Nicole woke up suddenly, she watched her husband sleep, he was sleeping peacefully, she quietly left the bed and went to stand by the bridge of their apartment, she watched the rife, and ocean sparkling in the night sky, even the clouds were beautiful, she had the best of time here and hoped they would return here again, maybe after their baby is born.
“Baby? What are you doing out here alone?”
Her husband asked as he walked in and hugged her from behind, she rested her head on him, holding his hands in from of her, this, the feelings she gets, everything was part of what made this trip even more special, they got closer than she could ever imagine, she got to know her husband even more and that was the best feeling in the world, knowing the person you love on a personal levels, his past, his present, and future plans, she was even happier that even though his past didn’t include her and their baby, his present and even his future feature her most endearingly, it lights up her world.
“So, how did my special, enjoy her time here?”
He asked turning her so that she was facing him, he didn’t let her go.
“I enjoyed every moment Raf, this, everything that happened here, I never thought it would happen to someone like me but because of you I got to experience it and for that, I will forever be grateful to you, my handsome kind-hearted husband whom I love so very much.”
She replied, he smiled brightly at her.
“Good because I feel the same and I want us to be like this for a long long time, even after we have kids that are grown up and even after they start their own family, I don’t want to ever be separated from you baby girl, you are the only woman I will ever love this much, even our daughters won’t come close,”
“That’s only right because you are the only man I will ever love this much too,”
“I love you, my beautiful wife, now and forever,”
“I love you more, my husband, you are everything that I ever asked for and everything that I need,”
He kissed her then, sealing their love, she happily kissed him back enjoying the familiar yet so overwhelming taste of his lips against hers knowing that she got him for life…
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Nicole took a break from what she was doing, they have been back in Florida for two days now and they have both been busy since they returned, she looked to see that her phone was ringing, she didn’t know she placed it on silent mode, she quickly ran to the sink and washed off the painting on her hands and got back time to pick the call.
“Hello? Mom, I have been meaning to call you, I am sorry that I didn’t,”
Nicole said as soon as she picked up the call, she had wanted to go see her parents after they returned but she had so much to cover up for the week-long trip to Bora Bora, she hasn’t even gotten half of it done, she still hasn’t told her parents that she was expecting her first child and she was already in her second months, she would tell them soon.
“It’s okay my dear, you have a life, you don’t have to worry about us,”
“Thanks, Mom,”
“Your sister is back,”
Her mom revealed, her heart skipped a beat but then she remembered that Rafael was all hers and she had nothing to fear, she wasn’t going to lose him, he gave her his full assurance and she believes him.
“Wow, mom, that’s great news, when did she get back?”
“Last night, we didn’t expect her to show up either, she is still in her room right now and not talking to your dad and me,”
“Why? What’s the problem?”
“I, your dad, he was mad at her and shouted at her when she arrived she had gone into her room and hasn’t come out till now,”
“Oh, I am on my way, I will be there soon, okay?”
“Yes, please, maybe you can get to her, your dad didn’t mean anything bad, he was just upset that she could leave her family hanging for so long,”
“I understand mom and I know Natalie will too, I will be there soon,”
She told her mom and the car ended, she quickly packed up her paints, sent a text to Rafael who would probably be at a meeting at the time, and hurriedly took a bath, she was out of the house in twenty minutes, she told the driver to drive her to her parent’s house.
Nicole was nervous throughout the drive back to get parents house, she hasn’t seen her twin in months and so much have changed since the last time they saw each other, the last time they had been in the same space, Natalie had begged her to take her place, at that time it was a hard decision to make but now she was thankful she made that decision that say, thankful that she got her happily ever after from that one decision, she hoped that Natalie has finally found some of her own peace too and that they can go back to how they used to be with the exception of Nicole having to do things for Natalie just because she ask her to, she wasn’t going to do that anymore, no, that was in the past, now she would say a firm no to any unrealistic and unreasonable request Natalie makes, she hoped she won’t do that though, now she didn’t just have herself, she had a family to think of, whatever decision she makes affects them so she wasn’t going to make any stupid mistake that will ruin her happiness, not even for her beloved runaway, twin sister, she realized it been over five or six months since Natalie went away and that they will be meeting each other for the first time in a long, long, time, the longest they have been separated, she hoped they can hit off again and that their twin bond remain unbroken…