Rio who felt complete again after he had seen Anita again.He had never imagined he would set his eyes on her again after he had tried to reach out to her but all had proved abortive.He had forgotten he was in a public place and kissed her.“Damn!” He said with a smile that had covered his face, he was in love and his eyes had shown it.He decided to set up another meeting between Anita and his mother. He wanted his mother to see the sweetness he saw in her and for them to get along with each other.Anita who listened to what he had suggested, not buying the whole idea doesn’t contribute. She had not mentioned what his mother had said to her the day she came to look for him to announce her arrival.Rio, maintained his words on her meeting with his mother but she refused. She knew his mother didn’t like her and she wasn’t ready to force herself on the woman.Her visit to his house had always ended up making her cry and she wasn’t ready for that again. She had started her life afresh d

Stacie had dropped open her jaw when she saw Rio walk in with Riley’s hands in his.She had found his new character strange as he had never wanted anything to do with her.They had entered the house arguing about music.Rio, who acted like a child and wasn’t ready to let her win the argument, kept on going back and forth.Riley, who loved long talks, wasn't ready to drop the arguments either.Stacie had found their attitude surprising as she had never seen both of them have a word, he had only responded to one of her greetings with a nod which she had taken as an improvement back then.Her joy knew no bounds as she couldn’t hide her happiness as the both of them chatted their way inside the house ignoring the looks they got from their family.The housekeeper was not left out as she had froze seeing Rio hold his daughter. She was also aware of the cold treatment Rio meted out to his daughter since her stay in the house.She had been hired barely a year and she knew of the lackadaisical

“Yes, yes” Anita had screamed out.As soon as the words had left her mouth he planted his lips on hers, taking her lips in his.She loved him dearly, but she never expected the question that soon from him, they had only started dating properly after she got back and it wasn’t up to three months and he had already decided he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.She had given him the answer he wanted and was dying to hear.Riley, excited by the fact she was getting a new mom, jumped on them and they all hugged each other with Rio and Anita planting kisses on Riley’s forehead.Mimie who had kept tabs on Rio following them all through during the outings had gotten angry as she heard Anita agree to his proposal,she felt betrayed by Rio who she thought she had under her palms rushed back to Rio’s house with a broken heart.“Mom! Mom!!” She called, going towards her bedroom to find her.She had run home to inform his mother of the latest development,filling her with details of what

Anita, who understood Rio’s anger, calmed him down and convinced him to go back home and accept his mother’s apology.She had told him his mother had done what any mother who loved her child would, as she had only been looking out for her son’s best interest.Rio had paid no attention to her,Anita didn’t deserve the treatment his mother gave to her.He had almost cost him to lose her as he had no idea she had come to look for him as she got back.He got more pissed when he remembered how his mother hurled abusive words on her. She deserved none of it. The first time his mother had talked down on her, Rio had cautioned her about the way he referred to his guest she was just meeting for the first time.He knew Anita was an emotional person and words quickly got to her, she had cried her eyes the last time his mother had talked down on her and he had to apologize to her for days before he could finally forgive himself, she had accepted his apologies but he thought she had just said th

Anita felt her heart shred into pieces,as she struggled to come to terms with what had just happened.She thought a prank was being played on her until he slammed the door in her face,she had come to her senses seeing he meant every word he said.He had collected his ring back without a word,she cracked her brain as she tried to think of what she could have done wrong. She deserved some sort of explanation even if she had done something wrong.She knew something was amiss the moment she saw Mimie but she couldn’t say what it was.She had managed to hold back the tears that had filled up her eyes as she ordered a ride home.Totally kept in the dark she dragged her foot lazily into the apartment and shut the door behind her releasing the tears she had held back on her way home. She laid in bed as the tears rolled down her face. Pausing in between sobs, she wiped her tear stained face, she wished Gracie, her roommate, was around to listen to her talk and encourage her as she always did