Chapter 15
I lean back on my chair exhausted. I didn’t get any sleep thinking about what happened yesterday.
“DON’T HURT MY MOM!”
Seeing the kids in person hit home. They looked big yet so small.
I smile remembering the little boy camestly attacking me to protect Catherine. My boy. An unfamiliar rush of what could only be fatherly pride warms my heart. Which of the boys is he? Arabic or Albinrion?
My thoughts then turn to the other little boy and the beautiful girl pulling on Catherine. The whole bunch has the protective streak.
I open one of my drawers, pulling out the kids‘ photos from the PT’s report.
My lads. And you’ve missed eight years of their life. You dare call yourself their father?
I shake my head at the thought. Stop. Don’t go there. It’s too late though as dread weighs my heart.
Suddenly, the intercom buzzes. “Excuse me Sir, sorry to distirb but an Archt, Smith would like to speak to you. Should I let her up?” My secretary asks.
I am surprised; both by her unexpected visit and the sudden excitement Feel in hearing this news.
“Ah Yes, let her up. Please prepare some coffee and snacks for us as well. Get your sh*t together James.
“Noted Sir.” My secretary replies.
Unconciously, I start fixing my suit and tidying my hair. I pause when I realize what I’m doing. Chill Its only Catherine.
Exactly,
it’s Catherine.
Shatt ir James, I shake my heed to focus on the impending battle.
A few minutes later, I hear a knock on the door. “Come in.” I say aloud.
“Sir, Archt. Smith.” He says while ushering Catherine in.
“Thank you” Catherine says to my secretary with a polite smile.
“I’ll bring in the coffee and snacks in a few minutes. “My secretary says to both of us before leaving
I look at Catherine, doing my best to look indifferent. “Please take a seat.”
you Mr. Edwards.” She replies. As she walks towards the seat across from iny desk, I take my time looking at her. She looks as beautiful as I pennemlæer. Maybe even more. The photos of her infidelity then flash in my head. Pck, Control yourself James.
Calame them takes her aga, settling her lap on the four as she crosses her legs
A pay of kat runs Hitouphine up Jenks control! This is Catherine.
“What?” the reples confused
mie Jaimes, Catherine Lay with conviction
with a mis plemons, hesitant if she should comply
“Alright, only when
Teplies
I nod than reply “So to what do I owe this visit? A continuation of yesterday?–
day quistion
Isigh, trying tinue to coususe my thoughts. I look at Catherine, Trying to gauge her deneanour. She looks at the expectantly but doesn’t give away what
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I steel myself before answering “I am sorry for not being with them all these years.” I pause before continuing. “It must have been very hard on you.” I passe again trying to see her reaction. She looks at me with the same expression, not giving away what she was thinking.
I take my time before going further. A few second after, she raises her eyebrow questioningly.
“I will never be able to compensate for those lost years, “I paese, looking at Catherine unwaveringly, “but I am determined to make it up to them.”
Catherine continues to look at me, not visibly reacting to what I said. As the seconds tick by without her saying anything, I start getting really nervous but I do my best not to show her.
After a while, Catherine asks “Just curious James, why do you not doubt that they are yours?”
I stiffen at her question. But before I could react, Catherine continues. “Or am I the only one you will never trust?”
My heart skips a boat upon hearing this. I am left speechless, my mind going on a stand still. “Forget what I said.” She says while waving her hand. “Let’s just focus on the kids. What do you w
want to do exactly?”
I compose myself before answering “I near future perhaps,”
I would like to get to know them of course, spend time with them, introduce them to my parents sometime in the
She nods in agreement. “Alright” What? Why? That was easy.
Before she could could continue, we hear a knock on the door. My secretary then comes in with the coffee and snacks. Catherine accepts her coffee with polite and beautiful smile. A feeling similar to jealousy appears in my heart, I shake my head to remove this feeling.
“but..” Catherine continues, once my secretary has left. Yeah, couldn’t have been that easy James. conviction
as their mother, I set the rules.” she says with
“Agreed” I reply,
“I would like you to get to know them as well. But not as their father, not yet. As my friend for the mean time.” “Bun—” I say, about to object.
“I will tell them you are their father James. But not now. When you’ve gotten to know them more.”
“–“I repeat in objection.
ays with a glare.
She holds up her hand telling me to stop. “Tinsist James.” She says t
I sigh belore replying “Alright if you say so.”
“I would like to bring up another concem as well. The kids and I will be going to the doctor tomorrow for their annual check–up. Perhaps you can send scatieme to get a DNA sample to make it seven like its part of the check–up.”
I look at her questioningly before asking. “And why would I do that?”
“For a
once you receive some evidence that they are not yours.” She says challengingly.
DNA rest. I don’t warn you hurting the kids by running away on
but I glare at her in reply.
She doesn’t faze at my glare, Star continues to look at my with the same expression. “Well?” She says alter a few seconds. I just nod in reply. “Okay. Now that we’ve tackled that, lets move forward Arab has a practice game this coming Friday, would you like to watch?”
J’en slaucked by the sudden change of topic that all I could do in reply is to nod again
the details. Can I have your number?”
We were in the middle of exchanging numbers when we hear a knock on the door. “Come In” i say
My secretary comes in before saying “It’s lunch Sir. Would you like me to order both of you linch?‘*
Should I invite her for lunch?
Yes, luviteter Spend tune with her
James Your setting up yourself to be Inurt
Before I could reply, Catherine speaks “II I may reply on Mr. Edwards’s behalf, you don’t need to that Cornell, I have to meet with someone for lunch.” A Edeod sadarts and faints of jealousy rabies through me
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“How bout you Sir?” He asks as he turns to me.
I clench my hands in frustration before saying “No need. I’m going out for lunch.”
He nods in acknowledgement. “Then I will be taking my lunch Sir, just call me if you need anything.” He says before leaving
“Well then I shall be going too. Again, I will text you the details for the practice game.” She says as she stands and walks to the door.
As she reaches for the door knob, she pauses “Oh before I forget.” She turns to me then says threateningly “If you dare hurt my kids James, you will dearly. You do not want to make a mother anger.”
After which she leaves, leaving me to wonder at how much Catherine has changed.
A/N: Hi, I decided to rewrite the whole story since this chapter and finish it! I hope you will enjoy it!
