Chapter 205 - Two Months Later

At thirty-one weeks pregnant, Persephone was as round as a ball. She was a petite woman, to begin with, and now with a huge baby bump, heavy breast and wider hips, she actually resembled a ball. 

But hell if she cared. 

"Persephone, are you missing home?" Lara suddenly asked Persephone that day. 

In the beginning, she used to address Persephone by calling her, Mrs Vitello. But since Persephone found it quite strange, she insisted that Lara call her by her name.

Lara reminded her of Penelope with her warm temperament and caring nature. 

It wouldn't be wrong to say that Persephone liked this lady a lot. 

Persephone was relishing the joy of watching the beach at her favourite spot on the whole property. This part of the lawn had a beach view. And she demanded that they rebuild this place into a stylish patio. And it was clear to Santiago that she was quite pleased with the result. 

He would give in to almost all of her demands as long as she was happy. 

"Am I missing home?" Persephone repeated the question. Her brows knitted as she was considering the answer. 

Lara hadn't seen Persephone in such an intense thought battle until now. She had been a jolly and cheerful woman. Always scaring the life out of Santiago with her pranks. At thirty-one weeks of pregnancy, she was literally blooming. Her face had a shine she didn't notice when she first saw her. 

She was more unbridled and beautiful now. It wasn't that she wasn't beautiful before. But there was something different about her now. She now shined like a brilliant sun, always spreading its light with her laughter and pranks. 

"Would it be wrong to say I don't miss home?" Persephone asked her. "I mean I love my family a lot. And I love to talk to them. But am I ready to go back to New York? I don't think so. I don't know why, Lara, but I feel that I am finally home. I finally found the equilibrium of my life. I don't wanna go anywhere." 

It wasn't easier for Persephone to find what she wanted in life. Actually, she was always clear about what she wanted; freedom and peace. 

Never had she ever fathomed that she would find freedom and peace in this form. She had paid a huge price for this freedom and peace and she would be damned if she let it go snatched without a fight. 

"Did you talk about this with Mr Vitello?" Lara questioned. "Did you tell him that you don't want to go back?"

Lara felt that this couple needed to communicate more often to express their thoughts perfectly. 

Suddenly, Persephone's smile faltered. "I wish it was easier. He has his life there. I can't just ask him to leave everything in New York and shift here for me." Especially when she had no idea if they would be together in a few months. 

And where would she go if he decided to settle down in New York? For the harmony of their baby's life, they needed to settle down in the same state and country. 

"Actually, it's quite easy," Lara said as she pushed the glass of juice in Persephone's direction. "You both are nearly inseparable and are so happy together. If you think you can protect this happiness by clearing your misunderstandings, I think you should talk to him. As for work, he is busy here too. I don't think he will say no to you." 

Perhaps, Persephone wasn't aware but Santiago had a lot of work here in this country. He was a rich man and had several small and big businesses here and there. 

Persephone smiled and nodded her head. "You are right. I will think about talking to him once he has time. He is too busy that I believe he didn't even have time for himself. I just don't want to trouble him since his hands are full." 

"He worries a lot about you, Persephone," Lara couldn't help but sigh out. "You need to scare him less. I'm afraid one day he will have a heart attack if you continued your pranks."

Persephone pouted her lips. "What did I do, Lara? I just wanted to swim." 

Lara shuddered thinking about that night when Santiago found Persephone in a pool failing to swim. 

"How would I know that I would panic once I step into the pool?" Persephone questioned. 

"You scared Mr Vitello big time that day," Lara couldn't help but remind her. Only she knew how badly that man was shaking even an hour after he put his big baby( Percy) to sleep. 

Persephone snorted as she was reminded of what he did after that episode. "I hate him for emptying the pool. Do you know how my heart hurts to see the empty pool? Just ask him to fill water in it." 

Lara smiled but didn't make any promise that she wouldn't want to fulfil. Even her children weren't as mischievous as Persephone, a twenty-five years old woman. 

"Hey, Juliet!"

Persephone turned her head to see a smiling Romeo coming her way. She rolled her eyes at him. He was still calling her Juliet instead of Miss Persephone like before. 

She had no idea why he insisted on calling her Juliet but she never stopped him as it was easy to irk Santiago this way. And she found pleasure in irking Santiago. 

Whenever Romeo would call her Juliet in Santiago's proximity, the former would be ordered to call her Mrs Vitello. 

"How are you? And where is your tail?" She grinned at the young handsome man. By tail, she meant Emmanuel who never left his side. 

Lord knew why Emmanuel feared that his boyfriend would be stolen. The boy was guarding him like his most precious treasure. Both of them worked for Santiago but Emmanuel was still completing his degree. 

She wasn't told what the so-called work was but her husband assured her that it was legal. And he didn't partake in any kind of illegal work in this country.. He was a reputed man here, he had sworn.