Sensuality

V - 6

This time I get woken up by Angel. When I open my eyes, Angel, the innocent-looking Angel is pricking her father's face. Each time she prickles him, she giggles, then she waits and after a moment she starts again.

I watch the spectacle for a while and admire Thomas for his patience or better for the fact that he is still asleep. Suddenly Thomas moves to the side and Angel jumps back and falls onto her butt. Again she waits if her papa wakes up but it seems he just altered his sleeping position.

When she wants to start again but I stretch out my arm and hold her back. Shocked she turns around and wants to scream but I place a finger in my lips and she understands. I let her go and stand up from the bed. Then I pick her up and leave the room.

I would have loved to just lie next to Thomas and look at him but Angel would have not allowed that. So with her help, I clean up our mess from yesterday and then we make breakfast together.

I try to keep her quiet so Thomas can sleep some more but every time she is excited about something, which she is often, she laughs very loud. It's beautiful. A full laugh like not a lot a people have nowadays but nonetheless it is loud. We eat and leave some for Thomas. Then I sit with her in the living room and play.

It doesn't take long and a sleepy Thomas is entering the room. With a deep voice, he wishes us a good morning.

"Good morning", I say back while Angel stands up and hugs her dad's legs. "Breakfast is in the kitchen", I tell him. He picks up Angel and walks away.

The morning goes by with Thomas eating and talking, Angel playing. We discuss the possibility of going out but it gets pretty clear that all of us are okay with staying in for today.

At one point I sit on the ground in the living room Angel on my lap. I read her something out of the storybook she read yesterday. I bring her attention to the colors and how beautiful the different animals are drawn. My first step at teaching Angel to value beauty when my phone interrupts the peaceful atmosphere.

I hear the ringing get louder and then Thomas appears in the door and gives me my phone.

The screen says 'Mick'. I pick up.

"Hi, Mick, what's up?"

"Koda", Mick breathes into the phone and I am at alert immediately. He doesn't sound good. His voice is at the bring of panic.

Quick I wink Thomas to me and sign him to take Angel. I stand up.

"Mick, what's wrong?", I say as calm as I can possibly say it.

"Koda, I need you at Andrew's apartment. Now. Someone broke in and Andrew is crying and I don't know what to do."

Fuck.

"You stay where you are. I come as fast as possible", I say and hang up. When I turn around I see Thomas starring at me. Andrew's apartment is really far away and taking the subway would take ages.

"Thomas can you drive me somewhere it is an emergency", I ask desperately.

"What's wrong?", he asks alarmed from the bits he heard from my conversation with Mick.

"My friend Andrew ... Someone broke into his apartment and I think he just had a breakdown." Thomas doesn't say anything but just nods and immediately I sprint into the bedroom and get dressed. Thomas comes in just seconds after me. He throws on some clothes as well.

We put Angel in the car and drive. I know that Thomas is already driving as fast as he can but it is still too slow for my liking. I keep my mouth shut but can't stop myself from grunting whenever we stop at a red light.