Chapter 42: Back in South Africa.

Finally, the day the couple had been waiting for arrived. The plane had landed a few minutes ago.

Aldrich stood at the glass doors, waiting impatiently for his Anabella. The last three months felt extremely long, never-ending almost, and he had been lonely. Now the wait was over, and he looked forward to being reunited with her again.

He couldn’t believe how lost he’d felt without her; his days and nights filled with dreams of their union. A final decision had been made; she would be his wife, if she would have him. He wasn’t concerned over their age difference, or the many obstacles they would undoubtedly face. For everything, there was always a solution, and the rest could be taken care of as and when they presented themselves. Waiting any longer was not an option; he never wanted to be apart from her again. He also knew he’d been acting like a lovesick teenager―his father and friends often pointed it out on several occasions―but their opinions hadn’t bothered him.