Anita's Secret 2 Ch. 3

Anita's Secret 2
The wedding is near!
Chapter 3

Anita turned around. It was Friday, she and Victor had to work that day and she was still in bed. Normally, she couldn't wait to go to work. But today, she didn't feel like anything. She just wanted to stay in bed and do nothing.

Anita was just about to fall asleep again, when suddenly something jumped onto her bed and walked over her. It looked like it was looking for a nice spot to sleep. "Leo, get out of my bed!" she said and she sat up straight. A 6 months old, brown-white kitten was lying next to Anita. Leo was Hannah's cat, even though Victor and Anita took care of him most of the time. Hannah got Leo as a Christmas gift and they all loved this little kitten, which could be a little bit devilish sometimes. "Alright, alright. I will get out of bed, so you can have the whole bed for you alone." said Anita when she couldn't get Leo out of her bed. It was already a wonderful start of the day.

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"Good morning, sunshine!" sounded when Anita walked into the kitchen. Victor was in the kitchen, making some pancakes. Through the weeks, he learned from Anita how to make pancakes and it turned out that he was pretty good at it as well.

Anita smiled. "Why this treat?" she asked when she poured in some tea for her self. They ate rarely pancakes, and when they were eating them, it was on a Sunday. She gave Victor a kiss on his cheek and she sat down at the kitchen table. "And where's Hannah?"

"Hannah will be coming down soon and it's Valentines day today, so I figured I could make something special for my two favourite girls." said Victor when he placed a plate with pancakes on the table. "Happy Valentines Day, Anita." he whispered in her ear and he gave her a kiss on her cheek.

"You are so wonderful, Victor." said Anita and she looked to her partner. "So, what will be happening today?" She just hoped Victor didn't plan a whole marriage within a few days for today.

"Don't worry, we won't get married today." Victor gave her a little smile. "But I do have a little surprise for you."

Anita gave him a smile back. "What is it?"

Victor laughed. "If I would tell you that, it wouldn't be a surprise anymore, would it?" he said as Hannah walked into the kitchen. Even though it was a school day, today she wasn't wearing her normal uniform; she was wearing something pink, especially for Valentines Day. Her teacher decided to do something special for that day. "Good morning, princess. Do you want some pancakes?"

Hannah gave him a big smile. "I love pancakes!" she said and she sat down on her chair. "Thank you, Daddy!" she threw her arms around his neck and gave him some kisses on his cheeks.

"You are welcome, Hannah." said Victor with a smile and after she let him go, he gave her a kiss on her forehead.  "Now ate your pancakes, so Mommy and I can drop you off at school."

"Okay." said Hannah and she started to eat her pancakes.

Anita stood up from her chair and she gave Victor a kiss on his lips. "Happy Valentines Day, Victor."

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After they finished breakfast, Victor and Anita both brought Hannah to her school. The school was once build in an old castle and the outside was still in the old Victorian style. The inside, however, was highly modern and it had everything a modern school needed. Most of the time, it was either Victor or Anita who dropped off Hannah at her school. This time, they decided that they would both drop her off.
They were all standing outside Hannah's school, saying goodbye to each other.

Anita kneeled down towards Hannah's level and she gave Hannah a kiss on her cheek. "Well, promise me you will behave today and have a lot of fun today at school."

"Thank you, Mommy!" said Hannah and she gave Anita a kiss on her cheek. She looked to Victor and gave him a hug. "Bye Daddy!"

"Bye Hannah, and have fun." Victor gave her a kiss on her forehead and Hannah rushed into the school. Victor looked to Anita and he smiled. "Come on, it's time to go to work."

Anita nodded. "Let's go to work." she said and they walked back home to get to their sky-bikes and go to work.

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The day went by fast and Anita looked to the clock. Victor didn't even try to set something up and in some way, it relieved her. At least no more big surprises for some time. She looked to Victor, who was training with her in the Training Room. "Victor, I'm going to pick up Hannah from school. Just let me know when something…"

Victor didn't let her finish her sentence and he walked up to her. "We can manage without you, Anita." he said and he gave her a kiss. "Just make dinner, okay?" he added with a big smile.

