“Well, this headline is something else don’t you think?”
Natalie asked Nicole, she nodded without paying much attention to it, she had to finish with this stretch as she needed to get the work done soon, she had other pressing jobs too, one of which was Natalie’s friend’s birthday present, she was already halfway done with that and hoped to finish it today.
“What are you talking about?”
She asked.
“I am talking about this, will you spare a minute and take a look, they are portraiting you and Aron as a couple,”
She said, that got her interest, so she looked up and took the papers from her. She hadn’t had time to check the reviews from the exhibition, she had been busy with too many things to bother about It.
“It doesn’t look so bad,”
She said after she read through.
“Really? Why are you guys a couple now?”
Natalie asked.
“No, we are not, we are friends,”
“I don’t think that’s what Aron wants, it is clear he has the hots for you,”
“Nah, we are good, we talked about it and there is nothing like hots between us, I told you guys that Aron isn’t all you think he is, he is a very realistic guy, he asked me about his chances with him and I told him they were zero and we are cool,”
“What? Just like that? Wow, I think I like him a little now,”
“He is completely likable, people just tend to misunderstand him,”
“I believe you, but still I didn’t like his vibe, before but I am starting to have a change of heart, in fact, I think I already have a change of heart, how old is he?”
“Twenty-five,”
“Aha, he is two years younger, oh, not so bad,”
Natalie responded, Nicole, laughed at her expression.
“Are you going to get down with him?”
“Can’t I? He is single, right? And likes you, well won’t be hard to convince him since I have your face too,”
She said touching her face.
“When did he become your type? I thought he wasn’t,”
“Well, he is now,”
“I am going to tell him,”
Nicole replied laughing.
“Don’t you dare,”
“I won’t, anyway, I am going over to his studio, wanna tag along? You will like him even more,”
Nicole invited.
“Wait, are you trying to play matchmaker? If you are don’t do it, you suck at love, I won’t have you playing cupid for me, T for Thanks,”
Natalie responded, Nicole dramatically held her heart and framed hurt.
“You just hurt my feelings, girl you are busted, no love for you, in fact, I am telling the angel of love,”
“Aha, that’s not gonna happen cuz I am friends with the angel of love,”
Natalie replied and they both started laughing.
“What’s so funny?”
Their mother asked as she entered their room, Nicole spotted the same magazine Natalie had brought in with her mom.
“Young lady?”
Her mom said walking to where she sat.
“That’s not me mom, that’s Natalie,”
She lied even though she knew her mom won’t believe it.
“What a liar, that’s her mom, you saw us leaving the house, this mom to be is playing on my intelligence,”
“Natalie!!!”
Nicole yelled and Natalie realized too late that she had said too much and closed her mouth, their mother look from one girl to the next.
“Mind explaining what’s going on here?”
Their mom asked in a serious note.
“Mom, I was going to tell you but I didn’t have the time to do so yet,”
Nicole said bowing her head, she was supposed to tell her mom but didn’t for some reason and now she found out like this.
“Who is the dad? The guy? I thought he is just a friend?”
“No, it’s not him, we are just friends,”
“Do you have a boyfriend that I don’t know about? Isn’t that too early dear?”
Her mom asked, coming from her mom months ago, she would have been offended but now, she saw it as her mom was concerned about her and we’ll it felt good.
“No, mom, it’s Rafael,”
She revealed to her mom’s surprise, she opened her mouth to talk but closed it back and chose to gesture with her hands.
“It happened once after the divorce,”
“Do I even know anything about you guys? God, so what now?”
“I don’t know mom,”
*What do you mean by you don’t know, you have to tell him he is going to be a father, he should have thought of it, both of you should have thought of it before you guys did it without protection knowing that you are separated, what am I even saying? You guys sort it out yourself,”
Her Mom said holding her head as if trying to calm herself, it was serious and at the same time funny.
“We will work it out mom, don’t let it bother you,”
“I am not bothered, this is better than this,”
She said pointing at the magazine,”
“Well, I don’t know about that though, that looks good to me,”
Nicole responded, not to lie the photo turned out great, and Aron was a hottie, doesn’t look bad at all to be photoed with him.
“Are you really saying that? Mom, she is crazy,”
Her twin who had been silent said.
“The both of you are just playing with me,”
Their mother accused.
“No, we are not, we love you too much to do that,”
“Yes, mom,”
Nicole added.
“That’s all I want, I am so happy, every day waking up and knowing that we get each other now, is a blessing for me, I know I made a lot of mistakes and wasn’t the best parents while you guys were growing but I will make it up to the both of you by being the best grandma in the world,’
She said emotionally.
“You are the best mom and we won’t give you up for the world, right Nicole?”
“Natalie asked as they both hugged their mom.
“Of course,”
“I have a business meeting to attend with your dad, we will talk more about this when we get back, I mean about your baby,”
“Okay, mom,”
She replied and her mom left, Nicole saved her progress while Natalie excused herself and went back to her room, she needed to get to Aron’s studio, she preferred working there and knew she would finish faster there, so she gathered up the things she needed, went to tell Natalie she was going out and go into her car.