Jane eyed Lia's face as they sat down at their booth to eat. They were at an ice cream parlor, the very same one Fernando had brought her to. that one time. Lia avoided her gaze and picked up the menu, smiling as she looked through the list.Perhaps she could get some and Fernando could lick it before going down on her again. Lia's eyes opened at her train of thoughts and she flushed, looking around her to see if anyone else was watching her. No one. Phew!Lia rolled her eyes when she saw Jane staring and shrugged. She won't make things easy for her by telling her, she was a married woman through and through. Jane was smart anyway so she would figure it out. "Oh my God," Jane gasped, putting her hands over her mouth. Her eyes were wide and her head was shaking of its own accord.'Bingo,' Lia whispered under her breath as a waiter walked up to their table to retrieve the menu and their order. "This, and this, oh and this." Lia pointed to several options and the waiter nodded, jotting
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fernando asked, eyeing the shopping cart weirdly. Lia threw a pack of potato chips into the cart and turned to look at him. "We talked about this babe, it's okay. Besides we are already here so we might as well—" she trailed off as she spotted something that wasn't on her list that she wanted to get. "Uhm babe, just relax and look around. If there's anything you need, then take it." "Uhm—" he looked unsure and she shook her head. "Just go." She walked off, pushing the shopping cart in front of her, bee list in her other hand. She paused beside the sweets aisle tears filling up her eyes as a memory came back to her. "Mummy, pink," Janet Lawson shook her head, looking down at her list again. "It's not on the list Amelia. We are only getting things on the list." "But I want it." Young Lia protested but Janet didn't bulge. Young Lia started crying, right there in the middle of the sweet aisle. "Babe, you okay?" Fernando asked, his hand on her s
"It's so beautiful," Lia gushed, looking at the beach in front of them. This was their seventh date or was it the tenth or twelfth? She couldn't remember the exact number but the number really didn't matter. It had to be a big number though because Fernando had gone all out. He had booked them a reservation at the South Beach, the most popular beach in Miami. She had missed most of view because she had slept all through the plane ride from NY to Miami. Fernando had hired a pilot for this trip saying he wanted to be close to her. Now, she could tick Australia and Miami off her list of places she had never been before. She couldn't help but imagine how her life had been before Fernando came into it. Yes the road had been pretty rough and the challenges had been great but we survived. Even though things felt like nothing could spoil their thunder, she knew they hadn't seen the worst of it. Not that she was looking forward to worse things for them but they were inevitable. Lia eyed
Janet Lawson rose to her feet and brushed off some dirt from her dress, smiling at the duo. They looked so shocked, she would have been offended in another situation but she perfectly understood. She was supposed to be dead, after all. She took two steps towards them and frowned when Lia took four steps back, pulling Fernando with her. She couldn't help but notice how close they were and she narrowed her eyes at that. She chose to worry about that later, after she was back inside the house and not standing outside.She raised her hands above her head and smiled. "I'm not a Ghost.”Lia eyed the woman standing before her in disbelief. This was the same woman she had cried her eyes out for and fallen into depression because of. The same woman Jane had fought her over because she was too into herself and her needs. "This has to be a dream," she muttered, her hands over her mouth as tears filled her eyes. "You're dead!" Fernando tried to reach for her hand but she pulled away. He sig
Fernando sighed as soon as he said that and closed his eyes."Fer," Lia started but he shook his head. "You guys are acting like children. And why are you so concerned if she magically disappeared and is back, Lia? Shouldn't you be happy to have your mother back?" Lia blinked repeatedly, her eyes watering. Fernando had never shouted at her before—well not since they became a real couple he hadn't. She leaned back in her chair and just stared."You owe us an explanation," Fernando said, eyeing Janet and she gulped.She nodded. "Yes I admit I disappeared on the wedding day but I swear it wasn't my fault." She paused and eyed her daughter then Fernando. Both of them were quietly watching her. "I got into an accident and I was in a coma for a very long time. I just recently woke up. I was surprised to hear you talk about a funeral or a tombstone. I have no idea about that." Lia blinked back tears and just stared. It was Fernando that asked the question she was desperate to ask. "Why
The door opened just as Janet slid off the bed and Fernando walked in. Lia itched to run to him but she stopped herself and instead took her time getting off the bed. "Fernando," Janet rose to her feet before Lia could and walked towards him, taking his hand. Lia looked away, unable to admire the picture they made standing together like that. This was what should have been but then her mother had an accident while coming for the wedding. She had been forced to replace her and now she was being forced to hide her relationship. Why was life so cruel? Her husband was standing less than 5 ft away and she couldn’t grab him and kiss him senseless. Until they were sure that her mother was okay and that she could handle the news, they would pretend. "Lia," she felt a hand on her shoulder and she shook, sighing in relief when she saw it was Fernando. She wanted to wrap her arms around his neck but she held herself. “Why are you still up?” she asked as if she didn’t understand that they b
Fernando sat up on the bed and took of his shirt. He placed it beside him on the bed and rested his head against the pillow again. He eyed the spot where his shirt was, the same spot where Lia used to sleep when Janet wasn’t around. He wants nothing more than to have her in his arms, like it used to be. He still didn’t understand why they had to deny themselves for a woman who left him at the altar.Lia was really the only reason why he hadn’t acted out to Janet because she was having all these ideas in her head about them getting back together. So much time had passed, did she really think he would wait? Was he supposed to?If he had met and married some other woman, would he also have to pretend? Couldn’t Janet see Lia as some other woman and not her daughter? He couldn’t sleep anymore because Lia wasn’t in bed with him. Before, just knowing she was lying beside him gave him peace but now that she was downstairs in that guestroom with Janet, he was restless.As he closed his eyes t
"Thank you," Fernando rubbed his hands in glee as Lia placed a plate of pancakes in front of him. She had been up since the crack of dawn and with no hope of sleep in sight, she had decided to get cooking. It had taken about 30 minutes for her to come to a decision. Pancakes had been the only favorable choice in the end. After the second round in the shower, she had slipped back to her room and slept beside Janet. For the first time since Janet showed up, Lia had slept easily and well. She couldn't wait until they could tell Janet everything. "It looks so great Lia, nicely done." Janet praised as she poured syrup all over hers. Fernando made a face and Lia bit her lip, fighting back a chuckle. Fernando hated syrup and preferred to eat his pancakes with olive oil instead of using syrup. He wouldn't actually do it but that was how much he hated syrup. "Thanks mum," Lia patted her mother's lap as she took her seat again. "I learnt it all from you." "Well, I guess I'm a good teacher