“No, spending the holidays with just Sonny is enough for me. Now that I don’t have to cook for the entire family and serve them constantly, I plan to take advantage of this time before my breakfast café opens to take Sonny out for some proper sightseeing around Wiltspoon,” she said.
Throughout her marriage to Hank, she had never had the chance to explore. Each day of her life revolved around her husband and son. Every holiday, she would accompany Hank back to his family home, where she was responsible for preparing meals for everyone.
Particularly during the winter holidays, when they stayed at Hank’s family home and relatives came to visit, the house would be filled with people while she alone busied herself in the kitchen. Sometimes, when Sonny cried and threw a tantrum, she had to cook for everyone while carrying him on her back.
Moreover, once she finished her kitchen duties, the others would not wait for her to join them before starting to eat, as she still needed to feed Sonny after her cooking. By the time she was able to sit down, there would often be only a small amount of food left on the table for her.
Reflecting on her slightly more than three years of marriage, Liberty herself could hardly understand how she had endured it. After her divorce, she felt incredibly foolish for having given so much of herself to Hank, only to see her efforts go unappreciated.
“That’s fine with me as well, but it has been raining lately, and the temperature keeps dropping. When you take Sonny out, make sure to bundle him up warmly. I’ll leave the car for you to use. When we’re ready to leave, I’ll send the car keys over,” she advised.
Liberty did not refuse her sister. She continued to offer Serenity a few more pieces of advice before ending the call.
“Seren,
“Who were you talking to?” Zachary slowly woke up and noticed Serenity shoving her phone into her jacket pocket as he asked.
Serenity turned her head to look at him. “You’re awake! Where did you sneak off to last night? You probably only returned when the sun came up, didn’t you? You slept so soundly. Normally, you’d already be at work by this hour. Anyway, my sister just called. She said she prepared some gifts but forgot to give them to us and wanted to send them over.”
“It’s raining and cold outside, so I asked her not to come over,” Zachary replied.
The couple had money, but they simply adhered to the tradition of seasonal gifting.
“I didn’t go anywhere last night. I was with Morpheus, just like you. Maybe it’s the cold weather making the warmth of the covers so inviting. Plus, it’s the holidays, and I felt so relaxed that I couldn’t help but sleep in.”
Zachary got out of bed and walked over to Serenity, wrapping his arms around her from behind. “Are your things all packed? I don’t need to bring any clothes with me since it’s my home—there are clothes I can change into there. You should bring a few more outfits for yourself.”
“Oh, that’s right! I even helped you pack quite a few sets of clothes, which took up too much space,” Serenity responded, immediately removing his clothes from the suitcase.
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