OLIVIA
It felt like a dream, like I would wake up and it would be gone. But nope, I was wide awake, and the birth certificate was still in my hand. Written on it was my name as the mother and Nick as the father. Ethan had just given me back something I thought I didn’t deserve. He gave me back legal rights to my son.
Leaving them like that didn’t mean I was ungrateful for what he had done. But I just wanted to be alone for a minute and process. Make sure it wasn’t my mind playing tricks of me. I walked back and they were now having coffee with gloomy expressions.
I didn’t mean to seem like I was angry. “Ethan?” I called his name; he placed his cup on the table and stood. I rushed to him and threw myself at him. “Thank you, this means so much to me. thank you.” I held him tight burying my face in his chest.
Ethan laughed; I could hear his laughter vibrating in his chest. But while I was still listening to that I felt someone prying my armes away from Ethan. “You are a married woman; you only bury your face in your husband’s chest.”
He was holding me. Ethan and I laughed. “Weren’t you going to work?” Ethan teased. “Why would I go to work and leave my wife with a man she is grateful for? I might just come back to find her sitting on your lap if I go.”
Ethan laughed so hard throwing his head back. I couldn’t remember the last time I saw him laugh like that. “Shit, I had forgotten how crazy you can be Marcus.” He said between his laughter.
“I have a woman now man, I wouldn’t dare keep yours on my lap or chest. I still want to live.” We all laughed. “Thank you, Ethan. But I don’t feel like telling Nick that he is on the birth certificate as well. He might just take it too far.”
Ethan chuckled shaking his head. “He won’t, this time, he is getting help and acting more responsibly.” I nodded. It felt so good to be able to talk to him like that again. “Babe, you are going to be late if you don’t leave now.”
Marcus frowned. “I am not going.” I raised an eyebrow. “You are fine now; you don’t look annoyed anymore and that means I don’t have to go to work and give my stuff a tough time because of my frustrations. I want to stay home and help with the kids.”
Unbelievable! Was I that bad? well, it didn’t matter, everything was all right now, and I was happy. “Alright then, how about to we go to the park with the kids. The weather is beautiful.” Both men were more than happy to go.
“I am going too.” My dad said coming in. “I swear sometimes I feel like you have bugs in this house.” He chucked kissing my forehead before pouring himself a cup of tea. “You never listen, do you.”
Ethan just shrugged. “Somethings you just can’t give up on.” My dad just nodded. “Okay, get the kids ready and I will pack some snacks for us.”
Ethan and Marcus went upstairs, and I was left with my dad. “You look happy, what happened?” I was happy, the issue with Ethan was weighing on me. not to mention the fact that I forgot about signing rights to my son away.
It made me doubt myself and if I was a good mother to my kids. “Ethan and I made up and he registered Nick and I as Samuel’s parents.” My dad nodded.
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