Mommy...Can you Win Daddy's Love again?

Katherine opened the door with the spare key and walked tiptoeing towards her room.

" Kathie…" 

Hearing her name, she stopped and turned her head. She was startled to see Aunt Lisa standing placing her hands against her chest with a serious face.

" May I know with whom you went on the trip?" She questioned her.

" With my friends…" she said but it came as a whisper.

" Is it your friend? Or boyfriend?" She asked her.

" Aunt...Lisa...I am sorry to hide it from you. I want to be a part of the motorbike race to support him. " Adrian said.

She threw the photos on the floor where she hugged Adrian, his face was not clear as he was still in the helmet. She was shocked and surprised to see those photos. She skeptically looked at Aunt Lisa about how she came to know. 

" One of my friends saw you at the event and informed me," she said before Katherine asked her doubt.

" I and Adrian love each other. We want to get married after we achieve our goals in our lives." She said to Lisa.

" Wow...Wow...great. I thought you were still my little princess. All these days you made a big fool by hiding about him. I left Ruby alone at your father's place so that you could not be alone in this new place. I loved you like my child but you proved to me that I am your caretaker only" Lisa cried with a broken heart.

" Aunt Lisa….I am sorry. Please don't talk like that with me. I respect you like my mother" she ran and hugged her but she didn't hug her back.

" Madam Katherine, please take some rest. I think you will be tired of the journey. Moreover, we have to go to your home the day after tomorrow, " Lisa informed professionally. 

" Please...Aunt Lisa, I am so sorry. I was scared to tell you about my feelings about Adrian. I was afraid you told dad about our love affair. Please believe me." She cried, hugging her.

" We can talk tomorrow morning. Go and sleep." She said seriously and walked towards her room.

Katherine walked with a heavy heart to her room. She sat on the bed and made a call to Adrian. He picked up her call just after one ring.

" Buttercup...I thought to call you meanwhile you only called me. Hope you are also missing like me" he said.

She controlled her tears and said, " I miss you…"

" We can meet tomorrow around 11 am. Have a nice sleep," he informed and disconnected the call as he was oblivious about her state.

She laid on the bed and closed her eyes. Slowly she drifted to sleep thinking about Aunt Lisa, her father, and Adrian.

….

The next morning, she woke up at nine. She completed her business and got ready in a long red floral dress. She cautiously covered hickeys with a multi-color bead neckline necklace from Aunt Lisa. 

She quietly walked towards the kitchen where she was preparing breakfast with the support of a helper. 

" Good morning, Aunt," she greeted her.

" Good morning…" she greeted her b

back.

" I want to ...go out…" Katherine asked her permission hesitantly.

" First, have your breakfast then you can go to meet your boyfriend, '' Aunt Lisa whispered in her ears.

Her eyes popped out with her surprising words to Katherine and stared at her face without blinking her eyes. 

" Hope your boyfriend will wait for you are late," Aunt Lisa teased her.

Katherine never imagined that her Aunt would be positive about Adrian. She was so happy with her Aunt's response. She kissed her Aunt Lisa's cheeks and hugged her.

" Don't you introduce your boyfriend to me?" She asked Katherine for which she was shocked beyond her imagination.

" I will introduce him to you in the evening…" Katherine replied as her face turned red.

" So ...you support our love?" She asked her Aunt.

" I can't promise about it. But I want to know whether he is serious about you. I don't want you to be heartbroken. I want to be happy. If he is your true happiness, then I will try to help you" Aunt Lisa replied.

" Thank you so much…" She kissed her again.

She quickly had her breakfast and made a call to Adrian to know the meeting place. She was so excited to share this good news with him. He informed them to come to his home as her mother went to the hospital on duty. 

….

She reached his home within twenty minutes. As the main door was ajar, She directly went to his room and stood rooted in her place. 

" What is going on? " She asked him, looking at him, who was packaging his clothes.

" Hi buttercup, Good morning. " He greeted her.

" Where are you going ?" She questioned him.

" I got an offer from RR automobile designing company. They liked my car design model and wanted to meet me. If my designs and working mechanism get selected then I will get the permission to launch a newly designed car." He said excitedly.

" Congrats…" she hugged, throwing her hands around his neck.

" Kathie...I am so happy. " He said, placing his hand on her back.

" I too...Ad. All the best. " She whispered in his ears.

" When will you return?" She asked him, coming out of his hug.

" Maybe one week or ten days…" he said, cupping her face. 

Instantly her face turned sad. She wanted to introduce him to her Aunt by inviting him to dinner. 

" Any problem…" he asked looking at her face.

" Nothing. …" She lied because she doesn't want him to disturb his mind.

" Tell me… don't hide anything from me," he said.

" I am going back to my father's place" she informed with misty eyes. He kissed her eyes, her nose then her pink lips. 

" I will come to meet you after completing my work," he said. Then both of them laid on the bed cuddling each other. 

" Adrian...come fast to meet me.. I will be waiting for you" she said with a cracked voice.