Is this destiny?

Before lunch, Sarah and Aiden called Nala and Haru to get the latest updates. They know that Tiffany is in the safehouse, so everything should be fine, but they want to get the details.

Kids have in the house for staff the \'study room\' where they have an environment for group studying and variety of study aids, including ten computers which they can use for learning, gaming, or for video chatting. Each kid has his/her own room which besides a bed and a sitting area has a desk with a personal computer. The study room is a common area where they gather when needed. And not just kids, the rest of the staff comes here as well.

Since kids from Sierra Leone joined the crew at the Cliffside villa, Sarah and Aiden plan to add more computers and discussion areas which are similar to conference rooms. The kids are using these things a lot because all of them want to continue their education without attending classes in person.

To make these additions, the study room will need an expansion, which is super easy to do considering that the room is on the third level underground: just dig how much you need. But they are waiting for soil tests to be completed by engineers before the construction (or more accurately: digging) can begin. They don\'t want to risk everything collapsing if they just dig recklessly.

Back to present…

"Did I wake you up?", Sarah asked when she saw Nala\'s sleepy face on the video chat. Sarah checked, it\'s past noon in Austin, so that is after 10 AM in Los Angeles. No matter how she looks at it, it\'s plenty of time to sleep and Nala is known as an early riser. Nala and Haru are always the first ones on the training grounds.

"Yeah…", Nala admitted with a yawn while rubbing her eyes.

"Where is Haru?", Aiden asked.

At the mention of Haru, Nala straightened her back. "I think he is coming…"

Haru was by Nala\'s side few seconds later.

"Why do both of you look sleepy?", Sarah asked suspiciously. "Tiffany reached the safehouse before midnight…"

Haru lowered his gaze and Nala\'s eyes darted few times before she remembered: "Tiffany was uncomfortable in a new place, so she asked me to stay to give her company."

Sarah can smell that something fishy with that story over the network. She smiled. "That is very nice of you. How long did you stay with her?"

Nala swallowed hard. What should she say? If she lies and Sarah asks Tiffany, she will be in trouble… but if she says the truth, and Sarah asks where the rest of the night went…

"That is not important now...", Aiden cut in and held Sarah\'s hand under the view of the camera, telling her silently to let it go. Based on Nala\'s and Haru\'s behavior, it\'s glaringly obvious that they spent the time together, probably the whole night. And how far they went, Sarah can ask Nala later, in private.

Aiden saw that Sarah relaxed a bit and he started asking: "We don\'t have much time, so can you tell us the details? Anything standing out?"

Nala and Haru exhaled in relief and told them how it went.

"Good. I\'m glad it all went smoothly. You two did a great job.", Sarah praised them.

Aiden reminded Haru and Nala that they will spend the rest of the day in Austin, and in the evening visit number of fight clubs to check potential recruits for the army of Chaos. Because of this, they will not be back before 3 AM and there is a chance that they decide to rest in Austin and return to Los Angeles in the morning after breakfast.

Aiden ended with: "We are going for lunch now. Haru, you are the oldest one until we are back. Take care of Nala and the house."

"Yes, Boss!", Haru eagerly responded.

"Why did you prevent me from probing further?", Sarah asked Aiden when they disconnected from the call. "You see that they are hiding something."

"Yes, I can see that.", Aiden admitted and smiled while trying to pacify her rising fighting spirit. "However, I believe that it will be more efficient if you talk to Nala and I talk to Haru separately."

 Sarah understands what he is saying, and it\'s not that she does not agree, but she is concerned. Nala is only sixteen years old!

Aiden caressed her cheek gently. "I can see that you are holding back something. Tell me…"

Sarah sighed. She does not see the point in discussing this with him. Aiden is taking all this too lightly. "You will tell me that I\'m overreacting and that I\'m annoying and… I forgot what other words you are using."

Aiden knows where this is going, and he has to increase his pacifying efforts because Sarah is close to blowing up again. "You are not annoying. You are doing great. Sometimes I forget that guys and girls have different mindsets." Aiden kissed Sarah and was relieved that she returned his kiss. That means she is not angry. Not a lot, at least. "You should talk to her. I just thought that it\'s better to have such a talk in private."

"Don\'t you think that she is too young?"

Aiden shrugged. "The two of them met, got to know each other and fell in love. They have a lot in common if you think about it and I don\'t believe that any of them is taking their relationship lightly. I\'m not sure if it has anything to do with age… Some people find their soulmates early, and some never. I can\'t be the judge for others. Many would say that the two of us were too young when we started dating, but the moment I saw you I felt an inexplicably strong desire to be close to you. And no matter how close I was, it was never close enough. I remember the crowded cafeteria at the University and when my sight locked on you, everyone else faded. Since then, whoever told me that we are young, and that it\'s early, and that we are rushing, and that I don\'t know what I\'m doing, and that I\'m whipped… I ignored them because I\'m not strong enough to withstand the pain of my soul crying in agony when I am not by your side. Since we met, you claimed all the space in my heart and even if someone presents me with an undeniable proof that you are a demoness leading me into my certain demise, I will still follow you wherever you go."

Sarah held her breath and was unable to look away from Aiden\'s dark eyes which stirred with emotions. He was always a sweet talker, and does not talk about his feelings often, but this is one of the longest love confessions ever. If there is a skill of seduction with words which prevents brain from thinking about anything other than him, Aiden has it because Sarah was spellbound, unable to acknowledge anyone and anything other than the man who is looking at her with eyes full of love.

She felt his lips brush against hers and the only thing she could do is cling onto him while kissing him back.

They removed each other\'s clothes and expressed their feelings by making love, because that was urgent and the lunch… can wait.

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