Nightingale's POV
We're here in the conference room because Cougar called us for a meeting.
"They knew" he said.
"Are we still going to sneak behind them?" I raised my brow at Hale's question. Really Hale? Are you that stupid? I'd like to tell him that very much but I'm keeping watch on my mouth that it might say something I shouldn't.
"Let's rampage" I told them that made them all look at me in shock.
"Now the Miscreant Angel talks" I heard Apollo said in an irritating tone.
"There's a right time for that mademoiselle" Tyra said.
"For now, let's stay on defence" she continued.
"Count me in" Apollo voiced out.
"That's your main role as a soldier" Cougar told him.
"How about the OTHER soldier over there?" Apollo asked and I know he's pertaining to me.
"She has a business to do" Hale answered. Is he covering for me?
"Mothering those kids? They're not even her real children!" Apollo raised his voice like he just revealed the cold hard truth. Cold hard truth.
"What makes you say that?" now Andre talks and I sense confusion and irritation.
"That is just a mission to her" Apollo answered and smiled in victory. Oh please Apollo, how low can you reach? I laughed at him inside my mind.
"Mission or not they're her responsibility" Andre told him and I appreciate that.
"She's fooling those innocent lads!" Apollo argued.
"You're wrong!" I was taken aback when I heard the twins. They're both crying but they're angry. But I can't tell whether it is directed to me or to that bull head. What are they doing here in the first place?
"Don't you accuse our mother!" Harley shouted at him. His kind eyes became mad. Rumple's eyes became more intimidating.
"We know it. We already know" Rumple cried. They knew?
"We want her to be our mother" Harley cried that twitched my heart. What is he saying?
"She's not your mother" Apollo told them sternly.
"We already know alright?!" Rumple talk back to him as if I haven't told them not to raise their voice to their elders.
"Enough of that" I told the boys as I get near to them and kneeled down to level them and wiped their tears.
"I told you right? Not to raise your voice to someone older than you" I told them with the softest voice I could possibly have.
"But that man is accusing you" Harley hiccupped as he rubs his eyes with the back of his hands.
"I know Harley, but at some point, he's right" I told them that made them confused. A great show to pull. I sighed and stared at them intently. The fool is smiling triumphantly.
"I'm not your real mother. And he's right. At first I took this as a mission. Ella asked me to take care of you but as what Andre said earlier, mission or not you're still my responsibility" I told them truthfully... is it?
"Will you be our mother?" they both asked with their teary pleading eyes ignoring my explanation.
"That sounds like will you be my bride?" Andre said and he knelt down like proposing to someone.
"Fool" they chuckled. The atmosphere became light because of it, and I'm thankful for that.
"I don't mind" I smiled at them then they hugged me tightly. I hugged them too and stared at Apollo with my quick irritating simple loop sided smile.
