Catching up

"I'm sorry Av's, I am used to calling you sister-in-law so it's just come out of my mouth subconsciously. But are you two really over?" Erika asked sadly.

Ava lowered her head and said in a light but firm tone, "Yes! We are over and nothing could change that."

"So you are going to divorce him?" Erika's eyes widen in surprise.

"Yes!"

Ava's firm answer made Erika speechless. Although she saw the news of Ava and Daniel being together but she just assumed the news was a distraction. Erika thought Ava and Oliver will eventually get back together, she never thought Ava was dead set on divorcing Oliver. What happened between them?

"But why? Av's I don't know what happened between you two for you to want to divorce my brother but he really loves you." Erika frowned and said a little frustrated.

Ava's heart missed a bit when Erika said Oliver still loves her, for a second all the emotion rushed back to her mind then she suddenly remembered how Oliver deceived her, how he lied to her, hid things from her, and how he cheated on her with the girl called Emily who pretended to be Melody when she was still pregnant with his child. No, she could never forget all those things, she could never forget the reason she lost her baby. Although Emily pushed her to the lake but Oliver was also responsible for the loss of her baby. He doesn't deserve her forgiveness. Ava shook her head and put on a fake smile on her face then said enthusiastically, "Wow the menu here looks very good, have you tried this before?"

Erika sighed helplessly, no one was willing to open up about what happened three years ago so she could only let them sort out their problems by themselves. She still hoped they will resolve whatever trouble they have and get back together. "Yes, it's very good you can try this fish," Erika said with a smile.

After they have ordered Ava asked, "Rika, How is Arvin? And how is life treating you two?"

Erika's eyes lit up at the mention of Arvin, she said with a soft smile, "We are good, he treats me really well. I am really lucky that he loves me so much, he even let me do whatever I want and never interfere in my career."

"That's really good," Ava said lightly but she felt bitter in her heart, will she ever have this kind of love? Arvin and Erika have loved each other since they were children, how rare is it to marry your childhood sweetheart! However, she wasn't that lucky her first love and Oliver both lied and deceived her. Maybe this was the reason Ava didn't have any faith in love anymore and maybe this is why she always hesitated to move forward with Daniel. She didn't doubt Daniel's love for her she just couldn't believe she could be that lucky.

Afterward, they catch up with many trivial matters and a lot of gossip. They both had a very good time, Erika could finally open up and talk to someone who could really understand her and join her in gossip, whereas Ava could finally find her old spirit with a friend who wouldn't judge her and talk about almost anything and everything. They talked and laughed for hours like old times.

Later In the afternoon, Erika led Ava to the mall and spent the whole afternoon buying a lot of clothes and accessories. At last, Erika did so much shopping that they had to call the security guard to come and help her carry the bags to her car. Ava just shook her head helplessly; she was never fond of unnecessary spending so she just accompanied Erika and bought a few things for Nina and Daniel.

"Shopping is great, isn't it sister-in-law? It always makes one feel good." Erika said and she walked holding Ava's arm.

Ava laughed and said, "Sure." She wouldn't deny it, although Ava didn't like to shop that much she still would go shopping whenever she was upset. So guess it's normal for women to relieve their stresses through shopping.

Ava suddenly saw a children's clothing shop so she dragged Erika inside to have a look. Ava picked out some dresses and t-shirts for Nina and suddenly a light blue t-shirt set caught Ava's eyes, it was a boy set. Suddenly Orion's baby face flashed into Ava's mind. That boy would always wear dull color clothes like his father. He had sharp features like Oliver but because he is still a baby there was some baby fat on his face making him look so cute. Ava thought this blue set of clothing would look good on him so she wanted to buy it for him. However, Ava was hesitating thinking she was not related to Orion in any way, so was it ok if she bought something for him? After pondering over it for a while Ava finally picked one in Orion's size.