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Kate went out shopping quite early in the morning.

The day they were kissing at the seaside, Tristan said, “It will be Christmas again in two months. Last year you stayed with me and didn’t go home. This year you probably…” He looked at her belly, “cannot go back either.”

He stroked her hair and asked, “Do you miss them?”

She nodded in his arms.

“So how about we go back to these two days?”

And Tristan had the tickets booked for them that night.

The next day, Kate started to prepare gifts to bring home. They were but clothing, health care products, dried seafood, and toys for her nephew.

Tristan went to work, as usual, attending events sometimes. Nothing seemed wrong. It wasn’t as serious as Jessie said.

But Kate wasn’t very sure because Tristan was good at hiding things. If he didn’t want to show it, she could never know. Anyway, since he said he could handle it, she didn’t want to think about it. She was concentrating on taking care of herself and the baby inside her.

One week later, Kate went back to the familiar land in the company of Tristan.

The winter this year was livelier as there wasn’t heavy snow lately. They flew to Portland and hired a car, drove for more than three hours, and arrived at home.

When they heard the sound of the car from inside the house, Kate’s parents and elder sister came out.

Seeing her family, Kate’s eyes were wet.

She had called and told them that she would be bringing someone together. Her parents were prepared, but when they saw this tall, good-looking, and distinguished man, they were still somewhat surprised.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

And looking at their daughter, her waist showed everything, the plain and honest senior couple felt a little awkward. Kate’s elder sister reacted first, “Come on in. It is cold outside.”

It was warm and cozy inside. Tristan looked around the house unobtrusively. It was clean and comfy, like Kate’s style, and gave him a cordial feeling.

Kate’s sister brought tea and desserts. A three-year-old boy with big bright eyes, Kate’s nephew, was running around. Tristan shook his little hands and gave him the gift. The little boy was smart enough to call him uncle sweetly.

Kate flushed.

When they all sat down to have tea, Mrs. White exchanged a look with her eldest daughter and then turned to her second daughter, “How many months is it?”

Kate’s face was still blushed. Tristan replied for her instead, “Five and a half months.”

Kate’s sister tried to ease the air and asked some questions about the baby. And Mrs. White gradually turned hospitable and asked Tristan to try her homemade cookies.

Mr. White had stayed silent for quite a long time, and he later asked about Tristan’s job. Tristan replied respectfully and tried to bring some new topics to the conversation.

They all became relaxed and friendly. Kate admired Tristan’s ability to deal with different people and turn the situation advantageous to him. Of course, she also felt relieved that the awkward situation that she had trouble letting her parents know was now removed.

As they were talking, it was getting late. Mrs. White and her eldest daughter started to prepare dinner. Kate’s brother-in-law came and joined the conversation. He was also a talkative person, and awkward silence would not possibly happen again. So Kate walked to the kitchen to help.

Mrs. White and her eldest daughter were talking about Kate while they were preparing food. They asked Kate for more details after she came in. Kate tried to make brief replies. Mrs. White said after some debates inside, “He is much older than you, but if he is nice to you, it is okay.”

Kate didn’t reply.

Kate’s sister said, “Right. He looks like a nice person.”

Kate nodded, “He is good to me.”

The dinner was abundant: grilled mushrooms and chicken, pork meatloaf, spaghetti with ground beef, vegetable and fruit salad, roasted garlic bread, and carrot soup.

Kate’s brother-in-law was a little upset because he boasted of being the hottest guy in their town. He expected this brother-in-law to be a bald, pot-bellied man, but he turned out to be about half a head taller than himself with refined manners. It was quite a shock to him. Tristan appeared to be modest and friendly, and soon they became brothers.

Kate’s parents went to bed early, so soon after dinner, Kate’s sister and her family left.

Mrs. White had prepared the room Kate lived in before for them to stay in. Kate asked Tristan if this was okay. It was not a five-star hotel room. Tristan said, “I would very much like to stay in the place where you lived.”

When they went to her room, Kate found her photos and showed them to Tristan. He held her on his lap and commented on her photos. Later, she got thirsty and went out.