Chapter 90: Lake Side
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Honestly, I have begun to enjoy slacking off these days. It's unbelievable to me that I want to ignore my work. The old me would stay put to the work wholeheartedly.
Although in present I would happily spend all my time with Stella. But as a man, I got a stomach to feed. Managing my work on phone is not that easy. Thankfully, I have a reliable friend like John. He's such a life saver.
Rather than staying at home, on this lovely weather, I'm thinking about going out with Stella. The reason is very obvious.
She needs some positivity, she needs to go out and do something. I'm afraid that she might get depressed if we just spend the day at home. It will remind her that she no longer has a job.
Doing some activity will keep her mind out of tension. Maybe we should go watch a movie. Or we can go to the zoo or somewhere else. There's plenty of places for us to visit.
At that time, when I was trying to pick a destination for our outing, my phone rang up. When I looked at the screen it was from my lawyer.
" Hello." I answered the call while sitting beside my wife.
" Mr. Lester, I have arranged the papers for you. When do you need it?"
" Yeah John, stay on the line. I'll go fetch the papers." I can't discuss the matter in front of Stella. That's why I lied on the phone to get away from there. Quickly coming into my room, I continued to speak.
" Sorry for that. My wife was with me. Anyway coming back to the topic, my brother-in-law will go there and take the papers. Make sure to point out the details to him and talk it through."
" Yes I will."
" Goodbye then. Thanks for the work." I hung up the phone and called Neil. It didn't take him much to pick up my phone.
" Hey!" As always, he sounded cheerful.
" Neil, I have texted you the address. Go there and meet my lawyer."
" That was fast."
" You can handle the rest, right?"
" Yup. How's my sis?"
" She's okay now. I'm gonna take her to a movie."
" Nice. I'll inform you when my dad signs the papers. Bye then." The call ended and I went back to my wife. She was sitting on the couch, checking the newspaper all by herself.
" Wanna go watch a movie?" As soon she heard my voice, her head lifted up.
" Movie? Uhh... sure." I can understand why she felt hesitant. Who would go watch a movie outside when they have their own theatre at home? Although, you can't see the new released movies at home. I will use this excuse in case she asks me about it later.
She picked a Disney movie to watch. At least it's better than some cliche rom com. I do enjoy those genre but if I had to compare, I would definitely pick a Disney movie over rom com. Same with my wife, she's also fond of them.
Most of them people inside the theatre were children and their parents. I think we were the only couple there. Stella was glued to the screen as if she's inside the movie. In fact when the movie ended, tears began to rain down her eyes.
As an ȧduŀt, I never cry for the happy endings. Don't know, if it's wrong or right. I mean why would one cry, if things ended well? Being overwhelmed by such a small gesture, only a person who's usually kind and sensual would do that. A gentle heart tends to feel the pain of others. That's what my mom once said to me.
After the movie we left for the lunch. A non crowded place would be perfect for us. We grabbed some food at a dinner then drove away from there in search for a peaceful place. The road was empty, the giant green trees were guarding us from the sight of the city life. After driving for a while, I parked the car beside a lakeside. The place is completely unknown to me.
" Let's go." I got out from the car while looking around my surroundings. " You like this place?" A worried me asked, hoping that the location is preferable.
" Yeah. It's so quite here. Do you usually come here?"
" No, in fact this is the first time. To tell you the truth, I can go anywhere as long I have you as my companion. Up until now, I have never went to these sort of places by myself or with anyone." We started to walk towards the lake, holding our food. The green meadow beside the lake, a perfect spot indeed for spending some beautiful time. We sat down on the ground without worrying about clothes.
" A guy like you, who used to spend all his time in office, these kind of change is indeed unbelievable." She hummed on her own.
" Are you mocking me?" I kinda felt that I'm being teased.
" No. More like I'm praising you." Grinning like a sky fox, she replied.
" Oh really?" I asked again with a smirk. She leaned her body closer to mine, making me think that she's going to kiss me. Well, well, I can except this as a praise.
" YES!" She screamed near my ear, making them bleed. Sadly, no kiss came to ease my dishearten soul.
