The day was finally day. The day everyone in Arthur’s House anticipated, including Arthur himself. He couldn’t wait to see the surprise on Aurora’s face when he gave her the dress he got for her. He refused to say a word about it, and Aurora had to sort out her dress as she never expected anything of such. The preparations began in the house. Though Aurora drafted the plans, Arthur insisted that she didn’t do any lifting or decorations. All she had to do was supervise and instruct. While she was in the living room, Theo took care of the boys in their room, getting them dressed smartly in their cute neatly tailored suits. Arthur walked out of the room and headed to the living room to see that the decorations were almost done. His living room looked so beautiful, different, and spacious. But this wasn’t the source of his excitement. He needed Aurora to try on her dress as soon as possible. He couldn’t wait anymore. “Aurora!” He called from on top of the stairs, raising his head.

“Mummy! Mummy!” Aurora heard the boys call her right from her slumber. She groaned, turning on her side as she heard their voices again. “Mummy, wake up!” Rowan uttered, holding onto her legs, while struggling to climb up the bed after his brother’s had.“I’m up. I’m up.” Aurora grunted, forcefully opening her eyes. Very close to her eyes was Ryan's face, with a wide grin on it. “Good morning, mummy!” He greeted her immediately when he saw her eyes open. “Hey, Ryan. Good morning. Why are you all up so early?” She groaned, moving her messy hair from her face as she tried to sit up. “Up so early? Mummy, it’s 1 p.m. I don’t know why Ryan decided to say good morning. It’s afternoon.” Riley responded, shaking his head. “She’s just waking up. Isn’t that the first thing to say to someone that just woke up??” Ryan retorted, causing Aurora to chuckle. She rubbed their heads with her hand, letting out a wide smile. “I’ll accept any greetings from you, okay?” She answered, and they nodde

After having so much fun and fear in the helicopter, they finally got to their destination. Aurora and Arthur headed out of the helicopter laughing very hard. He couldn’t stop talking about how hard and loud she was screaming when the helicopter was heading towards the ground. “That was so much fun! I loved it so much!” She uttered amidst laughter. “Me too,” Arthur answered, admiring how beautiful she looked when laughing. They walked towards another black Benz car and Arthur opened the door so she could hop in. “We are not still there?” She asked as she settled in the car. “I told you the helicopter was just a mode of transportation. The real deal is almost here, don’t worry.” Arthur answered, hopping into the car too. The driver took off, and within a few minutes, he stopped again. “That’s it?” She asked, and Arthur nodded. “We could have just walked, you know? Hold hands and admire the place.” Aurora suggested as the door opened again. “Before you step out, you have to d

Throughout their journey back home, Arthur remained awkwardly silent and so was Aurora. Arthur seemed to be lost thinking about his meeting with Anita, while Aurora couldn’t stop fuming. She expected him to say something to her, at least apologize for treating her that way in front of his Ex, but he said nothing. She waited patiently for them to get home before she said anything about it. Getting home, Arthur carried the bags of goodies in the car and headed into the house, still not saying anything to Aurora. While he walked to the children’s room to drop the gifts, Aurora headed straight to his room. She was so pissed to even say hello to the kids. She needed to say what she had to say first. She needed some explanation from him. Entering his room, she began to pace in the center of the room, waiting for him to walk in. The door eventually opened, and Arthur walked in to see Aurora in his room. “We need to talk.” She uttered, and he let out a loud sigh. “Do we need to do tha

While Aurora and Carter were out having fun, she noticed Carter wasn’t his best self either. “What’s wrong? You seem pretty distant too.” “What?” Carter chuckled, looking at her as he took in a large part of his vanilla ice cream. “Don’t pretend like everything is fine, Carter. I know you well enough to know that you are not always like this. Is there something bothering you? The least we can do is share it.” She tried to convince him to talk. He heaved a loud sigh and nodded. “I’ve been trying hard not to think about the future lately, you know? I mean, the future is now. I’m not getting younger. I’m in my early forties.” He muttered, taking another bite from his ice cream. “What are you trying to say, Carter?” “I’m saying I don’t know where my relationship with Derick is heading. I know he has stood up to his homophobic parents already, but we can’t just keep dating forever. I want to get married to him badly, but I don’t know how to tell him. I don’t know if he’s even ready.