I sat down on the sofa and took deep breaths. Today is my son's birthday I can't be on edge!
I looked at the man .
recalling his name what was it again..Luck or something like that....luca? yes!..Lucas Griffiths! yes that's his name.
" sir Lucas can you leave now? I have things to do "
Lucas looked at me with the same cold eyes.
what's his problem I am asking so politely or maybe this man is not used to be ask to leave first. so what? I don't care if he was silver spoon feed. what matters is that he is disturbing my family time!
" You are going to celebrate my son's birthday" he said in cold tone kinda chilly to me.
"your son? sir do you have some kinda memory problems?" I said with smirk.
does he think that just because he shared his genes now he is his son? fu*off I won't let him take away my son! not on my watch!
He didn't say but looked at me.
- erk! he is giving me death stares. Is he mad because I mocked him!?
"sir you should leave" I said with chilly smile so that he takes hints that he is not welcome here!
He did not move from his position and looked at with his same cold gaze.
" I want to discuss something " he said while repositioning the baby to be more comfortable on his lap.
sh* I am jealous of how well behaving and cutely my son is playing with his hands while when I carried my son before he either cry or grab my hairs!
"what do you want to discuss?" I just said while boringly laid down on sofa.
" I want to take the baby with me"
I sat up and directly looked at the man in his eyes.
He was not lying!
shoot! does he want to take away my son from me? no in hell I give up on my son!
"you...I don't agree!" I tried to hold my boiling anger inside and shoot invisible fire sparks at him.
" I will compensate you " he said while picking on my son's flushed cheeks. my son was giggling in his arms like if you ask someone who seemed to be more familiar with the baby no one will say he was my son!
"I don't need your damn compensation just leave" I pointed at the door as I said that.
" I will after you answer me " he said while tapping on my son's nose that made the baby giggle and make sounds " ba ba"
" he is intelligent just like me already realizing me as his father!" he said with proud.
oh hello he is my son! I wanted to snap and scream at him but I don't want to make him angry or who knows what if he forcefully takes my son . I won't be able compete the case in court because of his power in government!
"my answer is no! so please leave "
I said with all the patients I have saved up for today.
he stood up with baby in his hand and walked in my direction.
what!? is he going to force me to obey him!? no way I have learned self protection skills, I will kick his balls if he tries to do something funny.
huh? surprisingly he didn't do anything just walked pass by me.
I looked back to see him putting down my son on walker .
what is he going to do?
He stood straight and looked me while straightening his coat. "I will be leaving contact me once you thought over it" he placed a card on the table. "and yeah you can't let my son eat that poor quality milk powder"
what the !? he knows which brand I feed my son !!?? creep
"same for that cake " he pointed at the cake on the table.
" you don't have to concerns yourself with what I feed him!" I am his mother so I won't feed him poison anyway!
"-" I zipped up mouth after seeing how serious he was.
Man what's your problem? just leave already !
"and..." that man opened his mouth but this time he didn't use his cold tone but... a little normal? maybe. "what's his name?"
he kneeled down and picked up the toy and put in baby's hands.
name? oh I haven't given a name to my baby because of how I call him cute baby angel or so so.
I scratched my head trying to think a random name but do I need to tell this man?
"why ... Lisa!" his soft stares went from 180 degree to cold so I quickly said a random name.
"I asked his name not your" he looked at me with same cold stare.
did I say my name? oh Ghosh will he know that I am coming with random names ? forget it let's go with random names.
"Noah "
before I come up with any random name he already said a name.
"what?"
"I know you haven't given him a name so let's give him this name " he said that while looking at baby who was nibbling the toy with his one hand while other grabbing his fingers.
" who said you can give my son a name?"
he didn't reply but stayed silent for a while and I didn't say anything too.
it was so awkward when no one was talking.
I wanted to stand up but my sprained ankle had pined me on sofa.
he looked at my feet then he rose up from his kneeling posture. " your feet is injured so I will send someone to help you in your work "
"who needs your help ? go shoo that's more like help"
He didn't look at me and just walked out .
I looked at the man leaving my house.
finally he was gone! I rested on sofa comfortably but suddenly my son started crying.
I had no choice but to crawl up to my son as I had a swollen sprained ankle!
He is throwing tantrums now that Lucas was gone!
"baby don't cry-"
I was going to hold my son when suddenly he threw his toy on my face.
argh-
My anger was already on pinch because of Lucas and now that he was gone my son is crying because of him. who should I beat now!
where is my phone? I put it on the table earlier. I grabbed my phone from table and dialed my friends number.
(hi Lisa)
"...."
(hey...you okey?)
I wanted to scream but let's calm down.
" come to my house "
(to celebrate your son's birthday so you finally thought of inviting your friend? huh)
can I hit her through this phone?
" MIA ' "
I said in a chilly tone.
"don't make me repeat and come here quickly"
(hey girl calm down were you fighting with someone earlier)
"something like that now come "
(okey okey I was already on my way to your house even if you didn't ask me to come!)
oh how can I forget that. Mia my best friend would just let me go? when I said I was going to celebrate my son's birthday alone like me she also likes cute baby so she won't miss a chance to run at my house to see my son in birthday cloths.
"then why are you late?"
( of course it's birthday party how can I come empty?)
