The Family Man

Chapter 19

I woke up to Ethan breathing on my neck, it was comforting. I laid there with him but his thing was poking my back. He was tired from my weed cookies. I slowly slipped out from beside him putting a pillow on my place for him to hug. I stood there looking at him sleeping his mouth was slightly open and his tongue was barely showing. Weed sure did bring out the best in people.

I slowly opened the door not wanting to wake him. I was successful and I walked to Emily's room, she was awake I took her out and walked to the kitchen with her. I fed her, cleaned her and played with her she was really quite like she knew he was here. It is official she likes provoking me, shouldn't she be considerate of me and sleep? Is it that she knows he is here, she isn't normally this quite. I check her temperature to make sure she wasn't ill she was okay. She just looks at me with her beautiful blue eyes smiling and drooling all over me.

We stayed downstairs together and watched TV well I watched TV she just drooled and tried to pull my hair. I looked at the time its almost 12 in the afternoon and he still hasn't woken up. I began to worry maybe I gave him too much and he is dead. I walked swiftly up the stairs to the room he had changed position my pillow was on the other side. He's not dead thank god. It was time for him to wake up and eat something. I had Emily in one hand and I poked his side and he pushed my hand away. So rude. I poked him harder and he moved again.

"Mandy leave me alone." He mumbled. Who is Mandy? Maybe it's his maid? No her name is Martha I think. Then who the hell is Mandy? He needed to get up, he called me Mandy I am Belle. I wanted to do something violent to him for getting my name wrong, but I couldn't in truth and fact he wasn't aware of what he said so I shouldn't be angry. Mandy? I shouldn't be angry but I wasn't I was furious and curious about this Mandy, I actually hurts that he didn't say Belle. Was this Mandy the girl that Beatrix referred to? If she is what did she do to him that was so awful? If I asked him he will tell me to drop it, but I needed him to be awake for this. I poked him again and he shoved my hand away. Fine if that's the game he wants to play. I held Emily over him and let her drool fall on his face that should wake him and I was right his eyes flew open. His green eyes were clear and beautiful, my heart melted like a Popsicle on the floor in the summer sun.

"Good morning." He smiled and forgot why I was angry in the first place. He looked well rested.

"Technically it's not morning any more, but good morning." I smiled warmly.

"Then what time is it then?" His hands were behind his head.

I look at the clock. "Its 12:05."

"Well I enjoyed my sleep weed helped, but I am not eating a next weed cookie." He stated firmly.

"Okay." What was it I was supposed to ask him about? It was on the tip of my tongue. What was it? Maybe it wasn't that important?

"Belle? Are you listening?" He asked and then I remembered. Mandy.

"Who is Mandy?" I asked then I regretted asking the question. His eyes darkened, his face tightened he looked furious for some reason, but then it had a hint of hurt. This Mandy must have hurt him really bad, but I have never heard of her or any other girl and him for that matter of fact.

"Who told you that name?" He growled making me jumped back, I was trembling he looked angry.

"Yo-You said it in your sleep." I said as I blinked back tears. It hurt me to see him like this the veins in his face popping out and his body red from anger. "I was waking you and you said the name." I was scared for myself and for him the way his temper was rising he could easy well blow an artery.