" Hey! My ears!" Poor ears of mine. The eardrums are probably broken by now. Maybe I'll become deaf. And look at her, how she is laughing at my misery. What a devil woman she is, breaking all my expectations.
" The food gonna get cold. We better eat them now." Even the food is more valuable in her eyes. I'm nothing compared to that. What a pathetic truth. Taking those things aside, we were slowly eating our sandwiches, gazing at the peaceful lake, the natural scenery in front of us. No one was there to disturb us. Not a single soul.
" We should watch the sunset here."
" People do that in beach usually." Was I rude to her ? By stating the truth?
" I like it here. This place makes me calm." She payed no attention rather ignored the logical explanation.
" If you want I can make a lake near our house. We have plenty of vacant spaces."
" That's extreme. I wouldn't go that far."
" Lake is like a big pool. Isn't it?" Of course if you own lots of money, big things are also small in your eyes.
" Are you bring sarcastic or dumb?" A glare was shot on me. I wonder if I'm being annoyance to her.
" Who knows. But making a lake won't be that hard."
" Theo, please. You talk so highly of yourself."
" I earn so much money. Although rather than spending, I invest them on other businesses. That's why, I would be happy to spend it for your enjoyment. Besides you hardly ask me for anything. Even when we go for supper, we eat junk food."
" That's enough to make me happy." She replied with a bright smile. We locked our body as it was the perfect moment for us to gaze at each other shamelessly. Maybe she's right. I'm slowly understanding the real meaning of life.
~ to be continued
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Honestly, I have begun to enjoy slacking off these days. It's unbelievable to me that I want to ignore my work. The old me would stay put to the work wholeheartedly.
Although in present I would happily spend all my time with Stella. But as a man, I got a stomach to feed. Managing my work on phone is not that easy. Thankfully, I have a reliable friend like John. He's such a life saver.
Rather than staying at home, on this lovely weather, I'm thinking about going out with Stella. The reason is very obvious.
She needs some positivity, she needs to go out and do something. I'm afraid that she might get depressed if we just spend the day at home. It will remind her that she no longer has a job.
Doing some activity will keep her mind out of tension. Maybe we should go watch a movie. Or we can go to the zoo or somewhere else. There's plenty of places for us to visit.
At that time, when I was trying to pick a destination for our outing, my phone rang up. When I looked at the screen it was from my lawyer.
" Hello." I answered the call while sitting beside my wife.
" Mr. Lester, I have arranged the papers for you. When do you need it?"
" Yeah John, stay on the line. I'll go fetch the papers." I can't discuss the matter in front of Stella. That's why I lied on the phone to get away from there. Quickly coming into my room, I continued to speak.
" Sorry for that. My wife was with me. Anyway coming back to the topic, my brother-in-law will go there and take the papers. Make sure to point out the details to him and talk it through."
" Yes I will."
" Goodbye then. Thanks for the work." I hung up the phone and called Neil. It didn't take him much to pick up my phone.
" Hey!" As always, he sounded cheerful.
" Neil, I have texted you the address. Go there and meet my lawyer."
" That was fast."
" You can handle the rest, right?"
" Yup. How's my sis?"
" She's okay now. I'm gonna take her to a movie."
" Nice. I'll inform you when my dad signs the papers. Bye then." The call ended and I went back to my wife. She was sitting on the couch, checking the newspaper all by herself.
" Wanna go watch a movie?" As soon she heard my voice, her head lifted up.
" Movie? Uhh... sure." I can understand why she felt hesitant. Who would go watch a movie outside when they have their own theatre at home? Although, you can't see the new released movies at home. I will use this excuse in case she asks me about it later.
She picked a Disney movie to watch. At least it's better than some cliche rom com. I do enjoy those genre but if I had to compare, I would definitely pick a Disney movie over rom com. Same with my wife, she's also fond of them.
Most of them people inside the theatre were children and their parents. I think we were the only couple there. Stella was glued to the screen as if she's inside the movie. In fact when the movie ended, tears began to rain down her eyes.
As an ȧduŀt, I never cry for the happy endings. Don't know, if it's wrong or right. I mean why would one cry, if things ended well? Being overwhelmed by such a small gesture, only a person who's usually kind and sensual would do that. A gentle heart tends to feel the pain of others. That's what my mom once said to me.
