“Really?” This sentence hit Jane’s heart. She really liked this villa, and after seeing Patrick’s expression, she walked over and hugged the man with open arms.
“Thank you for always thinking of me.”
The words were soft-spoken but sincere, filled with gratitude and emotion.
Patrick naturally embraced the woman in his arms, his chin resting on Jane’s head as he whispered, “You know that I will do anything to make you happy.”
“Oh yeah! Do you remember the amusement park we went to? It’s still there and even bigger now. Do you want to go see it?”
Patrick remembered something and let go of Jane before smiling at her.
Jane was momentarily stunned but quickly remembered what he was talking about. The surprise in her eyes was greater than before. “Oh… I remember now! The amusement park is still open? Let’s go!”
The two left the villa and drove towards the amusement park. By then it was already dusk in Paris, so when they arrived at the entrance of the park it was almost closing time.
“I’m sorry sir, but we’re about to close soon. If your wife wants to come back tomorrow morning…”
“We?” Hearing this sentence, both of them looked at each other with a smile on their faces. Patrick cleared his throat intentionally before asking, “How do you know that we must be a couple?”
“You guys are just too compatible not to be.”
The administrator shrugged his shoulders while looking kindly at them; French people are always passionate and romantic anyway. Upon hearing this statement from him, Jane made a move. She let go of Patrick’s hand then took hold of his arm instead, an intimate gesture.
“Thank you,” she said sweetly while holding onto him tightly. “We’re actually getting engaged next month so my husband came here with me during work hours today.”
“Oh really? Well congratulations!” replied the administrator cheerfully. “By any chance would you like to ride on our Ferris wheel tonight? It’ll be open for another hour or so if that interests either one of you.”
“Yes please!” replied both Patrick and Jane simultaneously.
“In that case,” said the administrator warmly, “you can take some time walking around nearby first since there are many places suitable for couples around here too; then come back later when it gets dark enough for our Ferris wheel lights up beautifully.”
“Okay thank you very much!”
Patrick and Jane bid farewell to the attendant with courtesy. They revisited the place where they first met, and even though they had seen the scenery before, it still felt new to them.
After Jane got tired from walking around, they went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. Patrick brought her back to the park only when the Ferris wheel reopened.
Once inside, Jane showed a completely different side of herself, like a child who was happy about everything she saw. She had a smile on her face throughout their ride on the Ferris wheel.
As they reached halfway up in their cabin, fireworks suddenly lit up in the sky. It surprised her but also amazed her at how beautiful it was.
“The fireworks are so pretty,” she said.
Patrick had been watching Jane’s profile all this while and smiled faintly as he whispered softly, “The fireworks outside are beautiful but you’re even more beautiful.”
“Huh? What did you say?” Jane didn’t hear him clearly but knew that Patrick spoke since she heard his voice. She turned around with confusion written all over her face before he held onto both sides of her face and kissed her passionately without waiting for an answer.
Their cabin reached its peak at that moment. This kiss was unlike any other kiss before; gentle yet passionate as both of them intertwined together. Her ears turned red as they finally parted ways after what seemed like forever. Patrick stared into Jane’s eyes seriously while holding onto her hand tightly, “Jane, I want you to know that I will only love one person in my life, you, forever.”
Jane looked back at him just as seriously with tears glistening in her eyes, “I believe you… and I feel exactly same way too.”
Their hearts grew closer once again…
It was already nine o’clock when they left the amusement park and returned home to their villa. For once, Jane slumped down onto their sofa exhaustedly, “Phew… I’m so tired! But today has been such an enjoyable day!”
“You’ve been running around everywhere; are you hungry? You barely ate anything during our lunch earlier at that small restaurant.”
“I am!”
Jane replied happily while watching Patrick busy himself in their kitchen area preparing food for them both.
She then remembered about something important which made hit herself on forehead lightly before heading towards their study room where she took out a laptop from one of cupboards there.
She started working on some design drafts for the upcoming competition while Patrick cooked away happily behind closed doors…
The competition was looming, and she had to take another look at the manuscript to make sure there were no areas that needed to be revised. She couldn’t afford any mistakes.
Patrick skillfully opened the stove in the kitchen and started cooking. Even though he was the CEO of Pansy Group and usually very busy, he still cooked when necessary, especially with Jane around. He couldn’t let his woman go hungry.
Although they hadn’t lived in the villa for a long time, after Patrick’s notice, everything was clean and bright inside, even the fridge was fully stocked. If you didn’t know better, you’d think they were going to settle here permanently.
Jane stared at her computer screen without blinking as she began to edit details on her design draft. It wasn’t until she smelled food that her face relaxeed slightly and she murmured unconsciously, “It smells so good…”
Patrick smiled slightly; once the dishes wer ealmost ready he turned off the heat before serving them one by one onto their tableware, even setting up Jane’s utensils for her.
“Alright then,” he said as soon as everything was set up on their plates. “You can work on your design draft later; come eat now.”
Jane nodded in agreement before placing her laptop aside and walking over to join him at their dining table where she saw minced meat with bok choy stir-fry alongside sweet-and-sour pork with pineapple chunks plus a dish of spicy shredded potatoes.
“Why did you cook so much?” asks Jane curiously.
“I don’t want you going hungry,” replied Patrick calmly without any hint of doubt or anger. It was only natural for him to do these things for Jane after all…
…
In Guavo
Nana had been waking up early lately because on one hand she needed to go take care of Carl at hospital while also worrying about conflicts between her mother and Mrs. Waters back home.
She never thought that one day she would have had enough experience mediating family disputes like this… just thinking about it gave Nana a headache.
After washing up, Nana returned back into her room picking up phone like usual, but suddenly remembered Rory would be coming over today…