Where is Celina?

Next day...

Ellie had taken a half day from her work. She was waiting at the airport for her aunt to come. So she was on a call from Naade talking till she arrived.

"Don't say like that. Third wheel sounds so rude." Ellie scolded him.

"Look these old peoples are too noisy and I don't like it. I hope that she doesn't calls you now and then to know your whereabouts." He replied sitting in his office.

"Hmm. She is little nosy but she is the only family I have." Ellie felt guilty for agreeing on that.

"OH she is here. I will talk to you later." She quickly told him.

"Okay bye then take care." With that he ended the call.

"Hey aunty." Ellie greeted her aunt who was searching for her looking around.

"Hello child. Look at you. You look so beautiful." Her aunty replied.

"Thanks aunty. You also don't look too old than the last time I saw you." Ellie commented.

"Thanks for that but I know I look old." The old lady laughed.

*****

"Do you girls work or are eating the money my niece is earning?" Her aunt taunted seeing the girls lying on sofa.

"Here comes the grumpy old woman." Sheena murmured to others as she faked a smile and stood up and hugged her.

"We work and are not nesting on your niece's earning aunt." She retorted.

"Welcome home." Anna greeted smiling.

"OH. That's good." The old woman replied to Sheena as Ellie pulled her luggage in.

Naade called Ellie to know if she is coming to his place today to which Ellie confirmed but when she was going to end the call she accidentally pressed the speaker button where everyone heard Naade saying love you too.

"So you have a boyfriend?" Her aunt asked her.

"Yes I do." Ellie replied honestly. All the girls looked at the old woman to say something absurd but to their surprise she said.

"That's good. Ask him to meet me."

"Yeah I will call him." Ellie answered wanting to end the topic.

"Today." The old woman said getting up.

"Today? Don't you want to take some rest? You must be tired." Ellie asked shocked on her aunt.

"Yeah I am. So I will take rest. Call him in evening then. I will see how the guy is. He is worth to have you or not. That sooner the better." The old woman murmured.

"Okay." Ellie whispered as she saw her aunt going to her bedroom.

"Seriously this elder lady will have us roasted till she is here." Lilly grumbled resigning to her room.

"I agree with her." Anna agreed sitting back on sofa.

"Tell me she is leaving tomorrow." Sheena asked Ellie hoping the answer to be yes.

"I don't know when she leaves." Ellie shrugged her shoulder.

"We are gone for good then if she doesn't leaves early." Anna mumbled.

*****

"What's for dinner?" Celina asked as she came in the kitchen.

"Meat balls fried , spiced steak with curry and bread for dinner. And lemon pie cake for dessert." Ellie replied keeping the dessert in fridge for cooling.

"OH great. When is the lover boy coming the?" She asked.

"He will be here by 8 p.m." she replied as she removed her apron.

"That mean fifteen more minutes." Celina said looking at her watch.

****

The doorbell rang as Ellie sprang up and quickly opened the door. Naade was on time as always. He entered the flat with a bouquet of white lilies in his hand.

"Good evening." He greeted everyone as he sat on sofa. The old woman came out of her room looking at everyone. Naade quickly stood up as he handed her the bouquet of lilies.

"Good evening. I am Naade Namacuix Addison." He introduced himself.

"Good evening. I am Celina Lockwood." She replied. She looked at Naade's expensive suit and concluded that he was rich.

"How did you met Ellie?" She asked as both of them sat on the dining table.

"Well actually she came for interview and we met there." He replied looking at Ellie who was busy arranging the table.

"So you are her boss." Celina stated.

"Yes." He answered.

"Office romance I see."

"Aunty now please let's have food. Enough about our romance let's have food." Ellie told embarrassed by her aunts remarks.

All of them started eating food when all of a sudden Sheena complimented Celina.

"You look fresh and young."

"Yes because I took rest after a long time." Celina replied smiling for the first time. Everyone was shocked. The old woman can actually smile they thought.

"The dinner was amazing." Naade praised tasting the dessert.

"Yes our Ellie is a great cook you see." Celina added.

"I didn't knew that. Good for me." Naade whispered to Ellie who was sitting beside him.

"So when are you getting married?" Celina asked looking at both of them.

"Marriage? We haven't thought about it yet." Ellie decided to answer her.

"Why not? You are of age." The old lady grumbled displeased.

"Yes we will but not now." Ellie told irritated at her rudeness. Celina sensed it and decided to not question them further.

"Anyways I will take my leave now Mrs. Lockwood." Naade said getting up from his seat.

"Okay then." Celina replied finishing of her lemon pie cake.

"Why are you leaving so early. Stay the night here." Anna suggested to him.

"No. I actually have an early flight to Canada tomorrow. So I got to leave now. We stay some other time." He told her as he went towards the gate.

Ellie went down with him. She was upset from her aunts behavior towards him.

"I am sorry regarding my aunty there. She is old so don't mind her." She apologized to him.

"Hey it's okay. I am not complaining either." He said calmly leaning towards her car.

"Thanks for understanding." She smiled hugging him.

"Your welcome." He replied kissing her forehead and hugging her back.

"I love you." He whispered to her.