Chapter 42
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Sam and Annie were still sitting on the couch watching TV in an awkward mood when they were called to eat lunch by aunt Li, Sam stood up right away but Annie stayed sitting, he looked at her and said
"You are not coming ?"
Her head was in her palms, she looked at him through the gap in her fingers and said
"I'm too embarrassed to face my mom..."
He sighed, grabbed her hand and pulled her to the kitchen where lunch was already on the table, aunt Li was sitting on a side of the table and looked at them coming hand in hand.
When she saw her mom Annie tried to free her hand from Sam's grasp but she couldn't, he was holding tight enough to not let her run but not strongly enough to hurt her.
Aunt Li smiled and gestured them to sit, she was waiting for them to start eating.
"Woaaah it looks delicious !"
Said Sam while pulling a chair for Annie and sitting on the one next to it.
"Let's dig in, Jin and Wei are both eating outside today."
Said aunt Li while smiling, Annie was red of embarrassment and couldn't lift her head, she kept staring at her feet.
Sam didn't hesitate and started grabbing food from every plate and put it on his.
He and aunt Li were eating normally, only Annie kept acting weird until her mom couldn't take it anymore and said
"Why are you acting like this ? Me and your dad already saw how you looked at Sam right when he came in yesterday, it's normal to fall in love with such a handsome boy so stop acting shy and eat before it gets cold."
Sam wasn't expecting her to talk so bluntly and stared at her a second, he had been acting tough for awhile but couldn't help but blush too and lower his head, Annie lifte her eyes and looked at her mom, when her mom nodded gently she finally smiled and started eating too, she was afraid her mom would mistake her for an easy girl as she and Sam hadn't known each other for that long but she was happy that her mom could understand her.
While they were eating Sam said
"Aunt Li, thanks a lot for keeping Em so long and letting me stay yesterday. I'll be going home after lunch, it has been a very long time I didn't get home and I want to clean up before Em goes home."
"I told you you don't have to thank me ! Both you and Em are welcome here anytime you want."
She answered and smiled gently, since his mother had died it was the first time he felt this warmth. From his parents's old friends some had helped out by giving him money or a job but none had stayed close to them so he felt warmth from none of them, they were probably doing it by 'obligation', he also didn't have any close family except Em, he had met some of them when he was young but never saw them again, feeling this again made him happy. He smiled brightly but his eyes had started watering, he was after all only a 19 years old young man that had lost his parents when he was 16 years old, once again having this feeling of belonging to a family made him tear up.
"Ahh Sam are you crying ?!"
Annie that was looking at him since earlier stood up and got close to him. He wiped the tears that were about to spill and answered, still with a smile on his face
"Don't worry it's nothing."
Aunt Li was also looking at him worriedly.
"Are you sure ? Why so suddenly ?"
She asked.
"It's nothing I swear, I just felt home for once in so long, I'm happy that you are taking such a good care of Em too. She probably don't even remember my parent's faces so I'm relieved she have someone she can see as a motherly figure."
Aunt Li was aware of the sibling's situation, Sam had told Annie about his parents and she had told her mom when Em was about to come to their place to avoid asking her questions about her parents and risking hurting her, now that she thought back about it she felt extremely sorry for Sam, he was so young when his parents had died and he kept taking care of his sister while working and going to school.
She also was on the verge of spilling tears, she stood up, pulled his arm to make him stand, hugged him and whispered
"You can also see me as a mother, I don't mind having another handsome son you know ? It must have been hard on you until now."
He tried to hold it in but he couldn't, slowly the first tear escaped his eye, once the first tear broke free the rest followed in an unbroken stream, Sam hugged her back and sobbed, she held him in silence, rocking him slowly as his tears soaked her shoulder.
Awhile later he let her go, he wiped his soaked face with a relieved smile and red eyes due to the long time crying, he had let go all the sentiments he had sealed in his heart. He didn't want to be weak, he had to be strong to protect Em but today he had finally released a burden that was like an anchor not letting him move forward.
