BXBX NOVEL Chapter 458 Proud parents
But first, she had to tell Nate.
That same evening, if possible. When Bass and Roxy left, they helped the twins get ready for bed. After a day full of emotions, they were as tired as to obediently follow their parents\' orders.
«What a day, right?» Nate murmured while covering Jaden\'s stomach with the blanket. He had got used to doing that, in the end. It would get as natural as patting his pups\' heads or hugging them. Just another gesture as a father.
«Stella is cute,» the little boy said. His cheeks were rosy because of embarrassment, or maybe just because of shyness. Yet, he wanted to tell his dad what he thought.
«She is,» Nate confirmed.
He hadn\'t paid much attention, but that little girl was small, round, and smiled often. She was brave for a pup. He could remember how she would beam at him when she was even younger. It was rare for a pup to like him because he was scary.
Or, better, it was strange before Lara appeared. Afterwards, everyone liked him more.
«She always calls for me, but she can\'t talk. Scarlet was like her when she was so little. She didn\'t talk... She only said mommy.»
«I see... Only mommy?»
«Yes. That\'s the only word she used to say. Stella will learn many words too, right?»
«You can teach her some,» Nate tried. «Maybe, she\'ll be happy.»
And she would definitely learn. Stella was just too lazy to talk, but she should have found the will to do so if Jaden was the one asking.
Lara had updated him about what she and Roxy thought, but he wasn\'t sure that finding mates was so easy. Especially for those in his family. They were deaf wolves; their senses would fail sometimes. Their self-control was bad, and their shape could become difficult to control, at times.
Finding a mate while still children was too much to hope for.
«Which words?» Jaden inquired.
«I don\'t know. Maybe you can start with names. Yours, Scarlet\'s... Oh, if you tell her to say dad, you would make Bass happy. Or food. Pups like food.»
«I will try that next time. She\'s so little that she can\'t do anything alone. Last time, I had to give her food. I remembered how my mommy said I should eat vegetables, so I gave Stella some.»
«That\'s good, you did well.»
Nate continued to praise his son, unable to understand why his instinct was working so well so early. Nate could have used some of those ideas if he had them earlier! Yet, he had to read suspicious advice on internet sites.
«Will Stella become pretty like mommy when she grows up?»
«I don\'t know. But it\'s not all about being pretty, Jaden.»
«I know. My mommy is also kind and smells good.»
«Oh, well...» Nate sighed. Lara did smell good, Jaden was right.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
«Dad, did you also think that mommy was cute when you met?»
«I think I did... More or less. Why are you asking, by the way?»
«I hear mommy and aunt Roxy talk about mates. You and mommy are mates, so I thought... Maybe it\'s the same.» Explore new worlds at empire
«It\'s never the same. Everyone has their journey, Jaden. Also, it\'s just what your mommy and aunt Roxy wish to see. You can\'t tell your mate until you grow up a little. But, if that\'s true, you will know it.»
«Will you and mommy get married?»
«Maybe.»
«Why maybe?»
«It doesn\'t depend on me. Lara has to accept... I can\'t just take her and go sign the documents.»
«Why not?»
«It\'s not how it works.»
«But mommy would like it.»
«You think so?»
«Yes.»
«And what would you do, then?»
«What?» Jaden murmured, taken back. «I can\'t marry Stella until we grow up. Mommy said only adults can.»
«No, what I meant... Hey, you\'re already thinking so far in the future? What if you change your mind and don\'t want to marry Stella anymore?»
«I don\'t know. I don\'t think that can happen.»
«Well, returning to our chat... What will you do if I marry your mommy? Will you throw a tantrum and cry for her?»
«No. Why?»
«Just asking,» Nate said, looking to the side. So, his son wasn\'t against marriage.
Maybe, it was because of his own plans for the future. Probably, Nate should have worried because of that. But, in the end, it was his son. Everything would work out, somehow.
«It\'s not like anything would change, right?» Jaden continued. «Mommy already lives with you.»
«With marriage, it will be official.»
«What does it mean?»
«It means I\'ll be able to tell everyone she\'s my wife.»
«You can do that now, can\'t you?»
«I\'m not sure how Lara would react.»
«She likes you. She will stay.»
«I see,» Nate sighed. «Since you say it\'s okay, then I might talk with your mother and get married... As soon as I obtain Scarlet\'s blessing as well. That might be a little more complicated.»
«Scarlet was strange today.»
«She\'s just jealous,» Nate said. «It will pass. She will play with Stella and you, eventually.»
«Jealous of Stella? Why?»
«Because you two like each other while Scarlet is alone. But she\'ll grow up and learn how to cope with it. You two are twins, after all. You can solve it on your own.»
«I don\'t think Scarlet hates Stella.»
«She doesn\'t. It\'s just temporary.»
«T-temporary?»
«It means...»
«I know: it means that it won\'t be forever!» Jaden exclaimed, all proud.
«Correct.»
Nate bent over to peck his smart son\'s forehead.
«You were a real man today. I heard you protected your friend. Your mommy and I are so proud of you.»