True Love Waits

Chapter 117 They Have A Special Connection

Megan looked youthful in her pink, cashmere overcoat and white casual shoes.

Tabitha was delighted to see her. "Oh, Megan! You've grown! Let me see you," she said as she gave her a warm welcome hug. Tabitha was grateful because of what Megan's parents had done for Carlos. She loved her as if she were her own daughter. "Tabitha, I'm already 18, remember? I'm an adult now and won't grow much taller," Megan said coyly.

Amused, Tabitha grinned from ear to ear. She took Megan's hand in hers and patted it lovingly. Their closeness saddened Debbie, who watched silently in Carlos' arms. "Oh, Debbie, do you and Megan know each other?" Tabitha asked her.

Holding back the bitterness in her heart, Debbie forced a smile and answered, "Yes, we've met before."

'They look like a family, ' Debbie thought.

Suddenly, Megan let go of Tabitha and ran towards Carlos happily. She took his left arm casually as if she had done it a million times before, and said with a smile, "Uncle Carlos, Aunt Debbie, I'm sorry for not greeting you right away. I was too excited to see Tabitha!"

Carlos politely pulled his arm free from her grip and stroked her hair dotingly. "Every time you see Tabitha, you ignore the rest of us," he said.

Megan made a face playfully and walked back to Tabitha. "Of course. Tabitha loves me the most in the whole world," she declared proudly. Carlos held Debbie tighter and didn't respond.

Debbie stood there numbly, hands in her pockets. Feeling Carlos' tightened embrace, she squeezed the fabric hard, a choreographed smile stuck on her face.

It was never in her personality to be as amicable as Megan. Socials and flattery were not her strong suits. She wondered if Tabitha was disappointed in her already. "Let's go inside," Tabitha said, turning.

But before she could take a second step, Megan grabbed her arm and exclaimed, "Ah! Tabitha, I'm sorry I forgot about my friend's son. He's in my car. His mom had a last-minute meeting. She asked me to babysit him, but I really wanted to see you so I brought him here instead. I hope you don't mind."

With that, she stuck out her tongue awkwardly.

there was a kid in the car, Tabitha said to the

in a blue down jacket jumped out. He wore a black knitted hat and carried a toy gun. At

words. Inexperienced in dealing with kids, Debbie

"King Jake, please spare me. How about I take you inside to have some delicious

were snacks, the boy put down his toy gun and dashed towards the house as

villa and out of everyone's

wrong with the boy's behavior. Or maybe she was used to

held Tabitha's arm and helped the smiling lady into the

other hand, thought, 'If my and Carlos' son was that naughty, I might strike him

husband whispered in her

replied as she followed him inside, "Didn't you

end up hitting him every day,"

No doubt that they had a

Carlos' day. "I'll start working hard from tonight,"

as she changed into her slippers and put his in front of

put them on and answered, "To make you pregnant with my

him on the

Carlos laughed.

in the living room, Tabitha saw the two whispering to and smiling at each other. She was quite surprised. Carlos hadn't laughed like that since he was a teenager. Clearly, he didn't just like Debbie. He loved her. Something occurred

obediently and

reluctant to call Tabitha "Mom". It was just that she had never called anyone 'Mom' before. The word was alien to her and she needed time to adjust. Tabitha lifted her hand and was about to say something but was suddenly interrupted by Megan's scream. "Jake, come down! You are not allowed to go upstairs!" The boy, Jake,