"Are you feeling better ?"
"Thank you, I'm feeling a lot better."
Annie that had been standing beside him for so long didn't know how to react, she had been stunned in place for so long. She also felt like crying but held most of her tears back in, only a few had escaped her control, she put a hand on his back and looked at him tenderly. She finally realized how hard for him it must have been to take alone the role of the father and the mother for his sister, to work and study at the same time, how tiring, heavy and oppressive the responsibilities must have been.
He turned around and realized that her face was also wet, he felt felt bad for making her cry but knowing that she could cry for him made her place in his heart bigger, he wiped her face from the tears left and smiled, he was feeling like kissing her but couldn't as her mom was still behind them so he hugged her, her small body was completely enveloped in his.
Aunt Li saw them being intimate and felt like giving them free space, she headed toward the door and said
"I'm going to the living room, take your time to finish lunch."
He looked over and saw her leaving, of course she wasn't leaving to let them finish lunch... he lifted Annie's face and kissed her.
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After lunch he stayed with Annie sitting in the courtyard, the weather was warm and their place was beautiful, their house was on a hill so from behind they could see a big part of Toulouse. Annie laid in his arms until he decided to go, he had to clean the house and 2 months of accumulated dust was annoying to get rid of so he preferred starting right away.
He got in his car and headed home, he still had four hours before picking up Em.
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Sam and Annie were still sitting on the couch watching TV in an awkward mood when they were called to eat lunch by aunt Li, Sam stood up right away but Annie stayed sitting, he looked at her and said
"You are not coming ?"
Her head was in her palms, she looked at him through the gap in her fingers and said
"I'm too embarrassed to face my mom..."
He sighed, grabbed her hand and pulled her to the kitchen where lunch was already on the table, aunt Li was sitting on a side of the table and looked at them coming hand in hand.
When she saw her mom Annie tried to free her hand from Sam's grasp but she couldn't, he was holding tight enough to not let her run but not strongly enough to hurt her.
Aunt Li smiled and gestured them to sit, she was waiting for them to start eating.
"Woaaah it looks delicious !"
Said Sam while pulling a chair for Annie and sitting on the one next to it.
"Let's dig in, Jin and Wei are both eating outside today."
Said aunt Li while smiling, Annie was red of embarrassment and couldn't lift her head, she kept staring at her feet.
Sam didn't hesitate and started grabbing food from every plate and put it on his.
He and aunt Li were eating normally, only Annie kept acting weird until her mom couldn't take it anymore and said
"Why are you acting like this ? Me and your dad already saw how you looked at Sam right when he came in yesterday, it's normal to fall in love with such a handsome boy so stop acting shy and eat before it gets cold."
Sam wasn't expecting her to talk so bluntly and stared at her a second, he had been acting tough for awhile but couldn't help but blush too and lower his head, Annie lifte her eyes and looked at her mom, when her mom nodded gently she finally smiled and started eating too, she was afraid her mom would mistake her for an easy girl as she and Sam hadn't known each other for that long but she was happy that her mom could understand her.
While they were eating Sam said
"Aunt Li, thanks a lot for keeping Em so long and letting me stay yesterday. I'll be going home after lunch, it has been a very long time I didn't get home and I want to clean up before Em goes home."
"I told you you don't have to thank me ! Both you and Em are welcome here anytime you want."
She answered and smiled gently, since his mother had died it was the first time he felt this warmth. From his parents's old friends some had helped out by giving him money or a job but none had stayed close to them so he felt warmth from none of them, they were probably doing it by 'obligation', he also didn't have any close family except Em, he had met some of them when he was young but never saw them again, feeling this again made him happy. He smiled brightly but his eyes had started watering, he was after all only a 19 years old young man that had lost his parents when he was 16 years old, once again having this feeling of belonging to a family made him tear up.
"Ahh Sam are you crying ?!"
Annie that was looking at him since earlier stood up and got close to him. He wiped the tears that were about to spill and answered, still with a smile on his face
"Don't worry it's nothing."
