“Xander.” She uttered, shocked, staring at him in surprise.
Hᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀs ʜᴀɴᴅsᴏᴍᴇ, ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs 5ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴀᴄᴋ…. she thinks.
Xander stood rooted to the ground, in shock. He never expected he was going to see her, he has planned in he’s mind that he won’t come any closer to her or the child.
He looked from Michelle to the little child in her hand, repeated the routine three more times, series of questions arising he’s head.
He’s mind went back to when he almost hit her, when he was driving he’s car. He’s driver had picked him up after the meeting, but he sent the driver away and decided he should drive through the city, he left 5years ago.
*Don’t you recognize me.* Was her exact words. Now, when the little girl, asked him, if he didn’t recognize her, was she trying to say that, she is he’s child.
“What are you doing here, Xander?.” Michelle asked outrightly, feeling so angry. She glared at him, her heart having do many questions that Xander had left unanswered.
“That girl… who is she to you?.” Xander asked her, ignoring her earlier question.
“Who she is to me, is none of your business.” Michelle snapped at him.
“Mommy, why are you shouting at Daddy. Are you not happy to see him, are you angry with him?.” Chelsea asked her mum worriedly. She thought her mum would be happy to see daddy back, but her mother’s facial appearance is showing she’s not happy to see Daddy.
“Of course no, I’m not angry. Mommy is not angry okay, you know what, why don’t you go have a nap inside.” Michelle replied her daughter, smiling sweetly at her.
“But mum…” Chelsea cries.
“Stop it chelsea, come on. Go inside.” Chelsea friend, but did what her mother asked of her.
“Now, I think it would be best, of you leave my shop.” Michelle said to him, with a look of hostility on her face.
“Hey, take it easy okay. I nearly hit the girl with my car, and when I asked her about her parents, she got in my car and brought me here. I didn’t means to intrude, I will get going now.” Xander looked at her once more, and then walked out of her shop.
Michelle let’s go of the breathe she’s been holding, as she watched Xander leave her shop.
She stared at the door thinking really hard, now that Xander knows her shop, should she rent a new shop or take baby very far away from New York. She can’t afford xander trying to come take her daughter away from her, Chelsea is her life and she doesn’t not want him, anywhere, near her child.
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Xander packed he’s car by the side of the road, he’s mind going through what he just witnessed a minute ago in Michelle’s shop.
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Seeing Michelle with his child made him had memories, made him had feelings arising from the depth of his stomach.
He did not want to be a father, because he was afraid, afraid he was going to leave his own child, just the same way his father left him when he was young. He was told that he’s mother died, and he’s father abandoned him.
He never knew who his parents were, he was afraid that the blood that runs through his father also runs through him and just maybe, just maybe he wouldn’t be a good dad to he’s child.
But it’s high time, he conquers his fears and accept the challenges life has thrown at him, cause he will be damned if he let another man takes his love and his child from him it is time to set things right.
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“Okay now, it’s time to sleep my princess.” Michelle said, walking into her daughter room, with her daughter in her hand.
“Mommy mommy tell me a story, I want to hear a story, a fairy tale story.” Chelsea yells as her mother kept her down on the bed.
“Calm down, Chelsea. Mommy will tell you a story, a very nice super ending fairy tale story. Now lay down on the bed and promise me that, once I’m done with the story, you are going to sleep young lady, do we have a deal.”
“Fine mum, I promise I will go to sleep once you are done telling the story.” Chelsea promised her mum with her hand on her chest.
“Good! Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella, Cinderella has a stepmother and two step sisters who treated her so badly……”
“And the prince asked Cinderella to marry him, Cinderella agreed to marry the prince and they all lived happily ever after.” Michelle concludes, then placed a kiss on her daughter forehead.
“Wow Mommy, I love the story mommy, please tell me again again again.” Chelsea yells, jumping on the bed.
“No no no no no no no, you promised, that you’re going to sleep after the story, so sleep.” Michelle said with a pointed look.
“Okay fine… goodnight mommy.”
“Goodnight to you to, my dear sleep tight.” Michelle kissed the top of child’s head then got up from her bed, and walked out of the room.
Michelle was busy making tea, for herself, when the call comes across her phone. She takes her phone, from the kitchen counter, swiped the green button, when she saw it’s Melissa.
“Hey Melissa.” Michelle says into the phone.
“I have a little bit of bad news, Michelle.” Melissa nervous voice comes through her phone speaker.
“Okay… you are scaring me, with the sound of your voice but nevertheless, tell me, what’s going on?.”
“Xander came to my house this evening and asked for your whereabouts. Well… I told him where you are staying. No, no, no, don’t say a word, I know you are mad, but Xander looks so drunk, he looks so sad Michelle. I think you should hear him out.” Melissa rushed up her words.
“I just want you to know that, I am so angry at you.” Michelle said then hung up.
She screamed really loudly, holding onto my hair tightly, at that same minutes a knock comes on the door.
Michelle walked over to the door, praying silently in her mind, hoping it’s not Xander, she opened the door and of course it is indeed Xander Collins.
“What do you want, Xander.” Michelle asks, looking down at her. The next thing Xander did, wasn’t one that she expected, he fell right there on her front porch.
Michelle stared at him on the floor, wondering what she is going to do. She glared at him, after a little bit of deliberation, she helped Xander up, and took him into her house.