┌Chapter 14┘
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A/N: It is a little rushed, but it's coming into place and it'll be getting more interesting soon, so stay tuned!
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[Yard, day]
The kids were already in the yard playing, Sheila saw me first and when I reached the first house she hugged me tightly.
"Hey, Beth!"
"Hey, beauty!"
Then the kids followed.
"Hey, little mice!"
"Aunt Beth! Look at my shoes, aren't they breathtaking?"
"Of course, they are, Ariel, but not as breathtaking as you are little drama queen."
"Uh, annoying! Aunt Beth, will you play with me?!"
"You know I will, little thief!"
"Can you hug me more, Aunt Beth? A' Han won't leave you to play with us if you go with him!"
"Is that even a question? Come here, little Olya!"
"Hey, I want a hug too!"
"Look at Liam, this shy little monkey!"
"Aunt Beth!"
"Well, I am saying hello to the kindest kids, do they want another surprise today?"
"Yes, yes, Aunt Beth."
"I want more ice cream, Aunt Beth."
"Me too!"
"No, no! You can't eat too much!"
"Come on."
I hugged them and told them to go play and if they are good I might have something for them.
"Hey brats, isn't it enough that she can stay here with us? What more do you want?"
[house front porch, day]
She and I walked towards the house and greet Old Han and Miss Maria, which were on the left side of the porch.
"Hello, Miss Maria."
"Hey, sweetheart!"
"Good morning, Beth!"
"Lao Han! Hug!"
"Hahaha, come here! How was your sleep at Damian's?"
"I slept okay."
I lied, the truth is I was angry, without a reason, but that is not important.
"What? Did she sleep in the other house, with Damian?"
"Yes? I mean not with him, but in his house, yes."
"He knows about it?"
"Did you think I snack in or something?"
"Yes?"
"Um. Why?"
"That would be a more possible explanation."
"Oh, come on."
"Sheila you are being unreasonable. When has your cousin let anyone near him without his knowledge?"
"Well there are corpses everywhere he steps, so I guess he wouldn't know about them?"
"Well, you are wrong about that."
"Right old man, he was the one who'd buried them, so he'd know."
They laughed, and I shook my head with confusion but didn't butt in.
"Hey, Little Beth is here!"
Lao Han announced and I greeted everyone.
"Good morning Mister Steve, Mister Oliver"
"Hey, little girl!"
"Good morning Beth. I hope Damian wasn't too much of a burden for you."
What could I say about that? He's his father, I can't say anything.
"Uh, no, no. It was okay, mister Oliver."
I laughed nervously and continued my way.
I gave Old Han and hug again and went inside to greet the others.
"Old Olya!"
"My girl."
"How are you today?"
"Me? I am happy! How are you?"
"I am also happy I am staying for the weekend."
[house, living room]
"Believe me, we are also happy about that fact!"
"Miss Martha!"
"How has my son treated you? I hope he was nice, or else."
"He was... nice, he was nice, don't worry."
"That'd better be the truth!"
I smiled at her.
"Well, can I get Juliet with me while making breakfast?"
I asked Miss Maria.
"Of course!"
"Perfect!"
"Let's go baby princess."
I asked Miss Martha if she wanted any help with anything. She asked me if her son would come over for breakfast or not.
"I already made him breakfast, he said he had some things to do but will come later."
"Oh, thank you, I am overjoyed he sat and ate breakfast."
"Uh... Right, that indeed is kinda weird, isn't it?"
"Don't worry Beth, it'll be okay."
"I wish."
"I will leave you two do your thing, kiss kiss."
"Thank you for taking care of this family, I hope that you could see us as one of your own. We already do!"
"If you want me to I will always help and make you happy."
I took the little one in my arms and played with her.
"Hey baby girl, what's your name?"
I took the baby in my arms, she seemed happy and started pulling my glasses off.
"You seem like a shy girl Little Juliet."
I smiled. The little girl giggled and asked me if she could watch me making breakfast. She could speak nicely for a one-year-old.
Old Olya thanked me again and went outside with the others. I started making breakfast, I put an apron on and tied my hair again,
While I was doing that I put the little girl in her stroller.
"Bekfasss, bekfffass!"
"Smart girl, what would you want to eat for breakfast?"
I couldn't help but smile and give her attention. The breakfast was made, I didn't understand when the time had passed. Playing with Little Juliet was very entertaining. I made the table and took her in my arms so we could go and call up the others too.
"Aunt Beth made the best breakfast in the world!"
Said Ariel.
"Yes, this little fairy is right! I made the best breakfast in the world because she helped me!"
Her older sister came in and started running around. I added, and everybody laughed and went inside to eat.
Don't ask me why they eat at 11:00 AM, everyone has their habits I guess.
I sat with them this time because I wanted to be the one feeding Juliet, she seemed glad that I did.
"I think my daughter likes Little Beth more than me, mum I want to cry, can I?"
Everyone was laughing, when they were done with breakfast they went and sat in the living room. They started talking, laughing, and playing. I gave Little Juliet to Aunt Martha so I could wash the dishes and do some more chores. It was already 2:00 PM, I was done with the chores and went to play with the kids.
"When will you have time for me too? You always play with the kids! I am very angry with you right now!"
"Don't worry you will play with us too and after that, I will spend all my time with you, you will get bored of me!"
"Promise?"
"Pinkies!"
Time passed by really fast while playing with Little Han and Little Olya. They seemed tired and went to sleep and I had much time to spend with Sheila now since it was only 5:00 PM. We decided to go for a walk together, we greeted everyone and left.
(Damian's House)
"Where are you going?"
"Huh?"
How is where I am going any of his business?
He looked at my eyes intensely and I immediately turn my head elsewhere as if I'd done something wrong.
"Where are you guys going?"
He asked again in a cold tone.
"None of your business!"
"I did not ask you, annoying human."
She took my hand and we left.
"What's wrong with Damian these days, he is becoming worse by the day. Why is it any of his business where we go?"
"How would I know?"
"He might have gotten himself a real girlfriend instead of a one-night stand."
"And that's a bad thing because?"
"Because he doesn't know how to treat women! Hell, he doesn't care about anything but himself!"
"Well, poor woman."
"Nah. She must be a bitch. My cousin always was blind to picking or didn't care, as long as they knew how to please him. Except for some years ago, he met this girl..."
"What girl?"
"Forget it."
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AN: This chapter is also a little rushed, the editing ended up being a pain in the butt, and I could have done better, but I didn't want to change the story so I stayed with what I had.
Thank you very much for reading!