maybe but not like Alexis, who is totally out.
He didn’t plan to sleep with him though. But drunk Alexis was totally a different person than sober one. He never seen him this freely. He was always uptight, prim and proper. Only talk when needed, answers when asked. Always doing his job, managing him, such a boring person.
But now his oh so professional manager is not so professional anymore. It’s totally a different person. With his first two buttons of his shirt open he can see the perfect collar bone. His neck is so pale , little drops of sweat is running down on his neck glowing on the low light begging to be bitten.
And Micheal gives up on his temptations. He grabs his wrist ,goes to the hotel room, and fucks him. He is not going to pretend he didn’t see the ‘fuck me’ eyes Alexis is giving him.
The next day they returned their usual routine, both act like it’s not a big deal. It’s truly not a big deal for Micheal but to Alexis it was but even it was he didn’t say anything, keeps his mouth close. They never talk about it. Though some awkward moments have strikes sometimes after that. The problem is not this though, it appears one month later.
When Ness one day comes to his place looking devastated and tells him he is pregnant with his child.
And things start from there.Alexis never thought Micheal would accept the child. But for some reason he does. What even more shocking is when he says to marry him.
Micheal doesn’t care if there’s no love or affection between them, but he will not have his child suffer the same way he does when he was a child. His parents were not married when he born and the argument between his parents with who get to keep him was so traumatic and he will not let that happen with his children.
Even though he never plan to settled down but fate has other things to offer.
After their daughter , Emma Kaiser , born he married Alexis . It was a private ceremony not more then ten people was invited. Their daughter was a perfect copy of Alexis with her round cheeks, long eyelashes on eyes, the only thing he got from Michael is her blue eyes other than that there’s nothing, though her personality is like Michael he have to mention.
Like he said with success risks is also there. So when he gets married the media was so harsh on Alexis. They used so many cursed words without knowing anything they even put bad words about his daughter. Things go so out of control, he has sued people after it was going overboard.
That’s not the only problem here after Emma born , even though Micheal take financial responsibility he didn’t know anything about child, so it naturally it fall onto Alexis. After getting pregnant he has retired from his job and became a full time house husband, but he was also all new to this with not getting help from Micheal in anything, he was devastated. At last they hired a nanny. After that with time things became somewhat normal in this case.
But their marriage life was nothing more than that, Alexis has to deal with Micheal’s mood time to time. Their relationship was only sexual, no emotional connection at all. He stays at home wait for his husband to return, and take care of his daughter in the meantime.
That’s started to change when he got pregnant for the second time . Emma was three years old when he got pregnant again. His second pregnancy was same at first like first time , Micheal was there but at the same time he wasn’t.
His second pregnancy was difficult than his first one, in every aspect. His mood swings are worse than first one, his body was tired all the time no matter how much rest he take , his weird cravings, cramps which he can’t even take painkillers because it might cause any side effect. And above all the lack of attention from his own husband got the worst on him, he knows they are not in a normal loving relationship it’s only one sided but his hormones are so heightened he can’t tolerate it like others day and one day he blasted out all his frustration.
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“ We should get divorce “ Alexis was sitting in the sofa, eyes glued to the television.
Micheal just got home, it’s 9 pm. And that’s how he got greeted by his husband. “ What?”
“ This is not working. You just married me in the name anyway, there’s nothing more to it.”
“ Where’s is this coming from? “ Micheal comes in front of him.
His eyes are angry, “Where’s ? Do you even know how much difficult this pregnancy is? Do you have any idea? Only giving money, only supporting financially is not enough. You are never by my side when I need you. You never know how much lonely I am. Emma needs her Father, I need myself a supportive husband whom I can at least hug to seek comfort not a ATM machine who only throws money at any minor convenience.“
Micheal didn’t say anything, to shocked to digest, the ever silent Alexis Kaiser just blasted out. He knew it was hard on him, pregnancy is not easy, it takes toll on a person in every aspect, but he is this level of frustrated he has no idea. Alexis continued,“Forget about me, You marry to so our child doesn’t have to suffer, but do you think if things go like this our child is going to have a happy life? And now I am pregnant again. Do you only think of me as a child making machine?”
