The Kindhearted Luna

Chapter 3

"Surprise", boomed Philip's voice. There was a sudden silence, and Helena cried out

"But, we were.."

"Not expecting me, yes I know, therefore I decided to surprise you. Aren't you happy to see me?", He looked at them amused.

Stephen recovered first and said "Sure we are but we have a bigger one waiting for you!!"

"What is it? ", He demanded to know just like the bossy big brother Stephen knew him to be. "Well?", he asked impatiently.

Helena answered giggling "Well you will see in a few minutes."

 It was not that easy to ward of the questions of his big brother, but Stephen resisted. While Phil was still trying to coax an answer out of them , he gave up by muttering dejectedly that he hates surprises and how inconsiderate they both were.

Mia however could not contain her laughter, and she managed to break the trance of the trio. She was soon engulfed by her mommy bear and pa bear, not to be outdone by both, Philly bear soon decided to attack them with gusto.

In all the time Zach had known Mia, he had wished for her to find happiness, and right now with her family he thought that she probably will find it once again. He sincerely hoped that all went according to the plan.

Mia looked around her old bedroom, everything was in its place. Although she was not quite sure about the poster of the very delicious looking Cristiano Ronaldo, in fact she blushed, when Zach looked at her pointedly and then at the poster. She was mortified that her mother found it adorable, and Uncle Phil demanded that why "the boy is roaming around half –naked". She was saved by the loud squealing noise and hug of her Brother and his beautiful mate.

As she started unpacking, she noticed subtle changes in the room, her mother definitely had taken care to remove all the objects that could be associated with her troubled past. Good, she thought to herself, one less torment. She suddenly saw the beautiful family picture on her bedside table, and instantly she was transported to that sunny picnic where they had so much fun, they literally glowed with happiness, the picture said it all

" Uncle Phil has demanded that we go out for the grand family lunch at Carlos", a smiling Chase revealed in front of the door.

Mia suddenly felt uneasy, and public family lunch could mean only two things, either a celebration or a big announcement. She tried to breathe deeply, but it did not help, the world seemed to close down upon her, weighing on her.

"Hey, no need to worry", Chase rubbed her shoulders. A sudden warmth flooded her system and she felt relaxed, she looked up at him to detect any uneasiness but didn't find any, and felt reassured. Giving herself a mental pep talk, she finally stood up and said " Let's go". Chase however ruffled her neatly combed hair, and soon enough was met by sharp jab, but he successfully trailed behind her to the car.