Anete Point of View

Oh no, indeed!

I looked at him worriedly and so does everyone else.

"Here goes nothing." And my arse brother is back.

"What is it?" Cacao asked hurriedly. "What secret is it and what gift is it?" He went to Crispin Almond and shook him violently like a – *I'm so sorry to call you this, Cacao* - like a psychopath.

"Theia, what have you done?" Crispin groaned trying to shake off Cacao's hands from his body.

"It's just a small gift that we prepared for the new parents. That is it." Theia giggled awkwardly but the damage is already done.

The monster in Cacao has woken up. The itch to know the secret and the pain to tell it to someone has woken up.

The Blabbermouth monster is here!

"What gift is it?" Cacao asked to which Ilaria and Zorion gave me a mix of amused and worried look.

"Nothing much, Ned. Just a few books and massage chairs. Now this is not really a secret so I hope you forget about it." Crispin moved to Cacao, held him by shoulders and rubbed them coaxingly.

If I didn't know they are brothers, then anyone would've thought different about their actions. But then again, this family has always been scandalously close and affectionate.

"But she said it was a secret. How is it not really a secret then? I need to call them. I need to call them now." Almost like a vampire on steroids, he zoomed to the table where his phone is. But his family is faster.

Just when he was about to get hold of his phone, Bosc, the body builder of the family picked Cacao from the back of his collar with one hand and Cacao was flapping his hands and almost off the floor feet to reach the device.

On record, the others too reached him and tried to control him. Some his hands and some held him by waist and a whole lot of manpower was needed to restrain him.

At that moment I realized something. When he wants to know a secret or reveal it, at that moment, he possess inhuman strength.

Just look at how many of them are trying to restrain him. But the cherry on the top was Cacao's expressions.

The way he was gritting, almost showing veins, all his thirty two teeth along with his gums are full on display and his hair – gosh, his silky amazing hair was flying back heroically.

A wonder of the wonders is, only his hair is affected by the wind and everything was going in slow motion making it like I'm watching an Indian TV show.

I once watched a couple of Indian TV series when I was feeling down and their special effects are blinding and so over the top. Seeing how those effects are now on live in front of me, I think they look good on Sir Cacao.

"Oh boy, Ned, will you calm your curls down." Curls? Is it a replacement for something? Aunt Love is so funny!

"Cacao, actually they know about the gifts." I spoke suddenly causing him to struggle a little lesser than before.

"But she said it was a secret." He cried out.

Should I laugh or cry for goodness sake. He is so extra and I just love it.

"That is because – umm, because she meant.. yes, she meant that to be a secret but tell me is it really a secret though? Everyone here prepared some kind of gifts to them right? How is it a secret?"

"Right, yes."

"True."

"Yes yes. It is not a secret."

"That is what I was going to say." Following my reason, everyone agreed to it.

Every Almond has only one expression on their face, gratitude. They nodded at me gratefully with eyes filled with love and expectations.

Cacao, on the other hand, calmed down by a lot and fell in his own thoughts which scared me a little. I cannot think of anymore explanation if he chose to not believe me.

I am smart but to twist words and meanings to this extent to make sense out of nonsense is out of my capability.

"I did prepare a gift too and so does everyone. But why did you say it was a secret then?" The now calm Cacao turned to Theia and asked with a frown.

Poor Theia, although she is an opera artist, she still couldn't cover up the paleness of her face. Poor, truly poor!

Theia looked around for some kind of help but how can they help her when they don't even know to? So everyone kept mum until her eyes landed on me and the dull in her eyes suddenly brightened.

Uh huh! Why do I have a weird feeling in my stomach suddenly?

I hope she is not thinking of something strange, not with me involved I hope.

"I said that because I wanted you to kiss Anete." Say what?

"Kiss me?"

"Kiss her?" I and Cacao said in one voice and one expression which is complete disbelief.

I mean, what kind of cover up is this? Why am I involved in this?

"Kiss!"

"Kiss?"

"Kissss"

"Ki-ki-kiss?" The Almonds reaction was something like this.

"I'm sorry?"

"What the –" We Allard siblings were the loudest in reaction. The last one was from Zorion though.

One look at him and anyone can tell how petrified and utterly speechless he looked. But there was one person who's voice was surely low but expression was quite loud.

Bartlett!

The poor female-phobic guy looked like he was just dug out of a coffin after thousands of years.

He looked - mummified!

"Uh, Theia, what are you saying? It makes no sense –" Crispin whisper yelled at her but that whisper was loud enough to be heard by everyone.

"It makes sense." Theia spoke in relief and looks like she found true sense in what she uttered earlier. "Anete is gorgeous."

"And?" Cacao shrugged, clearly implying that he knew that even if she didn't say it.

"And I wanted you to go wild and kiss her in the process of concealing the secret." Is this supposed to be a reasonable explanation?

However, I did like the notion of kissing though!

"But I could've kissed Crispin or Bosc or Bart or even dad to control it." At Cacao's words, Crispin and Bosc pulled their wives in front of them as shields while his dad was totally iconic.

He actually touched his lips with his hand while having a mix of doubt and disgust on his face.

"Come on, Cacao, the way you were stealing glances at Anete every now and then, would you even consider anyone when the situation really arises?" Theia winked at his shocked person but a wave of shock hit me as well.

He was looking at me?

Stealing glances at me secretly?

When?

I was looking at him all the time, both directly and secretly!

"That was because she is shining today. Nothing else!" Cacao coughed out and looked everywhere else but me.

"So the secret! Cacao, I and Crispin bought secret gifts for the couples and I want you to keep the secret to yourself until they receive their gifts." Theia said raising a brow at Cacao in challenge.

Uh excuse me, your honor! What about my standing in this situation?

Are they not going to think or ask me if I like it or not?

Seeing my questioning face, Theia answered the unasked question with a wink and a smirk.

Seriously!

But now the main problem is back! Hearing Theia's confession, everyone was stunned was another issue but Cacao started to puff hot air through his nostrils like a bull, and started to act wild again.

"Mrs. Theia Almond, what have you done?" I exclaimed peeking at the now fully possessed Cacao.

If anyone didn't know, they would definitely think that he was indeed possessed by an evil spirit.

"Crispin, I told you Theia's brain failed after she gave birth, did you listen to me? Look what she is doing now." Cacao growled at Crispin and Theia while everyone was trying to control and restrict him.

His eyes briefly found me and a kind of pure unadulterated desire caught me off guard. While struggling again, he still shook his head and tried to think clearly before he did something he shouldn't.

"I was trying to be a good husband." Crispin's muttering did everything that shouldn't be done.

Those who was holding the wild Cacao suddenly loosened their grips and snickered while others laughed out at Crispin's husbandly-love for his wife.

Taking this as a chance, Cacao got out of restrictions and went to grab his mobile which isn't there now. Theia was holding the phone now and waved it triumphantly.

In an attempt to pull the phone from Theia, he raced to her. I only felt someone push me forward and then everything happened so fast that for a several moments, I didn't know how I now ended up on the floor with Cacao on me and –

His lips on mine.

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Another glance at how severe Cacao can be when his condition strikes is here.

Who, here, is gossip monger and cannot keep a secret to yourself? To be the first one to reveal, I don't gossip and can keep secrets too well.

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Anete sure knows how to draw logic in worst situations but fate is playing for and against her at the same time.

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