"Oh, Come on, Tell me." I whined for I don't know what time but Christian kept smirking, irking me more. I pouted and closed my arms at my chest in annoyance because of his lack of response.
I just woke up this morning, from the sweet sleep at night. Note the sarcasm. And when I was about to receive a lull, he came up with Mine, Christopher and Aletha bag saying we are going somewhere special and when I asked what about him, he just said that he has some errands and we are going somewhere. I never took care of one child and now I have two of them, so it's very difficult, but I am grateful that I have Christian and helpers of the house with me. But, at night, all of them are oblivious of the fact that we have kids at home. When one sleeps the other cries, leaving me with no time to have for myself and bestowed with a shred of sleep. I am not complaining at all, I only desire a deep slumber for once.
We stopped in front of my house and I mumbled, "You should have told me before." He just smile in return and began to say,
"Look Sophie, You and the kids are gonna stay for a while. When I'll be back, I'll tell you everything. Until then wait for me."
"What about you?" I asked, turning to him. He pinched my cheeks and replied, "I have things to do. Wait for me. I promise I will be back soon" I looked at him for a second and sighed, "Okay, take care of yourself and come soon." I said as we both got out.
Of course, I can't hold both of them so I held Aletha and he held Christopher. We walked in and Mother's face lit up in happiness.
"Look, Who is here!" I chirped when I came inside with a grin. Mother became so elated upon seeing us. She kissed all of us foreheads one by one and smiled radiantly. She then held both Christopher and Aletha and sat down on the sofa. Woah, Now that's what you call a pro. She, who has twins of her own, holding two of them at the same time is no big deal for her, except the fact she is old now and can't carry them for too long. "I'll take my leave." Christian said, giving me a peck on my cheeks.
"Wait, Where are you going?" Mother asked and Christian took and replied, "I have some things to do, till then Sophie will live here." He said and left.
"What things?" Mother asked me and I shrugged my shoulders and took a seat beside her. "Who knows? He is just in a hurry. I wonder why?" I mused and she hummed in response.
"By the way, is Eugene at work?" I asked, playing with Aletha.
"Yeah.." She replied.
And the rest of the day, we continued to talk and play with the kids. It was fine day. Mother told me how we used to be like in our childhood. She told me I was calm and Eugene was noisy and taking care of a noisy kid is very hard because he'd wake me up too causing both of us to cry at the same time. I am thankful Christopher and Aletha both are calm, even though I want them to turn into devils after growing up otherwise, what fun would It be to have a kid at home? I chuckled at my thought.
In the evening, Eugene came. His tired face turned into a gleeful one upon seeing his nephew and niece. He forgot all his worries when he looked at them, just like Christian. No matter how tired he is, he loves playing with them, giving them all of his attention and affection. That's what I love about them.
He quickly freshened and began to play with them as me and Mother cooked dinner.
"So.. you are staying here?" Eugene asked as I was leaning on the wall. I gave him a nod. He didn't ask anything further and smiled and continued to play with Aletha. I tilt my head in confusion but decide to shrug this off.
I then put Aletha and Christopher to sleep and walked out to have dinner. As we were having dinner, I began to say,
"A few weeks ago, Bast- Roger came with his wife. After losing Merlin, they realized their mistakes and begged for my forgiveness."
"So.. what did you say?" Mother asked timidly.
"I forgive them." I said biting a bite of my food calmly as they both looked at me shocked because no one expected this from me; even myself.
"I said that I will not accept him as my father but I forgive him and... maybe we can be on good terms in future." My words surprised them both because neither them nor I can even think that I forgave them. It was unpredictable because I once told them if any of them talk to Roger, I will cut my relations with that person. Such a level of hatred I used to feel for him.
"Actually he also came to me and asked forgiveness.. I also did the same, I have forgiven him but I can't accept him as my father." Eugene said nervously. “I was afraid of your reaction so I didn’t tell you..” I let out a titter and I bumped fists with him.
"Now, That's my brother!" I cheered. Mother seemed rather nervous so I said, "You don't have to forgive him. You don't even have to acknowledge his presence. But, If you want to accept him as your husband, I'll not stop you."
"No! It's that... We have already divorced… when you were ten.. " She said rather afraid but none of us showed an exploding reaction. Instead I joked to lessen the tension in the air because everything is fixed and there’s no need to be distressed about anything anymore.
"Oh, I see, Now I know why he didn't come back when I got him arrested and here I thought he got afraid of the Almighty Sophie."
"Hahaha! Almighty!? Oh, You mean Airbag?" Eugene laughed. I cannot bear to hear any jokes about my weight. It pissed me off the most. I complained,
"Mother! He and his cousin, Christian, both make fun of my weight, scold him and your son-in-law too."
"At least decided he is mother's son-in-law or my cousin."
"Both!" I said closing my arms at my chest.
"Get a girlfriend first!" I said. Puffing.
"Hey, I'm just 23, I am not dying to meet my Queen." He mocked referring to the nickname Christian calls me.
"Oh, I thought you were out of ideas to bewitch a girl." I scoffed.
"Oh dear Sister, I have a lot of ideas but I can't find a girl of my liking." he smirked.
"Miss Amelia Skye, I am telling you, your son's intentions are too wicked." I reported. He gasped and replied, "For your kind information, I am very gallant."
I mimicked him under my breath. We both had a staring competition and then broke into a laugh.
The rest of the dinner went like this, filled with chatters and laughs but not too loud because they'll awake the kids.