“Initially, I wanted to bring all of you to Miralaea. It’s a conducive environment for the children. However, seeing that your dad is still not released from prison, I got my friend to book the pilot and the private jet first. Once he is free, we will all go together. Do you understand the situation now?”
Sasha was stumped.
He had even thought of her dad.
Everything finally made sense to Sasha. She was overcome with euphoria and excitement. Looking at him through her teary eyes, she nodded.
“Yes.”
“So let’s stop this nonsense, shall we? Come home with me. The children are about to finish their school now.”
Sebastian lifted her chin gently and wiped off her tears.
“Okay,” Sasha responded obediently and then stood up.
“Ouch…”
However, she experienced a sharp pain in her feet and fell to the ground again.
Sebastian squatted down in front of her immediately.
Once again, he was in awe of her level of intelligence.
“You came out wearing these?”
“Yes…”
Embarrassment crept up on Sasha’s face, and she turned her head away.
In truth, when her skirt was lifted to reveal the clogs that she had been wearing, she had unwittingly exposed her foolishness.
In the end, Sebastian had no choice but to piggyback her to the car.
They walked along the quiet road as the evening sun began to set. Their shadows resembled the long strokes of an artist.
Sasha could not help but feel an intense burst of joy as she lay on his back with her ankles dangling about.
This was the first time he had ever carried her on his back.
“You like it?”
“Yes.”
Sasha answered so softly and unbeknownst to him, she blushed.
Sebastian found it amusing.
Yet, his heart had gone mushy at the sound of her response. That had never ever happened before.
“Okay.”
One word and that was his promise to her.
What promise?
The promise is that this will always be where you belong for as long as you want it to be.
Always.
That night, after the two of them had made their feelings known to one another, they spent the entire night making love.
Thereafter, Sasha fell into a deep sleep.
The following day when Sasha woke up, Sebastian had already sent the children to school.
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