When Drake came back. The door to Drake and Elian's room is blocked.

Eliza walks toward Drake behind her is Crowen carrying a thick blanket.

"Elian said he doesn't want to talk to you." Eliza smiles.

"Did you explain to him how unreasonable he was?" Drake frowns.

"We did. But it's no use." Crowen shakes his head sadly. "He is too spoiled. Maybe you will not like him any more? Besides you already have another wom--"

Eliza hits his stomach with her elbow.

"Are you telling him to break the engagement with your son?" Eliza glares at him.

Crowen shakes his head. "I just feel like Elian is too unreasonable. If he is like this, if the Duke has more children outside. Their family will not be quiet and harmonious. Iit's not goo--"

Eliza steps on his foot and squeeze.

Crowen wryly smiles shutting up.

Drake sneers at Crowen's kindness.

"I do not understand Elian's anger. I already told him that he has nothing to fear. But it seems his emotions won't allow him to understand me."

"He is just sad and worried. He is thinking that the new baby will be able to take your feelings away from him and the baby. So he better not want you earlier."

"So cowardly?" Drake taps his chin.

"Well, he is pregnant and thinking so much." Crowen adds. 'It was you who is at fault.' He wanted to say.

"What should I do?" Drake asks again. Unlike the usual certain Duke. Drake's been asking what to do from people.

"Well...First tell us what you feel for our son. We want to know if you still want to continue the marriage or not. And how serious you are." Eliza said.

"I am serious. I will marry him." Drake said.

"Why are you so obssessed with Elian? I will understand before but now..." Crowen looks at Drake, suspicious.

"Because he is cute." Drake said seriously.

"Ah?" Crowen and Eliza look at Drake with.....disbelief.

"What?" Eliza asks again.

"He is very cute. Adorable. Lovely. Like a monkey."

"I am not a monkey!" Elian shouted inside the room.

Drake smirks.

Eliza and Crowen look at the closed door in shocked.

"Eavesdropping? Why not show yourself and listen properly?" Drake smiles.

"......."

"Come here." Drake said.

"Zzzzzzz...."

Drake laughs loudly. Who snores so loud near the door?

"......Elian said you should sleep outside the room. I already prepared a room next door. Here is the blanket not prepared for you." Eliza smiles more warmly at Drake.

"Thank you mother." Drake smiles. In reality, Eliza and Drake are the same age. But now Drake is marrying Elian. Eliza doesn't feel repulsive about it.

"......." Elian doesn't know why his mother said that to Drake. Maybe he will misunderstand that he is the one that picked the blanket for him.....thought he really pick it....just....just pick it randomly.

"Actually, I can't sleep if it's not my bed." Drake sadly said. "It's fine. Ill just sleep in the floor."

"!!!!!"

Crowen sneers. 'Really? You'll sleep in the floor? Then why are you looking at my son's room as if you are guessing when will it open?' "Is that so? It feels like we are not attending properly with the Duke but it was you who refused to sleep in the room. So...Here is your blanket." Crowen smiles....regrettably in his face.

Drake snorts. "Okay Dad. Good night. I am very tired from working. My head and shoulders are stiff. But I will have to sleep in the floor to appease my bride's-to-be or what kind of man I am." Drake really sat on thr floor and cover his head and body with the thick blanket.

Eliza and Crowen feel like their stomach is turning upside down. 'He really sat on the floor???!!!!'

Drake smiles. It didn't even take 10 seconds he is sitting down when the door opened.

"......."

"Oh?" Drake opens one eye and looks at Elian.

Elian frowns. "Come inside."

"No. You sleep. I am fine here." Drake close his eyes.

"!!!!!" Elian glares at him.

Drake counted. Elian didn't close the door.

"If you want to sleep there then sleep there!" Elian angrily stomps his feet. Then he looks aggrieved at his parents. "Dad, Mom, you should sleep too. Night~"

"How about the Duke?" Eliza asks.

Elian glares at him. "Leave him. If he wants to stay there then.he should use his body and clean the floor!" He angrily take a deep breath and pout. He turns around and walk to the bed.

Drake stood up and followed. "Good night Dad, Mom." He smiles slyly and walks to the bed.

Eliza and Crowen walks to their room. Eliza is patting her husband's shoulder.

. . .

"Elian.."

Elian is in the left side of the bed and facing away from him.

"......."

"Sleep. Don't disturb me." Elian said.

"....I bought you a flower."

"I don't care. We have many flowers in the garden." Elian calmly replied. Still not looking at him.

"It's an eternal flower. It will never die or wilt. I bought it for you. As a symbol of my vow not to change and forget my love promises." Drake crawls to his side hugging Elian.

Elian eyes widen. Shock that Drake is really so bold.

"I don't like your flower." Elian still refuse to look at him.

"Okay. I will just leave it here."

"......"

"Elian, Im so tired today. There's so many work. My hands are tired from signing and writing."

"Then sleep." Elian frowns. He is distress but he is still mad. "......you can go and look up in the internet what to do if your hand is hurt. Can't you even do this thing?" Elian grumbles angrily. "Don't disturb me."

"I can't. My hand is hurt."

"..........I don't care." Elian closed his eyes.

"Hm....Are you going to sleep? Not going to tell me what you did today?"

Elian didn't open his eyes.

"Okay. Good night." Drake kisses his cheek and hug him.

Hearing Drake who doesn't usually snore, snores beside him. Elian opens his eyes, distress.

"Snoring is a sign of fatigue right?" Elian touches Drake's forehead."Good...He is not sick." He opens the internet and look for a hand massage technique. Slowly, reaching for Drake's hand, Elian takes a deep breath and when he successully hold his hand, he sighs. ".....you have a nice hands....Take care of it idiot." He softly massage Drake's hand.

Drake watches Elian, tenderly and meticulously massaging his hand. He just wanted to tease him.. how can he hurt his hand from writing? He is not that weak. But he now want to be a little weak infront of Elian.

A/N:

After my second dose of covid vaccine. I am so tired I feel sluggish and sleepy and tired and.....uhhh...hahahhahahaha. Stay safe. ♡