After the movie we left for the lunch. A non crowded place would be perfect for us. We grabbed some food at a dinner then drove away from there in search for a peaceful place. The road was empty, the giant green trees were guarding us from the sight of the city life. After driving for a while, I parked the car beside a lakeside. The place is completely unknown to me.
" Let's go." I got out from the car while looking around my surroundings. " You like this place?" A worried me asked, hoping that the location is preferable.
" Yeah. It's so quite here. Do you usually come here?"
" No, in fact this is the first time. To tell you the truth, I can go anywhere as long I have you as my companion. Up until now, I have never went to these sort of places by myself or with anyone." We started to walk towards the lake, holding our food. The green meadow beside the lake, a perfect spot indeed for spending some beautiful time. We sat down on the ground without worrying about clothes.
" A guy like you, who used to spend all his time in office, these kind of change is indeed unbelievable." She hummed on her own.
" Are you mocking me?" I kinda felt that I'm being teased.
" No. More like I'm praising you." Grinning like a sky fox, she replied.
" Oh really?" I asked again with a smirk. She leaned her body closer to mine, making me think that she's going to kiss me. Well, well, I can except this as a praise.
" YES!" She screamed near my ear, making them bleed. Sadly, no kiss came to ease my dishearten soul.
" Hey! My ears!" Poor ears of mine. The eardrums are probably broken by now. Maybe I'll become deaf. And look at her, how she is laughing at my misery. What a devil woman she is, breaking all my expectations.
" The food gonna get cold. We better eat them now." Even the food is more valuable in her eyes. I'm nothing compared to that. What a pathetic truth. Taking those things aside, we were slowly eating our sandwiches, gazing at the peaceful lake, the natural scenery in front of us. No one was there to disturb us. Not a single soul.
" We should watch the sunset here."
" People do that in beach usually." Was I rude to her ? By stating the truth?
" I like it here. This place makes me calm." She payed no attention rather ignored the logical explanation.
" If you want I can make a lake near our house. We have plenty of vacant spaces."
" That's extreme. I wouldn't go that far."
" Lake is like a big pool. Isn't it?" Of course if you own lots of money, big things are also small in your eyes.
" Are you bring sarcastic or dumb?" A glare was shot on me. I wonder if I'm being annoyance to her.
" Who knows. But making a lake won't be that hard."
" Theo, please. You talk so highly of yourself."
" I earn so much money. Although rather than spending, I invest them on other businesses. That's why, I would be happy to spend it for your enjoyment. Besides you hardly ask me for anything. Even when we go for supper, we eat junk food."
" That's enough to make me happy." She replied with a bright smile. We locked our body as it was the perfect moment for us to gaze at each other shamelessly. Maybe she's right. I'm slowly understanding the real meaning of life.
~ to be continued
Honestly, I have begun to enjoy slacking off these days. It's unbelievable to me that I want to ignore my work. The old me would stay put to the work wholeheartedly.Although in present I would happily spend all my time with Stella. But as a man, I got a stomach to feed. Managing my work on phone is not that easy. Thankfully, I have a reliable friend like John. He's such a life saver.Rather than staying at home, on this lovely weather, I'm thinking about going out with Stella. The reason is very obvious.She needs some positivity, she needs to go out and do something. I'm afraid that she might get depressed if we just spend the day at home. It will remind her that she no longer has a job.Doing some activity will keep her mind out of tension. Maybe we should go watch a movie. Or we can go to the zoo or somewhere else. There's plenty of places for us to visit.At that time, when I was trying to pick a destination for our outing, my phone rang up. When I looked at the screen it was from my lawyer." Hello." I answered the call while sitting beside my wife." Mr. Lester, I have arranged the papers for you. When do you need it?"" Yeah John, stay on the line. I'll go fetch the papers." I can't discuss the matter in front of Stella. That's why I lied on the phone to get away from there. Quickly coming into my room, I continued to speak." Sorry for that. My wife was with me. Anyway coming back to the topic, my brother-in-law will go there and take the papers. Make sure to point out the details to him and talk it through."" Yes I will."" Goodbye then. Thanks for the