Chapter 23
After splashing cold water on my face, I walked out of the bathroom and went to the living room where mom and my precious daughter watched TV. I sat beside mom and put my head on her shoulder. I took Sophie's hand and kissed it.
" Feeling better, hon?" Mom asked, and I nodded my head, not able to talk yet.
" Mommy, are you okay? Are you also sick? I will ask daddy to take care of you." My daughter said and touched my face. I'm feeling emotional again every time she calls him daddy. I kissed her palm on my face and closed my eyes.
" Mommy is fine, baby. Do you really want uncle Liam to be your daddy?" I ask her looking at her innocent, angelic face.
" Yes, mommy." She answered, nodding her little head.
" Why, my sweet pea?" I ask her looking at her innocent hazel eyes.
" Because he takes care of me, mommy, and he loves me. I know he loves you too. He keeps staring at you when you are not looking." She narrated, and I was shocked at how she observes even at an early age.
" Honey, just because somebody is staring at someone means he's in love with that person. It could be that he's just looking." I told her, trying to make her understand.
" No, mommy, it's not. I know he loves you, and you love him too. You look at him the way he looks at you." She said with certainty as if she knows what she is talking about.
" How did you become so expert at love, ha? Baby, there are things that we cannot force, we cannot control. You are too young to understand, but I promise that I will tell you everything you need to know when you're older. Always remember, mommy loves you so much and Nana too." I explained to her, kissing her small hands.
She looked sad and was about to cry, but I tickled her to stop her tears. Soon the house is filled with her giggles and screams. Mom looked at me with love and understanding, and I smiled at her with a heavy heart.
Mom got up to prepare lunch, so we were left in the living room watching cartoons. A few minutes later, mom came back with my ringing phone in her hand. I forgot that I left it on the table this morning. When I looked at the caller ID, the number is anonymous. I looked at mom, puzzled, then answered the call.
" Hello?" I answered reluctantly.
" Hi, is this Arabella?" The person on the other one asked. He sounded familiar, but I'm not really sure.
" Yes, this is her. May I know who this is?" I asked.
" Hi, this is Tom, Thomas Peters." He replied, and I was silent for a minute. Tom, the Principal of Glendale School.
" Oh, Principal Peters, hi. Is there anything I can do for you? Do you want me to come to school?" I anxiously asked him.
" No, no, Miss Montreal, I called because I would like to invite you for dinner." He said, laughing a little and sounded a bit hesitant.
" Oh. Right. Dinner. Ahm, tonight?" I replied, astounded. That was fast. I guess Liam was right. He is interested.
" Yeah, tonight, but if you're busy or have another thing going on, we can do it some other night." He answered.
" Well, I have no prior commitments tonight. I guess I can go?" I told him, looking at mom standing close.
" Perfect! I'll pick you later at 7 pm?" He said, sounding excited and happy.
" Okay, at 7 pm. I'll text my address." I answered back.
" Okay, looking forward to tonight. I'll see you later, Bella, and thank you." Says Tom and cut the call. I stared at my phone with a dazed face.
" Who was that, honey?" My mom asked.
" That was Thomas Peters mom, the Principal at Glendale. He asked me to dinner tonight at 7." I told her, stunned.
" Oh, you had only met yesterday, right? He's fast. Well, if Liam is too dumb to snatch you, then too bad for him. He's got competition." My mom said, smirking.
" Mom, it's just dinner. You're watching too much romance movie." I told her rolling my eyes at her.
" Oh, honey, I was not born yesterday. If a man asks a beautiful woman to dinner, they only have one thing in mind. They want your heart. Be careful, honey. I wouldn't want you to be caught in between two raging bulls." Mom said, laughing, then went to the kitchen.
" I still think you're exaggerating, mom!" I shouted at her, then slummed on the sofa again.
" Mommy, you're going out tonight?" My princess asks.
" Yes, baby. Is it okay if Nana tucks you to bed later? Mommy's new boss is taking her to dinner later." I told her and asking for her forgiveness.
" What about, daddy? He will be sad if you go with your boss." She said her face looked sad, and is pouting. I sighed and placed her on my lap.
" Baby, uncle Liam has a girlfriend, and they are about to get married. Don't you think mommy deserves to be happy too?" I asked her with a pout as well.
" But, you are happy with daddy." She said, on the verge of crying now. It breaks my heart to shatter her hopes, but I have to make her see that her father and I can't be together.
" Sweetie, daddy is happy with someone else. Do you know aunt Taylor? The one we met at their house? That's his girlfriend, and they are getting married." I explained to her painfully.
" I don't like her. She looks at me with angry eyes, and she glares at you too. Daddy doesn't love her because he's always staring at you, not her." She insisted, and I'm at a loss for words. How could my 5-year-old daughter be so observant of what happens around her?
I did not answer her and just kissed her head. I'm thinking of what might happen tonight and what to expect. I don't even know what to wear! I have to call Collette and ask for help. She's the expert, not me. I reached for my phone again and dialed her number.
" Hello gorgeous, what's up?" She answered on the 2nd ring.
" Hey, Cols, I need your help," I told her.
" What is it, babe?" She asked worriedly.
" I have a date tonight, and I don't know what to wear. Can you come later and help me out? With the dress and makeup? You know the usual stuff. I'm not an expert on this. I haven't really had a date before." I explained to her nervously.
She was silent for a while. Then I heard a scream so loud. I have to distance my phone from my ear.
" You have a date?! With who?! I'm coming over right now! We have to get ready! I will make you so beautiful. He won't want to bring you home." She screamed and laughed. I smiled at her reaction, typical Collette. Then I heard a crash in the background and some curses.
