Is this destiny?

"Kids are easy to win over…", Delilah said when she approached them.

"Gabby was always good with kids, and I regret that we don't have grandkids.", Delilah said while gazing with a hint of sadness at Oliver and Gabriel interacting.

Gabriel knew what his mother is trying to probe, she mentioned grandkids many times before and he thought that this was a good opportunity for Becca to score points in his mother's eyes. After all, Gabriel was confident that if his mother gets to see Becca as a pure and amazing girl she is, his mother will love her.

"That might change, soon.", Gabriel said and smiled a little at the sight of blush that invaded Becca's cheeks.

"Oh…", a sound escaped Dalilah's lips as she got the hint, and she turned to Becca. "You want kids from a young age?"

"I am a grownup and I don't think there is a right age to have kids.", Becca responded honestly. "When two people love each other, things happen."

Gabriel stood up and put his hand around Becca's waist, pulling her closer. "That is what I said. Soon."

Dalilah's eyes lit up. "Do you want many kids?", she continued probing Becca.

"That's enough, mother.", Gabriel said sternly. "Don't scare Becca away. I'm still reeling her in."

Becca frowned at Gabriel. "I'm not a fish."

"But you are a good catch.", Gabriel said matter-of-factly. "My catch."

Becca felt Gabriel's grip on her waist tightening and her eyes widened. What was he doing? In front of his mother?

Becca cleared her throat and forced herself to focus on Oliver who was pouting by now. "Are you ready for the tour of the villa?"

Oliver nodded, happy that these grownups noticed him finally.

"Oh, you want to see this villa?", Delilah asked Oliver. "How about I show you around? I lived here for a looooong time and I know it like the back of my palm." She switched to a whisper and said secretively: "I know the best hiding spots for hide and seek…" Delilah continued with a normal voice: "We can start from the study and the library and work our way to the kitchen. I'm sure there are some desserts you could have…"

Alice and Jayden were eavesdropping. There was nothing better than secretly listening to grownups talking, and this time they heard something good.

"Desserts?", Alice and Jayden called in unison and lined up behind Delilah in an orderly manner, like they are expecting her to lead the way. The White twins self-invited themselves to this tour which held a promise of sweet treats. Denise stood behind Alice and Jayden, even though she had no idea why there was a line.

Oliver was tempted by the promise of a good tour that will show him hiding spots and desserts, but he still looked at Gabriel reluctantly. "What about Gabbey?"

Delilah bobbed her head. "Gabbey can discuss with Becca the matter of my grandkids." She giggled and took Oliver's hand in hers. "Come, it will be fun…"

Becca and Gabriel watched as Delilah led Oliver down the hallway.

Delilah turned her head toward the couple. "The tour will take at least an hour, and we will make sure to skip Gabby's room." Delilah winked and walked away while telling Oliver some details about the paintings they passed by. Alice, Jayden, and Denise were behind Delilah and Oliver, and two nannies at the back completed this tour-group.

Gabriel smiled and looked at Becca. "It seems that you found something in common with my mother."

"She wants grandchildren.", Becca stated the obvious before asking innocently, "How is that related to me?"

"It's all connected…", Gabriel knew that Becca was pretending not to understand, but he decided to play along. He loved this playful side of Becca. He took her hand in his and led the way down the hallway. "My mom wants grandchildren, and I want kids only with you. The bonus included is that she will babysit for free, but I don't recommend our kids being exposed to her for prolonged periods. How about I give you a private tour of our room and we discuss this matter in detail?"

Becca looked at him in surprise. "OUR room?"

"Mhm… The changes we discussed previously are in place. We have a new mattress. I think that we should work it out a bit…"

Becca giggled and sped up her steps to the point of her dragging Gabriel to hurry up. To say that she was not excited about their baby-discussions would be a lie. She was very-very excited, especially about the practical part.

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~ Los Angeles, LA Medical Center ~

Monday

"The surgery was a success, and his condition is stable…", JoAnna told Sarah and Sophia who were eagerly waiting to hear the outcome of Vasily's surgery. Aiden, Felix, and Jeff were present as well.

They all knew not to ask when Vasily will wake up because no one had that answer. But as long as his condition was not worse, they will take that as good news.

However, they all hoped that this will be the turning point in Vasily's condition and that he will wake up soon. The possibility of him staying in a vegetative state forever was suffocating and none of them wanted to talk about it even though it lingered between them silently.

Sarah believed that he will wake up and that it was only a matter of time. That is why she decided to keep Ivan imprisoned in the base of the Army of Chaos so that Vasily can deal with him personally. She visits Ivan occasionally, entertained that her presence is a form of torture for him. Ivan said that he feels guilty for things turning out the way they did, but Sarah was confident that he was sorry only because he got caught.

Back to the present...

"When can we take Vasily home with us?", Sarah asked JoAnna.

The room for Vasily was ready from the moment they arrived from Eastern Europe. Imani and Jamari will be checking on Vasily several times a day to ensure that his medical and physical needs are met. The Hill sisters also worked out a schedule where they will visit Vasily and talk to him about the latest events in their lives or read a book aloud with the hope that he can hear them and that might speed up his recovery.

All three of them are eager to apologize and to try to fix things with the hope that he will forgive them for years of wrongs they inflicted on him.

"You can take him in one week.", JoAnna responded and when she saw Sarah frowning, JoAnna explained: "It was major surgery. I know that you have the necessary equipment there, but the staff here is trained to handle emergencies and in case his condition worsens, we can react faster. I believe that in one week he will be stable enough not to give us unpleasant surprises, and depending on his condition it might take longer than a week, but I will not discharge him sooner than that…"

The group dispersed after looking at Vasily through the video-feed. They didn't get inside Vasily's room in order to minimize the risk of infection.

Stella, Edward, Owen, and Konstantin also monitored the situation from Eastern Europe.

Maksim asked about Vasily as well. Of course, they suspected that Maksim was asking about Vasily only as a pretense with his real goal to get in touch with Sarah, but JoAnna (as the doctor in charge) responded to Maksim that the surgery was successful and they are waiting for Vasily to wake up.

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