Mommy, Where's Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return novel Chapter 6

11:00 AM at Braeton International Airport.

"Kenzie, what are you looking around for?" Samantha asked her little girl as they were walking outside the arrivals area.

Like Samantha, Kenzie had blonde hair, except hers was long and straight. She had a beautiful angelic face, blue eyes, and pink lips.

Since they arrived, Kenzie had been restless, constantly eyeing every man that went past them. Hearing her mother call for her, she ran to reach for her hand and asked, "Mommy? Is Daddy picking us up?"

Samantha instantly felt a lump in her throat. She turned to her aunt, who was holding Kyle, and she literally saw how Diana rolled her eyes.

Kyle, her son, seemed to also be waiting for her answer.

"Your - your dad is on a business trip! That's right." She shifted their attention to the door and announced, "Oh, look! There is a familiar face we want to see! It's grandma Matilda!"

With gleaming eyes, Kenzie was the first to run outside, and it resulted in Samantha to follow her speedy steps!

"Grandma! Grandma!" Called Kenzie. Her face glowed in joy as she jumped into Matilda's arms.

Matilda was being escorted by her caregiver in a wheelchair. She was already in her eighties and unable to walk long distances, yet she was healthy for her age.

Samantha's grandmother promptly cried at the sweet embrace of the little girl. She looked up to Samantha and reached for her hand. She said, "Sam, I - I missed you so much! I missed you so much."

"I miss you too, grandma," responded Samantha before she dived into her grandmother's arms.

It was a joyous reunion, but there was no helping the tears to flow from where they stood. Nearly six years had passed since they last saw each other. Samantha and Matilda, together with Kenzie, hugged each other in the middle of the busy space of Braeton airport's arrival area.

After almost a minute of hugging and pecking on each other's faces, Matilda turned to Kyle and said, "Come here, young man! Give grandma some love."

"Hello, grandma Matilda. It's nice to meet you," said Kyle before joining in the embrace.

Matilda put a hand on the children's faces and said, "Beautiful girl! Like your mother!"

She turned to Kyle and said, "Very handsome little boy."

"Like Daddy?" Kenzie eagerly asked while turning her attention to her twin brother.

Kenzie and Kyle were fraternal twins. They have distinct facial features and quite different personalities as well.

Kenzie was more outgoing and bubbly, while Kyle was somewhat stern kind of child. He had a tendency to be obsessed with the order of things and was very interested in the study of technology.

Both were unusually smart, and while Samantha was not lacking in intellect herself, she could not help but wonder where her kids got their astounding intuition.

Hearing the suggestion of Kenzie, Matilda laughed. She also knew how Samantha had lied to her kids about their father. She said, "Perhaps!"

Pinching Kenzie's cheek, Matilda said, "I have a gift for you - for both of you!"

It was always their agreement to divert the kids about the topic of their father, and even Diana, Samantha's aunt, was in on it!

"Where? Where is my gift, grandma?" Kenzie excitedly scanned the surroundings.

"It's in the car, but we'll open it at your new home," suggested Matilda before chuckling.

To avoid Samantha's father finding out about her arrival, Matilda had to hire a chauffeur-driven car to fetch them. Matilda's caregiver, Stella, was always on her side and would not tell a soul.

They easily made their way to the First Diamond Hotel, where on the top floors were the condo units, some for lease and some for sale. One of which was Samantha's new home.