OLIVIA


    It felt like a dream, like I would wake up and it would be gone. But nope, I was wide awake, and the birth certificate was still in my hand. Written on it was my name as the mother and Nick as the father. Ethan had just given me back something I thought I didn''t deserve. He gave me back legal rights to my son.


    Leaving them like that didn''t mean I was ungrateful for what he had done. But I just wanted to be alone for a minute and process. Make sure it wasn''t my mind ying tricks of me. I walked back and they were now having coffee with gloomy expressions.


    I didn''t mean to seem like I was angry. "Ethan?" I called his name; he ced his cup on the table and stood. I rushed to him and threw myself at him. "Thank you, this means so much to me. thank you." I held him tight burying my face in his chest.


    Ethanughed; I could hear hisughter vibrating in his chest. But while I was still listening to that I felt someone prying my armes away from Ethan. "You are a married woman; you only bury your face in your husband''s chest."


    He was holding me. Ethan and Iughed. "Weren''t you going to work?" Ethan teased. "Why would I go to work and leave my wife with a man she is grateful for? I might juste back to find her sitting on yourp if I go."


    Ethanughed so hard throwing his head back. I couldn''t remember thest time I saw himugh like that. "Shit, I had forgotten how crazy you can be Marcus." He said between hisughter.


    "I have a woman now man, I wouldn''t dare keep yours on myp or chest. I still want to live." We allughed. "Thank you, Ethan. But I don''t feel like telling Nick that he is on the birth certificate as well. He might just take it too far."


    Ethan chuckled shaking his head. "He won''t, this time, he is getting help and acting more responsibly." I nodded. It felt so good to be able to talk to him like that again. “Babe, you are going to bete if you don''t leave now."


    Marcus frowned. "I am not going." I raised an eyebrow. "You are fine now; you don''t look annoyed anymore and that means I don''t have to go to work and give my stuff a tough time because of my frustrations. I want to stay home and help with the kids."


    Unbelievable! Was I that bad? well, it didn''t matter, everything was all right now, and I was happy. "Alright then, how about to we go to the park with the kids. The weather is beautiful." Both men were more than happy to go.


    "I am going too." My dad saiding in. "I swear sometimes I feel like you have bugs in this house." He chucked kissing my forehead before pouring himself a cup of tea. "You never listen, do you."


    Ethan just shrugged. "Somethings you just can''t give up on." My dad just nodded. "Okay, get the kids ready and I will pack some snacks for us."


    Ethan and Marcus went upstairs, and I was left with my dad. "You look happy, what happened?" I was happy, the issue with Ethan was weighing on me. not to mention the fact that I forgot about signing rights to my son away.


    It made me doubt myself and if I was a good mother to my kids. "Ethan and I


    made up and he registered Nick and I as Samuel''s parents." My dad nodded.


    The way he was acting it was like he knew something about it. I didn''t care though whether he knew or not was not important. What was important was that my son was back to being mine both biologically and legally.


    Nothing else mattered more to me than that. "Do you want to invite Nick as well?"


    I didn''t answer, he didn''t have to be involve in everything we did. I wish he could find someone like Ethan did and be happy.


    He needed to stop living his life for Samuel and I., but Nick would never listen, and I was not about to get myself involved with him like that. "I will take your silence as a no." he said.


    Ethan and Mareus came down.


    Ethan and Samuel were arguing. I raised an eyebrow looking at Marcus Samuel wanted to carry his sister down the stairs, Ethan told him he was still young and will drop his sister. That''s where it started.”


    What? I shook my head. "You said I am a big boy, you said I must watch over Lilly now you don''t want me to carry her. Am her brother!" I stopped and watched them arguing as if they were the same age.


    "I know you are her brother, I just wanted to help you carry her down the stairs.


    You can now go sit down and I will give her to you."


    "You still treating me like a baby, why must I sit down to carry her?"


    "Samuel Jones Walker!"


    There was only one person who called him that. Lupita. "Aunty!" he looked guilty as if he had done something wrong. Then he hurried to the couch and took a seat. "Give him the child now." Ethan like an


    obedient child went and gave Samuel his sister.


    Usually, I am always there, and Lilly would beying on the floor or the bed next to me. I had never seen Samuel carrying her. but damn it my body carried his sister nicely supporting her head.


    It couldn''t believe it. "Remember what I told you before?" he nodded. "Words boy, use your words."


    "Yes, aunty I remember." Lupita went and sat next to him.''


    "Then tell me, why did I walk into that?" Samuel looked at Ethan for help. He walked closer to them. "It was my fault I was..."


    "I was talking to Samuel." Wow! I forgot how strict she could be. "Am sorry aunty it won''t happen again; I will never put my sister in danger again. I will protect her." my heart warned.


    "Good boy." My family wasplete again.