Broken Strings novel Chapter 14

MELISSA QUIZON

I moaned as my bed shook. "Mommy, wake up."

"One minute." I buried my face even deeper in the pillow.

I felt him lie next to me. He took a few strands of my hair and then inserted it behind my ear. I was overwhelmed by what he did. "The food will be cold. Get up."

"Fine."

I embraced him and he embraced me back. I suppressed him with a kiss on the cheek. My son smells like a new toothpaste.

He giggled and forcefully pushes my face. "No kisses! Brush your teeth first, You’re your breath stink."

“You don’t love me anymore just because my breath stinks?”

“No. But I’ll love you more if you brush your teeth.”

I laughed at what he said. He quickly got off the bed when I let him go. He gave me a flying kiss first before running out.

"Uncle Doc! Uncle Doc! Mommy is awake!" I even heard him say that.

I stretched first before getting up. I yawned as I entered the bathroom. I washed and brushed my teeth before leaving the room. I went to the kitchen and found Eugene holding a bowl with only rice. Eugene makes our kitchen small with his large frame. Our ceiling almost touches his head. I bothered him last night and he's the one cooking today. I approached him and I would have picked up the bowl if he avoided it.

"Morning." He said sweetly. He lowered the bowl on the table before facing me. "You still have morning glory."

He touched both my cheeks and he himself removed it. I didn’t feel embarrassed when Eugene did that to me.

"Is it true that eye boogers can hurt someone?"

We looked at Reid. He's already spooning rice.

“It depends. When you throw your eye boogers at someone then they stop and fall. They will be crippled.” Eugene explained.

I shrugged. "Make sense."

He also gently combed my hair. I sat down on the chair and scooped up some rice. After Eugene, washed his hands, he sat down next to Reid.

"Uncle Doc, can you give me some corned beef?" Reid's polite command.

Eugene's eyebrows rose. "What? You call me 'Uncle Doc' now? I thought you’ll call me—"

Reid averted his eyes. "It just slipped out of my mouth."

"Eh?"

My forehead furrowed. I swallowed what I was chewing before speaking. "What are you talking about?"

"Boys talk, mommy."

"Huh?"

Reid turned to Eugene. His eyebrows went up and down. "Don’t ever tell, Uncle Doc. It’s just between you and me!”

"Yes." Wow, he found an ally, huh?

I grinned. "Fine, I won’t ask."

"Uncle Doc, are you going to do anything tomorrow?"

"My days off are Friday and Saturday. Why?"

"We have Family Day tomorrow. You are family!" I stopped. Eugene and I looked at each other. "I still don't agree that you’ll take Mommy away from me. I just want the three of us to bond."

"All right. I'll come. If that’s what you want."

I’ve noticed the relief on Reid's face. Suddenly Eugene's cellphone rang. He snatched it from his pocket and looked at it. "Excuse me. Urgent call."

He got up and left the kitchen to answer the call. I just silently watched Reid as he ate the food. It seems that he is getting closer and closer to Eugene. Eugene came back to tell us that he had to go to the hospital because he had an emergency. He kissed me on the forehead and gave Reid a high-five.

Friday came. He didn’t disappoint Reid. In his car we went to the Family Day venue. They chose to held the event at a famous resort and we had to wear swimwear. So, I get a one piece swimsuit for that event. It's good that my budget fits.

We arrived at the evet center. We each had a cottage there and there was a large pool in the middle. The principal said that other games will be held there.

The Emcee take the stage and moved the microphone close to his mouth. “Our next game is Flag Snatching. What we need here is the father and their son.”

"Reid!" I stopped and turned to Thunder. He’s sitting his father’s shoulder while looking down at Reid. I waved at Zander and he nodded at me. “Let’s go! Come on!”