384: With your mouth.

With your mouth.

[PRESENT TIME]2

Heaven partially closed her eyes, spending some time in the tub with only a scented candle to give light in the bathroom. Thinking about Tiger brought many memories of the past, making her wonder how he would take it if he figured out Hera somehow ended up inside Heaven's body.

'I slipped up today,' she told herself, admitting the mistake she did and taking notes so she wouldn't do it again. 'I forgot he's with us.'

A few days ago, she was only thinking about her husband's friends. She thought there was no way they could detect the marksmanship she displayed. She did consider Bear, though, but even if that man would see how she was, he would keep a tight lip about it. 

Tiger slipped from her mind, and now she was in this dilemma. 

Knowing Tiger was a sharpshooter, and having the same hobby as her, he wouldn't miss such skills. He might wonder or ignore it, but obviously, his curiosity overtook him that day. Tiger hated having questions in his mind; it was that trait of him that compelled him to bug her repeatedly in the past, telling her just why was she having such a stupid dream of having a family of her own when she had the organization as a family. 

"Even when I told him all the lies I can think on top of my head, it never satisfied him." A deep exhale slipped past her lips, recalling the answer she gave him to stop him from pestering her. "What did I tell him again back then?"

Heaven cocked her head back until the back of her head touched the rim of the tub, eyes on the ceiling. The tip of her hair brushed the floor, swaying sideways mildly. 

"Because..." she muttered, trying her best to remember a part of her own memory. "Right."

[Because I never wished to be Hera Cruel.]

If her memory served right, that was the answer that stopped Tiger from pestering her. It was the answer that only made sense to him, and now that she remembered it, Heaven realized it was the only honest answer she had given him after his countless attempts. 

The reason a person like her had a 'silly' dream of having a family of her own, marrying the man she deeply loves, and having a child with him was that the life she lived was simply a continuation of her parent's legacy. Even though she never hid a grudge about it, she accepted she never had the choice. Her parents lived the way they did, and she inherited that life. The only thing she could do was to live that vicious life the best she could. Running away or escaping was never an option, knowing it was only a temporary fix. 

But now... life did play its tricks on her. 

She escaped that life even without trying, having a new body, identity, and life that was completely different from what she used to have. Even so, her fate of keeping her people in this life seemed inevitable. Out of many countries Bear could choose, he ended up in this country, which subsequently led him to work for Dominic Zhu. 

'Now... Tiger.'Another deep exhale slipped past her lips, closing her eyes to rest. 'Bear is easier to talk with, especially now that he had grown older. His patience is longer. But it's different for Tiger. But I can't let him loose. Who knows what he's going to do?"

Creak...

Heaven kept her eyes closed despite hearing the faint creak from the entrance of the bathroom. She listened to the quiet footsteps approaching, reopening her eyes upon sensing the person's presence step foot in her vicinity. Before that incident with Paula, where she met the original Heaven, Hera thought her skills had dulled drastically. 

However, now that she had full control of this body, she could detect the person approaching based on their footsteps alone, without even trying. She didn't need to concentrate fully to know the person intruding in her vicinity.

When her eyes cracked open, the first person she saw was none other than her beloved husband. 

Dominic carefully sat on the rim of the tub, watching his weight as he supported his weight by planting a hand on the rim. His eyes fell on her, studying her face out of habit. 

"I assume something is wrong," he remarked in a deep baritone, using his other hand to brush her cheek. "Or do you feel sad Basti won't be home for a few days?"

"It's definitely the latter." Heaven smiled, twirling her fingers around the tip of his tie that was dangling over the tub. Her eyes held his gaze as she carefully clasped his tie. 

"Welcome home, darling."

Heaven pulled him down slowly, making him bend over while she stretched her back straight. Dominic tilted his head to the side, planting a soft and brief French kiss on her lips.

"Mhm." She bit her bottom lips as he drew his head back slightly, smiling. "I sent everyone home early, so it's just the two of us tonight."

"I noticed." The side of his mouth curled up into a subtle smile, eyes glinting with passion and desire. "But before that, can you tell me why you're wearing such a face?"

Her brows raised as he took off his blazer, lifting his foot over his leg right after to take off his socks.

"At this point, it scares me that a person can read me so easily," she humored, sliding to where her husband was.

Not caring if his clothes would get wet, Heaven hugged his waist from behind. 

"I just… have a lot of things in my mind," she confessed while he glanced over at her. "And I don't know how to tell you without raising questions that would lead to another."

Dominic blinked, watching her lift her head to him slightly. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly. 

"You don't have to tell me if you're not ready," he said, unbuttoning the first three buttons of his suit. "But whatever it is, I know you'll figure things out, eventually."

"I'm lucky, am I?" she let out an airy laugh. "Just what did I do to deserve you?"

Heaven moved away until her back touched the curve of the tub, waiting for him to join her. "You have work tomorrow?"

"No." Dominic slowly grinned, bending over and tilting his head. Before his lips could touch her, he whispered, "How can I? When I know I would be making love with you till morning."

Heaven grinned before closing her eyes, inhaling his breath as their lips met. Her damped arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him into the tub even before he could take off everything. 

"I'll do it," she whispered into his mouth, making him give up on taking off everything else, knowing she would do it for him…

"With your mouth," he requested under his breath.

And just like that, Dominic joined her in the tub without letting her lips go. 

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