Thalia "I'm home, sweetheart," Luciano said, swallowing his tears. Lucille got up from her seat and hugged Luciano through the gap between the seats. Luciano removed his seatbelt and engulfed Lucille in his arms, muttering "Dad's home" to comfort the crying child. I, too, couldn't help but tear up as I watched their long-awaited reunion. For the past four years, I've gotten used to being alone. I had already conditioned my mind that Lucille and I would be the only members of our family. Yet here we are. Lucille broke away from the hug, her cheeks stained with tears. Luciano chuckled and sniffed as he held onto both of her cheeks. "What are we going to do with you, sweetheart? You're covered in tears. How are you going to make friends at this point?" She stopped crying and looked at her dad with wide eyes. "Am I ugly now?" He threw his head back in amusement while shaking his head. "Of course not, baby. You're still the prettiest." He wiped her tears with the pad of
Thalia I thought that Emily was going to stop at that. However, she continued flirting with Luciano right in front of my face. She went closer to him, and in the process, she pushed me to the side. Luciano looked at me with concern and was about to run by my side. However, he was stopped when Emily suddenly held onto his arms. "And so macho, too," she smiled. "You're putting all the men in Amari Coast to shame with the way you look." He chuckled nervously. "That's not really my objective." "And you're humble too!" she exclaimed in an overly-sweet voice. "How perfect can you get?" "Right, honey?" Mrs. Miller agreed. "I told you that you'll like him the moment you see him. You didn't even believe me at first." "That's because you always arranged me with hillbillies, mom. But I guess you did well with this one." I raised one of my eyebrows. Why is she acting like she already has a chance with Luciano? "So, what's your name?" she nearly purred, running her fingers down his
Thalia "Where are you going again?" I asked Grandpa Ferri, who was currently arranging his bags for an alleged trip. "To my old friend's new house. He finally retired from his job, so he bought a villa on the farthest parts of Amari Coast. I heard that it was mansion-like, so I really want to go." "And you're taking Lucille because?" He smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "Well, it's the weekends, and my friend also has a granddaughter around the same age as Lucille. I want the two of them to become friends," he cheerily said. "Won't you like that?" "Of course I do," I sighed. "But wouldn't it be too much of a hassle for you to take care of Lucille when you're there to enjoy with your friends?" He shook his head. "Definitely not. Lucille's a well-behaved kid, and they have lots of maids, too, so rest assured that she wouldn't be neglected. Us old people will probably stay in the villa the whole day drinking some wine." "Grandpa," I reprimanded. "You shouldn'
Third Person's POVThe two of them sat in complete silence, only clad in their bathrobes while sitting awkwardly on the bed. They had just finished showering—separately, of course, and now, only the sound of a forgotten 90's TV show was heard inside the room. Thalia let out an impatient sigh before leaning back against the bed frame. "Are we just going to sit here and do nothing?" she asked, finally having the courage to break the silence.Luciano smiled sheepishly and went closer to her, placing his rough hand over her bare thigh—barely hovering above the smooth skin. Thalia let out a loud chuckle. "When did you become so timid? Our skin isn't even touching," she laughed. He chuckled awkwardly as he covered his face in embarrassment. "I don't know what to do!" "What do you mean?" she asked. "We've done this before. And I'm pretty sure that you've done this plenty of times when I wasn't around."He uncovered his face and apologetically looked at her. "Don't look so apologetic,
Thalia "I fucking hate you," I spat, trying to get away from Luciano's hold. "Bambi, wait," he pleaded, holding onto my waist, halting me from moving out of the bed. "Let go," I said through gritted teeth, the pain shooting up my body as I struggled to get away from his hold. "Luciano," I warned. "Let go or else." "Or else what?" he asked with a smirk on his face. I sighed and relaxed on the bed, tired of fighting his stubborn ass. "I can't believe you. You didn't stop at three fucking times. You even went in for a fourth round. A fourth one!" I emphasized. He looked at me with wide innocent eyes—like he didn't just annihilate me a few moments back. We started after lunch, and now it was the evening. I didn't even have the strength to prepare our dinner because of the activity we had done for three hours straight. "It's been a while since I've tasted your body, bambi. I forgot just how addicting it is," he smiled and licked his lips. "If you'd permit me, then maybe we
Thalia "They're here," I said, pushing Luciano away from me. "I told you to stop kissing me half an hour ago!" I scolded him. "Now, it's going to be obvious that we've made out with each other just now." He chuckled and wiped his lips, trying to calm them down before Lucille and Grandpa Ferri came through the door. "Well, you didn't push me away, so...," he cockily said. I rolled my eyes and turned away from him. Well, it's true that he's so damn tempting that I just couldn't pull away, but still! It's his fault for wanting to kiss me. "Shut up. They're here," I told him, standing up from the couch to open the front door for them. I opened the door and was greeted by Lucille with her backpack on and Grandpa Ferri with a huge fruit basket in hand. I gestured for Luciano to take the basket from Grandpa Ferri, and he obediently did so. He placed it on top of the living room table while Grandpa Ferri busily placed down his belongings in his room. "How was your trip?" I kneeled
ThaliaI woke up with a smile on my face, snuggling deeper into the warmth right beside me. I slowly opened my eyes to gaze at Luciano but frowned when I saw him angrily typing on his phone. "Fuck," he muttered under his breath as he closed his eyes and massaged the bridge of his nose. I looked at him with a worried expression. I held onto his forearm and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Hey, you alright?" I asked. He opened his eyes, startled to see me awake. "Oh, hey," he greeted. "You're already awake?"I slowly nodded my head. "Are you alright?" I asked. "Is everything alright?"He nodded his head with a simple smile on his face. The worried expression he had a while ago was now replaced with ease, making me more confused."Yeah," he said. "Just texting Reese, that's all.""Oh," I said. "Is he alright?"Even if I already consider myself as not part of my old family, there's still a part of me that wonders if they're doing alright—especially Reese."Reese is doing great," he said. "
Thalia“Where are you going?” I asked, sitting up straighter as I watched Luciano put on his jacket.Lucille and I were currently on the couch, going over some of her vocabulary when Luciano went out of the room, all dressed-up.We decided to have our date in the afternoon because Grandpa Ferri had to attend to something this morning, and there was no one else to take care of Lucille.“I’m heading to the town to look for something,” he said.I raised my eyebrows. “And what might that be?"“A good restaurant,” he smiled. “I’m also planning on buying some flowers along the way.”“Can I come with you, daddy?” Lucille asked, bouncing up and down on her seat.Luciano apologetically smiled as he ruffled her hair. “I’m sorry, princess. You’re just going to get tired since I’ll be walking around. I’ll make sure to buy you some chocolates, though. Is that alright?”“Hmm,” she nodded her head. He then went closer to me and placed a kiss on my head. “My car ran out of gas today,” he sheepishly