Chapter 34 Parenting

Chapter 34 Parenting
(SHANNICA'S P.O.V)

After two long hours, the Parent-Teacher Association meeting is finally over and I hold on to Xenon's hand while we're about to leave the classroom. 

"Mrs. Lincoln!" someone called out to me, and even I myself found it uncomfortable to be called 'Mrs. Lincoln'. Maybe because I'm still not used to it. 

We stop and I turn around to see the woman calling me, 

"It's nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Lincoln. You're Mr. Lincoln's SECOND wife right?" The woman in her mid 30s questioned me. 

Okay..? Does she really need to emphasize that I'm Xander's second wife? Lol. 

"Yes, my name is Shannica. And you are?" I asks. 

"Oh, I'm Jasmine Walter. And this is my son, Joshua." she introduced herself and her son. 

I glance at the chubby kid, but I caught him glaring at Xenon. 

"Hello, Joshua." I caught his attention. He look at me and then raise his brows. Woah, kids nowadays are really scary huh? 

"Ah haha sorry, my baby seems to be not on the mood." Jasmine said and pitch her son's cheek. 

"Aw mom, it hurts!" her son complain. 

"We should go, we still have to go somewhere. Please excuse us." I formally said, 

"Come on, Xenon." I added and glance at him. He's been silent since a while ago, he didn't even glare or yell at me. I was still holding his hand but he didn't complain at all. 

I smile and we headed back to the car where Glenda and the driver was waiting. 

Xenon and I went inside the passenger seat, while Glenda sit in the front. 

"Let's head back to the mansion, Anthony." Glenda said to our driver, so he started the engine. 

"Wait!" I suddenly spoke. 

"There's a children's park nearby in the left side. Let's go the first before we go home." I said smiling. 

In my peripheral view I saw Xenon looking at me confusedly, 

"You wouldn't mind right, Xenon? We should go out for a while and see the beauty of our surroundings." I added.

He look away and said, "Whatever."

Yes! The more I get to know this kid, I figured out that whenever he answers 'Whatever' it means yes or okay. Pffft. 

Just like what I said, we stop by in the children's park and there, I saw a lot of kids playing in the playground. 

"Wow. It looks fun in here, let's go Xenon!" I said in an exciting tone. 

We went out from the car and I hold Xenon's wrist again. 

"Hey, you don't have to hold my hand!" he started to complain. 

"I have to. Don't you know who you are? You're Xenon, the sole heir of Lincoln Group." I said and copy the way he boast his name.

"Stay close to me, do you want some bad guys to kidnap you or something?" I warned him. 

There's a lot of people, Xenon might lose his way if I let him go so it's better if I hold him to keep him close to me. 

He just leer on me as we continue walking towards the empty bench. The two of us sit in the bench and I saw Xenon staring at the hanging chair. 

"Do you want to ride there?" I ask and point out swing. 

He look surprise, "N-No! O-Of course not!" he answered defensively. 

"Why not? It looks fun, shall we try?" I ask him in a wide smile. Some people are looking at us, maybe because of what I am wearing right now lol. 

"No thanks--- h-hey!" He hissed when I suddenly grab him on the way to the swings. 

"H-Hey I said I don't want to ride that childish swing!!" Xenon refuses, but I ignore him, 

"Excuse me? Can he ride the swing for a minute?" I ask the kid around 12 years old swinging in the hanging chair. 

The girl give way and I thank her, 

"I'm not going to ride in there!" Xenon exclaimed. 

I pout, "Oh come on Xenon, I know you want to. Just give it a try." I said to him. 

"No." 

"Pleaseee?" I said in a sassy tone.

He look at me unbelievably and because he didn't refuse nor agree, I grab him again and make him sit in the hanging chair. 

"You're such a meddlesome." Xenon said frowning but is already on the hanging chair, waiting for me to push the swing. 

"Hold on tight." I said smiling and push the swing. 

"H-Heyy.." he was about to complain again but I already swing the hanging chair. 

He didn't react at first, and as I keep on pushing him hard, I notice that he is already enjoying himself.

It takes a few minutes swinging him to the hanging chair and went in front of him to see his reaction. 

And to my surprise, he is smiling while looking up to the sky. This is the first time I saw his lips curve into a smile and dang, he is so cute. 

"Woah, you do know how to smile. It suits you better, Xenon." I uttered while staring at him. 

