Is this destiny?

In the crowd which enjoyed the fireworks, Felix was supporting Sophia. She said that she is fine, but she gave birth to Adam two weeks ago and Felix does not want her to overexert herself. That is why they kept the dancing to a minimum and only to three super-slow songs.

Sophia likes it when Felix pampers her. He is amazing.

She felt that his grip on her waist is increasing, and just as she suspected, two seconds later, his breath caressed her ear.

"When will your bleeding stop?"

Sophia looked at Felix in disbelief when she felt him rub against her bottom. He got aroused just because she is leaning on him! They are fully clothed and there are people around!

"A few more weeks." Sophia responded in a whisper.

"How much is: a few?" Felix persisted.

"I don't know. Two at least. But you are not allowed to touch me until I start taking the pill and we should probably find something else in addition to that. I don't want to get pregnant again. At least not so soon."

Felix smiled smugly. He remembered when Sophia said that his sperm is mighty, and no protection works because he shoots right through it. Yup, he is awesome. Ah, he is even more aroused now!

Sophia felt Felix press his erection on her behind and she stifled a laugh before whispering: "Be patient, we will go home soon. I can help you relieve the pressure. I am still bleeding, but I have hands and other parts of the body…"

Felix could not wait to go home.

…

The guests dispersed and Sarah and Aiden met with Hong (aka Master Hollow) in the living room.

Hong looked at the duo questionably. Their expressions told him that they are up to something.

"We have a present for you…" Sarah said, and Aiden handed a custom tablet to Hong.

The old man frowned. "You know that I'm not much into electronics."

"Try it out…" Sarah urged him while taking her seat next to him on the sofa. "You turn it on here… and you get an easy way to track the progress of each kid. You can put notes and…"

"Easy for you." Hong grumbled, interrupting Sarah's next words.

Sarah made a face. "Come on. At least try it before you complain."

Hong exhaled and gave in. The sooner they finish, the sooner he can go to his room and rest. It's close to midnight and he has an early start in the morning with kids on the training grounds. He pushed the power button Sarah pointed at and saw icons with pictures of each kid. When he tapped on the picture, it opened a page with measurements and various other information.

Sarah showed him that he can scroll left and right to switch through various days, and how to move on to the next profile, and Hong had to agree that it's easy to use.

"Thanks." He said stiffly. "Does this mean that you are expecting me to stay here beyond spring?"

Sarah didn't deny it. "We hope that you will stay here as much as you want. JoAnna cleared you as recuperated and if you want to go back home now, we will not stop you. But realistically… You have everything here and we don't see you as a burden. Bo, Souta, and Wing adapted very well and if you decide to go back, it will be hard for them to pick between staying and going with you. If you want solitude and think that it's too noisy here, we have a number of properties you can use. And if you wish to live separately from others, we can build you a house. If you a homesick, we can give you the exact replica of your cabin in the mountain. The truth is that we need you and we hope that you will eventually allow this place and our kids to grow on you… and that you will call this place home."

Hong looked at Aiden who nodded in agreement with Sarah's words.

Hong pressed his lips into a line. How can he say that he wants to leave? Just as he feared, these kids got under his skin. They are all full of life and hardworking and he feels that he has a purpose but… "Me being here is putting you in danger. If someone finds out that I'm here…" He didn't finish his sentence because Sarah and Aiden both burst into a laugh.

Sarah took a deep breath to calm down and looked at Hong. "Whoever is after you, is it more dangerous than Lebedev and Voronin families?"

"And let's not forget the enemies of the White family." Aiden added.

"Why are you not asking who is after me? Aren't you afraid that I will betray you?" Hong asked while his eyes darted from Sarah to Aiden.

"You helped us more than once." Sarah responded. "And if you wanted to betray us, you had plenty of opportunities so far. Maybe you think that you know about us more than what we know about you and that we are at disadvantage, but we disagree…"

Sarah closed the window on the tablet which showed Julius' information and scrolled from the left to reveal more icons.

Hong's eyes widened when he saw a folder named "Tashi". 

With a shaky finger, he tapped it, and his eyes nervously darted over icons representing four videos and dozens of images.

"We know where she is, and we can supply you with information on her wellbeing. If you want, we can arrange for you to meet her secretly, or to stage an accident where the current you would perish and we will provide new identities for you, her and your grandchildren." Sarah said.

Hong's eyebrows furrowed. "Grandchildren?"

"You have three." Aiden responded.

Hong needed some time to recuperate from the shock. "The report you gave me previously didn't say anything about grandchildren."

"We were looking for information related to your daughter from the third party. We don't know what was in that report." Aiden explained.

Hong remembered men who came to deliver the folder when Sarah visited him the first time.

"Your offer to stay longer… I will think about it." Hong said after a long silence. 

He lifted the tablet slightly before saying: "Thank you."

Hong is aware that Sarah and Aiden revealing how they can approach Tashi can easily be interpreted as a threat, but at this point, he does not care. For such a long time he didn't know how Tashi is doing or if she is alive, and thanks to Sarah and Aiden he managed to fill in the gaps. And now he has in front of him fresh data! How can he resist checking it out?

He tapped the first video and watched Tashi and three pre-teens sitting at one small table and eating ice-cream. Based on the fact that it's indoor and the crowd passing by, he concluded that this is a recording from a mall, probably taken from the security footage.

"I have grandchildren…" Hong said absentmindedly.

Sarah patted his shoulder. "Merry Christmas…"

Sarah and Aiden left the living room, and Hong was staring at the tablet in his hands without moving.

When the video ended, Hong played it again. He knows that there are three more, but he wanted to memorize this one before soaking his eyes with the next one. He looked at three pre-teens and he smiled sadly while imagining that they are on the training ground, following his instructions. How glorious that would be…

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