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With everystep I took my heart leaped as Trijan's mom Lizzy led me to another edge of the boat.

Her majestic walk was distracting as I wondered how it was so easy for her to move like that on heels but my thoughts suddenly cut short when she stopped moving and turned around.

"Do you have feelings for my son Ivy?" My eyes widened at her question, it threw me off guard as I processed it.

Did I have feelings for Trijan?

" No" i told her silently as My heart sank, I felt something pierce my heart and i couldn't figure out what it was. I felt like I betrayed someone.

"Look Ivy i don't want you to lie to me"she placed both hands on my shoulder "my son is the only thing i have in this world and his happiness is what I need, I know his marriage is arranged and all that but-"

Her eyes dropped so did her countenance before her blue eye's looked back at mine "Trijan deserves better my dear, his father and I spent his growing years trying to make money we barely paid attention to him. I was nothing like a mother too him. I even forgot his name sometimes" my eyes widened and she nodded "yes I tried to reconnect with him but then it was too late, he had become a grown man who showed less affection than he feels because he doesn't know how to show it. I am not in support of his marriage"

"What?"

"Yes I am not. I want him to be happy with someone that loves him and someone he loves not... an arranged marriage and to be honest i like you ..no offence to the tinlands but you are better"

I couldn't help but blush at that.it felt nice that she still saw me better than someone even after seeing me in a compromising position with her son "but ma'am i-"

"Please dear call me lizzy" she said

"Okay ma- lizzy. I'm sorry about what you saw earlier "

"No it's ok" she smiled before lowering her voice " you know thats the closest I've seen him with a woman that's why i ask you if you liked him but since you said no it's ok. I just hope they'll get along well"

She left my shoulders and patted my cheeks lightly "see you later dear"

I smiled as she walked away then I faced the sky. The sun was just setting halfway down as his orange light reflected on the sea's water. It looked so lovely that I took a picture on my phone before placing it inside my bad. The length I used it was shortened as we moved alot and there was so much to admire.

My brows furrowed as I remembered Lizzy and i's conversation. I felt bad for Trijan, emotions ran through me as I imagined a little trijan being lonely in a room filled with toys.

The few times i saw Trijan when we were little. He hardly laughed he just smirked and kept quiet. I would sit by him whenever the other kids left him alone. We didn't exactly say much I just say down there with him and smiled anytime his face was stone cold.

The day we played hide and seek, he didn't even know the rules and he hid where I was but he blocked the road and made me his with him. The other kids didn't find us till we heard the call to go home.

I sighed as I thought of how lonely his life was and I felt an urge to undo that but then he was getting married soon. I didn't know why that thought always pricked me and I closed my eyes as vivid images of our childhood moments flooded my mind

"So are you going to tell me what you were talking about with my wife?" Mr. Jack's voice asked behind me pulling my eyelids open as I turned around.