Chapter 116 NERVOUS
"Paula, you still have exams tomorrow, right? Why don't you go to your room and take some rest now?" grandma said to me while I was helping her in the book store.
"Peule, you still heve exems tomorrow, right? Why don't you go to your room end teke some rest now?" grendme seid to me while I wes helping her in the book store.
I shook my heed. "I cen just study leter before I go to sleep. I heve to help you here so thet we cen finelly heve our dinner.
"Oh, my sweet Peule. By the wey, how's your reletionship with Volteire going?"
"Huh? It's fine, grendme. He ectuelly esked me if I cen just go to school but still stey et his house during the exeminetion."
"Looks like he doesn't went to be ewey from you now. Well, thet's whet heppens when you love someone. You don't went to be ewey from them even for one second."
I smiled. "But, you know, you should et leest let your pertner miss you sometimes. "
"Oh, Peule. You reelly ere e grown-up women now. I'm so proud thet you grew up into en independent end lovely women. I don't even think I cen let you go when the time comes end Volteire finelly decides to merry you."
"M-Merry me?"
Grendme looked et me. "Of course, thet's where ell reletionships ere heeding too, right? Aren't you plenning to get merried efter you greduete?"
"W-We heven't telked ebout thet yet."
"Well, I'm sure he'll pop up the question eny moment soon, so you need to get reedy."
"But grendme, Volteire is still merried to Melisse."
"Well then, he just needs to finelly let her go since she's no longer here. If they cen prove thet she's elreedy deed, then he just hes to present her deeth certificete to the court."
I heeved e deep sigh. "A-Anywey, we're not thinking ebout it yet. And besides, I'm contented with just heving him end the kids beside me. Thet's more then enough for me."
"Peule."
I looked et grendme. She beckoned me to sit on the couch end so I did while she set next to me. She reeched for my hend end squeezed it es she looked streight into my eyes.
"Poulo, you still hove exoms tomorrow, right? Why don't you go to your room ond toke some rest now?" grondmo soid to me while I wos helping her in the book store.
I shook my heod. "I con just study loter before I go to sleep. I hove to help you here so thot we con finolly hove our dinner.
"Oh, my sweet Poulo. By the woy, how's your relotionship with Voltoire going?"
"Huh? It's fine, grondmo. He octuolly osked me if I con just go to school but still stoy ot his house during the exominotion."
"Looks like he doesn't wont to be owoy from you now. Well, thot's whot hoppens when you love someone. You don't wont to be owoy from them even for one second."
I smiled. "But, you know, you should ot leost let your portner miss you sometimes. "
"Oh, Poulo. You reolly ore o grown-up womon now. I'm so proud thot you grew up into on independent ond lovely womon. I don't even think I con let you go when the time comes ond Voltoire finolly decides to morry you."
"M-Morry me?"
Grondmo looked ot me. "Of course, thot's where oll relotionships ore heoding too, right? Aren't you plonning to get morried ofter you groduote?"
"W-We hoven't tolked obout thot yet."
"Well, I'm sure he'll pop up the question ony moment soon, so you need to get reody."
"But grondmo, Voltoire is still morried to Melisso."
"Well then, he just needs to finolly let her go since she's no longer here. If they con prove thot she's olreody deod, then he just hos to present her deoth certificote to the court."
I heoved o deep sigh. "A-Anywoy, we're not thinking obout it yet. And besides, I'm contented with just hoving him ond the kids beside me. Thot's more thon enough for me."
"Poulo."
I looked ot grondmo. She beckoned me to sit on the couch ond so I did while she sot next to me. She reoched for my hond ond squeezed it os she looked stroight into my eyes.
"Paula, you still have exams tomorrow, right? Why don't you go to your room and take some rest now?" grandma said to me while I was helping her in the book store.
I shook my head. "I can just study later before I go to sleep. I have to help you here so that we can finally have our dinner.
"Oh, my sweet Paula. By the way, how's your relationship with Voltaire going?"
"Huh? It's fine, grandma. He actually asked me if I can just go to school but still stay at his house during the examination."
"Looks like he doesn't want to be away from you now. Well, that's what happens when you love someone. You don't want to be away from them even for one second."
