FOREVER HATE YOU'S
58. Daddy

Slowly, Arthur carried Chico's body in both hands, carrying him to the floor where the Brianna Apartment unit was located.

For the first time, Arthur came to the place. Simple apartment that looks neat and comfortable. Somehow Arthur actually felt the atmosphere in the new place he came to could calm him. He glanced at Brianna at a glance, as well as Chico who was still in a sling. Well, maybe it was the two of them that caused Arthur to feel complete right now.

"Chico's room is there, Arthur."

Arthur nods and takes Chico to the room that Brianna intended. He put Chico's still-asleep body on the bed with a bed sheet patterned on the American captain.

Arthur looked at his son's face, smiled faintly and then gently kissed the top of Chico's head many times without any intention of disturbing the child's sleep.

After moving Chico into the room, Arthur comes back out and sees Brianna stirring a drink at a small table in the direction of the kitchen.

"I'm sorry if it's cramped and uncomfortable for you. I haven't had time to clean it up since I haven't been in the apartment at all since I got back from Milan."

Arthur nodded, whether Brianna saw it or not.

Arthur scanned the residence inhabited by the woman who is now his wife. He thought he would take Brianna to move and stay with him later, so he was assessing what kind of home concept Brianna liked, so that he does not choose the wrong design and color for their future home later.

"Drink, Arthur." Apparently Brianna had put a cup of coffee that had been made on the table of the living room.

"Ah, yes." Arthur turned his head, removing for a moment his thoughts on the concept of home. He sat next to Brianna because there was only a medium-sized sofa that could be occupied by two adults.

Arthur tasted the coffee, then looked at Brianna.

"What?" brianna asked, strangely looking at Arthur.

"It's comfortable here" the man replied.

Brianna nodded. "It's safe for me and Chico, but I'm sorry if you're uncomfortable" he said.

"For me, too, so I say it's convenient here."

"Then?"

"I'm staying here."

Brianna almost choked on her own saliva, she threw out a look. He did not dare to agree with Arthur's desire to stay here. Zach would've nagged him, if he knew about this.

"Don't make it up, Arthur. You know Zach will drag you out of my apartment."

Arthur thinned his lips, he smiled faintly.

"At least he knows we're married. He couldn't have done that."

"You don't know how Zach is. He's hard to beat" Brianna said. He knows best how his younger brother is.

"But Zach is also a husband. He must understand our position." Arthur said while cutting the distance between them. "I miss you" he continued.

Brianna did not prevent Arthur who was now getting close to him, he closed his eyes tightly as if preparing to receive a sweep of the man's lips above his own. Brianna knows that if she begins to accept the circumstances in which Arthur has become her husband, she also realizes that her heart is softening on the man.

Seeing Brianna's willingness, Arthur approached while cupping the woman's face. His lips almost touched Brianna's lips, when suddenly the almost-occurring unification had to be stopped suddenly because of the call of someone who interrupted their activities.

"Momma ..."

Brianna immediately pulled away, turning to the open door of Chico's room, followed by the small body of her son who seemed to walk out of the room.

Arthur scratched his un-itchy head. Just now she was about to feel Brianna's lips again, which this time was definitely greeted by the woman without any compulsion, but unfortunately it was not yet able to deliver, because of the unexpected call of his son was even present among them.

"Darling? Why are you awake?" brianna asked Chico who was approaching them.

"I'm hungry, Mom."

"Ah ... What do you want to eat, honey? Momma hasn't cooked yet" she said with a guilty face.

"We just order the food," said Arthur who began to adjust the situation, but if you can express his feelings at this time, he was like being tossed high and then thrown again. But how, the disorder comes from his own son who does not know about the needs of his parents. Hffff ....

Chico mentioned some of his favorite menus that Arthur had all followed to order between.

"Thank you very much, Uncle."

Arthur stroked Chico's hair while nodding his head in response to the son's thanks.

"You don't have to thank me, son, because whatever you got from me was supposed to be fulfilled because you were my responsibility," Arthur's mind stared at Chico with a sharp look.

"Uncle, I like you. Do you want to be my girlfriend too?" chico chirps suddenly. Brianna and Arthur looked at each other, then they laughed.

Brianna was waiting for an answer to what Arthur would give their son. While Arthur looked silent for a moment before he finally replied quite calmly.

"You know what a girlfriend means, Boy?"

"The boyfriend is the one we like."

Arthur shook his head while laughing softly at Chico's innocent answer.

"The boyfriend is the one you will have someday, but not now" said Arthur trying to answer according to his little son's understanding.

"That means uncle doesn't want to be my girlfriend?"

"Yes. Uncle would not. Besides, you said uncle was Momma's girlfriend, right? So can't be dating anyone else anymore. 1 Person enough."

Chico looked at Arthur with a curious look, as if he was digesting Arthur's sentence just now.

Arthur chuckles, then rubs Chico's hair over and over.

"Look, if you grow up later, you can just have a girlfriend, now you can't. And make sure your boyfriend is a girl. Youunderstand?"

Brianna cleared her throat over Arthur's statement to their son. At once Arthur turned to his wife.

"I know it's not worth discussing with Chico yet, but at least he should have a picture to avoid misunderstanding." Arthur tries to explain to Brianna who responded to the woman by rolling her eyeballs.

After that Brianna passed to the kitchen to prepare their dinnerware before the order came.

Arthur returns to Chico who still seems silent, the boy does not seem to understand the last explanation of Arthur.

"Already, Boy. Don't think about it, you can't think about much. How about you just be an uncle's son, like we agreed in the hospital, hmm?"

Chico looked at Arthur with sparkling eyes.

"Can? But, I already have a father," Chico replied softly.

"Of course I can. I'll be Daddy to you. You want?"

Chico nodded excitedly.

"Good boy!" Arthur and Chico face each other.

"Now, call me ... Daddy," Arthur's pinta.

"Daddy?" chico repeated following the man's words.

Arthur's face immediately changed more and more. He was really moved to hear Chico call him 'Daddy'. Can she cry now?

"Try it again."

"Dad Arthur?"

Arthur immediately hugged Chico's small body right then and there.

"Thanks, Boy. You're Daddy's son," he muttered in between hugs.

With a confused and happy face, Chico looked back at Arthur after his embrace was broken.

"So, I have Daddy now?"

"Yes, of course you have. I'm your Daddy" replied Arthur without a doubt.

As Brianna returns to the living room, she sees Arthur kissing Chico repeatedly. Brianna stared in wonder and full of investigation, what exactly are they discussing? When accidentally looking at Arthur, Brianna actually found that the man's eyes glazed over.

Not yet Brianna asked what was going on, Chico suddenly turned to her and said cheerfully.

"Mom. I have Daddy now. Dad Arthur is my Daddy!"

Brianna's eyes are breaking, she thinks Arthur told Chico the truth. What should he explain later if Chico asks him? Because Brianna hasn't put together a word to give the boy an understanding of this.

...To be continue ......