It was one of the few mornings that Lisa will forever treasure; those days when आप wake up with a huge smile on your face coming straight from the afterglow of making प्यार with the person आप प्यार the most. This feeling isn’t new to her. She felt this four years ago, with the same man actually, but this time it’s different because another human being is already involved. Suddenly, this felt so domestic and the dream of having a real family of her own (with him, if possible) entered her mind. She wanted this, she’s preparing the तालिका, टेबल for breakfast for them, he’s there taking a shower, as if getting ready for work, and their little angel, sleeping soundly, waiting to be wake up.
Dozens of a और domestic scenario entered her mind but was cut short when she felt wet kissed being trailed down at the back of her neck that eventually sent shivers down her spine. And just when the hold on her hips loosened, she turned and faced the man behind her.
“Morning,” Hugh greeted and Lisa greeted back.
“How are आप feeling?” he asked, eyes obviously filled with happiness like hers.
“Sore.” And she wasn’t kidding. “But don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”
“I promised to be careful अगला time,” he assured before going down on her lips and planting a quick किस that Lisa captured into a slightly deeper one. She dropped the hotdog fork she was holding on the counter before completely wrapping both her arms around his neck and going on for और kisses. A few सेकंड्स later, they both pulled away but let their foreheads touched the other. “I –“ Hugh started.
“Mommy, how come Mr. Rabbit is here with me?” came a tiny voice coming from the रसोई, रसोईघर doorway. The two adults immediately let go of the other as they stared at Bessie who’s standing a meter away from them and a stuff animal was snuggled in between of one of her arm folds. They चुरा लिया a quick glance at each other before looking back at the little girl again as Lisa stammered an answer.
“He never leaves घर right? आप get mad when he’s out and now he is, are आप mad?” Bess added, her eyes almost pleading for an answer.
“Bess, baby…” her mother started.
“Lisa, आप don’t have to…” Hugh was cut off when his best friend returned a stare he knew he should back off. This is like watching an accident about to happen, he thought as Lisa हटाइए closer to their daughter before kneeling one knee down to be of level of her.
“Remember when I told आप about not all people in our lives stay with us forever?” she started, with great gentle as her palms landed on both sides of the little girl’s arms.
“Yah. आप told that to me when my cousin Alfredo died,” Bessie answered innocently.
“Well,” Lisa sighed before adding, “nobody died this time, sweetheart but… Dan won’t be with us anymore. Mommy and him can’t be together like what we used to and I’m afraid the last time आप saw him, will really be the last.” Bessie’s eyes were starting to be filled up with tears, threatening to flow anytime soon. Her lips were pressed tightly as her cheeks turned red in what Hugh and Lisa interpreted as the little girl’s anger.
“You’re lying mommy, you’re lying!” Bess cried out as tears began falling from her eyes. Her Mr. Rabbit fell off from her grip when she began struggling to escape from her mother’s hands.
“No, sshh, baby listen to mommy,” Lisa tried her best to get a hold of her daughter’s head and continued when she was able to, “Daddy Hugh is here right? He’ll be there for आप like what Dan does to you.”
“No! I hate आप mommy! I hate you!” With that, Bess used her last effort to escape from the world she thought was lying to her. “Bess! Bess, honey!” her mom called out but she ran down the hall and once again, slammed the door shut before locking her self up again.
“Lisa,” Hugh finally voiced out, following close behind her as he watched her ran after their confused daughter.
Shortly, he found her knocking on the door at the right side of the hallway. Her voice cracking and cheeks soaked with tears.
“Lise…” he tried to say between yells and knocks.
“Open the door, Bess,” she said, “we need to talk. Listen to me.”
On the other side of the door, there was the four साल old, grabbing the nearest stuff animal and तकिया that she could throw at the door. “I hate you! I hate all of you!” she spat back enough for her parents to hear. Out of fuss and anger, she was able to take the फूल vase on the nightstand and carelessly throwing it to the door in front of her. When the flowers, the water and the vase boomed in the air like fireworks, that was the time when she sat down on the floor, knees together and held it close near her chest before beginning to let the tears fall as hard as they could, almost leaving her out of breath in between.
At the same time when they heard the breaking sound of the vase, Hugh and Lisa exchanged scared glances. Fear kicked in in both their hearts before he walked in one motion near the door to ‘negotiate’ with Bess himself. She, on the other hand, went with his flow. No one would know who landed his/her knuckles first as the sound of the thudding come after another.
“Bess, this is daddy, open the door, sweetheart,” he ordered carefully. Nothing. “Bessie.” Again, nothing, only cries.