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That’s the only time they had argument, to be honest the way Micheal behaved, if it was any other person than it would be everyday like that. But Alexis was so different, he never say anything to him, suffering alone silently, so if he opens up a fight it means he fucked up big.
From there he somehow started to more involved in family. And if Alexis was surprised by his sudden change of behaviour suddenly, he doesn’t say anything.
They didn’t talk about the argument the next day.
When their second child was born he was by Alexis’s side . And he tried a little bit every day. Their second born is a son, Adrian Kaiser. Looks exact copy of Micheal, from his head to toe. Not a single trace to Alexis in him. Looks like a small peanut. After all the difficulties Alexis has gone to have him, looking at their son’s face is worth it. Alexis looks at their son the same way he has done with their daughter, with a little smile and his teary eyes. And looking at that Michael feels relieved.
It’s been one and half years since then. Emma is now four, she is in school now.
Returning home after all day shooting and media he now looks forward to this time.
Opening the door he didn’t even get the time to open his shoes when loud , “ Daddy…” a little figure jumped on his waist, hanging. He immediately catch his daughter, and smile instantly come on his lips.
“ How was school today?” He pull her up, carry her as he starts walking inside.
“ It was fun, I make new friend today.” She grabs his hair tail with her one small hand, and nods her hair as she talks, which causes her brown magenta pigtails to jump adorably.
“ Is that so? That’s good.” He says. “ Where’s papa?” He asks.
“ Papa is in ady’s room, he feels sleepy.” She explains.
They were in the living room when she says, “But I also had fight with one boy, he was mean so I beat him up.”
“ What?” Micheal turns his face. Worried that she might have gotten hurt.
“ Don’t worry daddy, he is a weakling , can’t even launch a single punch on me, I got victory.” She said with a proud face.
Hearing that somewhat he is also proud, not angry at her “ That’s my girl.” He ruffles her hair. He just never can get angry with his daughter, she is so adorable for that.
“ Don’t encourage her in fighting.” Alexis comes alone from theirs son’s room. Adrian must have fallen asleep. “ Her school called me today for that, she caused trouble.”
Micheal looks at Alexis, their eyes caught for few seconds , he looks radiant now. After seconds pregnancy the labour has taken toll on him than the first one. Male pregnancies are more difficult than female one. With time he recovers, and now that Michael even gets more involves in family life it’s comes magical on his partner. They try to put a more happy healthy parent’s image in front of their child.
Even now Alexis is somewhat get confused with his sudden touches or sweet intimacy. They do that in front of camera when they go together on a premiere of his movie or in a public place, but sometimes Micheal does that when they are alone at home, away from the world’s view, that’s when he get confused. And at that time Alexis looks at him, “there’s no one here.” And it makes Micheal angry every time. Can’t he do that without any intention, they are a married couple, can’t he touch him without reason. But hold his anger every time, remembering why they are like this, it’s him, who told him when they married first, he’ll never can love anyone. And Micheal has too much pride to tell him, he just simply want to touch him, his body heat comfort him. Alexis has never initiates any intimate touches all these years, though when Michael does he never complain, on the contrary he even earns more but never not even once voicing out his cravings. And Michael is not to shy about it, he likes Alexis’s shy blush and when he gets horny he goes straight to business. In other words, their sexual life is going strong, from the start. It has the same passion from the start. It’s the simple non intimate romance, the sweet nothings, the meaningless sweet kisses that doesn’t exist in their life.
Their relationship is in what mode he himself not sure, theirs an understanding, Alexis knows him more than he knows him. When he got angry from something in the media or anything he always comes to his side asking with his calming voice if he needs anything, always know what to say to calm him down. Always there to support him, in his worst and best. Although most of those days end up them being on the bed, entangled in each other arms, bedroom filled with Alexis sweet moans, and Michael’s low grunts.
