CHAPTER3: GENESIS-|||

As little as she was, her brain had no filter and her mouth moved in accordance with it. she laid bare all her thoughts when she felt the urge to baby her mom. Bella sighed when she heard the words coming out from her little tramp's mouth and thought, 'oh the perks of being a child'. she didn't have the energy to argue and went along with the plans of her daughter, "yes, mommy would really like that. please sing me a lullaby and pat me too." Bella muttered whilst feigning a look of someone being promised of the world. "come here", Maddie opened her arms and beckoned her mom to come closer. Bella jumped with glee and scrambled to get into the comfy-looking arms of her child. She laid her head on the sprawled legs of her daughter and closed her eyes when Maddie began to hum in a soothing voice, whilst patting her back gently. Meanwhile back in the couples room, Robert had finished getting ready and was searching for his wife when he heard a faint yet familiar sound. He followed the sound in hopes of finding its source and that's how he found himself in front of his Maddie's room, he opened the door without it squeaking and saw the bonding moment of his child and wife. His insides turned grey from the longing and yearning he felt, Maddie saw through his look of indifference and without a word beckoned him over. He walked slowly towards the bed like a petulant child and tried to find a spot for himself.

He scooted closer to his daughter and also laid his head on her lap. whilst staring at the side view of Bella's face, he recalled that he had not told Bella about why he looked so shaken and broken and decided not to tell her, he trusted her but he loved their little family to much to put them in an uncomfortable situation filed with burdensome thoughts and fears. Having made up his mind, he submitted himself to the soothing of being babied and was soon fast asleep resting in comfort, a lullaby and was in sweet bliss. The couples woke up an hour later in their babe's room and was surprised to see Maddie in between them with her head on her father's chest and her legs resting peacefully on her mother. The couples not wanting to wake her up, quietly left her room but not before tucking her well in bed. The couple walked to the living room in silence and Bella being Bella and unused to such silence broke it, "so... what happened.", "what do you mean?" bob asked. "you know for man as distinguished as yourself my dear, you can't act to save your life, come on, spill". " I don't know what you are talking about" bob tried in an attempt to evade her probing.

Bella held his arm and gave him the you can but can't hide look, grounding him hopeless in the eyes of escaping. "*sighs*, fine what do you want to know." " everything...,everything that concerns this family, I want to know the status of our well being." "but my dear, some things are just better left unsaid, we are okay, that's all you need to know. it's just some pointless taunts no need to fret alright."