Daisy’s Secret Crush

***Daisy’s POV.***

“Theo, I want to ask you something.” I say as I eat one more bite of egg salad.

“Ask me anything, love. It is all yours.” Theo says with a smile as he works on a file.

“Really. You are in a good mood.” I say.

“Even if I was not. There is nothing in this world that I will deny you.” He says and gives me a small cheek kiss as I come to sit near him.

“So you wouldn’t mind if I say we get married this month?” I say, and he stops for a second.

“No, I wouldn’t mind. When is the wedding?” He asks with a smile, which feels like he thinks I’m joking.

“On your birthday. If we apply for a licence tomorrow, we may get it in a week.” I say and take one more spoon of it.

“You are serious?” He asks in astonishment.

“Of course I am, Theo.” I say with a roll of my eyes.

“But I thought you said you wanted to get married at a beach with friends and family. Can’t this wait for two more months? Then we can have that.” He says.

“But on second thought, this is better. I can at least fit in my dress. And also, our kids won’t have to know you married me when I was pregnant with them.” I say.

“But you would fit in your dress.” He says.

“Not the one I want to. Look at me. My stomach is already growing day by day. And don’t forget, I’m carrying twins.” I say.

“Okay.” He says and starts to think something, “But why are you insisting on this so suddenly?”

“I would have talked about this yesterday. But I got distracted when I saw you after so many days. Also, my mood swings are active nowadays.” I say.

“That’s understandable. But won’t you regret it later?” He asks.

“Agh! So many questions. It feels like you were just talking, Theo. You don’t want to marry me. Tell me. Is it true?” I ask, with a little anger. I have to convince him to marry me.

“No. I was not all talk. I said what I meant from the heart. Fine. We will register for a licence tomorrow and get married the day after we get that licence. Okay?” Theo asks.

“Okay.” I say and lay my head on his arm.

“That means I have to finish all of this before our wedding day so I can enjoy my time with my bride.” He says and kisses my head and gets back to work while I rest.

Convincing Theo was just the first step, but there are more steps on this journey which I have to clear. Not until we are married. It will assure me I won halfway through this battle. I told Rocco to monitor Val and Sylvia’s every little moment and collect all the evidence against them.

I hope he gets something, anything. The dress was an excuse, but I actually had to buy one. A simple one would do. Next day, I go to buy one and make sure no one knows much about it and thinks much about it too. A simple suit or dress would speak very little about the bride.

So at the end, I picked up a white knitted sweater dress which has a turtleneck and beautiful patterns at the bodice. It also has full sleeves and textured pleated hem which would reach my calves. It is reasonable and also I see myself getting married in this.

I just hope Theo doesn’t get mad when he comes to know my real reason for marrying so soon. Though I think he might get more than angry, I’ll handle it. I have to. It is about my and his and our kids’ future. And I’ll do anything to keep them all safe. We are going to be a family now.

But apart from everything, this secret wedding feels exciting. But I know we need witness, too. Rocco and Damon are joining, but we want a family too. So Noah is going to join us. And right now I’m in the private booth of the restaurant with Theo after our registration for a licence to wait for Noah to join us.

“Would he be able to keep it a secret from Mom?” Theo asks.

“Yes. Remember, he is keeping this as a secret.” I say and gesture between us.

“But why are we telling him about the babies?” He asks.

“Do you trust me, Theo?” I ask.

“Yes. More than my life. Despite that, your proposal was lame too. It kind of sounded more like an order.” Theo complains, and I chuckle.

“Well, it was an order. Looks like we both suck at proposing.” I say and he gives me a small kiss.

“Tell me that is not true.” Noah says with a dramatic entry, “He is not good at the proposal. You, I can understand, but definitely not him.”

“Noah.” I say, but get up to hug him.

“Woah! What is this tight hug for?” Noah asks with a big smile and laughs when Theo hugs him, too. But his smile vanishes away, and he asks, “What are you guys going to do?”