"you don't need to"
(what are you saying lisi it's not for you but baby !)
"...."
she is getting on my nerves too!
"whatever just come quickly!"
(okey I am driving so I will hang up)
I put my phone back on the table and looked at my son.
what's with him now?
my son isn't even looking at me ?
usually he smiles at least when I hold him but today he has been crying since he woke up and now he isn't looking at me but.. ..
he looks so cute when he is angry because his nose tip is as red as tomato while his puffed up red flushed cheeks so cute that I want to touch.
"ouch!"
ow my son bit my index finger as I was trying to poke on his cheeks. His baby teeth has grown a little and now he looks more cute.
My baby noticed that I wasn't going to put him down so he started to grab my hairs but because my hairs are short and silky so he couldn't grab them.
" baby wants to play with mama's hairs huh?"
"let me kiss you first then I will let you grab my hairs!"
"waaaa"
ai! his ultimate weapon!
"why are you crying again? "
I also want to cry but I am not crying baby! No No I am mama so I have to take care of baby.
Don't forget your promises Lisa that you made during pregnancy!
"don't cry-"
wow suddenly my baby's weight has increased to five kg ! I can't hold him while he is crying and pushing so he could lay on floor.
"baby do you hate mama now that you seen a blank card from that man?"
I tried to pull him but due to pain on my feet I gave up and put him on baby chair and buckled him up so he won't fall.
"sob..sob"
I could hear my baby's sob but he won't let me touch him! why ? at least baby at his age aren't that aggressive toward there mother so why is my child like this?
No way! is he missing Lucas? but that can't be yeah I am just kidding to myself.
After waiting for half an hour finally mia arrived with lots of gifts.
Mia sat up beside my son and showed him new toys but the baby looked away from toys like rejecting everything we were giving him.
he is not even wearing his birthday cloths.
"what's wrong? is he sick?" Mia asked as she was worried.
" he is like that since he woke up"
or maybe he is really sick but what about when that man was with my son earlier that time he was playing giggling or could it have something to do with him?
"let's go to hospital" mia grabbed her purse from sofa .
"I think it's not that " I said while biting my nails .
"then what's wrong with... now that I recall what name did you gave him? you said that will give him on his birthday so what his name?"
now that I think I have yet to name my son! but what should I give him? surely I won't give him that name given by Lucas .
let's think with your genius brain Lisa like how you gave birth to a cute baby so name him with a handsome name so he will grow up to be handsome man!
"Michael"
"waaaaa"
the baby started crying as soon as I said the name.
" he doesn't like it I think!" Mia looked at the baby and said to me.
what !? does he really dislike that name? noway it can't be ...
"Noah"
as soon as I said that the baby stopped crying and wiped his small tear drop with his tiny hands.
did he like that name or because that name was given to him by that man but...but why?
he is my son not his!
"Noah feels fine I guess" mia said while trying to rub on my son's nose but the baby slapped her hands like he didn't like others to touch him!
"wow your son has grown up so quickly and now he hates others touching him!" Mia laughed at my son's reaction.
it was cute though but somehow his reaction made me think of Lucas who also doesn't like others touching him?
Is this in his genes inheritance that made its come back after meeting his biological father!
Noway ! I won't let him go near to my son or who knows what kind of spell he will put on my son ?
" Anyway he seems okay with his healthy screams so let's cut the cake!" Mia said while unwrapping the cake.
"yes"
I quickly went to my room and grabbed the plates and knife with a more space in my hands I took all birthday balloons and walked down the stairs.
I redecorated the living hall with Mia and celebrated my son's first birthday!
even though my son didn't laugh like he usually do but at least he didn't cry and took a tiny bite of cake and threw the rest.
how I was anticipating him to bath himself in cake like how other kids do but he was silent and that made me worry so much!
" what are you thinking lisi let's take pictures"
Mia took lots of pictures of us with the camera.
"hey mia do you think the baby is acting weird?"
am I the only one thinking that it's weird or mia does too?
"what weird ? it's normal as I said before your son was just an other small version of Lucas Griffiths but today even his acts are similar"
even though mia doesn't know who the biological father my son is but she really hits on the bulls eye when saying that.
" why like him ? he should be more like me!"
he is my flesh and blood how can he be compared with that crazy man!
" relax girl I just said like him ! it's not like he is his father?"
you don't know mia how much I salute your stupidity at these times.
"yeah sorry it's just my son didn't inherited my looks so I get annoyed easily when someone says how mush we don't look like mother son!"
mostly that neighborhood aunt who always says this often.
"oh girl can't blame others when it's true"
who are you siding with Mia?
" anyway I think the baby is sleepy "
Mia said while our eyes fell on the sleeping baby .
"it must be because of crying so tirelessly earlier!"
I walked toward his chair .
he won't push me right? because he is sleeping now.
I unbuckled his seat belt and took him to his room.
He somehow felt like he lost so much weight. I put him on the bed and covered him with blanket.
"I will be leaving because of group project that I have to submit tomorrow and yeah! the professor told me that you have to submit your assignment before weekend! " Mia said and left .
I walked back to room and laid down on the bed beside my little baby .
Noah
I repeated that name in my head.
Not a bad name huh!
I fell asleep..
to be continued.....