“Mummy! Mummy!” Aurora heard the boys call her right from her slumber. She groaned, turning on her side as she heard their voices again. “Mummy, wake up!” Rowan uttered, holding onto her legs, while struggling to climb up the bed after his brother’s had.“I’m up. I’m up.” Aurora grunted, forcefully opening her eyes. Very close to her eyes was Ryan's face, with a wide grin on it. “Good morning, mummy!” He greeted her immediately when he saw her eyes open. “Hey, Ryan. Good morning. Why are you all up so early?” She groaned, moving her messy hair from her face as she tried to sit up. “Up so early? Mummy, it’s 1 p.m. I don’t know why Ryan decided to say good morning. It’s afternoon.” Riley responded, shaking his head. “She’s just waking up. Isn’t that the first thing to say to someone that just woke up??” Ryan retorted, causing Aurora to chuckle. She rubbed their heads with her hand, letting out a wide smile. “I’ll accept any greetings from you, okay?” She answered, and they nodde
After three days of asking Aurora to be his girlfriend, Arthur began to secretly plan a trip to one of his resorts with her to surprise her. After making sure the resort was ready, he headed into Aurora’s room and found her staring into her mirror blankly. She was so lost that she didn’t know when he came in. Slowly, he moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her from behind, making her jolt. “Oh gracious heavens, you scared me!” She uttered as they both giggled. “What’s on your mind? You were so lost, you didn’t even know when I stepped in.” He responded, and she heaved a sigh, staring at his face through the mirror. “Nothing. Was just thinking about this and that.” She answered, caressing his arms that wrapped around her. “Are you sure? You know you can tell me anything, right?” He assured her. A smile lit up her face as she turned to look at him, his arms still around her. “I know, Arthur. I was just thinking about how perfect my life is now. Years back, I never th
After having so much fun and fear in the helicopter, they finally got to their destination. Aurora and Arthur headed out of the helicopter laughing very hard. He couldn’t stop talking about how hard and loud she was screaming when the helicopter was heading towards the ground. “That was so much fun! I loved it so much!” She uttered amidst laughter. “Me too,” Arthur answered, admiring how beautiful she looked when laughing. They walked towards another black Benz car and Arthur opened the door so she could hop in. “We are not still there?” She asked as she settled in the car. “I told you the helicopter was just a mode of transportation. The real deal is almost here, don’t worry.” Arthur answered, hopping into the car too. The driver took off, and within a few minutes, he stopped again. “That’s it?” She asked, and Arthur nodded. “We could have just walked, you know? Hold hands and admire the place.” Aurora suggested as the door opened again. “Before you step out, you have to d
Waking up, Aurora found Arthur’s arms still cuddled around her just like when they fell asleep. She let out a wide smile as she stared at his sleeping face. ‘He’s so handsome!’ This word kept ringing in her head as she took her time to admire his beauty again. “Are you going to keep staring?” Arthur uttered, causing her eyes to slightly widen in shock. He opened his eyes and let out a smile too. “I could feel you staring at me from under my eyelids.” He added, planting a kiss on her forehead. “Good morning.” She greeted shyly, staring into his eyes. “Good morning. Did you enjoy your sleep?” He asked, caressing her hair. “It was short, like you know, but it was sound too.” She answered, and they both chuckled. “What would you like to do today?” He asked her, and she shrugged. “I don’t know. What do you have in mind?” She asked, and he breathed out softly and looked up at the ceiling. “Maybe we can go to the mall not so far from here to get the boys some things. I promised them
Throughout their journey back home, Arthur remained awkwardly silent and so was Aurora. Arthur seemed to be lost thinking about his meeting with Anita, while Aurora couldn’t stop fuming. She expected him to say something to her, at least apologize for treating her that way in front of his Ex, but he said nothing. She waited patiently for them to get home before she said anything about it. Getting home, Arthur carried the bags of goodies in the car and headed into the house, still not saying anything to Aurora. While he walked to the children’s room to drop the gifts, Aurora headed straight to his room. She was so pissed to even say hello to the kids. She needed to say what she had to say first. She needed some explanation from him. Entering his room, she began to pace in the center of the room, waiting for him to walk in. The door eventually opened, and Arthur walked in to see Aurora in his room. “We need to talk.” She uttered, and he let out a loud sigh. “Do we need to do tha
After seeing the Therapist’s call pop up on Arthur’s skin, Aurora couldn’t help but think, and she didn’t mind letting her curiosity take the best of her. But she couldn’t and didn’t want to talk to Arthur about it. They just argued about Anita, she didn’t want to entertain another. ‘I’ll ask Derick instead.’ She thought, reaching for her phone so she could put a call across to him. “Hi, Derick. Are you home?” She asked as they got talking over the phone. “Hi, Aurora. Yes, I am. Are you two back?” He asked. “Yes, we are. I needed to see. I’ll be coming to your house in an hour.” She responded, getting out of bed. “Of course. Are you alright though? You’re sounding the way you sound anytime you’re bothered about something.” He uttered, and she let out a sigh. “You’re right but don’t worry about it, okay? We’ll talk about it. Is Carter home with you?” “Yes, he is. He’s sleeping as we speak.” “Okay. Except me soon.” She added and hung up afterward. Without wasting more time, she
While Aurora and Carter were out having fun, she noticed Carter wasn’t his best self either. “What’s wrong? You seem pretty distant too.” “What?” Carter chuckled, looking at her as he took in a large part of his vanilla ice cream. “Don’t pretend like everything is fine, Carter. I know you well enough to know that you are not always like this. Is there something bothering you? The least we can do is share it.” She tried to convince him to talk. He heaved a loud sigh and nodded. “I’ve been trying hard not to think about the future lately, you know? I mean, the future is now. I’m not getting younger. I’m in my early forties.” He muttered, taking another bite from his ice cream. “What are you trying to say, Carter?” “I’m saying I don’t know where my relationship with Derick is heading. I know he has stood up to his homophobic parents already, but we can’t just keep dating forever. I want to get married to him badly, but I don’t know how to tell him. I don’t know if he’s even ready.
Arthur impatiently checked the wall clock in the living room, waiting for Aurora to return. It was 9 p.m. and she had not returned. He tried to think of places where she could be, but aside from Derick’s house, he knew no other place she could go. He also didn’t want to call Derick either, so he tried calling her multiple times but her phone was switched off. “Daddy, mummy isn’t back?” He heard one of the boys ask from behind him. He looked back and saw Rowan, yawning sleepily. “Rowan, mummy isn’t back, but she’ll be here soon. You should go to bed, okay? It’s late. I’ll make sure she kisses you goodnight when she comes back.” Arthur assured him, brushing his hair playfully. Rowan nodded slowly and walked out of the living room, heading back to the boys’ room. ‘Where the hell are you?!’ He asked in his head, staring at his phone. He tried her phone again, but it was the same thing. Her phone was switched off. Just when he was about to lose it, he heard footsteps at the door.