He glance at me still smiling until he finally realize what he just acted, he stop and stood up from the swing, and his smile even faded out. 

"Why did you stood up? We still have a lot of time left." I said pouting. 

I'm about to make him sit on the swing again but then a girl his age went to the swing to rode on it on his behalf. 

Aww, she literally replaced Xenon from riding the swing. 

"Hayss, you should have stayed there a little longer." I said in a disappointing tone. 

He cleared his throat, 

"It's fine, it's not even that fun." he said. 

"Oh really? But you were smiling, it means you liked it." I said in a confident tone. 

He frown, "Me? Smiled? You must be dreaming. I didn't smile!" he denied. 

I chuckle, "Yes, you did." I said as I was teasing him. 

"No, I didn't!" he denied again at glare evilly at me. 

I laugh, "Alright, fine. I'll act as if I didn't see you smiling then." I answers and held his hand again. 

"Hmm. Do you want icecream?" I ask him. 

"I don't like sweets. Dad said that it's not appropriate for me getting to use in eating sweets." he answer. 

I look at him, "Well just because your Dad said it's inappropriate, doesn't mean that you dislike sweets yourself. You were literally telling yourself to dislike something that you don't find odd at all." 

"You're making no sense." he answered to me. 

I smile and pointed the guy vendor who is selling ice cream in the street,

"Let's buy some. I miss dirty ice-cream." I said. 

"Dirty ice-cream?" he asks.

"Why would you buy an ice-cream that's dirty?" he added confusedly. 

I laugh again, "Dirty ice-cream isn't literally dirty, Xenon. It's called dirty ice-cream because it's cheap, and it's sold out of the streets unlike the expensive ice-cream we usually brought from the grocery." I explained. 

He remain silent then nod repeatedly afterwards. 

I brought two dirty ice-cream in a cone, it's a combination of Mango and Ube flavor. 

"Here. Give it a try." Xenon and I sat on a bench and I hand him over the ice cream cone. 

He accepts it and stare at me while I starts licking the ice-cream. Soon enough he give it a taste, and his eyes widen, it means he likes it. 

I smile, "Is it good?" 

He glance at me and look away again, "It's not that good though." he answers. 

He continued eating his ice-cream and I can't even wear off the smile on my face, I am so happy that I am spending time with Xenon right now.

Xenon is so cute getting messy while eating, because of that, I use my bare hands and wipe the ice cream on the side of his mouth.

It's 4:30 PM when we decided to head back home, I really had fun today, and I didn't regret cancelling my girl date with Beatrice. 

"Greeting, Madame, and Young Master." the butlers greeted us as we walk inside the mansion. 

"Are you tired? You should take a nap, I'll call you later when it's dinner time." I said to Xenon. 

"Madame Shannica, you're back." Aunt Milla welcomed us, 

"Oh yes, is something wrong, Aunt Milla?" I ask her. 

"Sir Xander ask for you and Sir Xenon, he's waiting for you two at the backyard, Madame." Aunt Milla answers. 

"Xander is home?" I confusedly ask. He went home earlier dropping off his things from his business trip, and then he rush to company saying that he still have to attend an important meeting. So why is he here so early in the afternoon? 

I sigh and look at Xenon, 

"Hmm it looks like your Dad is calling us. Let's go see him first, did you miss your Dad, Xenon?" I ask him.

His positive aura earlier disappeared and he went back to his cold expression, 

"It's not like this is the first time he was gone for a business trip." he said instead of answering my question.

I smile a little bit and we head together to the backyard, Xander was sitting on a chair in the round table while staring at the sky, 

"Xander." I started as soon as we stop in front of him. 

He look at me and then glance at Xenon, 

"I heard you went to Xenon's PTA meeting, it ended earlier at 3pm." He uttered. 

"Oh we dropped by at the park nearby at his school, we hang out a bit." I said smiling. 

But he was just looking at Xenon seriously and then call him, 

"Xenon. What should you say whenever I came back for work?" He asks. 

Xenon lift his head and look at Xander coldly, 

"What? Does it still matter?" 

"Xenon!" Xander begins to raise his voice. 

"Woah, Xander, chill... You don't need to shout." I defended Xenon up. 

He sigh, and massage his forehead. Lol, why does he look so stress and haggard? 

"Anyways, one of Lincoln's trusted partner WTY Corporation would held their 7th founding anniversary tomorrow night, and I want you two to come with me." Xander announces. 

