the singing girl

I must've heard

At home Stella was busy doing homework and Isabelle was busy getting work for tomorrow's class.

"Okay so Nick is staying here again this friday when me and Nicolas go on our official date." Isabelle said.

"Great. That should be fun." Stella said just going with her work.

"Yeah." Isabelle gave her daughter an add look.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing." Isabelle replied.

"Then don't look at me like that." Stella said half irritated.

"Stella, am I irritating you?" Isabelle ask.

"No mom. I'm just not in the mood right now okay." Stella closed her books. "Any way, I'm done so I'm gonna go hit the shower."

***
It's late. Isabelle walk down the hallway hearing a voice echoing in the bathroom.

It was Stella, she sang a song by Ellie Goulding, your song.

Isabelle put her ear against the door.

"It's you." She whispered to herself.

"I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind that I put down in words. How wonderful life is now that you're here in the world." She sang.

Isabelle bite her lip walking away slowly.

***
The next morning Isabelle came in Nicolas' office giving a little knock.

"Oh, come on in." Nicolas stood up and walk to her giving her a hallo kiss and closing the door behind her.

"Are you busy?" Isabelle asked him.

"No of course not. Are you alright?" Nicolas asked her wrapping his arms around her waist.

She look up at him and put her arms around his neck and let her face drop on his chest.

"Gosh, I don't know where to start." Isabelle sighed.

"Well begin at the beginning." Nicolas lift her face with his hand looking into her sparkling eyes.

"Well that's the thing. I don't know where to begin." Isabelle gave him a fake smile.

"Why?" He asked.

"I don't want this to look like I'm rubbing my daughter up against your son only because she might have a crush on him but she's unnoticeable." Isabelle replied.

"Of course not." Nicolas said edging his lips closer to hers.

"Well I think Stella might be the wanted singing girl. I over heard her singing in the shower last night." Isabelle said.

"I know." Nicolas said giving her a smile.

"Know what?" Asked Isabelle confused.

"Well lets start at the beginning..."

#flashback.

Nicolas walk behind the showers and close the opened tub outside.

"You shoot me down, but I won't fall I am titanium." He heard. He walk to the back door and heard a can fall then the door swang open and he saw a Stella that was scared out of her mind.

#end of flashback

"Why didn't you tell your son?" Isabelle asked him.

"Well I know for a fact that if he is really interest in this girl he will find her. Like father like son." Nicolas replied.

"Are you also after my daughter?" Isabelle asked terrified.

"No, I have always wanted to call you mine even when I was married. Just look at me now." Nicolas replied.

"Oh really?" Isabelle asked teasingly.

"Yes. Really. I use to see you as this teacher giving class and I just couldn't understand why you of all people would still be single." Nicolas replied.

"Well for a moment during that time I saw men only as a chooser." Isabelle gave a fake smile.

"Chooser?" Nicolas asked confused

"Honestly I thought all men saw in women is one thing and of course, one of their points was the looks. And of course women fall easily for men." Isabelle replied unhappy.

"How's that?" nicolas asked.

"Well, Stella's father never had time for me, he only had time for sex and when I got pregnant...boom he left me." Isabelle replied as her smile fade away.

Nicolas pull her in for a hug. He kiss her hair and held her very close to him.