You were mine then, now and ever (V)

She also spent an hour soaking in water. She will miss it when she is in Manila.
She made her way back to the big house. If she hadn't hurried in, she would have noticed Nick's parked Nissan 4x4 Path Finder on the side of the house. She was about to go upstairs when she met Nana Sela, her nanny when she was little and now a butler.

"Daddy hasn't arrived yet, Nana Sela?" "Maybe that will come soon .. Oh, you go up and you are dripping ..." the old man replied. "After you take a bath, you go down to the kitchen and I will prepare your breakfast, .. why did you take a shower early without even getting hot in the stomach?" it whispered away from her.

Jessica smiled. Nana Sela become her mother.
It was even tighter than her Daddy.
And Nana Sela thinks that Philip spoil Jessica so much.
She went straight to the bathroom and rinsed. Moments later she wiped a towel out of the bathroom and sat down in front of the dresser. Plug a blower to dry hair.

"Where is my roller brush?" she asked himself as he parted the other comb and brush but could not find what she was looking for.

She turned off the blower again when she remembered she left it in the guestroom yesterday when she helped the maid change the wall curtain.

She would have called the maid to order but she decided to just take the roller brush she left in the guest room below.
She just folded the towel when she came down.

The guest room of the big house is on the first floor. The same goes for his foot gym and the library that also uses the office. An extension of the library is another charcoal room that can also be used if guests come.

Their room is on the second floor. And before the rooms upstairs the family room was the first to be opened. There is the TV, VHS, component, and so on.

Although his various rooms are large, the master's bedroom is twice the size of the master's bedroom because it still has an ante-room where the clothes rack is. It is also adjacent to the bathroom.
Apart from the above, there are three more vacant rooms upstairs because her parents dreamed of having four children. But until her mother died, she was not followed.
All rooms mentioned have their own toilet and bathtub. That is why the people of the hacienda call it a big house.

The door of the guest room opened and Jessica continued into the room when she was suddenly startled.
In bed Nick was lying horizontally and seemed to be sound asleep. Its legs are lowered to the floor. Near the end of the bed it is transverse. The right arm is placed on the forehead.
Jessica approached the young man who was going to sleep. She stared at it.
"You're very handsome and it's so unfair," she whispered to herself. "Why do you have all the physical characteristics of a man? My heart rejoices every time I see you, "she added.

When her eyes widened on the lips of the sleeper. "Will you wake up if I kiss you?" she asked himself again. "I hope not, because I want to kiss you! She also answered. "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow ... so let's just say goodbye kiss you. And you should be honored ..." she whispered again smiling.

She carefully sat at the foot of the bed. She stared at her face as if mimicking. And little by little she brought her face close to Nick's face as his hand gripped the knot of the apron towel.

Her lips were only about two inches away from Nick's lips when she was startled by a loud shout from the door.
"Jessica!" Philip.
"Nick!" Claire.
The couple shouted at the same time. It was at this scene that Nick awoke and was stunned to get up and sit down. "Phil? Claire?" and he turned his gaze to Jessica who was staring at her father and stepmother and holding the towel tightly to her chest, "J-Jess?"
Philip quickly approached them followed by Claire.

"What does that mean, Nick?" Philip's eyes narrowed in anger but he obviously restrained himself. The fists clenched tightly.
"What are you doing, Nick?", Claire said with a mixture of anger and worry on her face. Nick couldn't answer. He does not understand what is happening. Confused, he shifted his eyes to the three creatures in the room.

Why is Jessica here? All he remembers is that he is waiting for his brother-in-law and he is drowsy. And why did his brother-in-law's son just fold a towel?

"Jessica, how long have you been doing these things?". Philip turned the child around and violently pulled away. Jessica leaned against the wall.

Jessica felt scared of her father. All his life Philip had never been so angry with her. And never once did it hurt her. Tighten the towel tightly. Wet hair that is still dripping is all over the face and shoulders. Her eyes widened.
"And you, Nick ... I trust you so much that you will repay me like this!" Philip continued with a frown.

Claire looked at Nick. Jessica's gaze also turned to the fact that her face had almost escaped color. "Jess ..." the young man whispered. The eyes ask.
At that moment Jessica probably still wanted to suddenly disappear. And Nick ... in his whole life has just now faced a situation he can not work out! It always controls what it does ... itself ... it is the person who is full of self-confidence. But now it looks like a rat cornered by a big cat.

"Go up to your room, Jessica and get dressed!" Philip scolded the daughter who was squeezed to the side, then he turned to her wife.
"Talk to your brother and I'll wait for you all in the car!". His words were firm and final before leaving the room.

Jessica glanced at Nick. She chilled with the hatred she saw in its eyes. She hurried out of the guest room and ran up to her room.

