Gabriel grinned and nodded to hear what his mother said. “Yes, Mom.”
After Gabriel returned to the dining room, Anna escorted Rosalind to a small garden outside of the house. The kitchen itself was at the back of the house, and the garden was near the kitchen. So they walked to the garden through the kitchen’s back door.
After sitting there and enjoying the silence for a few seconds, Anna smiled at Rosalind. “I brought you here to thank you.”
“What for?” Rosalind raised her eyebrow. “I did nothing.”
But Anna shook her head, completely disagreed with Rosalind. “No, you’re wrong. When you accept Gabriel’s proposal, it means a lot to him.” She took a deep breath. “Gabriel once almost married another woman, but she disappeared. My son …” Anna took a deep breath and wep
Bianca nodded. She was curious now. “Yes, Mom. Tell me, hurry! I want to know!”“So when I went upstairs to Gabriel’s room, his room was locked. Gabriel opened the door for me, but Rosalind was still on the bed. So I could figure it out if they wanted more time to be alone.”“Mom!” Bianca shook her head. “Maybe Rose was just tired. It’s too short for Gabriel to ….” She blushed and patted her cheeks. “Ah, Mom, you have a naughty mind.”“But they will have a baby soon. It’s logical, isn’t it? What do you think?”Bianca shrugged. “Maybe, but surely Rose is healthy, right?”“I think so. If not, she’ll surely tell us.”“Good, then.”The two
Rosalind gulped and tried to clear a lump in her throat because she was too happy. After a few seconds, she finally nodded. “Yes, Gabe. I’m so happy. At first, I thought I would only be your mistress ….” Taking a deep breath, she gazed at him full of love. “I thought it was only sex—”“But you are wrong,” he said, interrupting what she wanted to say.“Yes, I was wrong.” She smiled, and her smile made her more beautiful. “Thank you ….”“For what?” He raised his eyebrow.“For this … Also, for proposing to me. For loving me.” She shook her head and smiled wider. “I can’t ask for a better man. I’m so lucky to have you.”
Gabriel said nothing and leaned his head on a pillow. Rosalind stirred in her sleep, so he reached out his hand to stroke her hair. She smiled without opening her eyes.“Gabriel?” Anna asked.“Sorry, Mom. What did you say?”“Your mind was distracted. Has something happened?”“Ah, I just saw Rose in her sleep. She is so gorgeous.”Anna laughed, happy to see how her son was completely in love with his future wife. “Okay, I won’t disturb you again. Please kiss and hug Rose for me.”“Yes, Mom.”Then he stared at his fiancee again. She slept so peacefully un
Rosalind nodded as she kept staring at the rings. “It’s lovely and not too big. So I can use it every day. The pair is beautiful too, but I wonder if you like it. What do you think?”“I like it,” Gabriel said.Then she smiled at him. “Try the ring.”“Put it on my finger.”“It feels like we are already married.” She giggled, but she did what Gabriel said and put the ring on his finger. The black diamond fitted his finger until she let out a satisfied sigh. He put the smaller ring on Rosalind’s finger too. She smiled as she stared at the ring.Gabriel nodded because the simple ring was something he liked, but he wanted Rosalind to decide. &ldquo
At night, Rosalind enjoyed dinner with Gabriel. She prepared chicken caesar salad, garlic butter shrimp, and a thick ham and chicken cream soup.While she poured orange juice for herself, Gabriel kissed her neck and hugged her from behind. “Baby, what did you cook? The smell is so good!”“Why don’t you see it yourself?” She continued pouring champagne for him into another wineglass.Afterward, he took the two wineglasses with a hand and held her hand in another. Placing both glasses on the table, he grinned to see the meals. “My, my, I will be rounder soon if you keep cooking many tasty meals like these.”She giggled and shook her head. “You haven’t tried them yet. Let’s eat!”
The next day, Gabriel went to the office as usual. Rosalind got ready to visit some wedding dress boutiques by choosing to wear a sleeveless V-neck emerald baby doll dress and a pair of flat shoes in a similar color shade of her dress.Luca called her, “Miss Rosalind, I’m on my way. Do you want to go earlier?”“No, we will go as scheduled,” she said. “Have you had breakfast yet?”“Not yet, miss, but I’ll have one when I’ll be waiting as you go shopping.”“Come earlier. I’ll make you a sandwich and salad.”Luca grinned as he loved Rosalind’s meals. “Thank you, miss.”Ten minu
When they were already in the car, Rosalind sat in the middle of Bianca and Anna. Isabella sat in the front seat next to Luca.“Where will we go?” Rosalind asked.“How about we go to the Mystique Boutique?” Anna suggested. “Their collections are wonderful. Also, I know it’s recommended to celebrities.”“Yes, Mom. Kathy, Gabriel’s personal assistant, once brought me to visit the shop. I agree their collections are wonderful.”Anna beamed as her daughter-in-law agreed with her. She held Rosalind’s hand and patted it gently. “Great!”“So we already have an option. I think we must think of another option.” Bianca patted her chin. &ldqu
The manager immediately asked her staff to prepare some wedding dresses. Anna, Bianca, and Isabella accompanied Rosalind to see the dresses. There were so many wedding dresses to see, but Rosalind focused on the type of dresses that fitted to her body type the most.Anna insisted Rosalind wear a white wedding dress, considering all brides in the Da Costa family always wore white wedding dresses. After checking all the dresses, Rosalind had three potential dresses to choose.The first was an off-the-shoulder sleeveless fit and flare wedding dress with sweetheart neckline type. The material was from lace, so it created romantic and feminine nuance. It stressed her bosom, waist, hip, and bottom well. When she tried it on, Anna and Bianca approved the dress as they nodded to see it.Isabella whistled to see her we