"Little Bud, guess who has come back?" screamed Alex as he got home.
"Who?" she asked bringing us some fresh juice.
"Guess?"
"Meg?"
"Oh no... I will give you one more chance," he said.
"Hmm...I don't know," she said sitting near me.
"MY BROTHER and he will come this weekend," he said excitedly.
"Really!! after about eight years I think. How is he?" asked Sarah.
"He didn't look a lot different but he said there was some surprise. So I invited them over this weekend. Sorry I didn't ask you earlier," I said while stroking her hair.
"I will be in charge of the food," said Alex.
"WOW... HOLD ON....you are not allowed to burn my home down, Mister," I said to him as I know how he messes in the kitchen.
Alex went to refresh himself with a pouted look on his face making us laugh.
"Ask Meg to come," said Sarah, already making a menu for the weekend.
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Everyone was pretty excited and kept on peeping at the front door every few minutes. As usual Mr.Alex de chef, burned the chicken roast, Meg made. They chased each other till they suddenly stopped at the entrance,
"JONATHAN, and who is this?" we hear Alex ask and ran to the front.
"Calm done, Alex. This is my wife Amy and this little guy here is my son Leo," Jonathan introduced them.
"HI," was all we could say till Sarah went and took Leo in her hands. He was about one year old.
"Where are my manners, come on in," I said while looking at Sarah and Meg cooing over the baby.
After they settled,
"Amy, meet my crazy brother Alex, his best friend, Ben," said Jonathan.
"I have heard a lot about you two from him. And who is Miss Tomboy?" she said looking at the girls.
"Well the one with the baby is my wife, Sarah and the other one is Meg aka Miss Tomboy aka Alex's forever girlfriend," I said filling in the blanks.
"They look cute, if I am correct they are also best friends, right?" asked Amy.
"Yes, well it's the best friends who fell in love with best friends," said Alex.
"But one got married seven years ago, while the other thinks of how to propose," said Jonathan making us laugh at the face Alex made.
While the girls got together in the pantry, we sat down near the lake.
"Nice place, Ben," said Jonathan admiring the view.
"Yes, I shifted here after her accident. Her condition could trigger by loud noises," I said looking at her.
"So how did you meet Amy?" asked Alex from his brother.
"I met her while I was in Paris while going for a doctor's appointment,"
"So she's a doctor?"
"Yes, she is a cardiologist, but after the baby, she took a three-year break,"
"What, are you ok?" I asked a bit worried.
"No no I am ok. I went there to consult a doctor for my partner's heart condition," when he explained, I felt revealed.
"Alex, when are you going to settle down?" asked Jonathan, with a concerned look.
"Meg is a good girl, brother. She loves her independence. I feel like I will trap her," said Alex looking at her.
"Alex, you know how much she loves you. Give it a try, I know she will say yes," as I know she was waiting for him to pop the question for a while.
"Give it some thought Alex, you know her better than any of us," Jonathan encouraged his brother.
The girls came to invite us for lunch with little Leo fast asleep in his crib.
"Hmmm...smells heavenly," said Amy.
"And the burnet roast chicken is courtesy of Chef de Alex," I said making everyone laugh.
"So how many times did you call the fire brigade, Ben?" asked Jonathan filling out a plate for Amy.
"OH, we should have if it was not for Markus's quick thinking. You could have visited a burned house by now," said Meg teasing Alex.
"No dessert for you Miss Tomboy," he threatened.
Without thinking much I fed Sarah the first few spoons of food,
"OHHH... so cute," only when I heard Amy say that only, I realize what I had done.
"Sorry, old habits never die," I said remembering the first time I fed Sarah.
"Well, it's a shame we have to keep these two a secret," said Alex.
"You mean no one knows still?" said Jonathan with a surprised look.
"Yes, I worry about her safety. Even though we are married for seven years, I am a handsome cold-hearted bachelor in view of the paparazzi, " I said with a wink.
"We have rivals trying to figure out who Diamond is," added Alex, confusing Amy.
"Sorry, dear. Because of Ben, Sarah had encountered some bad situations," explained Jonathan.
"OH my, what happened?" she asked.
"She had an accident three years ago. And she is still recovering from what happened," he explained.
"Amy, you must have heard of the famous designer in our firm," asked Alex.
"Jonathan always praises those designs. Do you really have a secret weapon, Alex?"
"DIamond is none other than Be's wife, Sarah," Alex further explained.
"But Amy, we told you these because you are family to us and I don't like to keep secrets from them. Please don't let anyone know about her identity or my real relationship with her. For me her safety is the number one priority," said Ben with a serious look on his face.
"OK, Ben, I swear to keep it a secret," she said honestly.
After watching the sunset Jonathan and Amy left for their parent's home. While Alex and Meg went to watch a movie in the movie theater room, Sarah and I went for a stroll in the garden.
"Jonathan seems happy," said Sarah.
"Hmm.. it's good he settled down, without being silly like Alex,"
I looked at her because she didn't say anything for a while.
"Little Bud, what are you thinking?"
"If Dave was here, he would have been surrounded by his babies," she looked at me.
"Hmm..."
"And he would have been proud of his brother-in-law too, you know,"
"Really?"
"Yes, you are so good, caring, and funny. And you know I love you, right?"
"I love you too dear," I gave a little kiss on her forehead. Even though I'd love to kiss her lips she doesn't mind when we were alone in our world apart from others.
My little shy girl, but fierce when it comes to working.