249: How Do You Want Him To Be?
"You are not seriously going there?"
Ashley was sitting on the sofa watching as Daniella and Clara narrated they are moving from the island to New York City. She had come to grow fond of them, she babysat Noelle and Zeke and even dropped and picked them up from school. Watching them now, she couldn't believe her two best friends were now leaving her alone and escaping to the City. Though she doesn't study far away from Washington, she still felt that she was missing them and it was quite hard for her. She watched Noelle fill in the school transfer form, though they still don't know the school they are going to attend Ashley knew that Daniella won't let her kids get anything less than what they are supposed to get. Zeke was also doing the same. Working on his school transfer.
"We are going to miss you cuz," said Noelle when she finished with the last part of the transfer.
Ashley felt like shedding a tear but quickly held them back looking at Noelle. She knew it will be hard for her mother who always took Daniella and Clara as her daughters. Every time they had an issue, she has been the first one to know, not this of New York, that's why she was here today trying to know what had driven them to want to move back to New York City. Though she knew that most of the modelling activities can't be done on that small island and had recommended that they move to the city because they would get more work there than here.
"I think I will move to New York too, Daniella, are you sure Davids is not going to be there?" Shouted Ashley looking at how Noelle had filled in the transfer form.
When she didn't hear any response, she raised her head to look at the person she asked the question. She was looking all lost and she regretted asking the question.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to say that, I was just wondering. I miss her too but it's okay if you don't want to talk about it," she said and went ahead to look at Zeke's form.
Noelle looked at Zeke who was looking back at her. They rolled their eyes and pulled Ashley to their room with the claim that she was going to help them pack several clothes and decided on the ones to give away.
"Who is Davids?" Asked Zeke once they had closed the door.
Ashley was shocked that these two cheeky mice decided to drag her to the room just to ask her about Davids. Daniella rarely talked about her and she wondered what she can tell the kids. Though they were big and since Davids is not being talked about she can as well just talk about her.
"She was your mum's friend," said Ashley gritting her teeth tightly, hoping that they don't ask too much, but how wrong was she?
"Mum doesn't have many friends, ever since we were born, on our birthdays, it was either you, your mum or aunt Clara, not anyone we don't know about," said Noelle.
Ashley regretted telling them about her now. At the same time, she knew that if she said that she doesn't know anything about her, they would have persisted and demanded the answers.
"Okay, she was your mum's girlfriend," said Ashley sitting on Nolle's bed while holding her head.
"Wait, so my mum loves ladies?" Asked Zeke.
"Okay, just shut up, you are asking way more than your age. Those are grown-up questions. Ask me about anything else?" Said Ashley placing her hands in Zeke's mouth.
They decided to ask about their father. Though their mother had said that she doesn't w who their father was, the two kids were still not satisfied with the answer that their mother gave them. They were pretty sure she knew something about their father only that she can't remember maybe. Ashley was also shocked about their questions, she thought that they were too young to be questioning someone about their father. She thought maybe, they live in a house and don't see anyone coming and going and all they see are women in their house and most of the students in their schools have both fathers and mothers they might be compelled to ask such questions.
Looking at them, she didn't have answers to that. She had never asked her mother because that is a private conversation between a doctor and the patient. The only thing she knows is when Daniella walked into the hospital and she stayed in the room with her mother for a very long time by time. Though she knew very well that her mother had given her artificial insemination but she couldn't talk about it.
"Your mother loves you so much, maybe when you guys are of age, you can go ahead and ask her," said Ashely.
"We asked mum and she said that she didn't know the face of the donor, as much as me and my brother want to know who our father is because it's killing us you know," said Noelle.
She had never heard of that situation. Though for people like that, the doctors always place them under keen observation. To access their behaviours before they allow them to participate in sperm donation. So listening to these two kids talking about it, she wasn't sure what to expect. If their mother chose that path, she didn't want anything to do with the sperm donor in the future.
"Most of those guys need money, that's why they participate in the donation, so maybe it is true your mother doesn't know anything about it. But you can try the DNA Tree thing, it helps you to know who your father is. Though it's going to take some time for you to do the DNA."
"You love science and your mother is a doctor, I know she would not deny her recipes little princess an opportunity to use the lab, will she?" Said Zeke cunningly.
The two kids were trying g to convince her to sneak into her mother's hospital so that she can steal the material and do the DNA for them. She has never done that, apart from sneaking the two into the hospital and showing them around. Her mother was not mad or anything but she asked her to ask for permission next time. She is seventeen right now and a first-year student in medical school, she can access her mother's hospital but she didn't want to let the kids be so curious about their father. Then she had another idea and agreed to the idea.
"You know what? Maybe this can be the first hospital experiment that I am going to do and you too are going to be my first clients, thank you!"
The trio high-fived each other at that idea.
"Okay, now help me put this inside my suitcase, this other one goes to charity," said Zeke.
"So, Noelle can you tell me about that boy?" Asked Ashley but Noelle just shy away and went on with packing.
"Daniella, you know, if you still miss Davids and want to get things out, it's okay and no one is going to say otherwise. I mean you won't know anything unless you try it," said Mrs Smith.
She had a secret inside her and that secret is scaring her but she just wanted to let it out at the same time it was a scary secret to tell. She knew very well the owner with whom she shares the secret is going to say it when the time comes. Right now, she was busy urging Daniel to do her best and try and correct her mistakes.
"Do you think she still loves me? I mean, to be honest, Clara is my bestie and a big friend I would want but every night before I sleep, I just wish Davids was there you know, I could relay all my problems to her. Tell her how the kids are doing even though she is not the father and how my day went just like the old times," said Daniella.
"Do you feel if she was around, she could help you with the kids and take care of them?" Asked Mrs Smith.
"Yeah, as much as she is a girl just like me, you know my two babies can look up to her kike a father figure. She seemed to be that kind of person."
Mrs Smith nodded, "she was everyone someone could want around, gentle, keen on listening and giving you what you want. I mean she once told Ashley during their enormous video calls to take a year gap if she feels too much pressure but also warned her that the gap might be against her so she can go to a therapist and at the same time attend her classes, Ashley grew up and had some common sense. I am proud of her and if you feel like she is going to give your babies that figure then you should go for it."
They chatted for a while Clara was busy on the phone speaking with Brian about the trip. Brian had arranged for the family jet to pick them up from the island and they will be driven to their apartment which Brian had already put in place.
Back in New York,
Damien was beside Brian, listening as he gives instructions. His heart was beating very hard as he listened to Clara's voice. She wanted to look at her but Brian had fed him with her pictures ever since he went to the Island. He couldn't hide how excited he was. As much as he doesn't know what Clara would prefer he knew he still wanted him around. Then the question he had waited to hear came through.
"Brian, does Damien know that we are coming?" Asked Clara.
"Yeah, he knows about it."
"How is he reacting to it?" Asked Clara.
"How do you want him to be?"