Chapter 2 ONE

"Kajic's here, my one and only handsome nephew!" She's not mistaken. Those words came out from her friend's tongue as the three of them headed at the waiting area.

Her son ran through Kylie's place quickly, with a pretty smile on his face. It doesn't matter to him if he bumped against other people who's blocking his way.

"My Pretty Aunt!" he stated as Kylie lifted him up immediately. His lips landed on her cheek.

"Ugh! So heavy!" She acted like it is hard for her to carry Kajic for minutes. "It seems you ate plenty of foods, huh?"

The boy's head nodded slowly. She was right. Kajic was eating plenty of food this past few days.

"How are you? Did you get jetlagged?"

Kajic twitched his head for one time and gave another kissed on her cheek before he spoke.

"Nope. I am a strong big boy like my Uncle Daddy," he said with a smile curved on his lips and looked at them. Ginno was next to her as his arm stretched on her shoulder.

Ultear brows raised secretly as she witnesses Kylie made off. She was the only person who caught her forced smiles, and Vince, the one who stood next to Kylie, did the same thing. There is something that bothered her inside of those forced smiles. She tried to solve it in her mind, but nothing happened.

She was confused if she was the only one who noticed them or is she just imagining something? But never mind, it looked like they are just like that to embarrassed her only. But not on Kylie. She was always like that with Ginno every time she saw him on the screen. Her rolling eyes and deadly stares, that was she always do. She could not understand. Vince did it as well.

Kajic put his mouth to Kylie's ear and whispered something. He didn't want anyone to hear what he was about to say. But Kajic's voice was so bright. Whatever he whisper to someone, it can be heard by everyone because of his loud voice. "But, my stomach was aching. It is a duty to chow plenty of foods."

They chuckled secretly. See?

Ultear head twitched, unbelievably.

They headed to the restaurant a short distance from the airport. Vince’s said, the foods he mentioned are all delicious.

The atmosphere between them is still there, and it is because of Kajic's none stop talking. He tells them what he sees outside of the airplane.

With a smiled on her lips, she looked outdoor. She was gone for a few years, and this place has changed very much. The buildings here upgraded, and these vacant grounds also had restaurants being built.

The car was continually moving. Ultear could not help herself but to stared intently at some of the houses that caught her attention. Those houses are tiny, but the house can get the attention of anyone because of the simple designs. Those architects who designed it are excellent.

"So, you had a plan to stay here for good?" Kylie opened their conversation and looked at her directly as she waits for her answer.

She looked at her friend as she shook her head and continues slicing Kajic’s bacon. "Nah! We are going back to IS and stay there for good."

"Aww!" Kylie’s lips pouted. "I thought you won't go back there. I had an excellent proposal for you, a business for both of us, and I am sure you will love it."

"I am so sorry, Kylie. That was my final decision before we landed here." She looked at her with a sorry drawn on her face and looked at Ginno’s smiley face. "We will make a new life with Ginno for good."

"For real, Mommy?" The boy voiced full of life. "You and my Uncle Daddy will get married as well? And Uncle Daddy will be my Daddy for real?"

Ultear gently touched her son’s face and replied. "Not that one, baby. Mommy and Ginno need more time to know each other more."

But honestly. Six years was not enough to make Ultear fall in love with him.

"But you two knew each other a long time ago. You have known what kind of food my Uncle Daddy likes and hates. And he knew when you had a time of the month, so he always bought you Band-Aids," he explained without catching his breath.

Ultear does not know if those people around them heard what Kajic’s said. His voice sound like a speaker. Which no one ever heard, and her problem was already answered.

Those people who were sitting near them, looked at her with a secret smile on their faces. She does not know what to so she just smiles at them back.

Then she just lowered down her eyes and answered her son with an embarrassed voice. Her cheeks turned red. "Baby, we're just friends. That's why Ginno was doing that."

"But I saw, earlier. Uncle Daddy kissed your head," he insisted.

She looked at Ginno to lend her some help. But Ginno just smiled as he shakes his secretly. She made her eyes rolled.

She thought he wasn't going to help her anymore, but she was mistaken.

"Kajic, baby." Ginno intervened in their conversation. "We are going there! We are getting married, but first. As Ultear said, we need a lot of time to know each other. Like what I always said to you, no need to rush such things. We will go there as well, but we still need more time to make things right and perfect. So, your Uncle Daddy needs your help to woo your Mommy. Will you help me?"

