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Chapter 23 — The Beach

The next morning, Haven's parents were coming early in the morning and luckily Aviana was doing breakfast that time.
"We're so sorry for disturbing this early," Haven's mom said.
"No it's okay! I am also preparing breakfast and Haven is still not waking up" she chuckled.
"That boy still didn't wake up?!" his mom said.
"Well, he may be too tired, I'm not blaming him~" she said.
"Oh my god Aviana, what do I need to do if Haven didn't choose you~" his mom hugged her.
Meanwhile, Haven was rubbing Aviana's sleeping place and realized she's not there.
"Aviana?" he wakes up and becomes panicked.
On the other side, Aviana was preparing the plate and pancakes on the dine table.
"Madam, what flavor do you think will match?" she asked and Madam Victor frowned.
"What did you call me just now?" she asked.
"M-madam?" Aviana smiled awkwardly.
"No darling…it's ‘mom’…said it" Madam Victor pointed at a spatula.
"Y-yes mom!" she saluted and both of them giggled.
"I'll set up the table first" Madam Victor walked out from the kitchen.
Suddenly, someone came from Aviana's back and hugged her.
"What're you doing in the kitchen right now hmm?" Haven teased her.
"Preparing breakfast for my big bear here and your parents" she said.
"You called me— wait? You said my parents?" Haven looked at her in confusion.
"Yes"
"You trying to scare me or what huh?" Haven teased her by kissing her neck.
"Hey!! I'm not kidding! Your mom is gonna watch us when she comes to the kitchen!!~" Aviana is wriggling with him.
"Yes Mr. Haven Victor, your mom is gonna see this" Madam Victor said right at Haven's back and made him startled.
"M-mom~" he said awkwardly.
"What sweet kitchen scene do you make huh?" she said and Haven giggled.
"She's my wife anyway~" he said.
"Not yet but she is already my daughter-in-law" his mom said and both of them argued in a cute way.
Then, right after they had breakfast, Madam Victor brought Aviana to go shopping while Sir Victor brought his son archery.
"Why did you suddenly bring me here, dad? I don't want to play some kids game here" he whined.
"Is it a kid's game?" his dad shooting passed right beside his face and it made him shocked.
Haven looked at his father full of shock and surprise.
"Don't make that face with me, you're gonna compete with me and a loser will cook dinner for the whole family," his dad said, shooting in the middle of the target board.
"Challenge accepted…a winner can choose the movie tonight" Haven said, not letting his dad win.
"Sure, a good bet cause I'll win this easily" he said.
"Don't be such an arrogant dad, you made the wrong move by training your son to become a powerful shooter," he said in a smirk.
Both of them were having a few rounds of battle and it's just the same results every time.
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"Mom, why are we here? I mean, there's something you want to buy or—" Madam Victor cut her words.
"I'm not here to buy something for myself but to get you something better!" she said.
"But I already got a lot of things, too many things actually and I felt like I was wasting" she said.
"This is not a thing that you'll waste…cause we're going to the cafe!!!" she said and showed the famous cafe that serves a lot of fluffy cakes.
Aviana gasped and stunned for a while before Madam Victor pulled her into the cafe. There's not too many people in it and it looks like a calm place to work. Even the cafe itself is soundproof and full with a piano's melody.
"Woah, I was dreaming of getting in here but this is just too unreal…" she looked around and her eyes were stunned with the cute cakes in the glass panel.
"Wowww~~" she felt like in a heaven of cakes and sweets. She almost felt like about to float before hearing Madam Victor giggled and felt a bit embarrassed.
"You cute Aviana and I want that thing to always exist in you so I can see that in my grandchildren too" she said and made her blush.
"But now, let's pick some cakes and those sugary sweets~" Madam Victor picks some cakes at the counter along with Aviana.

