Chapter 582 - A little bit of freedom

7 June, Matthew's Villa, City K

Walking into the Villa, Matthew could hear noises coming from the indoor pool.  He had, growing up thought it was a waste when his grandparents had the extension built to install it, but with Lexi's injuries it was perfect for her to use for water-based rehabilitation.  From his past injuries, water-based rehabilitation was an easy way to proceed, and every time he felt his recovery was sped up.

Without thinking, he quickly headed to the indoor pool, and not only saw Lexi in the water, with who he had to presume was an assigned physiotherapist working her through some gentle exercises, while Dominic was playing in the pool, without a real care.

Matthew noticed the moment that Lexi spotted him, as she called out "You are home…"

Chuckling Matthew responded "Stating the obvious.  Are you meant to be…"

"Doing this.  Obviously otherwise I would not be in the water.  It is only gentle exercises, with the Physio Dr Yu assigned from the base."

Matthew noticed the physiotherapist with that mention, turn. The moment he spotted Matthew, he could see the struggle in him, immediately wanting to snap to attention.  The problems with rank, even in his own home…

Quickly Matthew said "At easy.  This is home, not a military base, so simply do your job…"

He could see Lexi laughing silently there and could not help shaking his head.  Watching his wife and son for a minute or so Matthew added "I will leave you to what you are doing.  But Dominic your Uncle Stephen called me today, and said he was going to bring pizzas because he said he owed you a pizza and movie night."

Dominic turned and looked directly at Matthew before yelling "Yeah! Maybe this time he will let me watch Harry Potter rather than a cartoon that he always insists on.  Does he think I am a baby?"

Before he could even respond, Lexi quickly said "Not a baby, but how many times at your pleading have the two of you watched Cars or … let me think…"

"Mummy!  Stop!  You are letting everyone know what I like.  All my friends have watched Harry Potter and I want to watch it."

"Dominic, stop pouting.  If your Uncle Stephen agrees that it is alright, then I think your Daddy Matthew and I will agree."

Dominic looked between Matthew and Lexi, before saying "Fine!"

Matthew could not help but smile, and calmly said "I will let the staff know what is happening.  Dominic have fun, but be careful of your Mummy."

Dominic called out "Do you think I am silly Daddy Matthew.  I know Mummy has not recovered from her injuries, so I need to be careful."

Before he could respond, Matthew watched Dominic, dive under the water.  He could not help but smile, as he had heard Dominic call him Daddy Matthew.  Was that a sign that thing were returning to normal?  He was hoping that it was, because it was hurting him that Dominic had been reacting against both him and Lexi.

He turned and looked at Lexi who again was absorbed in simply lifting her injured arm, and leg in the water.  The determination to do everything she could to recover as quickly as she could from the injuries was visible on her face.  That was something that had not changed.  Knowing that Warren Officer Wang would have placed his briefcase in his secure home office, Matthew hurried into the change room area, and changed out of his uniform into swimwear.  He hoped by getting into the water, the physiotherapist would show him thing he could help Lexi with over the weekends.  He was worried that if he did not know specifically what to do, his wife in her determination to recover as quickly as possible would cause herself further injuries.

As he came back into the pool, he observed Dominic, jumping into the deep end of the pool.  There was no question he was their son, he knew little fear.  All Matthew could do was smile.

Moving closer to Lexi he quietly echoed the thoughts he had and said, "No question whose child he is, we both have lack of fear in some situations."

Lexi shook her head and responded quietly "Speak for yourself.  I am no daredevil like you, and our son."

"You have to be joking with that comment, Miss Speed Demon.  Who loves going as fast as she can on racetracks?  Some mirage or you."

Splashing Matthew as best she could with her left-hand Lexi said "Me.  But I took appropriate lessons to learn how to do that safely."

"So says the woman who at, let me remember, thirteen stole the keys to her father's Lamborghini and took it for a joyride through the streets."

"So, I drove it safely."

"Not as I remember it.  You were just lucky the police decided not to intercept you…"

"As if they could have caught me…"

Smiling Matthew said "Proving my point.  You have lack of fear in certain circ.u.mstances, so do not be surprised in what our son is like."

"But…"

Matthew reached over and touching his fingers to her lips said "Hush.  I have some questions to ask."

Matthew saw the physio tense up out of the corner of hie eye, and turned to face him and said "You are?"

"Lieutenant An Sir."

"Lieutenant, no sirs here.  I am just a husband worried about his wife, but knowing her as I do she will want to do everything to speed up her recovery."

"The Major when he assigned me, suspected that Sir, hence why he assigned me.  I only live about ten minutes away, and before you ask my wife is from the capital and her wealthy family, who love me, always worry about her living on a military base so they purchase a property for us to live in wherever I am deployed to.  The only condition I put on it is that I must be no more than an hour drive at any time of day from the base.  Subject to what Madam Rong wants I will come in before I head to base or on my way home.  But I can show you some simple things you can do on the days I do not come."

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