Kathy's Pov
"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!" Eros called and burst the door open, he run towards me, giggling.
"Woah,woah." Holding my hands out trying to stopped him, I giggled and bend down to face him. "What is it?"
He started to take off his backpack and opened it, "I have a surprise for you." He dug his hand deeper into his bag and grabbed a peice of paper and showed it to me.
I read it slowly and what a big surprise. "Oh, honey. I am so proud of you." I kissed his forehead, he's one of the honor students in his class. "Thank you for being such a good and obedient boy, Eros. Oh, I can't wait to put this in the fridge back home."
"Thank you, Mommy." He gave me his biggest smiles and hug me.
I broke the hug and looked at the paper once more, "I'm so proud of you."
His little face warmed up and he said,"Thank you, Mommy. I love you."
"I love you too."
It's been a stressful week and I've been trying to get a day off. I called my secretary, Alice and asked her if I have any urgent meetings or anything to do this day and luckily I don't have any.
"Eros?" I called and he gently laid down his bag on the chair in front of my desk.
"Yeah?"
"Wanna go outside and have fun this afternoon?"
Eros gasped, his eyes was shooting butterflies. "Where?"
I'm so happy whenever, I treat Eros the things that he deserves.
"Anywhere you like." I giggled, smiling from ear to ear.
"Toy Castle?" He ask me with his pleading eyes and how can I say no to this adorable kid in front of me so I nodded. His eyes sparkled, "Really?" He squealed.
"Yes, let's go change and head to Toy Castle!"
We danced our way out to the building head back home and change our clothes to a more comfortable one and went straight to Toy Castle.
"We're going to Toy Castle, we're going to Toy Castle." Eros happily sang inside the car and I can't help but giggle and level his excitement.
I owned a company, manufacturer of Toys but here we are buying the stuff that we make, isn't that a bit ironic?
When we arrived, Eros can't help jumping up and down with excitement. He just kept on looking at me and to the toys in front of him, waiting for me to say the rules that's going to apply.
"Mom?" Eros said tugging my hand, finally looking at me. "How many toys can I have?"
I bend down and said, "Just 5 and no more."
He stopped jumping and raised his index finger, "A-and-and after can we buy books in the Emperial bookstore?"
"Yes, Of course. And only 5 books at the Emperial bookstore." I firmly said.
"Yes!" He did a little fist pump and run through the store looking for the toys that he want to guy.
As a mother, I may be the one who manufactured all of this toys but I don't want to spoil my son cause you know what they say "The more you take the less you have." I don't want to spoil my son and give him endless toys that he don't really need. Teaching him to give his old toys to the need is something that I'm proud of, I am glad that he grow up with good manners and selflessness.
I walked through the aisle of toys trying to catch up with Eros when I saw a familiar tall lean figure at the doll section. I narrowed my eyes and see, "Jack?" I whispered to myself. He bought a Barbie doll and a toy make up kit.
Does he have a daughter?
"Mommy." Eros called and I turned around.
"Coming, Dear." I turned back again and see that he was gone.
Maybe I'm hallucinating.
"This is all the 5 toys I need." He said and showed me the cart, "Do you like them?"
I looked the puzzles and robots he put on the cart, "Of course." I smiled and push the cart for him. "Where did you get this cart? You should have called me."
"It's okay, I was too excited and asked someone to help me instead. And Mom, can we eat some snacks after? I'm famished." He held his little tummy and pouted.
I chuckled and said "Of course, right after we pay all of this things." We headed to the cashier and wait in line like everybody else.
Eros and I was patiently waited when someone whispered in my ear. "It's such an ironic thing to see you at the Toy Castle, Ms. Hutton."
I jumped and look at my back, "Jack." I whispered. "What the hell." I whisper-shouted, trying no to make a fuss in front of Eros. "Don't talk to me." I whispered and flipped my hair, giving him an imaginary boundary between me and him.
"Your son?" He whispered back. "I never knew you were married."
"I am not, stop talking to me."
"Mommy?" Eros looked up and I smiled immediately.
"Yes, Dear?"
"Aren't we gonna move?" He asked.
I looked at the line and they were already moving. "Oh, I'm sorry." And I walked a little further away. Away from the Stone-faced of a bloke behind me.
"So he is your son." He whispered again.
Eros looked at me and I gave him my best smile. Why is the line so freaking long? We've come to Toy Castle hundreds of time and the line is always short, why does it have to be long today?
"Yes, he is. So leave me alone." I whispered again.
Eros look up and caught us talking, I was nervously shaking.
"Hi." He greeted Jack.
Jack looked at me and him and he gave him a forced smile. For 5 years this man still doesn't know how to freaking smile. "Hello, there. Nice to meet you." Eros just gave him a friendly smile and looked away.
"You should teach your son not to talk to strangers."
"Excuse me?" I said, feeling a bit annoyed. "I did teach him. You should know that he wasn't being rude because you were talking to me." I tsked, "Why are you here anyway?"
"Buying a toy." He simply said, "I mean, isn't it obvious?" He showed me his hands and he did bought a doll and make up kit for kids.
"A doll and a make up kit for kids? Really?" I looked at him.
"You may be a manufacturer but the artist is more important. You can't make toys without us and we do need some inspiration too." He said looking at the toys he bought.
"So your planning on making dolls?" I said and looked at his hands.
"Maybe... Maybe not."
Eros gasped behind me and look at Jack with wonder, "Your a toy maker too?"
Jack look at me and Eros, "Uh, No. Actually I'm the artist."
"Artist?"
"Yes, Artist." Jack said coldly.
Eros looked at me and asked, "Mom what's an artist?"
I chuckled, "It means he's the one who create ideas on how toys are gonna look like and what their functions is."
"Woah," He exclaimed, "Does that mean you made this puzzles and robots too?"
Jack gave him a cold look and said, "No, that was someone else's idea."
"That's really cool." Eros said and pushed the cart to the cashier since we are next.
"What's your name?" Jack asked Eros.
Eros looked at me, asking me if he's allowed to tell him his name and I nodded, he was his son after all. "My name is Eros."
And he didn't even know that Eros is his son.
And I'm too selfish to tell him that he's a father.