seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Yemen
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Ecuador
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Germany
seen from India
seen from United States
seen from India
seen from Tunisia
seen from Ukraine
seen from China
seen from India
seen from Uruguay
seen from Canada
seen from Yemen
seen from Switzerland
seen from Australia
The four of them talked for about an hour while Miles played with the two dogs. It was starting to get dark when Neil showed Rowan his watch to let her know the time. She sighed, nodded, and got up. Neil followed her and they stopped where Miles was still sitting on the floor, playing with the dogs. Neil got down to Miles’s eye level and looked at him thoughtfully.
Neil: “Miles, mama and I are leaving, okay? Will you be nice to grandma and grandpa?” Miles: “Okay, papa!”
He knew Rowan was putting on a brave face and smiled for the boy but on the inside she was sad to leave him with her parents. She knew her parents would take good care of Miles.. but even after leaving him with them for a few times already, it was never easy.
Rowan turned and saw her mother watching them. She handed Miles to Neil and went over to her mother.
Rowan: “Thanks for taking him, mom. You know we appreciate it.” Riley: “Oh, of course, honey. In my opinion, we don’t see him enough” *smiles* Rowan: *smiles* “Twice a week is clearly not enough.” Riley: “Look, your mother is lonely without you and Nina in the house. You know I love a busy home.” Rowan: “You’re always welcome, you know that.” Riley: *smiles* “ I do, hun. Now, make sure you’re not late for your trip, hm.” Rowan: “Yes, we do need to go.. Thank again, mom. You too dad!”
Riley and Darren could see them crossing the street from their living room and made sure to open the front door before the bell could even be rung. With big smiles on their faces, Rowan’s parents happily greeted them. Riley knelt down in front of her grandson, her arms wide open.
Riley: “Miles! Come give grandma a hug!”
The whole Reagan family gathered in the living room while they waited for their dinner to finish cooking~
Neil almost choked on his drink as Darren spoke those words and Rowan just laughed awkwardly as she hoped her face wouldn’t turn into the shade of bright tomatoes. Coughing and wheezing, Neil excused himself to go check up on the food, even though he had no idea what to check. Rowan grumbled at Neil for leaving her alone in this awkward moment but he left them sitting on the couch alone, a sly smile on his face as he saw Rowan’s mortified expression.
Luckily for her, she didn’t have to reply to her father as the doorbell rang seconds later. Rowan jumped up as fast as she could and practically ran towards the front door.
As if on cue, the doorbell rang not even a minute later. Rowan let her parents in and gave them a good tight hug. She hadn’t seen her mom and dad since before she and Neil eloped.. Riley had sounded quite disappointed when Rowan announced their marriage over the phone to her mother, but none of the disappointment appeared to have lingered. Riley smiled broadly as she hugged both her daughter and Neil. Darren followed suit and hugged Rowan as well before shaking hands with Neil.
Neil took Rowan’s hand in his and tugged her close, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. She smiled sweetly at him, and he kissed her on the lips before they started walking towards the entrance of the Von Haunt Estate Museum.
Today was the first time Neil would meet up with Rowan’s parents and her sister again. He had to admit he was more nervous than he thought he would be. Rowan’s family had always been nice to him, even when they were young. Even after he had broken up with Rowan. He wasn’t sure why he was nervous, actually. Rowan’s family had been overjoyed to hear they got back together, and he knew they would be nice to him. It was just that initial awkwardness that made him uncomfortable. There was no way around it so he sighed softly and tried to shrug of the nerves.
Neil stood back while Rowan ran up to her family and gave them all a quick hug, taking extra time to say hello to little Jenny. Rowan hugged her mother extra tight, who she hadn’t seen in a few months. She had spent so much time with Neil that she hadn’t been back to Willow Creek in quite a while. She had phoned them a few times though, but it wasn’t the same as actually seeing her mother face to face.
