Chapter 482 - View of Rideau Canal (2/2)
Sarah giggled for some time before answering, ”I don't want to spoil the surprise, but it's not something I can pack and hide anyway… we decided as a wedding gift to give you Eve as security on your house… if you want her.”
”Oh! Sarah! That will be amazing! Thank you very much!”, Sophia was happy that Sarah thought of this as a present. With Eve around, they don't need to worry about many things.
”I hope Felix thinks so too…”
”I'm sure he will. I will tell him when he comes back.”
”Aren't you in a hotel, in Ottawa? How come he is not with you?”
”Huh… Felix went to get fresh fruits for me. He said that the ones hotel provide are not ripe and fresh enough.”
Sarah laughed. ”He is pampering you. Enjoy! … I wish that I get such a treatment.”
”Are you saying that Aiden is not treating you well?”
Sarah regretted her choice of words, but it is the truth that Sophia gets much more pampering than Sarah if they compare their relationships. ”It's not that he is not treating me well, but he is not… indulging me so much.”
”You can't accuse him of not doing something that you are not allowing him to do.”
”What do you mean?”
Sophia paused and made sure to pick her words carefully. She does not want to offend Sarah or to get Aiden into trouble. ”Let's say that you can be… competitive. If you want to allow him to indulge you, you should slow down and give him a chance to do things for you… You tend to do everything yourself… Do you understand?”
”I see…” Sarah didn't want Sophia to notice how her words affected Sarah greatly and rushed to end the call. ”That aside, I will give you a call tomorrow to see when a good time is to meet. OK?”
”Sounds good.”
”OK. Enjoy Ottawa!”, Sarah hanged up.
Sophia kept the phone to the side and returned her gaze to the view of Rideau Canal from their hotel room window.
~ Seattle area, Cabin ~
Sarah ended the call with Sophia and was thinking about her words. It's not that she wants Aiden to pamper her how much Felix pampers Sophia… but maybe just a bit more would be nice. Sarah enjoys when Aiden does things for her and shows her that he cares. Who wouldn't? Is it possible that she is not giving him chances to do that?
Sarah walked out and saw Aiden on the terrace. He was watching seven kids while they practiced their moves, by themselves, down in the training area.
He glanced at Sarah when she approached him. ”What did Sophia say?”
”They are in Canada now and will come back tomorrow. I will call her then to see when a good time is to visit their house.”
”OK.”, Aiden acknowledged that he heard her without lifting his gaze from the kids below.
Sarah looked at him and asked after some hesitation. ”Am I… competitive?”
”Extremely.”, he responded without missing a beat.
”Do you… dislike that part of me?”
He lifted his gaze and looked at Sarah. ”Did something happen?”
She didn't respond.
Aiden stepped closer and embraced her.
”I love you just the way you are…”, he whispered in her ear.
He is not sure what made her ask that question, but he felt her relax and wrap her arms around him. That told him that his answer was good enough to calm whatever conflict she was facing. Aiden found interesting that a confident woman like Sarah has these moments of insecurity when she needs encouragement. He made a mental note to show her how special she is to him more often.