alk back in the house and pers through the window to see Gabriel get out of the car Is Thursday, he molitul euen wait for the weekend
He’s wearing a charcoal suit with not a hain out of place, chunky watch, and expensive shoes, be links take a fishimur of water herk
Hey back“Lucy says from her place beside me
You be nice,” I tell her. I glance back to hemminic. You use your manners today, please stays silent.
Dominic, do you understand me? Best behavior today,” He nods
We all watch from our place from the windmy as Gabriel walks up the front stairs, and I open the door before he knocks.
Hello”
“Hello“He nods, his eyes find the children bebind me and he stares at them for a beat
Istep back to gram him access. “Come in.”
He walks past me into the house, and Dom and Lucy look up at him as if he’s an alien
Gabriel looks around our quaint little house and is quiet, for the first time in history I get the feeling he is lost for words.
That makes two of us.
Please meet My voice trails off and I put my hands on Lucy’s shoulders. This is Lucia “I present her to him. “Lucia, this is my friend, Gabriel
Gabriel’s eyes flick to me in question, and I give subtle shrug. I have no idea how to introduce him.
“Hello” Gabriel says to her.
Lucy stands at his feet and looks up at him. “You’re very hig. “Tall, I correct her.
“You’re very small,” he replies
“Liam Marks calls me a mouse because I’m so small,” the says matterof factly.
“Well “His eyebrows flick up as if surprised. “You tell Liam Marks that he has big ears.
What!
“This is Dominic.” I cut them off. Them, this is Gabriel.” “Hi” Dum says without so much as a glance.
Gabriel’s jaw ticks as he stares at him, clearly annoyed by his rude behavior. Fuck
“Would you like a cup of coffee?” I ask to change the subject.
Gabriel’s eyes come back to me. “Yes,” he replies,
Why don’t you guys go outside and play before diner?” I fake a smile everything is great here. Nothing to see, Happy, happy, happy-
Idunt want to go outside,” Dom replies.
Gabriel’s unimpressed eyes flick over to him
“Go upstairs then, sweetie.“I widen my eyes at him. Not now, fucker.
Dom stumps up the stairs as if I’m a major inconvenience.
This damn lad will be the death of me.
sex
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last years, is that wanging with a dominant man may be hot, but rang me out and
Lory stands at Gabriel’s feet as the continues to look up at him. “Why are you wearing that?”
“Wearing what?” he asks
“That.” She gestures to ba clothes.
My mit?
She nods with a gooly smile. It’s funny.” “You never saw a sult before?” He frowns.
Help.
“Upstairs, sweetie.” 1 cm ber off. Please stop telling him how uncultured we are. “Mommy has grown up things to discuss with Gabriel” I glance over at him to see that his face is cold and expressionless.
Take the offer, Lucy, trust me upstairs is a much better option.
She skips upstairs and the room falls silent, ugh. Don’t leave me alone with him.
Gabriel sinks into a chair at the dining table and I flick on the coffee machine.
Shit..I search my mind for the next thing to say.
I glance over my shoulder to see him looking around my house, I can’t imagine what he’s thinking. Everything in his world is opulent and over thetop Jumary and this is a little log cabin on the lake where everything is homemade. Even our cushions on the couch are crocheted, not that I like them Mavis down the road makes me all kinds of ugly shit. The kids thank her creations are marvelous and who am I to be a grinch
1 pat Gabriel’s coffee down on the table and take a seat beside him.
“You.” I swallow the bucket of sand in my throat. “Tim assuming the results are back”
“Yes” His eyes hold mine. “How were you so sure?” “Because I don’t sleep around, and you know that.” He rolls his lips and remains silent
“So what happens now?”
He sips his coffee and winces. “Ugh. What is this fucking shit?
“Coffee,
Gabriel.
“Christ almighty, you still make the worst fucking cup of coffee.” He pushes his cup forward. “That’s inedible” “You drink it, not eat it,” I snap.
He raises an eyebrow as a silent warning, and I widen my eyes back.
“Don’t
“Don’t you.”
God, this is never going to work.
We fall silent for a while.
Finally, I ask him what I need to know “What are you doing here?” “I came to make the arrangements.” Arrangements?
“Tor what?
“You’re going to have to move back to New York”
“Sorry_7”
Tha wey busy withai on and I don’t have time to be dining set herk
Whatt
“Of course 1 will cover the costs and get you a nice place, the movers will park for you and everything will be taken care of?
1 are at him I have an out of body experience.
was thinking of my penthouse in Park Avenue, you may decorate it however you wish, I muppose He thinks for a moment. “But I want to get a day on the interior designer you choose.”
1 blink in surprise. “No”
“What about my terrace in Manhattan, then? I thought you may jeefor that one, it is only four bedrooms, though, and it doesn’t have as good a view. He thinks for a moment. “And the contrite to my place will take longer in peak hour traffic. No I think I would prefer you in Park Avence,
its a two story pembonse, i it’s a lot bigger and closer in my place.”
