Hidden Feelings

11.

Sebastian Lorizio

"Why are you so quiet Bash?" I asked him as I watched him silently draw at the coffee table. He shrugged.

"You're drawing is really nice." Mahogany told him and he side eyed her. Malcom was with his father so it was just us three.

"Where's my mommy?" He completely ignored what she said.

"I told you she's living somewhere else now."

"Why?"

"Because she wanted to leave." Which was partially true. "Bash, I believe Mahogany said something to you."

He scrunched up his face, "Am I suppose to care?"

"Elias."

"I don't like this lady. She ain't nobody to me so what we talking for? Hey, where's your son at?"

Sometimes I want to wring his neck as much as he sounds like me and Valencia. But more Valencia than me.

"Can I get back to what I was doing now?" He asked with a lot of attitude lacing through his voice.

"Yeah, upstairs in your room."

He huffed, snatching up his stuff and stomped up the stairs.

"I'm whooping your ass later."

He smiled at me, showcasing his dimples, "Only if you can catch me first."

"I'm sorry about him."

"It's okay." She simply brushed it off.

After catching me and Valencia the other week, Mahogany didn't seem to say much about it. She reasoned that we aren't together so she couldn't really be mad, but I know it had her feeling some type of way.

The door opened and Valencia headed straight to what was her room without saying a word. I forced her to keep the key for emergency purposes only of course.

I got up and followed her to see her tearing the room apart.

"I just clean this room." I told her.

"I found it!" She held up her tennis bracelet. I can't believe she still has that. "I'm sorry. Um, I'll see you tomorrow to pick up Elias." She headed for the door.

"In the morning or the afternoon?"

"Morning?" She tried to leave again.

"Like early morning or late morning?"

"Sebastian, I don't know. I'll be here in the morning. Can I leave now?"

"Yes. Wait!" I stopped her again and I could tell she was seconds away from  cursing my ass out. "Where you going in that short romper?"

"I'm sorry, but you're Elias' father, not mines."

"Stop playing, you know I'm daddy." I smirked.

"That's where I leave, bye." She walked out of the room with me following her and gave Mahogany a fake smile before leaving.

Valencia has been making it very clear that our relationship is nothing more than us being parents to Elias.

Amir and Malina convinced her to keep the salon and she's planning her grand opening next month. Elias and that is the only thing she's been worried about.

"Why does she still have a key?" Mahogany asked when I sat on the couch.

"Because I want her to have one."

"But why?"

I furrowed my eyebrows, "Question. Who are you to be questioning me like we together?"