And Michael, at first he might have neglected Alexis but now he has improved. He knows the basics stuff his favourite food, colour, his birthday, his favourite person , which he believes is himself.
Alexis believes his feelings is one sided, and he might be right or might not. Micheal doesn’t know what he feels for Alexis is love , but he knows he will not leave him in the middle of everything, and never leave him for another person. He is not a cheater. Alexis satisfies him like no one, and he is not talking about sex , in every aspect.He didn’t know when it’s started but he misses Alexis more than often when he has to go in other countries for shooting or events.
In those days they speak on phones, and when he tell that he misses them, to send their pictures. Alexis always assumed he only missed his daughter and son , and send their pictures or videos but never his. And it’s also his fault he never corrected him. In those videos he listens multiple times , maybe so he can hear slightly Alexis’s voice comes from behind the camera. But it rarely does.
“It was not my fault papa, that stupid guy started it first.” Emma’s voice brings him to the present.
He slowly let down his daughter. Turns towards Alexis, and the shorter male said, “ I know, you have told me that before, but that doesn’t change anything. I told you not to fight with anyone.”he puts is parental stern voice. Alexis is concerned for her.
“ But daddy told me it’s fine as long as I received victory, right daddy?” With her big eyes looks up at him.
Yes, he has told her that, infact he is one who teaches him how to fight. They are watching one of his movies one day, which is an action movie, Emma told him , “ Daddy you are so cool, can you teach me , please.. please.” And like a super dad he is he does. Can never say no to her.
After that this is not the first time Emma had fights with someone, before her school, she had picked up fights with neighbours kids, simply because they are slow to do something she has told them to do, or they told her she is wrong. Like he mentioned his daughter is taken his whole personality, only appears angelic. And all those time Alexis was the one goes there apologies for her behaviour.
“ Emma , why don’t you go to your room , I have some important stuff to talk with papa, huh?” He changed the previous topic.
“ Okay, fine.” She does that. Left them alone.
“ Adrian falls asleep?” He asks.
“ Yes, after feeding him, he was sleepy.” Alexis turns his heel toward the kitchen.
“ Why don’t you go freshen up first. I’ll ready the dinner in the meantime.” The shorter male said.
When he said he had something to talk with Alexis he didn’t lie, but look like the other male thinks he has done that escape from theirs daughter. Never mind has whole night to talk anyway.
He nodded his head, and goes to his room.
Some might thought it was awkward between them, they don’t talk properly, but it’s normal for them. They normally interact like that when they are alone.
After taking showers he returns, headed in the kitchen, Alexis has put dishes on the table, Emma is sitting on her sit, already started eating.
He joins the table, digs in. One thing about Alexis , among many others things he is also a great cook. It’s delicious. After dinner he takes in charge of tugging in Emma. Alexis doing the dishes.
After brushing her teeth, when he was tugging her in bed, Emma question stops his work.
“ Daddy, when can I start dating?”
Start what? Dating? She is only four. Did someone propose her? Who in The world has the audacity to ask her out?
“You are to little for that” not liking this conversation .
“There’s a boy in my class I like him daddy.” She starts.
“No not happening .” His girl is so little for that.
“But papa said if I get your permission I can.” Damn you Alexis, for bringing him in this situation.
“And I’m saying no to that, so no permission.” His voice stern, he rearly use this tone with his child.
“But I like him” she tries again.
“No Emma” Micheal is not having it, that’s his only daughter , too precious for someone stupid son.
“But you said you will give me everything” her voice is pleading now, she knows how to make him agree. And sure has told her that, but it’s different than giving her any object.
“This is different” he said.
“Daddy please, please, please.” Now she using her deadly weapon, with her doe eyes, and cute voice, which Michael can never said no to. Little demon.
