chapter 265
after his friends had left, Finn had stayed with Vlad, but he was all embarrassed and didn’t really know what he was going to say to this child. the latter hadn’t stopped looking at him suspiciously, and Finn couldn’t blame him. He’d been praying for hours that Elena would wake up, but she was still asleep and he’d had enough of this deep sleep. She had to get up and take care of his nephew. He wasn’t a nuisance at all, but his attitude also showed that he didn’t feel at home at all, and Finn understood that perfectly. After the day he’d spent between his father’s madness and a sudden move, he’d expected his father to be fast asleep from exhaustion, but he was far from willing to go to sleep. A real man who could have made Paolo proud if he hadn’t acted like a man who’d completely lost his head. He began to think very quickly, he had to find a way to relax him. He didn’t have a dog and he didn’t have toys for children either, as he’d never seen himself becoming a father one day.
-Tell me, Vlad, wouldn’t you like to go to bed? You’re not tired, are you?
-No, not at all, and I couldn’t sleep without seeing Elena. If you’re tired of looking after me then you can go to sleep, I’ll stay by her bedside, she might wake up in the night you know.
-I was just asking if you didn’t feel like going to sleep and since you don’t then maybe you could tell me what you’d like to do, no? you can tell me about yourself if you like.
-There’s not much to tell, sir. I don’t have any friends with whom I can have a laugh because Mum always tells me that with my pathetic, miserable life, I couldn’t have anything, not even a friend, so I’d rather not talk to anyone who comes near me because I wouldn’t want them to end up abandoning me.
Finn felt his heart break into a thousand pieces. He now regretted the reason he’d asked her that question, because if he’d ever known that this child had such a life, he’d never have dared, because he felt he’d stirred the pot. and to think that he’d thought it would be different, he concluded that this child was unlucky to have had good parents and that they’d had to have had assholes who looked exactly like each other as parents. he was angry with them, but he didn’t want to scare Vlad at all. He imagined the hard life the boy was leading and told himself that no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t understand enough because he’d had everything he wanted in his life, the perfect life of a spoiled child. He rubbed his hands together to get the idea of murder out of his head, because after what he’d just learned, he was sure of one thing: this was what Paolo deserved; a slow, traumatic death so that he could understand what he was inflicting on his seven-year-old son, but that could wait. He had to make the kid understand that he could have the chance to have everything he wanted, and he intended to be there for him and his aunt.
-Since you don’t want to sleep and Elena is still asleep, you might get bored if you stay on your own.
Vlad nodded and followed him into his study. Finn settled him in an armchair opposite his desk and put on a film for his age group. He had no problem with the volume because, being a businessman, he was called upon to work anywhere and it wasn’t a little film noise that was going to bother him. He glanced discreetly at the boy from time to time, and the latter did the same, except that at his age, he wasn’t very discreet. An hour later, he was already beginning to yawn, and Finn saw him drop from exhaustion. He stopped the machine and picked him up. It felt strange to be looking after a kid as if he’d become a father, but it was for his beautiful submissive. He climbed the stairs and by the time he reached the upstairs corridor, he hardly knew what he was going to do, as he was so desperate for his tent that he could start crying in the night if he didn’t see it. he was forced to take it to his room too. Elena hadn’t woken up yet, so he laid him next to her, but Vlad eventually woke up and rubbed his eyes. It was normal for him to wake up, given the way he’d put him to bed, but he wasn’t good with children after all.
-You can sleep now, she’ll wake up in the middle of the night and you’ll be with her.
-And where are you going to sleep? This is your room, isn’t it?
Finn didn’t know how he’d guessed that, so he looked up, trying to fathom his soul, when Vlad reached for a picture frame on his bedside table and it was exactly him in it. He’d never slept anywhere but in his bedroom and he still doubted he’d be able to sleep, but their well-being came before his own. he headed for his bathroom to change into his pyjamas. He could have slept as usual, i. e. in just a pair of boxer shorts, but since he had a seven-year-old at home, he had to be a little responsible. As he was changing, he heard the little one cry out. He was touched by this image and told himself that if it was his family, he’d join them. When she untied the little one from her, she began to give him lots of kisses and he laughed out loud. all his sadness had disappeared in no time. he stayed in the doorway to give them time to enjoy themselves.
