After several hours of travel, their travel group finally arrived in Tuscany.
Cayenne was tired from the long flight and she felt like her hips would gave way from sitting for too long. When she stepped out of the van, she almost tripped if not for her husband's timely assistance.
"Are you okay?" Stefan asked with his arm wrapped around her waist to keep her close to him.
"I'm a little bit - "
Cayenne's words were cut off and her face instantly lit up when she saw the women standing at the door to Stefan's mansion.
The exhaustion she felt earlier instantly vanished and she ran to them for a hug.
"I miss you so much!" Luna muttered happily.
"Likewise," Cayenne responded during their warm hug. "It's nice to see you, too Monet."
"It's been a while, Yen."
The three ladies chatted and not long after, the Madrigal family arrived as well. Jillyanna joined in their conversation as they get inside the huge property.
"I thought you'd sell this property. I was thinking of buying this from you," Travis expressed as they followed the ladies to the living room.
"I would have done it if Ayen and I have no fond memories here," Stefan answered while gesturing Nikolai to take out the strollers for the kids.
Of course, since Monet and Luna were there, Thomas and Ali would never be absent.
He came out from the kitchen with an apron tied on his waist and a spatula in his left hand. "Yo! What's up?"
Cayenne just waved at him while the two other men approached him and gave him a fist bump.
Taking a glance at the people around, Cayenne felt teary-eyed. She was just so happy to spend time around them. She had no idea that they'd be reuniting during this vacation.
Luna had been very busy after she took over her family's business upon her grandmother's request. Being the only child, she had no option but to obey. Ali worked with her as well.
The last time she saw both of them was during her children's 100th day celebration.
It was more or less the same with Monet and Thomas. Monet decided to take on few orders to make time for her son while Thomas continued to work as a photographer.
With their timelines not aligning, they rarely got the chance to get in touch with each other.
Now, all of them were together.
While they chatted, the butler led the helpers to bring the luggage upstairs to their assigned room. Then, he toured them around the property so they could familiarize themselves with the other team.
After all, they would be staying there for a week, and would spend the rest of the month traveling with the whole group.
"Where's Kaeden?" Cayenne asked when she noticed that Monet's son wasn't around.
"It is his nap time, so he's upstairs with the nanny," Monet answered with her eyes on the children. "Time passed by so quickly. Our children will be turning 1 year old soon."
"I'm excited to hear them call me mama or mommy. I wonder who they'll call first," expressed Cayenne excitedly.
At the mention of this, Jillyanna and Monet turned solemn. Even Luna noticed the sudden change on their expressions.
Hearing their deep sighs, Luna asked hesitantly "Did your kids learn to call your husband first?"
"I felt so aggrieved," Jillyanna shared and stared at her husband's back sharply. "It's his fault. He always brings Raizel with him fearing that I'd get tired taking care of him. In the end, the first word that he learned to speak was 'dada' and up until now, he calls Travis 'dada'. Not long after, he learned to say "ma" but he rarely calls for me. If he needed something, he calls for his father."
"In your case, I could understand the reason why Raizel calls for Travis first, especially with all the factors around him as he grow up. My case is different!" Monet started complaining and cursed Thomas mentally. "He spent the most time with me since Thomas works a lot. I was with him day in and day out when I don't have any work to do. In the end, he still learned to call "papa" first.
I was so frustrated. Then, he spent time teaching our son to call me "mama", but I'm still unhappy thinking about it."
In the kitchen, Travis and Thomas felt a sudden chill on their spine. They couldn't help themselves but shiver.
[Is the aircon too cold?] Stefan thought upon noticing their subtle actions.
Back in the living room, Cayenne watched her children. "Well..." she thought about what they said and felt a little apprehensive. "...I have triplets so, one of them must be able to call me first before their father, right?"
The three ladies just looked at her in worry.
[I'd probably felt bad if the same scenario happens to me, too.] Luna thought to herself before engaging on another topic to divert their attention.
Jade felt sad leaving Ethan alone while she traveled with her family in another country. As far as she knew, Ethan had no other friends aside from her.
His classmates were older than him because he was an accelerated student and most of them could not adjust to his age, so they just leave him alone.
Jade's gloomy mood was only lifted when they finally arrived in Tuscany. She liked the place very much. It looked so serene and beautiful.
Little by little, her attention was finally diverted as she marveled on the amazing sceneries she saw outside the car.
Although she felt tired from the long flight, she felt happy when they finally stopped in front of Stefan's property.
"This house is really pretty," she expressed to no one in particular.
"I thought you'd sell this property. I was thinking of buying this from you," Jade heard her father say and her ears perked up.
"I would have done it if Ayen and I have no fond memories here," Stefan answered and Jade felt a little sad. She wonder if she could buy it in the future.
[I'll be sure to ask Uncle about buying this place. With so many properties, I think he'd be able to let go of this place. Besides, they won't stay here all the time. Maybe I should tell Dad as well. Who knows, I can get a discount? Then, I will live here with my husband in the future.]
Looking around, Jade giggled as she thought of her ideas.