Aunt Li was also looking at him worriedly.
"Are you sure ? Why so suddenly ?"
She asked.
"It's nothing I swear, I just felt home for once in so long, I'm happy that you are taking such a good care of Em too. She probably don't even remember my parent's faces so I'm relieved she have someone she can see as a motherly figure."
Aunt Li was aware of the sibling's situation, Sam had told Annie about his parents and she had told her mom when Em was about to come to their place to avoid asking her questions about her parents and risking hurting her, now that she thought back about it she felt extremely sorry for Sam, he was so young when his parents had died and he kept taking care of his sister while working and going to school.
She also was on the verge of spilling tears, she stood up, pulled his arm to make him stand, hugged him and whispered
"You can also see me as a mother, I don't mind having another handsome son you know ? It must have been hard on you until now."
He tried to hold it in but he couldn't, slowly the first tear escaped his eye, once the first tear broke free the rest followed in an unbroken stream, Sam hugged her back and sobbed, she held him in silence, rocking him slowly as his tears soaked her shoulder.
Awhile later he let her go, he wiped his soaked face with a relieved smile and red eyes due to the long time crying, he had let go all the sentiments he had sealed in his heart. He didn't want to be weak, he had to be strong to protect Em but today he had finally released a burden that was like an anchor not letting him move forward.
"Are you feeling better ?"
"Thank you, I'm feeling a lot better."
Annie that had been standing beside him for so long didn't know how to react, she had been stunned in place for so long. She also felt like crying but held most of her tears back in, only a few had escaped her control, she put a hand on his back and looked at him tenderly. She finally realized how hard for him it must have been to take alone the role of the father and the mother for his sister, to work and study at the same time, how tiring, heavy and oppressive the responsibilities must have been.
He turned around and realized that her face was also wet, he felt felt bad for making her cry but knowing that she could cry for him made her place in his heart bigger, he wiped her face from the tears left and smiled, he was feeling like kissing her but couldn't as her mom was still behind them so he hugged her, her small body was completely enveloped in his.
Aunt Li saw them being intimate and felt like giving them free space, she headed toward the door and said
"I'm going to the living room, take your time to finish lunch."
He looked over and saw her leaving, of course she wasn't leaving to let them finish lunch... he lifted Annie's face and kissed her.
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/
After lunch he stayed with Annie sitting in the courtyard, the weather was warm and their place was beautiful, their house was on a hill so from behind they could see a big part of Toulouse. Annie laid in his arms until he decided to go, he had to clean the house and 2 months of accumulated dust was annoying to get rid of so he preferred starting right away.
He got in his car and headed home, he still had four hours before picking up Em.
Sam and Annie were still sitting on the couch watching TV in an awkward mood when they were called to eat lunch by aunt Li, Sam stood up right away but Annie stayed sitting, he looked at her and said "You are not coming ?" Her head was in her palms, she looked at him through the gap in her fingers and said "I'm too embarrassed to face my mom..." He sighed, grabbed her hand and pulled her to the kitchen where lunch was already on the table, aunt Li was sitting on a side of the table and looked at them coming hand in hand. When she saw her mom Annie tried to free her hand from Sam's grasp but she couldn't, he was holding tight enough to not let her run but not strongly enough to hurt her. Aunt Li smiled and gestured them to sit, she was waiting for them to start eating. "Woaaah it looks delicious !" Said Sam while pulling a chair for Annie and sitting on the one next to it. "Let's dig in, Jin and Wei are both eating outside today." Said aunt Li while smiling, Annie was red of embarrassment and couldn't lift her head, she kept staring at her feet. Sam didn't hesitate and started grabbing food from every plate and put it on his. He and aunt Li were eating normally, only Annie kept acting weird until her mom couldn't take it anymore and said "Why are you acting like this ? Me and your dad already saw how you looked at Sam right when he came in yesterday, it's normal to fall in love with such a handsome boy so stop acting shy and eat before it gets cold." Sam wasn't expecting her to talk so bluntly and stared at her a