Call my father?

The next morning 

Bella ate all the foods served on her plate by Miguel knowing that he cooked it himself.

"Why are you just staring at me? Grab a plate and eat also." She said smiling.

Mrs Odette laughed and answered on Miguel's behalf, "Oh he was already full by tasting rejected omelets. He made several tries to make that perfect omelet just for you."

Bella arched an eyebrow as her eyes widened in disbelief. "As in for real? Who’ll ever thought I’ll eat a food cooked by this spoilt grandpa’s son?” Bella joked as she winked to Miguel who was blushing right now.

'Is cooking omelet that hard for him?' she thought inwardly suppressing herself to tease Miguel who looked so cute and handsome with his happy face when she praised his omelet.

"I better get out of here or else I will be bitten soon by bees due to too much sugar around the place. I better do some fishing to kill time today." Mrs Odette said before leaving.

"I want to go fishing too. Let's go with her. I want to try that." Bella blurted out excitedly as she hurriedly rose up to follow Mrs Odette.

Because Bella insisted to go on fishing with Mrs Odette, Miguel had no choice but to go also.

They boarded one of Miguel's yachts and headed for the big blue.

According to Edison who was the tour guide, the island has plenty of choice spots to chase the monsters of the deep – marlin, tuna or mackerel and more.

Bella can't hide her excitement while Miguel was not enjoying at all as his mind was filled wit several thoughts of what Odette said earlier about Bella’s father. 

Mrs Odette poked him to distract his glaring and said, "What happened Mi? The sea is too peaceful for your troubled mind pour it all out and be free?”: She said as she patted his shoulder. 

Miguel hates fishing, he hates the long wait whether to catch a fish or not since a child. He always said that fishing was for old people only and it was boring.

To Mrs Odette's surprise, Miguel smiled and joined Bella and Edison, “Did you even need to know how to fish? Remember, there’s no river or anywhere you can fish anytime we leave here?” 

“At least I should earn one or two things now that I’m here, or you want me to learn something else?” Bella rolled her eyes. 

After setting the fishing rod, the three of them, Mrs Odette, Bella and Miguel sat on a chair while waiting.

Miguel was getting bored after a few minutes already and said, "Why don't we just go back and ask others to do the fishing if you want some sushi."

"But I want to experience to catch one myself and have it cooked afterwards." Bella said with pouted lips.

She really wanted to catch a fish on her own. She loved to try fishing before but never had the chance to do so.

Miguel sighed and did not say a word but Mrs Odette can feel that Miguel was getting impatient.

"Catching a fish is like catching someone's heart. You need to be patient even though you are not sure whether you will be able to catch it or not, whether it will take long or not." Mrs Odette spoke in between the silence.

Miguel glared at the old woman while Bella laughed and said, "Wow is this love quotes coming from Charles’s Odette?” 

Mrs Odette who also liked to joke around was proud to show off, ‘He was the one that thought me how to fish. I remember that day at Malawi, but this replica of him is so boring” As she said this, Bella and Mrs Odette laughed. 

Miguel's face crumpled, the old lady was trying to bully him once more with those cracking lines of his.

"I am patiently waiting in here. Come on fish and took the bait," Bella said still sounded excited.

Obviously she was not getting any hint with the other meaning Mrs Odette was implying for Miguel's ear to listen.

"Well, I think the most important thing in waiting like this is not to expect anything. Just like in love, don't expect anything at all for you not to get hurt or disappointed in the process." Mrs Odette continued.

This time Bella laughed louder and said, "Gosh  Odette you are killing me with those lines. Are you a love guru? Is that based on your real experience in love?"

This time, Miguel spoke and said sneering, "Don't believe that old woman. She will only teach you how to fall in love with the likes of Charles” 

Mrs Odette hissed and replied by saying, "Well, sometimes you don't need to experience these things to be knowledgeable or believable. Anyhow, maybe it's really easier said than done like what I hear from others who experienced such things."

"Right child?" He said chuckling as he looked to Miguel who was already shooting daggers at him with his eyes.

Mrs Odette laughed out hard…

Bella received an unexpected call from the director of the movie she was shooting with Trevor that the shooting was put on hold because the scriptwriter was in an accident. They don’t know that Bella was no longer in the country but it’s a relief to her, that such thing happened. 

She was humming happily as she went to Miguel who was busy in the kitchen.

"Do you need help?" She said smiling.

She was actually the one who caught that marlin while Miguel quickly announced that he will be the one to cook it.

"No, just stroll around first and I will have someone to call you once it's ready." Miguel answered still busy with cooking. He was trying to do the grilled marlin with tropical fruit salsa.

Bella's was overjoyed with the handsome man in front who was taking care of her like a queen. She walked to him and unconsciously wrapped her arms on Miguel's waist from the back.

"We can now take our time. My director just called that the scriptwriter was involved in an accident so the shooting will be postponed, but I really want to go back soon. I’m starting to miss Liverpool” She said with a sigh. 

Miguel froze; he did not know how to react and what to say. He knew why Bella wanted to go back but he was actually scared to let her go back.

"Is it very important?" Miguel asked simply. He was waiting if Bella will open up to him about everything happening between her and Carter. 

Bella sighed and replied, "Yup it's very important. I must see him on that day."

"I see. I hope to return soon too. I can’t wait to return to our normal life where I would go to work in the morning and you will have to go to shoot" Miguel said plainly trying not to sound so obvious on his sentences.

He felt Bella tightened her arms on his and heard her long deep sighed.

"Miguel, I honestly want that too, but everything that’s happening, we don’t have the control over anything, I guess we’ll be stuck here for a while.” Bella said with a depressed voice.

Miguel stopped what he was doing and turned around to face Bella.

"Why don't you call your father then? Tell him to talk to his people, he might listen to you”  Miguel said without blinking an eye.