The Nanny

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Luciano's POV
I walked in on something unexpected. The nanny was dancing around the kitchen, bowl and spoon in hand to a kids theme tune with her curls pulled into a beautiful bun and three basically naked children in high chairs smashing berries and going red from laughing.

Three children. Last time I checked I had two.

Of course I knew she was bringing her child to work. I found out last week when I noticed a third cheap and tattered high chair in the store cupboard and when I got back from work that night Luna came running to show me that her red hair had been put in two bunches with two braids running through them. That was the nanny's work and she proceeded to tell me about the boy.

I needed to have a word with her about that and the fact that my children were covered in berries.

"Now!" I shouted ignoring her snide comment I heard from behind my back as I led her to my office. I walked in taking a seat behind my large oak desk as she moved to take a seat. Absolutely not she's covered in berries.

"No. Stand your messy" which was received with her lips turning up to a snarl as I smirked to myself. Annoyed are we? "You have five seconds to explain why my children are covered in berries." I stated in a calm and demanding tone. I was met with a scoff " I'm sure that's obvious or were you too blind to see what we were making." She retorted

"Don't catch an attitude Mrs Adara" "your the one who threw it." I ignored her childish comment. "Would you care to tell me why the hell there are three children sitting in my kitchen not just my two" I said my voice raising towards the end as I addressed my real issue. Her face immediately fell.

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Emi's POV

Fuck that sobered me up real quick. "The second boy he's my neph-" "I'm not a fool give me the truth" he slammed his fist on the table seemingly getting angry. He had no right to get angry.

"Loai he's my son. I have no one to take care of him and I can't afford a nanny so him staying here with the kids is better than me keeping him in a greasy room at a diner. I know it's wrong and that I should have asked for permission but I have to do what I have to do."

"How long?"

"several weeks." His face twisted in confusion. " How did I not notice." He muttered to himself.

"You would know if you took time out of your day to converse with your children. It wouldn't hurt to be a father to them for once." I retorted wanting to air out my concerns that I had developed over time. It may have not been my place to say.

"DO NOT TELL ME HOW TO PARENT MY CHILDREN!" He shouted standing from his desk suddenly his chair falling back.

"Oh I will. You do not sit there like me every morning as I do the children's hair and have to make excuses when they ask me why their daddy is never home? Why does he never tuck us in or come to see us? Why does Loai have a mummy but i don't? Or the best question DOES DADDY STILL LOVE US? So don't you dare tell me not to tell you because if you took time to get to know your children you would-" my chest was rising and falling so fast and I felt so frustrated and angry that tears had pooled in my eyes.

"HOW DARE YOU don't raise you voice at m-"

"NO HOW DARE YOU" I could not help the crack in my voice as a stray tear fell down my cheek and I fiercely wiped it away my mother didn't raise no bitch.

" yo-you-your kids still have you they already lost one parent don't you dare let them ever feel like they have lost both of them" I huffed my voice hoarse as I tried to calm down glaring at the red angry faced man who stood opposite me.

"Pack your bags. Take your son. Leave the apartment. And leave my house." He gritted out. Fuck I've really messed up now, but you know what it needed to be said. "You don't have to tell me twice" I shouted back at him slamming his door and running to the kitchen with tears in my eyes.

Loai stood with Geoffrey in a fresh set of clothes as all the children turned to see my tear stained face all in a stunned silence. "Let's go Loai." I said walking up to him and picking him up. "Come my babies" I gathered Xavier and Luna into my arms littering them in kisses. "I love you angels look after yourself maybe I'll see you soon but I have to go." I stood up nodding at Geoffrey our silent understanding passing as I left the Baraz residence.