《Adrian》
I woke up and looked around. I was in bed. I looked to my left and then to my right.
Where's Arthur?
I jumped out of bed and ran downstairs. I saw Daniel carrying Arthur and feeding him a bottle. I sighed in relief.
"Oh good morning."
"Hi," I greeted back.
"The babysitter is on her way. You and I need to go out and have a talk," Daniel stated.
I looked around trying to process things and feeling as if something wasn't right with my eyes.
"Go get ready."
"O-oh, umm, ok." I went back upstairs and freshened up. I was about to head downstairs when I stopped. I went back to the bathroom and looked into the eyes on my reflection.
"Shit."
I looked through my bags and took out a box. Three pairs of contacts left. This was bad. I couldn't let Daniel find out my eyes were grey, what if he already knew?
I sighed and put on my lenses. I looked at my reflection once more to ensure nothing was wrong before I went downstairs. Daniel was talking to the babysitter.
"Make sure you take good care of them both," Daniel said.
"Will do sir."
"Adrian, shall we?" he asked.
I smiled. "Let's go." I looked at the babysitter, "Take good care of my son."
"Don't worry."
Daniel opened the door for me and I walked out. He led me to his car and opened the door for me. "Thank you," I said getting inside.
He took his seat and drove us to the mall. We went to a restaurant for breakfast.
"I'll have an espresso," Daniel ordered. "What will you have Adrian?"
I looked up at the waiter. "I'll have a cappuccino."
"I'll be back with your drinks," the waiter smiled before leaving.
"So what will you have for breakfast?" Daniel asked looking through his menu.
"I won't," I stated.
"What? You have to. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day," he stated.
"Well I'm not hungry."
"Are you starving yourself?" he asked in a serious tone.
"No, I just don't feel like doing anything, I'm worried about my son," I sighed.
"Your son is in good hands-"
"When did you hire the babysitter?" I asked interrupting him.
"Um... the one I had before her quit, and I got her two days before you moved in with me. Why do you ask?"
"I don't trust her," I stated.
"Trust me, she is trustworthy. Hey, don't worry."
The waiter came with our drinks. "Espresso for you sir." "Thank you," Daniel smiled.
"And a cappuccino for you ma'am." "Thanks," I thanked.
"May I take your order?"
"Yes, I'll have a breakfast burger," Daniel stated.
"And for you ma'am?"
"I won't be-" I looked at Daniel who had taken my hand and looked at me with pleading eyes. I pulled my hand out of his and said, "I'll have waffles with the ice-cream on top."
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Check Mate (Unedited)
General Fiction"The game of chess is not just any old board game but it is also the game of life. You can be represented as the king, all the others are the people around you. Check mate means game over in the game but check mate in real life means your life has c...
