Exes' Baggage And More

Chapter One Hundred Seventy Three

Andrew put the last picture on the wall. Marcus' drawing of a little blue dog. He smiled faintly and then hi-fived with Marcus. Macy chuckled and told her son to get into bed. Andrew was about to leave the room, because this is a private time for the mother and son. After all, yesterday, he had put the boy to sleep when Macy came home late. However, the child called out to him. He turned and walked over to the boy's bed.

"Good night, Uncle."

He smiled and rubbed Marcus' head. "Good night, champ."

Then he left the boy's room to wash the rest of the dishes that were still in the sink. When finished, he returned to the living room to check his email. Addy said that she would contact him about the flight schedule change. But until now, there is still no news.

Not long after, Macy closed her son's door slowly. She approached Andrew who focused on his cellphone. She sat next to her lover and glanced at what her boyfriend was doing.

"Checking email?" she asked.

The man mumbled softly. Then he put his phone back on the coffee table. "Yeah, but there hasn't been any news from Addy. Marcus is already asleep?"

She shook her head. "Not yet. But he will fall asleep quickly. Thanks again for this afternoon."

Andrew slightly smoothed her hair which was still half wet. "I told you not to be bothered about it, didn't I? Besides, I'm sure you must be busy too. So you can call me to look after Marcus, anytime."

"But still. Thank you," Macy insisted.

That earned a smile on the writer's face before he kissed her lips softly. Just a quick kiss, at first. Macy took a deep breath and smiled. She was getting used to the kiss from her boyfriend.

The man then took her hand.

"You haven't told me about the results of today's trial," said Andrew quietly. He didn't want to sound so curious or intrusive, even though he was. He glanced at the woman to notice his lover's expression.

When entering the apartment, he did not see the look of disappointment or sadness on her beautiful face. He thought that it was good news. But still, Macy can hide her emotions in front of her son.

"Is everything fine?" he asked.

Macy nodded. She then intertwined their fingers. "I got the full custody of Marcus."

"Is that true?!" Andrew almost screamed loudly. But he remembered that Marcus still hadn't slept. So, he tried to hold back his surprise. "Is that true? You officially have the full custody of Marcus?" he asked again just to confirm that he didn't hear it wrong.

"Hani contacted me and told me to come to her office to sign some documents. It might take a week for all the documents to be ready, but Marcus will stay with me," Macy said with a big smile pasted on her face.

The smile spread to Andrew. He hugged his lover's body so tightly. "Congratulations, love!"

But because he was too excited, he pulled his girlfriend's body onto his lap. It made the woman laugh. The editor positioned her knees beside the writer's thighs and let go of his arms and looked at the man then punched her lover's chest playfully.

"Don't do that," she said as she giggled.

Andrew smiled then cupped her face and kissed her lips softly. Again, and again. He kept kissing her until his lover laughed.

"Andrew! Stop it already!!" Macy exclaimed while holding the man's lips to stop him from kissing her for a moment.

"I'm glad you finally got custody of Marcus."

She smiled again. "I am so glad too. And this time my deal with Ken is much fairer than before."

"Have you spoken to him?"

"Yesterday he met me at St. Haven. He said that he wanted to talk about an agreement on a meeting schedule with our son whoever gets full custody," she said as she slowly gets comfortable with their current position. Both are still comfortable with her sitting on her lover's lap. "It was a little weird at first, but I feel like it's getting a lot better. So, without thinking anything, we made a deal without anyone's interference. But seeing the results of today's trial, it seems that he knows that I will get custody."

"You guys made a fair deal?"

"That's how it is. He's still Marcus' father, Drew."

The man reached out his hand and rubbed her neck gently. "But with what happened before-"

"It was Katy's fault."

"And Ken knew about that, yet closed his eyes," said Andrew quickly.

Macy was silent for a moment. She could understand the man's current attitude. But she can't do the same. She was much better than that and although she could understand her lover's attitude, she knew that she should be fair to her son.

She gently caressed her boyfriend's cheek. "Drew..."

Andrew took a deep breath. He then hugged Macy, buried his face in the editor's neck. "Sorry," he mumbled.

Macy smiled faintly. She rubbed the man's head and let her be hugged tightly. Andrew inhaled the woman's lemon scent. It was so calming for him.

Especially with the gentle movement of her hand on his head. Oh, he could have fallen asleep with their current position.

"Hey? You didn't sleep, did you?"

The writer only mumbled softly. That made Macy look down slightly to see if he was really asleep or not. His breath sounded steady and his eyes closed but she was sure that the man hadn't really fallen asleep.

"Drew, you can't sleep here. Hey? Love?"

But Andrew didn't move at all. He tightened his grip even more.

"Andrew Coangco?"

Andrew sighed. He then pulled his head from Macy's neck and looked at his lover half asleep.

"Can I sleep with you?"

"Eh?" It was an innocent question, but it made Macy's face feel warm and red.

"I can't? Should I return to my unit?" he asked again because his lover didn't give the reaction that he wanted at all.

"It is not like that. It is just..."

He chuckled seeing his girlfriend's face getting redder. Then he cupped her face and kissed her. Suddenly, Macy immediately returned the kiss to him. Softly licking his lips. And the next second, he pushed the woman's body until they both stood up. He cupped her face again and kissed her deeply.

Macy swallowed all her sighs in the passionate kiss. She gripped the man's shirt tightly. And slowly, she felt Andrew pushing her to walk towards the room without breaking their kiss.

Then, there was the sound of the door closing and the lock turning.

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