Pink Like Our Love (Red Sky At Night "sequel")

#9 Tyson rules?!

Tyson’s POV at age 18

 “Son, we can’t keep you as an employee.” Mr. Hephaestus said. He looked sad and his big hand was on my shoulder weighting me down but I remained standing tall beside him.

   “What does that mean?”

   “We have to fire you… you were one of my best workers besides my son. Heck I even took you in even though you were just fourteen when you started here. That’s why I can’t just let you down, you know my workshop inside out.”

   “I don’t understand.”

   “I’m firing you as an employee but I want you to co-own my shop with me.” Mr. Hephaestus said with a heartwarming laugh. He had always reminded me of Santa when he laughed.

   “But I’m seventeen…”

   “You’re birthday was yesterday, you’re eighteen.” He smiled and directed me to the chair by his desk. He sat down on the opposite side of me. “I know that things have been tough for you since your mother passed and your brother neglected you.”

   “He didn’t mean it, he knew that I was sleeping here most of the times since I relax to the sound of the machines. I was always welcome.” I tried to defend my brother; he was really caring for me.

   “I’m just saying boy, sometimes you got to take the big fish.”

   “What’s the big fish?”

   “The job, the co-owning contract.” He handed me a paper with a lot of text on it, my brain shut down just seeing it. I had graduated school but I wasn’t so good at reading. My brother had always helped me with that.

   “I-“

   “I know you can’t read it so I had a word with your brother and he wanted me to give you this note.”

   A blue post-it-note was now in my hands. There were only two sentences on it.

I’m so proud of you for this job opportunity.

I have read it through, you go buddy.

“I’ll sign it.” I said with a big smile. If big brother gave me clear signs then the contract and Mr. Hephaestus wasn’t going to trick me.

Tyson’s POV age 23

“My father said what?” Leo screamed. His girlfriend that was asleep in the bedroom sighed heavily and threw a pillow at the door. Or I hope it was a pillow.

   “He wants to open another shop in LA. He said that you would have no problem going there since you have friends there.”

   “My father doesn’t know anything about my friends.” Leo said grumpily. “I have Calypso here and Percy… Nico, Jason… everybody is here.”

   “Your father said that you two could open that workshop, garden shop thingy.” I said weakly. I hated being the messenger in the Valdez family. They were to hot headed for me. Fires and hot machines I could do but humans?

   “Calypso?!”

   “Yeah!”

   “Wanna open a shop in LA?” Leo scratched his neck and looked at the bedroom. In the doorway stood now a beautiful girl with tan skin and long cinnamon hair.

   “Depends on the shop baby.”

   “I can do my work with machines and cars and you can have your side with gardening and your clothing line that can’t catch fire. We’re going to be a hit darling.”

   “But what about the police job? I know that you love it.”

    “Darling, it’ll be alright. I haven’t done anything except for paper work since I rescued di Angelo and I think that that is the only miracle that I can have in my life, except for having you of course and our future children.”

   “Don’t push it.” she said lifting the pillow from the floor and threw it at him, returning to the bedroom with a wave and a wink. “Open the shop.”

   “Thanks toots!” Leo yelled. “Well I guess that the Valdez family is moving to LA.”

   “What about Percy?” I asked.

   “Hey man, I thought that you were supposed to get me to say yes and not doubt.” Leo laughed. “But don’t worry Jackson and di Angelo can come and visit me any time they want, that goes for Grace too.”

   I nodded.

   “Big man, don’t pout it doesn’t suit you. Bring the good news to my dad.”

   I nodded again.

Tyson’s POV at age 27

“Why are you leaving me?” Ella asked with tears in her beautiful coffee brown eyes.

   “No, I said that we had to move, my co-owner wants me to open yet another shop in Florida this time.”

   “Oh.” She wiped away her tears. “What about your brother? You always said that you couldn’t stay away from him.”

   “I can’t and I’m worried for him but he has Nico. He will survive. Plus the twins are ten now or soon… he’ll do fine.”

   “And I’m just supposed to follow you to Florida?” she asked, hurt crossed her beautiful face.

   “No.” I scratched my neck, one of the many nervous behaviors that I picked up from Leo. “I won’t force you but I would like if you come. I would love it.”

   “What about my work?”

   “I think they have libraries in Florida too… Ella I love you please come with me.”

   “Why are we even moving away from the head station of your shop?”

   “That’s the other news… Hephaestus wants me to own the whole shop; it’s a twin business now. Hephaestus and Son’s together with Jackson’s are creating something beautiful.”

   “I’m so happy for you!” Ella jumped into my arms and kissed my cheek. “I guess there is only one thing to say now, I’m pregnant.”

   I almost dropped her.

   “Aren’t you happy? I mean I know that you never wanted to have kids because of what happened to Percy but I-“

   I shut her up with a firm kiss. “You talk to much.”

   “You always said that that was what you fell for.”

   “It was, that and your love for books.”

   “I love you Tyson.”

   “I love you too Ella.” I kissed her once again.

Tyson’s POV at age 35 

“Mr. Hephaestus hi!” I said smiling; our annual Skype call Saturday was on.

   “I heard you had made our twentieth shop yesterday. Good job boy. I was sure that you would managed to do great things.”

   “Couldn’t have done it without you. I was just a kid when you took me under your wing.”

   “How is the wife and kid?”

   “Ella is great, never felt better she says, little Ethan is more talkative than his mother and Morgan is to small to say a word. But she has her mother’s beautiful red hair and a thing for metal so maybe she will grow up to be like daddy.” I said proudly. “And your family?”

   “Well Leo just got his fourth. They are a happy and well and I couldn’t be prouder. That goes for both of you. I know I have always said that you are like a son to me but today, I really feel like that… son.”

   “Thanks… dad.”