After tons of cakes and sweets, both of them paid for everything and walked out.
"That's so good!" Aviana said.
"Of course~ I can't wait to go there again and taste a new flavors~"
"They'll release new flavors?!" Aviana was excited.
"Of course! Their flavors are unlimited and nonstop released!" both of them were being hypnotized by the desserts.
"Aviana, can you wait here? I want to use the toilet for a while" Aviana just nodded and Madam Victor walked away.
While waiting for her, Aviana walked around the level and stopped at the shop beside the toilet as she saw a person that looked familiar in her eyes.
"Wow, look who's here~ Miss Aviana Toddler" Kirina said from behind.
"What a coincidence…or not, Miss Kirina" Aviana smirked at her.
"What's with that bitch smile huh? Ouh! I know! It's because you already got Haven and his money right?!!" she raised her voice but it didn't affect Aviana, not at all.
"Well, I got something more than him and his money…you want to know what?" Aviana stopped.
"What can you have that I don't know huh?" Kirina being arrogant.
"His child was in me~" Aviana whispered then smirked at her.
Kirina was too stunned to speak and Aviana just turned around and walked away but Kirina didn't want to lose yet so she called Aviana.
A few steps towards her, Kirina pushed Aviana back but her back was hitting someone else and he caught her.
Haven looked at Kirina with a sharp and deadly gaze but his dad just kept a cold face. Then, his mom walked towards the scene.
"Woah, I felt a dark aura from here, what's happened?" she asked like nothing happened even though she saw everything.
"Nothing happened mom~ just trying to get rid of the trash" Aviana said that made the three of them stunned.
"You already heard that right? So give up on me and just move on cause I got family and new family to take care" Haven continued and made Kirina's personal honor drop off.
"You and this shit gonna get married?!!" Kirina yelled and a slap landed on Kirina's face from Madam Victor.
Aviana buried her face in Haven's chest as she can't hold her laugh but still needs to respect the serious moment.
"Y-you slap me?!" Kirina didn't expect that'll happen and she tries to not get mad and just keep her pride from being thrown away again.
"Yes…because you know what…no one has the guts to disrespect my family yet and you are the first, so be prepared to get blacklisted if I see you again" Madam Victor's line made Aviana stunned and admired her more.
Kirina was walking away full of embarrassment and Aviana still kept her face from laughing.
"Okay~ so both of you here~ let's go to the next destination during the family holiday!!" Madam Victor then changed her behavior to a good one.
"Woah, dad…that was your wife? I have never seen that before…" Haven whispered to his dad.
"Yup and I'm proud of her~" his dad raised his eyebrows.
"How's mom when you both first met?" he asked while looking at Aviana and his mom walking together and gossiping.
"Honestly, she's just an innocent woman at that time and I'm just a successful businessman that fell in love with a florist~" his dad said.
"Wait a minute! Mom was a florist back then?" he whispered.
"Yup! And I was going to her family's flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers for my mother, then we met each other's eyes. I fell for her shining light in her eyes that was full with calm and peace" his dad remembered everything back then.
"Well, my future wife wasn't that innocent, we even fought when I fell for her cause we were just each other's enemy that time," Haven told his love story.
"Woah, enemies to lovers huh?" his dad slightly hit his arms.
"Kinda but I hate the truth that I had hurt her back then, put my ego in the first place then my love for her…" a regret appears in his eyes.
"Haven, no one is perfect and you shouldn't blame yourself as you and her were very close to be together, let bygones be bygones and look for the exit door for the trouble was the important things" his dad tapped on his shoulder.
"Yeah, I'm trying to keep the past away and being grateful for what I have caused—" suddenly Aviana cut his words.
"Because the past builds the future and it's built you, you should be thankful for the past because it teaches you to be like how you are today~" she said.
"Eavesdropping huh?" Haven teased her.
"It's not, because you didn't talk in private, right mom?"
"Yup! She's right and both of you can't blame us!" Madam Victor said, protecting Aviana.
"Are you my mom or her mom?" Haven said.
"Her mom because you got your dad," his mom said.
"Hey, don't put me in your fight okay?~ I'm no one's side cause I'm fair and square" his dad said and a death glare was waiting for him.
"I'm on Haven's side, I changed my mind…" his dad said, covering his words.
"How long have you been scared of mom?" Haven asked.
"Well, when after you are born, she becomes a mafia gang leader" his dad whispered and Haven chuckled in secret but his mom was death glaring at him too.
"I-I c-can approved that" Haven looked away.

All of them were sitting in the car as Haven drove and his dad was sitting beside him.
All of them had a fun time together and most of the time, Aviana showed her real smile that Haven waited for a long time. Now he realized that, not only love from the partner she needs. A love from family is also important and he can always give that to her.
His parents can be her's as she'll be the part of the family. Completing one family doesn't mean you can't have another one...
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Haven's parents said that they'll have their dating time and Haven with Aviana just fine with it.
Both of them sit at the bench, facing the beach. Looking at Haven's parents walking along the beach while holding hands.
"They're so sweet, I'm jealous of that…" Aviana said.
"You think that I can't be that sweet?" he asked.
"No…just, for 40 years they had lived together and their son also almost got married. They are still in each other's arms and hugs. I'm afraid that we can't be like that" she smiled bitterly.
"What do you mean we can't if we haven't even tried yet?" he asked and she looked at him.
"My parents had me when they were in their early 20's, even if they didn't love each other, they'll always say they're cause that's what I need, a son that comes from them" he said.
"But they loved each other until now because raising me wasn't that easy, to become a happy family, it needed one reason and I was the reason…so that's why they are still together until today and forever" he ended.
"Then, how about us? What's the reason for us to be together and can't separate from each other?" she asked.
"We have a lot of reasons, on my side, I can't live without you cause you are already tied with me, also the child that you have was my blood too, my family that I'll never let go. How about you?" he said.
"Me? I…need someone that can be my comfort place and you were the one that came first in mind. I can't live alone cause it feels like I'm trapped inside and it's scary to be there alone. That's why, I have you now" she said.
"Am I that comfortable?" he chuckled.
"Yeah…you're warm and lovely, I can't wait to have your mini version" she said.
"I also can't wait but for now, let's have our own way in loving and living~" he kissed her forehead.
"I'm wondering, why do you always kiss my forehead?" she asked.
"So you can remember me even for the next life cause I felt incomplete without you" he said gently and heard a slight sobbing from Aviana.
"Hey? Why are you crying?" he asked and she wiped her tears.
"Your words are touching for me…" she said and cried in his arms.
"I'm sorry…" he said.
"No need to apologize!" she hit his chest and he chuckled.
"Then, what do you want me to do?" he asked and patted her head.
"I want you to be always here and don't go anywhere, don't talk about next life or death" she said and Haven smiled at her.
"If that's what mi amor wants, I'll do my best to stay and give it to you" he wiped her tears and kissed her hands, making her giggle.

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