Feeling the way

"I would like to say that the feeling is mutual, but if I do, I don't think it would sound as acceptable as it does when you say it." replied Dom with a smile as Natasha scoffed.

"Of course it won't. I really can't stand you really, truly." said Natasha.

"And why is that? I know the reason, or at least I think I do, please tell me, why can you truly not stand me?" asked Dom in curiosity.

"Isn't it obvious? I find you repulsive to have to be around. I hate hearing your voice, and most of all, your mere presence irks me, if it isn't obvious by now then I am seriously worried about your ability to read the emotions of others." said Natasha.

"I can read all of that pretty clearly. What I am curious about is why everything about me irks you so much, from my voice, to my mere presence... if you ask me, it feels like it's due to something deeper that you refuse to admit still affects you from what happened between us." said Dom as Natasha looked at him and frowned deeply.

"I would rather not talk about this right now or ever." replied Natasha sternly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, I just thought that you had forgiven me." said Dom, his voice sombre as he looked away.

"It's not like I haven't... I have, truly I have, but I can't reverse the years of damage that have been done by the way our relationship went sour." she replied with a sigh feeling bad for snapping at him, really she had thought that she had gotten past this feelings of anger and resentment that she had towards him.

However it was clear from the way that she continued to snap at him that her harsh words stemmed from the damage and pain that she had endured for so long.

"I'm really sorry about Natasha, I am, and if I could go back and just change things, I would." said Dom as he looked at Natasha.

"I doubt that you going back would change anything. I feel that if I had just separated from you when things went south, all the hurt and pain would not have aggravated to this point, then maybe there would be something to salvage, but I really believe that it's impossible." said Natasha.

"I really am sorry for all the hurt I caused you Natasha, I really am." said Dom sincerely.

"Yes, I guess you are..." she replied.

"I'm just going to leave now. I don't want to cause you any more hurt." he said as he left before Natasha could reply.

Natasha sighed, she hated feeling the way she felt right now. Like it or not she was still human, and she still had emotions and feelings just like anyone else, and now that everything had finally settled and the truth was known, all the emotions she had pushed back were starting to resurface.

For one whenever she was near Dom, what she used to feel for him resurfaced, then sadness followed. To be honest she felt like she was going through a terrible heartbreak thirty percent of the time and she couldn't take it.

She just needed to calm down and focus on what was most important, which was her family.

...

"You know what's funny, all the adults are here talking and eating and they find it fun when it's not fun at all." said Joy as she giggled, she and Ethan had been watching the adults upstairs while eating snacks.

"Tell me about it, this isn't fun, what's fun is a waterpark or a rollercoaster, this is just an excuse for them to socialize, complain about their children and drink." replied Ethan as Joy laughed.

"You're so funny Ethan." said Joy as she giggled, she never did understand half of the things Ethan said, she just felt like he was good company and a good friend to be beside. She could not imagine if he wasn't here, she would have been alone and been bullied by that very rude boy.

"What's not funny is the fact that everyone else has stopped going to school for the summer and yet we're still going to have to go to school for who knows how long." said Ethan.

"Really? I didn't know about that." said Joy, she never really noticed that the other children were probably on summer break already.

"Of course you didn't." said Ethan.

"Then why aren't we on holiday for the summer yet?" asked Joy.

"I have no idea, it has something to do with the fact that we didn't go to school for almost two weeks when they were working on exterminations or whatever it was they closed the school for." said Ethan.

"But I don't think that we won't end up going on summer break soon." replied Joy, she could not recall right now if she had heard Miss Honey say something about them going on holiday.

She decided not to trouble herself about it now, she was sure that Clarita would be the one to remember what Miss Honey had said.

"Maybe, maybe not, but we better resume later than the other schools because we didn't go on summer break as early as the other schools did." said Ethan.

"I just can't wait for summer break to come already." said Ethan with a scoff.

"Why do you sound like you hate school?" asked Joy.

"That's because I do." replied Ethan.

"But why? School is fun, it's nice you get to see and play with your friends and you get to learn." said Joy happily.

"Of course you still think that, you're still in baby school dummy, when you get to my grade it's endless projects and homework and several subjects that you have to keep up with and long classes with classmates that you can't stand to bear because they are so annoying and immature." said Ethan in one long breath.

"Okay... well that sounds very boring, so what do you want to do during summer break?" asked Joy as she knew that if she allowed Ethan he would continue scaring her with his depressing speech about how boring school was.

"Now that's a good question. During the summer I would probably go over to my grandma's place. She and my grandpa own a farm and it's very big. I'm sure that when I take Pluto there she'll be so happy to run around the hills and the farm." said Ethan with a smile.

"And then we would have campfires and roast marshmallows and chocolates with cookies. Then we go camping almost every night sleeping under the stars." said Ethan.

"That sounds so nice." said Joy.

"It is." replied Ethan.

"What would you do during summer break?" asked Ethan.

"Well I would stay at home all day and play with Maggie, then maybe go visit my grandpa and grandma and grandpappy and all my uncles and aunt, oh and spend so much time with my parents." said Joy as she smiled.

"That sounds really bland and generic, why can't you go on vacation or something?" asked Ethan.

"I don't know, maybe because my daddy is always busy. Even if we did go on vacation, it would only be me and my mommy, and that wouldn't be fun. I would rather stay home with both of them than go on vacation with one of them." replied Joy.

"I can't argue with that logic dummy." said Ethan as he saw Joy yawn in the corner of his eye.

"Stop calling me dummy Ethan." said Joy as she yawned again and rubbed her eyes this time.

"Are you tired or what?" asked Ethan as he turned to look at her.

"Maybe... I'm getting a little bit... *yawn* sleepy." said Joy as she yawned once more.

"Of course you are, typical for a baby like you." said Ethan as Joy rested her head on the wall, she was too sleepy to refute him right now.

"Mhmmm." she replied as her eyes were getting heavier until she was unable to close them again and before she knew it, she was fast asleep.

"Dummy, wake up, you better wake up, I'm not going to carry you." said Ethan, he was upset, now what was he supposed to do when she was already asleep?

"Dummy! Wake up." said Ethan when she did not respond.

"Joy, wake up." said Ethan as he poked her lightly and now he was sure that she was truly asleep.

"*Ugh* You know that you can be so annoying sometimes." he said with a groan as he stood up and carried her. He better go look for her parents.

"I'm practically a babysitter and yet I don't get paid, this is definitely not how I intended to spend my evening, super annoying." said Ethan as he mumbled on his way and yet with all his grumbles Joy did not wake up.