Tia
Later that night while I was cleaning up the kitchen and about to head to bed ,Mia came into the kitchen and took a seat at the counter. Whenever our kids seeked us out alone it always meant they had questions.
“ Mom?”,
“ Yes sweetie?”.
“ When you met Dad,Did you know he was the one,the person you would spend the rest of your life with?”. I stopped for a second and looked at her.
“ Yes and no. He's a father now and we're mature but when I met him he was nothing like he is now. He was always screwing up, there were many ups and downs”.
“ You mean when you got kidnapped?”.
“ Yes”. Thankfully they didn't know Who did it and we refused to ever say a word of it.
“ I was traumatised and well I left him for months, I didn't call him or text anything. I just stayed away. Aunt Tatiana and your grandparents told me he was miserable without me. But in the end I realised he would do anything for me, he was the only one that could protect me and make me happy. I almost got hurt again and the first person I called was him and I knew I loved him and I accepted it , I accepted him and well here we are now”.
“ I'm sorry it's just. When he thinks no one is looking,I see the way he looks at you. Gideon, Zeke and Cyrus we all see it. He looks at you with so much love and adoration and, I just hope someday I have what you guys have. ”.
I brushed her face. “ And that's what we want for all of you. The way your father treats me is the way a woman should be treated “.
“ I know and I wouldn't want anything less. Thanks mom “.
“ It's okay sweetie”
I watched her as she walked out of the kitchen, I didn't have to know he was standing there. I could feel his stare.
“ Stop sneaking around your own house Dominic”.
I felt him behind me,he hugged me by my waist. “ Have I told you today I love you?”.
“ No”. He rested his head on my shoulder.
“ My bad. I'm sorry. I love you Tia”.
“ I love you too Dominic. Our kids are growing up, they're getting interested in everything, especially relationships. Don't go crazy Dominic”.
“ She's only Sixteen Love. But I trust her”.
“ They were raised right so we need to have faith in our child raising capabilities”.
“ Summer is coming up. Wanna go to the island?”. I caressed his head
“ Well , Gideon, Mia,Richy and Maya are sixteen. Maybe they want to do something themselves. I don't think they'll want to be trapped with everyone for Their summer “.
“ Okay, we'll ask them tomorrow. But right now I need my wife”. He licked my neck and the moan escaped.
“ Not here Dominic,the kids can walk in any second. I'll race you to the room “. I said laughing and running towards the stairs. If I or Dominic had known all four of our kids were standing behind the wall listening to us and smiling we wouldn't have said anything.
Dominic
My wife was fucking amazing. At thirty nine years old she still looked the same as the day I met her. She hasn't changed. If anything she's become More beautiful,more successful,more mature,more protective, more nurturing and Caring. She takes care of everyone. The kids know when and what to say , the two oldest ones know not to piss her off, they were terrified of her sometimes.
I ran after her ,we were laying in bed holding each other. “ How do we do this Dominic? I know they'll be within distance but isn't it too soon?Can't we ask them to take a gap year?”. She asked me.
I was worried too. Mia , Gideon, Maya and Richy started school really early and my brother and I realised they learned faster than kids their age should . We had them tested and it was What we suspected. They took advanced classes. That's Why they finished high school at sixteen.
They had already applied to colleges. We didn't ask or try to influence their decision but they said they were staying here in NY.
“ We can ask them and we know they'll do it for us, but do we really want to Deny them their happiness? The four of them have a plan, they've got their lives well, school lives mapped out already. I wish, love but I don't want to hold them back “.
She sighed. “ Then I guess my babies are going to college ”.
“ It'll be fine love. I promise they'll be okay”.
When I woke up she was still asleep, today was Saturday .Normally, I make breakfast on weekends. When I headed down,I found all four. Zeke and Cyrus were fourteen and almost as tall as Gideon. I always wondered why Tia wanted more kids when Mia alone looked like her. The boys were all me.
“ Morning Dad”.
“ Morning Princess. What's happening?”.
“ We're making breakfast today. Is mom awake yet?”.
“ I am now”. I heard her behind me.
“ Morning mom”.
“ Morning boys, morning sweetie”. Zeke put coffee in front of us. I looked at her. She had a thinking look on her face.
“ Okay, what did you do?, how bad is it and who did it?”. She asked in the tone even I was scared of ,but none of the four turned stiff, or laughed awkwardly.
“ Mom nothing happened, it's just…“. Gideon trailed off. I took a seat and pulled her down on the stool and we drank our coffee.
“ It dawned on us that we'll be leaving for college soon. We can always come home whenever but. For most of the time it'll be Me , Maya, Gideon and Richy”. Mia Said flipping the pancakes.
“ We'll be busy with studies. We'll miss movie nights, fishing trips with grandpa, sleepovers, Our weekly Camping at the back. We'll Miss everything”. Gideon said, looking at us.I guess they were more mature than we wanted them to be.
“ Whenever you're ready to come home we'll be here and When you do we'll do all of these things. We'll call everyday unless you say not to”. Tia said, looking at them.
“ About that. We, I mean Richy and I came to the conclusion that we'll be the only sixteen Year old at college , so will Mia and Maya and staying in separate dorms we won't be able to watch out for them. So we wanted to talk to you guys about getting an apartment for the four of us. That way we'll be together and we can make sure they're safe. You won't be there and it'll be our responsibility to make sure our sisters stay safe “.
I looked at my son and was fucking proud in that second. He and his cousin were careful and mindful enough to know that they needed to protect Their sisters.
Tia
“ Mia ?, Do you and Maya Agree with Gideon and Richy?”. I needed to know because sometimes it's not as simple as that.
“ Maya and I talked it over at length and we agreed. At the dorms we won't know Who our roommate will be and what kind of upbringing they've had but . We can't be around someone that's going to be drinking and having random guys around. If we are together then we'll feel safer “. She said putting the pancakes In Front of us
“ Okay then. Your father and uncle will look into it”. I said resigning to the fact that they're really going to college and there was nothing we could do to stop it.
“ Thanks mom”.
We sat and had breakfast as a family which we always did. “ Zeke, what have you and Cyrus been up to with your aunt Leah?.” Dominic asked them. They had that sly look on their faces.
“ Well we're not interested in computers, mostly Profiling you know FBI stuff. That's what we want to do”. Zeke said, stuffing his mouth.
“ Stop eating like a pig Zeke”. Mia said, nudging him.
“ Oink oink “.
“ Stop it”. She said laughing
I heard the knock and heard him coming in “ Morning uncle Sam. Would you like breakfast?”.
“ Morning princess Mia . No, I'm fine. Just had breakfast at home. Umm Chase we May have incoming issues.Jasper Archer just showed up he's at the main house “.
I looked at Sam. I was the one that took away everything from them. I stood up , I could feel my kids looking at me. I looked at Dominic.
“ Have your breakfast kids, I'll be back soon. Dominic, If it starts again, promise me nothing will happen to them. If what I think is about to happen all over again you have to promise me I won't lose anyone “.
“ I promise love”.
“ Break that promise and I'll hurt someone, anyone as long as I have to in order to make sure they are safe “.
“ And you have my permission. Go deal with it”.
“ Come on Sam let's go”.