Chapter 33 NOW CALL ME MOMMY

Lorraine slowly walked towards John.

She held the man's hand." John, thank you for keeping your promise. Now, I have peace of mind that my daughter is safe. I am now confident that I can entrust my only daughter to you. I am sorry if we have a not-so-good first meeting. I am sorry if I have been so harsh towards you the first time you saw me." John could see the sincerity in the eyes of Mary Ann's mother. This is exactly what he imagined when he made the promise. He knows that her mother will be able to forgive Mary Ann. John knows where exactly her mother is coming from. She might have said those hurtful words but deep inside her, she only wants the best for her child.

"It is okay, Auntie. I understand. I know that you only want the best for your daughter." He answered and smiled at her.

"Thank you John for understanding. I am happy for my daughter to have a man like you in her life." She hugged John.

"You're welcome, Auntie. Also, I love your daughter. We only want the same thing for her. We want her to have the best life she could have. I promise that I will take care of her."

"I know that John. You have proven yourself and you gain my trust." The woman said happily. "Also, please stop calling me Auntie. I will be your mother-in-law so better start calling me, Mommy." She distanced herself from John as she spoke.

"And, you have to call me Daddy as well." Mary Ann's father said." Thank you so much for supporting my daughter and for loving her."

The man went near John and embraced him," Thank you, John. Thank you for taking care of our daughter. Thank you for being true to your words. You are an epitome of a real man who will stand for the woman you love. I am glad that you never left her. I hope my son Alex can find her wife soon. He lost her for more than four years now.

Mary Ann looked at her father. She could see a glimpse of sadness in his eyes. She wanted to ask what happened but she is still shy.

"It's okay. Everything will be fine. Let's hope and pray that she is still alive." Lorran patted Lander's shoulder.

"Are you all done? I think if yes, can you please all site down? As I am the one who feels tired looking at all of you talking while standing." Her grandmother complains.

And they all laughed when they realized that they are still standing since they arrived.

"John, can we ask you a favor? If it's okay, can Mary Ann have her vacation in Dubai to visit her brother?" Mr. Smith was staring at the couple.

John and Mary Ann were dumbfounded. John looked at Mary and who was looking in his direction. They are staring at each other as if waiting for someone to speak up.

John held her hands," If Mary Ann wants to come, then, that's okay with me. I will let her come. I know and I trust her a lot that she will come back and marry me." John said that made everyone in the room laugh.

Mary Ann's face turned red." Silly, of course. I will come back. It's just a vacation so I can finally meet my brother."

"I was just kidding. I am sorry." John said, smiling at her." And, don't worry about Grandma. I am here to take care of her while you are away." He pulled Mary Ann's head into his chest.

Mary Ann is happy that John let her take the vacation to visit her half-brother. She wanted to say yes to her father but she wanted to hear John's answer first.

"Just remember that I am just here waiting for you to come back," John whispered to her.

"Thank you, John. You are really a good man." Her father said," Don't worry, I will look after her for you there and make sure she comes back and marry you."

And, the room was filled with the sound of their laughter.

After just a couple of days after Mary Ann's graduation, she traveled with her parents to UAE to visit her brother.

She will be staying there for a month and then she needs to go back. She only asks Adrian for a vacation leave but she is still working for him.

And, of course, she will miss John. She wants to surprise John. She went straight to Forbes Homes.

As soon as she exited the airport, she hailed a taxi and went to his place.

She entered the password of his door and then she opened it.

She saw a woman wearing her clothes eating in the dining room with John and Jay.

She doesn't know if surprise is the right word to describe what she felt.

"Ms. Mary Ann…" Jay called her name because he is the first one to notice her arrival. The woman and John looked dumbfounded when they saw Mary Ann standing in front of the door of the dining room.

"Hey, babe! What a surprise! When did you arrive?" He walked to her then hugged and kissed her. Mary Ann was just standing there and didn't have any reaction at all. She didn't even respond to John's hugs and kisses.

She couldn't move.

John sensed that Mary Ann was jealous of the woman wearing her clothes." Babe, are you upset?" He asked her.

The woman didn't say a word.

"Babe, don't be upset. That woman is Jay's girlfriend. She accidentally gets herself wet when they are watering the plants so I let her wear your clothes." John explained to her and looked at Jay, asking for help.

Jay nodded at her," Yes, Miss Mary Ann, that's correct. Please don't be angry. I am sorry. My girlfriend doesn't have any extra clothes with her. Sir John let her wear your clothes. We came here to water the plants."Jay added to what John said earlier trying to explain everything to Mary Ann. The woman obviously misunderstood what she saw and it's a big trouble if they couldn't fix it.

Mary Ann finally released the breath she held for a long moment because of the shock she felt upon seeing the people at the dining table. She felt embarrassed to them and to herself after hearing what John and Jay said. She has been narrow-minded. She felt her cheeks blushing. But, she is just a human. She thinks being away and finding your boyfriend with another woman when you come back would really make you feel different kinds of emotions.

John hugged her, "Babe, you know I am loyal to you, you trust me, right?" He said in a low voice.

Mary Ann finally got back to her senses. "I am sorry if I acted like that." She said in an apologetic voice.

"It's okay, Miss Mary Ann. We understand. By the way, we are leaving soon." Jay replied.

"No, that's okay. You can stay. Just excuse me and I will change my clothes." Mary Ann smiled and excused herself.

"Alright, let me accompany you upstairs," John suggested."Let's eat together later." John put his hands to her shoulder. They turned around and headed to the staircase going to their bedroom.

"Jake, we will leave you here for a couple of minutes. Take care of everything." He shouted without looking back.

"Yes, sir. Thank you." Jay responded," Honey, let's finish the food and leave. The lady of the house already arrived." He giggled. He is well aware of how his boss is so submissive to his girlfriend.

He has been working with John for many years but this is the first time he saw how he fell in love deeply with a woman. He witnessed everything he did for Mary Ann. For sure, his boss loves Miss Mary Ann so much that he was able to wait for the woman for many years. He saw his loyalty to the woman while she was away for a vacation. Earlier when Miss Mary Ann arrived, he knew how afraid his boss was when he saw how the woman reacted when she saw another woman at the table.

The two reached their room and as expected the couple missed each other very much. John immediately pins Mary Ann and Mary Ann is looking directly at John's eyes. She could see the desire in his eyes. The flame inside of him.

The man wasn't able to wait for them to reach the bed and he immediately crossed the distance of their faces.

They kissed each other passionately and were full of love. John caressed Mary Ann's fair skin. He pinned her at the back of the door. He pulled her up as Mary Ann clung her legs on John's waist as John pulled Mary Ann's t-shirt out of her head.

They were out of breath.