Carlos,” he said tenderly.


    “Decar…Debbie and Carlos… What a good name!”


    Staring at him in a daze, Debbie cupped his face with her hands as if in a gentle gesture, only to pinch


    his cheeks so hard. Carlos was startled.


    “What’s wrong?”


    In a serious voice, she asked, “Did it hurt?”


    He shook his head.


    “No.”


    “No? So I’m just daydreaming! Everything here is not real, right? What a good dream! I hope I’ll never


    wake up,” she said, pouting.


    Carlos rolled his eyes at her.


    As Debbie was still in a confused state, he led her to another room that was specially furnished for her


    —a gym.


    There had been a gym in this vi previously but he had it renovated for her sake.


    As Debbie was good at running, he had purchased a few new treadmills with different functions. He


    also had added other equipment, suitable for women.


    Thest room they visited was a spacious dancing and yoga studio. On one side of the room was a


    French window facing a Lawn. The other three walls were covered with floor to ceiling mirrors, giving


    the room an illusion of even bigger space.


    A few pieces of hammocks and swing straps for doing anti-gravity yoga dangled from the ceiling.


    Beautiful yoga mats and yoga ballspleted the list of essories. It was a fully furnished yoga


    studio that would rival any professional clubs around.


    Just a feel of the studio would excite even those who didn’t have interest in yoga.


    Observing their reflections in the mirror, Carlos noticed the pleased look in Debbie’s eyes.


    Affectionately, he pulled her into his arms and said, “Just hold on a little longer. After you finish your


    studies abroad ande back, we will settle down here. This will be our home forever. Okay?”


    “Our home forever…” Debbie felt touched.


    Through the French window, she gazed at thewn outside and indulged in a bit of fantasy. She


    pictured herself walking hand in hand with


    Carlos on the Lawn under the sunlight, probably with one or two kids and a cat or a dog ying


    around. A happy smile crept across her face as she thought about such a warm scene.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Then, they headed to the three-storey vi. When they arrived at the gate, Carlos grabbed her hand


    and pressed her finger on the fingerprint lock to collect and identify her data.


    Now, she realized this three-storey vi was the ce where they would Live, while the two-storey


    building they had just visited would be for recreational purposes. Carlos had chosen that building and


    renovated it into a music studio, a lipstickb, a gym and a yoga room, because there was arge


    swimming pool in front of it. Since


    Debbie was fanatical about swimming, that building would be the best choice.


    After unlocking the gate, Debbie eagerly pushed it open. But barely had she set a foot in when out of


    the blue an “attacker” charged at them.


    “Be careful!” she shouted. On reflex, she lifted her right leg and was about to kick hard, only for Carlos


    to push her aside. He caught the “attacker” in his arms, leaving Debbie astounded.


    When she realized clearly that the “attacker” was a dog, she rolled her eyes.