Chapter 53 - 53 - I'm Home

"Mommy do you think they will like me?" Caden asked on the way to Primrose.

"They will love you. Your grandpa is excited to see you. He's been waiting for you." Jayden answered.

I was getting nervous. I don't know if they're mad at me. Jayden's father has been very kind to me but I left them without a word.

I know our friends have been trying to contact me, Alora might be fuming mad right now. Kyle and grandpa might be disappointed as well.

I took a deep breath when the car entered Primrose. Jayden held my hand, squeezing it. He was reassuring me that everything's fine.

"We'll be staying at Queen's for a few days. You could visit the house tomorrow with Emily to make the final touches of the interior before we moved in." He said 'we' so he won't be staying in Queen's. That was a relief.

The car stopped in front of Queen's. I saw Dr.Richards in front of the house patiently waiting. When he saw the car, he rushed towards it and opened the door for us.

Jayden went out first and bent down to get Caden. He smiled at me and pinched me on the cheek.

"Dad, this is Caden. Caden, this is my father, your grandpa." I heard him introduce them to each other.

I went out of the car with my head down. I couldn't look Jayden's father in the eyes.

"Hello grandpa. It's nice to meet you. I'm Caden and I'm 3. I love airplanes. Mommy said I look like daddy." Caden said, lively.

I heard Dr.Richards laughed.

"Oh hello. I'm happy to see my grandson at last." He said.

I was really embarrass so I still didn't talk. I was surprised when he suddenly lift my chin up and smiled. Then he hugged me.

"I'm glad you're both safe. Welcome home." He said.

Tears fell from my eyes. I hugged him back and cried in his arms.

"Dad I'm sorry. I would never leave you again." I said while crying.

"It's okay. I'm not mad. You're here now, that's important." He answered.

He took Caden from Jayden and went inside the house. Our friends were waiting at the living room so my heart was beating fast.

Jayden held my hand and pulled me inside the house.

In the living room, Luke, Percy, Sophie, Andrew and Nina were there. Sophie and Nina stood up and rushed towards me.

"Thank God you're okay!" They said giving me an embrace.

"We missed you!" Sophie whispered.

I walked towards the couch where they were seated and still couldn't look them in the eyes.

Percy and Andrew greeted me but Luke didn't say a word. He was like my big brother. No, it was more like a father. They took me in when I felt alone but I ran away from them.

"I'm sorry Luke." I mumbled.

He took a deep breath, stood up and pat me on the head.

"Welcome home." He simply said.

Then I heard footsteps. It was coming from the stairs. I know it was Alora. Somehow, even if I couldn't see who it was, I know it was her. Her aura was different, it was colder than before. It was not like her. She was already creepy before because of her other personality, Camila, but right now she's creepier. It's giving me chills in my entire body.

"You should apologize to her." Jayden whispered in my ear.

Then I turned around to look at her. She was still beautiful as ever. She was like an angel descending from heaven. But her aura was more like a black angel.

"Mom, who is she? She's like an angel." Caden asked.

I heard Luke chuckled.

Alora walked towards me. Her eyes were glaring at me coldly. I couldn't take long to look at her so I bowed my head down. She was like a mother to me. She scolds me a lot. I was older than her but she was more mature than me.

"A-Alora, I'm sorry." I stuttered.

"I should be mad at you but I'm glad you're safe. But next time, if you have a problem, tell us and don't keep it to yourself or I swear the next time you run away I will hunt you and lock you in your room." She said, seriously.

I nodded and looked at her. She wasn't Camila. It was her. Is she cured?

"I'll tell you some other time." She understood that I had questions so she answered.

"So is this Caden?" She asked, looking at Caden.

Caden was just staring at her. He was mesmerized by her. Luke suddenly coughed and pinched Caden on the cheek.

"Hey kid! She's my wife."

"Ouch! You are so mean." Caden glared at Luke.

Everyone laughed.

Then three little kids came running down the stairs. The little boy has black hair and blue eyes, he looks like Luke, and the little girl with silver hair and silver eyes looks like Alora. Another girl who looks older than the two has hazelnut eyes and straight brown hair, was running happily towards me.

"Aunt Peggy!" She said while hugging me tight.

"Zoey?" I asked.

I can't believe it. She was only six when I left. Now she's nine and is becoming prettier than ever.

"I missed you!" She said.

"I missed you too. Look at you! You've grown." I said, smiling at her.

I looked at the younger kids and turned to Alora.

"This is Lucas and Alira." Alora answered, introducing her kids.

"Are they twins?" I asked.

"Yes. They are. They're about the same age as Caden." She said.

Jayden put Caden down to introduce him to the kids.

"Caden, this is Zoey, Lucas and Alira. They will be your friends from now on."

Lucas smiled at him and reached out his hand. He's like his father, friendly and cheerful. On the other hand, Alira was more like her mother. She was aloof and distant.

"I'm your big sister Zoey." Zoey said, patting Caden's head.

But Caden was staring at Alira. And he was blushing.

"I-I'm Caden! You're pretty like your mother. I'll marry you someday!" He blurted.

Everyone was surprised and laughed.

Jayden was shaking his head.

"Son, you're too young to say that to Alira. You might scare her. And her parents are here, her father is overprotective and all his Uncles as well, so you might need to fight for her. Don't worry daddy will support you." He said. I giggled when I saw Luke glaring at Jayden.

"Alira, you should greet Caden." Alora said to her daughter.

We were looking at the two and waited for their first conversation. It was cute. We don't know what will happen in the future but seeing our kids together made us happy.

Alira walked closer to Caden. She was staring at him, then she smirked. What the hell? I thought I saw Camila in her.

"I'm Alira. If you want to marry me then you have to be my slave from now on." She suddenly said.

Luke burst out laughing. Alora walked to her husband and slapped his shoulder.

"What? It's funny." He said, but became serious when he saw Alora glaring at him.

I don't know if I should laugh but the rest of our friends and Jayden were amused and wanted to laugh, I could see it on their faces. 

"Alira that's not nice." Alora said.

"I will never be your slave but I will make sure, you will marry me someday!" Caden exclaimed which made everyone laugh. 

"He's like you." Alora said to Jayden. Then she crouched down and pat Caden on the head. She took his hand and Alira's.

"Then you should start impressing my daughter from now on. What do you think, Lucas?" She asked, looking at her son.

"I like him. You'll protect my sister, right?" He asked. It was funny, sweet and cute.

"Yes!" Caden answered.

"Welcome to the family, Caden." Alora said.

I saw Alira was blushing. That's a different side that I have never seen from her mother.

"Let's celebrate. We'll have a welcoming party for you and Caden. Your brother, Emily and the king will be flying here tonight to celebrate with us." Alora suddenly smiled at me.

"Welcome home, Peggy." She said, making me cry again.

I looked at them and I realized how lucky I am to have them. They were my family and I am always a part of them. I smiled at them and wiped my tears.

"I'm home." I simply answered while Jayden walked towards me, hugging me from behind.