Chapter 175: Torn
That night, Raine slept in Aire’s room. She had wanted to talk to Tyrone and be with him, but she wasn’t ready for the inevitable conversation yet. Or rather, she felt as if she would only blow up on him if they met right now. She didn’t even know what to say to him yet, let alone have a decent conversation with him.
His revelation...It was something that she refused to see coming. In truth, she had already foreseen something like this happening the moment she let Tyrone enter the picture. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer... What a bullshi*t phrase for people who ended up falling in love with each other. She was sure that it was the phrase Tyrone had in his mind the moment he accepted the job to work for her. Against better judgment, she blindly convinced herself that her hunch was wrong despite not having any reason not to trust it. And lo and behold, it was right all along.
On the other hand, Aire behaved rather well and didn’t bother to ask both of her parents what happened earlier that day. After all, she already had an idea about what went down anyway. She was more than mature enough for her age to know that she shouldn’t ponder on things that were beyond her control. Truth to be told, she, herself, was already nervous about coming back to her era, knowing full well that she had to face whatever ordeal would meet her for changing the events of the past.
Aire let out an inaudible sigh. She just had to trust on her father and how he would be able to handle everything by the end. But even then, Aire couldn’t hide the sadness on her face just thinking of the days that she wouldn’t be able to spend with her Mommy anymore. If anything, it would be nice to spend the rest of her remaining days with both of her parents.
On their shared bed, her mother cuddled into her. With them being so close, Aire could feel and hear her Mommy’s restless quiet sighs.
"Mommy, are you awake?" Aire couldn’t not help but ask, turning around to face her mother.
"Yes, sweetie?" Raine replied as she managed to flash Aire a sweet smile.
Aire returned a smile and murmured, "Do you want me to unwrap a lollipop for you?"
Raine chuckled, lovingly touching Aire’s cheek as she said, "I think I’ll need to tone down eating lollipops for now, Sweetie."