Trust

Right now, we were sitting in Alexander's office and to think that he was afraid of blood when we grew up and today, he is a neurosurgeon. When we grew up, he would always pass out of the sight of a little blood or when he smelled it.

"Nice office." I said looking around.

I looked back at Alexander, and he was glaring at me.He said nothing but I could see he had a lot to ask and say but he was holding himself back.

"I still can't believe that you become a neurosergeon. To think you were afraid of blood when we grew up but I geuss my little brother grew out of it. You aren't that little boy who always passed out for hours at the sight of blood." I said smilling thinking back at the memories.

"I'm not you're little brother. We are the same age."

"I'm three minutes older than you. So , I'm the oldest one and you are the youngest. That makes you my little brother." I said sitting back in the seat and crossing my legs smilling at him.

"It's only three minutes." Alexander said crossing his arms. he pouted like a baby and looked away.

"Aww, is little Alex sad." I said getting up, pinching his cheeks.

"Stop that, I'm not a baby." He slapped my hands away and sat up straight looking at me.

Again, we sat in silence. Not one of us saying anything. He placed his one leg over the other and looked at me, daring me to say something. He said nothing but I could see he was talking with his eyes.

"So, how have you been?" I asked smilling at him. He said nothing and I uncrossed my legs sitting up straight.

He stayed quiet ,just sitting there looking at me. He cleared his throat and placed his elbows on his desk resting his head on his hands looking at me.

"How have I been. Seriously Sophia, how have I been. How do you think I have been for the past two years thinking why did my sister just disappeared in the middle of night. Not saying anything to me or her little brother Lucas. How do you think I have been Sophia?"

"So, not good. Got it."

"Your damn right, not good."

"I know but lis......

"No , you listen. How could you just leave like that Sophia? Leave us like that. Do you know how much Lucas cried when I told him you left in the middle of the night without saying anything. He didn't believe me and went to the hotel you stayed at but when he got there , they told him that you have checked out. He stayed with us for a week , crying over his sister because how can she just leave like that. He stayed at home for that week and didn't attend the university. He barely came out of his room , we only saw him when it was time for dinner. His bestfriend came looking for him , wondering where he was and I lied to him saying that Lucas was sick and don't get me strated on little Marcus. He cried Sophia. He cried when he woke up and you weren't next to him. He cried when he realised you weren't coming back and he would never see you again. He misses you Sophia and so does Lucas. You know that little stuffed tiger you gave to him that Alessandro bought you on your first birthday. You always kept it with you and carried it with you everywhere. You never went anywhere without it. He is the same as you were with that little stuffed tiger.  He did everything with it. He slept with it. He played with it, and he even goes to kindergarten with it. He does everything with the stuffed tiger. All that stuff he still does it."

"You know if you weren't my brother, I would have killed you right now for cutting me off. I know I'm in the wrong for just leaving in the middle of the night and not saying to you or Lucas, but I had my reasons why. It was hard for me to just leave you all without saying anything. The reason why I'm leaving and not returning to you guys, but I was doing it for you guys. I didn't want to leave but I had no choice Alexander."

"What's the reason Sophia?"

"I can't tell you Alex but believe me I want to but not now. I will tell you when it is the right time and right now is not the right time."

"When is the right time Sophia."

"I will tell you everything Alex , to you and Lucas but not now, okay."

"Okay but why are you here in Italy and don't think about telling me that bullshit about I'm here for business."

"What do you mean? It's not bullshit because I am here for business. Nothing else."

" So you want me to believe that for the past two years you didn't have business trips to Italy that you didn't attend but suddenly now. Why now after two years Sophia? You could have come the other trips you had to Italy, but you didn't instead you did send someone else. Did you think I wouldn't notice the people working at Ivanov Corporation. Why Sophia? Why this trip out of all the others you had. You could have sent someone from the compony as you had done for the past two years instead you came yourself this time?"

" Alexander I will explain everything. Just wait and I will tell you and Lucas everything you want to know, okay."

"I know you won't lie to me and Lucas so I wil wait but I don't care why you are here.If it is for business or for the other reason, I don't care because I get to see my twin again after two years. Just please don't leave like that again. At least let me or Lucas know if you are going to leave. Let us know when you are going back to Russia."

"I will but I won't leave anytime soon. I'm here for five months."

"I'm not even going to ask why you're staying here so long because you won't tell me. You used to stay here for a month and now you are staying for five months."

"Good choice."

"I can already see how little Marcus is going to have the biggest smile on his face when he sees you."

"Earlier you said that he takes the stuffed tiger to kindergarten with him. When did you put him in?"

"This year, he has been there for five months already. Since you always played with him and you weren't there anymore , he wanted friends because the stuffed tiger wasn't enough. We played with him, but he said it wasn't the same as when he played with you, so we decided to put him in kindergarten because he wanted friends to play with."

"When does he come out?" I asked standing up.

"In about thirty minutes." Alexander said looking at his phone.

"Who picks him up at the kindergarten?"

"Usually , Rosa but since Anastasia is off from work today, she is going to pick him up today."

"Tell Anastasia she can stay at home, I'm going to pick him up."

"You want my little baby to faint when he sees you." Alex said holdinghis hand on his heart.

"Don't be silly Alex. He won't faint when he sees me. You are being over dramamtic right now." I said smacking him behind his head.

"Call Anastasia and tell her I'm going to pick up little Marcus and tell her to call the kindergarten to tell them that his aunt will be picking him up and send me the location of the kindergarten. My number is till he same , I never changed it."

"Okay but are you going to sleep over or are you going to the penthouse because you know Marcus won't let you leave. He is going to cling to you like a koala."

"I think it's better to sleep over."

"Good choice. Anastasia will be happy to see you again and she wouldn't mind having you sleep over."

"I'II get going, see you probably in about two hours."

"Maybe more, Marcus would want you for himself for as long as he can."

"What can I say , I'm his favourite."

"Sometimes he did forget that he even had parents when he was with you. I really don't understand that little boy."

"I'II get going, see you later Alex."

"Poka Sofiya." (Bye Sophia)

Poka Aleks." (Bye Alex) I said walking out of his office.

That went better than I thought. Now it was only Lucas but first I'm going to surprise my little nephew. Everyone looked at me when I walked out of Alexander's office. I could see a few recognized who I was and looked away.

A message come through on my phone and it was Alex that has send the location of the kindergarten. It was not that far. It was only a 20-minute drive from the hospital. I set the location on my GPS and started the ignition driving off to surprise my nephew.

I wonder what Lucas will do when he sees me. Will he react the same way Alex, or will he be angry when he sees me? I guess I have to wait and see what happens when I go to surprise him at the university.

It wasn't long until I arrive at the kindergarten and there was only five minutes left before the school was out. The five minutes went past, and the kids started to come out with their teachers. Everyone walked towards their parents  and there stood my nephew looking around, searching for his mother. He wasn't alone he had a little boy with him and both of them looked around. It wasn't long when he turned towards me and looked right in my direction. He froze and his little friend called out to him asking what was wrong. The little boy turned towards where he was looking and he looked at me wondering who I was. I walked towards them and stopped a few feet away from them. Tears started to flow out of his eyes, and he started to cry.

"Hey, little Marcus." I said with a smile.

"Aunt Sophia." He screamed running towards me. I crouched down a little so that I can be at his level. I opened my arms for him, and he ran into me circling his little arms around my neck.

"Aunt Sophia is back little Marcus. I won't leave you again. I promise." I said stroking his hair.

Marcus clings onto me as if I was going to disappear. A tear slipped out of my eyes, and I didn't care at that moment because I was happy to see my little Marcus again.