Faux Vows, True Desires

Lucinda felt his eyes on her and looked up to meet his gaze. Initially, the warmth in his eyes caught her off guard, making her want to look away. But quickly, she met his eyes confidently. "Even though the weather sucks, I'm having a blast."

Resting her head on his shoulder, Lucinda said with a smile, "It's our first date."

"As long as you're happy."

Stefan pecked her lips, "And we'll have a second, a third, loads more dates. Wherever you want to go, I'll be right there with you."

"Stefan, you're so good to me, I might just fall head over heels for you."

"I'm already head over heels for you. If you jump, I'll jump too."

Lucinda laughed, her gaze becoming distant, her voice serious, "I'm scared. Scared that I'll drown in your sea of love."

"I'm a good swimmer, I won't let you drown."

"My mom always used to say that marriage is not just about two people, but their families as well. My family isn't poor, but there's a huge gap between us and yours. Your relatives are open-minded, but I'm still worried they'll oppose us."

Even though his grandparents were easy-going and didn't look down on her humble background.

That was before they lived together before they really interacted with each other.

Conflicts often arise when living together.

"Lucy."

"What?"

"There's something I need to tell you, can you handle it?"

Lucinda glanced at him with playful eyes and teased, "You don't have a hidden child somewhere, do you? If you need to make it right, I'm here to help with the divorce papers." Stefan lightly tapped her forehead, "You're letting your imagination run wild. How could I have a secret child? You're the only one on my mind. No other woman even comes close." He had waited eleven years for her to enter his life.

the woman he finally wedded and wouldn't let go unless she

you? The crazy woman in your dreams, does she

dreams, Lucinda said, "I felt a sense of

if I said you're not your parents'

Lucinda froze.

their

That's impossible.

photo album had many

don't believe it. I'm my parents' daughter. If I were adopted, our neighbors would have

a good piece of

can't be kept. Adopted children would know they're not

was adopted by the Moore family, her neighbors would have told her

some would just say she didn't look much like her parents. Her mother would explain that it's genetics, she

if you're not your parents' biological child? What if your biological

laughed, interrupting

TV. I just had two similar

Stefan observed her quietly.

proof that Lucinda belonged to a

grandfather had individuals look into her background. The results revealed that she wasn't the Moore family's biological offspring. Their real daughter had tragically passed away at

can change. The neighbors didn't suspect a

would tell her once they found out

husband to a writer, I need to keep up with your train of thought. Lucy, if you ever have writer's block, we can chat. I'll help

Lucinda went silent.

moment, Stefan's phone

the caller ID,

"Is it Ruby?"

could guess who

"Yeah."

wanted to