“ Be with someone who is afraid to lose you. ”
***
  “ How do you feel, Jose. ” Joseph turned to face his beautiful wife, who looked ever stunning at thirty. Perhaps it's true that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, cos even after so many years he still found her as stunning as she'd always been. 
 “ You've asked that question three times already. ” He smiled seeing her pout. 
 “ But it's okay, I get it. ” He turned to face her. 
“ It's Vera's wedding, I know. ” He pulled her to a seat on the bed beside him as he cupped her face. 
“ I'd once been infatuated with her, and couldn't imagine a life without her once. ” He paused to search her eyes. 
“ But that's in the post now, you know. I love you and you are my forever so you don't have to worry about me, Kay? ” 
“ Um… ” 
“ Besides, you look unusually beautiful today. ” He tucked her hair behind her face, as she blushed.  “ Should we roll on the sheets for a few minutes before we leave? ” 
“ In your dreams. ” She stood up in an attempt to run away only to end up on his lap.  “ Thought you could escape, Babe. ” He pressed a lingering kiss on her lips and just before he could stop, she deepened the kiss. 
“ Mom, Dad! ” Nuella’s voice made them break free, but still he held her closely in his laps. 
 They'd definitely learnt to set an example, so their kids would definitely not think they were doing anything bad when caught in the act. 
   “ Wow, look who's here. ” Joseph swooned as his daughter approached in her flower girl gown. 
 “ How do I look, Dad? ” She giggled, swirling around in her simple white ball dress. 
“ Stunning as always. ” He grinned.
“ Hehehe. Nue said so too. ” She blushed, “ What about you, Mom? How do I look? ”
“ As beautiful and pretty as a butterfly. ” Miranda grinned, pinching her baby cheeks.
“ Why, Thank you. ” 
“ Let's head out now, shall we? ”
“ Sure. I'll go find, Nue. ” She ran out before they could refute.
“ She's so attached to her twin. ” Miranda sighed, placing her head on Joseph's as she remained on his lap.
“ Yeah. It will be fine, okay? You don't have to get so worked up. ” 
“ I'm trying not to. ”
“ Good. God gave us these twins and he's more than enough to teach us the right way to train them, so we don't have to attempt to take his role, Kay? ”
“ You are right. ”
“ I'm always right. ” He grinned.
“ Shameless. ”
***
“ How did you feel on your wedding day, Mira? ” The bride turned to ask her quietly nervously. 
 “ I felt almost normal, though a bit nervous as expected. I guess that was due to the fact that I was almost used to my groom and getting married to him was simply a plus. ” She explained, helping Vera place her veil carefully on her head. Miranda would have never thought that this day would come where she would be getting Vera Lynn, who had always hated her, ready for her big day. Then it seemed like they would never be able to settle the differences between them and now? Things have changed drastically. This is probably one of the reasons why we shouldn't always conclude about things and people. Because of one thing, God can change anybody for the better. 
“ Um… I've known Philip for over six years now, but it still doesn't change the fact that I'm nervous about starting a new life with him. I'm sure you understand that, right? ”
“ Yeah, life after marriage can be quite scary as it comes with different challenges we'll probably be unprepared for. Nevertheless, as long as we've got Jesus in our boats, we can overcome the storms. ”
“ Yeah, you are right. Isn't it funny how I almost missed out on having a close friendship with you. ”
“ It can't be helped. ” She said to which they both chuckled. 
***
The bridal walk took longer than it was meant to, as Vera felt a thousand and one emotions well up within her. 
She'd gotten a lot of doubts in her mind which got instantly abated the moment she got to where her groom was.
“ Vee, I promise to love you and protect you, just as Christ loves the church and gave his life for it. ” He vowed, staring into her orbs. 
“ I also promise to love and cherish you with all my heart and might. ” She smiled softly. 
“ I pronounce you man and wife. ” The officiating priest announced, after they've completed their wedding vows. 
“ Oh wow, I feel so emotional Mom. ” The duo chuckled at their daughter's dramatics. 
“ Here, take this. ” Nuel handed her a handkerchief, with which she used to wipe out her fake tears.  “ Thank you, Nue. I love you. ” She grinned, placing a peck on his cheeks. 
“ You are welcome. And I love you more. ” He gave her a childish grin. 
Mira suddenly felt an ounce of pity for Nuella’s future partner, he sure would have a solid love rival to compete with. 
But it isn't so bad, is it? 
The daughter of the legendary Miranda and Joseph shouldn't be so easy to have, should she? 
Definitely not. 
***
“ Miss Miranda? ” They'd just gotten to their car when she heard that voice calling out to her. 
  Miranda turned around and was astounded at how beautiful the young lady in front of her looked, her appearance was a complete contrast to the one she'd seen years ago at her office. 
“ It's been ages, Ella. How have you been? ” 
“ I've been well, Miranda. What about you? ”
“ I've been doing great. ”
“ Ella? Are you my namesake? ” Little Nuella stared at the young lady with fascination. 
“ What's your name, Pretty cheeks? ” 
“ My name is Nuella, but Nue fondly calls me Ella. ” She said proudly.
“ Oh wow… ” She stared at Nuel who was silently watching them from the open car. 
“ That's him, right? ”
“ Yup, yup. He's my best friend in the entire world. ” Ella couldn't help chuckling at her words. 
“ Your twins are beautiful and super sweet, Miranda. ”
“ Yeah. I feel utterly blessed to have them. ” 
“ Um… ”
“ So how are you? ”
“ I'm alright, and yeah… I was finally able to let go of him. ” She smiled a bit.
“ Oh wow, I can only imagine how much that would have hurt. ”
“ It did, the pain was so intense that I felt it would kill me. ”
“ But it didn't, did it? ”
“ Nah… ”
“ And now? ”
“ I've got a new love interest. ”
“ Says someone who said she doesn't need a boyfriend. ” Miranda smirked, causing her to chuckle.
“ That's in the past okay? ” She said defensively.
“ What's a boyfriend, Mom? ” 
“ A boy that is your friend. ” Nuel replied before she could and the duo almost laughed at his expression.
“ Oh, so I can call you my boyfriend? ” She stared wide-eyed at him.
“ Of course, you can call me anything. ” He reached out to pat her hair lovingly.  “ But that's in private, okay? ”
“ Sure! ” 
“ Oh my. ” Ella wiped out the joyful tears that fell out of her eyes watching the duo's interaction. 
What could be more beautiful than this? 
“ Ella, God's will and timing is the best so we should simply trust him. ”
“ Yeah. ” Ella smiled, not able to deny that as she watched Nuel bring out a bar of chocolate from his inner pocket and hand it to his twin, who gave him a peck on his cheeks, before proceeding to munch the chocolates happily. But not forgetting to place a bit on his lips. 
“ Can we go now, Honey? ” Joseph suddenly appeared, placing a loving hand on his wife's waist. 
“ Sure. ” She said, smiling at Ella. 
“ You can come by the hospital so we can chat better. ”
“ You still work there? ” Ella was surprised indeed. 
“ Part time. ” 
“ Oh… great. I will then. ” 
“ I will be expecting you. ” She nodded as she watched the family of four get into the car. 
“ Bye, Namesake. ” She grinned as she watched Nuella’s chocolate stained palm waving at her. 
“ Bye. ” She waved back, feeling quite emotional.
Indeed, Love is beautiful and God's timing is always perfect.
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A/N : How was the chapter, guys? Take care, okay?