-Mommy!!! – The little boy shouted, running towards you and hugging your leg. You smile, caressing his hair as he looks up at your face with a wide smile.
-Hello, my love. How was the day at daycare? Were you a good boy? – You ask him.
-He was a very good boy, even though he almost tripped while running in the classroom when I asked him to sit down. – The voice followed by a husky chuckle draws your attention to the door, where Jaemin leans while crossing his arms, looking at the boy with narrow eyes
-Sorry... - The boy says with a sad face, and Jaemin's eyes finally switch to you. Your cheeks slightly blush by the eye contact, leaving aside the fact that he is so handsome. What absurd. A mother finding her son's daycare teacher handsome. Jaemin side-grins, squatting down in front of the boy.
-Don't be sad or your mommy will be sad too. Next time, you will be more careful, this way you won't worry her, right? – Jaemin says with a calm voice, slightly pinching the boy's cheek as he nods.
-Thank you for taking care of him. I will tell him to behave better. This way he won't cause too much trouble. – You say, watching Jaemin standing up.
-Oh, don't worry. I was just kidding. He behaves well. Always very polite. I'm sure you educate him very well. – He says with a smile. His energy makes you calmer. He surely is perfect for his job of taking care of toddlers and teaching them. – He is an angel. Just like his mom. – He whispers with a different sweetness in his voice.
It's been like that for some time now. Life has not been easy. Some decisions of the past were not the best ones, which brought you to the stage you are right now. A single mom, taking care of a little blessing while trying to pick up your pieces left behind after a toxic relationship. It took you courage to let go, especially after the news of an unexpected pregnancy, which, of course, wasn't well received by your ex-partner.
However, this same unexpected event was the one who saved you. You had in hands a new life who loved you for who you were, and who gave you strength to fight for yourself. Nowadays, you no longer have contact with that person, and maybe that's for the best. At least, that relationship gave you a good thing: you little love, Leo.
You moved to a new house with the resources you fortunately saved. You got a new job that left you not much time to spend with Leo. He had to stay most of the time in daycare, where you met Jaemin, his teacher.
In the beginning, Leo was afraid of having to be far from you. His father clearly didn't do a good work in that particular, so he ended up growing specifically close to you, which became a problem on the first days of daycare. Until it wasn't anymore, because of Jaemin. You don't know what Jaemin did, but Leo loves him. He started to go to daycare in happy jumps of excitement, saying that he would see his best friend. Someday, you stayed longer to thank him personally, and from that day on, Jaemin always talks to you when you pick up Leo.
You are not ingenious. After some time, you realized that Jaemin looked at you in a different way. You suspected that he had a little interest in you, but entering into a romance again after the last experience you had seemed useless. Are you even in a position of right to have a boyfriend? Surely, you have no time. Besides, how would Leo react to that? Actually, would a guy like Jaemin want to date a single mom anyway? Maybe you were simply jumping to conclusions.
-Mommy, I wanna go to the festival! Can I? Pleease! – Leo begs, pulling the fabric of your dress.
-Festival? What festival? – You ask in confusion.
-Oh, yeah. I was about to tell you about it. – Jaemin says chuckling. – Our daycare will have a Festival this weekend. There will be food, a bouncy castle, balloons, and everything. It would be nice if you participated. – He says, and your smile weakens slowly.
