Unexpected Love (Editing)

Chapter 98

Liliana's pov

"I am so exhausted and we didn't even finish visiting all of the museums" I sigh as Derek and I sit in the kitchen eating Chinese food. Today Derek took me on a tour of D.C. as he promised. We visited a couple of different monuments and museums which I really enjoyed, but I was definitely exhausted now.

"I know. D.C. is filled with so many different sites, it's impossible to visit them all in one day" he says

"It really is, now I see why so many people visit here. There's so much to do" I sigh

"Yeah, it's definitely a popular travel destination" he agrees

"I know, I can't believe I'm actually here. I always dreamt of visiting D.C. When I was younger it was on my travel bucket list" I say

"Really? Did you travel a lot growing up" he asks

"No, not really. My mom was a teacher, so we didn't really have a lot of money to go towards traveling, but I did get to stay in New York with my grandma during the summer while my mom taught summer school" I say as I sip my water

"New York is nice, did you like it there" he asks

"Somewhat. I mean I didn't get to do a whole lot when I was there, because my grandma was super strict. The only think I did do was learn the art of sneaking out" I smirk

"You used to sneak out of the house? I never would've pictured that" he laughs

"It wasn't often, only when I was in New York. I mean my grandma gave me a 7 o clock curfew, that's inhumane. I had no choice, my livelihood depended on it" I laugh

"That still puts you into the wild child category" he says

"Oh, don't act all holier than thou. I know that you broke some rules growing up" I sat

"Me? No, I was the good one out of the bunch" he smiles

"Sure" I laugh. "What was it like growing up with so many siblings" I ask

"Loud. There was always so much going on in the house, there was never a dull moment. That's part of the reason I chose to become a surgeon. I love the silence and stillness of it" he says

"Did you like growing up in a big family" I ask

"Yeah. Of course we argued and aggravated each other a lot, but I wouldn't have traded them for the world. We were always there for each other no matter what situation we were in" he says

"That's nice. I always admired people with big families" I say

"You didn't like being an only child" he asks

"I loved it, I mean I always had my moms undivided attention and I never had to share my stuff, but sometimes it was kind of lonely and I wondered what it would be like to have siblings in the house, especially since I always knew I had a brother out there somewhere" I say

"Do you ever think about contacting your brother, now that you've met him" he asks

"Not a lot, but at times the thought crosses my mind" I sigh

"What stops you" he asks

"I don't know. I guess the fact that we're adults now and we both have our own lives to focus on. It's just a little late to build a sibling bond, plus my life's constantly changing and so full of baggage that the last thing I need is someone else in my life" I shrug

"I understand where you're coming from, but I just want you to be for sure. I don't want you to miss out on having a sibling bond and regret it one day" he says