The Beauty and the Kid

Part 3

Chapter 3

„You two are getting married!?!?"

„Yes, well we just got engaged about an hour ago. There's still a lot to plan before we really are officially bond," Gerda noticed making Kai frown a little fearfully.

„It's great for you, that you get to marry him, but somehow I'm not really ready to deal with him as a family member,"

„He's just going to be your brother-in-law. You won't have a lot to do with him. You two just will see each other during family reunion or when we're going to visit you or our parents?"

„You two are going to live together as well?" Questioned Kai making Gerda nod.

„As soon as we both are financially stable we will. At some point, we would need to get our lives together and build it forward,"

„You really feel sure about you two?"

„Kai....."

„I'm just afraid if it doesn't go the way you want to,"

„Sometimes life can't always go the way we want it to go. If something comes in between us, we just gotta handle it together. Life won't always be a walk in the roses and you know it better,"

„You're right, Gerda," Commented Kai. „Look, I just want the best for you. Perhaps Rollan really is a great guy and all that, what happened in the past, just makes it harder for me to see it,"

„You two just need to spend more time together, I'm pretty sure you two would get along just fine," Assured Gerda. „Are you free the rest of the week per coincidence?"

„Yes, why?"

„You know Alfida and her crew will leave along with Rollan. Why don't you go with them? You'll be there with Rollan and Alfida for a few days. You'll get to know Rollan better and hang out with Alfida as well,"

„Oh well....it's worth a try," Commented Kai making Gerda smile and hug her brother.

„Don't worry. You'll be in good hands, I promise,"

On the day of the departure, Alfida stood by the entrance of her ship along with Kai watching Rollan and Gerda talk with each other.

„You didn't react that well to the proposal then?" The raven-haired pirate captain asked watching Kai move his hand uncertainly about, what the right answer was at the spot.

„I'm not angry, it's just I don't feel prepared to deal with him around more often,"

„The time I get to know him here at the ship, I do understand some aspects of why she likes Rollan," Commented Alfida making Kai nod.

„I heard the motives about 100 times from her side. I get it, that he's supportive, sweet and all that," Mentioned Kai making Alfida laugh.

„There is far more behind Gerda and Rollan, than you think. Like she knows every tiny little detail about him from his mental and physical being,"

„Oh like he only grew up with his mother, right?" Commented Kai making Alfida nod and look down at the couple, watching Gerda shake her head and watching Gerda chuckle. „Hmm,"

„Who else knows about the proposal?" Questioned Alfida watching Kai think about it.

„Good question. I haven't seen her or our parents talk about anything. Perhaps she didn't tell it yet,"

„They got time," Announced Alfida watching the duo share a hug, then Kai looked at Alfida, which looked at her crew playing cards around a barrel. „We better get going, we got three days in front of us," Said Kai's girlfriend making Kai nod and whistle down at Rollan and Gerda, which were wrapped up in their embrace.