My Baby's father - S01 E39

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My Baby's father - S01 E39

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 39

? Kim’s p.o.v?

“Mommy?” Charlotte called and I turned to face her. I was presently packing her things into a suitcase and she had this funny confused look on her face. When was she never confused?

“Yes baby”.

“Are we really going,are we not coming back?” She asked and I sighed.

She have been asking me this particular question for about three days now. It was all Tyler’s fault,he might have talked to her to an extent that he told her we were leaving the country for sometimes and her curiosity have grown.

The truth is that I don’t know if we would be back here,it wouldn’t be that easy right? We might as well stay in New York and continue our lives there. But I highly doubt that.

“No sweetie,we would be back okay?”

“Are you sure mommy?”she asked again.

Okay why was she bent on knowing the answer. I was telling her the truth but a part of me was confused too.

“Yes I am. Don’t you want to leave?”

She looked at her fingers before coming closer “I want to see Grandma Lucy but I would miss Samantha and Samuel” she explained.

Samantha and Samuel were her closest buddies in school. There were twins and she was mostly close to Samantha but her brother always tagged along to play pranks on the two. I think the boy is cute and I can’t help but laugh at how he always got Charlotte riled up, there never agreed on the same thing,but there were inseparable.

“Really?”

“Yes Mommy and they think I am going forever. Samantha refused to play dress up with me today” she whined.

“Why?” I asked concerned.

She looked at her fingers again,taking a closer look at it,the nails were beginning to grow and she was picking on it. Not a good habit,i made a mental note to trim her nails when I was done packing.

“She said I was going to play with her and just leave her alone” she said again.

“But that’s not true honey”.

“I know Mommy but she didn’t want to listen to me and she went to play dress up with the other girls” she explained frowning slightly.

“Did she really do that?” I asked and she nodded. “What about Sam?”

“He didn’t talk to me either”.

“Really?”

“Yes Mommy. Samantha doesn’t like me anymore and no one wants to be my friend because there think I would just leave. Mommy do we have to go?” She whined again.

Okay I wasn’t expecting this. How do people deal with situations like this.

“Come here honey” I told her and she came closer. “Listen honey,they don’t hate you okay? There are only unhappy that you are going to leave them which isn’t gonna happen. The two sams are your friends and they love you,they were probably unhappy because you are leaving for sometime” i explained, choosing my words carefully. I didn’t want to confuse her the more.

“Are you sure mommy?” She murmured.

“Of course baby. Try to talk to them tomorrow,they would listen to you”.

“Really? What if they refuse to talk to me again?”.

“Believe me they won’t,they love you too much to do that and if they do that, we might as well forget about giving Samantha her frozen belt and Sammy his toy gun” I teased and she giggled.

“Sammy loves that toy gun alot. I don’t think he can live without it” she explained.

“That’s the point honey. They just can’t ignore you,try to talk to them tomorrow okay?. I can help you talk to them if you want me to” I suggested and she shook her head abruptly making me burst into laughter.

Was i embarrassing her?

Hey,I wasn’t even thirty yet and she was already looking at me like I was some old fashioned mother. I was still pretty hot too you know,I work out daily and I eat healthy. No one actually believed that I had a daughter in the office when Tyler told them until they saw Charlotte as the living proof.

That didn’t stop some men from flirting with me though,I flirted back but I didn’t lead them on.

“I love you Mommy” she said after a while.

“I love you more” I told her before focusing on the suitcase I was packing before.

This wasn’t an easy task. When I started packing,I might have thought of calling for help from one of the workers but there were busy and I wanted some time alone with my daughter. I bet she would have told me the situation with her friends if another person was in the room with us.

“Mommy,pack that too” she said gesturing to the pink paintings on the wall.

I shook my head “but I can’t pack that” I told her and she pouted. “I would get you another one when we get there okay?” I told her and she nodded eagerly.

“Sing me a song mom. I am about to sleep” she instructed and I patted the space beside me for her to lay on.

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Today was a good day for Charlotte because she jumped on me immediately she sighted me. Don’t get me wrong,she always jumped on me whenever she saw me but can I say today was a bit too much.

It didn’t take long before I realized why she was that giddy, she made up with her friends because the twins walked up to me offering me a tight smile.

“Hey guys,how was school?” I asked them and they took turns in answering.

I waited for about half an hour because they had some catching up to do and as much as I didn’t want to admit it,I felt bad because it looked like i was trying to break the little bond they have managed to build since they were toddlers. We would be leaving tomorrow and i wanted her to say her goodbyes well.

We might or we might not come back.

“Aunt” I turned to see one of the twins,Sammy nudging my side.

“Yes” I said smiling at him.

“Is she really coming back?” The guy asked glancing at where his sister and Charlotte stood. I looked at them for awhile wondering what kids talked about to each other. It can’t be much fun because I wonder what their little minds think of.

He nudged my side again,the little boy was clearly impatient. If he was a little older I might have sworn he had a crush on my daughter but the kid was still young. I bet if he knows what crush means.

“Of course sweetie” I replied bending down to his level.

“How long would she be gone?” He asked again.

“I don’t know yet.” I Said and his expression fell. “But it wouldn’t be long,she would be back before you know it” I assured him.

“Really?”

“Yes” i replied. “You really like her don’t you?” I asked and I gasped when I remembered that this boy was just five a year younger than my daughter. I shouldn’t be saying this to a kid. I was about to rephrase my awkward question when he beat me to it.

“Of course I do. Samantha likes her too” he said innocently.

“She likes you two too. Isn’t your daddy coming to pick you up?” I asked glancing at my wrist watch.

“My dad has work but our nanny is here but she went to get Samantha’s homework and she knows we are saying our goodbyes to Lotte” he explained.

