The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

The rest of the day was a blur as Lanni finished up the work on her desk before starting to scout for another headline. There was no such thing as too soon for a new task in her dictionary and certainly not on her calendar.

There was nothing much happening in the country at the moment. Most of the articles submitted on her desk these days were of celebrities catching their partners cheating, getting fans talking for days then later reporting that it was a misunderstanding and getting back together. That, or the artists that had most fans shipping them coupling up. That was as old as hell and most of it was scripted for publicity, which she knew from a diary she had once stumbled upon while searching for a new novel to read.

It wasn't that she wished for bad things to happen so she would get something to write about but it would be nice if there was more news—both good and bad.

Hence, she wrote an email with a suggestion to Lin Jian.

On Saturday, she woke up with a smile on her face. She was so excited for her cake tasting that the realization that her husband was not in bed or anywhere in the house didn't dull her enthusiasm.

She checked the time and frowned when she saw that it was almost midday. No wonder she was so hungry. She rubbed her empty stomach and strolled downstairs to make herself something to eat, only to find a covered tray on the kitchen island. Beside it was a note held in place by an empty coffee cup.

She lifted the coffee cup and took the note, reading it with a smile.

[Good afternoon, Sleepyhead. At least I think you won't wake up until noon. Replace the second word with 'morning' if you do wake up before noon.

I set the coffee for 11:30 and brunch is on me. Now feed your lazy ass before the cake tasting. Remember to leave some space for the samples! Love, Xiehan.]

She chuckled. Who the hell wrote 'feed your lazy ass' on a sweet good morning note? But coming from him, it sent a kaleidoscope of butterflies fluttering in her stomach. Her attraction for him hadn't dulled in the slightest. She devoured her food before giving Luna a call.

The latter picked up on the first ring.

"Luna, are you coming for the cake tasting?" She asked.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world!" Luna was excited.

She smiled. This was really happening. "I'll send you the location. Meet you there in half an hour." She looked down at what she was wearing—Xiehan's t-shirt and nothing underneath it. "Make that an hour."

….

She and Luna arrived at the bakery within minutes of each other and they wouldn't stop chattering.

"You are really preparing for your wedding!" Luna chirped. She was more excited than she was about her own wedding.

"I am." Lanni couldn't tame her excitement. "My dress is ready too. I should try it out after the cake tasting. Right. What about Xiehan's suit? I should call to check."

She didn't need to call because Xiehan had arrived. He had overheard what she had just asked. "It will be ready for me to try in a few days." He said and pulled her to his side. Although they had spent the night in each other's arms, he kissed her lips when he saw her.

"Get a room, you two. You are blinding my baby." Luna grumbled at them.

Lanni pulled away and laughed, wanting to tell her that her baby's eyes hadn't even developed yet, and even if they had, it couldn't see from inside her womb.

The three of them entered the bakery. It was a grand bakery with a large hall specifically meant for cake tasting. The manager had already been notified of their arrival so he showed them to the table that had been reserved for them. To avoid ridiculous situations of patrons taking hours trying to decide on their flavor and design and then ending up picking none, the bakery only allowed a maximum of three people, which is why they had not called their friends to help them decide.

"There had to be a reason why this is the best bakery in town and now I know why." Luna hummed through a piece of straberry cake. It was exceptionally soft and the sweetness exploded in her mouth in a way that made her want to devour the entire sample. But, she had to save space to taste other flavors so she restrained herself.

"Is it weird that I want all of them?" Lanni grumbled.

"We can have all of them." Stated Xiehan and they both looked at him like he was out of his mind.

"What? My wife wants all of them so why not?" He asked matter-of-factly.

Lanni shook her head through a smile and gave up asking for his help choosing. He only had one solution for any options that were conflicting—take all of them.

In the end, she chose a gold and burgundy themed cake, which would be the major colors at her wedding, and the three layers would be vanilla, lemon and mint flavored. She liked the taste of lemon and mint but something about the green color on the frosting just didn't sit well with her. The bakery had warranted that she could change the flavors before the last week of her wedding. She wasn't planning to change it but it made her feel at ease.

When they left the bakery, she breathed out a sigh of relief every two seconds.

"How are you feeling?" He asked her.

"I could use a hug." She raised her arms as though she had been waiting for his question.

He pulled her into his arms for a tight hug and kissed the top of her head. "Why are you so anxious anyway?"

"I don't know." She purred against his chest. "There's just this gnawing feeling in me. I guess I'm just not used to being watched by everyone walking down the aisle in a wedding gown?"

"No one is ever used to talking down the aisle in a wedding gown. It's a new feeling no matter how many times you get married and it's okay to be nervous." He comforted her.

Luna was making a call, notifying the bridal gown store that they were ready for Lanni to try out her wedding gown and that they would be there in a few minutes.

He rubbed her back and suggested, "how about we skip the live broadcast part of the wedding? It would ease the pressure and you will have fewer eyes on you."

"Sounds perfect." She agreed. The live broadcast had been Lin Jian's idea and the thought of many people watching it on their phones and televisions made her nervous.

He nodded when he saw her significantly calm down. "I just received a message from the planners. The invitations are ready but they want us to take a look and approve of them before we send them out."

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AN

What cake color and flavor did you/would you choose for your wedding?

Let me know in the comments below!

I'll go first.

I'd choose vanilla strawberry any day. Cliché, I know, but it's my best flavor of everything that mixes the two.. Color would be peach or white.