Chapter 69
Not long after that, Taria was allowed to leave the hospital after the doctor checked on her broken leg. Tian carried her to the car, while Ray was carrying the medical crutches that were taller than him.
Taria surrounded Tian's neck with her arms, feeling his breath over her face and making him feel hers over his neck, giving them both a feeling that they were the only ones left in the world. His heartbeats and hers were playing a symphony more majestically than a wedding presto, and their warm bodies rubbing against each other with every breath they took gave them goosebumps.
"I love you, Tian Leo", she said
"I love you more, Taria Park", he said, poking her nose with his own one
"I love mom too", Ray murmured, yet his voice was loud enough for her to hear it
"I love you too, my Ray", she said, outstretching her hand to hold his, yet he wasn't able to hold it back as he was struggling to hold crutches. He felt heavy as he couldn't hold his mother's warm hand even though he really wanted to, yet Tian grabbed the crutches from him, leaving his hands available to be held.
Taria giggled after her heart felt so light, holding her son's hand and being held by her lover's, yet deep inside that light heart she kept a black stone where fear and concerns were being blocked.
When they finally reached the mansion again, Tian layed Taria on the bed, then both Tian and Ray took the utmost care of their sunshine, bringing her whatever she wanted and holding her hand constantly.
"Do you feel bad anywhere? Should I tell the maids to bring medicine?"
"Do you want water or something to eat?"
"Let's check your temperature, your face seems redder than usual"
"Are you bored? should I turn on the TV?"
and hundreds of sentences surrounded Taria's soul with care and love. There cute worried faces, the confusion that was evident on their eyes, and everything about those two was more precious than a whole universe for her
"Relax you two, I'm fine now so don't worry", Taria said, patting Ray's head softly with a warm smile
"Mom.. Dad, how about you tell me your story now as you got together again?" Ray said while his face was turning red and his eyes were avoiding them.
The word dad kept ringing inside Tian's brain until he fell into an endless whirlpool. His heart beated faster and his eyes stayed open, unable to believe what he just heard.
Ray looked at Tian again, with a shy look that was his first time showing. His cheeks were red and his sharp eyes seemed softer, which pulled Tian out of the whirlpool and forced a smile to appear on his face
"Can.. Can you say it again?" Tian said, outstretching his shaky hand trying to pat Ray's head
"No, old man", Ray said, getting away from Tian and moving to Taria's side
"YOU BRAT", Tian said angrily, yet knowing that Ray sees him as a father was more than enough for him at that point
"I can call you daddy if you like it that much", Taria murmured
"T..Taria.. you are not helping at all", Tian said, facing the wall trying to hide his blushing face
"Hahaha. Sweetie, why do you want to know our story? Do you have someone you like?" Taria asked with sparkles on her eyes, yet Ray's disgusted face crashed her imagination
"I just want to know", Ray said
Taria and Tian stared at each other with smiles on their faces, then Tian layed beside Taria on the bed with Ray in the middle, both holding a hand of his.
"Your father and I met for the first time at.. mm. we met at school"
"Don't lie, honey, he already knows what it means to be a Leo so there is no need. Ray, I was poisoned once, using a dagger that wounded my leg. My phone wasn't with me so I had to enter the nearest house before my position got worse, especially that it was raining, and thankfully, that house was your mother's", Tian said calmly
"After that I took him to his house as he refused to go to the hospital, yet I had to give my earring as a payment for the taxi driver", Taria said
"I knew that that earring was priceless for her so I asked your uncle to get it back, then I turned it into a necklace and gave it back to her", Tian said
"I knew then that your father was my senior at school, then we started working together at a store at night, which developed our relationship fast", Taria said
"Wait wait wait, I can understand why you let a strange man in, but why would you work as a part timer?" Ray asked
"I didn't know why either, but what I knew was that your mother was different than everyone else", Tian said, looking into Taria's eyes that were sparkling more than usually as she liked the topic
"Anyway, many things happened after that, and we fell in love", Taria said
"Ok ok that's enough. I don't want to know more", Ray said
"You will understand us better when you fall in love", Tian said, patting Ray's head softly
"Why would I love anyone? I mean.. I need nothing, so why would I show my weak sides and become defenseless in front of a person who might broke my heart", Ray said seriously, yet his parents started laughing as his words were not matching his age at all
"You will know the answer once you find your sunshine, son", Tian said
"Mom is my sunshine", Ray said angrily hugging his mother
"Hey brat, go find your own sunshine, she is mine", Tian said hugging Taria too, yet Taria pulled them both into the bed and pulled the blanket over them
"Let's sleep now, we can continue distributing me later. Nice dreams, honey and sweetie", she said
"Nice dreams mom"
"Nice dreams, MY SUNSHINE"