Private Finished Meeting Family

Celeste shook Stefan's proffered hand first and thanked him for coming. She then enfolded her niece in a warm embrace, whispering in French that she was very happy for her, and if she needed anything she shouldn't hesitate to call.

"It was very nice to meet you, Stefan," Celeste said as she let go of Zora. "I hope to see you again soon."

And to her niece, she turned to address her.

"I will call you on Monday with the details for your trip, so that you two can make plans and all that," she said finally letting the two lovebirds leave.

"Thank you, tante ... for everything," Zora said, clearly emotional now as she, out of impulse, gave her another quick hug.

Zora then went to stand next to Stefan, and looped her arm through his ready to leave whenever he was.

"Yes. Let's go," Zora agreed as she leaned up and against Stefan, feeling somewhat drained now after their very productive visit with her aunt that afternoon.

"Maybe we can stop off somewhere and pick up something to eat on the way home?" Zora suggested as they made their way back down a long hall to the front entrance where they had parked the car.

"You wanna drive us to my place?" Zora asked as she offered Stefan the car keys as they walked up to her silver custom manufactured sports car.

Climbing into her car, feeling grateful for Stefan, and just how the day went, Zora proceeded to buckle up.

"I don't really know... Chinese, Thai ... even just a pizza and maybe a salad sounds good to me," she admitted as she snapped the seat belt in place, securing it as she did so.

"You can choose if you like," she added as she relaxed, feeling all her tension melt away. "I am game for anything actually. Is there something you prefer more?" she asked.