The Alchemists

At 6 in the morning, when L woke up, she felt her side and was surprised when she did not find London lying next to her. Reflexively, her eyes immediately searched for Lily and she realized that she was not in her cot.

L quickly came to the conclusion that Lily woke up in the middle of the night and London was forced to stay up late to keep her company.

L hurriedly got out of bed, put on her robe, and went out to find the father and daughter duo. She found him on the terrace sitting on a chair, with Lily lying face down on her father's c.h.e.s.t.

The sight momentarily stunned L and she stopped in the doorway. Involuntarily, a tear fell down her cheek. L felt very happy. The two people she loved the most were here, and they would soon be officiated as a family in a formal marriage.

L, who lived alone for almost eleven years, now had a family that she loved.

She felt very grateful.

"Good morning ..." she whispered as she arrived behind London and kissed the man's cheek. London turned his head with a broad smile. His eyes looked very sleepy, making L very sorry to see him. She asked the man softly. "You didn't sleep?"

London shook his head and put on an expression like the most pitiable puppy in the world.

"Lily woke up in the middle of the night and didn't want to go back to sleep. I had to keep her company ..." And so he complained like a sad puppy.

"Gosh .. why didn't you wake me so we could take turns?" L asked in surprise.

London shook his head. "I didn't have the heart to wake you up, you looked so tired."

"Oh, dear ..." L felt very touched and landed a loving kiss on London's lips. The man accepted it happily. They kissed long enough and only stopped when Lily's tiny hand clawed at her father's nose.

"Ouch ... Lily ..." London hurriedly released L's lips and pinched his baby's nose playfully. "You can be naughty too apparently."

"Here, let me take care of Lily, you just go to sleep," L said. She took Lily from London's c.h.e.s.t and carried her. "Lily, Honey, let's eat and then we could take a bath together and wear pretty clothes."

London only watched L b.r.e.a.s.tfeed Lily on a patio chair with a happy look. While b.r.e.a.s.tfeeding, L hummed one of her songs. Lily was her mother's number fan and she quickly smiled when she heard L singing.

This was a morning routine that London missed so much for the past two weeks when he and L separated. He always liked to start the day by listening to L's singing, just like Lily was always happy when she heard her mother sing.

Actually, London wanted to stay there and spent time with the two girls he loved the most in this world, but he was already very sleepy. Finally, he was forced to return to L's room and immediately lay down on the bed.

In less than five minutes, he was already fast asleep.

***

At 11 noon, London was awakened by the sound of his cellphone ringing so loudly. He had not regained his consciousness completely, and the noise really annoyed him.

Staggering, he got out of bed, put on a robe, and rushed to the kitchen to turn off his cellphone.

"Good morning, Honey..." greeted L who was preparing breakfast for him at the table. Lily was playing in her basket with some plush toys.

"Hmm ..." London just nodded. He searched for his phone. L, who saw him looking for something, immediately took the cellphone from the kitchen counter and handed it to him.

"Jan sent you various messages and e-mails, I think. Maybe it is super important, so now he's calling you. Just pick up his call," she said, placing the phone in London's hand.

London accepted it while grumbling. "Jan should have known he shouldn't disturb my sleep. I'll scold him before going back to sleep again ..."

He pressed the accept call button.

Before he could get a chance to scold Jan, his assistant's cheerful voice was heard through the speaker.

"Ahh .. thank God you finally picked up my call. I want to make sure that you do not mind going on a date today. I have arranged a blind date at the Moon restaurant this evening. I have prepared flowers and various other necessities. Miss Sarah can't wait to meet you. I already sent full details by email this morning. Please check it out."

London was so shocked to hear all of Jan's blabber that he accidentally dropped his cellphone to the floor. He raised his face and turned to L only to find the beautiful girl looked stunned and slowly a tinge of red appeared on her face due to her growing fury.

"Th ... This is ... a misunderstanding ..." London swallowed hard.

"Hello, Sir...!!"

Jan's voice came from the speaker while the phone was now stranded on the floor with cracked glass. It was really unfortunate that, at such a crucial time, instead the voice disappeared and the telephone connection was cut off, Jan actually continued to chatter about the second and third dates that he managed to secure for his boss.

"I have a good feeling about Miss Sarah. She is very knowledgeable and has traveled the world. But if it turns out that there is no chemistry between the two of you, we also have Miss Gwen who is eager to see you. She is a pediatrician. She is both brain and beauty. If you checked her pictures, you would agree with me.

Imagine, where could you find such a beautiful girl who is so smart that she can become a specialist physician? Then, oh ... the next one is also my favorite: Miss Carla is a student in law school. She loves singing and her voice is very beautiful,.. In my humble opinion, she is not worse than Miss L when it comes to singing. A really talented girl!"

Right there and then, London wished he could just split the earth in half so that he could bury himself. This is horrifying!

After the shock was gone, he hurriedly trampled on his cellphone to turn off the annoying sound.

Finally, Jan's voice was no longer heard. There was no sound whatsoever could be heard in the kitchen.

There was only a deafening silence between him and L.