Is this destiny?

Earlier that evening…

Sarah emerged from the hotel, after talking to her parents, JoAnna and Jeff.

On the way through the event hall and the terrace many people stopped her to have few words with the bride. That casual talk helped Sarah get back into the party mood and successfully push to the back of her mind what happened in the October last year, together with her worries that Aiden might find out about it.

It took Sarah some time to find Aiden talking to Steve in the garden.

"Hey, there you are…", Aiden greeted Sarah with a big smile. "Is everything OK?"

"Yeah. Just some last minute parental advice, don\'t worry about it.", Sarah assured Aiden while wrapping her arms around his waist and sinking in his embrace.

"Is everything OK here? Did I miss something?", Sarah asked back.

"Michael had a mishap at the bonfire earlier. Something got into his eyes and he has light burns." Aiden saw Sarah frown with worry and quickly added: "JoAnna handled it and it will be fine, but they are forced to change the rest of their plans. Michael and Oni will meet us at the Chateau on 11th instead of going for their mission. Marija is knocked out in her room and will stay like that until morning. I was talking with Steve what to do with Marija, and we are not sure what the best approach is… any thoughts?"

Sarah understood that they are reluctant to be harsh toward Marija because she is Sarah\'s friend, and at the same time they can\'t let her go either. And that means how Sarah needs to decide... "Let her be. Set the drones to knock her out again if she causes trouble after she wakes up. Keep trailing her until she leaves Interlaken. I want to leave it up to her to decide if she wants to return to the Chateau or not."

"OK.", Aiden responded. "Are you sure that we can let her just leave this place?"

Sarah knows that Aiden is worried because Marija is familiar with their hacker identities, as well as about their plans for Ceresc Solutions. "We will keep tabs on her, but there will be no need for the drones."

Aiden had more questions, but Steve is here. And even if Steve is not present, it is their wedding and he does not want to waste time talking about Marija.

Steve confirmed that it will be handled how Sarah instructed and left the newlyweds by themselves.

Sarah looked after Steve before glancing at Aiden. "He is reliable. I think that we should consider finding assistants as well."

Aiden was surprised by Sarah\'s words. So far, the both of them agreed that people like bodyguards, assistants, and anyone who would be close to them would be more of a burden than help. But that was earlier. Now they have many kids staying with them who are skilled in more than just fighting and are already familiar with the army of Chaos as well as with the White foundation. "OK. Let\'s talk about it later."

Sarah agreed.

"If you want to say your goodbyes to someone, now is the time.", Aiden told Sarah.

Sarah does not see the need to say bye to anyone, but… "We are going somewhere?"

"Mhm… our first night as a married couple will not happen here…", he said mysteriously.

Sarah already knows the answer to this question, but she has to try… "If I ask for more details, will I get an answer?"

Aiden smiled smugly. "Nope. It\'s a surprise."

Seeing his smile, Sarah guessed that if she keeps on pushing, they will only end up bickering, so she gave up. He enjoys these guessing games a lot. Luckily, he is preparing all these surprises while having her on his mind. 

"OK. When are we going?"

"We can leave in few minutes. Are you ready, Mrs. White?"

"I don\'t know where we are going. How do I know if I\'m ready?"

Aiden laughed. He enjoys preparing surprises for Sarah and he hopes that she will love this one.

They agreed to dance for three more songs before parting from their guests.

…

Sarah and Aiden left with the helicopter which was piloted by Haru. 

People gathered on the largest terrace and waved at them as they disappeared into the night.

Few minutes later, in the helicopter…

"You are kidding me…", Sarah said in disbelief when she saw that Aiden is holding onto a silk white scarf. He is going to blindfold her?

Aiden gave her a puppy-eyed look and wiggled the scarf in front of her. "Mrs. White… do this for your husband."

Sarah sighed in surrender and closed her eyes.

"Is there a need to do this?", Sarah grumbled. "It\'s night out there. I can\'t see a thing anyway…"

Aiden didn\'t respond and she guessed that he is grinning victoriously.

She heard a familiar \'clunk\' of the latch opening, and then a sudden gust of wind confirmed that Aiden opened the door. Sarah wondered if they landed or not. If they landed and the wind is this strong, did the weather get worse? It was not windy when they left… 

Sarah shook her head in disbelief. There is no way that they are in the air and he is opening the door. Right? RIGHT!!?

She was startled when he pulled her up and his hand wrapped around her waist while her body stuck onto his. 

"Hold on tight.", Aiden said and tugged her to the side.

She clung onto him while shouting loudly: "Aiden! What are you thinking? Did you lose your mind!? We are in the air, aren\'t we? Why did you blindfold me!? Are we on the ladder? How high are we? You are enjoying this, aren\'t you? If we survive this, you better run as fast as you can! Is this why you told me to say my goodbyes? When I get my hands on you, you will be sorry for doing this! ..." 

Aiden was doing his best not to laugh. He is holding onto the rope with one hand and lowering them gradually, and if he starts laughing, he might lose his grip.

He wondered if Sarah panicking like this means that she had too many surprises in one day? But… he is confident that she is fine. Super-cute, but fine.

…

While Aiden is having his fun and Sarah is in a panic mode, the party at the hotel continued.

Some guests went for a stroll by the lake, and some retreated to their rooms, but most of the guests were still dancing and enjoying food and drinks in a lively atmosphere.

In the room on the fourth floor…

Sophia and Felix are cuddling after an intense round of lovemaking. 

Sophia is leaning on his chest and with her index finger tracing invisible shapes over his golden blanket (aka his chest hair shaped like a slim arrow which points from his chest toward his navel).

"Felix?"

"Hmm?"

"Did you think about what we spoke about before we left Los Angeles?"

Felix grunted in response. He knows that she is referring about their talk related to Sylvie and he does NOT want to talk about his mother. "Ma chéri, you are annihilating my libido."

Sophia giggled. "I don\'t think that is enough to even touch your libido."

He hummed in approval.

"So?", Sophia persisted.

Felix gave her a side glance. "Do we need to talk about her?"

"Now or later… if you thought about it, better now." Sophia saw that he pressed his lips into a line and reminded him: "This is the first time since our wedding that she reached out to us. And she wants to see Lia. You don\'t agree?"

"It\'s not that. I am concerned that she is not stable. What if she hurts Lia?"

"I was not thinking of letting her take her anywhere. She can come to our property and spend some time with Lia under the close supervision of the nanny, security guards, and at least one of us. Add Eve to that group and ask yourself: What can Sylvie do?"

Felix sighed. "Let\'s talk about this when we get back, OK?"

"OK.", Sophia does not want to push it, but she believes that Felix will give in. It would be good for Lia to have both grandmothers present in her life. And based on Sophia\'s estimate, Sylvie can\'t do anything to Lia on their property. And she will not be able to take her out either. 

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