From one night to life

Chapter 19

Robert: It's true. This place is charming and I also feel this tranquility, especially being by your side.

Andy: We are living in such amazing days. I confess that at first the trip was just a reason for us to be together longer, but now I wonder why I didn't travel more before? Why didn't I get to know other places and cultures?

Robert: Have you never traveled?

Andy: Of course I've traveled, but never like this. My father traveled several times for work and I always went along. But he didn't have time to introduce me to what the place had to offer.

Robert: He's always been very involved with work, hasn't he?

Andy: Yes. He did his best to educate and comfort me. But he never gave me moments like that. And even as an adult, I ended up following the routine he raised me to. So I became a firefighter and am reproducing the same life as my father, with rare moments of leisure.

Robert: My parents were the opposite. They loved to travel. We never stayed home on vacation.

Andy noticed Robert's expression saddened. She ran her hands around his face caressing.

Andy: Is it hard to talk about them?

Robert: With you it's not difficult to talk about anything. You make everything easier. But remembering our family moments brought me the feeling of homesickness.

Andy: I ​​know how it is. I feel the same way about my mother. Sometimes the memories come to my head and the longing is inevitable. I was a child when she died, but still, I have many memories of what we lived together. Were you and your parents very close?

Robert: Yes. Our free days were always with the family. My parents liked to take me to the park, theater, museums. They liked to introduce me to different cultures and so I learned to speak other languages ​​too.

Andy: That's why you can speak Portuguese?

Robert: Yes. I learned to enjoy studying languages ​​and about different cultures. Each new trip, I came back curious to explore the knowledge about that place. Since my parents died, I haven't visited other countries, but I've never stopped researching and trying to find out what's interesting in other countries.

Andy: The short time you lived with your parents was enough for them to prepare you for life.

Robert: True. I cannot deny that they provided me with a good education.

Andy: More than that, they prepare a wonderful man, an exemplary citizen and a dedicated worker. They would be proud to see the man you've become.

Andy kissed him affectionately. She was always grateful to have him in her life and knowing a little more about Robert's history did her good, even though she knew he didn't like to talk about her past.

They continued watching the sunset as they exchanged caresses and vows of love.

They later returned to the inn. In this city, they stayed in a simple inn, in which the owners of the place were an elderly couple who turned their house into a point to host tourists.

To better welcome visitors from different parts of the world, Mrs.Ana and Mr. José, owners of the inn, studied and learned to speak English. And despite the simplicity of the place, Andy and Robert felt very welcome. They liked to sit at the table to have breakfast with the elderly couple, as the conversations were pleasant and involved them getting to know a little more about the local culture.

Mrs. Ana insisted on preparing all the delicacies that were served at her table. The homemade cookies, breads, cakes, breads and pães de queijo, everything was prepared with care by her hands.