Another Choice

8

(Selina)

"Hey! Thank you for coming so fast!" I say opening the door to Tom.

"You sound desperate on the phone." He replies.

"I was not!" I protest putting.

He laughs at my childish way.

I have to babysit the twins, Kai and Mia. They are Duncan and Harper's 4 months babies. They have diplomatic travel and they ask me to babysit them. Which is a way for them to let me know they still trust me, even with all the things that have happened lately. I have to babysit them for 4 days and I didn't want to d it alone and yes the first person I thought about was Tom.

"Where are they?" He asks me.

"Sleeping in their pram in the living room." I reply.

As we walk silently toward my living room, we see the twins sleeping together. It's so cute.

"Wow, they are so beautiful!" Tom whispers.

"I know!" I whisper back rolling my eyes. They are my brother's children, of course, they are perfect!

"They are so peaceful!" He says in awe.

That makes me snort.

"It's the calm before the storm!" I comment.

And I was right! Those 4 days went crazy. I don't know how Harper and Duncan can do it. I'm so tired after only 4 days. Tom comes to sit on the sofa with me. I put my head on his laps and he starts to play with my hair.

"That was one of our mission!" Tom says breaking the silence.

"I know! But we did good!" I reply, closing my eyes and enjoying his touch.

"I've never expected that it would that complex to change a diaper." He chucks.

"Or to put a body!" I add agreeing with him.

"Parenting is the hardest work on earth."

"True, but you did great. You will be a great father one day."

"I don't plan to have a mate so I will not have kids."

"I know that but you could adopt. Give a chance to a child." I say.

"You're right. I never thought about that possibility. Why not one day... Just not now I want to enjoy my freedom longer."

I turn my head to look at him: " It was nice to co-parenting with you. It's nice to have you here. And..."

"And?" He pushes me to continue.

"I don't want you to leave."

"Honestly, I don't want to leave." He replies to my relief.

"So don't go. Everything is so easy with you." I keep going.

"Are you asking me to become your roommate, miss Keystone white?" He says teasing me.

"Yes Thomas Sangpur. It's exactly what I'm doing."

"Tom not Thomas. Nobody is calling me that excepted my parents when they were not happy with me." He says.

"Too bad, I love Thomas. It's hot."

He laughs: "You're crazy!"

"So? Will you move with me?" I ask biting my lips when his laugh dies.

"Damn you're hot when you're doing that." He whispers so low that I almost missed it.

"What did you just say?" I ask surprised.