Black Swan's

Unexpected Feeling (One Hundred Thirty Eight)

            “Hai..”.

            Carrying the crying Justice, Eden greeted Jessica who had just entered her living room. As usual, the woman came while carrying various kinds of gifts for her new niece. And since Eden had twins, practically Jessica brought two each for each of her gifts.

            “Hai dear, sorry for just visiting you. Two days ago I just returned from Australia for a wild show.”

            Yeah, Eden was so grateful that Jessica had an overseas agenda, that she didn't know anything about Sian and Olivia's condition.

            “I know you're very busy, Sica. Where's Marc?”

            “She has already started school, so of course she is at her school. Oh my goodness, here you are apparently.” Jessica tried to hold Justice who was whining to help the exhausted Eden, but with rejection the little girl jerked Jessica's hand and grew louder and louder.

            “What's with him?” ask Jessica for wonder. It's not unusual for Justice to be such a sweet child. Though he was sure if his mother is very gentle it must also teach tenderness to Justice.

            “Just miss his mother. She is often fussy these days and does not want to be taken care of by her nanny.”

            “Where is his mother?” ask Jessica for wonder. Eden gave a small sigh getting the question. The story will be long, of course.

            “What if we go to the twins' room and see your new niece first.” bargain Eden who instantly embraced Jessica with passion. Eden exhaled a little relieved to see Jessica who was very easy to divert. At least he needed time to put together the story that would be told to Jessica. Even more so at the moment Justice is fussy. Actually this little girl could be calmed down easier when there was Ciara or Louise, but they were currently away. Ciara of course went to school and will only be home in two hours. While Louise went to the football course to channel her energy

the exaggeration. So it was only Eden left with her twin babies at home. There is no choice that Justice thinks is good to play with. Even with the babysitters who now turn to keep the twins because Eden himself will step in to calm the fussy Justice.

            “Pretty once their room, Ed. You decorate it yourself?” ask Jessica in amazement. In the large room there are two baby boxes with pink and blue which can not be said to be small in size. The baby box was even too big for one tiny baby to wear inside. But of course it was on the idea of Aciel, and Eden could not at all refute her husband's wishes. Then on each wall of the twins' room, Eden asked the painter to draw many figures of animals with funny faces. Jessica herself was anxious to see the sighting of Eden's nursery. If he was left there all day, he would be very comfortable in the room just to admire every decoration that Eden chose.

            “Stroller classic, baby shoe rack, cute baby clothes. I so miss the time of having a baby.” sigh Jessica anxious. Eden has dozens of clothes in the closet of the four-storied twins. Most of the clothes Eden get from colleagues Aciel who often send many packages to his home. Aciel will of course not hold back from announcing to all his colleagues if he has a pair of very cute twin boys and girls at home.

            “Then you have to make another baby. Brother Marc.” god Eden joke. It instantly gained a sharp glare from Jessica. The woman was the true career woman Eden had ever known. Having one more child was unlikely to be Jessica's current wish.

            “I'm not the kind of motherly woman like you, Ed. Just look at Marc, maybe he only had two days of seeing me for two weeks yesterday. I can't imagine if I had another baby. I have to take another resign from the design world as before.” Jessica's story with a splashy style as usual. For a moment the noise was able to make Theo wake up and a small whine asking to be lifted and milked.

            “In the meantime dear, aunty should give milk to baby Theo.”

            Justice shows a very annoying reluctance when Eden will lower it on the carpet. The little toddler whined loudly, threw a toy that splattered on the carpet to and fro, until one of them hit Lean's baby box, and made the little baby cry.

            “Why him, Ed?” jessica asked as she watched Justice thrash while being carried out by one of the maids. The woman gazes in wonder at Justice who has changed drastically from the last time they met. Justice was a calm and friendly baby. It is usually easier to carry anyone and never go berserk.

            “He missed his mother.”

            After calming Lean down by patting her little thighs a few times, the tiny baby went back to sleep while putting one hand into her mouth. He then turned to Theo who was still whining to be lifted and breastfed. Jessica, who was standing next to Eden, decided to remove Lean's hand from her mouth.

            “Where's Olivia? Before I came here I went to his house to deliver souvenirs from Australia, but the house was empty. Did something happen while I was away?” ask Jessica full of questions. Eden snorted a little with the sensitivity that Jessica had, but she had wanted to give a little fictional story so that Jessica would not be excited.

            “Lost.” sigh little Eden. Her eyes could not help but tear if she remembered Olivia who had not been found. Though it's been days, but Aciel's men have not managed to find Olivia.

            “What? Ed, you're not kidding me, are you?” jessica asked.

