“Hi Aom baby, Daddy is home!” Mike drops his bag and spreads his hands widely as he is welcoming the little baby into his embrace. Pie carries little Aom to Mike and hands her to him as she reached his side. The baby is so delightful to see her father, Pie could tell it by the way she giggles when Mike kisses her nose.

            “Your duty ended earlier today?” Pie asks to Mike and picks up his bag from the floor. They walks together to the dining table. The food is ready.

            “Aah, yes. How are you today?” Mike takes a glance to Pie and then focusing his attention to his daughter. Little Aom keeps touching his face with her tiny hands.

            “I’m fine?” Pie gazes to Mike weirdly. What kind of question is that?

            “Shak told me you didn’t take your lunch?” Mike says out of sudden. They sit around the dining table with Aom on his lap.

            “Err.. I lost my appetite to eat today.” Pie stutters. She was totally trapped.

            “You should eat some. What if you fall sick? Aom will miss her Mummy.” Mike said while taking Aom’s hands and makes an action like she is crying. Pie laughs because of that.

            “Let’s eat our dinner now.I’m hungry.” Pie changes their topic and put their meal onto the plates. Little Aom sits on her special chair beside Mike. She is getting naughtier. Mike has to distance her from the dining table as she starts to learn to grab stuffs around her. Baby is growing up!

            “We’re leaving, Pie. See you tomorrow.” Mike said. Aom is sleeping soundly in his arms. It’s their daily routine. After taking their dinner, Mike will play for awhile with Aom until she feels tired and yet time for her to sleep. Who sings the lullaby for her? Of course it’s Pie.

            “Drive safely.” Pie smiles to him and at the same time she plants a kiss on Aom’s forehead. It is not really hard to look after Aom. She is a good girl.

            “Mike, are you sure you can handle all of this? Don’t you think you need a companion to take care of Aom and also you?” Aom blurts  what she has in her mind. Mike gazes to her and curves his faint smile.

            “You don’t want to take care of Aom anymore?” Mike raises his eyebrows as he utters her golden question to Pie.

            “No! It is not what I meant.” Pie shakes her head. Mike might misunderstood her words earlier.

            “I just think being a single father is not that easy Mike. She is growing up yet she needs your love and attentions while you have so much responsibilities to handle. Could you dwell your body into two and do all the tasks as parents and also as a cop? You know how your work is.” Pie explains long.

            “I thought you could always be her mother.” Mike countered her. Pie knew he has a different meaning behind his statement.

            “If I ever wanted to find a new mother for her, I want the woman to be you, Pie. You know how my feeling towards you.” Mike continued. Pie’s guessing is right. Mike still keeping a hope in her.

            “But I don’t feel the same as you.” Pie sighs and locks her gaze to the ground. How she would tell Mike that she can’t give her heart to him. She just can’t.

            “Why? You still love that tom?” Mike’s words strikes Pie’s heart. She lifts up her head and locks her eyes to him.

            “I don’t understand what you see in her. She left you and went missing without any news yet you still want to wait for her to come back?” Mike steps forward and gets near to Pie. He control his voice as not to let Aom to wake up.

            “Wake up, Pie! This kind of love won’t go anywhere!” Mike whispers to her ear and then steps back. Pie feels something stabbing her heart. Mike’s reminder hurts herself.

            “Kim has came back. She came here this morning.” Pie didn’t know where she found the courage to say so to Mike. Her voice is clear and it’s really convincing. Pie could see Mike’s facial expression changed. He is utterly shocked.

            “Mike, you should go home now and rest. Take Aom here tomorrow. I will always be her babysitter or godmother or any name that suits to it.” She hinted him to leave.

            “Alright. Good night. See you tomorrow.” Like he has been put under a spell Mike just nodded and walks heading to his car. He still can’t believe that Kim has came back. Pie followed him from behind while carrying Aom’s stuffs.

The Villa’s Garden

 Even though Pie tried to sleep, her eyes rebelled to shut. Her body felt tired not because of she took care of Aom for the whole day but it was because she kept thinking about Kim. At last, she decided to take a walk at their garden. The garden which has witnessed so much good memories between her and Kim.

            “The moon is so beautiful tonight.” Pie said alone as she looks up to the sky. She walks slowly and finally takes her seat at a gazebo. The garden is only illuminated by a dim light, not to bright and not top gloomy.

            “But it’s kinda cold too.” Pie rubs her arms to gain so warmth. She zips up her sweater to prevent the night breeze from brushing her skin.

            “Kim, where are you?” Pie talks to the air, hoping that the breeze would fly it to that tom.

            “I hate you Kim! You’re so stupid!” Pie shouts out o