Wanted: Husband (ManxMan)

Chapter Twelve

Even though I am so depressed with my feelings, I didn't stop taking care of Rory. In two weeks, I fed Rory with full attention and love. Rory on the other hand is showing again his old self, the happy and loving son I have ever had.

One night, I went down to the basement and took the big teddy bear that Lucas gave me years ago. It was on a plastic together with the small teddy bears with letters on their tummies saying "S-O-R-R-Y". I picked it up in the morning and took a seat near the pool. There was this kind of pull on the teddy bear so I hug it tightly closing my eyes.

Oh how I missed this bear, like how I missed the person who gave it to me. Then the memories rush over to me when Lucas and I are pretending to be real married couple- his jokes, how he played with Rory, his sweetness, his annoying face, his jealousy, his touch and his kiss.

I miss Lucas so much.

But I know in the fact that he might be happy now with others, with the one he is with right now.

I didn't notice that there are tears flowing down my cheeks until I wiped them away when I heard footsteps coming to me.

"Wow! Daddy! Where'd you get this? It's so huge and looks fluffy!" Rory exclaimed with happiness while caressing the big bear.

I smiled at him. "It was given to me..." I stopped.

"Did you bought it?" I guess he didn't heard me.

"No, Rory, it was given by Lucas." Mum interrupted suddenly. I looked up at her with wide eyes.

I am so sure that no one knows about the teddy bears.

"Really? Where's Papa?" Rory happily asks to Mum but she only replied him with a smile.

"How about you help Grandpa first inside, yeah? I'll talk to your Daddy, love."

"Okay." Rory said before kissing me in the cheek and run inside the house.

When Rory is nowhere to be seen, Mum takes the seat beside me.

"You should've said it to him." I said.

"He has the right to know."

I sigh. "Then it's all on you."

"Levy, the truth is, Lucas wants to see Rory and I told him that I should let you know first and see how will Rory reacts."

"Alright."

"Did you know that Lucas declined my offer to his business to pretend as a father to Rory?"

My brows met and look at her. "What? Why?"

She shrugs. "I don't know because he didn't answer me when I asked him but I think he fell in love with Rory and he felt happy being a father to him."

I can see that Lucas really loves Rory. I smile at that thought.

"What happened to you and Lucas, Levy? Are you not going to fix this?"

"Maybe we can't be friends."

"More than friends?"

"M-more than friends?" I chuckled. "That's impossible, Mum."

"Why is it?"

"Right. Don't tell you are trying to pair us by making him my husband?"

"Why? Can't you?"

"We can't." I sigh again then look up at the sky. "If you only know what happened to us before."

"I know."