“We will talk about it later, now sleep” he huffs out, she is so stubborn just like him.
“Tell Papa that you agree then” now she sounds so happy again, smiling ear to ear.
“I didn’t agreed, little miss” Micheal narrowed his eyes.
“But you said you’ll talk, no?” , that his daughter for you, always finding the loophole, too intelligent for her age.
“Sleep now, that’s for later.” He is getting chilles thanking about his little daughter dating someone one day.
“Good night daddy.”
“Good night, sleep tight.” He kissed her forehead and exits her room.
In the living room Alexis was sitting on the sofas watching something on the television , shipping on his herbal tea when he got there.
“ You know about the boy , Emma like?” His voice makes Alexis turn his head, putting his cup down. Alexis replied.
“ Apparently he was the reason Emma got into fight today.” He paused the show on television.
Micheal rounds the sofa and sits next to him. “What?”
“ The boy she likes, name Liam, he was getting bullied by the other kid, and Emma was there to defend him, and things tuned bad they fight, also Liam was their one who stopped it, and cried because he was the reason his friends started fighting. He is a sweet kid.” He finishes.
But that doesn’t change his opinion, whoever this Liam kid is , no matter how sweet he is no one deserves his little daughter.
In the other hand he thinks this Liam kid is dumb, for crying like that.
“ She likes him.” He said bitterly. “ I’m not giving her permission to date , she is so little.”
“ Yes, you are right. But same day she’ll be big enough to , you can’t say anything about it.” He holds his gaze with his big eyes.
“ I’m her father, I can say no.” Micheal nods his head, stubbornly.
“Don’t be like that.” He turns around and resumes his television again, dismissing the conversation.
He was still on that but After ten minutes later he decided to change his conversation, he asks, “How was your day ?”
Alexis looks at him shocking, then quickly recovers puts a smile on his lips, Then responds, “It’s normal like always, Lisa helps a lot with Adrian.”
Lisa is Adrian’s nanny.
“ Oo.” He nods his head only. The thing is he wants to tell him other things, and he thinks it’s the perfect time for that. “ Wait here, I have something to give you.”
Micheal stands and goes to their bedroom returns in few minutes, carrying a small box. He sits in his previous place and give the small velvet box to Alexis.
“ Here.”
“ What is it.” He looks at Michael then at the box, then at Michael again.
“Open it.” He shakes the box .
Alexis does, takes it looks at him again, Micheal nodded his head, telling him to open it and he opened it slowly.
In the box sitting there a very beautiful bracelet. It not flashy, or big. It’s a small pinkish purple diamond bracelet. Four small diamonds are connected with a chain. So elegant, simple yet classy. Alexis is not a big jewellery person, the only thing he is their wedding ring, but this type of small dainty piece is really captured his heart.
He turns his head again, “ Is it for me?”
“ Why else I would give you? “ he murmured.
“ Ugh.. yes . Sorry.” He returned his gaze on it again.
“ You don’t like it?”
“ Huh? No , I loved it. It’s so beautiful.” Alexis immediately replied,
Hearing it somehow makes him relief, he has given him jewellery before, when he joins him for some party, though he rarely go. Always come up with excuses of “ I need watch, Emma and Adrian, I can’t leave them alone.”
But those jewellery are big, flashy. Screams money. And he notices Alexis never wears them after single use ,only ones, even though he tells him he likes it, but his eyes didn’t shine like it does when he genuinely likes something. Like now. Alexis probably doesn’t realise how easy he is to read for Michael. He thinks he is good at hiding, or Michael didn’t look at him enough to notice his liking or disliking.
“ Then why aren’t you wearing it?”
“ I’ll wear it later. For special occasions, so it doesn’t lose its charm.”his eyes still glued to the bracelet.
Micheal clicked his tongue, “Give me, I’ll put it on you then.” He takes it from his hand, holds out his hand.
Alexis slowly puts his hands on his. His usual warm hands are now cold. ‘ Is he nervous?’
