Lover II- ML

298. Always On Your Side

Kaia felt awful.

She had spend the entirety of the morning harmlessly flirting with Alexia, teasing the idea of a foursome which she was excited to talk to Mapi about once they got to training.

But Mapi had a kiss forced upon her, she had been crying in the shower and holding onto herself so tightly that there were nail indents in her biceps.

Kaia immediately told Pere that Mapi was sick and then drove them straight home, where Mapi's first urge was to change clothes and find Fabian in the playroom with Sebastian.

Fabian was going to town on his new drum set, lips pouted in concentration and his bum bouncing with every hit.

But he freezes, a big eight toothed grin taking over his face when he realises who's here.

"Mamá!" Fabian greets, pushing off his knees and tossing his drumsticks aside to run over and take Mapi's hand. "Mino, mino."

"Dinosaur." Mapi corrects in a soft, tired chuckle, kneeling on the floor by Fabian's toys and letting him show them off.

Sebastian pushes off the floor slowly, furrowing his eyebrows when Mapi glances back at him. But she simply shakes her head, either it being something she didn't want to discuss or it just being the wrong time.

So Sebastian decided to leave and find his sister who he heard Mapi taking to out in the hall.

Kaia was in the kitchen, already typing out a written email on her laptop to their lawyer.

"What's up?" Sebastian asks.

Kaia shakes her head the same as Mapi did, but she did it with anger and impatience in her expression. "How's the house hunting?"

Sebastian slides onto a stool opposite her, his eyes lingering on how fast she was typing. "Alright, but there's no where in this city with a house as good as this."

Kaia grins a little, her eyes still on the official email she was typing out. "That's why it's our dream house, perfect in every way for us."

"Is Mapi alright?" Sebastian pushes in concern. "She looked like she'd been crying."

Kaia's eyes lift from her laptop, but they go over Sebastian's shoulder and to the hall archway.

"It is ok." Mapi sighs, walking over and placing Fabian in Sebastian's lap. "I did cry, but we are home now so I can be ok." She explains while heading to Kaia's side.

Kaia picks her phone up, aiming it at Mapi who obediently turns her cheek to the light so the multiple scratches are clear.

Sebastian widens his eyes in concern, but he doesn't say anything with Fabian innocently watching Kaia hold Mapi's chin and turn her just a little more.

Mapi purses her lips when Kaia lowers her phone, watching her flick through the images in thought. "Are they ok? Do you need others?" She mumbles.

"No." Kaia sighs at the damage staring back at her in crisp HD. "These will be fine. Do you want me to make you a cup of tea?"

"No, I do it for you." Mapi counters, wagging a finger towards Kaia's laptop. "You have emails to do."

"Mami." Fabian reaches across the island with a smile, clearly still mesmerised by having Mapi and Kaia back so soon.

Kaia reaches the rest of the way, stretching her full upper body so Fabian could hold her finger while she continued the email one handed.

"Dude." Sebastian mouths towards Mapi when he catches her eyes. "Are you good?"

Mapi was honest by shaking her head, clearly a response Sebastian wasn't expecting with how he blinks in shock.