The Tender Kiss

Ava flung herself at me as soon as I got down from the last flight of the stairs, almost knocking me down.

I gave her a weird look before glancing around the living room. I could see Mr Sebastian and Theresa, Mr Marco and his wife and Alexander could be seen talking to Clark. There were also some few faces that I couldn't recognize, the total number of people here wouldn't surpass fifteen.

"Woah, look at this place..." Ava said, drawing my attention back to her. She still clung unto me, while looking around the house in awe and admiration.

"This place is magnificent."

"I had the same expression as you when I first got here," I replied, giving her a knowing smile.

I could see Alexander's mom approaching us with a radiant smile on her face.

"My beautiful daughter-in-law, welcome to the family." She engulfed me in a warm hug before pulling back after some minutes. "I can't even ask for more, you're such a blessing and a miracle." She caressed my face and hugged me again.

Mmhm, she's ac