It came to my attention I forgot to put how I envision Mateo so here he is:)
~~Mateos POV
"Sì, sono tuo padre .." (Translation:Yes, I am your father..) I wait for a reaction, for him to say something,anything but he just stood there.
"Why.. why didn't you tell me before momma?" Luca asked with a shaky voice as he looked up at his mother.
"I-I.." She couldn't get out what she wanted to say. Or maybe she didn't know why she never told him.
I sigh and I grab his little hand and I take a deep breath. "I was a bad person before you were born, when you were born, after you were born, your first birthday, your first day of school, your 2 birthday, I have been a bad person for a long time. I just recently became someone better, when I found out about you. I became better for you," I look up at Rue who has a tear falling down her cheek, "and for your mother." I explain to him. I smile up at Rue then I look down at Luca who has tears threatening to start flowing. I reached up and wiped away a loss tear with my thumb. I pull my hand away and start to stand up, before I could fully stand up Luca hugged me. He wrapped his tiny arms around my neck and he nuzzled his face into my neck and he just cried. Why was he crying? I'm not sure. I wrap my arms around him and hug him back. I looked up at Rue who was crying. Luca said something into my neck but I couldn't make out what he said. I pulled back a little and looked down at him, "what did you say?"
"Please don't leave me and mommy alone again." He cried out as he hugged me again.
Right then and there I cried. This little boy knew nothing of what I did to his mom before he was born but he still wanted me to stay. He wanted a father and I was going to give him one. Even if it meant moving down here. I don't care to leave my company in someone else's hands. I have many trusted friends I can trust it to.
"Okay, inside before someone gets sick." Rue demands as she wipes a tear away.
Luca wouldn't let go of my neck so I just picked him up and walked inside. This is the first time in so long I have felt loved, wanted. Luca wanted me to stay and I wanted to stay.
Before I knew it Luca was sound asleep in my arms. Rue lead me to his room. He had a death grip around my neck it was so hard to get him off. I lay him gently on his bed and cover him up. I walk out of his room and turn the light off as I leave.
"You're lucky." Rue tells me as soon as I close his door.
"How so?" I ask her with a eyebrow raised.
"He didn't freak out. He accepted you." She brushed a lose strand of hair behind her ear.
"I guess I am lucky then." I smile at her. "Are you going to accept me?" I will not stay unless Rue accepts me. She has to say it with her own mouth.
"For my son, yes I will accept you." She wrapped her arms around her body.
"Just for your son?" I ask her slightly disappointed.
"Maybe a little for me." She smiled as she walked back to the living room. I followed behind her with a smile. "I guess we should get going to our dinner." She said as she turned and looked at me.
"Or we can just stay here? But of course still eat something and maybe watch a movie?" I ask her as I removed my dress coat.
"I suppose that sounds fun." She shrugged. "Do you mind if I get out of this extremely uncomfortable dress now?" She asked me. I nod and chuckle as I go and take a sit on the couch. I unbutton my sleeve buttons and role my sleeves up to my elbows. I sit back on the couch and wait for Rue to come back from her room.
After a few minutes she comes out in black tights, a light blue tee shirt, a dark grey cardigan, and her hair in a low messy bun. She walks over to the kitchen and opens the fridge. "Do you want," she pauses for a few seconds she looks up at me, "will you make your Chicken alfredo?" She asks me with pleading eyes. I stand up and walk over to the kitchen.
"I suppose I can." I smile at her as I tell her everything I will need to make it.
~~time skip
I get two plates and put a spoon full of the pasta on each plate. I sprinkle some final seasonings and put a fork on the side. I grab both the plates and go over to the couch where Rue was sitting. I walk behind her and bend down and put the plate in front of her. She looks down at the pasta and smiles.
"It looks delicious." She looked up at me and took the plate. I walked around the couch and sat by her. She took a bite of her pasta.
"Oh mio Dio. È così buono!" She moans as she lays her head back.(translation: Oh my god. It's so good!)
"I'm glad you like it." I laugh as she takes another bite.
"I've never noticed how much I've missed your cooking. You always made things homemade. Never used processed ingredients, everything was home grown. And you always went all out." She looked over at me and smiled. For someone who ran from me she likes a lot of things I can do. I shrug and chuckle.
"Are you done?" I ask her as I stand up. She nods and hands me her plate. I walk to the kitchen and put the plates in the sink. I walk back to the couch and sit back down.
"So what movie?" She asks as she grabs the tv remote.
"You choose." I shrug. She nods and starts looking through the channels. She eventually chooses 'Call me by your name'. She pulls her legs up and puts them under her. She lays her head back on the couch and starts the movie. I watch her for a little while as the movie plays. Her face features haven't really changed. Her thighs are slightly bigger then before and her chest is also a little bigger, both results of being pregent I'm betting. She is still as beautiful as before that is for sure.
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The whole movie I can't help but watch her. Her long eye lashes hitting her under eye. Her hair falling down her arm. Her chest as she took breaths. She is absolutely beautiful.
"Are you going to stare all night?" She asks me without even looking up at me. I snap my eyesight down to my hands and she laughs quietly.
"Oh, so I'm staying all night am I?" I ask with a smirk. She sits up quickly and looks at me.
"I didn't mean that and you know it!" She protested as she slapped my arm. I rubbed my arm and pouted.
"But you want me to." I smiled.
She shrugs, "I don't care." She stated as she laid back against the couch.
"I'm not hearing a no..." I smirked.
"You aren't hearing a yes either." She watched the movie without even glancing at me. I turn towards the tv and watch the movie. By this point I don't even understand what's happening.
~~time skip
By the end of the movie Rue is asleep head on my shoulder. I don't want to wake her so I just stay there. I gently take her head a lay her head in my lap on a pillow. I cover her with a blanket.
And soon sleep over takes me.
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Authors note:
Thank you guys so much for 600 reads! Just 2 days ago I got 300. My story is growing so quickly and I only have you all to thank. So thank you all so so much.
