"You like to make up stories," I hissed, but he just rolled his eyes. God, how could this man be my best friend? I really don't know how we became friends.
"Do you have a child or what? Stop being tight-fisted, Cbiara, and come back; I'm bored!" He hissed as if he was pissed off at me. He is like a mother who forces me to do what I want, but I keep on refusing to do it. Oh, freak! Why do I have to be like this?
He kept smiling while I was chasing him while swimming. The three joined in, assuming we were playing, while the two of us chased after one another. We sat in our lounge to rest after a few minutes of playing, that was tiresome though. We were too active and then exhausted. After they finished preparing our food, we merely rested before eating. Naturally, I let those who prepared the food try it before the rest of us did, as I struggled with trust after the incident with my dad. We ensure that they take everything in; it's difficult that Laura, Lucia, and John may have allies left that I am not aware of even here in Chicago or in Manhattan.
We ate after making sure everything was in its proper place. We simply had a good time because, after the tragedy that occurred to us, we deserved to have a happy life after all. While those two children played with the children of the other maids, the three of us grownups were having a conversation. I didn't have a difficult time with my kids because I've taught them social skills, which is a wonderful thing.
Hiro started, "It looks like you're close to winning Rayden's heart," he drank what was inside of the bottle of beer he had carried in his car.
"Well, it's really swift to get him; you just have to be very patient, especially with Rayden, who seems sensitive from all that he inherited from Cbiara.” I noticed how the man caught sight of me for a few moments.
"Well, I'm glad he is like that. They hesitate before accepting someone in their life but given that you are their father that's why…” the man replied with a hang in his words, so I drank too and turned my way somewhere. God, why are their topics changing like that and it's pointing at me?
"Rayden’s the first person who declines a man's offer to their mother. Red makes friends so quickly that you can't expect him to follow the rules we made for both of them. Just give him chocolate and he'll be with you right away," Hiro laughed at his own story. That's true; we gave them a trial as I was thinking that maybe someone will snatch them without us knowing. Then, Red just went with a stranger whom Hiro and I know while Rayden fights with that person because he said I don't have any friends except Hiro.
I don't know if that's a compliment or an insult, but I was still glad because he was observant like me. I know he cared, I know that Rayden was a kind-hearted man.
"That's good; Rayden is good and smart."
"Red is excellent too; he's really fast to do things when you have food to offer him." Hiro whispered because Red was glaring at him. I don't know why they often don't agree on any aspect, both Red and Hiro.
"I know, they take it on me." He winked.
"Remember that I am the most brilliant in our batch, so don't be arrogant," I told him. He thought he had everything.
"Well, fine, but admit it, they all look like me."
"Tsk," I said. "How pathetic you are to tell that, as if! They inherit my visuals and not you; just look at them." I even pointed at them playing in the water and seemed to have their own worlds; "no one inherited you!"
"That's not true! They all look like me!" He even pointed at his face, but I just slapped him slightly as if kidding. He knows I'm quick to be irritated, yet here he is teasing me completely.
"Are mom and dad arguing?" I heard one of my kids asking, but I was too focused on answering Raven.
"No, they're playing who's the best lover." Hiro's words didn't escape my hearing, so I turned to him and glared. "Kidding, run kids!" He shouted and pulled my children away from us, so I turned to look at Raven, but I didn't think that he would come closer, so our faces almost met.
Fvck! I cursed myself when our lips almost touched. I gulped and wanted to look away, but he quickly held my chin and just made me face him. Damn, my heart was pounding fvcking bad. Holy crap, I'm in danger!
Red's appeal to us was fortunate since I could end up making the biggest mistake of my life. "Mommy, Daddy, look!" I stood up awkwardly and went to my kid, darn it. That was almost it.
I said, "Coming, baby," and approached them. It was good that Hiro was teaching them how to swim. But instead of paying attention to them my mind is just always in Raven, I involuntarily gripped my lips. God, how could I have become this way? I should get rid of it from my head; this is not what I should think.
Red gave me a shake to make me realize that I could concentrate. "Mom, I'm good at it; look!" Only now I can pay attention to them when Raven is far from us. Fvck, why did everything happen to be like this?
We happily bonded at my house in Chicago; we took a bath by the river and relaxed since there were a lot of problems we had in life that we overcame. We even celebrate every achievement that we get with our son and Hiro. We talked about some things, and then after that, the two were always with their parents. Even after we get back to Manhattan.
"I should go," he said, and I also ran away, but I looked at Hiro, who was grinning as if he had watched a movie that was exciting.
"What?" I sneered at him because he looked like a worm sprinkled with salt. "Don't look at me like that, Hiro; that doesn't exist!"
"I didn't say anything, so why are you reacting?" I hit him because he winked and made his brows up and down, which he loved doing when he knew I was irritated. I don't know why men are so quick to make women's blood boil. So irritating!
"Because I know you, Cbiara! From head to toe, I know you." I copied what he said to me the last time. We cracked up because no matter where we were placed, just the two of us, we almost covered the entire area with the strength of our laughter.
"Stop doing that; you look like a fool," he pointed out, but I annoyed him even more, so his face was wrinkled. "Oh gosh, just admit it because you are still into him. I'm not going to judge you! Faster, say it to me now; you still love him." He was forcing me say the things that were a bluff.
"I don't, Hiro; look, what we had was just co-parenting, and that's it. There's no malice in that!" I don't want to lead Raven; what if he is just here because of the kids? I don't want my heart to shatter into pieces once again, and besides, what's more important to me now are my kids. Or is it really about my kids?