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At this point, even Brandon was worried. This topic was not something that a kid of four years should come to know.
“He was assuming that his dad doesn’t love him and Calvin and doesn’t want both of them. So…” Eden tried to justify herself. “I just didn’t want him to hate his father without knowing him.”
“God, Eden! Even your intentions were right, but now the matter is gone tougher than before.” Sophia said, shaking her head. “Do you know what happened last night?”
With this, she narrated everything that happened last night, “…. I’m scared for Colton. I’m scared that I might need to take him to the consultant if that kid wouldn’t stop thinking all these things.” Sophia said helplessly.
“I… I’m sorry, Sophia. I didn’t know that Colton would start things in another away.” Eden apologized. She could never think of harming Colton mentally. She thought that she was just clearing his wrong assumption about his dad, but in reality, she just mentally disturbed him to the extent that he was scared of the thought of never having a normal family.
He was intelligent that didn’t mean he could understand the term DIVORCE. Just like other pups of his age, he too wanted his complete family, including dad.
“Something being an extra intelligent is also a disadvantage.” Bruce couldn’t help but mutter loud enough to earn a glare from everyone. “I… I didn’t mean in that way. He is a cute and smart pup.” he tried to justify himself.
“So, what’s the plan? How do you want us to help Colton believe that none is playing with his or Calvin’s feeling? And… and what type of questionnaire they have prepared for me?” Brandon asked, sensing that this was what Sophia had mentioned before when she had said, ‘I have to discuss something important with you.’
“The most shocking one is ‘Can you please marry their mom in front of them?'”
Brandon was ready to say YES immediately but seeing how annoyed Sophia was with this question; he wasn’t sure that even she wanted the same.
“Strange. I thought Colton’s question would be a more tough one.” Eden muttered.
“Actually, this question belongs to Calvin. He wants to see his parents getting married in front of him, just like Charollete and Steve are getting a chance to be part of Oliver and Becca’s wedding. I literally have no idea what Colton is going to ask.” Sophia pointed out.
Bruce patted Brandon’s shoulder seeing him worried, “It seems like your other pup is going to take your class.” Brandon gave him a look saying, ‘you aren’t helping me at all.’ Bruce nodded his head as if he could understand his state and gave a glass of water to him.
“Here! Have it. You need it badly.”
*
“Daddy… daddy… daddy…” Brandon heard the high-pitched sound from his younger son, whose voice reached near him, and after a few seconds, he came inside the room, running toward Brandon. But he stopped reaching toward the bed. “I hope one day you will catch me in your arms when I jump on you.”
“Like a monkey?” Brandon teased.
“Like a baby monkey.” Calvin grinned, and soon Colton too walked into the room with Arya.
“Good Morning, dad.” He greeted formally.
“Good morning, Dear!!”
“How’re you feeling now?”
“I’m feeling good.” Hearing him, Colton nodded his head like a big guy and walked toward the other side of the bed.
Standing near the couch, Jake was looking at both kids and then his boss. He didn’t realize how many times he kept looking at those kids and then his boss closely.
“Sir, I told you about the same….” Jake wanted to point out, but Brandon shot daggers from his eyes, silently ordering him to stay quiet in front of them. He nodded, recalling how his boss was ready to kid him out of his job when he mentioned having any chance of any twins sons who entered the room, calling daddy, dad!!
“Hello, I’m Calvin.” Calvin ran toward Jake and forwarded his hand for a handshake. “Dad’s younger son.”
“Hello, Calvin!! I’m Jake Portman, your dad’s caretaker.”
“Caretaker? Ooo!! Just because dad is sick? Hmm”
“Yes! Yes!” Jake nodded his head, and he couldn’t risk losing his job, so it would be better to stay quiet as much as he could or answer the question in YES and NO. He was wondering why Bruce did give all these details. Bruce left the hotel for a while when he came here.
“This is my older brother, Colton.”, Calvin introduced and added in a low tone. “He doesn’t talk much and doesn’t like when I get friendly with a stranger because he doesn’t trust anyone.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
“Oh, okay!”
‘Just like his father.’ Jake thought and found Colton looking at him, narrowing his eyes. ‘God! He even glares like his father.’
*
Jake made them sit on Brandon’s bed and then looked at Arya, wondering whether she was the mother of the kids. A lot of questions were going into his mind, but he stayed silent and thought to know to ask about it Bruce rather than anyone else.
“Dad, I brought this for you,” Calvin said, showing Brandon his drawing. Obviously, it was nowhere near the drawing of professional but tears breamed in Brandon’s eyes after seeing this. He promised himself to get this frame. After all, it was the first gift from his son.
“I loved it, dear. Thank you.”
“And this is from me.” Colton gave a handmade card with a lot of difficulties because he had never done this before.
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#TBC