Risk it All [GxG]

27| Say cheese

I'm tired and my knuckles hurts but halted after seeing Erin cooking in my kitchen when it is already past midnight.

I breathe from the exhaustion before continuing to walk and place my bag in the counter.

She's cooking shrimp pasta. "From what I remembered, I only let you stay for a night? And not remember letting you go around my place" but ignored.

"Just in time, bee and I cooked. She's already sleeping in the couch while waiting for you" my head turned to the living room with the TV still on while my daughter is laying peacefully in the sofa and hugging a huge unicorn stuff toy "we went to arcade and she won that"

"Ok. Thanks for looking out to my daughter" I say, still staring to my little baby girl but also noticing the drawings in the table.

"I hope you don't mind me buying new plates, cooking pans and also fixing the drawer"

I automatically checks the stubborn drawer that always made my head heated and it is true, the drawer was fixed. "Thanks" I muttered.

Not only the drawer but the apartment look more organized and neat.

The picture frame that has been sitting in the floor next to the console table for ages is now hanged in the wall. 

"Bella what happened?" I turned back to her and watching her eyes drop down to my hand.

"Nothing"

"Who did that to you?" She asked in firm tone.

"How was the site? is it starting?"

Yet her expression didn't changed as she walked towards me to check my knuckles.

"Bee told me that you went to a date. Did he hurt you?"

I took back my hand aggressively but unintentionally scratch her cheeks in the process.

".....I—I uhm" I lost words after seeing how it subtly bleeds but already reaching her cheek to check how deep did my nails cut her skin.

"It's okay" she softly says which automatically makes me look into her eyes.

I step back with a firm expression "just don't overstep Erin. Keep your boundaries, we're just being civilized because of bee"

"Mommy?" Brielle calls out between rubbing her eyes but eventually let out a pretty smile "finally you're home!" She runs towards me which I instantly kneel down to welcome her little frame into my arms.

And it all takeaway the tiredness.

Bee breakaway as her smile beams in excitement "now we can camp out Mama" she says while looking up to Erin and I did too but mine were in confusion.

Her little frame step away from me while staring to Erin "mama what happened to your cheek? It is bleeding! Who hurt you?? You just got sick and now you're hurt again" my baby run towards Erin with all concerned.

"I'm fine baby, just a little scratched....I uhm, accidentally scratched hard my cheeks"

Bee reach out to Erin cheek as she gently check it "mama does it hurt? Are you ok? You always say you're ok even when you're not" Then look at me "mommy can you please help mama?"

All suddenly I don't know what to do. I was taken aback. Too astounded to speak while glancing back and forth to them.

"Mommy are you ok? Are you sick too?"

As if my whole body is back to normal, I stand up "I'm just getting the medicine box" then turned to its direction.

I look back to them.

Bee is holding Erin while they walk to the living room together. How did they grown so close to each other?

"Mommy it's your day off tomorrow right?" Bee snapping me out from loosing myself in depth while watching the both of them.

"Yes" then grab the box then heading to them.

"We know you're always busy that's why we come up with an idea to stay in the house while having fun. Can we please camp out in the terrace?" Bee plead using her doe doll eyes while pouting.

I sit with them. My daughter always knows how to get what she wants "the terrace is a little bit messy" then look at it but not what I was expecting. Rather the messy broken chairs, tables and the cabinet with its door loose a hinge are all repaired and organized.

"Mama fixed all the broken things"

My eyes glance to Erin before opening the box "thanks"

"Mommy will help you heal that wound" Bee stands up from our middle and transferred to the center table.

Of course I forced a smile while pinching the tube and now looking at Erin as I apply the ointment in her scratch.

Then heard a camera flash.

Bee is smiling widely with her phone camera pointing to us "can we please have our first family picture mommy?"

"Sure. Of course baby" I reluctantly say as she beams into a bright smile and transferring to our middle as her hand lifts up the phone with the camera facing us.

"Can you please kiss me mommy and mama in my cheek?" Bee says as we immediately do what she says. I leaned down and tilted my head to kiss her in the cheek.

"Wait I'm gonna get Mr. Unicorn"

The camera flashed to us.

But I can't breathe, that all suddenly my heartbeat stops while hearing Bee cheekily laughing to both of us from her unexpected action in which she leaned forward and making Erin and I accidentally kissed.

"Oops sorry....."

"Brielle Taleighha" I called in firm tone.

"I'm sorry mommy. I didn't mean it. It was an accident mommy, I grab Mr. Unicorn because I want him to be with us in the picture"

Her reason makes me pinched closed my eyes for a second before returning calmer.

"Ok." Then stand up "I'm gonna get change so we can start to set up the tent outside" but stop after standing up when my phone rings.

Mom is calling and I already know what it is about.

I took a deep exhausted breath before answering her call.

"Marian" she sternly call out the moment I answered "what did you do again this time? Really? Punching Glen in the face?? Are you for real? Have you gone mad again?"