" Guests would like to meet you today, the two of them. We'll welcome them in and prepare for yourself, they're special persons in your life. I've already met them both. So, is there any problem?" George smiled as he kissed her hands so gently and nestled them on his chest.

" Troublesome heartbeats, such a wrong timing, this heart's getting crazy again." He bowed down and smiled.

" You...told me to prepare to meet our guests. George, you've got a problem." Then she paused and smirked while he slowly pulled her on his arms, succ.u.mb with their lovely chemistry and they were lost once more.

Meanwhile, at the wooden house.

" George's shadow was lost on his way, where did he go?" Baldur stood up and even tried opening the secret door behind the cabinet. But found no one, not even his footsteps. Later, he got back to the receiving area and walked to and fro in front of Sibal and Edward. The folks just looked at him while Edward stopped and pacified him.

" Hey, just calm down son, he's just delayed, let's just wait and he'll gonna fetch us around." But minutes turned out hours and Edward has almost consumed a bowl of his peanuts that later Baldur removed it in front of him.

" Hey, hey...Baldur, my peanuts." The Captain complained.

" Dad...you kinda plan of consuming it all then afterwards your knees and joints all over will be in pain, just a taste of craving is enough. I can't even count the peanut sh.e.l.ls on the table. Next time again. Just a little of everything." Baldur explained.

Edward was just silent while staring at the door, sensing the movement of it till someone showed up - its Amado that later collapsed after fully opening it. Sibal ran and put Amado's arms on his shoulders and he laid him down on a long wooden chair at the receiving area.

" Amado! Amado! what happened to you!" Then Albrecht came running, bringing his medical kit. In a while Baldur brought a pillow, lifted Amado's head and put the pillow for his comfort.

" He must be very tired." The Captain whispered.

" Magee...Magee..." Amado's words.

" Oh my!" Albrecht stood up and instead of rescuing Amado he almost kick him.

" Hey! hey! c'mon! don't be too aggressive right away, let's find out first. Me too, I'm kinda feeling stressed but look! look at him!"

While in that scenario George arrived and right away moved closer to Amado.

" Magee...Magee..." Amado whispered again.

"What?" George stood up and his blood was rising. He walked outside the house and had a deep breathe. Baldur followed and pacified him.

" George...he may never be on the right mind these days, let's try to discover this fuzz, just be okay." Baldur then tapped his shoulder while seeing Narciso and Sibaya running towards them.

" Sir, we'll pick out Amado. He must be very tired and for days he hadn't eaten yet. He also lacked sleep, don't mind him mentioning your wife's name, he's...not into her. We're also confused. But Amado's a good man, I can attest." Then Narciso sat down on a driftwood where the lieutenant has seated while Baldur and Sibaya went inside the house.

" Why he kept mentioning my wife's name? Did he share to you the reason why? Did he...like my wife that much? I'm a man. I can understand if..." He was forced to stop from talking when Narciso intervened and spoke.

" Your wife is beautiful he said, but, ." Narciso stopped with tongue tied.

" What?" George raised his voice.

" ...ah...Sir, if you want you can interrogate him when he's in his proper mindset. Sibaya and I were just worried that's why we came to bring him back to our place. We wanted to feed him some food and get rested, he hadn't slept too and kept mentioning of "manong". In our dialect 'manong' means "brother", elder brother to be precise." Narciso ended, stood up and excused himself to get inside and followed Sibaya.

" What's wrong with him." I don't like him to keep looking and mentioning my wife's name. It annoys me." He then tried to calm down himself by watching the main spring and its lovely noise flowing to the river.

A little while, Sibaya and Narciso went out, carrying Amado heading to their place. George then got back inside and blankly joined with his family in the receiving area. George was sitting next to Sr. Sibal so the old man patted his shoulder.

" Hmm, you may go back first to the granite house. We can't visit there right now when you're not feeling well, we understand." Sibal comforted him.

" Ah, it's okay amá, anyway, Magee is waiting. She was even drying up some pillows and big blankets above the house, pa.s.sing through the daylight optic. Accordingly, even if she never knew yet if who's coming to visit her but she said you'll gonna stay there and may sleep, for a longer chitchat.