Caught a Responsible Man after the Break Up

IV - Blossoms

The couple checked out and went directly to the hotel where Ember was staying to move her things.

The move was smooth.

When she left her ex-boyfriend's house, she only brought out a bag of clothes, an envelope of personal documents, and a paper bag of personal items.  In three years, her presence in his house was summarized in two bags and an envelope.  In three years she disappeared without a trace.

Next, Clover brought her to the mall to buy her some matching clothes, pajamas, and other things.  It was pretty obvious that this was his first serious, or better yet "obvious", relationship.

For other things, Ember paid on her own and Clover cannot convince her otherwise.

They got home immediately after buying a few grocery items and takeout food for dinner. This is because Ember has a slight fever and Clover wants her to rest.

She settled in quickly with freshly laundered sheets in her new room.

Clover knocked on the slightly opened door before coming in.  He put a laptop on the table near the bed.

"Take a nap. I will wash out our new clothes. Let's wear one to church tomorrow.  Also, I talked to my friend from the finance department but they were not hiring now. However, he has a friend in recruitment from the company next building and he said there are job openings.  I forwarded to you their email address and you can send them your resume."

He pointed to the laptop he just brought and said, "You can use it.  I just formatted that last week."

"Wait, I will help with the laundry." She tried to stand up but Clover stopped her gently in the shoulders.

"The baby needs to rest." He checked her forehead and sighed in relief.

"The washing machine is automatic, it's no trouble for me to do this."

"Okay, babe." She smiled as if teasing.

"Babe?"

"Why? Don't you like it?"

"I like it. Cute."  he smiled and pinched her cheek then went out the door and closed it gently.

Ember took a power nap for half an hour. When she woke up, she opened the laptop and retrieved her old resume from cloud storage to update it. In just a quarter of an hour of revising, she sent her resume to Royal Returns Investment Corp., a financial institution that focuses on loans, investment, and currency exchange.  This company fits her as a finance major graduate.

The couple spent a relaxed dinner and chatted while cleaning up.

After freshening up before sleeping, Ember hugged Clover and gave him a slow and sensual kiss which he responded to in the same temperament.

"Thank you." She whispered in his ear.

"Yeah, have a great sleep. I'll wake you up tomorrow at six. We'll go to a special church." He patted her shoulder, took another quick kiss on her forehead and lips, and gently urged her to go back to her room.

The next day, they set off immediately after breakfast, wearing crisply ironed matching beige sundress and polo shirt which Clover prepared.

It took two hours on the road to a rural area where the special church is located.

Church on Blossom Hills.  The church is built on the top of the highest of series of hills which are surrounded by flowers of different species all year round. It is a medium-sized church and the surrounding beauty doubles as a tourist spot. White benches were placed everywhere for visitors. Various small stalls of food and drinks were welcoming but not noisy, maintaining the serenity of the place.  There were continuous golf carts with a small fee for people who were tired from walking.

The two attended a solemn mass, each whispering sincere prayers in their hearts.

After the mass, they waited for the people to scatter before requesting one of the visitors to take a picture of them in front of the church, showing the rosette window behind.

A few pictures stood out.
One picture was both of them facing the church while looking back at the photographer.
...of Ember facing the photographer, leaning on Clover's shoulder, hole holding his arm. Clover was facing the church.
...of Ember holding his waist with both arms, looking up sideways at Clover while he was holding her waist possessively with one arm.
...of them facing and looking lovingly at each other.

The couple enjoyed the scenery while taking a lot of pictures.

They decided to have lunch in a roadside restaurant before returning home.

Clover opened the door but gently nudged Ember to go in first.  He brought in food and other souvenirs brought along the way.

They both sat on the sofa and enjoyed the slowly cooling room. Clover rarely turns his AC on, but he's never stingy if he's at home.

Ember suddenly removed her sling bag and put it aside after pulling out her cell phone.  She shamelessly sat closer to Clover and lay her head on his shoulder.

"I haven't checked my Insta yet since last night. Have you seen yours?" Regardless of his answer, she simply opened her app and leaned closer to him, showing him what she was looking at.

"Then, let's see. You're tagged in the picture anyway."  He put his arm around her snuggling her closer.

"Hmmm, my hubby is pretty popular." She pouted while thinking then continued, "How about I upload our pictures? Oh.. But the pictures are on your cellphone."

"Sign in using my phone after you edit the pictures you like." He handed his cell phone to her.

"Okay! I also want to change my profile picture... This one, the way you hold me while I hug you. I love it!"

"Go ahead. Then change mine after you're done changing yours.  I want that one where I have my back turned showing only your beautiful face."

"Huh, why?"

"Because my friends know my face already. So I want them to be familiar with you." He gave her tiny kisses on her lips and let her do what she wanted with his cell phone.

After a few minutes, she was done uploading, tagging, and changing profile pictures for both of them.

Ember started teasing Clover with tiny kisses and soon they were making out on the sofa.

However, Clover has a very good restraint and gently coaxed Ember to freshen up since they already rested well.

They took a nap separately before it was almost dinner time.

Meanwhile, in a highrise condo on the other side of the world, a woman was seething in anger when she saw Clover's latest updates. She gulped a glass of red wine in one go.