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Hi, guys! I want to thank all of you for a very wonderful response to my book. I want to ask your opinion on the new cover I made for this book. Should I use this one or stick to the old one? I value your opinions so much. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
" Feeling better, hon?" Mom asked, and I nodded my head, not able to talk yet.
" Mommy, are you okay? Are you also sick? I will ask daddy to take care of you." My daughter said and touched my face. I'm feeling emotional again every time she calls him daddy. I kissed her palm on my face and closed my eyes.
" Mommy is fine, baby. Do you really want uncle Liam to be your daddy?" I ask her looking at her innocent, angelic face.
" Yes, mommy." She answered, nodding her little head.
" Why, my sweet pea?" I ask her looking at her innocent hazel eyes.
" Because he takes care of me, mommy, and he loves me. I know he loves you too. He keeps staring at you when you are not looking." She narrated, and I was shocked at how she observes even at an early age.
" Honey, just because somebody is staring at someone means he's in love with that person. It could be that he's just looking." I told her, trying to make her understand.
" No, mommy, it's not. I know he loves you, and you love him too. You look at him the way he looks at you." She said with certainty as if she knows what she is talking about.
" How did you become so expert at love, ha? Baby, there are things that we cannot force, we cannot control. You are too young to understand, but I promise that I will tell you everything you need to know when you're older. Always remember, mommy loves you so much and Nana too." I explained to her, kissing her small hands.
She looked sad and was about to cry, but I tickled her to stop her tears. Soon the house is filled with her giggles and screams. Mom looked at me with love and understanding, and I smiled at her with a heavy heart.
Mom got up to prepare lunch, so we were left in the living room watching cartoons. A few minutes later, mom came back with my ringing phone in her hand. I forgot that I left it on the table this morning. When I looked at the caller ID, the number is anonymous. I looked at mom, puzzled, then answered the call.
" Hello?" I answered reluctantly.
" Hi, is this Arabella?" The person on the other one asked. He sounded familiar, but I'm not really sure.
" Yes, this is her. May I know who this is?" I asked.
" Hi, this is Tom, Thomas Peters." He replied, and I was silent for a minute. Tom, the Principal of Glendale School.
" Oh, Principal Peters, hi. Is there anything I can do for you? Do you want me to come to school?" I anxiously asked him.
" No, no, Miss Montreal, I called because I would like to invite you for dinner." He said, laughing a little and sounded a bit hesitant.
" Oh. Right. Dinner. Ahm, tonight?" I replied, astounded. That was fast. I guess Liam was right. He is interested.
" Yeah, tonight, but if you're busy or have another thing going on, we can do it some other night." He answered.
" Well, I have no prior commitments tonight. I guess I can go?" I told him, looking at mom standing close.
" Perfect! I'll pick you later at 7 pm?" He said, sounding excited and happy.
" Okay, at 7 pm. I'll text my address." I answered back.
" Okay, looking forward to tonight. I'll see you later, Bella, and thank you." Says Tom and cut the call. I stared at my phone with a dazed face.
" Who was that, honey?" My mom asked.
" That was Thomas Peters mom, the Principal at Glendale. He asked me to dinner tonight at 7." I told her, stunned.
" Oh, you had only met yesterday, right? He's fast. Well, if Liam is too dumb to snatch you, then too bad for him. He's got competition." My mom said, smirking.
" Mom, it's just dinner. You're watching too much romance movie." I told her rolling my eyes at her.
" Oh, honey, I was not born yesterday. If a man asks a beautiful woman to dinner, they only have one thing in mind. They want your heart. Be careful, honey. I wouldn't want you to be caught in between two raging bulls." Mom said, laughing, then went to the kitchen.
" I still think you're exaggerating, mom!" I shouted at her, then slummed on the sofa again.
" Mommy, you're going out tonight?" My princess asks.
" Yes, baby. Is it okay if Nana tucks you to bed later? Mommy's new boss is taking her to dinner later." I told her and asking for her forgiveness.
" What about, daddy? He will be sad if you go with your boss." She said her face looked sad, and is pouting. I sighed and placed her on my lap.
" Baby, uncle Liam has a girlfriend, and they are about to get married. Don't you think mommy deserves to be happy too?" I asked her with a pout as well.
" But, you are happy with daddy." She said, on the verge of crying now. It breaks my heart to shatter her hopes, but I have to make her see that her father and I can't be together.
" Sweetie, daddy is happy with someone else. Do you know aunt Taylor? The one we met at their house? That's his girlfriend, and they are getting married." I explained to her painfully.
" I don't like her. She looks at me with angry eyes, and she glares at you too. Daddy doesn't love her because he's always staring at you, not her." She insisted, and I'm at a loss for words. How could my 5-year-old daughter be so observant of what happens around her?
I did not answer her and just kissed her head. I'm thinking of what might happen tonight and what to expect. I don't even know what to wear! I have to call Collette and ask for help. She's the expert, not me. I reached for my phone again and dialed her number.
" Hello gorgeous, what's up?" She answered on the 2nd ring.
" Hey, Cols, I need your help," I told her.
" What is it, babe?" She asked worriedly.
" I have a date tonight, and I don't know what to wear. Can you come later and help me out? With the dress and makeup? You know the usual stuff. I'm not an expert on this. I haven't really had a date before." I explained to her nervously.
She was silent for a while. Then I heard a scream so loud. I have to distance my phone from my ear.
" You have a date?! With who?! I'm coming over right now! We have to get ready! I will make you so beautiful. He won't want to bring you home." She screamed and laughed. I smiled at her reaction, typical Collette. Then I heard a crash in the background and some curses.
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Hi, guys! I want to thank all of you for a very wonderful response to my book. I want to ask your opinion on the new cover I made for this book. Should I use this one or stick to the old one? I value your opinions so much. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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