A Beautiful Creation

part 25 Checkmate

Part 25

Luke climbed at Charlie's bed that night beaming. He's not planning to sleep at Tin's house but since the girl is nowhere in sight, he decided to invite himself.

Charlie crawled into his arms and hugged him, the kid's baby scent conquered his nostrils and so he nuzzled the kid even more

"Daddy, thank you", Charlie whispered

He run his hands to the kid's hair, "For what my son?"

The kid moved again to hugged him more, such a warm feeling he thought, "My first time sleeping with daddy. I love it"

Luke chuckled. He knows in a distant future, the kid won't even want to hug him

"I love it too my baby"

The kid propped his elbow to look at his dad, "I'm a big boy now daddy"

He nodded, "Of course boy, you are, but for me, I want to stop the time. I want you to still be my baby"

"But daddy, mommy said I need to be a man already like uncle Carl. Big boy protects girl"

He frowned, "Your mommy need to be defended?"

"Big boys defend their mother from bad people. She said I'll defend other girls too because that's being good boy. I also want to defend auntie Frida"

Luke laughed, that freaking girl doesn't need defending. She can perfectly defend herself

"I'm here already, I will do that for you"

"But you're not always here daddy", the kid replied in an obvious sad tone

"Ok then, if I'm not here, you'll defend mommy. Anything you want to do with daddy?", he asked

"Baseball. Mommy's not good in catching and throwing"

Luke stiffled a laugh. Tin's is very refine and gentle, sports like that will be very hard for her. She's a natural ladylike, a thing that attracted him to her in addition to the humility and independency to her father even if the latter is super rich. He's even surprised when Christine introduced the Thomas patriarch to him almost eight years ago because she never shown her generous and rich upbringing to him

Carl was also that simple and humble, something unexpected too being the only son of the Crown Development owner. Although, he rarely see Carl being always away on a kitchen training around the world

He's amaze on Christopher's job on his two kids. Can he be that kind of father too?

"And", Charlie spoke again stealing him out of that nostalgic thinking, "I also want to go to zoo with you"

He smiled, "Really? You never been in the zoo?"

The kid shook his head in his arms, "I can't see some shows. Other kids have their daddy. They're at the their daddy's shoulder"

"How about we go on a zoo tomorrow?", Luke offered making the kid sat quickly. The kid rub his eyes trying to take away his sleepiness

"Really daddy!"

He laughed, "Yes"

"Yipeeee zooooooo!", Charlie cried for joy

"Shhhhh your Ms. Candy will know you're still awake. Come on here, let's sleep already or else mommy will not let us tomorrow"

The kid quickly dived to his arms again making him laughed

Then he thought of something, "Tell mommy to come too"

"What if she doesn't want to come? Will mommy permit me?", the kid asked sounding sleepy

"I don't know son, but I think it will be nice right? Daddy and Mommy with Charlie?"