Chapter 296 Some Days Are Like That

 Ben's point of view….

    I kind of observed that Jeff likes to get to my skin and each time he tries,he succeeds. He had asked for a pancake,I really don't know how to prepare a pancake and I did not want to wake Nora up. I had pledged to do the pancake and however it came out, he would manage it only for Jeff to tell me that this is how or this is how not. 

   It took all the patience in me not to deal with him or I almost did, if not that Nora appeared and stopped me. He would have learnt a lesson from me. I guess it was our noise that woke Nora up.

   Nora had to take over the pancake making when I stormed out of the kitchen in anger. Jeff is really annoying and I tell you, handling kids will drain you.

    Women try more than men in every aspect of life and the selfless sacrifices can never be looked down upon. Kudos to every she human.

    Nora made a delicious pancake which we all happily eat and it was a relief when Jeff did not try to get to my skin. He was almost a good boy throughout the meal.

    Nora returned after dispensing our plates and sat beside me. Jeff ran and plugged himself in between Nora and I. I really don't know but if this is how it's going to be when we have kids I will prefer kids should not come now. 

   Nora sighed when she saw my face and rubbed my shoulders, calming down. I feel no privacy for us at the moment.

   "Jeff dear, don't you think it's bedtime?"

Nora asked pulling him to herself, he snuggled closer to her.

   "Yes it is, my eyes are closing. Can you sing a lullaby for me, pretty please?"

   "Of Course my darling, I will"

Nora said to him and he smiled. Gracious good, he would finally sleep and I would have a little privacy. 

   "Sleep sleep sleep my baby sleep, sleep sleep sleep my baby sleep, sleep sleep sleep my baby sleep, sleep sleep sleep my baby sleep"

   Nora sang to him and he gradually draped off to sleep. Nora is really good at things like this.

   I was damn proud of how she handled both of us not wanting to offend any party and I admire that trait in her, it is a good one. It means she has seen a lot and has learnt to cope. I have not really bonded with her aside from the mate bonding. 

    She is here with me and as long as we wish we could live and that means exploring life.

    Jeff finally slept off but I did not realize there was a problem until Nora mentioned it.

   "Ben, where would Jeff sleep? My bed is so little for three of us"

I thought for a while and came up with a solution. 

   "Let him have your room while we sleep here in the living room."

I would not have wanted to share a bed with Jeff and Nora in the first place. It's a good thing her bed will not accommodate three of us.

   "Okay, let me take him in then bring a pillow and duvet for us."

She stood up and gathered Jeff in her arms and left.

    I smiled in anticipation,I have been wanting to have her all to myself since today and finally I am going to have her.

    While she was away, I admired her living room. Been here once and today is the second time. The memories of my first time here came fresh in my mind. It was a bitter-sweet memory. I had the best time and at the end of the day, the worst happened to me.

   Nora had said goodbye and I was a coward not to have fought for us a bit. I just gave up on her without even considering she might be chasing me away for nothing sake. 

   It was hell accepting what she said but not really accepting it. I have been wondering since yesterday what I could have done if she was actually for someone and has ended up with him. Dating Rosie was not a solution, it was a problem which I realized at an early stage but could not help it. I just did not have the strength to hope for what I had believed it would not be.

   I believed I was using Rosie to pass time that maybe a miracle could happen and Nora would come back to me and that miracle happened in an unexpected way. I am happy I could call her my own. Life played fair in my case.

  I sighed and massaged my neck, it was somehow stuffy, the result of keeping it in one place for a longer time.

    Though our day did not go as planned, I am happy that I spent it with Nora together anyway with a stranger boy who can't stop getting on my nerves.

   I chuckled at how foolishly I had behaved, some days are like that.