CHAPTER 72

CHAPTER 72

Love pov

When I saw Emerson together with his family, I can't help but to smile at them.

I don't think if it’s for him or to all of them, actually.

"Lovely." Jem said as he gives me a smirk.

For a moment, when I looked at Emerson's eyes, I am instantly stock at it. I can't move my eyes away from him. Even if I want to, even my eyes betray me in staring at him and only him. It’s only him I see.

After a bountiful of silence, Jem coughs. "I think you should walk now." He said, pushing me slightly towards their spot.

I need to do this.
I can do it.


Emerson pov
As I look in to her eyes, I saw the girl no, not a girl but a woman that I fell. She's a dream and I saw her smile. Is she even looking at me? I'm not sure. But I can still feel her pain that is covered with her smile.

"Well, well, well caramel.. She is really beautiful." I heard Emerald said as Love walks towards me. I mean us.

"She is." I said, smiling at myself. I try to hide my weakness. I wanted to hug her, I wanted to kiss her, I wanted to be with her alone with me so I could say that I'm sorry. Again.

She looks beautiful more than any woman here at the party. She stands out, from her hair up to her shoes. I think it’s all fitted just for her.

"Love.." Martha said as she approaches her when she and Jem reached us. They both hugged each other and I saw Love whispered something to Martha. I didn't saw Martha's lips move because I'm facing her back but I saw her nodding.

Jem also greeted my parents, brothers and our baby sister.

"Well, why you're not talking to your girlfriend?" Mom asked me, smiling.

"You're frozen." Jem teases.
I smiled. "That's because I am... Mesmerized by her beauty." I said, slowly and making sure that I look in to her. She smiled in return.

"He's a sweet talker." Love said to my family.

"Yeah, that's what you always say to me, my France. But as from how my brothers and my parents talked not a while ago. I'm guessing that you've already know them. So no introductions needed to them. Just to my sister?" I said to Love as I put a small hand on her back making her jumped a little but still managed to smile at me.

"Let me just tell you their whole names." I added making my siblings groaned. My parents chuckled.



Love pov

When Emerson put his hand on my back, I felt like every hair on my body is in standing ovation.

"How are you?" Martha asked me when we're not in an earshot.

"I'm ... I'm good, I think." I replied at her silently and she nodded. I know she's not satisfied with my answer but she didn't push it.

"Well, this one.." Emerson started when he wanted to tell me his brothers’ names. He pointed to Xavier. "He's name is Eric Xavier Triumph." Xavier extended his hand on me and I thought he's going shake hands with me again but he didn't. He kissed it and bowed his head. Emerson slaps his shoulder in return.

Caveman.

"If you ever get tired of my brother here, you call me. Okay?" He said as he has his distance with me.

I chuckled. "Not a chance, Xavier." Emerson interrupted, looking a little annoyed?

"The man beside him is Edwin Dylan Triumph" he introduces as Dylan just nods at me.

"Not going anywhere near you. I don't want to be slapped but..." Dylan said, looking at Emerson. "If you get tired of my brother,.."He said.

"Call you?" I said, guessing the word he was about to say.

"No. Just text me. Calling will be too obvious especially if you're with him." Dylan replied. "So text will do." He added, again I chuckled.

"Sure."I said.

Emerson coughs again "And of course, our beautiful sister, Emerald Triumph." He continued.

"You can just call me Hera." She said, walking towards me. "Nice to meet you.. Sis.." She added.

"Yes, Emerald. Nice meeting you too." I replied making her groan.

"Not you too." She said. "But, I want to ask, why does my big brother here, is calling you France?" She asked making me looked confused. I tilted my head because I really don't know why he's calling me France.

Jem coughs and groaned. "Ugh! You don't wanna know. It’s so corny." He said.

Well?

"That's fine with me big brother number 4." Emerald said. I just smiled at her.

"Well her name is Love Venice Guildings, I know you've been in Annecy, France and there is a place called The Venice of France. I think that's why he called her France. I mean, it’s awkward if he'll call her Italy, so he decided to call her the nearest country of Italy." Jem stated, making me a little confused. The Venice of France, huh?

"The Venice of France?" Emerson said. "I don't think so." He added.
His whole family including me and Jem looked at him because of his interruption. "Well, why don't you answer my question Ems Ems."Emerald said, crossing her arms.

I look at her and smiled. "That's because Paris is the city of light, as well as the city of...." Emerson said to his sister and then looks at me in the eyes.

"Love..." He added.

I didn't know what their reactions are but I heard Emerald sounded so thrilled and awed.

Yes, the city of lights and love.
The love that everyone wanted.
The women's dream to see the Eifel Tower at night with their loved ones.
The thing I would not experience because no one knows that it’s also a dream to me.
You can always go there by yourself...
And watch those love birds around you and cry?
You're pathetic, Love.

"And Paris is in France." I replied, trying to make it as cool as possible.

I don't need to lose my coolness now.

Then I look at them and they look like they've seen something romantic. It's like they're watching a fairy tale's ending. You know? The happily ever after.

How I wish that I have a prince. That he is my Prince Charming.