Chapter 63 - 63 - Heavy Steps

3RD POV

They just arrived a week ago and now they are leaving again. She looked around their room, reminiscing her days with Jayden. She remembered this scene when she was about to leave him three years ago. The only difference now is Jayden knew about it.

"Mommy, are you ready? Let's go!" Caden exclaimed while pulling her hand.

She looked at her son and smiled. He was on her belly when she left the country before and now he's a three year old kid, growing so fast looking a lot like his father.

She crouched down and embraced him tight.

"Mommy, you're sad because we will leave daddy." He said.

She released him and stared into his eyes, holding his shoulders.

"I'm okay. Don't worry about me. You are my life and my joy so I won't get sad." She tried to smile and not to go emotional in front of him.

Caden suddenly touched her cheek.

"Mommy, I'm not mad at daddy. But he needs to be punished. You told me if people made a mistake, they have to receive a punishment. I don't want to see you sad but what daddy did is wrong."

She wanted to cry but she couldn't. Her son is having so much stress because of what happened and she doesn't want to add another tension to him.

"Thank you, sweetie. Let's go! You have to talk to Alira and Lucas before we leave."

She saw his face became sad. The twins were his first true friends since they kept on moving to different places so he didn't have a chance to make friends in the places they've been to.

"Don't worry. You'll definitely see each other again. Besides, you could call them everyday and even invite them to visit Flousia." She consoled him.

His face lit up and rushed outside of the room.

"Mommy! Come on!" He called.

Downstairs, Kyle, Emily and her grandfather await. Everyone was also there except for Jayden.

"I'm sorry if we need to leave again. You could all come to Flousia to visit. We'll be glad to welcome you." She said while looking at her friends.

"I'll tell Luke. We'll definitely go there! Take care and don't forget to always contact us." Alora sweetly said.

The kids were also bidding farewells to each other and it seems Alira was about to cry.

"I-I'll call you everyday! I promise! Will you wait for me? I will come back here!" Caden exclaimed.

Alira crossed her arms and stared at Caden.

"If you don't keep your promise, I will not marry you! I will not wait for you! I hate waiting!" She yelled then ran upstairs.

"Alira!" Peggy shouted. 

She felt Alora's hands tapping her shoulder and smiled. Then she looked at Zoey and nodded. Zoey hugged her before going upstairs to follow her sister.

"Zoey will talk to her. Alira will listen to her." Alora said.

She crouched down and hugged Caden.

"Caden, call Alira everyday or she will be sad and get mad at you. You don't like that, right?" Alora whispered to Caden.

Caden nodded and looked at her mom. Peggy just smiled at her son.

The others hugged her as well before they went inside the car. Kyle didn't say a word the whole time. Emily winked at her, reassuring her that everything is okay.

She hasn't seen Jayden since yesterday. Luke said he was at A.E Tower dealing with Amanda. He still insisted that nothing happened to them. She wanted to believe him but she needed proof. She was also waiting and hoping that Jayden would at least tell him what they really are.

Are they going to be just parents for Caden? Are they going to continue fucking each other because they already got a kid? He asked her to wait for him and she said she would but for what? Why would she need to wait? There was a lot that she wanted to ask him. He said he loved her but hated her. She already accepted that. But all she wanted was to know what she is for Jayden.

They arrived at the airport after half an hour and since they would be on a special flight using Andrew's private plane, they went directly to the departure area.

The plane was the same one they used when Jayden came to them in Sydney. She could see it from the glass surrounding the area. Every step she made was not easy. It was like the day she left him when she was still carrying Caden in her belly. Her mind was saying it was the right thing but her heart says differently.

She felt a pressing and squeezing pain in her heart, like she couldn't breathe. A few heavy steps and she would cross the path with no return.

She was startled when she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was her grandpa. She gazed at him, he was smiling.

"Jayden is a good kid. I trust him deeply in my heart. I wanted you to trust your heart, but could you consider me as well?"

She frowned. Is there something that they're not telling her?

"What is it grandpa? Kyle also told me to think of you. Are you keeping a secret from me?" She asked.

She knows she was not in the position to say something like that. When she left before, she didn't even consider her family. She just thought about Jayden that time.

She saw his grandfather deeply sighed as they continued to walk towards the entrance of the plane.

"I'm dying, Margaret. I have stage four colon cancer. I was diagnosed a year ago and only got a few months to live, so I am hoping to spend time with you, Kyle, Emily and Caden before I die."

Her eyes widened. She couldn't believe what he just told her. Her grandfather didn't look ill. He was always smiling. Just like right now.

He smiled at her while continued to walk inside the plane, leaving her dumbfounded.