Cherry Blossom

From Hot To Cold

Lena's POV

It was almost time for lunch at school and I was looking forward to eat with my little girl today. When it's not my week, even though I see her every day, I miss her at night. I miss her presence in my house, and I grow hating having diner alone every night, without her sweet little voice talking my ears off.

"Mama, are we having lunch in your office today?" Frankie said coming to me, when it was time.

"Yes baby, do you want Mariana to join us?" I asked, knowing fully well that that's exactly what she wants sometimes. And I was glad she had a best friend.

"No, it's okay, I want my mama to myself, I'm having dinner with Mariana tonight anyway." She said sweetly making me smile as she took my hand to go in my office.

"Oh, you and Mariana are having a sleep over then. I'm sure you're very happy about that, huh?" I said poking her little nose as she giggled at me before taking a sit.

"No mama, we are just going to the park with mommy and Mariana's mommy and then we would go have dinner, but she won't sleep at home. But maybe I should ask mommy though, that would be so cool!" Frankie said excited as this throw me out for a loop.

Is Stef really getting involve with that woman or what? That beautiful woman that seems very interested by the way, and well... yeah, she was rather sweet, I guess.

Truth is, I'm annoyed. Like really annoyed by this. I don't know Helene that well. Sure, she seems nice, but that's about it. I don't know if I like her being around my daughter a lot like this.

She doesn't give me any bad vibes, but still, that was my daughter, and Stef is.... She... she just shouldn't get involve with Frankie's best friend's mother because... because... I don't know why! She just shouldn't!

"Mama?" Frankie asks, seeing that I must have zooned out for a minute.

"Oh sorry honey. You were saying?" I asked softly as she proceed to talk my head off all along the lunch which I love a lot, but I admit that the idea of Stef with Helene is stuck in my head, and I can't get it out for the life of me.

That day, when school was over, I waited for the parents to come pick up their kids, and I saw Stef coming as usual. Not too far behind her, I saw Helene that must have called for her because she turned around and stop to wait for her and come get the girls. As they were walking towards the class, I could see their smiles and just how chatty they were with each other, and that made my heart feel kind of heavy for some reason.

"Hi, Lena. Did the day went well with Mariana?" Helene said smiling at me softly like she does every day when she comes pick up her daughter.

"Oh yes. As sweet as always." I smiled as well, as Stef looks like she was having eyes only for her. She barely acknowledges me, which is not new since our argument but still, this time she was looking at someone else, and that... fuck, it hurts.

"Mommy!" both Mariana and Frankie yelled in unison while running toward them. Almost in synchronization, Helene and Stef lean down to pick up their daughters and then look at each other smiling quickly before giving attention to the girls again.

"Hi my baby love. Did you have a great day?" Stef exclaim sounding much better than she has been those past few weeks.

"Yes, always! You?" Frankie asked, as Mariana and her mother were having the same kind of discussion.

"Oh yeah, missed a certain little girl though. Wonder who that is." Stef joke, stroking Frankie's cheek with her nose, which I always found so damn cute.

"That must be me, I'm awesome that's why!" my little girl said with such assurance which is very good thing and also funny to watch as for the first time I think in a month, Stef looked at me and cracked a smile at our baby's comment. That alone made me smile so hard and made my heart sing for it felt so good to just have a smile from her, that I didn't know I missed that much.