            “Olivia kidnapped.” Tell Eden almost like a whisper. Her chest was tight, and Jessica knew right now that she was crying while holding Theo who was breastfeeding.

            “How can? How long has it been? For God's sake! No one told me since yesterday?” reply Jessica upset. But he can't blame Eden for that. He believes that Eden must have had an explanation for the news of the abduction that happened to Olivia.

            “The story is complicated, Jess. I was confused where to start. Lately our condition has been bad. Aciel and Sian are in a feud because Aciel thinks Sian is too slow to find Olivia. Due to Sian's chaotic condition, I finally volunteered to look after Justice while he concentrated on finding Olivia.” Eden stopped the story when it was felt Theo was moving to end the breastfeeding show. The baby squirms funny like a cocoon in the crib of Eden. He opened his eyes wide and comforted Eden a little in the sadness that was going on.

            “I'm still waiting for your story, Ed.” remembers Jessica when Eden never continued the story.

            “Yah. Olivia was kidnapped by a maniacal man named Scout Voyage.” Eden began her story. He then told all the problems that were happening to the Sian family to Jessica. It starts from the time Olivia was attending a party in Florida until the day Olivia disappeared from the hospital. Hearing all that, Jessica was really surprised to just be able to cover her mouth with her fingers twitching pink.

            “The man is obviously mentally ill. If I were to become Aciel, I would have already beaten Sian many times over for his slow actions.”

            “We cannot blame Sian for his condition. They face hard days every day. Before he finds Olivia, he must come to terms with his wounded ego. Sian felt betrayed by Olivia, and it was not something that was easy to accept. You clearly still remember how the condition of Aciel when experiencing the same thing as Sian.” said Eden reminded.

            “Yes, I remember. It is not easy.” Jessica comments with a blank view. Not expecting his return to Vegas would be met with a pile of problems like this.

            “Then how does Olivia search progress?”

            “No news yet. Aciel is still trying, while Sian is being indifferent by damaging himself with alcoholic beverages.” Eden replied concernedly.

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            “You all are not very dirty! How could you not find Olivia? It's been over a month since Olivia was taken away by that damn guy. Anyway you guys should find Olivia and bring her back in one piece to me.”

            Sian yelled furiously at all his men who had not managed to find Olivia until now. They had been tracking down all the places Scout and Olivia had visited, but by the time they got there, the two humans had vanished and only left behind a pseudo pointer that would feel useless if traced further. Today, they reverted to failure, after yesterday one of their intel said if he saw Olivia was shopping at a market in Austin, Texas, but when

they arrive at that location, Olivia and Scout have left the village. Whether where they are now, it seems that Sian feels careless for all his men who always report the same news every time they return from their search for Olivia.

Brakkk

            Sian kicked the table in front of him in wrath. He would at least like it if one of his men gave such an absurd excuse. It was impossible for Sian to place a spy around him because everyone who worked for him had been selected so strictly by him. The man obviously would not be able to infiltrate one of his men to watch over him.

            “I do not accept reason ***** as such. Now track Olivia's whereabouts again. If this week you can not find Olivia, then your head will be the bet.” snapped Sian full of threats on one of his men named Rico, his men who had given him unreasonable excuses.

            Meanwhile in the living room, Aciel was sipping his coffee with pleasure. The routine after returning home from the office now is to come to Sian's house. Listening to Sian cursing at his men has been a habit of Aciel since this month. Sometimes he just laughed mockingly at seeing the disheveled face of Sian when he came out of his study because again his men did not get results from their pen. They're stupid, thought Aciel scoffing. They should have found Olivia easily. He deliberately did not intervene in this matter because Sian forbade it. And on Eden's advice, he then decided to

not interfere. It's a matter of the Sian family, and he only served as a supporter here.

            “Sial, ,

they were all completely unreliable.” grumbled Sian annoyed while scrambling his tired hair. Things like this were what Aciel had always seen. And after that Sian would definitely occupy himself in frustration on one of the sofas in his living room. Aciel who saw his best friend was in the dark looking for a woman of his tribe was only able to smile a little while sipping his black coffee once again.

            “Olivia must have lived comfortably with Scout. It's been more than a month.” comments Aciel sucks. If only the man did not focus on his coffee, he could already see the black smoke rising high from Sian's head. The man clearly had emotions that were overflowing.

            “Damn you, Ace! Even if Olivia is comfortable with the man, I will still drag him home!”

            “Then his son?”

            “I don't care!” reply Sian rough. The baby is not hers. For what he troubles himself to think of the children of others. Even her own son has become derelict as she cannot divide her focus between looking for Olivia and taking care of Justice.

