"It has been very hot today," adding to that all the time they both were trying to walk, with Robert managing to get Ethan to take about two steps, very quickly while trying to reach his father and not fall to the ground.The problem is that Ethan liked the ground more and would only take very short steps, without fear, but with laziness. For walking, he was very lazy; he would immediately throw himself to the ground, grab one of the toys, and entertain himself. Soon he would be a year old; it was just around the corner, and he was babbling a lot, almost saying clear words, but not quite there. It was likely that he would speak first, as that was progressing faster. Or perhaps his young parents were eager to see their little son do one of the two things.He lay down in Alice's bed with Ethan playing on him, gradually getting tired until he was lying on his father's chest. The feeling was always pleasant, so much so that he never got used to it, because it always surprised him, that pl
The suitcases were packed.Robert had called his brother to tell him that he did not accept the job, thanking him for his offer, but that he would give his project a chance, with the support of Alice, who would be the one who would put the money to do it, start with that dream that was now of the two of us."Are you ready?""Not yet," she said, already a little tired of answering the same thing, because Robert and the baby were ready a while ago, but Alice was taking longer. I had more things to do than the two of them.He got lost at the door before receiving one of his glances."Mom should never be rushed," he told his son. "We have to give him all the time in the world, even if we miss the flight, don't we?" He took Ethan's hand and put him on his feet, he clung to his father's fingers as they walked.Little by little Robert was loosening the grip that his son had, until he only touched his hand and without Ethan noticing he came to walk about ten steps at least without the help of
Cedric had offered himself to pick up Robert from the airport. It was the first time he would see his brother's son or his wife after only seeing her for a few minutes at their wedding. He was excited, happy.Connor, along with his siblings, had prepared a humorous sign for him to wait with for his brother, looking at the painstakingly crafted letters by Connor and the funny drawings made by his kids. Everyone was excited about Robert's arrival, even if it was just for a visit.Except one person.Noelia wasn't too pleased. She took a small victory in knowing Robert wouldn't work with her husband but didn't expect them to visit, especially after what had happened and the last call Robert made in which Alice also spoke.He raised his sign when they announced the passengers from that flight were coming out but couldn't see Robert, thinking they might be delayed by the luggage.Walking back and forth, dodging those waiting and the passengers coming out, except his brother. A bit resigned,
"We are civilized people," Robert thought as he saw Cedric's mother arrive. He remembered her just as she was, despite the years they hadn't seen each other, the years they avoided seeing each other because Robert represented something she despised, a reason for Mr. Graham to divorce her and marry Robert's mother.Alice felt Robert tense up, and only then did she realize why Noelia had such a wide smile. She was winning this silent battle. Robert had told her that Cedric's mother had poisoned his mind against him when they were children, which drove them further apart, especially since Cedric hurt Robert. But now, it seemed, the older brother wanted to get along with Robert. The schemes were Noelia's, to annoy, not Cedric's."I'm sorry, Robert. I had no idea," Cedric apologized, but Robert just shrugged, downplaying the presence of his mother. They were adults now; it shouldn't affect him, and that lady should have let go of her hatred towards someone who had nothing to do with her se
Robert stood up to greet her, placing a hand on Alice's waist, and it wasn't necessary to draw her in because she stepped up beside Robert, lifted her face, and subtly sought her partner's lips. Before anything, Robert smiled."How lucky am I?" he asked with a wide smile."We'll see tonight," Alice whispered after kissing him. "Did you miss me much?" she took a seat next to Robert, after declining to sit on his lap."I'm tired," Noelia stood up, unable to bear how Alice monopolized all the attention, including her husband's. It was downright audacious how Cedric looked at her!"Well, I'm off to bed too," Noelia approached her mother-in-law, taking her by the hand to lead her to her room. But before she completely left, she dropped the last words that would make the situation between them genuinely tense."Aren't you coming, Cedric?" she asked her husband. That question shouldn't have even been asked; she expected Cedric to say the same as her, that he was going to bed."No, I'll stay
"I want to leave this place," were the first words Alice said to Robert after she reacted and let out the water that had entered her body when she fell into the pool and hit her head. It hurt; her clothes were all wet, and she felt a slight pain in her chest and back, not to mention her throat. She wanted to keep coughing, but it hurt, pressing her sides trying not to cough. "Get me out of here, Robert," she started crying, taking refuge in the arms of her beloved. Cedric felt terrible about what had happened. He looked for Ethan and saw him in Connor's arms, feeling relieved to see where his son was.Robert picked her up to take her to the room, Cedric took Ethan from his son's arms and followed Robert, everything had gone silent because truly no one could believe that Noelia had thrown Alice into the pool to hurt her; it was... a strong shock for everyone, not even Alice expected it.Robert left his wife on the bed and immediately went to the door, taking his son from his brother's
It had been five days since they returned from Cedric's house. After that trip, which seemed like a personal mission for Alice, achieving it and securing a new feat. Noelia had received her comeuppance from Alice, after attempting to make her life miserable, Cedric had told Robert about the situation between the couple, but when he wanted to tell Alice, the blonde refused to hear anything about it. She genuinely wasn't interested in Cedric and Noelia's private life and least of all wanted to feel any guilt if the couple divorced. She wanted nothing to do with it anymore. She had gotten her revenge; she didn't need to know anything more or bear the consequences. That matter was forgotten for her.They had gone shopping for some swimwear Alice needed for their vacation, but they hadn't expected to run into Charisse Sinclair and her brother, Jared. It was the first time Jared had seen the couple together after learning they had decided to give it a try. It was also the first time he had
They had decided on two weeks of vacation. After all, they deserved it, but it was also one of the gifts for Alice's birthday."I still can't believe it," Alice took another sip, they had gone a bit overboard with the cocktails, but miraculously the blonde wasn't drunk, only Robert was."Alcohol seems to agree with me." She wasn't one to drink, she couldn't even remember ever getting drunk in her life, she lacked that type of experiences, and although she thought she'd end up drunker than a grape, it turned out her partner was the one already quite happy with all the drinks they had taken."The moon is coming out," Robert pointed towards the sky, but there was nothing there, just a cloudy sky. About to rain. Ethan was sleeping behind them. Empty glasses were everywhere, and Alice was looking at the one in her hand. She took Robert's so he wouldn't drink more, but she liked seeing him this way, she had never seen him like this and acknowledged he looked cute. Lately, he had been lookin