Jessica threw herself on the bed crying and crying. What will she do? How can she correct matters without embarrassment? Her Daddy? What will it say and what will it be like if it tells the truth? Shee could not imagine the consequences of what she did! And why did she do that?

When she remembered his father's anger. She looked at her arm as she pulled it tightly, anger was there! Jessica felt fear of father and confusion.
She was knocked over by the loud and successive horns of Philip's car. She quickly got dressed with doubts about what her father would do.

It was exactly eleven o'clock when they arrived at the Mayor's office. Jessica wanted to stop her father when she made sure of his intentions.
"D-Daddy..no need to ..." she stammered a plea to her father who did not finish because he immediately stopped her.

"You don't want us to make a scene here, Jessica!" her father scolded her. She immediately bowed his head and reluctantly got off the range rover. They found Melisa outside the Mayor's room.
"Good morning, Mr Arenas .. Mrs Arenas ..." she greeted the previous couple with a smile. And the gaze turned to Nick and Jessica Next.

"Hi, Jessica ..." And Nick turned and smiled softly at her.
"Is there a comrade, Melissa?" Philip asked formally. "Yes, you can go to his room..." Philip turned to Nick. The young man met his eyes.
"I'll follow.."
"Two minutes, Nick! Philip said without changing his facial expression.

He pushed the door of the Mayor's room followed by Claire and the hesitant Jessica.
"Why are you all here, Nick? Do you need anything from the mayor?" Melisa asked.
Nick looked up at the ceiling. It was not Melisa's question that came to mind but the placement in a situation.

"Nick..you haven't answered me yet ..."
He looked down at the woman's face.
"Well ... Congratulate me! I will be a married man in a few minutes!" Melisa was shocked. "I don't understand you, Nick. Clarify what you are saying," she asked nervously.

"Jessica and I are getting married, today."
It exploded like a bomb in a woman's room.
"What! Why are you getting married when I am your girlfriend?". The young man's eyebrows met. "Come on, Mel. You know that's not true." Once the woman was silent "You can't do this to me, Nick," Melissa continued. "Why are you suddenly getting married?".
"I don't have to explain to you, Melissa. You know that ..." Nick replied formally.
They were in such a conversation when the door opened and Claire peeked out. "Come in, Nick ...".

IT WAS a HUGE event for Jessica. When she left that office she was already married. She knew the Mayor was shocked and surprised but he did not ask. And he even planned to feed them outside as a blow out but her daddy politely refused.
At a well-known restaurant they had lunch at four. Jessica feels like the pulp tastes all the delicious that her father ordered. She still needs to drink water to swallow her food.

Except for Nick's polite response to the Mayor earlier, she did not speak. She avoids even glancing at it.
"You take care of your wife, Nick ..." Philip opened. Jessica suddenly choked. The three looked at him. Nick reached for water. Jessica knew she was out of courtesy so Nick made her catch up with the water. If only it could drown him.

T-Thank you ..." she said after drinking. Wipe the napkin off the mouth.
"As I was saying ..." Philip continued, ... you will forgive my daughter , Nick. That was very young and no one knew about life .. ".
If later Jessica's father might protest again. She was annoyed by the constant saying that she was still very young. But in that moment she wanted to cry.

It was past four o'clock when they arrived at the hacienda Arenas.
Jessica got out of the car quickly and entered the household . She was about to go upstairs when Philip said that she would just follow him almost. "Prepare your belongings, Jessica, and you and Nick will go home to hacienda del Mar.". After saying that, the father sat in his favorite rocking chair.

Jessica was gripped tightly by a staircase. The sight rolled. It never occurred to her that she would go with Nick to his house.
Claire gently hugged Jessica and turned to her  husband.
"I'll help Jess, Phil ..." And the two climbed up at the same time. Entering the room Jessica sat on the edge of the bed. Claire sat down next to him and held him by the chin.

"Is there a newlywed like that? Cheer up, darling ..." the stepmother said kindly.
Jess couldn't help herself and burst into tears.
"I'm sorry..I'm sorry ... I did not..". She didn't finish what she was going to say because Claire gently turned her to his chest.
"Sush .. don't talk."
Jessica looked at the stepmother. "Aren't you mad at me?" she asked in astonishment.

Claire smiled. "You'll make a good wife for my ... for my..brother.". And her palm wiped the tears from her eyes. She cried even more.
"How can you say that? I know Nick will be mad at me." she said sobbing.

"Right now. Nick doesn't want to be manipulated by anyone," Claire replied.
"You haven't been here at the hacienda for a month and I don't really know you very well, Jess. your selflessness, ". And it parted the hair that covered Jessica's face.

"With an only child like you, you spoiled Philip .. I was really expecting and worried that you would not allow your Daddy to remarry .."
Jessica looked at the stepmother. Claire continued. Nick also expects ... that I will have a problem with you. But Philip was right when she said you were a kind and understanding child. You really amazed as both, Nick and I.

To be continue...