Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 45: family ties PT 2 . Gael sniffles, blinking a little. He wets his lips before taking a breath. He clicks off his phone, tossing it aside. “Nothing, just…” Arabella waits. She is patient as Gael collects his thoughts. The elder wipes at his face a little before he chuckles a little, no humor in his voice. “I miss them.” “Your parents?” Arabella had seen the photo before Gael turned off his phone. She didn’t mean to pry, but the man who was on the screen shared the same smile as Gael. When Gael nods, more tears seep from his eyes. “Oh, baby, Come here.” Arabella pulls the other into his chest, letting him cry if he needs to. Gael’s arms are tight around her. “I just wish I could call him.” Gael sobs, trying to keep his breath from hyperventilating. “Why can’t you?” Arabella asks. She isn’t someone who can really talk about not reaching out to family, since she still hasn’t contacted her own since they got into jail. She is sure
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 46: a menace he likes . Gael stares at his phone, waiting for the call from his brother. He isn’t sure if his brother will also have their father on the phone, but honestly, he kind of hopes he doesn’t. He isn’t ready to face them. They plan on doing a video call, Gael going to answer it on his computer. He’s sitting at his desk, in the living room. He can hear Arabella and Hudson in the kitchen, keeping quiet. They hadn’t told Hudson who his father would be talking to on the phone, but that it was important. A notification for a text message pops up. He clicks it to see a zoom call link. Opening it on his computer, Gael sucks in a breath as his video turns on to show his brother sitting at a home office. He looks the same but older. His hair is still black, cut short, the top falling forward on his forehead. He’s wearing his glasses, but they don’t hide the wrinkles around his eyes. His brother looks pained as he covers his mouth
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 47: a little family reunion . Arabella fidgets with the strings on her hoodie. She didn’t have time to change before she was called into the office. Gaby was having trouble with packaging hardcovers. It was a slow day at the office, she said, since a lot of people had jobs outside of the office today, so she wouldn’t have to worry about taking Hudson with her. She made sure she packed toys and the tablet that Hudson got as a present from Gael for the last holiday. She packed snacks and a water bottle for them both before loading Hudson into the car and headed toward Portland. Hudson napped through the car ride, the trees blowing past them as Arabella drove. They made it by midday and would be leaving as soon as Arabella was done. So in the elevator, she can’t help but fidget a little. Walking into the office with Hudson’s small hand in hers, Arabella let out the breath she was holding out. The room was empty except for Gaby who
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 48: just as mine as his . A silence falls over the family. Arabella looks from the screen to Gael. She can sense a tension in Gael’s frame, but she doesn’t comment on it as she watches the artiste avoid looking up at the screen. Instead, he has his nose tucked into the soft tufts of hair on Hudson’s head. Hudson fiddles with his daddy’s large hands before smiling. “I think I will do just what my daddy did. I will wait till I have a better belt to win against the big kids.” Gael grins as he hears his son. The father of the two brothers grins. “You seem like a very good kid, Hudson, boy. You’ll become a great person like your father” Before Arabella or Gael can correct him, Hudson sticks his nose up, frowning. “But I want to be like my mummy. Momma was there before daddy.” Another silence falls over them and this time, Arabella is also tense. Arabella heard that Gael informed them of how long they were dating for, but she is sure
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 49: what’s going on . Gael furrows his eyebrows as he listens in to Arabella’s conversation. He knows he should trust her, but he can sense the tension in Arabella’s shoulders. Nathan might be her team leader, but Gael isn’t sure how much he can trust him. A little hand tugs at his pants from where he is seated at his desk. Looking down, Gael meets Hudson’s eyes. “What’s up, little man?” “Daddy, who’s that?” Hudson asks. Gael glances over to see Nathan and Arabella talking. “He’s your momma’s boss at work.” Hudson’s mouth falls into an ‘o’ before nodding. He looks back up to Gael. “I’m hungry.” “Let’s finish dinner, alright?” Gael stands up, taking Hudson’s hand and leading him to the kitchen, past the table. As he moves Hudson’s stool for the little boy to help him, he hears Arabella call his name. “Can you make enough for Nathan, Gael?” Arabella asks. Gael nods. “Of course, love.” Arabella smiles, turning back to him. Huds
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 50: an addition to the family . Going back into the bathroom, Gael sees Arabella getting up. The water cascades down her body, rivers flowing over the dips and curves of her body. Feeling himself getting heated, Gael bites his lip, leaning back against the wall to watch her. Arabella looks up, probably having felt Gael’s presence. She chuckles, a little embarrassed. Her hands come over her stomach, like they do whenever Gael is admiring her body. “What?” Walking forward, Gael grabs the towel on the counter and wipes over Arabella’s body, taking his time. He drops kisses along her shoulders and arms and neck. His hands stay over the towel, but he can feel the plush skin under his fingers. He groans against Arabella’s scent, breathing in a lungful. She quivers, knees going weak. She leans heavily against him as he continues to rub over Arabella’s stomach and ribs, going down to her thighs and ass. She moans, biting it down as soon
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 51: it never really leaves you . Arabella, Gael and Hudson all are seated on the couch, Faye seated on the floor with Louis Avian next to him. And Ian and his boyfriend are seated in the dining room chairs they pulled over. Arabella plays with Hudson’s fingers as Gael watches her. Louis smirks as he sees Faye working out what this gathering could possibly be about. He is sure he has figured it out by the way Gael couldn’t stop moving his hand down to Arabella’s stomach. Ian raises his hand. “Why are we all seated like you two are going to announce something huge? If it’s that you two are going to get married for real this time, then congrats but we all saw that happening.” Arabella puffs out a laugh, falling over as Gael rolls his eyes. “That isn’t it, Ian.” “Then what is it?” Faye asks. Sitting up again, Arabella smiles, big and bright. She is glowing, skin shining with bright glossy red cheeks. Her hand rests on her stomach.
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 52: cha cha and chi chi . The trio made it home safe, Arabella crashing onto the couch. She placed a hand on her tummy, groaning. Her pants have stopped fitting, shirts growing small. Gael and her went out earlier on in her first trimester and helped her pick out clothes that she will wear during her final months. Her favorite has been the dresses that fall right over her knees. She doesn’t wear them out, but at home, it’s all she wears. “No wonder I’m so tired and big. I have two babies in there,” Arabella groaned, kicking up her feet. Hudson giggles, sticking his ear to the round of Arabella’s stomach. “So there are two of them?” Arabella nods, running her hand through the boy’s hair. “I love you, baby Chacha. Wait,” Hudson sits up, staring at her. “What is the other baby’s name?” Arabella hummed, tapping her chin. In some culture, it is normal to name the fetus to call them that. Gael started calling the baby Chacha after Arab