"You don't have to force yourself to be nice to me. It's really not necessary," Eric reassured him. "I think I might stop coming here altogether if you act too friendly."
"Haha..." Elliot chuckled. "Avery said she sees you as her little brother, and her little brother is mine, so..."
"That's fine. I can be Avery's little brother, but I don't want to be your little brother," said Eric, refusing.
Elliot was slightly offended at first, but he soon let it go. As long as Eric saw Avery as a sister, it did not matter if he treated Elliot as a brother or not.
Everyone took their seats for dinner, and Layla said, "Mommy, did you have fun on your honeymoon?"
Avery was slightly shocked by the question. "It was alright."
They had taken a stroll along the beach on the first day, and they had ran into some tourists from Aryadelle who had recognized them and asked them whether they could take a photo with them.
The next day, they had stayed in their room and did not go outside at all. They had not found it dull, and Avery could stay with Elliot forever without feeling the slightest bit bored if they were just staring at one another. However, she imagined that it might be rather boring for their children if they were there.
"What did you do? Why didn't you show me any photos?" Layla complained.
Elliot answered swiftly, "We didn't take many photos because we stayed in our room most of the time."
"Huh?" Layla exclaimed. "Why didn't you go outside? Is it not fun outside?"
"Layla, honeymoons are different from normal trips!" Mrs. Cooper served them their soup. "You will know when you grow up."
Feeling curious, Layla asked, "How are they different?"
"Layla. Just eat!" Hayden stopped her from asking any further questions.
"Alright! I'll eat. I'm not that hungry, though," Layla said, before sipping her soup.
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