Loved

Hunter’s P. O. V.

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” I’ll send in some to Charlotte later in the day tomorrow” Guillermo said as he stepped out of the living room, to which I only nodded.

My eyes were on the television screen but my brain is only replaying the meeting I had with Dorado exports.

What exactly do those men take me for? A fool?

I even scheduled us another meeting and yet they had no hints that their plans were as useless as dust.

Another Saturday night and I’m enjoying a solo movie with a humble glass of whiskey.

Then my phone chimed.

Dad.

I answered the call and waited for him to say something into the receiver.

I’m actually pissed off at him.

” Hunter?”

” Yes Dad?”

” Why the silence on the phone?”

I took a sip of my drink before responding.

” Because I’m actually unhappy with you”

” What? Why?”

I rolled my eyes at his fake act.

” Dad, you promised to talk to Iris about Mason Reid. But how did things turn out?”

” If by Iris you mean Miss Jules then no, I haven’t spoken to her about that.”

I groaned so loudly into the phone that it could have sounded like a network interruption.

” You said I should leave them be right? Well let me inform you on the current happenings in New York. I believe Iris and Mason are dating”

They’re currently out on a date now.

” How do you know that?”

” I’d leave you to wait for the papers” if no one wants to be analytical then I wouldn’t be the one to reason.

” What’s going to happen next?”

” Nothing, I’ve left them to do whatever they want. They can date, fuck and even get married, I don’t bloody care but I sure as hell would make it known to Iris that a perfect plan I took time to create just went down the drain because of her god-damned heart and she becoming my damn secretary!”.

” Hunter! You may be angry but that is no reason to corrupt my eardrums”

Fuck your eardrums.

” Whatever”

Some seconds of silence dragged on before I exhaled a heavy breath.

” Dad this deal meant a lot to me but everything is just ruined” I dropped the glass I held in my hand and used the free hand to massage my temple.

” I know. And I’m sorry”

” There’s no need apologising, it’s already done” I sighed.

” Should I still say something to her?”

” No Dad, they’re already far gone. At this point all we can give them is our blessings”

He chuckled on the phone at my words then continued.

” This is the most positive I’ve ever heard from you” he said with a glint of laughter in his voice which only made me to laugh even though all I want to do right now is scream.

” Some situations require odd reactions”

” Good night son. And I hope you’re not taking whiskey by this hour?”

What the..?

” How do you know?” I honestly wanted to laugh at this situation but I just got caught red handed.

” You have a very odd way of calming your anger. Now put that thing away”

So I laughed… Not a big deal.

Surprisingly, I needed just two people to get me in a positive mood.

Dylan and Dad, but it seems Dylan’s gone to bed although he did make this afternoon a little fun.

” I will. Goodnight Dad”

” Night son”

Then the receiver went dead.

I got up from my chair to return the bottle of whiskey back to the bar and took a carton of fruit juice from the fridge in the kitchen.

What can I say? I can be obedient sometimes.

When I had sat back down, I began hearing tiny footsteps and there’s only one person with such movements.

I looked to the right and saw Louisa in a kiddies night gown, with a little teddy bear in her right hand.

” Aren’t you supposed to be in bed?” I asked her as she walked up to me.

” I was sleeping, then I woke up and I was alone in the room so I can’t sleep again” she said with a tiny groggy voice as she rubbed her eyes with her free hand and stood in front of me.

” You wanna watch some TV?” I asked her as her eyes were almost half mast closed.

She’s still sleepy but won’t just sleep alone.

She shook her head in a no and brought out her two hands to me.

At first I was confused but I realized soon enough.

She wanted me to carry her.

So I lifted her by her arms and craddled her to my chest before she released a sigh and within seconds, she was out like a light.

After watching a movie, I decided to go through the news and nothing out of the ordinary was on.

Weather, politics and business profits and loss.

” Jesus Christ what did you do to her!?”

Then Dylan’s voice came from the stairs.

He looks livid, like I had spikes for teeth and horns for an ear.

” What is wrong with you? Why are you shouting!?”

He ran down the steps and rushed to where I was seated, using his eyes to scan the sleeping baby in my arms.

” Did you sedate her?”

What in the actual fuck!?

” How would I sedate a kid?”

” Then why is she sleeping in your arms?”

He actually looked confused and it made me laugh at him.

” She said she couldn’t sleep so she came to sleep here”

” She what!?”

” Dylan quiet down, you’ll wake her up”

His eyes were still as wide as disco balls before he said something.

” Since when did you start craddling kids?”

To be honest, three weeks ago.

” I don’t know”

Then he glared with a playful smirk on his face.

” You have mommy instincts in you”

Dylan!

” Tomorrow morning, thank Louisa for sleeping in my arms because I would have broken your nose two seconds ago”

He found my threat quite amusing and walked straight into the kitchen.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

Time to go lie this baby down before her mama gets home.

We don’t want that now, do we?