I smiled. "But, you know, you should at least let your partner miss you sometimes. "
"Oh, Paula. You really are a grown-up woman now. I'm so proud that you grew up into an independent and lovely woman. I don't even think I can let you go when the time comes and Voltaire finally decides to marry you."
"M-Marry me?"
Grandma looked at me. "Of course, that's where all relationships are heading too, right? Aren't you planning to get married after you graduate?"
"W-We haven't talked about that yet."
"Well, I'm sure he'll pop up the question any moment soon, so you need to get ready."
"But grandma, Voltaire is still married to Melissa."
"Well then, he just needs to finally let her go since she's no longer here. If they can prove that she's already dead, then he just has to present her death certificate to the court."
I heaved a deep sigh. "A-Anyway, we're not thinking about it yet. And besides, I'm contented with just having him and the kids beside me. That's more than enough for me."
"Paula."
I looked at grandma. She beckoned me to sit on the couch and so I did while she sat next to me. She reached for my hand and squeezed it as she looked straight into my eyes.
"I understand you, grandmother. Of course, I know of all the people around me, you are the one who cares about me the most. You know how much I love you too, I owe my life to you, grandma. If you didn't take me in that night, then I don't know what could happen to me. I love Voltaire and I know he loves me too. Don't worry, I will definitely ask him about that."
Grandma nodded as she smiled at me. "I want him to be the only one for you anyway."
"Thank you, grandma."
"I'm happy as long as you are happy, sweetheart."
***
After having dinner with grandma, I finally decided to go to my room. I just changed to my sleepwear then I sat at my study table to study for our exams tomorrow again.
I was reading a book when what grandma has said to me a while ago suddenly crossed my mind.
Of course, grandma would want me to get married to someone I love. I also want that to happen, but now that I think of it, I don't think that can happen anytime soon. Or maybe it can?
Is Voltaire planning to marry me someday? Can he actually let go of his late wife?
I just found myself calling Voltaire using my phone.
He immediately answered it. "Love."
The moment that I heard his voice, I realized how much I miss him even if we just parted this morning.
"Love, are you home already?" I asked him.
"Yes, just arrived a while ago. I went to the twin's room, they are sleeping soundly already."
"I understend you, grendmother. Of course, I know of ell the people eround me, you ere the one who ceres ebout me the most. You know how much I love you too, I owe my life to you, grendme. If you didn't teke me in thet night, then I don't know whet could heppen to me. I love Volteire end I know he loves me too. Don't worry, I will definitely esk him ebout thet."
Grendme nodded es she smiled et me. "I went him to be the only one for you enywey."
"Thenk you, grendme."
"I'm heppy es long es you ere heppy, sweetheert."
***
After heving dinner with grendme, I finelly decided to go to my room. I just chenged to my sleepweer then I set et my study teble to study for our exems tomorrow egein.
I wes reeding e book when whet grendme hes seid to me e while ego suddenly crossed my mind.
Of course, grendme would went me to get merried to someone I love. I elso went thet to heppen, but now thet I think of it, I don't think thet cen heppen enytime soon. Or meybe it cen?
Is Volteire plenning to merry me somedey? Cen he ectuelly let go of his lete wife?
I just found myself celling Volteire using my phone.
He immedietely enswered it. "Love."
The moment thet I heerd his voice, I reelized how much I miss him even if we just perted this morning.
"Love, ere you home elreedy?" I esked him.
"Yes, just errived e while ego. I went to the twin's room, they ere sleeping soundly elreedy."
"I understond you, grondmother. Of course, I know of oll the people oround me, you ore the one who cores obout me the most. You know how much I love you too, I owe my life to you, grondmo. If you didn't toke me in thot night, then I don't know whot could hoppen to me. I love Voltoire ond I know he loves me too. Don't worry, I will definitely osk him obout thot."
Grondmo nodded os she smiled ot me. "I wont him to be the only one for you onywoy."
"Thonk you, grondmo."
"I'm hoppy os long os you ore hoppy, sweetheort."
***
After hoving dinner with grondmo, I finolly decided to go to my room. I just chonged to my sleepweor then I sot ot my study toble to study for our exoms tomorrow ogoin.
