Chapter 1011 - Relationships (1) (1/2)
~ Los Angeles, Cliffside villa ~
Saturday, February 1
11:27 AM
Elanor and Oscar arrived at the Cliffside villa. JoAnna was in charge to invite them to a lunch, afternoon fun and dinner, without arousing a suspicion that Aiden is awake. She told them that they have some important news to share.
Since getting a call two days ago, Elanor is all giddy because she knows what JoAnna wants to tell them: she is pregnant!
Ah, it's great news! And it's about time… they are married for more than four months already!
Elanor is a bit suspicious… Why are they coming here and not to the Mediterranean villa? But those are the details. Not important. What matters is that she will be a grandmother!
”Ah, I see that the party started…”, Elanor commented when Sarah greeted them at the door. She heard commotion from the garden, and she wants to go and see JoAnna as soon as possible!
”Yes. Stella and Edward are on their way, and they should be here shortly. We are having a BBQ party, Aiden's favorite.”, Sarah responded.
Elanor gave 'you are so sweet' look to Sarah and pressed her lips into a thin line. ”Thank you for doing all this for him, sweetie.”
Oscar followed Elanor's statement with an approving hum.
”Come, everyone is in the garden.”, Sarah smiled while wondering what will Elanor's reaction going to be. She didn't expect much from Oscar, the range of emotions visible on his face is equivalent to a block of wood.
Elanor stared at Aiden without moving, unsure if her eyes are playing tricks on her. She realized that JoAnna tricked them with an ambiguous reason to come here, but she does not mind. Not even a little bit.
”Hi mom… dad…”, Aiden greeted them with a big smile on his face while walking toward them.
”Oh…”, Elanor exhaled and her whole body shook before she plunged toward Aiden to give him a big hug.
”You are awake… you are awake…”, Elanor chanted with eyes full of tears while cupping Aiden's cheeks in her palms and turning his head left and right like she is trying to confirm that he is not missing any hairs from his head… and then she hugged him again.
It was a very emotional reunion.
Oscar waited for his turn to approach Aiden, but he saw that Elanor has no intention to let go so he joined, and it became a three-person hug.
Ellie and Jasper also came. JoAnna told Sarah and Aiden that Ellie and Jasper were there while two of them were missing, and they helped by using their connections. Sarah and Aiden thought it's a good thing to have them at this party as well. They are all good friends, and Ellie and Jasper don't mind coming to Los Angeles for a weekend. They get to spend time in Ellie's villa, and they get out of the snowy Chicago.
Stella and Edward arrived shortly before 1 PM. The first round of BBQ was already on the table. Sophia had a task to invite her parents without alerting them in advance that Aiden is awake. Sophia's due date is a week away, and Stella and Edward planned to come on Wednesday in order to be here when their first grandchild is born. They arrived earlier because Sophia told them that she is feeling contractions. When they saw Aiden, they didn't mind that Sophia tricked them. Well, baby will come soon. And they are glad that Aiden is awake, and that Sarah is smiling again.
With Bridgette, Steve, Emma and Penny there, and everyone else who is staying at the Cliffside villa, it was very lively.
”Charlie is not coming?”, JoAnna asked Emma.
”I don't know.”, Emma responded. ”Last few days he is not here as much.”
JoAnna perked up at Emma's apparent displeasure. ”Do you miss him?”