Chapter 116: Samantha contd

***Dear readers,

Hope you are well.

I would like to appologize for being absent these past two months. Unfortunatelly my dad got sick and after a month in the hospital died. A few weeks later my dearest four-legged friend died too. So let us say that May and June were very dificult, making July a month of healing. I will try to have a new chapter at least once a week. XOXO

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My phone rang and smiled when I saw Lachlan’s name light up the screen. It was time for me to take a picture of him or maybe even one of us to add to his contact sheet.

“How has your day been so far?” I asked him.

I could hear his smile in his voice. “I’ve been missing ye dearly and I canna wait for Saturday and I will na have to leave yer side again. And be able to take ye anywhere I want.”

“Oh, really?” My heart fluttered. “But with Deborah here we will be limited to where and when you get to have your way with me.”

He let out a loud curse in Gaelic. “Filled with lust fer ye, I had forgotten about me own daughter. What kind of fathair am I?”

“A very loving one and I am deeply in love with.” I settled into the kitchen nook and watched the gardens and pool. “Will find the time and the way.”

“And how about ye besides thinking and lusting about me, what else did you do today?”

“Who said I lusted or even thought of you today?”

“Oh ye just broke my heart. Ye are too cruel of a woman. I donna ken why I love ye so.”

I laughed. He was never more adorable than when he would tease me like this. “I was able to set up the smart house equipment and even got my driver’s license.”

He was surprise, but happily congratulated me. Said that we would celebrate it when he got home, but when he said that he might buy me car I had to stop him. “I am heading to the dealership myself tomorrow afternoon once Deborah’s room is done.” I told him of the kinf of car I wanted and all the options I wanted.

That night I went to sleep after taking a very warm and long bath and when I got in bed I thought of Lachlan at least three times before falling asleep. I would’ve preferred the real deal, but sometimes the imagination is sooo much better than the real thing.

When my eyes opened the next morning the sun was shinning bright. I could smell breakfast being cooked and automatically my body followed the smell. There in my kitchen stood the most beautiful man in the world dressed in only a pair of sweatpants and a tight t-shirt.

The muscles on his back flexed and tighten with every move. I stood there and watched him move smoothly around the kitchen. After maybe 10 minutes of staring at him, I realized that he had stopped and was talking to me. Quickly I wiped the drool of the corner of my mouth and sat down to have breakfast with him. He smiled, sitting next to me. I checked the time and noticed that in less than an hour the last of the furniture and decoration would arrive. Finally! A little more than a week to get it furnished.

And tomorrow Lachlan and Deborah were moving in. After 5 long lonely years I was to have a family of my own… again.

I should be ecstatic and yet, all I want to do is crawl into bed and cry. Let my body relax and let go completely, but I can’t. I have to be strong especially now that I will have a child under my care. There will be no time for that. They will be my priority. For them I have to succeed no matter how much in pain I am.

“When do ye have to go back to work?” Lachlan said, looking over the hot mug he was holding in his hands.

“I still have a two more weeks off.” I looked away and took a long big breath before I continued. “I always take two weeks off this time of year. Luckily he knew and I didn’t need to go into a long uncomfortable explanation.

“What do y need for me to do? For us?”

“Patience. Hugs.” I took a sip of my own cup. “In the next couple of days, by the end of the weekend, my mom would probably add you to the family group chat to coordinate with the rest of the family the day of the memorial.”

“She shouldna hesitate to tell me what she needs us to do.” He shifted in his seat and I as very pensive. After a few moments of silence he said, “Will yer ex-husband be there?”

“No, but his parents will. I have never wanted him near me during that day, no matter how hard he would try.”

“Is that why he has been calling ye none stop this past week?”

“In a way he’s right. David was our son and a father needs to mourn his son, just like the rest of us do. But I cannot stand to see his treacherous cheating face on the day I buried my son. If he wants to mourn David I can do it on is own.”

My lucky star was on my side for it was at that moment that my brother arrived with the last of the furniture and decorations. While everything was being unloaded I ran up to my room and took a quick shower and got dressed. When I finished Deborah’s furniture was being taking towards her room.

Together with Lachlan, after following Bryan’s directive, we were able to set the room in no time. Lachlan looked over every detail and asked, “Do ye think she would like it?”

I placed my hand on his shoulder and my head on his chest. “I’m sure she’s going to love it. She chose almost everything in here.” It was a beautiful room for a young girl her age. “Are you going to work?” He turned my way, placing his hands on my hips.

“Naye, probably go home and finish packing. Why? Want me to go with ye to the dealership?”

He was being the ever protective man I love so much. “I was thinking to go over the dealership and order my new car. And thought you might want to join me. But if you have to go to work I guess you will see it when it arrives.”

“Parker told me the car your getting. Do you really think you need such a big and expensive car?” Asked Bryan.

I turned and looked into his eyes. Somehow I was not surprised that Bryan would find fault in me buying something extravagant. “I love that you are worried about my finances are just that… mine. But for the past 5 years I have be living from one house to the other, sleeping on your couch or at Alex’s, Never calling a place my own. You might think that my recent expenditures are a bit high, but at my age I should’ve had them years ago.” I placed a hand on his cheek and gently rubbed his tightly trimmed beard. “I love you dearly, little brother and I know you are worried, but there’s really no need.” I looked over at Lachlan. “I’m not alone anymore.”

“You were never alone, you have all of us.”

“I know, but it’s not the same thing. After all the heartache with William, the loss of my two babies… I am finally ready to come back to the real world.”

“That’s all we ever wanted for you these past 5 years.” He walked over to me and placed a kiss on my forehead. “You two have a great day and I’ll see you all tomorrow.” He patted Lachlan on the back and left.