Chapter 51
Chapter Fifty-One
The week after goes by quickly, our life getting some routine about it.
I feel like a weight has been lifted, and we can finally relax and take a breath.
I decide to keep my magic, at least for now, until I know for sure the drama with Bianca is over.
Theo and Tobias agree and say if I give it up, I might regret it, considering it is the last thing I have left of my mother.
I didn’t want to throw it away without a good reason.
Josiah says Bianca has been suffering for her crimes, and he himself has taken pleasure in torturing her.
Caroline has been banned from the council after she snuck in and removed Bianca’s fingernails without permission and tried to gouge out her eyes.
I feel nothing toward Bianca, no anger, no hate, no pity.
I feel free of her, although I’m not na?ve enough to believe I won’t have to deal with her again.
My father came over after three days and met Thaddeus.
Things were awkward, but I have hope we can build a relationship as long as Theo and Tobias can refrain from killing him.
Mostly the future looks bright. Tobias and Theo went back to work full time, and I decided I will work a few odd days when I felt like bringing Thaddeus in with me.
Life is looking pretty mundane compared to what it was.
Moving on from everything is a little harder now I’ve had time to think.
I often find myself thinking of all the things my mother has missed and all the things I have missed with my father.
My moods sometimes plummet, but Tobias and Theo are always there to lean on when the darkness would send me into my depression, pulling me back from the brink and reminding me they will always be here for me.
Walking downstairs, Theo is feeding Thaddeus in his highchair.
Thaddeus loves porridge now and was his new favorite thing to not only eat but play with.
Tobias walks over and kisses me softly while I finish buttoning my blouse.
I’m going in with them today excited to be going back.
Today is the second day I have returned to work and the shambles the place is in when I get back the first day, has me nearly hyperventilating when I see the mountain load of paperwork that needs filing.
Merida is excited to see she can go back to the tech floor as one thing she hates is filing and being Theo’s coffee bitch.
Sitting at the island bench, I sip my coffee, watching Theo feed our son. Thaddeus squeals loudly, and I notice my bracelet reacts to him. His magical pendant glowing brightly from his excitement.
My heart skips a beat for a second, and I file it away to worry about another time.
“Mom wants to know if she can take Thaddeus tonight?” Tobias asks me. He wiggles his eyebrows, and I know what he is thinking. Theo looks up and he smiles brightly. I smile knowingly back at them.
“Tell her she can.” Theo punches the air like he just won some victory, and Tobias comes over and wraps his arms around my shoulders, standing behind me. His stubble brushing my cheek and I cringe at the feel. He chuckles before rubbing his face in the crook of my neck.
“Stop, you man beast,” I tell him, cringing at the feeling.
Tobias softly laughs before turning me around on the stool and moving between my legs.
He kisses me softly at first before he deepens the kiss and groans into my mouth.
He leans into me before I feel his hand move under my blouse and he squeezes my nipple between his fingers. I moan before Theo speaks.
“Oye keep it PG13, a baby is present,” he says. I look back and he has his hand over Thaddeus’s eyes. I roll mine at him. It is not like he understands or will remember.
“You don’t want to see that, do you, bubba?” Theo tells him. Thaddeus cackles loudly before holding his arms up in the air.
“Mom, Mom,” he squeals, and we all freeze.
“Did he just say his first word?”
“I heard nothing,” Theo states and I grin, knowing he heard.
“Mom, Mom,” Thaddeus says again, grasping air.
“Traitor, I bring you porridge and you say that witch’s name first,” Theo tells him. Thaddeus bounces excitedly, holding his hands out for me. I pick him up, kissing his face.
“What about Dadda, say Dadda” Theo tries.
“Mom, Mom,” Thaddeus says, and Theo throws his arms up in the air.
“This isn’t fair. I do the night feeds and the morning stuff and he says Mom.” I chuckle at his ranting.
“Maybe he thinks you’re Mom?” Tobias adds in, trying not to laugh. Theo thinks for a second.
“That must be it. We will have to correct that,” he says, taking Thaddeus from me and walking from the room trying to make him say Dadda. I shake my head, and Tobias comes over and wraps his arms around me.
“Ready?” he asks.
“Yep, let go,” I tell him, and he lets go, grabbing his keys from the bowl and we walk toward the door where Thaddeus and Theo are waiting.