Chapter 118
But there was something weird about the quadruplets that Daniel kept on thinking about. Their eyes and most of what they do remind him of his old best friend, Alfred.
He quickly shook off the thoughts, maybe he was the one overthinking things. He coughed slightly and the kids turned to him.
“Uncle Daniel, where is mommy?” Isabella asked
“She’s outside taking fresh air, ” Daniel said as he walked toward the kids and sat beside them.
“How’s your leg?” He asked
“It’s okay, At least better than yesterday, ” Isabella said with a shrug
“Why didn’t you let your school or your nanny call your mommy? Don’t give me that look, Isabella, I know how convincing you can be” Daniel said and Isabella sighed sadly
“I didn’t want mom to be worried about me. I know how she acts when she’s worried about us. It makes her cry sometimes” Isabella said and Daniel exhaled deeply. He could understand the kids cared for their mommy so much and they hate to see her in tears.
“But at least, you could have told her. She deserves to know Isabella. She’s your mom and she’s got every right to be worried, now she’s more worried. Don’t keep such secrets from your mom next time, please” Daniel said and Isabella nodded.
“I’ll have the doctor come to check up on you later. Don’t worry about your mom, she’s going to be fine” Daniel said, staring at the kids who were all putting on a sad look.
“You guys know how much your mommy loves you guys right?” Daniel said and they all hummed.
“She loves you guys and cherishes you all a lot. She cares about you guys. Whatever she’s doing is for you guys to be okay and comfortable ” Daniel said as he smiled at the kids.
“And we love her too” they chorused
Just then their eyes drifted to Lisa who was standing by the door with her hands wrapped around her chest.
“Mommy” Isabella called and Lisa walked fully inside the room. Daniel stood up from the bed giving Lisa the chance to sit beside her kids.
“Mommy I’m sorry. We are sorry, I asked them not to tell you. I know you have a lot on your plates right now, I just didn’t want to bother you with anything ” Isabella said and Lisa felt her heart melt instantly. She felt tears gather in her eyes.
She had known from the start that being a mother to a quadruplet wouldn’t be an easy one. Especially when there’s no daddy to support. If there’s anything she could ever ask of was an understanding of children.
“Mommy is sorry for yelling at you too. I was just worried about you. You all know how much I care for you all right?” Lisa said as she sniffed. The journey of a mother wasn’t easy and it was telling on her.
She joined her lips together trying to push back the tears that were threatening to fall out any moment. When she couldn’t hold the tears ago she let them go. It hurt her to see one of her kids in pain.
“Mommy” the quadruplet called out as tears gathered in their eyes.
“Come here girls,” Lisa said as they both hugged each other.
Daniel stood at the corner watching the whole scene. He had been by Lisa’s side when she was pregnant with these kids. He was with her when she gave birth and he had witnessed her take care of these kids till now.
He must confess, Lisa is a strong woman. She’s a survivor, a fighter.
When it was getting too weird that almost everyone in the room was in tears, Daniel spoke.
“Okay, children. Go get dressed. We’re gonna go get ice cream today” Daniel said and they yelled happily as they ran inside the bathroom except for Isabella, who couldn’t walk because of a broken leg.
Lisa carried her in her arms inside the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and helped her take her bath. After she was done she carried her back inside the room and helped her wear her clothes.
She helped her lay on the bed before walking back inside the bathroom to help the rest of the girls bathe themselves. After that, she helped them get dressed.
When she was done she asked them to stay in their room with their sister Isabella, since she couldn’t walk that she would call them when breakfast was ready.
She walked out of the room to the kitchen to prepare breakfast and to her surprise, she met Daniel in the kitchen wearing an apron. He was preparing breakfast already.
“Oh Daniel, I could have done it myself ” Lisa smiled as she walked inside the kitchen.
“I just wanted to relieve you of this one. I didn’t want you to stress much” Daniel said and Lisa smiled.
“You’re so sweet Daniel,” Lisa said as she walked towards the fridge to get a can of water as she was tasty.
She opened the fridge and took a bottle of water. She closed the fridge and turned around and to her surprise, Daniel was standing in front of her.
They were so close that they could feel each other’s breath.
“Daniel” Lisa called as she swallowed into nothing. Daniel on the other hand was lost staring at her. She just loves this petite woman a lot and he finds it hard to resist her.
Just then Daniel kissed Lisa on her lips. Lisa stood numb as she felt his lips on her, she closed her eyes and let him kiss her.
“I know this isn’t the right time for this but I just wanted to let you know I love you and will always be here for you and the kids,” Daniel said
“Daniel…….”
“It’s alright, you don’t have to tell me how you feel. I know you’ve got a lot on your head. Thinking about your kids, work, and other things” Daniel cut her off smiling
“Daniel I……..”
“I’m serious Lisa, you don’t have to tell me how you feel about me. I know you don’t feel the same way I feel nor are you ready for anything I understand. I just want you to know I’ll be right here waiting for you till you’re ready” Daniel said and pecked Lisa on her forehead before moving away from her.
TBC