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"And... How have you and Phineas been?" Linda asked her daughter-in-law, and took a sip of her coffee.

"We... have never been better." Isabella smiled a bit to Linda, a bit to herself.

Linda sent her a wide grin.

"You know what? I always knew you two would be very happy with each other, if only you got together."

"Really?"

"Yes. It was just... Hm. The way you interacted... I don't really know how to describe it." Linda paused for a while. "And he always tells me that too. He really, really loves you," Linda said warmly.

Isabella smiled even wider and blushed slightly.

"Thank you. It's always great to hear that someone else sees it too."

"You waited really long to hear that from him though, didn't you?" Linda asked rather rhetorically.

"Yes..." Isabella admitted. "But I'll never say it wasn't worth it. All those years... they don't matter now. Besides, it's not like he was doing it on purpose. One day, we talked over everything. Like, how we felt... well, just everything. And," she chuckled, "we kept apologizing to each other for being clueless for the next couple of days!"

Isabella's phone rang.

"Sorry, it's him." She answered the phone. "Hi, Phin! I'm at Linda's. Yes, I just went to bring those books back and stayed for a coffee. All right, great, thank you. Bye bye. I love you too. Bye."

She put the phone back in her purse.

"Phineas is coming back from work and will pick me up soon."

"Okay. I'm glad you could stay for a while." Linda smiled.

"Well, thank you for the invitation!" Isabella said and drank up her coffee. "You know what always interested me? How did you feel when we got married? I mean, you have literally known me forever. And suddenly... your best friend's daughter becomes your son's wife. Must have been funny!"

Linda chuckled. "Oh, yes... But that made everything even better for me. Because... it's a very special feeling when your child starts a new family. But it was you! How could I not be happy? It even sounds ridiculous. I don't mean to sound too sentimental, but I'm especially glad I'm now talking to you. Because I know you."

"You're flattering me, Linda," Isabella said with gratitude. "But... you know it's not perfect. Like with every normal couple." She chuckled.

"Exactly. Every normal couple. If you never fought, that would be suspicious! But in the end, what matters is you love each other, which I know you do, and then, any misunderstandings become insignificant. Believe me, as a fifty-year-old woman I know what I'm saying."

"You are not gonna convince me that you and Lawrence quarrel!"

They both laughed, and before Linda was able to reply, they heard the door open and soon, Phineas came into the room. Isabella smiled cutely as he greeted her with a peck on the lips.

"Hey, Mom!" he said next.

"Hello, honey!" Linda replied cheerfully. She observed her son standing behind Isabella, stroking her shoulders.

"You two make a really sweet picture," she said warmly.

"First, I know, secondly, it's mostly Izzy," Phineas replied simply with a grin and kissed the top of his wife's head, to which she smiled broadly.

The couple walked out of the house a few minutes later.

"I've always been glad you two get on so well. Like real friends, you know?" Phineas said.

"Are you kidding?" Isabella chuckled. After a second, she added, "She totally rocks."

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The next chapter will include Phineas having a similar talk with Vivian.
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