After he's done with washing the dishes, Ian notice that Tia was missing.
He looked around and he found her quietly sitting at the beach engrossedly looking at the vast sea infront of her.
He went to her side carrying some refreshments.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?"
He asked her. He noticed Tia was holding a necklace in her palm.
He knew what it was and who does it belong to.
He simply didn't ask Tia about it.
He wanted to wait for her to tell him. He just open his hand infront of Tia.
She handed the necklace to him then he carefully put the necklace to around Tia's slender neck.
"You're dad gave it to me. I believe it's yours."
Tia said, she wanted to remove the necklace but Ian stopped her.
"It's yours. My dad gave it to you cause he trusts you.."
Ian said. He doesn't know the details but he knew his dad must've had an idea who Tia really is.
"But,..."
Ian planted a lingering kiss to Tia's soft lips interrupting her.
He was so glad that everything seems to turn out fine.
The truth is he was kinda scared of his dad's impression of his Tian-Tian given that he didn't show any reaction about their engagement.
"Hey, you know.. You and your dad were two of a kind."
"..."
She said, as she remembered how Ian's father grovel infront of her.
That moment she suddenly remembered how Ian kowtow infront of her brother Andy.
She figured that they might've been both suffering for not being able to properly expressed their gratitude, atleast now they are free from that dilemma.
Looking at Ian, she also noticed they're resemblance. His dad still looks young and fit despite his age.
She reckoned people must've mistaken him for being only 30 years old.
She made a mental note that she will ask his parents about their skin regimen and diet.
Cause they both look like they have discovered the fountain of youth.
'Maybe they're vampires. They never seem to age.'
She snickered at her own silly thought.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing."
".."
Tia found a stick and started drawing in the sand.
She somehow felt relax as she doodle random things.
Ian notice the calmness in her eyes.
"Do you like it here?" He asked her.
"Yes."
She replied. She liked being near the ocean.
The waves calm her down and everything seems so peaceful and simple in the island.
"Then I'll buy us our own island what do you think?"
"..."
Tia's eyes went wide from shock.
'Really, this guy acting like he's just buying a candy.'
Tia inwardly scoffed. She can't get used to how Ian nonchalantly mention buying large scale things like they worth nothing.
"Noooo... why can't we just stay here?"
"My dad owns it. I wanted for us to have our own."
"..."
Tia just ignored him and looked at the sea again. She felt so light as the sea breeze hits her.
Elia was standing not too close from them and she can't help but fangirl at the young couple.
"Honey, look at our baby being all lovey dovey. Why can't you be like him and please me too. You're not cute at all!"
She sneered at her husband who was sitting beside her reading at his tablet.
Ethan put down his tablet and grabbed his wife's arms.
He pulled her into an embrace. .
"What are you getting pouty for hmm?"
He said, as he tightly hugged her Ethan passionately kissed his wife.
Elia felt light headed from his kiss.
He stopped and went inside the cabin leaving his wife hanging as punishment for hiding things from him.