“What?” I ask.

“Why would you think that?” Theo says sheepishly.

“Just tell me already. What is going to happen that you called me here so urgently?” Noah asks and looks tense about what we would say.

I look at Theo and at his nod, I say, “Noah, you are the first one to know.”

“Okay. I’m listening.” He says and his smile is back.

I roll my eyes and say, “You are the first one to know that I’m pregnant with twins and Theo and I are going to marry on the 20th of November.”

For a full minute, the announcement turned Noah into a statue and he didn’t react in any way. Then he ordered a scotch on rocks and drank it in one go. I wince when he does that. He orders one more.

“Don’t get drunk on me.” Theo says, and he puts a hand on his arm.

“I’m not. I just need some time to process the fact that my brothers are very fast in getting into a relationship and completing four years of stuff in just four months.” He says.

“Are you not happy?” I ask.

“No. No. I mean. I am so happy that you are finally going to be my sister. I love you. And I don’t know why saying this to you is so easy.” Noah says with a broad smile and the look in his eyes assures me the most.

“I love you too.” I say and Theo coughs and I roll my eyes.

“So when are you going to tell Mom and Dad?” Noah asks.

“Umm… Here is the thing. We will not tell them.” Theo says.

“We are running away. I mean, not literally. But it is a secret wedding.” I say.

“What?” Noah says and turns to the server, “Do you have anything stronger than this?”

“We need nothing else.” Theo says with an excuse and he leaves.

“Are you guys serious? Do you know how both of your parents will react to this? They would be upset for sure, but Wyatt would literally pull the trigger on you, Theo. And don’t think the pregnancy card would save you, Daisy.” Noah says.

“Calm down, Noah. No need to react like this. It is not like they will know.” I say.

“What?” This time, Theo and Noah both turn to me in shock.

“I mean, what is the need to tell? We can just arrange another wedding, which would seem like the first time.” I say even though I know that is so not possible.

“Then why are we marrying now, Daisy? We can marry later too. What is going on exactly? I asked you before, but then I thought it was just a pregnancy. But I get this feeling that you are keeping some secret from me.” Theo says.

“No. I’m not.” I say, looking straight into his eyes.

“You are lying, Daisy.” Theo says and when I don’t answer him he continues, “You know what we can’t marry if we hide things from each other.”

“So you are saying you don’t trust me?” I ask.

“No, that is not the point here. And you can’t guilt-trip me.” He says.

“I think this needs some privacy.” Noah says.

“No. It is okay. Your brother just said in coherent words that we are not marrying because he doesn’t trust me. I should go and also I should return the dress and buy some maternity clothes instead.” I say and get up.

“Daisy! Daisy! Daisy, stop.” Theo says and stops me before I leave the booth and makes me sit next to him and asks, “What has gotten into you?”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Babies.” Noah says with a cough.

“Shut up, Noah.” Theo and I talk together.

“Fine. I trust you and I know if we are doing this now without our family and your dream wedding plans, then it must mean only one thing. That you are doing this for us. You must think of our marriage as an insurance.” Theo says, and I get confused.

“What do you mean?” Noah asks, which I wanted to ask.

“It means we are going to have a family and Daisy must be worried that if I lost everything, how would we survive? So she is marrying me before the New Year in case Mom doesn’t change her mind. I understand.” Theo says and I want to bash his head with my purse so badly, “Right now, for me, you and our babies are important too. And I will do anything to safeguard all of your futures. Anything. So don’t even think for a second, I think less of you. Because I think more of you now. We will get married at any cost on the decided date.”

For a minute, I said nothing. But then I hug him and sigh. If that is what keeps Theo off my back and from suspecting me, then so be it. Even though that thought never occurred to me. If Theo thinks that and still wants me, that shows how much he loves me and would accept me, anyway.

Which also means he would forgive me for what I’m going to do in future. I really hope he does.