"So he got lesbian sister, a bat-shit crazy baby mama, he basically professed his love for you, you guys are together, and you guys kissed for the first time?" Makayla concluded, summing up everything Amara had just told her.
"Yeah, basically." Amara said nonchalantly, sipping her drink.
"Why the fück am I just now hearing about this if it happened yesterday? I should've been told about it YESTERDAY! I should've been the first person you told. Are we drifting apart? Do you not love me anymore? Am I being replaced?" Makayla cried dramatically, pretending to wipe tears from under her eyes. Amara just shook her head while laughing. This was a normal thing for Makayla, so Amara was used to it.
"You are the first person I've told. I spent all of yesterday with Luca and Josh. I just went home this morning to change clothes, then you called." Amara explained.
"What did y'all do yesterday, that you were there all day?" Makayla asked, wiggling her eyebrows.
Amara's mind wandered off as she remembered how perfect it was.
"Papa...you got cooties now."
Luca commented making Amara and Joshua burst into laughter. Amara grabbed Luca, pulling him up and started placing kisses all over his face, to which he squealed and tried to pull away.
"Stopppp, Mara!! You give me cootiesssss!!!! Eewww!!! Papa,aiuto!" Luca yelled in between his laughter. (Help)
Joshua grabbed Luca and tossed him over his shoulder as he hopped off the couch and started running. Amara chased them through the living room screaming 'Im gonna kiss you' to Luca, who was laughing to the point where he had tears coming out of his eyes.
They all eventually got tired from all the running, sitting back down on the couch, watching Avengers, at Luca's request.
"Are you guys hungry? I can make dinner." Amara suggested, her stomach grumbling as well.
"Yeah, Mara. Can you make spaghetti,please?" Luca asked, giving the puppy eyes.
"Of course, love." She said, kissing both Luca and Joshua on the head before going into the kitchen.
It took about an hour to make dinner because it took her longer to find everything that she needed in Joshua's kitchen. Amara even added her own homemade garlic bread, and a side salad to make sure Luca got his greens and veggies.
"Dinner's ready!" Amara yelled, getting the boy's attention. In less that 10 seconds, Luca was in the kitchen, waiting for Amara to tell him which plate was his. Amara picked him up and placed him in the chair in between hers and Joshua's.
"Papa, sbrigati! We have to say blessing." Luca said, rushing Joshua to sit down. (Hurry up)
"Calmati, figlio. I'm coming. You know I'm getting old." Joshua joked, hunched over, holding his back and groaning.
"You've always been old, papa." Luca said, laughing at his dad. Amara placed her fist on her mouth to stop from bursting out laughing at Luca's comment. Joshua immediately stood up straight and stared at Luca in disbelief. Luca was still laughing. Joshua shook his head in disbelief at his son.
They all sat down. Amara was surprised when Luca started saying his full blessing in all Italian.
Benedici, Signore, noi e questi tuoi doni,
che stiamo per ricevere dalla tua generosità.
Per Cristo nostro Signore.
(Lord bless us and these gifts that we're about to receive
from your generosity"
For Christ, our Lord)
"Amen." They all said. Amara didn't understand anything Luca had said, she made a mental note to start trying to learn Italian.
Luca was the first to dig in. Amara guessed that he was enjoying it because he didn't say anything for the majority of dinner, only the sound of forks scraping the plates was heard. After dinner was over, Joshua volunteered to wash the dishes while Amara helped Luca clean himself up, having gotten spaghetti sauce all over his face and hands
"Are you and my papa going to get married ?" Luca asked. Amara froze for a slight second, her mind blanking.
"Um, I don't know buddy. That's up to your dad and it would be probably be a long time from now." Amara answered, wiping Luca's face with the towel.
"Well, I think you guys should get married. That way you can be around all the time, and we can play games and watch movies and eat spaghetti. And you'll get to be my new mommy." Luca said, playing with Amara shirt with his freshly cleaned hands.
"You want me to be your mommy?" Amara asked, the pitch in her voice slightly higher in surprise.
"Yeah. You're fun, pretty, nice. You make good food and you also like to play with me. My other mommy didn't like to play with me. She was always mean to me, and she always has those nasty things called, ummm, cig-cig-cigwett." Luca said, trying to pronounce 'cigarette.'"
Amara felt anger start to build up inside her at the thought of Ella being mean to Luca. He was the sweetest little boy, always happy and laughing. How could anyone ever be mean to such an adorable little boy?
"Well, I can't replace your other mommy because she's the reason you're here right now. But, I'll try to be the best new mommy I can by while I'm around." Amara said, looking Luca in his hazel/ green eyes. She picked him up and hugged him. He wrapped his arms her neck, placing his face in her hair.
Joshua quietly moved away from the bathroom door, not wanting them to hear him. He walked downstairs, his mind now swirling with questions and scenarios of the future.
Amara and Luca left the bathroom, and started walking Luca's room to get him a new shirt, since it was getting cold in the house. As they were walking down the hallway, Amara spotted a picture of Luca and Joshua, when Luca was just a little baby. It was adorable. Joshua smile was huge as he looked at his son.
Amara and Luca returned downstairs to see Joshua laying on the couch with his arm over his eyes. They walked over to him, Amara laying down next to him, and Luca laying on top of him. Joshua wrapped his arms around them, pulling them closer to him. They all fell asleep once again on the couch, the sound of crashes in the background as Avengers still played on the television.
"Hello. Amara! Hello! Anyone in there?!" Makayla said, poking and thumping Amara in the head.
"Huh, what? Girl, why you poking me?" Amara said, moving her head away from Makayla's hands.
"I was talking to you, then you just drifted off into LaLa land." Makayla said.
"Oh, my bad." Amara apologized, not really meaning it.
Makayla rolled her eyes," You was thinking about Joshua and Luca weren't you?"
"Yeah, they're pretty amazing. Josh is more than I could've asked for. And Luca, that little boy has my heart all the way." Amara admitted
"You're really falling in love with them, aren't you?" Makayla asked.
"Yeah, I think I am." Amara admitted.
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Chapter 7 ✔️
Y'all got a double update! 2 chapters back to back! Y'all wanted me to update, so that's what I did. But, if I update more frequently, the chapters will be short, in the range of 10-20 pages. I also want to get more people's opinions on what the ship name for Josh and Amara should be before I choose one, so Go comment which one you like on Ch. 6 👈🏾
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Comfort Zone
RomanceJoshua Moretti is a single father. He never pictured himself dating again, wanting to focus on bettering himself and being the best father for his son, but then he met Amara Carter. Amara Carter is a photographer. She's a spitfire, with a big heart...
