Food was heated and placed in the dining table, so as soon as they came down they were welcomed by the food aroma and the neatly arranged dining table with food and utensils.
Due to the their earlier incident both Jon and Erica kept quiet during the entire dinner (since the time is already past lunch hours), except for responding to the butler. Once they were finished the butler left to Jon's parents home.
The awkwardness between the two faded with their dinner time so now they feel too free and don't even have the idea of what to do next. After discussing they decided to call their parents first then take a stroll around the garden as they have more time before their bedtime.
"Erica can you use our landline to call your parents? as I would call my side through my phone."
"Sure, you carry on"
Jon then gave her privacy which he too needed now the most so he went to call from his study. Erica eyed Jon going to the study once he locked the door she accepted the familiar silent feeling and a secure privacy which she longed the most today until now.
The two people relished in their own private space for a few minutes before making the calls.
Erica turned around to look for a clock and found the time to be eight'o clock at night, 'As the time is still eight my mom would not be busy' with this thought in her mind she dialed the number.
"Hello.."
Before her mom could utter another word Erica spoke in a happy emotional tone, "mom"
"How are you my daughter?..." a simple line conveyed tons of emotions.
"Fine mom, have you had lunch? How is my brother?"
"Yet to. Your brother is fine"
"Mom is everything alright at home?" Erica asked with a little unsure feeling.
"Everything is alright you don't have to worry about anything here"
"Mom while I called you before I heard some sounds.."
"No everything is fine you just relax"
"Mom has father fought again?"
"That.." her mom failed to lie to her daughter.
"I am right its father again. Now what's his problem my marriage has settled finally right, now what!" she expressed her loss of temper in words.
"Just this time he drunk because of happiness nothing more than that."
"Are you sure?" Erica stressed again.
"Yes. See Erica you are married you don't have to worry about these things, now you have to worry about yourself and don't worry since you are married your father would be quiet for a while."
"Okay, mom"
"Not just okay now your husband should be your main concern. Though I heard from you that he treated you well but are you really feeling okay?"
"Yes, mom really okay" Erica said some empty words to calm her mother's heart when her's own is chaotic.
"Then fine take care .... when will you visit us?" her mom asked.
"We didn't thought about it. I will say after discussing."
"Okay don't forget to inform once decided. Bye have a good sleep." before Erica could respond "Oh! today will be your wedding night, we don't have any say in it as the one who is going to experience decide it yourself. Bye"
"Okay mom, bye" she smiled helplessly and hung up.
At the same time in the study room...
Jon called his mother as soon as the phone connected, "Hey son why it took this much time to eat, good thing I have sent the butler or else you both would be starving till now.. humph!"
"Anyway mom we have eaten right, so how about the guests we received how have you tackled that?"
"We didn't do anything as they were the witness and your matchmakers and the company stocks too remain the same as both sides have solved this normally. Mostly everything is normal except for your marriage. I heard from your brother about your wife but other than that I don't know anything, but she seems nice."
Jon listened his mom's update he couldn't help but laugh and calm her heart "Mom don't worry from what I feel Erica is fine, you know I am a business brain so my intuition is correct, its even correct before but I overlooked it..."
"Don't talk about your ex just you must care about your wife alone okay. So how about your wedding night"
"Mom you know that.."
"Since we know no one would force you from our side so decide yourselves okay. I guess your wife might be alone so go and give her company and soon decide on dates to visit both parents"
"Yes mom I will do that now I am going bye take care"
"Bye take care son yourselves and your wife... oh! just wait be patient with her too don't go and show up your male pride, bye"
The phone is hung up but Jon kept on thinking I have already shown and solved it today.
Jon further thought about his conversation with mom 'As she said she is good and better than my ex but she has a wall built around her... anyway we too have one that no one knows' he thought.
Erica too thought about her words with her mom 'Though his walls are not easily identifiable I know he has a wall around his heart because he is having walls as me in someway.'
Thinking this Erica raised her head to look towards the study, at the same time Jon came out to look at her there eye caught in the air.
Both thought in unison, 'we seem to have some wavelength' then they averted their eyes as they didn't see.
'But what is the use we are treating each other as room-mates just thinking other can't identify the difference, how could anyone be calm and warmly accept such life changing situations without much reaction. It would only be possible if one don't mind the situation itself and take it casually like a roommate or cohabitor in our case .'
'Anyway this is what I wish for, isn't it?'
Even their thoughts ended evenly, even the contents but only they don't know.