WHEN I GET TO MY PARENT'S house, I walk in to find the house empty. I call out, but I don't hear any answer or sign that there's someone home.

I place my bag on the couch and walk out to the back, where my mum's garden is located and sure enough she's crouched in front of her small garden, and I'm not sure what she's doing

"Mama!" I call out, and she swiftly turns and stands to her feet.

She takes off her gloves as we hug each other.

"You didn't tell me you were coming over."

"I wanted to surprise you - Surprise!" I laugh.

"You look good... Where are you coming from?" She asks?

We walk into the house.

"Thank you ma." I smile

I tell her all that happened today, excluding the accident part, and she listens attentively.

"I'm glad you three were able to talk things out... It hurt my heart to see them fight like that, weeks ago."

I nod.

"Talking about fights... When did you and Vivian get so close Ma?" I quiz, with narrowed eyes.

"Let's just say we settled our differences and now we're friends." she says with a wide grin plastered on her face.

"I'm happy for you... You seem happy about your little reunion." I tease.

"Yeah, I am, actually." she says with a smile.

Later on, my dad comes home, and we eat, watch TV shows, talk about random topics. My mind still wanders off to who might have been responsible for the accident and what Eric and Kyle might be up to now.

I excuse myself and walk out to the back, and sit on the swing there, just so I can have some privacy. I call Eric and on the second ring he picks up.

"Hey baby, missing me?" he jokes.

I laugh.

"Boy shut up!" I say with a small smile.

He laughs.

"I know for a fact that I'm not a boy, so I won't argue with you, cos you can attest to that." he teases.

My mouth drops open.

"I see you're full of jokes... How was it? Where are you?" I ask.

"I'll tell you the details later, how about you get ready, I want to take you out." he says.

"Hmm, a date?... I don't think my husband will like that Mr Morgan." I say.

"It could be our little secret, what do you say?"

"Hmm, I don't know... It depends."

"On what ma'am?"

"How fast you can get here."

He laughs

"I'm almost there... You'll see me in 3 - 2 - 1."

The doorbell goes off.

"You sly bastard."

He laughs.

I hear my mum talking to him and I hang up.

After a few minutes, probably small talk with my mum and dad. He finally makes it to the backyard,

"So, I'm here... Is that a yes?"

I laugh

"I'm sorry I don't go on dates with strange men." I giggle.

He holds out his hand and I take it. I stand, and we hold onto each other, as we sway to no music.

"Your husband is one lucky man."

"He sure is... And I'm one lucky woman." I say.

He leans in and captures my lips in a deep kiss.

He bites on my bottom lip, and I gasp, not missing a beat he darts his tongue in and begins to explore

"Oh my!" I hear my mum giggle!

I slightly push Eric away, and I blush furiously.

"You two!... Get a fucking room! We have neighbours you know?" Octavia says, with a sly grin.

"C'mon, can't a man kiss his own wife?" Eric jokes.

"Yeah.... In a room!" Octavia says loudly.

"Well, we were just leaving." I say with a sigh.

"To get a room, I suppose?" she says with a knowing smile.

I roll my eyes and drag Eric out of the backyard and towards the front door.

He laughs loudly, so care free, and it makes me so happy, to see him happy.

When we're properly settled in the car, I turn to him.

"So, where are we going?"

"On a date." he says simply, as he begins to pull out of my parent's driveway.

"So, you're being Mr Mysterious, aye?"

"You could say that." he shrugs.

"Hmm... Just tell me, already!"

He glances at me and then back to the road.

"C'mon babe, no blackmail." he pouts.

"Okay." I sulk, and cross my arms.

He shakes his head

After driving for a very - very - very, long time! We arrive in the middle of nowhere. Eric holds my door open and once I step out of the car, I realize we are surrounded by canopies of trees and trees, as far as my eyes can see, just plain ol' nature... Birds calling out from above us, wind whisking through my hair, the rich scent of wood and nature - and dirt hit my nostrils. Even though it's beautiful... I can't help but wonder why we're in the woods.

I turn to see him looking at me with a mischievous smile.

"What have you been up to?" I narrow my eyes.

"Why don't you come, let's go find out." he winks.

"Where? Tarzan's lair?" I scrunch my face.

"Funny." he says with an eye roll.

"You're such a nark!"

"Your favourite nark." he wiggles his brows.

He entwines our hands and leads us through a path. We walk past lots and lots of trees and I complain about being tired - thankfully while at my parents, I had changed to some slides - Eric lifts me, bridal style and carries me all the way, till I spot a couple of well lit cabins - right in the middle of nowhere!

"Woah!" I exclaim, my eyes lit like a child on Christmas day.

Eric chuckles.

Once we make it to one of the cabins... The door is immediately held open for us, and there's a smartly dressed waiter on the other side, holding the handle of the door and a hand stretched out, like he's ushering us in. Eric places me on my feet and I walk in.

"Hello." I greet the waiter with a smile and a handshake.

He looks shocked, then quickly recovers and responds with a nod.

With my jaw dropped, I take sometime to look around the room. There's a table in the centre of the room, with candles on it and menus. I glance behind me to see Eric staring at me with a shy smile.

I walk back over to him and throw my arms around him in a hug, he wastes no time in wrapping his arms around my waist and I place a peck on his cheek.

"Thank you." I can feel my bottom lip quiver.

"Anytime, baby... Now, let's not give the waiter a show." I know he's smiling.

I move to the table and the waiter pulls out a seat for me and I thank him.

"I'm Lawrence, and I'll be your waiter for the rest of your stay." he says curtly.

"Thank you, Lawrence... Can you get us two chilled glasses of orange juice, while we look through the menu." Eric says.

"Right away sir." Lawrence says and exits the room.

I watch his retreating form and once he shuts the door I turn back to Eric and let out an excited squeal.

He laughs.

"Thank you so much baby." I say.

A tear slips down my face.

Eric leans over the table and wipes it with his thumb.

"Happy tears." I say.

My emotions, due to hormones are all over the place and I calm myself down, before I go into full-blown sobs.

"When did you plan all this?" I ask Eric.

"I had been planning for a while." he blushes.

"Awwwn!... Such a charmer, you're so cute!" I coo.

He narrows his eyes into slits and playfully glares at me.

"I'm not cute babe! I'm a man!... In case you've forgotten, I don't mind reminding you." he smirks.

"Still cute." I shrug.

"You're going to get punished for that, later." he says in a low voice.

I flush.

"I'll look forward." I bite my lip coquettishly.

He groans and throws his head backwards.

The door opens and Lawrence walks in, holding a tray of two tall glasses of orange juice.

He places them on the table and takes a step backward, as he waits for us to make our order.

I quickly glance through the elegant menu, with small images by the side of each dish and everything looks mouthwatering, and I'm overwhelmed. I look up at Eric for help, he's looking through his menu, lips pursed and brows drawn together in concentration - cute!

"Babe, I don't know what to order, everything looks extremely good." I say.

"How about - uh - Roasted Chicken with Fennel and Tomatoes?... Looks delicious, what do you think?" he asks.

"That looks tasty - we'll go with that." I turn to Lawrence.

"Okay ma'am, sir." he nods and leaves the room.

"So, how was it?" I ask.

"What?" he asks, then takes a sip of his drink.

"You know what I'm asking. Who was arrested and what did they say?"

"Can we at least eat our food first?" he seems hesitant.

"I've waited all day, I don't think I can wait any more." I say with a small frown.

"Damn June..." he groans.

I cock my brow and cross my arms, waiting for him to spill...

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