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RDD 58

After the kisses, Penelope and I were both exhausted. The cuddling had left us breathless. We were breathing hard, but we were so happy. Penelope leaned on my lap and smiled at me. I smiled back at her, kissed her cheek and held her hands.

"We'll be together forever. I promise," I said.

"I love you so much, Penelope. I can't imagine spending a day without you."

Kind of cringe, right? How can a man say that without frowning? Then fuck off!

I'm telling you, a man who is in love will not hesitate to say those cringe-worthy sentences. This is based on real experience.

At that moment, I knew I had found the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. And no matter what happened, I would never give her up.

We continued to smile at each other and I could feel Penelope's heartbeat in my arms. I was so happy to have her in my life, and I knew that she loved me just as much.

I felt an intense sense of connection with Penelope, as if our souls were intertwined. I felt a deep sense of peace and harmony, and I knew that despite our differences, we would always be there for each other.

I was so grateful to have found her and to have the chance to love her. As we sat together in that moment, I felt happier than I had ever felt in my life.

We looked at the landscape... just to see the chickens and ducks moving around. A unique landscape in my opinion.

My wife snuggled closer to me as we sat and enjoyed the view.

"Hm, let's go back to the house. The kids are waiting for us."

I could see that Penelope was worried about the children.

"Okay." I nodded and helped her to her feet.

We walked side by side, holding hands. To be honest, my palm was actually sweating...

As we got closer, we found Sophia and Roman waiting for us. I was not sure how long we had been gone, but judging by the children's worried expressions, it had been a long time.

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Sophia was sobbing in her brother's arms and calling for her mother.

"Mommy! Mommy! Waaaaa!!"

I wanted to laugh because that was the exact expression Penelope had earlier. She was crying like a baby, kicking her feet and punching the air.

Seeing Sophia crying, Penelope burst into another sob and ran to her.

"Baby~ Mommy's here."

She said, but her voice was hoarse.

When Sophia heard her voice, she stopped crying and looked at her mother. Then she cried as well.

"Mommy! What happened to you? You look so ugly! Waaahhh--!"

I almost burst out laughing as Sophia spoke. It was ironic that I had cried earlier, but now I was laughing.

"Baby, Mommy's just sad." She wiped her face and hugged Sophia, kissing her cheeks to soothe the crying baby.

"Mommy waaahhh--! Your eyes! They are swollen. Wuuu wuuuu!"

Indeed, Penelope's eyes were swollen right now. In fact, her face was swollen as well.

"Mommy, ugly wwuuuuwuuuu!"

Mother and daughter cried pitifully. As for me, I just wiped my face.

Roman approached me with his usual face. Of all of us, he was the only one who wasn't crying.

"Ah, Roman, your eyes are a little red."

"Dad, I have red pupils. Of course my eyes are red."

"No, that's not what I mean."

I was wrong. It seemed that even our oldest child was on the verge of breaking down.

I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Son, don't make your mother cry. Do you understand?"

"Dad, your hand is sweaty. Besides, you're the only one who always makes Mom cry."

"..."

I didn't know how to answer. Being an asshole, I had hurt Penelope so many times. That's why I'm thankful that she didn't leave me.

"That is true. Son, don't be like me."

I nodded and agreed with what he said.

"I don't want to be like you, ever."

... This boy.

Anyway, it was not the time to teach Roman a lesson.

I looked at the mother and daughter. They had already stopped crying. They were just hugging each other, causing more tears to fall to the ground.

As for Alberto and Corazon, they just looked away. They didn't bother to interrupt the family time.

"Sniff, sniff, do you want something to eat? I can cook whatever you want."

"Mommy, I miss your chicken adobo." Sophia was the first to answer, and we let the little girl decide the dish.

"Chicken adobo then."

Penelope smiled. To be honest, I couldn't see her eyes because they were swollen. But that didn't change the fact that my wife is beautiful.

Penelope and the children went into the kitchen to prepare the meal. Meanwhile, I approached my in-laws.

"How is Penelope?"

Corazon asked worriedly.

"She's fine. She wants to cook for the children."

"You want a chicken, right? Come on, I'll help you choose one."

Maybe that was the advantage of having a chicken farm, they could eat chicken and eggs just like that.

Alberto picked out a fat hen and helped me draw the blood and pull the feathers. Roman watched beside us.

Then I chopped the chicken and gave it to Penelope to cook.

Since we woke up late, it was already 4 p.m. when the chicken adobo was ready.

We ate it together with my in-laws. Corazon brought the leftovers last night and we ate them. Our food was delicious, very delicious.

Knowing that my wife loves me, I feel that every dish tastes good. Hell, I will eat dirt if she serves it to me.