"A party?" I asks 

"Yes, Shannica, tomorrow morning, let's pick up Xenon's tux and your dress for the event. The three of us should be there..... As a family." he added. 

As a family...

I nod, "Okay, let's do that then. How about you, Xenon, is that okay?" I glance at Xenon to see his reaction. 

"I hate parties." He uttered. 

"Xenon, stop acting like a child." Xander warned him. 

I look at Xander, the heck is he saying? Xenon is really a child! 

"Besides, it's for our reputation, you have to be there since you are my son, and my successor. You got it?" he added. 

Does he have to always remind and pressure his son that he is the heir of this family? Ugh. 

"Yes, dad." Xenon said in a defeated tone. 

I sigh and decided to just let them be for now. After the small talks, I call Glenda to escort Xenon back to his room so he could take a nap. 

Hours passed by and Xenon was really tired that he ended up sleeping so peacefully. I ask Glenda not to disturb Xenon's sleep, and just deliver him some food in the room once he wakes up in the middle of the night. 

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Time check: 9:00 PM

I just finish taking a quick shower and I dried my hair up. I am currently wearing a spaghetti strap night gown since I really feel so hot right now. I was sweating a lot since earlier this morning. It's summer season so it's obviously hot. 

Xander is still on the shower and it's a little uncomfortable for me thinking that I will sleep tonight with him. Maybe I got used sleeping alone since he was gone for a week. 

After a couple of minutes, Xander went out from the shower with his pajamas on. He was wiping his hair with towel and glance at me, 

"Can you dry my hair up?" he suddenly ask in a soothing tone that made me shiver all of the sudden. 

"S-Sure." I answered and stood up and tap the chair, 

"Sit here." I added. 

He went on my direction and sit on the chair, I turn on the hair dryer and starts caressing his hair. 

"So how was your trip?" I opened a topic so it would not be so awkward. 

"It's fcking tiring. I didn't even got enough sleep while I was there..." he uttered. 

Well, he really look so exhausted. 

"Why? Is there a problem?" I ask him. 

He shook his head, "There was, but we were able to resolve it before it worsen." he respond, 

"Dang, I spent my whole one week night, sleepless. Fck, I'm so tired." 

I smiled, "Hmm you must have been enjoying your night there with someone that's why you are sleepless at night." I teased. 

I continued drying his hair but he didn't respond again, to my surprise, when I glance at the mirror in front of us, I saw him staring seriously at me.

"W-Why are you staring at me like that?" I ask. 

"Are you implying that I'm cheating on you, Shannica?" he said in a serious tone. 

My smile fade, "O-Oh no, that's not what I meant... I mean I don't even mind if you do---" I wasn't able to finish my sentence when Xander pull my waist closer to him. 

I even drop the hair blower on the floor because of his sudden movement. Because he was sitting while I am standing, his face was facing my two mountains and I could feel his warm breath on my chest, 

"Xander..." 

His eyes went from my eyes down to my lips, my neck, and down to my chest... Sht. 

His face lean over my chest and starts smelling my neck... Using his left hand, he starts caressing my shoulder slowly and teasingly. 

My breath began to deepen as I feel his lips landed on the silk that covers up my npple. Dmn it, I don't even have a brassiere on... I felt like my whole body has been electrocuted by his touch... 

Oh god... 

Suddenly he stood up to level me, and then he kisses my neck and bite it a little, 

"A-Aaah.." I moan as he left a love bite in my neck. 

He faces me front and I could see his Adam's apple moving while he's gulping... 

"Shan..." he said in a very seductive tone. 

Dmn this is the first time I heard him calling me 'Shan',  instead of Shannica. 

"I have my needs, Shan..." 

"But I didn't want to do it with any woman..." he added. 

"What are you saying...?" I ask in such a low tone, 

"You..." 

"I've been trying so hard to resist you... But I want to respect you... Your body... But god dmn it, this is harder than I thought.." he said in a husky tone while staring at my lips. 

I could already smell his breath and waiting for him to do the next move, but instead of claiming my lips, he starts moving backward and let go of me. 

"S-Sorry..." He said then he started walking away to bed. Leaving me standing in front of the mirror dumbfounded... 

He literally just said that... He wants me.

And I should stop him, right? 

But why does my body telling me the opposite? 

Why does it felt like.... I want him too? 

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