The Day Before You Came

Chapter Forty-Two

Benny was working from his home office, a few days ago he got the wonderful idea to open another hotel and now he was conducting a deep research, he already had an idea of ​​the design and wanted to land it together with his architect, he was sure that he, as always, would know what he wanted and would materialize his idea. He found terrain available in Eskilstuna and considering that the Anderssons didn't yet have a hotel there this seemed like the perfect opportunity. He thought it over very well and he would take a chance, he would run the hotel with his own money, it would not be owned by the family. Benny was too excited and proud of his own idea. He picked up the phone and called the architect, they both reached an agreement and made an appointment for next Friday at ten in the morning. Benny was sure that everything would be perfect. He continued working until a little person came crying into his office:

"Daddyyy," Colin wept inconsolably as he carried a car between his little hands.

"What happens?" Benny quickly went and leaned in front of his son to be at his height.

"It's broken!" The little boy lifted his car so his father could see it. The car's tires were out of place.

"Let's see what I can do," Benny tried to reattach the tires to the car but apparently the piece that joined the two parts was broken, there was no way to fix it. "I'm sorry champion, I think it no longer works,"

"Nooo," Colin cried harder.

"Easy love," Benny hugged him and wiped the tears from his cheeks, "You have more cars, where is the red that you like so much?"

"No! I want this!"

"What's happening here?" Frida came in scared. She was arranging her clean clothes in the closet when she heard the sudden cry of her son and was automatically alarmed.

"My car, mommy!" Colin pointed at the car on the ground.

"The tires came off and there's no way to fix it," Benny explained and got up with his son in his arms. "Easy," he kissed his head, "let's play with something else,"

"Noou,"

"Colin, come with Mommy," Frida interfered, "Daddy is working," but the boy only hugged his father closer, hiding his face in his neck.

"It's okay, I'm done," Benny said softly.

"Love, you have more cars," Frida came over and stroked his back, "Do you want me to bring you another one? the Red one?"

"I said the same, you see champ? You still have the red one," Benny tried to cheer him up.

"Among many others," added Frida.

"Noo, fix it daddy," Colin said, still crying.

"I'll try to fix it," Frida picked up the pieces and Colin straightened up and his blue eyes lit up. "Sure there is something that can be done."

"Mommy will fix it with her super powers. How do we have to tell mommy?" Benny asked.

"Please and thank you," Colin said sheepishly, wiping his tears.

Frida smiled and kissed her son on his cheek, "You're welcome baby boy." Benny took advantage of the fact that she was close and gave her a quick kiss, making Frida blush. "I'll be in the kitchen."

Frida went out and left the boys alone again. Benny took Colin to his room, there was a whole collection of cars, he tried to make Colin play with one of them but the boy was determined to play with the broken one. Benny put him on the small trampoline that Laura gave him, it had a protective mesh around it that prevented the child from falling. Colin played for a while in there under the watchful supervision of Benny, the boy was happy and it seemed that he had completely forgotten about the car. Once little Andersson got tired of the trampoline, Benny took him to sleep, it was time for his nap. Colin soon surrendered to the arms of Morpheus, Benny watched him sleep for a few minutes, wrapped him up and went out in search of his wife.