Take Flight

Maddox

"Yes, thank you very much. I'm sorry for making come down here, I didn't know I was going to get back that early. If I had known I wouldn't have called, I truly am sorry, I will pay for the night."

You stop paying attention to Angelina's discussion with her son's nanny and take a look at the house, or what you can see of it so far. If you thought the appartement was splendid, the house was way beyond that statement. It is a huge house, especially for two, luminous, furnished and decorated with taste. You can't help looking around with this kind of excitement and amazement in your eyes. You sure knew Angelina's house would be big and beautiful, but this place sure excels your expectations.

You're drawn out of your wonderment state by the sound of Angelina's heels clicking towards you. She slips a hand around your waist as she passes you by and let it linger on your belt before letting it fall beside her when she finally faces you. Not without a smile, she leans against the table and tilts her head just the slightest bit as she enjoys watching the different feelings painted on your face.

"I'm sure you would like the garden very much too. Though you won't see much tonight. You'll see it in the morning."

"In the morning ?"

"Yes, I'm not letting you go, now I've got you trapped inside this house," she jokes around with a chuckle.

You smile back at her as an answer and she seizes your hand to make her follow her. You walk through a couple rooms admiring each and every detail of the house, careful not to hit and break anything. As you both step inside a large living room, you feel Angelina's grip tighten for a second just as if she wanted to reassure you, tell you she's here and that everything will be alright.

"Hi my treasure," Angelina sweetly says in a higher pitched voice.

As you move towards the center of the room, you notice the small Asian baby sitting on a large couch making him look even tinier. He looks up to us and a smile is already spread all over his face from the second when he heard his mother's voice. He immediately spread his arms so as to get Angelina to hold him. He is acting as if you weren't there, looking right through you as his mom is all that matters in this moment, and you can't help but smile at the sweet scene of this reunion.

"Mama !"

"Oh little darling I missed you !" Angelina let's put as she draws her son into a hug, sitting on the couch to let him climb on her lap.

She holds him close, and his whole body is pressed against hers, his head snuggled into her neck in a way that makes him face the opposite way of where you are standing. Angelina pats his head softly while looking straight at you. With a swift head tilt she makes you understand she wants you to sit with them, so that you could all be with one another, just like a family.

Your heart is racing. You were the one proposing to meet the child but doing something is so much harder than speaking about it. You know Angelina too much to think her son could be a bad kid, but even babies have preferences, and he could very well not like you. The fear of getting rejected grows stronger in your heart each step you make to get closer to the mother and son duo, and you feel the need to run away. What if he really doesn't like you ? Won't Angelina trust her child's instincts more than you ? What if a simple hello could break your relationship and you with it ? You can feel all the muscles in your body tighten, almost hurt you, but the biggest pain is in your heart, right there with the doubts and the wondering. You can't help thinking that she doesn't love you enough to trust you more than her own son, and somehow you can almost sense that the end of this all is coming. But you carefully sit next to Angelina anyways.

She sweetly smiles and draws her attention back on the little kid on her lap, softly taking his head out of the crook of her neck so as to look at him in the eyes. She holds him up for second to make him sit properly on her legs, facing you. For the first time you feel him acknowledging your presence, staring at you with his big brown shiny eyes, and this feeling of innocence painted all over his face. He smiles and instantly you can feel your body and mind melting. You can see all the innocence and purity in the world in this little one sitting just in front of you and it somehow brings you peace. Angelina slowly puts a hand on his head and lovingly brushes his short hair with a smile.

"Maddox baby, this is Y/N. She is mommy's very special friend. You will love her I'm sure."

Maddox's smile increased after hearing his mother's voice and you know that despite his young age, he understood what these words meant. A small laugh came out of her small mouth, just as pure and light as his smile, the crystalline music echoing in the room and in your head. The small kid gets his arms out of his mom's embrace and reaches out for you. After a small nod of agreement from Angelina, you softly pick him up and place him on your own lap under a salve of high pitched laughter. Your body is tense as you're scared to do something wrong, to hurt him, but he's happiness and innocence make you more and more comfortable and you end up playing with his hair and slightly caressing his check. Your entire focus is out on the little Maddox but you know Angelina is smiling at you both at this very moment. You lift your eyes to meet hers.

"C'mon Mad baby, let's get you to sleep."

Angelina carefully puts her hand around the child and carries him to some other room, leaving you alone to your thoughts, your mind still blurry from what just happened. Your head feels strangely light and empty, your thoughts blurry and your mind not so clouded by them anymore. You feel more peace than you ever had in the last few months, or maybe years. Even around Angelina you couldn't stop worrying about too many things, but now, you finally get to know what silence is.

You barely notice Angelina leaning against the door frame, looking at you with this warm and loving look that you always crave for. She steps into the room and sits beside you, her leg touching yours, making you feel like you could fly. She takes your hand in hers and with her other one she makes you look at her by holding your chin towards her face. She's smiling.

"He's gonna love you. I promise. I've almost never seen him this happy meeting someone new."

Your gaze falls down. You don't quite know what to answer, even though you know what is happening is a great beginning, all the opposite of what you thought would happen. However Angelina holds your chin up again and makes you stare right at her eyes.

"He is gonna love you as much as I love you."

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okay so idk if that was rly great i think i kinda fucked this up but- well-
also i met someone and i rly like her so wish me luck🥺
we also just learnt that school are closed starting next week so i'll prolly write bc i'm the worst updater ever
hope you still read that garbage-
-lou~