Chapter 26

It was already midnight yet Dimitri did not look like he had any plans of leaving. She had to wake up early tomorrow to send Enzo to school and then go to work but yawning did not give Dimitri the hint to leave, she had to be blunt, "It's getting late Dimitri, I think it's about time you left."

"I'm not leaving. I'm staying here tonight," Dimitri said.

"There is nowhere for you to sleep, we don't have any extra rooms," she was giving him no option to stay. She accepted him into her life but she was not comfortable sleeping with him, she was not going to invite him to share her bed.

"Don't worry, I can sleep on the couch," he said, not the least bit worried about it.

"The couch will be too small for you. It will be uncomfortable. It would be better for you to stay at your hotel," she replied.

"Aurora, I will be okay. I have to leave very early in the morning and I just feel tired, I don't think it would be safe for me to drive. Please, I won't be here by the time you wake up tomorrow," he explained.

She had to give up, he wasn't lying when he said he was tired because he looked every bit of it. 

He had little concern that his legs were too long for the couch and his back started to hurt because he was only sleeping for a few hours anyway, and what's most important that he was with his family, under one roof. 

She had turned off all the lights and had left the light on top of the stove as their night light before she headed to her room and prepared for bed.

He was asleep by the time she came out again to bring him a pillow and a blanket. He was too large for her couch and he was sleeping in a very awkward position when she came to drape the blanket over him. It was getting cold and she did not want him to get sick. He wouldn't be able to come and see Enzo if he did.

The stove light provided enough light so she could observe him. He was very handsome even in his sleep and it was not hard to get attracted to him. He exuded enough masculinity that made her knees go weak. He seemed very attentive to Enzo's needs and that's what's important. He would probably make a good father. But then she started thinking of him as her husband, will she be able to get past her fear of being rejected and abandoned? Only time will tell.

Dimitri was awake as soon as his alarm rang. When he opened his eyes he remembered he was in Aurora's house but did not remember how he came to acquire a blanket. And then it came to him, Aurora must have covered him with it while he was asleep, this information made him smile and added an extra step in his morning. It seemed like she cared for him even though she was not aware of it yet.

Waking up kids was not always an easy task, sometimes they would throw all kinds of tantrums or antics in the morning. Enzo was no different from all the other kids, he was pretending not to hear his mother so he could continue on sleeping. 

He had his head buried into one of the pillows with his back away from the door.

"Good morning baby! It's time to get up," Aurora said sweetly. "Hm…" he answered. When she came to rub his back he opened his eyes and closed it back again.

"Enzo it's time to get ready for school, c'mon get up and get ready," she said enthusiastically. Trying to lift him off the bed. 

"Mama...no," he said pouting. 

"C'mon baby, let's go so we can have breakfast," she said. He always looked cute in the mornings, he had his hair messed up, going this way and that.

She left him to make breakfast when Enzo remembered his conversation with Dimitri. The cool uncle was his dad, and he was here before he went to bed. Mama also said that his dad loved him. He went flying into the living room, the kitchen, then her bedroom, then the bathroom to look for him, and he was disappointed when he didn't find him in their house.

"Where's dada?" he asked.

"Baby, he had to go to the office. He will come back again for dinner," she said.

But Enzo was sitting on the couch with a frown. "Bad uncle… go home… leave...," he murmured.

"Dad will come back to see you. Remember he loves you and he wants to spend time with you," trying to console him as she tried to get him ready for school.

The day went by without incident and as they got home Enzo looked out for his father. When he didn't come during dinner he got disappointed, but still kept watching the door every time he heard a car pass by or someone outside their house speaking.

By 8 pm Enzo had given up, but that's when Dimitri arrived. When Enzo saw him at the door he immediately ran towards his room to hide.

"Sorry, I was late for dinner. I went to the store to buy Enzo some gifts," he replied by showing his bag laden hands.

"You didn't need to buy him anything," as she let him into the house.

"I felt bad that yesterday I forgot, I was in too much of a hurry to get here, I came empty-handed. I couldn't do that again," He said as he laid the bags down and removed his coat.

"Enzo was expecting you earlier. I think he got disappointed when he thought you weren't coming," she said.

"I saw him run to his room. Let me talk to him," Dimitri said.

Enzo was pretending not to see his dad when he came to the door. 

"Hi, Enzo..." Dimitri said softly.

Enzo's body stiffened as he turned his back to Dimitri. He wanted to show his father that he was upset, and ignoring him was his way of doing it. 

Dimitri knew what his son was doing so he sat on the floor to appease his son, "Wow, this is a very shiny car."

"Yup, mama get for Enzo," he said.

"Well, I think your Mama is so amazing, isn't she? She takes care of you and buys you lots of toys," Dimitri grinned.

"Mama is best. I love mama," Enzo said cheerfully. He always spoke this way whenever he spoke of his favorite person.

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