Drey went inside the room and saw that Dice was sleeping. He smiled and murmured, "Where is your mom?"
Then he heard a scream from the bathroom, so he quickly ran towards it.
"Cielo, are you okay?" asked Drey in a worried tone, but there was no response, so he quickly opened the door.
His jaw dropped as he gulped. Cielo’s naked body was just in front of him, as she tried to get up from the floor while gently massaging her hip.
"I’m fine, Drey. Just a minor fall because of clumsiness. But no broken bones," she said while she checked her hip.
Drey tried to move, but he felt that his body was pinned to his spot at that moment. He stood there and stared at Cielo, as he felt his lower part hastily reacted to the scene in front of him.
Cielo did not hear any response from Drey, so she stopped what she was doing and raised her head to look at Drey.
"Hey, what’s wrong with you? It’s not like you haven’t seen my naked body before," she said laughing as she pulled the robe to cover herself.
But then a wicked smile escaped Cielo’s face as she walked towards Drey.
"I’m fine, hubby, but if you want to see yourself... Hmm, you can freely inspect me. I’m your wife after all, so you have all the right to do so," she whispered seductively as she acted as if she was going to take her robe off.
Drey, whose cheeks were burning red, quickly moved to go out as he said, "Ahm, Keira and the rest are going to visit..."
Cielo’s eyebrow arched. So that’s why Torin wanted to visit her? She knew that Torin was trying to get the attention of one of Keira’s friends.
Then Cielo sighed at how quickly Drey changed the topic. That time when she took advantage of Drey, she was actually drunk and wasted. She could barely recall what had exactly happened. Drey had a little too much drink that night too, but she was not sure if he was also drunk.
"Maybe, the two of us need to get drunk to have a proper honeymoon," she muttered laughing as she recalled Drey’s face a while ago.
At least, she could tell that she had an impact on Drey. Or maybe it’s because Drey had actually never seen a naked woman before.
Cielo let out a long sigh. Her father-in-law was so eager to give them a proper wedding ceremony and a honeymoon.
She’s lucky that Drey’s father was a good father-in-law to her and a good grandfather to Dice. She was contented right now. The only thing she had to work-out was her relationship with Drey...
Keira with Lana and May arrived at Russos’ Mansion around noon.
They were actually invited for lunch.
They were surprised to see Torin, who had greeted them with a wide smile, inside the living room.
Keira elbowed Lana to tease her friend, as she said, "Hmm, why do I smell something fishy about Torin being here too?"
Torin pouted his lips and answered, "I’m here to visit Cielo. But then I guess I’m lucky because you are also here, girls."
May burst out in laughter because though Torin mentioned the word ’girls’ his eyes were only fixed at Lana.
"You mean because Lana is here, right?" May mentioned, spoiling Torin’s intentions.
But Torin did not mind the two of them and directly looked at Lana.
"It’s been a while. How have you been?" Torin asked with his sweetest smile.
Lana had a blank expression as she answered, "I’m quite busy studying for law school, but I’m good. It’s nice to know that you’re safe and alive. Both you and Zach."
Keira and May exchanged meaningful glances and decided to leave Lana and Torin alone.
They noiselessly walked towards the dining area, directly where Senior Russo and Drey were.
"Hello, cutie..." said Keira to Dice who was held by Senior Russo.
"Wow, Uncle, look at you... I bet you can’t wait for Drey to have another baby, maybe a girl?!" May teased that made Senior Russo laugh, and Drey reddened out of embarrassment.
Keira laughed as she seconded, "Yeah, Drey should give you a pretty granddaughter soon. Look how charming and handsome the little boy is."
Keira asked to take Dice from Senior Russo. "Such an adoring kid. Call me ’Auntie’, okay?" said Keira, as she kissed and nuzzled the kid’s cheek.
May, who noticed how Drey was staring at Keira, nudged the latter as she whispered loud enough for only Drey to hear, "Stop that! Make sure Cielo won’t notice that. You have a new life now." Since Keira and Senior Russo were both busy with Dice who were playing with them they heard nothing at all.
"What?" Drey hissed, trying hard to act like he couldn’t get what May was saying.
"Drey, Lana, and Keira are the only ones with low EQ. Mine is very high, so I know what you are hiding. By the way, Keira and Zach are in a relationship now. You better bury those feelings away and move on to what you have right now." May stated nonchalantly as she took some apples from Drey’s plate.
Drey sighed... May was right, among the girls, she was the only one who could entirely read each and every one of them, including him.
May knew from the start that he was straight.
He liked Keira since being kids, but it was hard to approach her that time as she had made a barrier around herself to not befriends boys. It was because Keira was often harassed by the boys due to her beauty. He stepped up for Keira when one of their classmates was pestering her. She was so irritated that she kept mumbling how she hated boys, so he jokingly said that he was not a boy.
Since then, Keira thought that he was not straight, so to keep staying by Keira’s side, he let them think that he was gay and also started acting like one.
He so much loved whenever he made Keira smile and laugh because of his acting. As time passed it became his routine and eventually, he got used to it.
Drey let out a long, deep sigh. When he finally got the courage to confess, an unexpected thing happened. And now, Keira and Zach were in a relationship. He felt from the start that Keira was not meant for him. He knew that he must accept that fact and move on...
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