"Jealous"

They arrived at the park in high spirits, Arthur followed Rose as she looked for a perfect spot for them to sit.

"Here " she finally said after a minute of walking around.

After unpacking and settling down, they finally sat down and enjoyed the view.

They watched little Arthur play with a girl who had joined him after running away from her father.

He had waved at them after his daughter joined their son Rose received a phone call from Irene who had just arrived at the park.

"Did you invite her?" Arthur asked after she hung up.

"She was free today so she decided to join us, but it seems Sean is joining too " Rose informed Arthur.

Arthur frowned after he heard her words, he wanted some alone time with Rose but now his best friend and girlfriend had decided to ruin that. Even his little son had known that and runoff

He frowned as he watched her walk off to pick them up.

Soon they arrived with big smiled on their faces. Rose was saying something g to Irene as Sean jogged to where Arthur was laying and laid next to him.

"Feeling better?" he asked.

Arthur glanced at him and nodded.

"It looks like your not happy to see us here. I think you wanted to be alone with your wife! " Sean smiled.

"We are married so it's not illegally, am not like someone who failed even to control his other " Arthur said

Sean frowned and said, " how did we end up going that way, I only wanted to cheer you up "

Arthur fell silent and looked at his son play with the stranger. They were chasing each other even when they could not walk properly.

Sean followed his line of sight and smile, " they grow up so fast, I remember when Rose had just had him He was so little I was scared to touch him "

" I remember holding him after Rose went to sleep and wondering if I was going to be a father he would grow up to love and admire "

Sean smiled, " You're already the best man I know, a good husband which makes you a wonderful father. We might have done a lot of unthinkable and unforgiving things in the past for our own sake but we were given a second chance with them " He said as he turned and looked at Rose and Irene who were busy preparing lunch for them.

Arthur looked at them and smiled, both women were smiling and laughing as they whispered to each other.

"Just like Rose, Irene is a good woman you better not lose her to your crazy mother " Arthur advised his friend.

" Mom and Dad left for a trip so am going to use the chance without her spying on me and ask Irene to marry me", said Sean

Arthur was surprised by his friend's decision. He stared at him for while as he thought about it.

"Am happy you finally made that decision " Arthur said.

Rose and Irene finally appeared with plated full of sandwiches, fruits, and veggies.

Rose sat next to her husband as Irene sat next to Sean. Little Arthur didn't respond even when he was called by his mother multiple times.

He was so engrossed in what he was doing g with the girl that he didn't hear his mother's calls.

"Let him be Rose, he finally got out of that prison you call home and got himself a girlfriend, " Irene said.

Sean and Rose burst out and laughed but Arthur remained unfazed by the comment.

He looked at his son so occupied with pleasing the stranger that he found himself frown.

"He's still too young to have one " Arthur finally commented.

His statement made them all stare at him.

"She cute and polite, I like her " Rose said.

"And her father is handsome," Irene said

This time both women smiled while the men frowned.

"Arthur I think we should go get him," Sean said.

Arthur nodded and got up, Sean following him behind.

But Rose stopped them after seeing the look on Arthur's face as he walked toward the young ones. Her father had appeared beside the children as he fed them some apples.

Rose pushed both men back down and told Irene to follow her. They walked to where the children and father were with smiles on their faces.

Arthur didn't blink as he watched them move closer to the handsome father.

They smiled as they talked to him, he smiled back as he replied to them.

"What do you think they are talking about?" Sean asked.

"I don't care but if he doesn't stop in the next minute he won't last the night," Arthur said.

Sean laughed, " Arthur you can't, his a father just like you. It's not his fault that his daughter attracted your son's attention and both our women "

Arthur didn't leave their line of sight as he watched them walk back to them with his sad son in Rose's arms.

He wanted to go back but Rose won't let him go.

"Arthur why don't we give him more time to have fun with the cute girl," Rose said to Arthur

He looked down at his son's face and then thought about the girl and father. He instantly shocked his head in denial.

Rose to see that sighed and sat down with little Arthur.

They had their lunch as they teased Arthur about being jealous. His son had finally found something good but he got in the way.

"he is still young, Arthur said again

"I had my first boyfriend when I was two years old, Rose said

Arthur choked on his juice Making Sean and Irene laugh

"Are you okay " Rose handed him a napkin.

" Am fine " he said

The others laughed at both of them.

Arthur finally found his voice and said, " "Wasn't that too early to have one?" he asked

Rose sensing jealousy in bis voice smiled and said, "Not really, I even remember having my first kiss with him "

Arthur's face froze, he didn't say anything more and are his lunch.

After having they decided to play flying disc with each other. Sean discovered he was good at it, while Rose and Irene were getting tired of his showing off.

Arthur who didn't join them was seated with his sleeping son in his arms. While the others were busy playing, the handsome father of the girl, his son was playing with appeared.

"Hello, he said.

Arthur nodded back in response to his greeting.

"Am Samuel, Vanita's father " the stranger said.

"Am Arthur, Arthur's father," Arthur said back.

The stranger smiled at Arthur's response. Both father and son had the same name.