Kajic did not hesitate and nodded at Ginno. Kajic put his mouth to his ear and whispered. "Don't worry. I knew Mommy like you too."

She laughed, in disbelief.

"So, Ultear." Vince interrupted them. "How many months will you stay here?"

"Two to three weeks, I guess," she answered. "After your wedding, we are going back immediately."

"In that short amount of time, you will not be able to enjoy your leave. Two months are enough. You can stay in our apartment if you want." Kylie winked at her.

"My decision is final. I’m sorry again. I have a lot of things to do. I could not make my vacation that long. My boss will get mad at me."

"OH! You are a freelance model, by the way," she said as her head nodded. Ultear knew her friend was not happy with her answer because of how Kylie's secretly rolled eyes.

Ultear head nodded gently. She has nothing to tell and explain to her. Kylie would understand her anyways.

The conversation between them is getting more exciting and cheerful.

They still had a lot of things to chatted about, about nonsense things. And Kajic keeps interrupting and telling all the epic things that happened to her. Ultear does not even know if Kajic was her son because he was telling to Kylie everything about the embarrassing moments she did. While if it's Ginno, he always tells good things as always. She just looked down and pitied herself behind her hair.

She could not help but laughed when Vince is the star of their topic. Kylie told her what happened to him when he knew Kylie was pregnant. He got fainted. Ultear does not expect that part.

Fortunately, there are no customers here. They had no problem doing such uncomfortable things.

"Sweetheart, stop that. It is embarrassing," Vince pleaded while his eyes were on Kylie and making his face looked pitiful. He bowed his head while his fiancé carried on. And two of them continue to laughed until their gums almost got hurt.

Her eyes witnessed Vince’s nudged to Kylie gently. Her lips voluntary stopped at laughing and Kylie as well. Her eyebrow raised for an inexplicable reason. What happened?

Vince raised his head and looked at the entrance of the restaurant. The pendulum rang suddenly.

Their eyes landed at the two people who entered into the restaurant

Her heartbeat quickened. She lost her breath, and her palms got wet while her whole body trembled. Like she was one of the artists in a horror movie. She can still feel these old feelings.

What was that man doing here? Was this just an accident or on purpose? Her head could not stop asking it. It's a good thing it didn't came out from her mouth.

The guy opened the door for the woman who's with him gently, like she's the woman of his life. It's not bad if they two got married. Because of what she's thinking, her heart started to ache.

"Sting!" Vince’s voice breaks the silence between them. He got the attention of the man who walked on the table not far away from them. "Buddy!"

Kajic stopped talking to Ginno and looked at Sting who's standing not far away from them.

The shame Vince felt a short time ago disappeared, within a short period of time, and it was changed by delighted. He was happy to see his friend at the same place.

The man looked at them. Sting quickly spoke to the woman with him as his finger pointed to the table they were going to. The woman just nodded and continue walking. He made his way to their table without any expressions on his face. Blank and cold like a year before.

He really would not even introduce to us the woman who's with him? What craziness am I talking about ? She cussed herself in her mind and slowly pinched her right arm to put herself together.

Sting stood next to her. His presence made her mood.

The things she imagined and felt got worse. She does not know what she needs to do to take away these shirts feelings she was feeling . Her feelings still hadn't changed even a little bit until now, and she hated herself. Sting doesn't do anything to her, but he was still capable of making Ultear heartbeat speed up.

She made her eyes looked up slowly at the man who's standing next to her. She wanted to know how much the guy had changed? How handsome he has. Kylie was always proud to mention his name on their topics and how the woman was lucky to have him. And is she saying that the woman who's with him right now was too luckily?

The face of the man she loved for a long time, hasn't changed, still handsome. His face got more matured. Sting pretty expressions are still there as well. He is taller than in the past, his body was so fit that can make the girls go crazy for him and he's also wearing a suit right now.

Don't tell me, Sting already achieved all his dreams? Ultear eyes widened as she looked at him. She did not have to ask herself that question because she already knew the answer.

Sting stared at her for a moment and looked away. This old feeling was still here, and nothing had changed.

Should she greet him for not being bitter about what happened before? Or just shut her mouth? Yeah. She'll just shut her mouth until he leaves.

"Who is she?" Kylie asked then looked at me to know what's gonna be my reaction seeing him again.

The man she cursed on her friend for years was here.

"Your new girlfriend?" she added.

She regretted cursing his name, and also regretted telling it to Kylie.

"Nope, she is one of my clients. Stop assuming that I have one." He turned to the place where Ultear was and her son. The smile on Sting's face vanished quickly.