Micheal didn’t waste his time, put the bracelet on his wrist quickly, then adjusted the bracelet, turns his hand two tree times, looking at it, it suits him.
The colour compliments him. It’s looks beautiful.
“ Uhh.. Thank you.” Alexis voice brings him back, looking at him , with a flushed face, looking sideways, realising he just said that out loud.
“I just saw it on a store, during the shooting and brought it.” Tries to cover his embarrassment with other words. “Wear it on daily basis, if it gets old I’ll give you new one.”
“ Okay. Thank you again.” Alexis thanked him again, not knowing what else to say.
Silence fall over them , Ness keeps his hands busy playing with the bracelet Michael just put on him, And Michael just tapped his feet on the carpet floor, eyes on television, but not a single focus is on it.
They both are acting like a newly married couple. It’s ridiculous, they have not one, but two children for fuck’s sake.
“ Let’s go out to have lunch yesterday.” He suddenly said, out of nowhere.
The shorter male looks at him, brows slightly higher, “ Now? Emma have her school, and Adrian is so small to eat out.” Alexis thinks Michael didn’t know that?
“ What does they have to do with it?”he turns his face. And Alexis doesn’t have to reply because he knows what is he thinking.
“ I’m not talking about family outing Alexis, I’m talking about us , just you and me.”he specify.
“ Like a date?” He sounds surprised.
“ Yes I’m asking you on a date?” He is starting to get annoyed. His patience level is always low. Why does Alexis sound so surprised, and have bring their children in this. Don’t get him wrong, he loves his children very much, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have life out of them.
“What i can’t have a date with my own husband?”he raised his one brow in questioning. He just wants his presence alone, wants to send some quality time. Last time they have a lunch or dinner date, he doesn’t remember. It’s been so long since them. And more importantly Alexis need some free time to enjoy, Micheal wants him to enjoy.
“No, that’s not it. What about..” he trails off, then he opens his mouth but Michael knows what he is going to say so he stop him.
And before he can come up with his usual excuses, Micheal gives him solutions “Lisa can take care of Adrian for one afternoon, and Emma is big enough to take care after her in the meantime.”
“Do you have any more excuses?” He knows this will happen so he has thought about all the ridiculous things Alexis can come up with.
He can’t believe he has to go through this long lengthy process to go on a single date with his husband. Can’t he see Micheal is trying. Trying to recover their marriage.
“It’s not excuses.” He murmurs, face turning pink, gets caught in his own net. He pouts his lips slightly, averting his eyes.
Cute.
“ Where we are going?” He asks, after few seconds, curious.
“ It’s a surprise.” Micheal sounds mischievous, “Don’t worry, it’s not those luxury restaurants that you hate.”
Alexis eyes get bigger with shock hearing that, but then suddenly it turns into a fond expression, his eyes speak love, “ Thanks.” His small voice filled with so many emotions.
“ I should be one thanking you, for putting up with me all this year.” And Michael is not talking about only after marriage, before that also.
And he’s sure Alexis knows it.
That’s how they are , even though they are incomplete, they are in perfect, perfect in their own way, they are perfect for each other. Complete each other.
They don’t need to say ‘I love you’ to share love. Because they share more than that. It’s just an overrated words anyway.
Micheal now really trying to build his family a sweeter place, with Alexis he sure one day there will be not a single hesitation between them. And for that ,he himself need to be put himself in front of Alexis, bare himself.
He can do that now , but it will be in a rush, which he didn’t want to . Because in a rush People always make the wrong decision, he don’t want to make any mistakes this time, and in his old age , looking back he doesn’t want to have any regrets.
With his bachelor life he has done so many wrong choices, and he thinks Alexis was given to him like fate has given him a new chance. And he doesn’t want to mess it up.
And he knows no matter what Alexis will wait for him. He will be by his side no matter what. So there’s no need for him to rush. They have their whole life ahead of them. And every new day he’ll work on it a little more.