work." I hung up the phone and called Neil. It didn't take him much to pick up my phone." Hey!" As always, he sounded cheerful." Neil, I have texted you the address. Go there and meet my lawyer."" That was fast."" You can handle the rest, right?"" Yup. How's my sis?"" She's okay now. I'm gonna take her to a movie."" Nice. I'll inform you when my dad signs the papers. Bye then." The call ended and I went back to my wife. She was sitting on the couch, checking the newspaper all by herself." Wanna go watch a movie?" As soon she heard my voice, her head lifted up." Movie? Uhh... sure." I can understand why she felt hesitant. Who would go watch a movie outside when they have their own theatre at home? Although, you can't see the new released movies at home. I will use this excuse in case she asks me about it later.She picked a Disney movie to watch. At least it's better than some cliche rom com. I do enjoy those genre but if I had to compare, I would definitely pick a Disney movie over rom com. Same with my wife, she's also fond of them.Most of them people inside the theatre were children and their parents. I think we were the only couple there. Stella was glued to the screen as if she's inside the movie. In fact when the movie ended, tears began to rain down her eyes.As an dut, I never cry for the happy endings. Don't know, if it's wrong or right. I mean why would one cry, if things ended well? Being overwhelmed by such a small gesture, only a person who's usually kind and sensual would do that. A gentle heart tends to feel the pain of others. That's what my mom once said to me.After the movie we left for the lunch. A non crowded place would be perfect for us. We grabbed some food at a dinner then drove away from there in search for a peaceful place. The road was empty, the giant green trees were guarding us from the sight of the city life. After driving for a while, I parked the car beside a lakeside. The place is completely unknown to me." Let's go." I got out from the car while looking around my surroundings. " You like this place?" A worried me asked, hoping that the location is preferable." Yeah. It's so quite here. Do you usually come here?"" No, in fact this is the first time. To tell you the truth, I can go anywhere as long I have you as my companion. Up until now, I have never went to these sort of places by myself or with anyone." We started to walk towards the lake, holding our food. The green meadow beside the lake, a perfect spot indeed for spending some beautiful time. We sat down on the ground without worrying about clothes." A guy like you, who used to spend all his time in office, these kind of change is indeed unbelievable." She hummed on her own." Are you mocking me?" I kinda felt that I'm being teased." No. More like I'm praising you." Grinning like a sky fox, she replied." Oh really?" I asked again with a smirk. She leaned her body closer to mine, making me think that she's going to kiss me. Well, well, I can except this as a praise." YES!" She screamed near my ear, making them bleed. Sadly, no kiss came to ease my dishearten soul." Hey! My ears!" Poor ears of mine. The eardrums are probably broken by now. Maybe I'll become deaf. And look at her, how she is laughing at my misery. What a devil woman she is, breaking all my expectations." The food gonna get cold. We better eat them now." Even the food is more valuable in her eyes. I'm nothing compared to that. What a pathetic truth. Taking those things aside, we were slowly eating our sandwiches, gazing at the peaceful lake, the natural scenery in front of us. No one was there to disturb us. Not a single soul." We should watch the sunset here."" People do that in beach usually." Was I rude to her ? By stating the truth?" I like it here. This place makes me calm." She payed no attention rather ignored the logical explanation." If you want I can make a lake near our house. We have plenty of vacant spaces."" That's extreme. I wouldn't go that far."" Lake is like a big pool. Isn't it?" Of course if you own lots of money, big things are also small in your eyes." Are you bring sarcastic or dumb?" A glare was shot on me. I wonder if I'm being annoyance to her." Who knows. But making a lake won't be that hard."" Theo, please. You talk so highly of yourself."" I earn so much money. Although rather than spending, I invest them on other businesses. That's why, I would be happy to spend it for your enjoyment. Besides you hardly ask me for anything. Even when we go for supper, we eat junk food."" That's enough to make me happy." She replied with a bright smile. We locked our body as it was the perfect moment for us to gaze at each other shamelessly. Maybe she's right. I'm slowly understanding the real meaning of life.~ to be continued