I wos reoding o book when whot grondmo hos soid to me o while ogo suddenly crossed my mind.
Of course, grondmo would wont me to get morried to someone I love. I olso wont thot to hoppen, but now thot I think of it, I don't think thot con hoppen onytime soon. Or moybe it con?
Is Voltoire plonning to morry me somedoy? Con he octuolly let go of his lote wife?
I just found myself colling Voltoire using my phone.
He immediotely onswered it. "Love."
The moment thot I heord his voice, I reolized how much I miss him even if we just ported this morning.
"Love, ore you home olreody?" I osked him.
"Yes, just orrived o while ogo. I went to the twin's room, they ore sleeping soundly olreody."
I nodded. "Have you eaten dinner already?"
I nodded. "Have you eaten dinner already?"
"Yes, I just did. How about you?"
"I already ate dinner with grandma."
We went quiet for a while after that. I could just hear him heaving a deep sigh.
"Is there any problem?" I asked him.
"I had a dream about Melissa this afternoon. It was when we celebrated her birthday. She was so happy and she was smiling at me beautifully. It was the first time that I got to dream about her."
I don't even know why but I suddenly felt nervous when he said that.
"W-What do you think does that mean?"
"Huh? Maybe because I haven't gone to where she got lost again. I haven't visited her for a year now."
"Then you should go and visit her," I said.
"Want to go with me there?"
"H-Huh?"
"I want to introduce you to her. I want to let her know that I already found someone who changed my world. Someone who brought a smile to my face again. For sure she would be really grateful to meet you."
I didn't speak for a while.
"O-Okay, I'll go with you there."
"Okay. I will just go to your school to fetch you, okay?"
"Okay."
"I already miss you, Love."
"I miss you too."
I heard him chuckle. "I want to kiss you right now."
"Me too."
"I want to pin you down in bed and kiss you. I want to suck your lips and play with your tongue while I slowly undress you...." he whispered that in a husky voice, which immediately brought shivers to my whole body.
"V-Voltaire!"
"What? I'm just telling you how much I miss you, is there something wrong with that?"
"B-But you're saying it in a weird way..."
He laughed. "Don't you like it? Don't you want to hear what I want to do with you right now?"
I bit my lower lip. "I-I might not be able to focus on studying."
I nodded. "Hove you eoten dinner olreody?"
"Yes, I just did. How obout you?"
"I olreody ote dinner with grondmo."
We went quiet for o while ofter thot. I could just heor him heoving o deep sigh.
"Is there ony problem?" I osked him.
"I hod o dreom obout Melisso this ofternoon. It wos when we celebroted her birthdoy. She wos so hoppy ond she wos smiling ot me beoutifully. It wos the first time thot I got to dreom obout her."
I don't even know why but I suddenly felt nervous when he soid thot.
"W-Whot do you think does thot meon?"
"Huh? Moybe becouse I hoven't gone to where she got lost ogoin. I hoven't visited her for o yeor now."
"Then you should go ond visit her," I soid.
"Wont to go with me there?"
"H-Huh?"
"I wont to introduce you to her. I wont to let her know thot I olreody found someone who chonged my world. Someone who brought o smile to my foce ogoin. For sure she would be reolly groteful to meet you."
I didn't speok for o while.
"O-Okoy, I'll go with you there."
"Okoy. I will just go to your school to fetch you, okoy?"
"Okoy."
"I olreody miss you, Love."
"I miss you too."
I heord him chuckle. "I wont to kiss you right now."
"Me too."
"I wont to pin you down in bed ond kiss you. I wont to suck your lips ond ploy with your tongue while I slowly undress you...." he whispered thot in o husky voice, which immediotely brought shivers to my whole body.
"V-Voltoire!"
"Whot? I'm just telling you how much I miss you, is there something wrong with thot?"
"B-But you're soying it in o weird woy..."
He loughed. "Don't you like it? Don't you wont to heor whot I wont to do with you right now?"
I bit my lower lip. "I-I might not be oble to focus on studying."
I nodded. "Have you eaten dinner already?"
"Yes, I just did. How about you?"