Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dared to love: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Lorraine walked into the house brimming, still feeling the linger of their kiss. It was relieving to know she and Clay were leaving things on a good note, but she still wondered if she should've told him about their child. It seemed like the perfect moment to, but something held her back. She shook her head and waived away the thought and heard the sounds of the TV in the living room and could recognize the characters' voices on the sitcom. It was a show she and her mother enjoyed and usually spent all weekend watching together. She walked towards the living room and found the door open and her mother across the room on the two-seater couch watching FRIENDS, and Lorraine smiled. It was a rare sight to see her mother just taking some time for herself and Lorraine reveled in the sight of it. After a few moments of gazing at her mother, she silently walked towards her and hugged her from behind the couch, kissing her cheeks lightly"Hi, Mom," Lorraine said excitedly and turned around to

Clay sat on the airport bench, slowly sipping the coffee Lorraine's mother gave him and answering a phone call. The caller was Grandma Edith, sounding harried and unhappy over the news of his granddaughter-in-law leaving for Italy. She was brusque, and the conversation did not last very long. When Clay saw Lorraine slowly approaching him, he ended the call as she reached and sat beside him. He could hear her inhaling deeply and looked up, seeing the tense look on her face. He took several seconds to absorb that and finally said softly"Don't be sad, honey. We're going to be okay". Several more seconds elapsed, and then she said charmingly"Hi, stranger", looking into his eyes, capturing the intensity of his hazel eyes."Who was that on the phone you were trying so hard to hide?" Lorraine asked. Clay considered lying, but it would only prolong the inevitable. He paused deliberately, knowing that it would disturb her"It was Grandma", he said softly, and Lorraine's face appeared contort

"How was your flight?" Francesca asked, ushering her to a seat. Lorraine looked astounded; Francesca wasn't anything like she had envisioned for a woman in her early fifties. The Italian woman in her grey pants suit, silk shirt and jet black hair looked much younger with clear soft skin devoid of wrinkles, accentuated curves and youthful exuberance. "It was fine, thank you for having me", Lorraine replied, snapping herself out of her trance"Please have a seat", Francesca repeated"Oh, right. Thank you," Lorraine hurriedly pulled the mesh office chair before her and sat down."First, I'll like to say congratulations on winning the Art competition and being our newest addition to talents worldwide. I think you'll find Le'vait Ponteau exactly what you need." She stood up to her office cupboard, brought out a bag of tea and poured a flask of hot water, scooped some sugar and stirred it as she spoke."I believe Mr Lorenzo gave you a brief tour of Italy?" Francesca said, gazing at Lorenzo

Although exhausted, Lorraine felt excited to hear from Clay. If she could see the beauty of Italy with anyone, it would be him. It was exactly the perfect romantic getaway they needed, especially after the last few weeks. She brought out her phone and called him, leaning against the headboard of her bed. The phone rang for a few minutes, but when she finally heard his voice as he said "hello", she felt time had stood still, and they were now in a world made for them. It was amazing that their relationship was almost a year long, and he still had these effects on her, that even with a thousand miles separating them, the sound of his voice could still melt her heart and feel her with warmth.She had been fighting it for so long, and it took a while, but she couldn't run from her fear anymore. It had finally caught up to her as she realized that Clay was her home, and even though she feared she could lose that at any time, she would risk her heart getting broken over and over again if

"He's the chancellor's son?" Lorraine asked again in shock."Yes. You know, I'm surprised you didn't know already. It's kind of well-known around here. That's why the bastard feels arrogant and proud and walks around like he owns the school", Caterina said sarcastically "I mean, technically, he does own the school, his family named him the heir of their fortune last year, which does include the school, but still, you get my point," Caterina saidLorraine remained quiet for a few seconds, her head overwhelmed by the news making her nervous for some reason she couldn't tell. Between her distaste for him and her insatiable longing for him, drawn by his beauty, Lorraine could not help but notice the similarities to a particular husband she had left back in the States.She mused the eerie coincidence and wondered why the universe kept pulling her to men like these, "Lorraine?" Caterina called, snapping her out of her trance; before she finally spoke,"You do know an awful lot about him,