Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

After the dinner everyone gathered in the living room in front of the big flat screen TV like they are in a theater. Jason sat down beside Hailey with wine in his hand. He yawns and lay down on her lap. She froze and frown at him. He kicked his shoes and put his feet over Enzo's lap. Enzo grimaced and pushes his feet until half of his body fell on the floor.

Hailey push him as well until his face is on the floor. He groaned and frown at Hailey. She crossed her legs and pull a plush pillow and put it on her lap.

"What are you doing?" Sabrina asked.

Ana and Kiel run to Jason and ride on his back. He winced when one of them carelessly kick his face. Hailey was holding her mouth not to laugh out loud. One by one the twins crawl to Hailey on the sofa and Hailey take them in her arms and cuddle with them.

Jason sat down on the little space that the twins left for him. He was distant from Hailey. Then he glanced at Catriona holding one of her triplets. The direction of her eyes was straight and although she can't see—she could still take care of the babies.

"Nice dress, Cat." Jason said. She's wearing a pink floral dress that compliment her skin. Enzo warn him not to say anything about the dress. 𝙛𝘳𝒆𝒆𝒘e𝗯n𝗼𝘷𝚎𝚕.𝒄૦𝓶

"What color is it?" She asked. Her voice calm but the calm it is—the more dangerous it was.

"Black." Jason answered. Catriona's lips lift a little. She knows that he's lying.

"You are always beautiful in black, babe." Enzo said cheerly and then he kissed her lips. "Let me take that little one. He's already asleep. He slowly took the baby and went upstairs.

Jason cleared his throat and reach the wine. He glance at Hailey who is enjoying the twin's company. He reach the back of her head to touch her hair but a hand pushes it away and he frown at Tony who signal him to move away. He didn't and move closer to Hailey and wrapped his arm around her.

She pushed him away and kisses both twins. He frown and sipped on his wine and Enzo came back with another baby in his arm. Jason put the glass away and extend his hand to Enzo.

"Let me hold that rascal."

Enzo move a little away from him and hold his baby protectively.

"What? You think that I would eat that little one?"

"No. He doesn't want anyone to hold him."

Jason finish his wine and took Kiel and put him away and then next Ana. He then lay his head over the pillow on her lap. Jason took her hand and put it on his head.

"Massage."

"I should be the one who receive some massage."

"Come on!" He said. Hailey did pull his hair and massage his forehead. He moaned and close his eyes. Her phone kept on chiming. Jason reach her phone and frown when he seen Tyler Erickson's. He throws her phone on the other sofa just before Veronica sat on it. Veronica creased her brow and reach Hailey's phone.

"Hail, your boyfriend keeps on texting." It was vibrating like crazy.

"Boyfriend?" Hailey reach her phone from Veronica and peek on it. It was her ex-boyfriend not Tyler. Asking to meet her up. Then it rings. Before Hailey decide to answer it—Jason snatch it and answer it.

"Hailey." On the other line was a sad voice. Jason moan. "Uhh, sorry for calling you late but—I just wanted to meet up with you."

"Dude, I fuck your ex-girlfriend and now she's asleep so just hush okay? Now I am going to fuck another ex-girlfriend. What's her name? Karen, right? The one who cheated on Hailey? Oh—by the way—I am going to collect those girls and do a survey on who's the best in bed." Then Jason hang up. "Motherf*cker." He muttered and sign Hailey to keep on massaging.

"What did he say?"

"He said that he wanted to get his little d*ck into your panties." Hailey smack his chest hard. "Ow!" He squeals.

"Shhh!" Enzo hushed.

"Stop talking dirty, will you?" Veronica said.

"I am just annoyed, V." Let's go. He said and sat up.

"The guest rooms are ready." Gabriel said as he took Sabrina into his arms. She looked sleepy. "Jason, your room is separated from Hailey. Got it?"

"Okay, boss." Jason murmur.

Ferdinand get into his own room in Sabrina's villa. He sat down at the edge of the bed with his phone in his hand. He's making contacts now to dig on Anastasia's grave to get a sample. He had gathered the triplet's DNA. It should be tampered. He closed his eyes and imagine his wife's face again.

He can't sleep so he came out and?found everyone gathered in the living room. Sabrina just came out from their room and was nagging Gabriel to set their karaoke.

"I thought you feel sleepy." He said. She pouted at him.

"I want to sing with them." Gabriel's patience for his wife is so long. Longer than anything long. So, he told Jason and Tony to settle it and she was happy.

The first to sing was Tony and Veronica although the two was not a good singer—they know well how to tone a song and they are in sync. It seems like they are teasing Hailey and Jason because the song was about friend zoned.

Catriona was laughing and Enzo. Since their babies are already asleep and Enzo is monitoring them with the tablet, he's got time for Catriona with her in his arms. Hailey was still clueless while Jason is frowning. He already got it.

He's in love with her, okay. Ever since but he said to himself that they are just friends. They are f*cking. And every time that they did—he was so all over her that he wanted her more. He never felt this way for Veronica because—he never fck with her. Anyway, the two was surely teasing them but Hailey was dumb and clueless. He will punish her later.

Sabrina already understood why the two would sing about best friends and then the next song was Secret Valentine of We the Kings and Enzo was the one who started it. It was surely for the two.

"Soft kiss and wine, what a pretty friend of mine, we're finally intertwined,

Nervous and shy, for a moment we will come alive, tonight… Secret Valentine

We'll write a song that turns out the lights,

When both boy and girl start suddenly shaking inside

Don't waste your time speed up your breathing,

Just close your eyes, we'll hope it's not for nothing at all." Enzo really know well how to tease someone with a song.

Of course, the clueless Hailey was bouncing her head on the song. It's quite a rock song. He shook his head and stood. He was about to leave when Veronica and Tony pull her down on the sofa. They are just at his back and both sang in his ear. They surely suit each other. Veronica knows how to play well.

Sabrina was an observer, she learnt that something was going on. Gabriel murmur in her ear and she laugh.

Then next was—Ethan who would stir up the moment. He choose the song Best Friend by Jason Chen.

"Do you remember when, I said I'll always be there? Ever since we were ten baby,

When we were out on the playground, playing pretend. I didn't know it back then…

Now I realize, you were the only one. It's never too late to show it.

Grow old together and the feelings we had before, back when we were so innocent.

"I pray for all your love, girl our love is so unreal