Broken 2:A Second Chance

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When I wake up the next day,my knee is a bit better and I walk about a bit before settling down with a bowl of oatmeal and apple slices.

"Good morning." Joey says and dips his hand in my plate. I smack it before picking an apple slice and giving it to him.

"I sent Liam and Noah to Josh's while you were asleep." He says and gnaws on his apple slice. I nod and look at him. I secretly hope he doesn't bring up last night's meeting with a certain him.
"How's your knee?" I nod and dip my spoon into my bowl of oatmeal. "It's okay now." I say and swallow my masticated oatmeal.

"I may not be here this morning." I say and place my plate aside. He looks at me and asks for the reason. "I'll be taking Tristan's hair to a paternity center." I say and hug my knees. He smiles and ruffles my hair.

"Why did you dye your hair?" He asks with a confused expression. "My hair was naturally blonde,I don't really remember now." I answer and shake my head. "But now it's curly." He says and tugs at a few strand. I yelp and loosen his grip around the strand.

"I like it this way." I say and take my plate to the kitchen.

I search the hallway before I stealthily walk to our room. I knock on the door and Liam is the one that opens the door.
"Oh,you're back." He says anxiously,as if he had something to hide. I nod suspiciously and try to open the door a bit wider.

"No no no no no. No. Don't enter." He says and blocks my passage. I carry him and say "Little man,I'm taller than you." Before entering.
"I couldn't stop her." He whines and walk towards the bathroom.
Josh hurries over and carries me for no apparent reason.

"Put me down!" I yell while laughing at the same time. He also laughs before dropping me.
"I was checking if you had gained extra weight when you left. Maybe you weren't satisfied with the dinner."

What?

"Just kidding. How's you knee?" He asks and holds my hand. I nod and look at the floor.
"It's-it's okay." I begin to stammer all of a sudden. "Are you sure?" He asks and looks at me. All of a sudden,I feel hot and I feel my cheeks heating up. I break the contact and walk to the washroom,leaving him standing aloof.

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I wake up to an ear splitting sound coming from the living room. I groan and rub my temples gently. I look at the other side of the bed and it's empty. Judging by the lack of warmth,I'm guessing she has been awake for a long time.
I get out of bed and walk to the living room only to find Dylan,Lukas and Camille dancing to some weird music.

"It's six am." I groan and glare at Dylan. He shrugs and blames the two children for the noise. I roll my eyes and walk outside.
"Good morning." Edelle greets and smiles brightly. I want to wipe that stupid smile off her face but all I do is nod and smile slightly.

"You were sleep talking." She says and hands me a cup of coffee. "Where did you get it?" I ask and narrow my eyes suspiciously. "Room service. I got tea for myself and coffee for you." She says innocently but I see right through her facade.
I nod and take the mug from her.
"I was?" I answer after I sip my coffee. "Yeah. You were saying something like 'she's back.' who's back?" She asks again. I fight the urge not to roll my eyes.

"Uh,my mom,she travelled to the Philippines to visit her parents." I quickly make up a lie. It wasn't an entire lie though. She nods and smiles before turning to look at the beach.

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Edelle knew that if she faked it enough,no one would suspect her and she would get what she wanted. She knew he had a dream about her. She was back. She saw her at the restaurant but she couldn't arise any suspicions. She had to tolerate that little imp he called a son.
She liked Dylan...too bad he was taken anyway.

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Until we meet again.

💕 KA.