16 Daddy I'm hungry

Lara and Luke were seated by the lounge at the sun deck. There is a jacuzzi there too and she could already imagine how relaxing it can be to lay there on a early evening.

Ah, it must really be so nice to have so much money. But she shoved that thought quickly when she think of how many more problems they must have.

Great power comes with an even greater responsibility.

The weather is just perfect, the sun is up but its windy so it doesn't feel so hot up there in the deck. Luke seems to enjoy the view as well. Noting that she had never taken Luke out to the sea even once.

She's busy earning for them both alright. But at the same time she felt sorry too. Luke is not a baby anymore and he needs to be out too.

Lara then took out her phone and opened her camera. Luke is too willing to have his photos and in no time, Lara had a whole album of him in her gallery.

She smiled. Her gallery is full of Luke. Even when she change her phone now and then, she transferred all of Luke's photos to her gallery starting from when he was days old in her arms.

While she is busy with her phone and Luke, she didn't notice a certain someone snapping up photos of them as well.

After Alex gave his instructions to the crew, he went to the sun deck to fetch those two for brunch. Then he found Lara laughing while taking photos of her son. Such a scene touched his heart and he can't help taking photos too.

One photo in particular is so beautiful he made it his phone wallpaper. It was Lara taking a selfie with Luke, hugging him with her left hand, and her right arm extended as far as it can to take their photo. Right at that moment the sun's ray reflected on them and the camera captured them lovingly, with both of them smiling brightly.

"Hey, I can take your photo." He walked up to them.

Lara shyly smiled back at him. "It's alright."

How can she allow this devil to take their photo. She still ain't over the fright he gave her last night. It does help though that he seems to be in a good mood since morning.

Luke ran up to him though. "Daddy I'm hungry."

"Oh."

"Come, the chef prepared something." He lifted Luke and grabbed Lara's hand.

But the moment his hand held hers, Lara was stunned. It's as if she touched a live wire. But his hold is strong she can't get her hands back. Dazed as she is, she just followed him, though her head is screaming at her otherwise.

'Stupid girl! Think! Why is he bothering himself with you and Luke? What could he be thinking huh?!'

But she looked up at him and was unable to read anything from his face. Alex had sensed her questions though but he only smiled. It didn't relaxed her one bit.

Her mood changed when she saw a sumptous feast before her though. Seeing her delight, Alex chuckled softly.

He gave her an expensive dress, shown her a luxury car, and sail with her on a multi million dollar yacht, but the only words she said to him all morning was an answer when he volunteered to take their photo. 'It's alright'

"Like it?"

She gave him a nod of approval.

Oh, then, is she speechless because she's starving? Just too shy to say it?

Or is she always timid and easy to bully?

He then settled Luke into a chair and pulled another for Lara. Observing them from the corner of his eyes, he concluded then, she is starving.