“Bessie! Open the damn door! Now!” Lisa finally burst and as Hugh looked at her, there was no Ms. Nice Mom but there was Ms. Angry/Strict Mom. Both his eyebrows met in the middle as shock ran through his veins while she was busy ignoring his piercing stares द्वारा knocking heavily on the door. “Be –“ she yelled only to be cut off द्वारा Hugh grabbing her arm tight.
“What the hell are आप doing? आप think she’ll come out if आप yell and display your anger?” he spat.
“This is my daughter and whatever ever happens in there, is my damn responsibility!”
“Not just yours Lisa for heaven sake!” As silence between them ate them up, their glances were flaming and both chests were heaving. “Let me remind you, that the father is beside you.” With that, Hugh let go of his hold of her arm, looked away and turned around to snatch the phone from its stand and speed dialed a number.
“Yah, could आप please send up a spare key for the bedroom, something came up and… Thank you,” he said, using his Emmy-worth Best Actor skill to keep the cracking voice stuck in his throat.
A few मिनटों later, he and Lisa were following a hotel maid as it made its way in the suite. Both of them could still feel the tension that was left द्वारा their mini argument earlier and neither one wanted to be the first to speak with the other as early as this afternoon.
When the three of them reached the living room, Hugh reached for his phone in his pocket when it began echoing almost in every corner of the suite. “Excuse me” he कहा before letting himself be left out द्वारा the ladies, who went straight to the hallway silently.
Stepping closer to the glass दीवार that was overlooking the busy city of New York to get a better reception, the person on the other end of the line didn’t gave him the chance to greet, “Padre, आप have to come back.”
“Charlie?” he asked, uncertain of what emotion he should feel. Of course he’s in ग्ली to know it was his son who called him first but the boy’s voice and message seemed to sound unpleasing. “Wha—“
“Pa, please. Just come home. I booked आप a सीट for the earliest flight for tonight out of New York, you’ll be here in लंडन in no time,” the boy said, almost begging for his father to say ‘yes’.
“Charles,” he said, stealing a quick glance at the hallway where the hotel maid was checking the right key to use for the bedroom door, “I can’t… As of now, I can’t but I’ll be there as soon as this is fixed. Just tell me, what the hell is going on?”
There was a pause at the end of the line and suddenly a sob that Hugh was sure that came from his son. Oh god, he thought, whatever happened it must be so heavy that it made Charlie, who have the strongest personality among his children, break into tears.
“Charles…”
And at the same time when the maid was able to open the door, that was also the time when Hugh’s world froze when his eldest son said...
“I got my girlfriend pregnant.”
First and always, thanks for reading! And FYI, Charles really calls Hugh as 'Padre'. :)
Dozens of a और domestic scenario entered her mind but was cut short when she felt wet kissed being trailed down at the back of her neck that eventually sent shivers down her spine. And just when the hold on her hips loosened, she turned and faced the man behind her.
“Morning,” Hugh greeted and Lisa greeted back.
“How are आप feeling?” he asked, eyes obviously filled with happiness like hers.
“Sore.” And she wasn’t kidding. “But don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”
“I promised to be careful अगला time,” he assured before going down on her lips and planting a quick किस that Lisa captured into a slightly deeper one. She dropped the hotdog fork she was holding on the counter before completely wrapping both her arms around his neck and going on for और kisses. A few सेकंड्स later, they both pulled away but let their foreheads touched the other. “I –“ Hugh started.
“Mommy, how come Mr. Rabbit is here with me?” came a tiny voice coming from the रसोई, रसोईघर doorway. The two adults immediately let go of the other as they stared at Bessie who’s standing a meter away from them and a stuff animal was snuggled in between of one of her arm folds. They चुरा लिया a quick glance at each other before looking back at the little girl again as Lisa stammered an answer.
“He never leaves घर right? आप get mad when he’s out and now he is, are आप mad?” Bess added, her eyes almost pleading for an answer.
“Bess, baby…” her mother started.
“Lisa, आप don’t have to…” Hugh was cut off when his best friend returned a stare he knew he should back off. This is like watching an accident about to happen, he thought as Lisa हटाइए closer to their daughter before kneeling one knee down to be of level of her.
“Remember when I told आप about not all people in our lives stay with us forever?” she started, with great gentle as her palms landed on both sides of the little girl’s arms.
“Yah. आप told that to me when my cousin Alfredo died,” Bessie answered innocently.
“Well,” Lisa sighed before adding, “nobody died this time, sweetheart but… Dan won’t be with us anymore. Mommy and him can’t be together like what we used to and I’m afraid the last time आप saw him, will really be the last.” Bessie’s eyes were starting to be filled up with tears, threatening to flow anytime soon. Her lips were pressed tightly as her cheeks turned red in what Hugh and Lisa interpreted as the little girl’s anger.
