Chapter 943 - Happy little gathering (1/2)

~ Los Angeles, Cliffside villa ~

Wednesday, October 23, 6:49 PM

It is very lively in the garden and on the training grounds.

Kids are taking turns sparring in the rink with Haru. Jesse and Felix are included in that friendly exchange of blows.

Sophia is watching them from the oversized lounging chair that staff brought for her from the rooftop terrace. Kitty rests by Sophia's side and enjoys head rubs.

Sarah and Aiden are helping the staff to set up the barbecue area.

Whatever Sarah wanted to lift, Aiden was right next to her, grabbing it before she could.

”I've got it. You should take a seat and rest.”, he grinned, ignoring her protests.

After some time, Sarah gave up and went to join Sophia.

”What's up with Aiden?”, Sophia is watching Felix, but she didn't miss Aiden's unusual behavior. ”He is pampering you more than usually.”

”Who knows what's on his mind? But I don't mind the extra attention.” Sarah doesn't want to say that Aiden thinks that she is pregnant. Sophia will only get excited and Sarah will need do additional explanations if test on Friday turns out negative... or if something is wrong.

Sarah exhaled while thinking that all this would not be a problem if she did the test as soon as she reached home. But now it's too late, and tomorrow she is busy… well, in two days she will find out.

Sarah remembers how all of them were worried when she was in the hospital, and she does not want to make them go through something similar again. That is why she decided that only after she confirms that everything is OK, she will share the news with the rest of the family.

Sarah looked toward the rink and changed the topic before Sophia asks more about that. ”Felix is enjoying.”

”Yeah…” Sophia smiled while gazing at Felix who is sparing with Haru. ”This is his third round. Aiden's teachings are paying off. He trained every day while you were away.”

”I can see that.” Sarah nudged Sophia to give her space on the oversized chair, and Kitty moved to Sarah's lap as soon as she could.

”Brother-in-law has some good moves.”, Sarah's praise earned her a proud smirk from Sophia.

Sarah told Sophia that she plans to have a talk with girls about relationships after dinner while Aiden talks to the boys, and asked Sophia if she is willing to help out. She was happy that Sophia accepted.

”Are you sure that this should be a talk with girls and boys apart?”, Sophia asked.

Sarah paused. ”What do you mean?”

”It is a talk about relationships between boys and girls. And having it with everyone together will help send a unified message to all of them. At the same time, question and answer session at the end will be a great opportunity for the girls to find out what boys have on their mind and the other way around. After the talk, you can say that if any of them wants to talk in private, they are welcome to approach you.”

Sarah thought about Sophia's words and smiled. ”It makes sense. I will tell Aiden and see what he thinks.”

Just as Sarah expected, Aiden was very happy with the suggestion. He never thought of himself as a person who can give fatherly-advices, so sharing the stage in this case sounds wonderful.