            Aciel frowned dislike at her best friend who became negligent at Olivia's tender feelings. “Olivia would not like to hear your answer like this.” comments Aciel tries to calm down. Sian was seen twitching uncomfortably in place due to Aciel's reply. Aciel had slapped him many times with harsh words, but he had never felt this disturbed by the comments that Aciel made. Maybe because this time Aciel offended the baby Olivia was carrying.

            “Then what should I behave like? He's not my son.”

            “You must compromise.” replied Aciel casually. He placed his coffee cup on the table, then leaned back his tired back with a long sigh. “Whatever it is difficult, you have to do it. Otherwise, you'll lose Olivia for good.”

            “I don't know. Don't want to think about anything that doesn't necessarily happen in plain sight. It's possible that Olivia has now lost her baby due to Scout's escape attempt. Isn't Olivia's content in a weak condition?” Sian seemed to be fanning himself who was burning hot with anger. He tried to think of pleasant possibilities for her, but Aciel always managed to break them.

            “The dependency of Olivia is of course getting stronger because her age is getting bigger. And if the baby is gone, Scout will definitely not hold Olivia any longer nearby. After all the man actually only needed his son.”

            “That damn guy! How I want to kill him.” infuriated Sian fiery.

            “Killing is indeed a great way to vent all your emotions, but it would be best if you let it rot in jail.”

            “Huh, are you advising me now?” sian asked half mockingly. He was tired of hearing a bunch of suggestions that Aciel gave. Although the man was more experienced than her, but once only he wanted to follow her heart.

            “Just tell. So that you do not regret later.” continued Aciel while moving from his seat. “I'm home. Good luck with your next search.”

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            “I'm tired.”

            Olivia spoke nonchalantly while rolling around on the bed. While Scout seemed to be tightening his jaw upset because of the behavior of Olivia who again tested her patience. Since the doctor checked her womb three days ago, Olivia's been acting all the more annoying and childish. Sometimes he has to hold back his anger all day because of the stubbornness Olivia shows him.

            This morning Olivia again act and deliberately laze on the bed when they have to leave the place immediately because the men of Sian have succeeded sniff their tracks. Although he himself felt tired and troubled, but he still had to move around every three or four days to play games with Sian's men. He is also preparing a grand plan for the birth of his son. At least now Olivia should be able to be more grateful because her attitude lately became more lenient because she was quite amazed by the development of her child.

            “Scout, can we stay here? I love this place, and I think your son likes it too.”

            “Don't bring the baby into your selfishness, Olivia. It is not even fully formed in your womb. Just a creature with a big head and a body the size of a ping pong ball. You better get up fast or I'll force you.” hiss Scout impatiently at the end of the door.

            Olivia snorted angrily at Scout and immediately got up from the soft and comfortable bed behind her. He really liked this village. But unfortunately, Sian's men had first discovered his existence because yesterday he recklessly went out of this halfway house to shop at the market. But how else. He is bored if only lazing around at home, while Scout always goes somewhere and just leaves him at home alone with Wills, a housekeeper who always follows Scout wherever he goes.

           “This, quickly spend your milk. I don't want my son to be deficient in nutrients.”

            Scout puts a glass of milk chocolate for pregnant women right in front of Olivia and immediately leave Olivia just like that in the kitchen. For a moment Olivia felt touched by every attention Scout gave her. Although the man was indeed cold and stiff, but as long as he was with the man, he felt more human and cared for. Different when at home. It could be said that Sian was a very busy man. During Justice's pregnancy, the man was rarely at home to accompany her. Sian rarely makes milk for pregnant women like Scout.

            “Hmm, this milk is delicious.” murmured Olivia slowly while sipping the milk until the toilet. While putting the empty glass on the table, Olivia paused for a moment. He began to realize there were many mistakes in this kidnapping. Nah! He doesn't love Scout. His heart still belongs to Sian, but he fears it may change with their togetherness and the warm attitude Scout rarely takes on him.

                Olivia shook her head quickly, removed all those bad thoughts from her brain and immediately walked forward to catch up with Scout who had been waiting for her in the car.

            That night as he sobbed in front of Scout's den, he was determined to let God's destiny take his life. He no longer cared about what would happen in the future, even if he would die so tragically later, he did not care. After all, he had no one to cry over his body when he died, so he wouldn't care.

            “Quick in, our journey is still long.”

            “Hmm, basic impatient!” olivia's lips were quick but accompanied by a humorous tone in them.

            Slowly the white car immediately left the spacious courtyard of the halfway house he had occupied for three days. Somewhere else they'll go after this, which is clear they'll keep moving as long as Scout is still waiting for the birth of her baby, and Sian is still working hard to find Olivia.