Crossroads // Fabregas

[ 18 ] Blunt And Innocent

"Cesc I'd like you to meet my son
Diego, honey, say hello
This is my friend Cesc, remember,
The one I told you about"

The little one nods shyly
And mutters a quick hello
I smile and respond warmly
Tendering up to the little boy

Celya smiled and looked at me
"Thank you so much for doing this
Really, Cesc, it means a lot
You know I wouldn't have asked
If my schedule wasn't a knot

Now I should go or I'll be late
This job interview came unexpected
I'm sorry for taking your time
But thanks again, I appreciate it"

"Hey, stop apologizing
It doesn't bother me at all
Remember, I've been wanting
To meet little Diego for a while"

She kneeled down next to her son
"Diego honey, you'll stay with Cesc
This afternoon, mummy's gotta run.
Listen to him and be a good boy,
I'm sure you two will have fun"

And with that Celya took off
Leaving Diego and I together
His eyes scanned me up and down
Shy but witty and clever

We stayed in the whole afternoon
We played together and we bonded
I grew to love the little kid
His innocence had me dumbfounded

We kicked some balls
It was pretty fun
He even tried to beat me
I made him think he won

But sometime after three
Diego paused the game
And looked at me thoughtfully
Without hesitation or shame

"What's the matter little man
Is anything on your mind?"

As blunt as a child can be
He dropped out of nowhere:
"Do you love my mummy?"
Looking anxious and aware

I didn't think much about my response
"Yes of course I do"
"That's good because she says
Lots of nice things about you"

"Nice things?" I asked amused
But it was a serious matter
For the four-year-old
Who showed no sign of chatter

"She says you're a good man
And that you two had loved
Each other very, very much
Once, a long time ago
Before she met my daddy

She said that feelings are spiteful
And that time rarely cleans
Although I don't really
Know what that means

You know, my mummy cries sometimes
My mummy's very sad
On the phone she talks with daddy
And he always gets her mad

She thinks I don't see her
She doesn't explain why
I wish she would just tell me
But maybe she's too shy

I miss my daddy you know
Although he wasn't much around
Mummy says nice things about him too
But not as much as she does for you"