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Chapter 180 180
"W-What?" I could only ask, my eyes wide as I stared at him.

Luca just smiled cutely at me with his eyes closed. I blinked as his head finally fell onto the table.

"L-Luca?" I nudged him. He wasn't moving and his breathing was heavy... It seemed he was already asleep.

Oh my God... What should I do? I don't even know how I'm supposed to react. He just confessed that he's still in love with me, and then he fell asleep just like that!

I bit my lower lip and checked on him. I slightly tilted his head to see if he had a bump; his forehead hit the table a little too hard. I looked at his forehead, there was no bump... until my gaze went down to his face. I just blinked. His face looks peaceful right now, and I don't know why he also became more handsome in my eyes, even more handsome than before... He's getting more and more handsome.

I just blinked and shook my head at what I was thinking. "W-What the hell am I thinking?" I muttered and gently slapped my face. "I've had too much beer," I just whispered.

I looked at Luca again and tapped his shoulder. I tried to shake him and wake him up, but he wouldn't wake up. I just bit my lower lip and put his arm around me and pulled him up with all my might. He seemed to have been startled and stood up on his own, so I didn't have a hard time.

"Crescent... I-I love you, baby, please..." he whispered and hugged me.

"L-Luca! G-Get a hold of yourself! I-I'm taking you to your room," I said, stumbling, as I brought him inside the house.

My whole face almost burned because he hugged my neck. I wanted to take him to his room, but he was too restless. I just took him to the couch and laid him down there with a thud.

"Y-You're so shameless, Luca! Y-You're on your own!"

I quickly left him and ran into my room. I immediately looked in the mirror and my suspicion was correct; my face was bright red. I just swallowed and adjusted my glasses.

"H-How dare him?" I mumbled and crossed my arms.

I stayed in my room for a minute. I tapped my fingers on the table when I realized Luca didn't have any pillow and comforter with him. I just bit my nail and got a pillow and a blanket, then went out of my room. 

I hid behind the big cabinet for a bit and then peeked at him. I just said 'yes' in my mind when I saw that he was already asleep. I slowly approached him and looked at his sleeping face. I sat on the small space next to him and slowly lifted his head to put a pillow under him. When I was done, I looked at his face... our faces were so close to each other.

"O-Oh my---" I gasped so hard when Luca suddenly opened his eyes and stared at me. "I-I'm sorry, I-I was just--"

"So beautiful," he muttered while staring at my face.

I immediately moved my face away from him. "Y-You're really drunk. Just sleep!" I frantically covered his eyes.

My goodness... I wish I hadn't forced him to drink earlier.

Luca removed my hand from his eyes and stared at my face again. His eyes were dim and they seemed to be closing. I just gasped when he suddenly sat up. He bent his knees and rested his arms there while staring at me. His face was even closer to me now, and it felt like he had me cornered.

"W-What are you doing, Luca? J-Just sleep." I tried to push his chest.

"Crescent... Look at me... Am I handsome?" he rasped

and smiled at me.

"No, you're not... Just sleep," I just said and pushed him back down.

Because of his drunkenness, Luca immediately fell onto the couch. I immediately covered him with a blanket afterward. Luca just closed his eyes; I think he's completely asleep because his breathing immediately became heavy... I just quietly stared at him. His face and neck were slightly red.

"C-Crescent, you know what... I'm still in love with you... So damn in love."

I blinked and tightly held the hem of my shirt when I remembered what he said earlier. I quickly stood up and ran into my room. I fell onto my bed and got a pillow, then hugged it.

There's no way it's true. We're just being civil with each other. That's as far as we go; we're just Vanna's parents... He was just really drunk, so he said that. It's been years, and I hid Vanna from him, which caused him to suffer for six years... It's impossible that he still loves me.

But, I mean... what if it's true?

I shook my head and laughed awkwardly. What the hell am I thinking? There are only two options. First, Luca was just really drunk, and what he said wasn't true... Second, if it's true, I will just reject him politely. We're here just to be parents to Vanna... our relationship should only be up to that.

Yeah, right.... I'll just ask him about it.

I also couldn't sleep properly because of all the thinking. I also don't know why I'm overthinking even though I shouldn't be thinking about it. It's obvious that Luca was just carried away by the alcohol, that's why... That's right.

"Daddy, can I have some syrup?"

I just looked at Luca, who was busy taking care of Vanna... He's just normal. He doesn't seem to be uncomfortable with me or anything.

"Crescent."

I flinched and looked at Luca. "H-Huh?"

He scratched his nape. "You've been staring at the food... Don't you like it? I'll just cook something else?" he asked, sounding worried.

"N-No, it's fine. I-I was just thinking about work," I just made an excuse and drank water.

Luca just nodded and smiled before turning his attention back to Vanna. "What do you want to do today?" Luca asked in a soft voice and gently pinched Vanna's cheek.

"I want us to have a Barbie movie marathon," Vanna said, then looked at me. "Mommy, you too, okay."

I smiled at her and kissed her cheek. Vanna giggled and hugged my neck. I also hugged my daughter and kissed her face repeatedly. "Yes, my baby. Love you..." She kept giggling at what I was doing... I only stopped when I noticed Luca was staring at us, smiling.

Vanna looked at him too and pulled him closer to us. "You too, Daddy. Join our Mommy and me's love love time," Vanna said and also hugged Luca.

I froze when I noticed our faces were close to each other. Luca was obviously startled too, but he immediately looked away. I couldn't miss the slight redness on his face.

"I-I'll just watch your love love time with your Mommy," Luca stuttered. He slightly distanced himself from Vanna.

"Daddy is still shy, right?" Vanna asked me, laughing.

I just smiled at her and kissed her cheek. I secretly looked at Luca; he was staring at me. He just smiled awkwardly at me... I don't know why my cheeks suddenly heated up as I found him cute, even though that word doesn't suit him at all.

I just blinked and tried to calm myself... I don't know why this is happening to me right now. During Luca's stay here, I was just comfortable with him and didn't feel anything else... so I don't know why I suddenly became awkward with him now... What is happening to me?

"If I could wish for one thing, I'd take the smile that you bring..." Vanna was just singing beside me while watching a Barbie movie.

I looked at Luca, who was silently watching beside her I only flinched when he looked at me. He smiled at me and offered me his popcorn.

"N-No, thanks. I'm good," I just said and looked away from him.

This won't do. I can't help but look at him every time I remember what he said last night.