Mr. Blue and me-Parallel Universe

I have to go...

When we sit around the kitchen table, I start mumbling about George's behavior

"He has never been disrespectful before... he always had manners! Especially towards older people...but, I guess he is like me when it comes to protecting the ones he loves...I don't know...I really want u two to bond! but I don't wanna push him..."

"I'll tell u what: let's have dinner...the 3 of us! I'll let him get to know me better; I'll let him ask me whatever he wants, good or bad! And, of course, I wanna know everything about him... "

"Sounds good...and I'm warning u: the first thing he's gonna tell u if u ask him about his hobbies, is that he loves playing the guitar, but he will complain about having broken it...don't fall for that, he tries to save money to buy another one!"

"Why don't u just get him another one?"

"Because I'm trying to teach him that when we want something, that isn't a necessity for your living, u have to save money and not ask from others, no matter how much money they have!"

"That's very good, actually!"

"I know...we have money, sure, and Bill, my ex fiancé, always gives him money when they meet, but I want him to know that money don't grow on trees, and that now he will be in college, he might need to work, because I'm already gonna pay a lot for his studies and the books and all that, so yeah...he tries his best!"

"Wow...this is good parenting!" He comments proudly

"Well, it's easier to be like that when u come from a family that didn't always have money...my dad had to go to Germany to work after he broke up with my mom and she always had rich boyfriends, but I was working to earn my money! And now that I have succeeded in my field and I earn good money, I don't wanna forget that tables turn..."

"Alexa, I can't tell u how proud u make me! U managed to do so many things...maybe not having me around made u more good than harm...of course, u have some unhealed wounds, but I think that this made u stronger!"

"I never thought about that, u might be right, but having u around would have healed my wounds...anyway past can't change, but the future is ahead...and I'm so happy u're here now; it was about time leaving her!" I say, taking his hand in mine smiling

"Well,we still have some problems to solve..."

"Like?"

"Like, we have an underaged kid, we have the custody thing! And until the final decision,I have to be there..." He answers, making me pull my hand and lose my smile

"U're kidding...u're leaving again?"

"Tonight...but I'll be back in 2 days! And we can schedule the dinner!"

"I-I don't know...I'll-I'll think about it...but now I need to leave, so, please, go get dressed..." I say as I look at the time. I drink my coffee like it's water and get up, putting the mug in the sink

"Alexa..." He tries to say but I cut him off

"Anthony...please! I don't wanna be late, go get dressed...your shirt is in the bathroom in the dryer; I put it there so it'd be warm..." I say and he leaves the kitchen with his head down

Few secs later, I burst into my room, where he's getting dressed, slamming the door behind me

"Am I a joke to u?"I ask him making him freeze

"What?"He asks back

"Am.I.A.Joke.To.U?"I ask again with pauses between the words

"Of course not!"

"Then why are u playing with me?"

"I'm not playing with u!"

"U don't? Then why are u leaving me again? Few hours ago, u told me u wouldn't leave me again! Was that a lie?"