Chapter 38 – Cutting Ties, Knotting Ties (Anj‘s POV) 

Before reaching the driveway, I could see Dylan pacing and Anya laughing as if she was making fun of him. 

How long has it been? 

I cut my ties with my only two friends for almost six years, communicating secretly only with Sister Grace and Aunt Rose so they would not worry about me after Father Jesse had to go to Italy. If only Sister Grace had not gotten confined in the hospital, I would not have come back yet. 

When I stopped the car, Dylan and Anya dashed to the driver‘s side and waited for me to go out. I glanced at my company, which had finally fallen asleep after long hours of talking, complaining, fighting, and crying. I opened the door and smiled

“Oh, my God!” Anya‘s eyes widened, and she screamed excitedly as she saw me. “Anya!” I cried as we hugged each other. She was still the same Anya, only she looked mature now, bolder and sexier. 

She moved away and looked at me from head to toe. “Where‘s my cousin? What have you done to her?” She laughed, smacking my arm lightly. “You looked –“She opened her mouth, but no words came out. 

“Stunningly beautiful,” Dylan whispered as he walked toward me and embraced me. “Where‘s our little girl? You‘ve grown up.” I grinned at him. “And you‘re so handsome. Where‘s my big brother, Dylan?” I asked and looked at him admiringly. I could not help noticing the muscles he has now in his arms. Anya rolled her eyes. “Big brother? Really, Anj?” 

I could only smile, blushing, when I caught Dylan staring at me. “When did you have boobs?” She chuckled as they followed me to the back of my car and opened the trunk. “And what‘s with the eyeglasses?‘ 

“As for your first question, I always have them, and as for the second, these are just accessory to make me look sexier,” I joked as I took out our bags. I have been spending a lot of time in front of the computer screen, and I felt the need to protect my eyes 

Dylan quietly helped take out the bags, but I would catch him glancing at me. I knew we had many things to talk about after leaving them without goodbyes six years ago. 

“Dylan, you know it‘s making me uncomfortable, right?” I teased him, but he only grinned at me

“I‘m sorry, but I just can‘t help it. You‘ve changed, Anj. I could hardly recognize you,” he smiled sheepishly. “You cut your hair,” he raised his hand to touch my shoulder–length hair, but he stopped, clenching his fist and sighing as he took the handle of my bag instead. 

the puppy, I mean the child of the genius?” Anya asked excitedly, but before

in front of her. When she hugged her, screaming in delight at seeing her niece for the first time,

her. “Her name‘s Leyanne,” I told Anya. “Mom!” Lyra Helene called, opening the other

my daughter was already running to my side, but instead of putting her

Wow! Just wow!” Her hand flew to her mouth, covering her open mouth as she could not believe

he looked at my two girls and tried

him and squinted her

if she was the same age as him,

lips, suppressing a peal

moved her head closer to me and whispered, “Is this

Dylan for the first time. I knew the never–ending question would begin

 

voice inside the car made Dylan and Anya‘s eyes widen in surprise. “Mommy!” she screamed impatiently. “I‘m

the car, and her eyes followed me as I entered the vehicle to unfasten Selene‘s seatbelt in the child seat.

she faced the two, her nose wrinkling and

turned to Dylan. After pushing the brim of her eyeglasses, she raised her head and asked him

her. “A little?” he said, unsure if his answer was

a car?”

follow–up question from Selene. “I wish,” Dylan chuckled, narrowing

tired

our daddy,” Selene gave her sisters

did you raise these three children

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