Anita laughed and she nodded. "I will, and because you made pancakes for breakfast, I'll make your favourite dish for tonight." her head was close enough next to Victor's face to kiss him, but she didn't. "I'll see you later, Victor."

After she placed her sky-bike back home, she walked back to Hannah's school. It was just a few minutes walk and she liked it. Before Victor got to know about Hannah, she brought Hannah to school, but she rarely got a chance to pick her up. Mildred was mostly the one who picked up Hannah from school and they waited together for Anita to come home. Everything became easier when Victor told her that he wanted to be with her and Hannah for the rest of their lives. Anita didn't have to hide Hannah for him and everyone understood it now when either one of them had to go home earlier.

Anita looked up when she stood still in front of the gate of the school. She expected Hannah to be outside, talking with either one of her friends. But she wasn't. Neither one of her classmates were outside. Anita looked around her. She wasn't there too early, but she wasn't too late as well. Suddenly, she remembered something. Because it was Valentines Day, the teacher had a special lesson plan for the children. In the letter was written that the children needed to wear something pink or red and that the kids could stay till five o' clock.

Anita sighed. There was no point in returning back to the base, so she decided to walk into the school. The hallways of the school were painted in soft colours and on the walls, they showed the history of the school. The school was empty mostly. Some kids were still in the school, working on a project or just talking to each other. Anita looked to the numbers of the class rooms and she suddenly stood still. She recognized Hannah's classroom. Anita knocked on the door and a young red-haired woman opened the door.

"Ah, Ms. Knight. Come on in." said the woman and she let Anita into the room. The class room was full with drawings of the children and other kinds of artwork.  "Hannah is still working on her drawing."

"Just let her work, Ms Kaur." said Anita with a smile. "I'm in no hurry." she saw Hannah working at one of the tables. The girl was so obsessed with her work, that she didn't notice her mother.

"Do you want some tea?" said Ms Kaur and she hold up a teapot. "You weren't the only parent who wasn't in a hurry."

"Well, yes please."

Ms Kaur poured in some tea and gave Anita a cup. "It's been a while since I talked to you." she said and she looked to Anita. Days like Valentines Day was a nice opportunity to talk to the parents of the pupils. "I heard from Hannah that you and 'her daddy' are going to get married." Ms. Kaur did see Victor a few times and she learned about the relationship between Victor and Anita; even that he wasn't Hannah's biological father. "Congratulations."

Anita smiled. "Thank you." she said and she looked to Hannah. "Victor is a wonderful father for Hannah and he is sweet to both her and me. But we need to arrange everything. We didn't even tell his mother yet." she added laughing.

Hannah looked up and she smiled when she saw her mother standing there. She stood up and rushed to Anita. "Mommy!" she said and she gave Anita a hug. "It was wonderful!"

Anita smiled and she looked to Hannah. "Well, if you have finished your drawing, we can go home then."

"I finished it!" said Hannah and she waved with a brightly coloured paper. "Do you want to see it, Mommy?"

"Later, when Daddy is also back home." said Anita. "Come, we'll grab your jacket and we'll go home." Hannah rushed away and Anita looked to Ms Kaur. "Thank you for the tea."

Ms Kaur nodded and she gave Anita a little smile. "You're welcome and good luck with the preparations of your wedding."

Anita said goodbye to Ms Kaur and she walked outside of the classroom to wait for Hannah. A few moments later, Hannah walked towards her; wearing her jacket. "Come on, honey. Let's go home." said Anita and they walked back home together.

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It was almost six o'clock when Victor walked into the house. The sweet smell of spaghetti was everywhere and Victor smiled. He loved all kinds of pasta, but spaghetti was one of his favourites. He hung up his jacket and he went up stairs to change into more comfortable clothes. He bought his present for Anita already, but when he was on his way home, he noticed something sweet for Hannah. He decided to buy it, just for fun.