She followed his eyes where he was looking at. His eyes were landed at Kajic who continued eating and also took the bacon on Ginno’s plate.

Her plan to take away and block the child from Sting’s eyes stopped when Vince started to spoke. He is a lifesaver!

"By the way, buddy. Did you know her right? Ultear just went," Vince said. There is something in his voice. He smiled at her as his finger pointed beside her. "And her son, Kajic."

Ultear is not stupid, and she knew what kind of smile Vince has. That smile is not going to be good.

"And Ginno, you knew—"

Her son halted Kyle’s saying and added, "My Mommy’s boyfriend and my future Daddy. Right, Uncle Daddy?" Kajic looked at Ginno before giving Sting a brighter smile.

Ultear does not like to make an eye contact with her son, honestly.

No one could speak after what her son said. But thanks goodness! Her friend broke the silence.

"Ultear and my handsome nephew. Can you go with me? I need to wash my hands and fix my make-up as well."

"But, my Pretty Auntie. Look at me. I am still eating. Could you please take my Mommy over with you?" Kajic was pleased and continue eating. He never tried to look back at her or even at Sting.

She caught up the clenched fists of the man who's standing on her side. Sting is mad, for what? Is he angry because Ultear is here? Or he was angry because his two eyes witnessed the child he cursed and rejected a few years ago. Breathlessly and moving freely in front of him.

Ultear stood up. She did not know how to hide the anger she felt for Sting or if she can even hide it.

"Come on, baby. Kylie is right. We need to wash your face," she said.

Kajic pouted and looked at her before he replied, "But, Mommy, I’m still eating."

"Look at your face. If someone sees it, they will say you are ugly. You do not like it, right?" Ultear explained, trying to calm herself.

Kajic made a sneer, again. He did nothing but got off the chair and came closer at her. The three of them headed to the restroom.

She felt peace on the left side of her body and breathed heavenly as the door closed completely. She gently massaged the left side of her temple and closed her eyes for a while. She doesn't know what she should react right now, in front of her son, and her friend was both looking at her.

"Are you okay, Mommy?" Kajic asked with a worried face. "You looked pale."

"I'm fine, baby. I’m on the jetlagged stage." She continues cleaning Kajic face.

"Is that just about jetlagged?" Kylie asked her with her raised brow. "Or—"

"Kylie!" She looked at her with a threatening eyes.

She wasn't able to add what she was about to say when Kajic spoke again.

"Mommy, I want to pee!"

She guided Kajic to a cubicle and back next to Kylie.

"How was the feeling?" Kylie poked. She lower her voice. She doesn't want Kajoc to hear what he was about to say.

"Nothing special." She opened the faucet and washed her hands. Yeah. It was nothing!

Kylie already knew how she was feeling right now. She did not even try to ask and just opened another topic, so.

"What are you even thinking when you bring Ginno here?" her voice was irritated. "I expected that you and Kajic will be the only one who's going back here. Don't tell me, Ultear. You will let him stay in my house?"

"Do you have a problem with Ginno?" Kylie did not answer her but rolled her eyes. That is the right time to asked this question. "I see. Will you let me know why it was?"

"He's not good for you."

"He does. You know the good things he did to me, didn't you?" Ultear said, whispering and forced to speak calmly. "And Ginno was the first man who accepts my son. Those guys who tried to court me back out when they realized I already have a son."

"You could say that. But you did not know those people who are being nice. They are just doing it for some matters. They're trying to tricked and used you for their own will," she explained.

Her head twitched unbelievably. She does not have any idea why did Kylie say those words.

Ultear erased all the things she heard. She knew Ginno than how her best friend knows him. Six years had passed; they have been together in the US. That was enough for her to get to know him thoroughly.

"Ginno is not like that. He is a real man with ambitious and responsible. No one can match what I've seen in him, even Sting." She looked away.

Kylie just twitched her shoulder, in disbelief. "Okay, I will let you tell from time to time how he was the flawless perfect person in your eyes."

Ultear did not understand her best friend's reasons and why she doesn't like Ginno. If she remembered, Kylie liked Ginno than Sting for her before. Then what happened in those ive years? Why does Kylie like Sting? Did Kylie forget that the man she was favoring right now is the man who hurt Ultear?

She sighed. She just wanted to end this day and make a peaceful rest.

She will think and gather strength again to face Sting. Because of all the guts, she has accumulated over the years. She loses it in just a couple of minutes. How incredible, right?