Thea’s POV
“Thea, wake up, dinner’s ready.” Sebastian’s voice pulled me from my foggy dream back to reality.
It wasn’t a particularly good dream, but it wasn’t bad either. Just one of those that leaves you confused when you wake up, with only vague impressions lingering behind.
“Where’s Phoenix?” I asked, suddenly aware my daughter wasn’t with me.
“Don’t worry. She woke up, I fed her, and then she fell back asleep.” is eyes scanned my face, searching for something.
I nodded and pushed the covers away to get up. I stretched, feeling my bones realign in a satisfying way.
“Why are you sleeping here instead of in our bed?” Sebastian asked, is gaze intense as he studied me.
Everything I’d been avoiding suddenly rushed back, reminding me exactly why I was in the guest room instead of the master bedroom. Anger and irritation surged through me, my calm disappearing, replaced by a bitter aftertaste. Why was he lying to me? Why was he keeping things from me? Was this how he wanted us to start our new relationship? Built on lies and secrets?
“Don’t give me that shit, Sebastian. I’m really not in the mood right now.” I snapped, walking past him.
Though I was a grown–ass woman, part of me wanted nothing more than to slap him hard across the face. After everything he’d put me through, he still had the audacity to hide things from me. What the fuck was wrong with him? Wasn’t he satisfied with dragging me through hell and back?
I didn’t wait for him to catch up, heading straight to the dining table where Leo and Damien were already seated. I sat down and started filling my plate. A few minutes later, Sebastian joined us.
“So, Thea, how have you been lately?” Damien asked, breaking the tense atmosphere. I didn’t know how to answer his question. First, because I was fucking furious right now; second, because this small talk felt weird. Like I said, Damien and I were never exactly friendly examples. We barely talked, so him asking how I was doing felt strange.
“Fine so far… the only downside is being stuck at home. I’m not used to it,” I answered honestly.
I put a piece of steak in my mouth, almost moaning at the flavor. It melted like butter in my mouth. Mary was really a fantastic
cook.
I sighed, feeling a bit jealous of her. I was a good cook too, or at least I used to be. A few days ago, I’d tried a new recipe, wanting to cook for my family. But because of my condition (not being able to read numbers correctly), I added two and a half tablespoons of sugar instead of half a tablespoon. I cried for a full twenty minutes before I could calm myself down. Mary made something else afterward, and we never mentioned the incident again.
“Will you be going back to work?” Damien asked again, distracting me from my internal mess.
“That’s the plan, but obviously, due to certain circumstances, that won’t happen anytime soon,” I replied after swallowing the food in my mouth.
Sebastian remained silent. His eyes were mostly focused on me. I could see the turmoil in him, the battle going on inside. I mentally scoffed; he was probably wrestling with whatever the fuck he was hiding from me.
“Mom, Wyatt still hasn’t come over,” Leo chimed in. “You said he would come last weekend, but you never talked to Jaxon about it.”
My eyes quickly darted to Sebastian. His expression was unreadable now, which made me curious. We’d never discussed Jaxon, so I
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didn’t know if they’d put aside their animosity for the sake of their sons.
“I’m sorry, sweetheart, I forgot to mention it to your father. I paused “Tell you what, since your birthday is next week, he can come to your celebration and then stay over.”
Leo threw his hands up happily, making everyon
“That would be awesome!”
smile.
“You can invite your other friends too, and your “hates. I think we can have it in the backyard since we have enough space,” I
suggested, and Leo’s smile grew even brighter.,
Seeing him happy made me temporarily forget all the
o wrongness in my life. I lived for him and Phoenix, and no matter what happened between Sebastian and me, these two kids would always come first. If they were happy, then I would be happy too.
“My friends will be so excited… I’ll invite everyone,” he paused, then frowned, “well, except Piper. I don’t want her at my party. She’ll just ruin everything.”
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