“Yes?”
“You mean, yes? We are together now? Are we officially together?” Damien had become ecstatic. His eyes went round and their inside glow was visible.
“Yes, Damien.” Arabella smiled at him. Deep down inside her, she was delighted to see Damien’s expression brighten.
She would not get tired of making him happy as to pay and show her gratitude to him.
She should love Damien.
Whatever it may cost her, she should give her love only to him.
“Bella, I promised not to hurt you and take care of you and Adam. No one could hurt you again.” Damien suddenly hugged her. Then he kissed her on the forehead tenderly. He wanted to kiss her on the lips but Arabella dodge uneasily. He could sense she was not comfortable with it let alone ready for it.
“Damien, I’m sorry. Let’s just take it slow if it’s okay with you.
6 years ago, she jumped on the plane with her heart shattered into million pieces.Holding a slim chance to survive, she didn’t know how to live again but she refused to give up.For her baby, she would live.She would live again.And Damien found her.When she was hopeless and almost lifeless, Damien saved her.He lifted her up and never left her side.He slowly picked up her shattered pieces and tried to put them back again even if he bleeds.She knew Damien would keep trying to fix her heart even if it takes a lifetime.Realizing everything, she was sure of her decision now.Damien deserved her love.“This is for you.” Damien stopped the car in front of her house. He reached a small box to her.With a puzzled expression, Arabella tilted her head to the side.“What’s this?” She asked with a bright smile.“Hmmm… A gift?” Damien rep
The sun rose so quickly.As planned, this is the time when Arabella and Damien would announce their relationship to Adam. Arabella prepared their breakfast as she wanted to make the meal special for Adam and Damien. This would be their first time having their breakfast as a family.“Lira?” Arabella called her when she saw her tiptoed entering the house.“Oh…Hi, good morning, Ms. J.” Lira was stunned but quickly regained her senses.“Where have you been?” Arabella asked as she was curious and worried about her but she regretted her question as Lira was wearing her boyfriend’s white tee and shorts. It was obvious.“I’m sorry. I…” Lira didn’t know what to say. She entered the house thinking Arabella was still sleeping. She was shocked to see her in the kitchen.“Okay.! Just forget about my question.” Arabella had seen Lira’s nervousness so she joke
The three adults froze on their seats as the air filled with overwhelming awkwardness. No one expected this young fellow’s thinking.“Oh! Adam, what are you talking about?” Lira smiled palely while her eyeballs rolled at Adam giving him a meaningful sign. She was the one to break the awkwardness in the air.Adam sniffed at Lira with eyes saying like, ‘What? I am helping you.’“Adam, Aunt Lira had another boyfriend.” Arabella butted in without a deep understanding of what had Adam saw in the situation. Lira confessed that she had a boyfriend already so there should have been no other issue.“Yes, Adam. I have a boyfriend already.” Lira quickly took over the pace. ‘And I don’t have anything to do with your Uncle Damien.’ She wanted to add but it was just trapped in her mind.For a while, Damien didn’t say anything as he continued sipping his coffee calmly. He just let
Hearing Damien, Lira was liked struck by a flash of thunderous lightning. She couldn’t believe Damien had shared it with her. Judging from his stare, he was telling the truth. Aside, he had no reason to lie to her.Why there’s dissatisfaction in his face when she said that she didn’t feel anything at that time?Was he disappointed because they didn’t share the same feelings at that time?“Huh!” Lira sounded in the air. She really didn’t want to think of him anymore but with his last sentence, her heart had felt good. If what he’s saying was true, then they were the same.He got her.She got him.Their first was great and she didn’t think that there’s more than great to what she had experienced with Damien.She remembered everything.His every touch, his kiss, slam, his hardness and masculinity, and his scent that give her familiarity to something that she couldn&
Hearing John, Arabella tripped the glass of her wine and it directly fell on the table with the wine scattered on the white cloth.“Are you okay?” Damien’s voice was worried while picking up the glass.“Uh...Yeah... Sorry. Don’t mind me. I am just a little clumsy sometimes.” Arabella let go of a smile but a fake one just to pacify the audience but her voice was staggering due to her shock.How could she smile hearing Capital Z?What a small world!“Do you know someone in capital Z?” John looked at Arabella with a wide smile.“No!” Arabella was almost shouting that made everyone stunned. “Sorry… I mean… I didn’t know anyone there.” She lied. There’s no point in bringing up her past to everyone. She already buried her dark past and there's no need to dig it out.“Aunt Lira, are you going to leave us? Isn’t that cou
“Adam!” “Adam!”“Adam!”“Don’t leave me, please.” “Don’t leave me!”Arabella screamed and let out a hard cry clenching her fists.“Mom, don’t let go of me.” Adam sounded pleading.“Adam! No! No! No!” Arabella was holding her son’s hand and never planned to let go of whatever happened.“Mom?” Adam sounded. “Mom, wake up! You are dreaming. Wake up!” Adam shook his mom’s body to wake her up. Arabella was caught in a bad dream.In her dream, Bill was there. He was pulling Adam’s right hand while she was pulling Adam’s left hand. They all didn’t want to let go but Bill was overly stronger than her. She didn’t have any match to his masculine strength but still with all her determination and love for Adam, she had held his hand a little bit longer before it slipped away.
Aside from Damien, only one person knew her landline number. Whenever there were contact details that needed to be filled up, she always used her mobile number.“Go ahead and answer it.” Damien said to her nodding his head. “I will take care of Adam’s breakfast.” He added.Arabella looked at Damien with a thankful expression and strode towards the telephone. Her mind was a bit messy right now thinking about the call.“Hello, Farrah.” She quickly greeted. She registered a landline number for only one reason. It’s for her best friend. “Bestie, your mom…” Farrah’s voice was shaking in the other line.“Tell me… what about my mom?” She asked worriedly.“Good news, she is asking for you. She wanted to see you. But…” Farrah reported but stopped with hesitation to continue.“But what, Farrah?” Arabella was very happy to hear that he
Inhaling the summer air in Capital Z again. After 6 years, she thought she would not set foot in her birthland ever again. Wearing her baseball cap and big rimmed black sunglasses, she walked inside the arrival area in the airport vigilantly. That feeling that someone was watching her behind even though she tried to cover her face. Even Farrah who’s her closest friend would not easily recognize her.Though she was trembling inside, Arabella had prepared herself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually when she was on the plane. It took her 3 days to arrive in Capital Z with two connecting flights. She had chosen the cheapest way of traveling so she opted to book connecting flights and also to appease her tension of getting to Capital Z directly.The air in Capital Z gave her so much familiarity with everything. The happy moments and the unexpected shift of her life. She still felt hurt and horrified whenever she went back to that tragedy of her family in the past.