Xavier’s POV
I woke up early that morning because my body has gotten used to waking up early, I felt a warm soft body holding me, I looked at my left to see Jessica seems like she was feeling cold and went for warmth.
“She looks peaceful like this, the crease on her forehead has smoothed, she is….. really pretty”
I rubbed my eyes and stood up and went into the bathroom.
I came out in the next ten minutes all clean and fresh, Jessica was still sleeping so I tried my best not to wake her up as I dressed to go to my grandfather’s study.
“Good morning grandfather ”
“Good morning, how was your night?”
“It was good and yours?”
“Usual, how is Jessica, not awake yet”
“Yes, she is tired from yesterday’s journey ”
“I know, so how has the company been?”
“Good, and reminds me grandfather, I want to bring a proposal on the park construction to be done on the land we bought last time but I need your support so I can bring it out”
“You came here for work and not to see me, tch, tch, tch brat”
“Of course not grandfather ”
“I have heard you, I will get back to you before you leave but it depends on your actions ”
He snickers at me when I groaned in exhaustion.
“Knock, knock, knock, excuse me master”
Our butler interrupted us, I know it was about breakfast.
“Master and sire, breakfast is ready, should I go wake madam up?”
“Yes, tell the cooks they can start serving, we will be there soon”
“Okay, master ”
We left the study and went to the dinning room in silence.
Five minutes later, Jessica enters looking so beautiful I wanted to rush to her, grab her and smother her with kiss, irrespective of my thoughts I smiled at her, I hope it didn’t come out creepy or lusty
“Good morning father ”
“Good morning dear, hope you slept well?”
“Yes, father and you too”
“Am fine except the back pain as am getting old, but nothing I couldn’t handle”
“Okay father, I can message it for you if you want though ”
“Don’t worry your pretty head, just enjoy your stay ”
“I feel so invisible right now”
“Shut up Xavier, am having a moment with my daughter in-law ”
Jessica chuckled and sounded so buttery and smooth.
“Good morning Xavier”
“Good morning Jessica ”
We started eating after that and soon we were done, we both excused ourselves.
“Jessica want to go to the forest?, There are a lot of fun animals and lakes there ”
“Hmmmm, I planned on reading today, I passed by a library as I was coming here.”
“Okay, we don’t we do it as picnic, you can read your books there, you will like it I promise ”
“Okay then, let’s go”
I went into the kitchen to request for picnic box be packed with fruits, snacks and drinks.
Then went inside to change into a proper cloth for that, I was humming a tune in excitement.
“Am ready to go Xavier ”
“Yeah me too, let me get our box and let’s go”
We left awhile later
GRANDFATHER’S POV
I watched my grandson and his wife enter the forest together, this was supposed to be our family house, but his parents died leaving him to me, sometimes I feel guilty because I didn’t really shower him my love like other kids that’s why I wanted to make sure he is married before I die, Jessica is a lovely girl and I can see my grandson has taken a liking to her, I just hope they really end up together.
“That brat is all grown up now, he looks happy”
JESSICA’S POV
The place was as magical as he said a very beautiful artificial waterfall, a flower bed and a big umbrella tree which we are sitting under now, I brought out the books I wanted to read and started reading while Xavier was on his laptop.
“See that Jessica ”
Xavier whispered to me after a while, I sat up because I was laying down with his laps as my pillow since we didn’t get any.
“What is it, where?”
I said turning my head left and right to see what he was showing me.
“Those deers drinking water at the river bank”
“Oh, I see them now, they are beautiful, and looks well fed by the way, wait I thought this forest was artificial?”
” Yes it is, except dangerous animals, you will see some wild animals here as grandfather got them from the market ”
“Okay, oh!, there is a rabbit too, it’s so black like the night sky, can I touch them?”
“Of course you can”
“B… but they might ran away”
“No they won’t, they are used to seeing humans, how do they look so well fed, it’s because we feed ”
I nodded in understanding, I stood up to go to them.
“Where are you going?”
“To pet them, you said I can”
“Yes, wait here I will call them for you”
He said as he stood up, I was wondering how he will call them when he whistled loudly and they all looked up at him, they started approaching him like he is a familiar face, I went closer to him where he stood and watched in awe as the animals nudged him for a petting, I gave them instead, though they were cautious at first but they soon accepted me.
“Wow, rabbit fur is soft but this deer fur is quite rough and hard”
“Seems like the rabbits just had a bath, their fur are coarse once they are dry but deer is hard as you observed”
“Everyone likes animals because of how innocent they look and how cute they look, I always wanted a pet but I couldn’t afford to raise it then but once am settled I might”
“Well, I don’t”