Chapter 29: Happiness As A Family
Hearing that laugh made Rory’s mood a thousand times better. She stood up and walked to the baby.
"Cherry, take a picture of us," Liam passed his phone to Rory without even turning to look at her.
Rory got the phone. It was locked with a password. She wondered if he is still having the same password as before.
When they were married, both of them had access to each other’s phones with no restrictions. It was why she didn’t let herself doubt whether he was having an affair with Allison even though everything else made her doubt him. He never hid his phone or messages from her.
She looked at him. Holding their daughter, he was smiling and talking to her. With a smile, Rory typed the number 071807. It’s a pretty important date for him. It was the only day his mother hugged him as he would recall. He looked very poignant when he told her about that day. But he never elaborated on it further.
He loves his mother very dearly. She is the most important woman in his life.
Rory knew his mother was sick for a while before she died. No one in the family talked about her; even Liam. She thought that they are being considerate towards Liam’s stepmother. Liam’s father remarried just within a year of his first wife’s passing.
Liam hates his stepmother.
Rory still couldn’t believe why a mother would refuse to hug her son even if she is sick. But she knew nothing of her sickness and she didn’t get any answers when she tried to ask the family about her. She gave up.
"Here, look at the camera..." she said, opening the camera app on his phone. But over Ellie’s laughter, he didn’t hear her.
But the scene was very pleasing. Along with the lights inside the cabin, some natural light was seeping in through the window. Liam lifted Ellie as she tried to reach for his nose. Her lips were glistening and she didn’t stop laughing. Liam was laughing along, taunting her to grab his nose.
Rory snapped the picture... Well, she snapped a couple of them.