LINKAGE

CHAPTER 55: NATIONALITY

"I miss this house a lot. Feels good to be back for some time." Angelina said to herself when she was unpacking inside her huge bedroom, where the floor was a warm tone of brown wood, having the same pattern in some parts of the walls that were painted in glossy white that could shine and bright lightning reflected on it. The ceiling has high and white, having a good division of artificial lighting inside. The bed stood next to the window turned to the street, where Angelina was putting her clothes before inserting them in her closet. Angelina always preferred wood tiles and tones, much different from her son, Isaac, who was into neutral coloring and industrial styles of design.

When she finished fixing her clothes, she wore her heels again and went out of the room to search for the boys. She could hear clearly voices coming from Isaac's bedroom, which had the door closed. Their voices were muffled and even when Angelina touched her ear on the door it didn't sound more clarifying, but she could swear she heard Isaac say "come here" in a very warm and suspicious voice. Angelina knew she was not supposed to pry on her son's personal life and relationships, but the curiosity was eating her consciousness for weeks now.

She slid her fingers in the air to the right side in front of the door, opening it instantly. Now, she was seeing both boys giving a lovey kiss on each other's lips. Angelina held a smile, trying to pretend she was mad at it, and she crossed her arms, slowly walking inside the room. The sound of the heels made them realize another presence entered the bedroom, making Isaac roll his eyes and release the hold on Gavin.

"Mothers have a perfect instinct to sense things and I knew someone was going on with you two." She pointed her finger to Isaac then to Gavin, looking at the embarrassment in their expressions as they were caught in the act. "Are you two together?"

"No." They answered in unison.

"We are just friends, mother." Isaac said.

"I didn't know friends kissed on the lips..." She narrowed her eyes and finally reveled the smile she was holding. "But in case you are more than friends, you have my full support!" Angelina had joy in her voice when she said that. Chemeris was like part of her family and she loved him a lot. Having his son dating her Isaac would be the most special thing for her. Mixing the Bathervan family with the good part of the Malone family was quite interesting in her mind.

"Mother can you leave? We will go down in a few."

"Am I being the nosy mother?"

"Mother Angelina Bethervan, please leave." Isaac pleaded in embarrassment and Angelina laughed out loud, finally exiting the room and waiting the boys down stairs. Gavin was skeptical in his place, thinking about what just happened. He was not embarrassed like Isaac, but surely he didn't expect Angelina to find out about his relationship with him this way.

"She would find out eventually." Gavin said. "I mean, all my belongings are here in your bedroom, we unintentionally touch each other and so it goes."

"She is living the dream of her life probably." Isaac put his hand oh Gavin's right trapeze and lead them out of the room, going downstairs to meet Angelina who was looking at her phone next to the front door. Gavin walked closer to her but Isaac stayed back, like he was not accompanying them on their trip to the registration office department in Policy City.

"You're not coming?" Gavin asked.

"We talked about that already, Gavin." Isaac crossed his arms.

"Yes, darling. I think it is best for you to keep low key for a bit longer..." She said still looking at her phone.

The trip was going to be only Gavin and Angelina inside a car, and this made the boy a bit nervous because besides everything, he never had these moments with her. Isaac and Lola were always around, but Gavin was going to take this opportunity to create intimacy with the best friend of his father and the mother of his lover.