Mismatched Hearts

Chapter 42

LUCAS

         You know those moments when you'd be called up in front of the class to do a presentation. You prepared so much yet you were still nervous you'd mess it up. That's how I was feeling.

         "Lucas I can smell your anxiety from here," Quinn said from across the kitchen island.

           "That obvious?" I asked nervously.

          "You'll be fine. He wants this too. You have nothing to worry about.
        And thank you, for waiting till I got back. I was bumped for missing his birthday and I know you wanted to do it then but thank you."

         Quinn told Michie and I what happened to her in Columbia. Michie claimed she was psychic and ended up blabbing what happened to Rosetta, who told more people. Her kidnapping happened to have fallen during Takumi's birthday.
       So when Quinn returned she decided to throw him a mini party. The kitchen counter had cake and snacks. We hang balloons and decorations around.

           "This is the one, Aunt Michie bought it for me," Takumi said while running in with a transformers bot in hand ready to show Quinn.

         "Wow, Michie went all out this year didn't she," Quinn said while laughing.
           "I'm glad you enjoyed your day bambino, I'm sorry I couldn't make it."

         "It's okay. You're here now. And you're all better," he said while hugging her.

         "I have one more present for you," I spoke up. 
       He shot up from his seat next to Quinn. He eyed me Curiously.

        I took out the envelope and handed it to him. He pulled out the first paper and skimmed over it. Quinn gave me a reassuring look.

          "Takumi Kim-Rea Kimura," he read.
"I have your last name?"

       I nodded in reply.

      "This means you're my dad now right?" He said with a smile.
  
         "It certainly does champ," I said to him and he got off his seat and ran into my arms.

         "I'm so happy. Did you hear that mummy Dee? he's my dad!" he exclaimed.

           "I heard that my love. I told you so," she beamed.

           "Thank you uncle- oh I meant dad," he corrected. I couldn't help but widen the smile that seemed already too wide.

          He walked over to Quinn, "Mummy Dee, I know you can't be my mom with dad because you two aren't in love anymore. But you're still my mummy right?"

         "Always Bambino, always," she said while embracing him.
           "I love you and that's never going to change." 

          I couldn't help but thank Naru for the blessing she left me with after she died.

        Takumi decided he got bored of us later on in the day and retired to his games.

          "Speaking of birthdays, you owe me for last year's incident," Quinn said.

      "Diamanté are you serious? Look, I'm sorry for that but.."

        "But nothing, you will fly with me to Trinidad over your birthday weekend, so make sure you get all your pending work done by then," she said sternly.

         "Trinidad?!" I asked

           "Yes. We'll go in the day before your birthday, celebrate on the actual day and then you can do whatever you like after. Clear. Clear. I'll be in contact with your assistant," she said then took a bite of cake.