“Yes. You should say your goodbyes” I said shooing him to where the other girls were after offering him a sincere smile.

I watched at there laughed over something he said immediately got there. They were really adorable. Very.

Kids friendship were genuine unlike adults.

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IN THE PLANE.

“So do you think this is a good idea” I asked facing Tyler who sat opposite me with his legs crossed raising an eyebrow.

“Yes. I think so” he replied. At a moment there,i thought he didn’t understand what I was talking about. “I think it is,you might have had a rough past there but you can’t keep running….” He was saying until I cut him off frowning slightly. He was being unreasonable.

“This isn’t about me” I pinpointed.

“I think it is a good idea for Charlotte too” he said glancing at his laps where Charlotte was curled on with fluffy blanket, snoring softly. “I think it is nice for her to change her environment,even if it is for a while. Traveling is part of education too” he explained.

“But she misses her friends”.

“Of course she will,she is still a kid”he said smirking at me which earned him a punch on the shoulder. “Ouch” he whined “you are gonna end up waking the little girl up” he complained.

I rolled my eyes “you are over reacting,she won’t even wake up if you pour water on her” I told him which was partly through. She slept like a log.

“Really? That’s because she likes me so much that she can’t help but “he retorted and I glared at him again.

Sly. “But that’s not true” I argued and he raised an eyebrow. “She is probably still asleep now because she have never been in a flight and your side of the seat is comfortable”

“Really? Before she slept she didn’t wanna stay with you so stop thinking of excuses that aren’t true” he countered.

“That’s because you gave her chocolates”.

“And you had nothing to offer,may the best man win” he said gesturing to himself.

“You are a sly”.

“I know. We both are” he said before bursting into laughter and I just stared at him flatly.

It was partly true though.

We were both slys.

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“Put that away Charlotte” I told her and she shook her head. Way too rebellious.

We landed in new York some hours ago and it was like she wasn’t going to sleep for the night,like she slept all what she wanted to sleep in the plane and monitoring her when I was suppose to be sleeping or preparing for tomorrow’s meeting wasn’t easy.

The sugar in the chocolate must be too much that wss why she was this active past midnight.

“Charlotte?” I called again.

“No Mommy,just one” she said again before running away from my view.

Okay,this was tiring and I was feeling sleepy.

We got a pretty comfortable house here and it was nice to know that it had been taken care of before we even arrived.

More points for Tyler.

I adjusted the glasses on my face before focusing back on the system I was working on. If things go well, Charlotte was going to resume to school tomorrow,I already got that taken care of online. She can’t just stay at home doing nothing for the time we are going to be here. She can make new friends too,it wouldn’t hurt right?

Tyler handed the proposal to me before he left and I honestly wanted to snap at him when he urged me to go through it saying he wanted to pay his mom a quick visit. He handed it over late and I didn’t even know the company that’s the exact reason why I am working this late when I am meant to be asleep and a little girl is also refusing to sleep.

“Mommyyyy” she screamed and i sighed.

“Charlotte,stop screaming. This is late in the night” I told her calmly.

“Can you help me tear open this nylon” she said coming closer.

I won’t tear open that nylon even if they was a gun to my head. It was chocolate that made her this active and she expected me to give her another one.

“Okay bring it” I told her. “Immediately I give you one, promise you would go to sleep immediately” I told her and she nodded eagerly.

For the love of sweets.

I put it away immediately she placed it on my palm and she looked at me with wide eyes. “Mommy you promised” she grumbled.

“No I didn’t,you did. Now go to sleep” i told her and her face fell.

“No” she deadpanned and I sighed.

Dear God,for the love I have for this child.

I went back to my work why she came towards where I was occasionally to twirl my hair in her fingers,when I turn to look at her she giggles before running away. Believe me it was not fun,it was tiring.

I was about to go over the proposal when I saw the name of the company. I gasped.

Ashton freaking company.

Tyler didn’t tell me this. I was about to pick up my phone to call him not minding the time when I remembered that he doesn’t even know that anything happened between Ashton and I neither did he know that he was the father of Charlotte. I put the phone down.

I would sound stupid calling him and moreover this wasn’t about me alone. It was about Tyler and many other people,I don’t have to be so selfish,he have helped me enough and I have learnt not to cloud emotions with business. I just have to keep Charlotte away from his view or anyone else’s view. She was mine and mine alone but I prepared to come to New York but I didn’t prepare to meet Ashton the next day.

This isn’t gonna be easy at all.

I looked around,I haven’t heard the sound of Charlotte’s tiny feet for about thirty minutes or so. I stood up “Charlotte” I called,no answer.

She better not be playing her pranks with me Tonight,I was tired and mentally drained.

“Charlotte?” I called again. No answer.

I looked at the dining area before going to the kitchen,she was still not there.

“Charlotte don’t play….” I paused abruptly when I saw her curled on the sofa snoring softly.

This girl.

I sighed,so she finally decided to sleep,I took a quick glance at the clock. It was half past one and I needed to get up by 6am,the meeting was 8am but I had to drop Charlotte off first.

I went back to turn off the system not without printing what I did. I carried her from the sofa before taking her to her room. I lay her down gently before reaching for her fluffy blankets. I covered her before bending over to kiss her forehead. “I love you baby” I cooed. I was about to retract my hands when her tiny hands tug on mine. I looked at her closely her eyes were still closed.

“Mommy don’t go. Sleep with me” she paused “please”.

“Okay baby” I said before taking a position beside her and she gathered herself into my arms immediately.

I couldn’t help but think of tomorrow,I have a feeling it isn’t gonna be easy.

I don’t think it would be.

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