A MAN TO HONOR

chapter thirty three

Kailah

After dinner, Taehyung finally gives to everyone the gifts he brought from LA

He seems a little shy and embarrassed, so me and Eliana help him a little bit

I know he was nervous but everyone was happy with their gifts... of course! I made the list

He sits on the carpet floor in the living room with the youngest after the gifts exchange, I don't know if it's his aura or something, but the kids seem to like being around him a lot

He plays with the little boys while the little girls are styling his hair in small buns with colorful hair elastics

I sit next to my grandma on the couch, she is now making a colorful crochet sweater

" Let me help abuela "

She let me take the crochet from her hands, I used to to do this well back then too

" He is good with the kids " says my grandma

I raise my head to see what she is talking about, I smile slightly when I see Taehyung with four messy buns in his head plus a plastic pink tiara hanging for dear life on his forehead

Now he is slurping imaginary tea with the little girls

" Yeah, he is " I utter

" Men like these are very rare nowadays " she says slowly with her voice shaking lightly cause of the age

" How do you know? It's not like you're still going out to find men " I say playfully

She smiles, deepening her wrinkles in the process

" Mi amor, you know what I mean, it's been a while since I saw you this happy, your eyes are full of life and love, it makes me happy seeing you like that, I feel like I can now die in peace "

" Abuela, don't say something like that, you're not going to die anytime soon "

" I'm not gonna live forever you know "

" You have to...cause I'll need you to look after me forever " I retort

She takes my hand in her frail and wrinkled hand and squeezes it softly

" You are in good hands now, my job is over..."

" How can you be so sure I'm in good hands? It's only your first day with him "

My grandmother glances at Taehyung quickly, even our antisocial grumpy orange cat let him pet it

Everyone and everything loves this man, it's insane!

" I have lived enough years and rubbed shoulders with enough people to recognize a pure soul when I see one, you have made mistakes in your life, but this man...he is the one you must keep " she utters quietly

I look at Taehyung again, I also notice my mother looking at him with amazement in a corner

If I had known that my mother was in desperate need of a son-in-law, I wouldn't have taken so long to bring one home

The way Taehyung already did good impression on my family, I wonder if I would ever be able to come home with someone else if this doesn't work out at the end

" I'll keep him abuela, I'll keep this one " I say with a smile

I hear the noise of a big car, like a bus, stopping in our front yard, and suddenly everyone who was outside runs inside

" Mariachi !!! " Says one of my cousins

My eyes light up with joy when I see the men in identical uniform with large sombrero getting inside the big living room