I'll Teach You, Marianne.

< Codona's Amusement Park >

After having enough of riding the Ferris wheel, Christian whined to go on the merry-go-round. Jack patiently obeyed his son's wish. His smile was wide as he played with Christian. There was no trace of tiredness at all on his face even though they had been having fun at the playground for almost 2 hours up and down various rides that were safe for 2 year olds.

"Daddy, I want to have my own car like this. Is it possible?" Christian asked innocently.

Jack chuckled. "Whatever you want, I will give it to you, son."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Even if I ask for a plane, will you give it to me, Daddy?"

Jack kissed the top of his son's head who had been smiling widely. "Never mind one plane, I can even buy you three airplanes, dear."

"Yay! I love you, Daddy, you are the best!!"

Jack chuckled at Christian's behavior. Excitedly, he took another video of Christian through his cell phone. Even though at this time there were already two bodyguards holding some cameras, capturing their moment of togetherness this time, but they still didn't satisfy Jack. He still took Christian's photos and videos using his own cell phone.

From the outskirts of the merry-go-round area, Linda and Paul kept waving to Christian, who was also waving back at them while laughing merrily in the little plane he was sitting on. Christian was really happy, his energy never ran out, while usually when asked to play for a while the child was already tired, but this time that didn't happen. Playing with his biological father made Christian seemed to have a limitless energy and this was also realized by Linda and Paul, who would usually took Christian to play.

"Christian is so happy, he laughs so much."

"Yeah, he should have felt this way a long time ago." Paul immediately answered his wife's words without realizing it.

Linda was silent. "But don't you think it's not too cruel for Anne? Wouldn't Anne be mad at us because we're on Jack's side right now?"

Paul took a deep breath. He then grabbed Linda's hand and gripped it tightly. "You also know that Anne still loves her husband, just think of what we're doing as a small favor to get them back together."

"But Paul..."

"Believe me, they will be happy. Just like us, Linda, the happiness we have been waiting for will soon become real."

Linda looked at Paul with teary eyes. The mention of the happiness she had been waiting for made Linda melt. Jack's arrival not only gave Christian happiness, but also gave them both a new hope. Linda rushed to wipe her tears when she saw Christian was running towards her. Apparently, the child was done playing the carousel and complained of hunger. Because of that, Jack immediately ordered the officers to stop the carousel.

"Are you done? Christian, do you want to play again?" Linda asked softly.

Christian shook his head quickly. "I'm hungry Mama."

"Oh my handsome boy is hungry."

Christian nodded quickly and it made Linda chuckle.

"Okay, then let's go grab a bite to eat. Looks like the food for Christian has been prepared," said Linda again with a smile.

"Really? Come on, Mama, let's go there, I'm hungry...I'm hungry..." Christian jumped up and down in front of Linda as usual when he asked for something.

Linda, who already knew Christian's attitude by heart, immediately grabbed the boy's body and held him tightly to take him to the restaurant where they were going to eat. Paul smiled when he saw Christian's adorable behavior.

"You'll soon have your own Christian after this, Paul," said Jack suddenly as he stood behind Paul.

Paul turned and smiled at Jack. "Thanks for the help, sir. I don't know how we could repay you."

Jack chuckled. "Don't thank me now because it's not the time yet. After all, what I did was a small thing. Think of this as a thank you because you have taken care of my wife and son for the past 3 years. I don't know what will happen to them if you weren't there for the both of them at that time I can't even imagine it and to be honest to this day I still condemn the stupidity I've made three years ago. If only back then I could control my emotions and be a little more patient, maybe all this wouldn't have happened. Maybe I could hug Christian from the day he was born and maybe we wouldn't lose Christian's twin brother."

Paul patted Jack lightly on the shoulder. "All that has passed, Master, so don't regret it anymore. I believe God gave you such a test because he was sure that both of you were able to get through it, so don't regret everything that has happened."

"You're right, Paul, God at that time tested Anne's patience and loyalty to me and these three years have been my turn. Even though the test God gave me was much tougher than I imagined, losing precious moments with Christian was a big blow to me after losing Anne." Jack's voice trembled slightly as he spoke. The deep sadness was evident in him when he talked about his wife and son.

"It's alright, sir, don't think about it anymore. Now is your time to enjoy happiness with Christian, I'm sure Anne will return to you. Anne still loves you very much, sir. All you need to do is get her trust back."

Jack smiled. "Yeah, you're right, I just need to prove to Anne how much I love her. Thanks, Paul, I owe you a lot."

"Don't say that, sir. It's nothing," said Paul quickly, he felt bad for Jack.

"Okay, let's eat! Look, Christian has been screaming for a long time. I have to take a cute video of him to send to his mother." Jack spoke excitedly in response to Jack's words. Christian's waving and calling made him immediately end his serious conversation with Paul.

Paul smiled when he saw Jack was walking briskly towards where Christian was. The boy was just like Anne. He was always excited when he saw good food. Arriving at the diner, Jack was busy taking videos of Christian eating voraciously. The kid really knew how to enjoy delicious food.

"Take it easy, dear, Daddy won't take it," Jack said softly, wiping the remaining sauce off Christian's cheek.

"I love this pizza Daddy, it's delicious."

Jack smiled. He recalled the night where Anne suddenly asked for pizza. At that time, Jack did not know that there were already two lives growing in Anne's womb. His eyes suddenly burned when he remembered the incident. That was the only wish from Anne that he had managed to fulfill.

Holding back tears, Jack sent a video of Christian enjoying his pizza to Anne. He also wrote a few words under the video he sent. Jack hoped that Anne would forgive him soon so they could spend time together.

To be continued