Chapter 7

  

    "You do? Let me guess, Grilled cheese is not the one you missed, right?" I asked and winked at her. Teasing her will be my favorite thing in the morning. And we don't always have this kind of circumstance so I can say that this is one of those rare mornings.

    She huffs and folds her arms across her chest, “It’s not the same...thing.” Her words are quite unsure. 

    "Good morning, Aunt Maria how's your sleep?" Thomas greets her happily. 

    Maria looked at me first with a playful smile, before she answered Thomas's question. "I sleep well, sweetie. How about you?" She came close to Thomas. Kiss the top of his head and sat down on the empty chair opposite where Thomas is.

    "I can't sleep properly, I'm worried about mum. Did she call you Aunt Maria?" Thomas said with worried eyes. He was constantly tapping the table and it's making a noise.

    Maria reached Thomas's hands hold them tightly, "Oh, that. Don't worry sweetie, your mum texted me last night. She's with our childhood friend Andrew." Maria said with a soothing voice.

    My forehead knotted. I didn't check my mobile phone since last night so I didn't have any news about Angela.

    "Who's Andrew?" I asked.

    "He's our long-lost childhood friend. Will, technically he just flew to state, to reach his dream. And he did it eventually, he's a famous defense lawyer now." Maria said with a matter-of-fact tone.

    "And she told you about that but didn't bother telling me?" I snorted.

    Hah! Lawyer my ass! I didn't meet this Andrew guy but I already have this tingling feeling that I will not gonna like him.

    "What? She was calling you last night and you are busy," Maria can't help but giggle. 

    Oh yeah, I was busy with this silly woman. I'll make a mental note and call angela later.

    "Yeah, yeah whatever," I said swaying my right arm holding a spatula, and continued cooking.

    "What did you do last night Dad?" out of nowhere Thomas asked me which makes me speechless.

    I can't look at him straight into his eyes, and I started to get nervous. The stove was hot and here I am having cold and sweaty hands. "Ah...I...I was..." I can't just tell him that I was pleasuring for the whole night his Aunt Maria that was inappropriate, "I was doing the..laundry! Yes! Laundry it is." I looked stupid. But I can't help to let out an exasperated sigh.

    Maria was laughing non-stop. She finds my situation like someone drops a morning joke.

    "I didn't know that you're doing laundry now dad. I thought it was a chore intended for women like mum and aunt Maria?" Thomas asks with so much curiosity in his innocent eyes.

    "No baby. Even a tough man like us can do laundry," 

    "And we!" Maria said gesturing her hands, "Women can do the man's job. That's how things work this day, sweetie. It doesn't mean that you are a man, you can't do the things that like you have said 'intended for a woman'. and same goes for us women," Maria was patiently explained everything to Thomas.

    Thomas has this kind of thinking because he was surrounded by a lot of maids. Angela was too busy and no time for us. I can see how Thomas nod seems like eventually, he understood everything.

    It's about time that I finished cooking their breakfast. Two grilled cheese and hot chocolate milk to these special people in my life and I just settle with hot coffee and sunny side up eggs.

    Maria helped me with table arrangement after settling everything on the table. I decided to sit down beside Maria. Thomas was on the other side of the table. He was happy when I put his food in front and started to dig in same as Maria.

    Thomas started to talk about the postponed activities because of the bad weather and I'm just listening to him while Maria was so patient with Thomas.

    While Maria was engrossed in the food. She keeps on moving until I started to see her delicate legs. And I'm just a human who easily succumbed to the temptation. What I did next was indeed remarkable. 

    Under the table, I unhurriedly slide my left fingers tracing the softness of her skin. I was doing that while holding my coffee and looked at Thomas. As if I didn't sin the table. I praise myself, what a smooth move.

    I almost laugh when I saw in the corner of my eyes Maria jumped. She shoots daggers in my directions, and I didn't move a single thing nor look at her. It's just my fingers busy caressing her jewel. 

    Yes. I'm good at multi-tasking. I'm giving Maria a massage while talking to Thomas and at the same time eating my food. The corner of my lips moved when I see how Maria almost run out of breath, and she's doing her best not to moan. She's holding the edge of the granite table as if her life depended on the poor table. I can't help to bite my lower lips, my sneaky plan was not doing me good. My buddy was having a hard-on.

    Damn! This is not good. 

    "Aunt Maria, are you okay?" Thomas asks innocently.

    "Y-yes...I'm just f-fine...s-sweetie," Maria was out of breath. 

     Before I could push another finger inside her wet web. Maria's phone rang. She was about to ignore it cause' she's having a good time with my hand. I couldn't agree more for I was having fun also. Then when you know that anytime someone will catch you doing it. It fuels everything, the excitement is everywhere that's the reason why he's addicted to Maria. I can do anything that I want to her and she's my willing prey. That's Maria for you.

    Nevertheless whoever the person on the other side of the phone is way more persistent than his finger. Maria tap my hand gesturing the phone. I let out a heavy sigh I stopped whatever that I'm doing and nod. 

    She mouthed thank you and stand up. She grabs the noisy phone and answered it.

    "Yes, Hello?" Maria pause for a minute listening to the other line.

    I badly wanted to shout at the person whoever that is. But, I decided to shut my mouth. That's the sad thing being a silent lover, you're not allowed to mingle on her business. It's the number one golden rule. We're allowed to pleasure each other but not allowed to touch each other's lives outside the king-size bed.

    "Dad, I want to watch Tom and Jerry movie later. Pretty please," Thomas's voice. Bring me back to my sense.

    "Sure, will watch later okay?" I just smiled at him.

    "Thank you, dad." He said and gives me a thumbs up. I mimic his action and laugh afterward.

    "O-okay, fine. I'll be there...just give me time," Maria's voice was frightened.

    I can't help to watch her facial expressions. She's terrified and her hand is trembling. Her left hand is kept on moving. Sometimes she's rubbing it on the hem of the silk bathrobes. But, most of the time, she's biting her fingernails.

    'Maybe it's bad news.' My mind says.

    "Seb, I need to go home." Maria's said with a trembling voice. After the call she looked at me with a teary eyed.

    I stood up. Glanced at Thomas that still eating not minding us. So, I hold Maria's hand and walked out of the kitchen.

    "Hey, you okay? What's the matter?" I softly asked.

    "Oh, God! Mathew already know a-about us Seb. I don't know what to do? I'm afraid." Maria was about to cry.

    I held her in my arms. This is not good. Mathew is her husband. Unlike mine her story is different. She was caged in an abusive relationship. That's the other reason why I wanted to be with her.

    "Hush, now. Will figure things out okay. Everything is fine, you still have me My Maria. I'm still here," I give her assurance.

    I will never leave her behind. 

    "Thank you, Seb. How I wish that you're my husband and I am your wife." Maria cried out loud her shoulder is shaking and she's tightly  gripping my shirt.

    "Wish you we're my wife too..."

    We have the right love but at the wrong time.