The Infatuated Lover {COMPLETED} ✓

40 ~ Blood Isn't The Only Way To Birth Sisters

"She was fierce, she was strong, she wasn't simple.
She was crazy. She always had something to say. She had flaws and that was ok. when she was down, she got right back up. She was a beast in her own way. She was unstoppable." Esther Dibie ♥

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NICCOLE'S POV

I was performing my evening workout in my living room, when I heard a knock at my door. Bonnie was right there with me, but she was more interested in her toys, than in whatever I was doing. Glancing at the watch on my wrist, I note that the time is 7pm. I wasn't used to having late visitors.

Quickly getting up, I head over to the door to see who's there. Opening the door, I'm shocked to see the child services lady. Christine wasn't it? Oh crap! She did say she would be coming weekly to check on Bonnie, for a month. How could I have forgotten?

"Good evening. Sorry I forgot to call. I hope I'm not interrupting anything?" She greets anxiously, probably due to the shocked expression evident on my features. So I force myself to relax into a smile. She was here for a good purpose after all. She had Bonnie's interest at heart.

"No, none at all. Come in"

I lead her straight to the sitting room, where Bonnie was playing. It's already quite late, so she must be in a hurry. No sense in delaying her from her reason for coming here.

"Oooh, Bonnie. It's Aunty Christine. You remember me?" She crouches down to Bonnie's level

"Aunt Christine!!" Bonnie breaks into a smile, and runs into Christine's open arms. I just sit back and watch the whole scenario, my heart melting. One more person who Bonnie can love. Who has Bonnie's interest at heart. She doesn't have very much of those persons in the world anymore. But at least now, there was Quillon, there was me, Layla, Dillon, and now, Christine.

Which is what prompts me to say the next words, that come out of mouth

"Would you mind staying for dinner? I cooked. And Bonnie's not yet old enough eat foods like that. It's sometimes lonely, eating alone"

"Oh. I don't want to intrude. I didn't even call before coming, which was terribly wrong and unethical of me."

"I didn't mind. It's fine Christine. I'm just glad I was at home, when you came. So what do you say?"

"Depends. What did you cook?" She teases, smiling. I smile back, glad I could finally get her to be at ease.

"Marcaroni and cheese with fried chicken. I also prepared some barbecue and sandwich, with a glass of red wine to go, if you want"

"Wow. You make the rest of us mere mortal women feel so insufficient. I would be more than glad to join you for dinner, 'cause your food's way better than the cold sandwich I'd be going home to eat."

"Oh please. Rarely ever do I cook. Today was simply a good day for me. Bonnie's first day of school" I brush off the compliment, leading her to the table, and serving the meal

Few minutes into our food, she begins asking some questions of her own

"So how was Bonnie's first day of school for you?"

"It was nice. I woke up at 6am for like the first time in my life."

"Oh, okay" she urges on

"We did get there a little late... And I got to meet some other children's Moms. And I gotta say, not all of them were very friendly. Anyways, I was invited for a PTA meeting, so..."

"Good. Very good. A PTA meeting's definitely a fresh start. And don't worry about the Moms. If they said some hurtful things... Usually in my experience, they're just worried mothers looking out for their kids. And they hate changes. They hate people who don't blend. So when they see a female who's not like how their definition of Moms should be like, they start to war out."

"Okay. It's fine I guess. Just a bit shocking. They didn't even know me. Yet they had all these judgement about me, already laid out, ready to tell me every single one of them" I shrugg off

Almost an hour later, we're completely done with our meal. She kindly offered to join me in clearing the plates, and when we were both done, we moved back to the sitting room, with our wine glasses in hand, and the halfway emptied bottle of red wine.

"Thank you for the meal Niccole. This has been really enjoyable. Also, I just want to say I'm really sorry for the harsh words I used at the hospital that day. It's just that in my life of work, you see many children who go uncared for, starved, maltreated, malnourished. It manages to break my heart everytime, and it sometimes makes me lash out unjustly at others"

"No, not at all Christine. I deserved it. And you were right. Bonnie was neglected during that period, and that was very wrong. I just hope I'm the right woman to take care of Bonnie, or peharps I'm merely deceiving myself, and I'm not good enough" I mentioned

"You are good enough Niccole. You're the closest thing to a mother, Bonnie could ever have. That being said, I probably should start getting going. It's almost 10pm"

"Yes, that's wise. I'll see you to the door"

♣AUTHOR'S NOTE♣

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