Nilson arrived in Teladia after five days and stepped off the plane, cradling a sleeping Estela in his arms with one hand and pushing a medium-sized suitcase toward the passenger exit with the other.
On the way, he had gone through everything with Rain, and the complexity of his emotions, had finally sunk in, and now, he had only one last thought left, to tell her that he missed her, and….
Nilson stopped…
Lluvia was standing right in the middle of the gathered crowd, just like that time he had had dinner with Moya, and they were together, but he only saw her….
No, this time it was even more, behind her, surrounded by people, but he still saw her at a glance….
The two walked towards each other, the surrounding noise are not related to them, can not hear, can not see, eyes only each other …
Finally, the two were face to face …
Standing in front of her, Lluvia did not dare to look at the man she had been thinking about for five days, and averted her eyes with a mood full of nervousness, excitement and anxiety …
The call Carlos made to Nilson that day was on speakerphone, and she heard every word he said, and was left with the guilt of his willingness to give up Mr. Nilson’s position for her and Estela’s sake, and so that Estela’s lineage would not be questioned…. Afterwards, he sent a message to himself saying he would be right over, and the two have not had contact since….
Nilson dropped the suitcase in his hand and looked at Rain, who had her head down, and little by little the emptiness in his heart felt fuller, but it was not enough….
About to reach out and take her in his arms, Rain suddenly looked at him with mist in her eyes and blurted out:
-Nilson, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lied to you for so long, I shouldn’t have done it just for that bit of persistence and emotion…..
-Luvia, I love you.
What…
Lluvia’s heart raced instantly….
Nilson held Estela with one arm and caressed the nape of Lluvia’s neck with the other, his deep eyes fixed on her, full of tender love.
-I’m the one who should say sorry, I owe you so much sorry, I was so blind then you were in front of my eyes and I didn’t recognize you, you gave birth to Estela for me, I even knew long ago that you had feelings for me but I never gave you enough assurance, I’m sorry, I thought you knew?
Lluvia’s subconscious question.
-Knew what?
Nilson smiled, warm enough to make Lluvia’s heart beat incredibly fast and full of anticipation, even though she had heard it only seconds before….
-Know that I love you. It wasn’t love for you why I wouldn’t have kept you, it wasn’t love for you why I wouldn’t have married you, and though I came to you in the first place because I liked Estela, that ultimate reason was because she is my daughter with you.
Tears welled in Rain’s eyes, growing until they could no longer, rolling in….
Nilson’s long fingers gently wiped the tears from her face and made a vow:
-Luvia, everything in the past has long since turned around for me, I’m sorry for not being good with words, for not being able to cajole you, and for having kept you nervous, you have to believe that you have long since occupied all the places in my heart, and from that moment on, my life, my heart, revolves around you.
Lluvia is crying with joy and doesn’t know what to say and can’t say anything else?
Obviously, she also knew that he had already let Moya go, but there was still a trace of uncertainty inside her, and today, these precious three words were finally heard….
Nilson hugged her and whispered in her ear:
-The two most important women in my life are in my arms?
Rain asked as she also hugged Nilson tightly, sobbing in his arms:
-You, you just don’t ask, you don’t ask if I love you…..
Nilson grabbed her tightly with one hand and the smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
-How could you give birth to Estela, how could you marry me if you didn’t love me? How could you want to give me another child? But I have no objection if you want to have a relationship with me to confess your love…..
Lluvia looked up from his arms and looked at him, smiling, without hesitation:
-Nilson, I love you.
What you didn’t say to each other at your wedding you have made up for today in this exotic airport….
-Snap…
Suddenly there was loud clapping all around, and the noise woke up Estela, who was sleeping on her father’s shoulder, opening her sleepy face and looking with her mom and dad….
Huh, so many people around, all smiling at them, looking familiar….
Ah! Mike’s dad is here, so is she Mike is here too?
Estela was so full of joy that she didn’t notice that her mother was there at first, but looked around for Mike, whom she hadn’t seen in her life for almost a year….
Carlos stepped forward, his thin lips quirked into a slight smile.
-Mr. Nilson, I welcome you, family of three, as guests on my property.