Give Me Love

18

Arthur

The other morning, I woke up with Victoria and Veronica on my left side. They're still asleep. Victoria is so peaceful when she sleeps. It's like she's never been into a horrible experience. If I got the chance to love her again, I would do anything to show her what love really is. When Victoria came into my life, I found my heart opening again for someone. I used to sleep with different girls every night. I might got an AIDS but thank god, I don't have any. I slept with different girls. Most of them are our employees. Desperate employees. I've never find my heart opening for them, but only when Victoria came. I never thought a girl like her would change me. We only met couple of days ago but it stopped me to slept with any girls already and wanted to spent my whole day with Victoria and Veronica.

If being around with her would be like this, then I would spend my whole life with her. At this moment, I can't show her what love is because I know that I'm still afraid to be loved and to be in love.

"Arthur?" Is she awake? Or I don't really noticed? I avert my gaze from her, "Good morning." she greeted. It made me smile.

I got up from bed before them. Victoria is still looking at her daughter. She doesn't even noticed that I'm shirtless.

"Arthur, can you-" she stared at me down to my stomach and there, she can't even stop looking at it, "Yes, Victoria?" I tried to catch her attention.

"Right, are you going downstairs? To cook?" I nodded, "Please make some milk for Veronica. She'll be awake in couple of minutes."

"Sure, and do you want a coffee or what?" I asked her.

"Hot chocolate will do, if it's alright with you."

"It's alright. If Veronica is up, wait for me here, okay?"

"Don't you dare to bring some tray over us. We'll be fine, Arthur. We'll just head downstairs." I sigh in defeat. I wanted to serve her but she kept on stopping me.

I nodded and went downstairs. I keep the smile on my face until I reach the kitchen. "Good Morning, Mr. Peterson." Mrs. Adams greeted. "Good Morning, Ma'am. And please, call me Arthur." I still kept the smile on my face.

I hummed all the time while making the milk and the hot chocolate. Mrs. Adams already cooks some breakfast food. Minutes later, "Daddy!" Veronica is up. Early in the morning and this girl is so hyper already. I carried her when she came nearer to me, "Am I going to have a sister already?" I look at Victoria and giving me the deadliest look she could ever give, "No. I'm sorry. Mommy was not yet ready to have another baby." I explained, "How about we'll just focus on the princess I'm carrying now?" I smiled then look at Victoria who's trying to hide her smile.

"I'm a Princess? Then, why I don't have a crown?" she asked.

"Not all princess wears crown, baby." I informed her.

I put her down to the ground.

"Mommy, I'm a princess! Daddy said, I'm a princess!" she said happily.

Victoria serves the plate as I settled Veronica between us. We eat together. Laughed at things where Veronica can't understand. It's only me, Mrs. Adams and Victoria were talking since Veronica can't understand what we're talking she's trying to full herself by eating.

We finish our breakfast together and Mrs. Adams offers to wash the dishes.

I help Victoria to let Veronica take a bath. She's too stubborn sometimes. But who can blame her? She's just a kid. Every kid is stubborn. "Veronica, don't wait for your mum to get angry." she ignores me and let herself enjoy with some movie.

"She's not listening." I give up. Victoria raised her eyebrow, "Are you saying you're giving up?" how did she knows? "No, that's not what I'm saying."

"Fine, but you're about to." she smirks. What the?

I came nearer to Veronica again and convince her to take a bath before she watch some movies. "Veronica, listen." she's enjoying her own company. This child! I salute Victoria for her. "You're not listening!" I tickled her down and she's trying to escape but Victoria help me until Veronica give up. I carried her on my shoulders. She's still kicking. Her mum followed us to the bathroom. It's very challenging for me to do this kind of task. It's challenging and yet enjoyable.

When I was I kid, I used to asks my dad what's the feeling of taking care of someone you love and he always answers me that it's a great feeling. Great expercience and enjoyable and now I know what's the feeling he felt when he used to take care of us.

"Arthur, you've been thinking deeply. Can you tell me what it is?" she catches my attention, "I'm fine."

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We finish our duty on Veronica and placed her already in front of the television because she wants to. She almost cry when I joked that I'm going to turn off the television. We let her enjoy everything. While Victoria arranged our bed.

It's beautiful to see that a girl would serve for you but it's more wonderful to see a guy serving a girl.

She keeps on smiling while arranging the bed and my heart skips a beat again. What is this anymore? This is not normal anymore. I can't say I've fallen in love with her because we only met a couple of days ago. Not that early.

"Arthur," she looked at me in the eyes. "Just gonna take some shower." she says as she finish arranging the bed. I look at the bed and it's very settled. I wish I could marry a girl like Victoria or just marry Victoria anyway.

I got up and went to bags that Jessica broughylast night for Victoria. I picked a clothes for her to wear today because we're going to the police station for Kenneth to be traced. Kenneth deserves to be imprison after he did to Victoria and to his daughter. I can't help to worry sometimes that I can be in trouble also but I still choose to be with Victoria because she deserves to be protected. Not just Victoria but every girl deserves to be protected.