“You’re lying mommy, you’re lying!” Bess cried out as tears began falling from her eyes. Her Mr. Rabbit fell off from her grip when she began struggling to escape from her mother’s hands.
“No, sshh, baby listen to mommy,” Lisa tried her best to get a hold of her daughter’s head and continued when she was able to, “Daddy Hugh is here right? He’ll be there for आप like what Dan does to you.”
“No! I hate आप mommy! I hate you!” With that, Bess used her last effort to escape from the world she thought was lying to her. “Bess! Bess, honey!” her mom called out but she ran down the hall and once again, slammed the door shut before locking her self up again.
“Lisa,” Hugh finally voiced out, following close behind her as he watched her ran after their confused daughter.
Shortly, he found her knocking on the door at the right side of the hallway. Her voice cracking and cheeks soaked with tears.
“Lise…” he tried to say between yells and knocks.
“Open the door, Bess,” she said, “we need to talk. Listen to me.”
On the other side of the door, there was the four साल old, grabbing the nearest stuff animal and तकिया that she could throw at the door. “I hate you! I hate all of you!” she spat back enough for her parents to hear. Out of fuss and anger, she was able to take the फूल vase on the nightstand and carelessly throwing it to the door in front of her. When the flowers, the water and the vase boomed in the air like fireworks, that was the time when she sat down on the floor, knees together and held it close near her chest before beginning to let the tears fall as hard as they could, almost leaving her out of breath in between.
At the same time when they heard the breaking sound of the vase, Hugh and Lisa exchanged scared glances. Fear kicked in in both their hearts before he walked in one motion near the door to ‘negotiate’ with Bess himself. She, on the other hand, went with his flow. No one would know who landed his/her knuckles first as the sound of the thudding come after another.
“Bess, this is daddy, open the door, sweetheart,” he ordered carefully. Nothing. “Bessie.” Again, nothing, only cries.
“Bessie! Open the damn door! Now!” Lisa finally burst and as Hugh looked at her, there was no Ms. Nice Mom but there was Ms. Angry/Strict Mom. Both his eyebrows met in the middle as shock ran through his veins while she was busy ignoring his piercing stares द्वारा knocking heavily on the door. “Be –“ she yelled only to be cut off द्वारा Hugh grabbing her arm tight.
“What the hell are आप doing? आप think she’ll come out if आप yell and display your anger?” he spat.
“This is my daughter and whatever ever happens in there, is my damn responsibility!”
“Not just yours Lisa for heaven sake!” As silence between them ate them up, their glances were flaming and both chests were heaving. “Let me remind you, that the father is beside you.” With that, Hugh let go of his hold of her arm, looked away and turned around to snatch the phone from its stand and speed dialed a number.
“Yah, could आप please send up a spare key for the bedroom, something came up and… Thank you,” he said, using his Emmy-worth Best Actor skill to keep the cracking voice stuck in his throat.
A few मिनटों later, he and Lisa were following a hotel maid as it made its way in the suite. Both of them could still feel the tension that was left द्वारा their mini argument earlier and neither one wanted to be the first to speak with the other as early as this afternoon.
When the three of them reached the living room, Hugh reached for his phone in his pocket when it began echoing almost in every corner of the suite. “Excuse me” he कहा before letting himself be left out द्वारा the ladies, who went straight to the hallway silently.
Stepping closer to the glass दीवार that was overlooking the busy city of New York to get a better reception, the person on the other end of the line didn’t gave him the chance to greet, “Padre, आप have to come back.”
“Charlie?” he asked, uncertain of what emotion he should feel. Of course he’s in ग्ली to know it was his son who called him first but the boy’s voice and message seemed to sound unpleasing. “Wha—“
“Pa, please. Just come home. I booked आप a सीट for the earliest flight for tonight out of New York, you’ll be here in लंडन in no time,” the boy said, almost begging for his father to say ‘yes’.
“Charles,” he said, stealing a quick glance at the hallway where the hotel maid was checking the right key to use for the bedroom door, “I can’t… As of now, I can’t but I’ll be there as soon as this is fixed. Just tell me, what the hell is going on?”
There was a pause at the end of the line and suddenly a sob that Hugh was sure that came from his son. Oh god, he thought, whatever happened it must be so heavy that it made Charlie, who have the strongest personality among his children, break into tears.
“Charles…”
And at the same time when the maid was able to open the door, that was also the time when Hugh’s world froze when his eldest son said...
“I got my girlfriend pregnant.”
First and always, thanks for reading! And FYI, Charles really calls Hugh as 'Padre'. :)