CHAPTER 56

"What of Amanda?" I looked around hoping to catch a glimpse of my younger sister.

"She is fine, she went to spend some time with your brother. John!" Father called suddenly. "Come here, Catherine is back. Come take her luggage to her room." He said as John approached us.

"I had madam Juliet prepare your favorite Indian pudding and some other Chinese side dish you love so much."

"Oh my world, really mother? I love you so much."

"I love you more. Now come let's go have dinner, I'm sure you must be famished."

On our way to the dining room, I asked about Patricia and she filled me up with her whereabouts. Dad also told me about the happenings of the business but I noticed he didn't go into detail as I expected making me left wondering why.

As we were having dinner, Patricia joined us but she was upset why we started eating without her. After apologizing a couple of times, she finally loosened up and forgave our big mistake.

The evening went by slowly as we were catching up on happenings in Korea while Patricia kept on bombarding me with lots and lots of questions which I answered anyway because I was very happy.

It amazes me so much how in a short while my life changed drastically with the entry of Adam. Most times when I'm alone with my thoughts, I can't help but think about my first encounter with Adam how self opinionated I was about him. And now, how my biased judgement of him has changed drastically with a little shower of love and affection.

'Could this perhaps be what I was looking for? What was missing in my life?' I can't help but ask myself. 'Maybe all that was missing in my life then was absence of affection from an opposite sex who genuinely care for me and isn't just interested because of my good looks alone or the money in my bank account.' I concluded.

"Cathy, what are you thinking about?" Patricia's question drew me out of my thoughts.

"Nothing," I smiled, before changing the topic. "But I would love to know more about you and Michael, has your wedding date been fixed yet?" I inquired because it's been a while since I and Patty had some one on one conversation about her relationship with Michael and her upcoming wedding.

Anytime I want to ask, something just seems to pop up, ruining the whole mood.

"Um, about that. Not yet, but I promise it will be soon. Maybe before yours and Adam is fixed."

I blushed as thought of Adam and I getting married made my stomach flutter in excitement. As of a week ago, my relationship with him was a sham and nothing more. But now, it feels like we've been dating for a long time now, and I have gotten so fond of him so soon.

It's funny how one day you feel a certain way about someone and the next thing you know your feelings completely change without you even realizing it. That's exactly the way to describe my relationship with Adam.

How we got here, I do not know but one thing is certain. I never want this to end.

"Cathy, are you even listening to me?" Patricia said, drawing me out of my thoughts for the second time. I felt bad as I saw the look of sadness in her eyes.

It felt like she was opening up to me while I on the other hand just got stuck in my own blissful world completely ignoring my dear ones around me.

This isn't me, Adam has completely changed me but I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.. For my sake, I hope it's a good thing.

"I'm sorry Patty, I didn't mean to zone out on you. Please continue with what you were saying."

"I said our wedding date will be fixed before yours, hopefully." She smiled excitedly.

I can see the love she has for Michael in her eyes as clear as crystal and the light of day. And I hope Michael loves her as much, even more. It will make me very happy.

I smiled as I continued staring at her, listening to all she had to say. Wow, a lot was in her mind.

"You really have a lot going in this pretty head of yours Patty." I commented teasingly, earning a chuckle from her end.

As we laughed and gossiped on the couch, I completely forgot to call Adam as none of us knew when we slept off until I felt a light tap.

"Cathy, it's very late won't you go to your room?" Miranda asked, still patting me lightly.

"Huh?"

"It's late, please go to your room or else you will have a backache tomorrow." Turning to Patricia she did the same thing tapping her lightly to wake.

Finally we carried our lazy ass to our bedroom. Never knew sleeping on the couch was so sweet. As I yawned, I jumped to the bed. The soft foam bounced me softly as I laid my head on my pillow. I toss my purse somewhere on my bed, before snuggling myself under the duvet. A satisfied smile played on my lips as the warmness of the duvet encircled me.

I slept like a baby with a constant smile that kept playing on my lips as I thought about Adam and the time we spent at his mother's place. I also thought about his mother and grandmother, oh how I miss them so much. I miss Naomi's sweet delicious food that she normally cooks while I was there. And I also missed Eunice's motherly advice and encouragement.

One of the advice she told me was for me to never be too trusting of Kendal no matter how sweet she gets, a poisonous snake cannot be trusted. Each time I remember her words, it always scares me to the bones. Shrugging the thought off, I try my best to not think about anything else again and let my head rest.

And that is exactly what I did.