His Worst Mistake

Swim...

Troy had no clue on what was or was not allowed with he and Margot. He hoped to prove his love for her but he and Margot still held a very rocky relationship that stood hanging on a tightrope. Whilst they were now walking, their foundation was still the all too familiar tightrope. 

The man settled to start with flowers for the meantime. He called his usual contractor.  Rather than his blind giving from when he had found her at first, Troy decided he would only send flowers which conveyed the feelings in his heart. The first bunch he had chosen to be Tulips. Before conveying his actual feelings, he wanted more to gain her forgiveness and trust. HE wanted to rebuild their foundation. Rather than a tightrope, the man wanted concrete trust and love. 

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"Margot" a deep voice ground out. 

Margot looked up from her paperwork and at her brother.

"What's this?" Grayson asked as he stuck out the large bouquet of white tulip flowers. 

Margot raised an eyebrow. 

"I should be asking you brother" she said flatly as she turned to face her paperwork once more.

"Margot...it has your name on the card it came with" Grayson replied her flatly.

Margot stopped typing and looked up. 

The older man handed her the bouquet and Margot peered into it. She found a white card with gold designs. 

'I trust you understand what the flowers mean - With love, Troy'

Margot smiled and her cheeks flushed. 

Grayson cleared his throat and Margot tried to hide her expression. 

"I just hope you know what you're doing" Grayson said as he walked away.

Margot stared at the flowers. 

She picked up her phone. 

M: Received your flowers. Work harder. 1/2 point gained. 99 and a half to go xx

Foolish King: Not complaining mamas...glad I made some progress. 

'He called me mamas?' Margot squealed internally. The woman who held what most would call 'daddy issues' always had a reaction to endearments such as 'mamas', 'good girl' ...  just to name a few.

Margot controlled herself and she laid her phone down. She forced herself to concentrate on her paperwork. 

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Margot and Troy had taken the boys for a swim. The boys had arm floaters and dinosaur themed round floaters. They played in the kiddie pool whilst Troy and Margot sat at the edge of the pool with their legs in the water. They kept an eye on the boys as they sipped cocktails. Margot sipping more of a mimosa than a cocktail. The woman had had 5 now and Troy was getting worried. 

Margot suddenly leaned sideways and laid her head on Troy's shoulder. The man chuckled and adjusted her head properly. 

Theo and Matt swam towards the pair.

"Is mummy okay?" Matt asked

"Yeah..mummy's okay she's just a bit...tired" Troy replied. 

Theo and Matt nodded in sync. Troy was still part amused and part fascinated by how much the two boys could be so different but then so in sync. 

Margot moved in her half asleep state and Troy moved to carry her into his lap.

The boys watched as their father moved their mother and then settled her into his embrace. Margot shuffled to get comfortable and Troy stiffened. He had gotten used to seeing her in her swim suit but this skin to skin 'rub' was not something he could get used to. He would obviously react to it. The man thought of all the paperwork that piled as he sat here just to control his awakening 'self'.