“Well, why don’t we introduce ourselves first?”
Sophia could not help but to laugh as she watches the three most important women in her life right now interact like this. She did not even dare to imagine that this day will come—this day that Miss Minchin, Cleo, and Jaylene will meet through her. Sure, Cleo knows Miss Minchin, but it is not necessarily true to Miss Minchin, there it is Miss her suggestion that they should introduce themselves more properly. She knows that this is about to get more and more interesting.
She is happy, beyond happy, and
Sophia is really excited to meet Navier’s family, but now that they are entering their village, she could not help but to hold onto her seatbelt hard. She is very nervous and all the negative thoughts are already invading her mind. There is still a huge possibility—a fifty-fifty chance—that Navier’s family will not like her. She does not know what to do if ever they decided that they do not like her for Navier.Navier must have sensed her distress and immediately held her hand instead. He was easily driving with one hand. “They will love you, you know? You don’t have to be nervous.”
SOPHIA’S POVMeeting Navier’s family is one of the best moments that I have now and I will forever cherish this day. Nicole and Sage are like a set of big siblings that I never have and most of our dinner time, Sage and Navier spent moments teasing and bullying Nicole! I laughed too hard at how their set-up works. It was a nice feeling of having older siblings because I never really know how it felt before. Our night is more than perfect when I get to know Mrs. Leanna Ortega—their wonderful mom.Mrs. Ortega—it is still hard calling her “mom&rd
NAVIER’S POVI knew that my mom would like Sophia and I am really happy that I am right. Nicole and Sage already liked Sophia the moment they met her, and now having mom on the list feels like a very satisfying validation. It was really a fun decision to wait for mom before officially introducing her. The wait is worth it.Our mom, the ever beautiful Leanna Ortega, would often joke about how she wanted more daughters. Nicole and I, even our dad, all know that her lighthearted jokes about wanting more children are closer to the truth rather than being a simple joke. S
SOPHIA’S POV“You’ll have to promise me lots of dates soon, okay, sweetheart? And if ever this son of mine does something you didn’t like, you have my number. Call me anytime, anywhere, and I’ll beat him up for you.”I could not help myself but to laugh more with Mrs. Ortega’s reminders before we go. When she opens her arms, I hug her as tightly as I can because even if we are going to see each other again, I am already going to miss her. She pats my hand one last time before letting me go.
NAVIER’S POVI cannot help but to pace back and forth here in my office. I already finished everything that will distract me from having all these thoughts, and now I do not have anything better to do but fully welcome them. I should not be this worried but when it comes to Sophia, every little detail counts and I knew something has been bothering her since last night.The thing that makes it harder for me is that she did not ask about anything nor she did not clarify what seems to be her problem. Given that what bothers her may not be related to me at all, but still
NICOLE’S POVI do not know how to address this feeling that I have, but I am sure that something happened when mom and Sophia had their alone talk together. I am also sure that I am not losing my mind nor simply having this weird intuition. I know I am right, damn it. What I only cannot do is actually pinpoint what is the actual thing that happened.Pacing back and forth here in my room—I am still here at the mansion because I did not leave—I am taking my time whether I should confront mom or not. I mean, I cannot really confront her, so the proper polite
NICOLE’S POVJean Gilmore is one hopeless romantic man, and it was not a secret on how much he admires me since our high school days. I do not mind it. I do not mind people liking and admiring me as long as they like. It is their choice and it is something that we cannot control If they like me, then they like me. What I cannot do and all I can assure them is that I will not return the feelings for me. Out of the people who had the guts to actually confess to me, this very man can prove what I am talking about.The only difference now is that things have changed. Not
SAGE’S FLASHBACKFour years ago…Death is inevitable. If one would think about it, it is so simple—it is the natural ending for everyone in this world. I am not scared of death because since I was young, I understood and saw death with my own eyes. Not that I am the one who was facing it, but I watched people die at a young age that I even thought that it was dying and killing are the same thing. Death is inevitable. I know that one day I will face my own.