Chapter 2: Back Home

He followed her in the bedroom. He was just watching her move from getting upstairs up to her room getting out of her clothes in her luggage. He wasn’t able to let her know that he was there with her. He doesn't want to cause any trouble. He just wants to be with her even just by watching her.

Atasha didn’t notice that Alexander was inside her bedroom. She was busy unpacking and getting her stuff and organizing them in her walk-in closet. All her things, even Xander’s clothes were there putting them to her drawer.

Alexander was wondering why Atasha had a toddler boy's clothes with her. He clears his throat so she will notice him sitting at the couch in front of her bed.

“I was wondering what are you hiding from us babe?” he was standing from the couch and walking towards her in the walk-in closet.

“I..I don't have anything to say to you or explain. Why do you care about me at all?” she stuttered and a bit nervous but she didn’t let him see how she felt. her face expression turned into a poker face and serious.

“I won’t say sorry for what I did, that’s what I was thinking of doing ever since I saw you at the airport, my love.” looking at Atasha like she was a precious gem to him.

Atasha was thinking if he saw her reddened face by his outburst, but she also liked what happened. She dreamed of kissing him before she went back here in the Philippines. It is the best thing that has happened to her ever since.

"Why and what are you doing here?" Atasha asked. She sounded a bit rude, hiding her nervousness.

"I want to explain myself from what happened years ago at the party. I know I embarrassed you in front of your classmates and friends. I just don't know how to react back then cause I do secretly have a crush on you." Alexander explained looking at her intently.

She felt like she was about to cry remembering the event that caused her so much pain and all the things that happened to them 5 years ago when she was on a vacation and Alex was drunk, saying sweet things to her and had a one night that changed everything in her life.

"Alex, it's okay, just forget it and let us move on." Holding her tears from falling, she turned her back on him.

Alexander hugged her tight, he was stunned when he felt the wetness on his shirt where Atasha’s face was buried that is why he whispered in her ear.

“Please don’t cry it's breaking my heart into pieces seeing you like this. “ he said calmly.

They heard a knock on her door, she composed herself and went to the door to open it.

"Alexander and Atasha, Doña Andrei called you.” informed by the elder maid Nana Eling.

Atasha breakaway from Alexander's hold and wipe her tears and compose herself before changing clothes and go downstairs where her grandmother is waiting for them.

"What are you still looking at? I have to change and go downstairs to meet Nana," eyeing Alexander and rolling her eyes on him.

"Would you like me to help you getting dress? It will be faster," smirking and on his way closer to Atasha.

She stopped him by lifting her hand.

"Do you want me to stop talking to you or not?" threatening him if he wants to do his ways on her.

Alexander went out of the room but he was waiting outside for her and they go down together and face her grandmother.

As they headed downstairs, they have seen their grandmothers talking with each other and look at them when they hear them.

"Your both here darlings", Doña Andrei said to them and smiled.

"How are you darling Atasha? You look stunning, glowing and grown woman", Doña Elisa asks Atasha while she kisses her cheeks.

"Thank you, Nana, you both look stunning and young as ever," she added.

Let's talk about business, sweetheart," said Doña Andrei seriously.

“I know that you’re here just to visit me and you are not staying for good but please that three years there with Anthony until he can manage on his own… I am confident that he will make it…. And I already called him to come home here to talk to both of you, he said.

“Mommyla I know that you trust him so much but I have to think of it first… Atasha replied with a nod.

“Ok darling, Alex will guide you if ever you change and decide that you will stay here for good. I know Anthony can't stand you anymore. He will be here tomorrow, you and Alex will be the ones to pick him up. I love you so much my love and so is Anthony. Hugging Atasha at the same time.

When Atasha turned to Alex, her face was serious and her eyes seemed to speak to her as if asking who’s Anthony?

Atasha suddenly withdrew her gaze from Alex. Before she looks at him again Alex is gone.

Why should I explain eh I'm not his girlfriend and he never asks me to be, hmmm annoying ..... in her mind.

"Mommyla, when will Anthony arrive? Atasha asked.

"I think he'll be here tomorrow darling. Why?" Doña Andrei said.

"Ok, I'll be the one to pick him up Mommyla. I cant wait to see him and break his neck in her mind.

You will also get to know the almighty cousins who are naughty, reprehensible, beautiful, and handsome.

Things are difficult since his brother and cousins know her situation but their grandmother. She told them about her son sooner than expected. She received a call that her best friends and her cousins were dating when her cousin accidentally met them in the states.

Soon she will have to introduce her son to the family and to the man who she loved for a long time until now because she is still affected by his presence and the pain keeps coming back whenever they are close to each other.

My son is my world and my everything, he is the reason why I am sane and the reason why I love and hate his father.