Lilian POV“Finn? What a surprise to see you here,” I commented, actually being surprised to see him there on my door. He hadn't called me or anything, which made me wonder what he was up to.“Hi, Lilian. How are you doing?" he asked as he hugged me in greeting.I smiled at him. “I'm great,” I replied. He was dressed casually and looked fine. I hadn’t seen him since Friday night, when we were at Milo’s. He had left after getting into arguments with Jensen, looking very uncomfortable. I felt bad for him, since I didn't like what Jensen had done to him. But he was here today, so I could conclude that he wasn't upset anymore, at least not with me.“I'm sorry I showed up unannounced, but I just wanted to see how you and the kids were doing,” he said, looking a little disconcerted. The simple, dark blue t-shirt he was wearing suited his dark skin perfectly. Finn was tall, a little taller than Jensen, and Jensen was 6'2. He was thin but muscular, and his dark eyes were serene and protectiv
Lilian POVHe and I were walking down the street next to each other. The afternoons in that neighborhood were very quiet, children played side by side, cars passed along the street, and everyday activity happened everywhere. “Today is a beautiful day,” I commented after a while as Finn and I walked side by side. I could see my house a few feet away, and if I looked toward the porch, I could still see my triplets and Jensen there.Finn wasn't saying anything, he had an expression and looked a little stiff. Was what he had to say to me that worrying? I thought he was going to talk about our ruined date on Friday night, or maybe he was going to say something related to that, so I didn't know how I was going to respond to that since I was already having something with Jensen, something that I still hadn't defined, but it was still something. “Um…” he cleared his throat, looking around, trying to find a way to say what he had to say. At that moment we had stopped on the street facing eac
Lilian POV“I'm talking about myself, Lilian. You know I love you very much, and I want you so bad...” Finn said it softly and then kissed me right there in the middle of the street.I gasped into the kiss, my thoughts so confused that I couldn't even reciprocate properly. Finn had one hand on the back of my neck and the other on my waist, pulling me closer to him as he deepened the kiss. His mouth on mine was so enveloping, so addictive, that if I hadn't been so confused I would have ended up reciprocating. That was the first kiss he had given me after all these years that we had known each other.He slowly walked away, looking straight into my eyes, his eyes were heavy on mine, full of meanings. “Think about what I told you, okay?” he said to me, and I nodded.“Okay,” I replied, and he gave me one more kiss, but now right on my forehead, with affection and walked away. “See you,” he said, and I waved to him.“Thanks for visiting,” I thanked and then turned to go back to my house,
Lilian POVJensen sighed, “This time is different, this time I will fight for you, and I won't let anyone take you from me,” he said to me, making me look at him.“For that, you need to have me first,” I told him. “And know that this way you are not having any success.”He looked at me, annoyed. “Why are you saying this? All this because of the kiss the cop guy gave you? I mean, it only took him kissing you for you to change your mind about me so quickly?” He asked, looking like he didn't believe my words.“I'm not talking about Finn, Jensen. I'm talking about us,” I said to him, denying what he was thinking. “If you go to Finn all the time, you forget that you and I still have a relationship to resolve. Finn isn't the problem here, Jensen. The problem is that you and the fact that you easily lose trust in me.”He sighed, looking conflicted. “This is crazy, if I didn't have trust in you, I wouldn't be here. I already told you that I regret doing what I did in the past, I shouldn't ha
Lilian POV“Lilian Smith speaking. Who is there?” I asked as soon as I answered the call.“Good afternoon, Miss Smith. This is the Shields rental store. How are you spending your Sunday?” The rental car man asked. I knew him, he was a nice guy with a good family. “Oh, we are very well indeed, thank you, Mr. Shields,” I said to him lightly. Everyone in that little town knew each other and was nice to each other. But I couldn't even imagine what the town's rental company was calling my house on an afternoon Sunday.“Oh, it gives me peace of mind to know that you and the children are safe,” the man also said in good humor. “I'm calling you because the local police called me this morning, needing my services to tow a car that was parked in the middle of the road on the way to this town. It's a hard car to find around here, so after a brief investigation, we found the owner of the car and learned that you're close to him. To tell you the truth, my jaw dropped when we found out that someon
Lilian POVHe was stroking my back slowly and tenderly, expressing his love for me through his body language. My eyes were closed, and I was still sobbing as he and I were still hugging each other in the middle of that small room in my apartment.It was almost impossible not to regret all the time we were apart from each other. If none of that had happened, Jensen would not have stopped being present in my life; he would have attended my pregnancy, he would have been present at the birth of the triplets, and he would not have missed any moment of their lives since day one. It was simply sad the way our history had been blocked and destroyed by vain things and a lack of trust. Jensen Grimes knew he had my heart in his hands, he just had to stop making me so sad. He just had to stop making me cry.At that moment, while we were still hugging each other, we heard a child's crying coming from outside, and my maternal sense began to buzz. "What…?" I babbled, hearing the children's cries com
Lilian POVWhen the kids fell asleep, Jensen and I took them to their room and left them sleeping in their very cute and comfortable beds. I kissed them on the forehead, and then Jensen and I left the children's room without making any noise and went back to the living room.“They must be so tired,” he commented, referring to the soundly sleeping triplets.“Yeah, they use up a lot of energy when they’re playing,” I replied, pouring more wine and going to sit on the couch.Jensen chuckled as he sat down next to me and took the glass I was pouring for him. “To be honest, it's surprising how they don't need much to have fun,” he said, referring to the fact that children are so happy and fun.“As long as we give them love, that's enough for them to be happy,” I said with a little smile, and I sipped my wine.“I see…” He looked somewhat apprehensive now. “Anyway, it would be a dream for me if you let me register them as my children,” he said without looking at me, showing that he was afrai
Lilian POVThat night, my love and I engaged in a dance of love so deep that we slept little. I was willing to give everything to him, and he was willing to give everything to me, so we were compatible. In the end, we were both lying on the bed holding each other, caressing each other's bodies, having intimate conversations that only the two of us understood, and sharing unforgettable moments. So I was the first to fall asleep.But the next morning, the loud sound of the state anthem woke me up. It was 7 a.m. on a Monday and the city hall car was passing through the streets of Rustburg singing the anthem and announcing something over the loudspeaker.“Good heavens, what the hell is this?” Jensen cursed, also being woken up by that sound.“It’s just the city hall’s car. Sometimes they do that to announce something,” I told him, unwinding from him since he and I had been sleeping cuddled together since we fell asleep."Typical. Old-fashioned and sedentary. These are the things that make