-How are you, my darling? I fell asleep and left you all on your own.
-No, I’m fine and I ate something. It was good but I didn’t have any appetite because I was thinking about you and it hurt. It was very good but I couldn’t finish it and now that you’re awake, we could ask the man for some.
-The gentleman?” asked Elena, a little surprised.
-Yes, I think it’s his house and he’s the one who gives the orders, so if we ask him, he can ask Gina to prepare the other one for us and you’ll see how good it is.
-Who’s Gina, sweetie?
-ah, you don’t know? she’s the one who made me dinner and she’s super nice, so if you see her, you’ll love her just like I do. I’m glad we’re not with daddy anymore. the man seems nice.
Finn was happy to see him so happy, and he hadn’t even thought for a moment that he’d enjoyed his meal, since Gina had come to tell him that he was eating in spite of himself, and she didn’t like seeing her meals end up in the garbage can. It didn’t hurt her because of the money or because of the time taken to prepare it, but simply because she liked her dishes to be appreciated by the consumer. He could imagine how happy she would be when he told her that the little one had enjoyed the meal.
-He even said he’d let us use his room for the night, because I didn’t want to be away from you, and you weren’t awake yet.
-But now that I’m awake, we’ll have to get another room because we shouldn’t abuse his hospitality by taking his room too, Vlad.
that wasn’t really the reason, but she couldn’t see herself telling Vlad that she’d spent a torrid morning in bed with this man who’d been so kind to them. the moment she’d opened her eyes, the image of that morning had materialized in her mind and she suddenly felt the heat invade her. it was a good thing Vlad had been there to take her mind off things, otherwise she’d have needed a good cold shower to calm her ardor.
-You just pretend you’re not awake and it’s done.
Even more clever than he’d imagined, Finn cleared his throat to mark his presence, and Vlad put his little mouth on it because he’d just realized he’d been caught, but just because Elena was awake didn’t mean Finn was going to ask them to go somewhere else. Maybe the next day, but as for now, he wanted to leave them his bed.
-do you have any pain?
-I’m perfectly well, and thank you again for helping us. If you’ll allow us, we’ll take another room and let you have yours, as you’ve already done enough for us.
no, it’s all right, you can go to bed. I haven’t finished what I had to do at all, and some days I find myself sleeping in my office, so maybe my bed will feel happy not to be alone tonight. it’s late.
Elena gave him a shy smile when Vlad hadn’t stopped looking at them seriously. Disturbed by the young woman’s smile and afraid of succumbing, Finn left his room with a quick step. He had particularly nothing to do at this hour, but since he didn’t feel comfortable in his other rooms, he decided to take advantage of his insomnia to order everything they were going to need. clothes for Vlad and a few toys. Elena could go out shopping, but even so, he’d ordered some clothes for her until she felt better.
The next day, very early in the morning when all the things they’d ordered had arrived, he’d been happy to look at everything that belonged to Vlad. Children’s stuff, he didn’t know why, but he thought it was nice all the same. Gina had already arrived. She wasn’t used to arriving so early, but he’d asked her the day before not to be late, because given Elena’s condition, he didn’t want her to make too much effort, and he wanted Gina to look after Vlad for a while. She wasn’t a babysitter, but he could see how much she enjoyed being with him.
-At this time of day, you often have your suit ready to go to the office, so what are you still doing here?
-Tell me, Gina, would you mind making what you made yesterday for the little one? -Do you mind if I eat it for breakfast?This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.
-but of course not. if anyone would like to eat it, then it’s no trouble at all. tell me the boy liked Finn.
-and more than one other person, so you know you’ll be in demand today.
Gina was happy and didn’t wait for the rest, she got down to work singing, and who could have a bad day when he’d sung in the morning? not her, anyway. Finn took the opportunity to go upstairs to the room he’d occupied the day before. He always suspected they were already awake, yet he was dying to go.