There was a lot of noise at first, everyone was talking. Her mother exclaimed and asked a million questions per second. She even heard pregnancy mentioned among those jumbled words.Ian expressed his surprise and Grace bragged that she already knew. And their father was telling them to quiet down.The only one who didn’t seem to be talking was her grandmother, who sipped from her glass slowly savoring the tasteless carbonated water, and Vincent who was standing beside her watching her family’s reaction with a comical smile.“I’m so glad my mom’s reaction was up to your family’s standard. I thought she overreacted but this is gold. She seems pretty normal now,”“Oh shut up,” Aira answered annoyed at her family and at herself for being the center of their weekly freak show yet again.Oh, what she could go through for these people. They would never know that she would even face their drama to save them.“Silence!” Her grandmother said in a booming voice that didn’t match her age.They al
Aira tore up the page from her sketchbook and threw it into the bin beside her desk. The ripped paper landed on top of the mountain of papers and tumbled down until it landed on the floor making Aira even more frustrated.Nothing went her way these days, not even a torn piece of paper stayed where it was supposed to stay.She looked at the blank sketchbook before her, put her pencil to it, and after a few strokes, she sighed giving up and putting them down. She needed a breather before she started going crazy and destroying something.Her mind was still going on a loop since last night. Since her grandmother dropped that bomb on her like it was nothing, then went on having a casual conversation as if she hadn’t just shattered Aira’s world with those words.Since when was she thinking of retiring? She remembered the stubborn old woman going on about dying with a brush in her hand. So what prompted all this?Aira still had trouble processing the thought since then. She hadn’t been able
“... you will need to stay with your fiance for the time being,” The man talked as if it was the most normal thing in the world. It was... It was a normal thing for people in a normal relationship. "I will stop by tomorrow to start working. I can start with the attic renovations if you want," He said, "To give you time to move out,""No that's okay, I will make sure to move out by tomorrow,""Alright then, I will give your assistant a call once I'm here."Aira watched the contractor leave after he dropped his little bomb on their laps. Vincent closed the door behind him and looked back at her with a stunned expression on his face. “I can stay in a hotel,” He said,“It would look weird, you know that,” Aira answered, For some reason, she felt extremely queasy. Her head hurt and she was a bit foggy, she slowly made her way toward the kitchen stool to lean against it.“You’re right, not after we declared that we were getting married to our families and acted like lovebirds all the
“There you are, this is the last of your luggage,” Said carter as he put another box on the kitchen counter,“Thanks, man,” Vincent told him and made his way toward the counter to check the content of the box, “Great! I was wondering if I’d forgotten to pack this,” He announced as he pulled out some complicated culinary device.Aira stood there watching the two of them with one brush in her hand and a coffee mug in the other,“Uh, guys, am I missing something here?” She asked still looking at them with shock. “Oh! Aira! You don’t need to get out of your studio. I can take care of everything alone,” He told her with a smile as if what he was saying made perfect sense.Just a minute ago she had been peacefully working on the scenery she had been struggling with for days. It was finally coming together and she was having a lot of fun painting it on paper. Something she enjoyed doing whenever she needed something physical to do. A drawing tablet just didn’t have the same effect sometimes
“How did I not think about it?!” Meghan exclaimed as she slapped her thigh,“Stop moving around,” Paul grumbled as he tried to retake the measurement of her waist. But Meghan was having none of that. She leaned forward as if Paul hadn’t spoken and said,“Of course, they would end up being brothers. They have the same last time. Damn it! I knew that I was missing something,” She added“You mean a part of your brain?” Paul murmured and Meghan threw him a glare,“I’m going to stab you in the eyes with those pins you seem to like so much,” She told him and Paul lifted both hands in mock surrender as he stepped back.“You know what. I will wait until the gossip beast has gotten her fill. Aira get over here, I’m going to do you first,” Paul said and the two switched places as Meghan was still trying to find out as much as possible about this juicy piece of information.“So what did Nathan do to piss you off?” She asked“There was a time when Grace and I were watching a cooking show and we t
Living with Vincent was like having your own five-star hotel chef and manager. Everything was always ready on time and squeaky clean that she sometimes wondered if she was still living back at the apartment.Their schedules usually clashed and when he was going out in the morning she was just going to sleep after a long night of work. But they had their evenings where they usually had dinner together and watched movies. Or just sat there and talked. Their wedding was approaching at a fast pace and they were having more and more to deal with. After they secured the manor house for their wedding and the news about it spread, they started getting offers from catering businesses and wedding planning businesses offering to host their wedding for them.It was hectic and confusing since her grandmother’s house was like a treasure trove and they needed someone they trusted to take care of it.Thankfully, Meghan’s family agreed to take care of things and cater their wedding completely.Aira
Aira woke up the next morning to find herself tucked into her bed. The place beside her was slightly bent indicating that she wasn’t alone in her bed that night.She remembered Vincent waking up at night and carrying her to the bed. She remembered him murmuring for her to go back to sleep.Her memory was hazy with sleep but she could tell that he had been by her side most of the time. She could still feel his presence near her.She got out of bed and slowly moved around the house preparing for her day.She found her breakfast ready as usual with a note from vincent telling her not to skip her meals. Since he moved in last week he had been taking care of her breakfasts and dinners. She’d talked to him about it since he was much busier than she was. But he had been unmovable claiming that it was the same as preparing his own meals.Since she’d fainted he had been paying close attention to what she was eating. He once suggested that she visits a nutritionist but she’d refused and he had
I’m“That was the most delicious chocolate cake I ever tasted,” Aira declared as she opened her apartment door.“ Glad you liked it. I was thinking about bringing with me one day so it was a good decision,”“You didn’t eat much. You’re not a fan of sweet food,””I’m not but I like watching you enjoy your sweets,” Vincent said with a smile and her heart skipped a beat.“I wonder if Nathan’s home,” she said looking around for any signs of her future brother in law. “ He’s probably asleep, he said that he had an early appointment tomorrow so he wanted to get enough sleep,” Vincent answered as he put the cake they brought with them in the fridge,“Did he have dinner?” She asked“He ordered takeout,” Vincent said, “ Do you still have a lot of work?”“I finished my deadline today, so i’m okay for now,” she answered not thinking too much about her answer.“I still have some work to do, you can head to bed first,” Vincent told her.“Alright,” Aira said, feeling relieved. At least she thought