*Lucien*
Seeing the widened eyes of Genevieve's friend when she opens the door and sees me, I tilt my head, and my eyes widens slightly when I see the daughter that I had no idea about. She has my light brown eyes, but the eye shape of her mother. She immediately says, "Good afternoon sir." I am impressed, and I greet her back. I walk in, and I notice that Ama has called her friend's attention on the fact that the father of her kids are not here.
When Ama leaves with the kids, Genevieve and I exchange words, and I know she is not wrong, but I cannot help not feeling betrayed.
It stung when she said she would decide if our kids will have the Blackwell name. What I didn't tell her is that my mother and sister are coming in two days to see my kids.
I know I should tell her, but she never told me she had a child, talk less of two, and that they were mine. It is time for us to do things my way since things have been going her way for quite some time. It doesn't help that we both can't see eye to eye. When we are done talking, I say, "I want to see my kids."
She shakes her head, and says, "You can't see them now."
My eyes blaze with fury, and I say, "If I don't see them now, best believe I'm coming with a court case fighting for full custody."
She sucks in a sharp breath and glares at me. "No, I won't let that happen."
I smirk.
"Try me."
She sighs. "Fine, if you want to see the kids, I'll let that happen, but you can't tell them that you are their father," she says warningly.
"Why the fuck not?" I ask genuinely confused.
"Because they are kids who didn't know they had a father, so…"
"It wasn't my choice Genevieve. You are the one who didn't tell our kids who their father was. Not me," I say angrily.
"And I apologize for that, but I can't turn back time Lucien. I wish my kids knew their father, but YOU are the one who cut me out of your life," she says.
"Yes exactly, I cut YOU out of my life, not THEM."
I noticed that what I said was wrong when I saw her expression and how evident it was that it felt like a slap on her face. I feel bad for that, but I can't take it back."
"You didn't even want kids Lucien."
"That was before I found out I had two!" I grit out angrily. "Try not knowing you had kids for years, and finding out you had two. They are mine Genevieve so, I will make sure they are treated as such. They are Blackwell bloods too. I will take care of them."
She rubs her face in exasperation and sits down on her couch. "I still can't tell them that you are the father today Lucien," she calmly says.
"Then when will you be able to tell them?"
When she doesn't say anything, I ask, "After four more years?"
She flinched at that, and I don't even find it within myself to feel bad at my jab because I see no reason why my kids who did not know about me should not know about me now.
"Look, Lucien, it is too soon. I understand why you are hurting, but I believe it is too soon since they did not know their father who all this time, and before you say it is my fault, I am aware it is, but I can't turn back time. I will tell them later," she says.
"Later? No Genevieve, it must be now," I say.
"No. Either you tell them now or tomorrow, or I tell them myself. I will also like to be put on their birth certificate as their father. I will also love to be to pick them from school. The school should be made aware of me being their father, and this is not up for debate. I will talk about the surname change later. I will prefer it to be done this month. I am aware that they will be turning 5 by June 15th, which is in a month and two weeks. I will throw their fifth birthday party."
"All this is too much," Genevieve says.
I roll my eyes, and continue, "I want to know what they like and dislike because I plan on planning gifts for my kids. They also need a tree house too."
"That is too much Lucien," she says.
"It is not even enough for MY kids," I say truthfully. This is just the beginning for my kids. I plan on being a present father, and luckily, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are all close so, with my jet, things will be made easier for me.
"Have they ever been to Disney land?" I ask
She shakes her head, and I say, "Okay, next week Saturday, we will be going to Disney land."
"Woah Woah Woah, calm down Lucien. I understand you want to be involved in the kids' lives, and you want to do things for them, but can you take a deep breath and calm down? There will be more time to do all that," she says.
"I already missed almost five years Genevieve. I will be making up for lost time please, just tell me what they like and dislike, and allow me to work on them. They are for my kids."
"Our kids," she says.
"Yes exactly, you should've reminded yourself of that all those years ago."
She looks at me as if wondering how this happened to her. I am about to go when she says, "Wait, let me introduce you to them. I won't tell them you are their father, bu-"
"You are our dad?" the twins ask immediately, and we both look and realize that they heard that and they now know I am their dad.
I can't even lie, I feel good.