But then, she realised that it was only because of his resilience that he could cope with them. She didn't want him to grow up thinking that he needed to protect her, so she made sure to tell him that she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself. In hindsight, she should have realised that it was just an excuse to avoid telling him what had really happened to her. Now, however, that she had come to terms with it, she regretted telling him. The guilt she felt for keeping her secrets from him had increased tenfold when she learnt that she had given birth to twins, which was why she was currently living with her parents. At first, her mother had been angry at her for having done that, and Arielle had been afraid that she would lose her only remaining family member. After a long discussion, however, it had been decided that, because of the situation they were in, they should try and work together in order to survive. Celine still thought that it would have been better if she ha

Of course, there were some times when I was scared, but mostly I was very happy. I loved the idea of having a child and I was incredibly excited about becoming a parent. But as soon as I discovered that I was going to become a grandfather, my excitement disappeared completely." He lowered his voice slightly. "Of course, my wife also hated the thought of becoming a grandmother, and she made it very clear that she wasn't very fond of the idea. In fact, I'm certain that she'd rather I stay dead."Celine frowned slightly. "Didn't she love you?"He chuckled. "Yeah, she did. Believe me. Unfortunately, I wasn't so lucky with her love, however. After giving birth to our son, she realized that we weren't a perfect couple. I was too demanding, too demanding for someone who had only recently met me. She didn't like that, and frankly neither did I."Celine swallowed heavily. "What happened to her?""After a while, she eventually moved on. We were close friends and we stayed together for many ye

She was taken aback by his sudden question and she looked at him surprised. This had not been what she expected, at all. But at the same time she couldn't wait any longer. A part of her wanted to take it slow but now that everything was settled and they were getting closer to their happily ever after Celine couldn't wait anymore."Of course I will!" She smiled brightly at him.He grinned back and pulled her into a tight hug. She could feel his smile against her neck. She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed his cheek."I love you so much my queen." He whispered in her ear.She closed her eyes and hugged him tighter. She could feel his warmth through his clothes. They stayed like this for awhile until he pulled away from her."Come let's watch our daughter, together." He said while holding Celine's hand.They both walked into the room and sat down next to Anna's crib. She was fast asleep so they decided to leave her alone. Celine watched her mother and father as they held hand

His tone surprised her but she tried to hide her surprise. She never thought that her father would be the one to comfort her when she was sad. Usually he would always end up being the one who ended up having the breakdowns. He was the strong one. He was the one who kept himself composed even though Celine's mother had died. He was the one who would help his daughter. Not her. She would be the one that ended up breaking down."Can I come with you to the station?" She asked hopefully, giving him a small smile.He sighed and set down his fork."Of course kiddo. Just try to eat something alright?"She nodded eagerly and took a seat opposite of him. His gaze lingered on her before he focused his attention back to his food. He picked his fork up again and resumed eating. There was another silence between them before her father spoke up."Why don't we talk?" He asked."What do you want to talk about?" She asked confused."Anything. Why don't we talk about how school is going? What have you

"We should get going." She told him, pointing to the door behind him.She turned to Celine, who had walked closer."Bye bye honey, I'll be back tonight. Be nice to the gentleman okay?" She instructed.She kissed her forehead before moving to her father. She then pressed her lips against his cheek tenderly before pulling away. He placed his hands over where she had kissed him and smiled. He looked over his shoulder at his daughter before kissing her forehead once more."Goodbye Celine. Have fun today okay." He said softly.Celine smiled brightly before nodding."Okay Daddy! Bye!" She answered happily.Both parents chuckled softly before finally leaving. As soon as they exited the room, Celine turned around to face her father."So, where is mummy going?" She questioned curiously.He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly before answering.She giggled happily and wrapped her arms around his waist."Daddy, what would you do without me?" She teased, smiling widely.He laughed softly and