After saying bye to Vivian, Sarah went straight to the apartnt.
Aiden was on the sofa in the living area, with his laptop. "What happened?", he noticed Sarah's bad mood imdiately as she entered.
Sarah snuggled next to him. He put his laptop on the side and hugged her.
After so ti, she took a deep breath, "Do you have another woman sowhere? Is your family arranging for you to marry soone else?"
"What kind of questions are those?" He was surprised that she suddenly brought up such questions.
"Just answer ..."
"No, I don't have anyone else, and my family is not arranging anyone for . I was lucky..."
"What does that last thing an?"
Aiden was quiet for so ti before speaking with carefully chosen words. "My family is a bit... different. My brother is the first son in the family, so there are so... arrangents for him."
Sarah was curious to find out more, but now she was more focused on Aiden... she needed to confirm. "There is nothing for you?"
"No, for there is nothing arranged."
Sarah sighed in relief and tightened her hug. "Families are such a pain sotis."
"Will you tell what happened?"
Sarah told him how Vivian is with Gabriel, while he is still with Victoria, and how he can't find a way to tell his parents that he does not want to be with Victoria.
"I thought he is a man, and he is just a wimp. He is taking advantage of both Vivian and Victoria. How co he does not have courage to speak up? These are not ancient tis, even if parents arranged sothing twenty years ago, he should be able not to be forced into things."
"This applies to Jeff also?", Sarah could not help but ask.
Aiden shook his head, "He does not care about these things. He was always focused only on studies and career. If it's not sothing that will bring him money, he will not bother with it."
Sarah silently agreed with this; her assessnt of Jeff is also along those lines. "I can't make myself to care about Gabriel. It will be good if I don't punch him next ti I see him. But I'm sorry for Vivian. I asked her how she can handle being a second woman... and she asked back what I would do if that is us?"
"Don't even think about that. It will never happen."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Even if my family tries sothing now, I will not let it happen."
"Thank you... it ans a lot to hear you say that."
"I am disappointed in one thing...", he didn't finish his sentence. Sarah looked up at him. Aiden raised an eyebrow and asked, "Where are groceries for my dinner?"
"Oh, I forgot... how can you think about food in the ti of crisis?", she was still sad thinking about Vivian.
"What crisis? Crisis of having instant noodles for dinner?" Aiden looked at her sad expression and understood that he needs to comfort Sarah first. "Co on, cheer up... you can't do anything about two of them, it's their choice. You can support them or not, but you need to let them make their own decisions. And we should focus on ourselves."
"You are right. Can we stay like this for few more minutes?", feeling him close made her worries disappear slowly.
"Of course. As long as you don't try to bail out of making diner."
"Seriously... you are only thinking about food.", Sarah's temper was rising again.
"I'm more thinking about you in apron, cooking for .", he teased her.
"Can't you hold a normal conversation?"
"Define normal."
She sharply exhaled, "I give up, let's go shopping."
He laughed seeing that he was successful. 'Well, at least you are not sad anymore.'
...
Next day Sarah confird with Jeff details about her work with security enhancents for White corp. She will lead a team of five people: three existing employees, and two new hires. If they need more people, they will hire more at that ti. For hiring process, she needs to co up with job descriptions, and once candidates are found she will do interviewing in person from LA office. For the work itself, Sarah will get to decide if she needs to be there in person, or she can work remotely, but Jeff recomnded that she is there in person, at least at the beginning. Sarah agreed with this.
"It seems we will go back to Los Angeles soon", Sarah told Aiden.
"You need to go, not ", Aiden responded. He did his best to keep a straight face when he saw Sarah's shocked expression.
"You must be kidding... you are coming with , right?", she looked desperate.
He laughed, "Of course I am."
"My heart stopped. Don't joke like that anymore.", she patted her chest.
"OK"
"I don't believe you." Why would she believe him? Sarah would be blind not to notice that he enjoys teasing her.
"Hmph, why are you asking if you will not believe no matter what I said?"
"I was not asking. It was an order.", Sarah took a firm stance and gave him a stern look.
He tilted his head and looked at her in disbelief. Aiden grabbed her around her waist and carried her over his shoulder to the bedroom.
"Hey, what are you doing?", she protested.
"You want to order around? So discipline needs to be administered."
"Oh, you would use anything as an excuse! You are shaless!"
He laughed while pulling her lower, and her legs wrapped around his waist. "You are right. I'm just looking for an excuse.", he admitted.
Sarah wrapped her arms around his neck and looked him in the eyes. "You know, you don't need an excuse to enjoy what is yours."
"Sotis I think that you are not in the mood."
Sarah laughed, "I'm probably in the mood more than you are."
He perked up, "Oh? How about we do so research on that topic." Aiden sat on the edge of the bed with Sarah seated in his lap, her legs still wrapped around his waist.
"How do you suggest we go about it?", Sarah could not help but think what is coming, and it made her breathing shallow.
"Let's start with a hands-on approach..", his hands already undid buckles on her bra.
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