I’m
m not moving anywhere”
“What do you mean?”
The kids‘ lives are here. Their friends and school are here” I shrug. Im not moving them anywhere.”
“Yes. You are.”
“No. I’m not.” I feel my temper begin to rise. You can’t just barge in here and demand that I move back to New York. You have no say in where we live.”
He narrows his eyes. “I want and will be taking fifty percent custody of my children. With or without your permission.”
“Your children?” I cross my arms as my temper prepares to blow. That’s a joke, right?”
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” he whispers angrily. I have the paperwork to prove it.”
“You made it very clear the night they were conceived that it was a seminal transter.”
His eyes flicker with fury.
“You are a sperm donor and nothing more.”
“How fucking dare you,” he hisses. “You walk into my office late at night after a Christmas party and seduce me on my desk. Strategically fall pregnant Carry my child in secret for nine months, give birth to not one bur two of my children and never once call to let me know.” He stands. “Who the fucking hell do you think you are kidding with this Pollyanna act. And while we are at it, how dare you name my son Domine?”
“What did you want me to call him?”
“Gabriel”
“I know a Gabriel, and it turned me off the name.
“You can talk, you’re a deceiving witch who is using my children as a weapon against me.
“Get out.”
“Get the fuck out,” I whisper angrily. “We don’t want you here.
“They don’t even know me.”
“And that’s how it should stay. Go home to your fiancée, Gabriel Start again, have a million Italian babies with her.”
He glares at me. Tm organizing the move
“Go to hell”
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Tm very busy with a lot in and dont have time to be coming not here.”
What
“Of course I will cover the costs and get you a nice place, the inovers will park for you and everything will be taken care of
I stare at him as 1 have an out of body experience,
7 was thinking of my penthouse in Park Avenue, you may decorate it however you whh, l’egquee.” He thinks for a moment. “That I want to get a day on the interior designer you choose.”
1 blink in surprise. “No.”
“What about my terrace in Maulattan, they? 1 thinight you may prefer this one, it is only four bedrooms, though, and it doesn’t have as good a view.” He thinks for a moment. “And the come to my place will take longer in peak Junir traffic. No. I think I would prefer you in Park Avenue,
it’s a two–story penthouse, it’s a lot bigger and closer to my place.
“I’m not moving anywhere”
“What do you mean?”
“The kids lives are here. Their friends and school are here.” I shrug. Tim not moving them anywhere?”
Yes. You are.
“No. I’m not.“I feel my temper begin to rise. You can’t just barge in here and demand that I move back to New York. You have no say in where we live
He narrows his eyes. Twant and will be taking fifty percent custody of my children. With or without your permission.”
“Your children?” I cross my arms as my temper prepares to blow. “That’s a joke, right?”
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” he whispers angrily. “Thave the paperwork to prove it.“
“You made it very clear the night they were conceived that it was a seminal transfer.”
His eyes flicker with fury.
“You are a sperm donor and nothing more
“How fucking dare you, “he hisses. “You walk into my office late at night after a Christmas party and seduce me on my desk. Strategically fall pregnant.. Carry my child in secret for nine months, give birth to not one but two of my children and never once call to let me know.” He stands. “Who the fucking hell do you think you are kidding with this Pollyanna act. And while we are at it, how dare you name my son Dominic?
“What did you want me to call him?”“
“Gabriel
know a Gabriel, and it turned me off the name.”
“You can talk, you’re a deceiving watch who is using my children as
as a weapon against me.”
“Get out”
“No
“Get the fuck out,” I whisper angrily. “We don’t want you here.”
“They don’t even know me.
“And thats how it should stay. Go home to your fiancee, Gabriel Start again, have a million Italian babies with her.”
He glares at me. Tm organizing t
the move-
“Go to hell.”
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“You want to do this?” He raises an eyehrins. “You really want to push me, because I can go for full exarsdy if that mindyan bertan –
“And there it is,” I whisper angrily knew it was coming. Get the fuck but right now”
“You cannot stop me from seeing them.”
“I never said I was. If you want to build a relationship with them, you come here to do it. You are the adult, you are the one who needs to make cha effort. You have a private jet, for fark’s sake, you can fly in whenever you want.”
want them closer”
“Get to know them first.”
If you live in New York, you can come back here every weekend.”“
“What?” explode. “Can you even hear yourself? You have absolutely no interest in these children and their well being. Let me get this straight, you want them to live in New York through the week and come back bere on the weekends?
“But you work fourteen hour days through the week” He opens his mouth to say something but I cut him off.
“And at the time when you could actually spend some quality time with them on the weekends, you want to pack them up and send them back here to get out of your hair.”
“That isn’t how it is
“That’s exactly how it is.” I march to the door and open it. “Get out.”
