Arriving at the dining hall, the couple and the trio were given a private room. The elevated radiant ceilings and the orthodox scenery embellished an astonishing ambiance. The interior area appeared friendly and alluring with the flowers on each table and relieving piano music that float in the restaurant. The decibels weren't very high, the soundness was quiet and superficial. Nix discovered that Betty had been silent since they entered.
"You order I'll be in the bathroom," Betty said with a smile. He nodded and sat down with the children all cornered around him. Betty went into the washroom, she wiped the tears that were about to fall, making sure that she was alright she went back to her date. Phoenix had set up a kind of "family reunion" but it was more like a reunion between him and Betty.
Betty sat on her seat which was directly opposite nix, giving him the perfect opportunity to stare at her as long as he wanted.
They were served lobster balls and tofu
"Simple?" Betty asked
"It's your day" Nix chipped in.
They had a lot of time talking and laughing even though most of the topics were brought up by the kids. Nix loved hanging around with them but right now he wished he and Betty were alone.
The laughter that echoed through the walls came to a halt as nix's phone buzzed on and on.
"Why don't you pick it up?" Betty asked
"Am sure it's not so important" he said trying to cut it off
"You don't know that? Just answer it"
Nix finally resorted. He left the kids and Betty
"What's wrong with you woman? why are you disturbing my life?"
"Phoenix I want my son right now"
"Sajan isn't your property"
"He's my son nix"
Nix laughed
"Come and get him then" with that Nix cut the call and went back to his seat.
"Told you it wasn't important," Nix said to Betty with a wide smile. She just nodded.
After the desert, they walked out of the hall with Betty and Sajan hand in hand.
Betty felt a strong hand grab her arm, Betty Winced in pain
"Give me back my son!"
"Mum?!" Sajan shrieked
"Sajan darling I missed you" she gestured to him to come over to her but he just stared at her still holding Betty.
Sasha growled and went over to sajan taking him by force.
"Let him go" Nix's authoritative voice rang from behind. Sasha sighed dragging Sajan from Betty's grip. Betty drew the boy closer to her and landed a harsh slap on Sasha's face. In a bid to return the slap, nix intervened
"Don't try it" he warned her.
"I want my son!" she yelled
"Your son? the one you abandoned?!" Betty asked fuming
"Just mind your business if not I would...." Betty cut her off with another sounding slap that left her speechless for a minute. Sasha raised her head to face Betty.
"You Bitch!!!" her jaw clenched.
"You better forget him, Sasha, He's staying with us" Betty added. Nix smiled within himself knowing that Betty had accepted to stay with him.
"He's my son and I want him back," a young man said calmly. He walked up to where Sasha, Betty, and Sajan stood.
"Sajan is not your son" the man added
"Yes, He's not your son" repeating his last words.