Break Your Heart, Mend Mine

10

~Ms.Ryne 😊~

"What look?! Who's the woman in love?!",

How did he get here without me noticing!? You were busy blinking. Thank you, so much.

"ayeee, ayeee... me want take a pee!", as if on cue little Jay comes to us with his little hands up towards me. Say Jay is my saviour. Jay is my saviour!

"Ooh, come'ere you wittle angel", I coo to him and pick him up. Mumbling a quick excuse me and scurrying off at lighting speed.

I help Jay out and once we are done, we head to the common room where everyone is either chattering happily, or playing indoor games.

"So what does baby Jay want to do?!",

"Wanna sit on ayee lap. And ayee tell me stories!", he claps his tiny hands and smiles.

''Of course aye will tell baby stories. Just don't fall asleep before dinner,okay?!", I pinch his tiny nose earning more claps and a hearty baby laughter.

"Can I also join?!", his voice comes from behind me.

"Evesdropping?", I ask with a smirk.

"Couldn't help it. Seems like you'll be having fun!", he grins widely.

"Yay! Larky joining too!", Jay claps some more and laughs more. I know Jay, I know.

We find a spot with an empty cushion and I sit with Jay on my lap. Clark sits on the floor cross-legged looking at us. The sight.

We go on with the story telling for quite a while. Until it's dinner time and turns out Jay wants Larky to feed him tonight.

I watch them for a while before deciding to go out for air. On my way outside I come across one of the helpers.

"Uuhm... Laye?!", she calls out nervously.

"What is it?!", I ask with a warm smile.

She returns it ," I just thought I should tell you. While you were baking cookies...", she paused," ...Sir Walter dropped by.'',

Oh,no.

"What?! How come I didn't know till just now?!",

"He asked us not to tell you, but I had to!", she gave me a regretful look.

"I understand.", I give her another warm but strained smile and walk out.

I take out my phone and look at it. Here goes nothing!

I call him.

First ring and he picks up.

"Heyyy buttercup", he adds a chuckle to his fake cheerful mood.

"You can't fool me, you're not ok!",

A sigh. Silence.

"Why did you leave?! I hadn't even known you came."

"I just wanted to see if Jay and you are okay. And anyway... you were busy when I came so I decided not to interrupt."

Now I'm the one who sighs.

"It's okay.",

Liar.

And as if things couldn't get any worse.

"ayeee, ayeee... Larky read me a bedtime story. Come join us!", he was on Clark's back.

"Hold it champ..", Clark laughs, "let her finish her phone call first!",