second, he had been acting tough for awhile but couldn't help but blush too and lower his head, Annie lifte her eyes and looked at her mom, when her mom nodded gently she finally smiled and started eating too, she was afraid her mom would mistake her for an easy girl as she and Sam hadn't known each other for that long but she was happy that her mom could understand her. While they were eating Sam said "Aunt Li, thanks a lot for keeping Em so long and letting me stay yesterday. I'll be going home after lunch, it has been a very long time I didn't get home and I want to clean up before Em goes home." "I told you you don't have to thank me ! Both you and Em are welcome here anytime you want." She answered and smiled gently, since his mother had died it was the first time he felt this warmth. From his parents's old friends some had helped out by giving him money or a job but none had stayed close to them so he felt warmth from none of them, they were probably doing it by 'obligation', he also didn't have any close family except Em, he had met some of them when he was young but never saw them again, feeling this again made him happy. He smiled brightly but his eyes had started watering, he was after all only a 19 years old young man that had lost his parents when he was 16 years old, once again having this feeling of belonging to a family made him tear up. "Ahh Sam are you crying ?!" Annie that was looking at him since earlier stood up and got close to him. He wiped the tears that were about to spill and answered, still with a smile on his face "Don't worry it's nothing." Aunt Li was also looking at him worriedly. "Are you sure ? Why so suddenly ?" She asked. "It's nothing I swear, I just felt home for once in so long, I'm happy that you are taking such a good care of Em too. She probably don't even remember my parent's faces so I'm relieved she have someone she can see as a motherly figure." Aunt Li was aware of the sibling's situation, Sam had told Annie about his parents and she had told her mom when Em was about to come to their place to avoid asking her questions about her parents and risking hurting her, now that she thought back about it she felt extremely sorry for Sam, he was so young when his parents had died and he kept taking care of his sister while working and going to school. She also was on the verge of spilling tears, she stood up, pulled his arm to make him stand, hugged him and whispered "You can also see me as a mother, I don't mind having another handsome son you know ? It must have been hard on you until now." He tried to hold it in but he couldn't, slowly the first tear escaped his eye, once the first tear broke free the rest followed in an unbroken stream, Sam hugged her back and sobbed, she held him in silence, rocking him slowly as his tears soaked her shoulder. Awhile later he let her go, he wiped his soaked face with a relieved smile and red eyes due to the long time crying, he had let go all the sentiments he had sealed in his heart. He didn't want to be weak, he had to be strong to protect Em but today he had finally released a burden that was like an anchor not letting him move forward. "Are you feeling better ?" "Thank you, I'm feeling a lot better." Annie that had been standing beside him for so long didn't know how to react, she had been stunned in place for so long. She also felt like crying but held most of her tears back in, only a few had escaped her control, she put a hand on his back and looked at him tenderly. She finally realized how hard for him it must have been to take alone the role of the father and the mother for his sister, to work and study at the same time, how tiring, heavy and oppressive the responsibilities must have been. He turned around and realized that her face was also wet, he felt felt bad for making her cry but knowing that she could cry for him made her place in his heart bigger, he wiped her face from the tears left and smiled, he was feeling like kissing her but couldn't as her mom was still behind them so he hugged her, her small body was completely enveloped in his. Aunt Li saw them being intimate and felt like giving them free space, she headed toward the door and said "I'm going to the living room, take your time to finish lunch." He looked over and saw her leaving, of course she wasn't leaving to let them finish lunch... he lifted Annie's face and kissed her. / / / After lunch he stayed with Annie sitting in the courtyard, the weather was warm and their place was beautiful, their house was on a hill so from behind they could see a big part of Toulouse. Annie laid in his arms until he decided to go, he had to clean the house and 2 months of accumulated dust was annoying to get rid of so he preferred starting right away. He got in his car and headed home, he still had four hours before picking up Em.
