Chapter 81: Different shades of Oliver

The choice of where to take Nina was an obvious one. She had called me, and even though Oliver had stepped in to save the day, I had to keep them with me. Oliver follows behind us in his car to make sure Nina is okay.

We arrived home, and I took them all in.

"Mommy!" Ocean called happily as he raced down the stairs to meet me. I bent and took him into my arms.

"Oh, baby, how are you?"

"Fine!" He smiled, and just then, I realised I hadn't pick up the transformer toy I got him from the office before I left. I took nothing from the office except my phone because I was in a hurry. His eyes moved to Nina and Talia, and then Oliver and Jesse."

"People are plenty, mommy."

I laughed and nodded. "We have guests; we will have them for a while."

"Okay," Ocean said.

Monique came and took Ocean away so she could have him bathed for the night, and he followed her.

"We'll be out of your hair as soon as I get back on my feet," Nina promised as we climbed the stairs that led to the bedroom tog