It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1751

"I'm glad to hear that. Now, eat," Rain said, sliding a bowl of food towards her. He sighed. Seeing her being so understanding and calm made Rain think that he might have worried too much earlier.

"Rain, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, fire away."

"What did you give them to make them agree to let me go?"

Tiana's heart ached a bit still. She had lived with them for more than twenty years after all. Her feelings and attachment towards them wouldn't disappear overnight.

"That's a thing of the past. Don't think about it anymore. Just relax. You're always welcome here," he replied, averting his gaze.

"I don't want to be a bother," she said faintly. Tiana heard that Rain and Annie were going to have a wedding. It would be inevitable that they would want to get some time alone. On top of that, she didn't want to get in the way as they started their family

"What are you talking about? You won't be. This house is big enough for all of us. It would be a waste if no one occupies any of these empty rooms," he reassured her. Just then, a car was pulling up in front of the driveway. 'That must be Annie, ' Rain thought. He stood up from his seat to meet her and the kids.

"Thank you, Rain," Tiana said politely. The usual spoiled and haughty tone of hers was gone. It was as if she had matured overnight.

"Don't mention it," he replied. "Annie and the kids are back. I'll just go meet them." He walked up to the front door with long, quick strides. He gave the knob a turn; Joyce and Huey were already there, waiting with big smiles on their faces.

"Daddy!"

"Hi dad!"

The kids ran straight into Rain's arms as soon as they saw him. An overwhelming warmth flooded through Rain. He beamed back at them, kneeling down to give them a tight hug.

"Hey there! Did you miss daddy?" Rain gave them both a big kiss on the cheek.

"We did. And daddy, Huey made a girl cry today," Joyce said, suppressing her giggles.

"Oh, really now? Huey, why did you do that?" Rain asked seriously. He had high regard for the children's education -- not only at school; it was important for him that they were taught the right value.

"I didn't! She wanted to play with me and I didn't want to play with her, so she cried," Huey answered defensively.

"Oh, I see... But she is your classmate. Why didn't you want to play with her?" Rain asked, his voice lighter. He suddenly understood Huey better after thinking it over. Huey rarely even talked with his sister, let alone other girls. In spite of that, Rain still didn't know how to handle the issue.

"I just didn't want to," Huey replied as he rolled his eyes. "I don't like girls. They're so immature." 'He's just like Justin, ' Rain thought.

"Daddy, does that mean Huey thinks I'm immature?" Even though Joyce didn't quite understand what being immature meant, she figured that it couldn't mean anything good since her brother said it.

"No, darling, that's not what Huey meant," Rain said as he tried to mediate the two. "Yes, it is! You're just defending Huey because he's your favorite," Joyce said, looking like she was about to cry. Rain forced a smile. "No, it's not like that, sweetie." He was starting to panic. 'Is God mad at me? Why did HE have to send these two imps to corner me like this right now?

Is this my punishment?' Rain thought to himself. He gave a sigh of relief when he saw that Annie was already walking over to the house.

"Joyce, be good. Don't you see we have a guest in the house?" Annie said as she took Joyce into her arms.

"Guest? Where? Who is it?" In an instant, Joyce's mood changed, her voice suddenly full of excitement.

"It's your aunt," Annie said with a smile. She thought to herself how smart Joyce really was -- although she was happy about it, she wondered if Joyce was getting too smart for her own good.

"Aunt? Is Aunt Leena here?" Huey asked joyfully. Leena was the very first one on his mind; he had missed all the mouth-watering food that she cooked.

"No, it's not Aunt Leena. It's Aunt Tiana," Rain told them.

"Aunt Tiana? Who is she? How come we have never met her?" Huey wondered.