Just when he pulled on a sweater and a pair of jeans, he heard a pair of feet running up the stairs and Hannah burst into the room. "Daddy!" she said and she gave Victor a tight hug.

"Hey princess." said Victor and Hannah let him go. "How was school?"

"Really cool!" said Hannah and Victor kneeled down to her level. "We learned everything about Valentines Day. And we made some drawings." Hannah showed him her drawing she made at school. On the background, there was a building that looked like a church. In front of that church, were four people. "This is me." said Hannah and she pointed to the small figure with blond, curly hair. "This is Mommy." she pointed to a tall figure with blond hair and wearing a dress. "This is Granny." Victor smiled when he saw how Hannah had drawn his mother. The only difference between Anita and Mildred on that drawing was the hair-colour. They were both wearing the same dress and they had the same height, but it didn't matter.

"And this would be me, right?" said Victor and he pointed to a figure that supposedly was wearing a suit and had brown hair. Hannah nodded and Victor smiled. "Come on, let's go to the kitchen and see if Mommy is ready." Victor lifted Hannah and he carried her downstairs.

"Anita?" he said and he looked into the kitchen, but the kitchen was empty. He placed Hannah on the ground and they walked towards the dining room and they saw Anita sitting there, dinner already served. "It looks good, Anita." said Victor when he sat down at the table.

"Well, I'm really glad about that." said Anita and after they said their prayers, they started with dinner.

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"Hm, it didn't only look good; it did also taste good." said Victor after they finished dinner. They cleaned everything and he and Hannah were both sitting on the couch. Hannah was leaning against him, feeling a little bit sleepy. But she didn't want to go to bed; not yet.

"Thank you." said Anita when she gave Hannah a mug. It warm milk with honey, the best thing to drink at the end of the day. She sat down in the chair and she looked to Victor and Hannah. It was so sweet to see them together like that. "Are you sure you don't want to go to bed, Hannah?"

Hannah shook her head as she kept on drinking her milk. Victor looked at her and he smiled. "Hannah, would you please move a little bit? I need to get something." Hannah just nodded and she moved away, so Victor could stand up. Victor walked out of the room and a little bit later, he came back with two small gifts. "This one is for you, Anita." he said as he gave her one of the gifts.

"Oh Victor, you shouldn't have done this." she said and she looked into his eyes. "I don't even have a gift for you."

Victor smiled. "I don't care about that. I just want you to give this. Just open your gift."

Anita opened her gift. It was a small box and she opened it. In the box was a silver bracelet, with a small heart attached to it. But, there was also a little note in that box. "For my dearest Anita," she read and she smiled a little bit. "This special charm bracelet is for you, and every pendant you will get will stand for every milestone that we will be together for the rest of our lives. This heart stands for our first Valentines Day together. I hope that you will wear it with lots of love. Yours truly, Victor Volt." Anita looked to Victor and she placed the bracelet around her arm. She stood up and she looked into his eyes. "Thank you, Victor."

Victor looked into her eyes and he could see the tears. "I hope that those are tears of joy." he said and he placed his hand on her cheek. And out of the blue, Anita gave him a kiss on his lips, which didn't end for a couple of seconds. "I'm glad you like it." Victor whispered after the kiss and he walked to Hannah. "This is for you, princess." he said and he gave her a little box as well.

Hannah opened the box and there was a little, silver bracelet, with her name spelled in pendants. "Thank you, Daddy." she said and she gave Victor a kiss on his cheek.

"Come on, Hannah, it's time to go to bed." said Victor. Hannah only nodded and after she wished her mother goodnight, she walked upstairs.

Anita walked to Victor and she smiled. "Thank you for giving me one of the best days in my life." she whispered.

Victor smiled. "You are very welcome." he whispered back and he gave her a long, romantic kiss that never seemed to end.