After a tragic incident Emi needs to provide for her son and when you become a single mum so young it's hard to find a job that suits you and helps you provide a safe environment for your child.
So when she finds a job working as a nanny for the CE...
It had been a few weeks since me and Luciano has our little bust up and we still hadn't spoken. We were both stubborn and although I knew he was right he had no need to attack me in such a way. He knew nothing of my suffering and I was working on it now. I felt hypocritical complaining about how he told me with such harsh words the truth as I had done so in his office yet I refused to tolerate it for him.
I felt tugging at the bottom of my long t shirt which was all I seemed to wear as it was to hot to wear jeans or even shorts in this weather. "Snack please" I heard Luna ask as I reached over to get her a bunch of grapes already knowing what she wanted.
She stomped her foot crossing her arms across her chest demanding I give her cookies instead. I just stared at her kissing my teeth taking back my grapes and going back to preparing breakfast ignoring her The children knew by now that throwing a strop was unacceptable and got you no where. It was something I could never of dreamed of doing to my father. It would land me a hot slap but times had changed and I had channeled his methods of discipline into a calmer technique. I loved my father knowing he only wanted the best for me as an African child you grow up to learn that without that discipline you wouldn't be who you were today. Its a part of my childhood that although sad was essential.
I was broken out of my thoughts by a tapping on my leg. "Grapes please" and I smiled tutting knowing she was learning . I started cutting the grapes in half in a bowl handing them to her with a kiss on her cheek. She ran with the bowl laughing shouting to the boys in gibberish how she had gotten snacks. "That's my girl" I whispered to myself as I plated my food sitting in the garden as I watched them run around. Suddenly a shadow loomed over me obscuring the warm sun from hitting my back. The shadow sat next me and I chose to ignore him.
Suddenly I saw a hand in my peripheral vision reach for a piece of bacon and I with quick reflexes slapped the hand away. "I think the fuck not" i hissed at Luciano moving my food away from his reach. He scoffed staring back at me with an unamused look. We sat in a stubborn silence as we both watched the kids play. "We are going for a family walk today" Luciano finally spoke breaking the silence. Family? Fuck it. "Sure" he stood up quickly. "20 minutes" and I nodded as he walked off. "Angels we are going for a walk come inside" I shouted out to the children falling over each other running in the sprinklers in nothing but diapers, clothes discarded nearby in the summer heat.
They all huddled over laughing as i bent down Xavier hooking his arms around my back ready to be piggy backed "hold tight" I said as I grabbed Luna and Loai in my arms. Carrying them all inside as I laughed as the kids sang songs in my ears as I burst out into another round of laughter only to spot a pair of eyes watching me from the corridor. Luciano stepped into the light an unreadable expression on his face as his eyes twinkled with ... admiration? My step faltered as I gave him a small smile and wave and all the kids followed suit screaming dadddy with Loai's call of Luthiana completely wrong but understandable none the less.
I stared at myself in the mirror after having gotten the children ready grabbing my bag and phone. It was two hot for makeup which I rarely wore and my curls were tied into a bun far from my face.
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I was in the corridor trying to get Loai into his stroller who was kicking a fuss about me tying his hair up. I felt a tap on my shoulder and Luciano came around to the stroller. " hey big man we want to go for a walk let your mum tie it up for you it can match mine." Luciano crouched down to him in his seat speaking in the softest voice with a kind and calm manner. Hmph never spoke like that to me. Loai went shy at a new person talking to him and moved away when he reached for Loai's hair attempting to tie it "mumma" Loai croaked our with tears in his eyes and I just laughed tying it for him. A flash of hurt appeared across Luciano's face as he stood up. "He will warm up to you give it time." I said light heartedly patting Luciano's chest.
His face was unamused by my patting and out of awkwardness I turned my patting into smoothing out his now creased shirt as I laughed nervously as I looked into his unwavering eyes. "Let's go" Luciano said not breaking eye contact as I quickly moved to push the twins stroller as he pushed Loai's.
We walked in a calm silence that was actually enjoyable as the babbling of the children could be heard from the strollers. "Two truths one lie" I said glancing at Luciano who nodded at my request. "I'll start. I'm epileptic, I have two brothers, I've been to Dubai." I snuck a glance at him watching as he answered.
"Dubai is the lie." I smiled "how did you know?" "Epilepsy was on your medical form and I don't take you to be the travelling type." He shrugged nonchalantly and I laughed. "Good observation I wanted to travel but I had Loai." He turned giving me a look. "Your turn." "My favourite colour is yellow, I've been to over 30 countries and Luna is named after my grandmother." " 2nd one" I took an educated guess. "Correct" was all he said before we fell into another silence. Well I guess that games over.
