Five

Nita smiled at the face before her. She had strictly told Mia that she wanted to go alone, but just like how she loved to meddle with things, she had sent him after her. She wouldn’t say she wasn’t glad to see him. So, she pulled him for a hug.

“Come on. Don’t tell me you allowed Mia forced you to the state?”

Jimmy shook his head, “You know I have never been forced to do anything in my life. I followed you here because I wanted to Nita. It wasn’t because of Mia”

He pulled out of the hug and held her face like she was made of porcelain. “Look at you. Few hours away from me and you already looked stressed.”

Nita hit him playfully on his chest, “Come in. I’m sure Nate will be so glad to see you.”

He laughed too, “Where’s that naughty boy? I missed him.”

She led the way to her room.

Jimmy was her assistant that also had a huge crush on her. He never hides the fact that he wanted her, and although Nita had rejected his open proposal numerous times, he always comes back.

She didn’t really have time for men. She was so focused on raising Nate that the thought of having an affair with any guy never crossed her mind.

“Did you say he lives here?” Jimmy asked suddenly, breaking through her chain of thoughts.

She knew who he was asking of. For the first few months in Adonis, she had locked herself inside, barely relating with anyone. It was the thought of her child that made her eat. She needed to survive for her baby to survive. Everyone around her had easily found out about her divorce.

But she had taken time to bury him in her heart. Now, she couldn’t care about him in any way.

When Jimmy got no response, he knew not to ask her anymore.

If there was someone Nita hated, it was Nick Grimm. She had sworn not to have anything to do with him anymore, and it was the reason she wasn’t staying long in the state.

As soon as the door opened, Jimmy was attacked by Nate. “Uncle Jimmy, I missed you.”

Jimmy pulled him up and started kissing him on his cheeks.

Nita laughed at them both, before leaving the room.

The moment his mother was gone, Nate stopped laughing and wore a serious face. “Can I tell you something, Uncle Jimmy?”

Jimmy knew that he was going to say it even if he asked him not to, so he nodded.

Nate lowered his voice to a whisper, “Aunty Mia told me my dad is in the state, so I planned on looking for him.”

Jimmy frowned; it was one of the reason he had followed them to the state. Hate was another form of love, so he had the feeling that Nita might reconcile with that bastard ex of hers, and he was going to do everything humanly possible to make sure that didn’t happen.

But when he faced Nate back, he forced a smile on his lips, “How do you plan to do that? Do you know anything about your father?”

He shook his head, sadly. “That’s why I need your help, Uncle Jimmy. Can you help me find my daddy?”

Jimmy eyes darted left and right, “Fine, if that’s what you want. We are going to find your daddy?”

Excited by the promise, Nate hugged him. “I know I can always count on you, Uncle Jimmy.”

Meanwhile, in the car park, Nick couldn’t think of coming out of the car.

With the wide smile on Nita’s lips, it meant one thing, she was happy. He wasn’t going to be the reason for her to be unhappy again.

After staying in the car for a while, he drove off.

He needed another means to let out steams, so he made a call to Sean.

“Let’s meet at the bar.”

It had been a regular. Ever since Nita left, he had found refuge in alcohol, and Sean had been his drinking buddy. He had never asked him to stop because he knew he must be going through lot of pain. Nick had nearly ran mad when they couldn’t find Nita five years ago, the only thing that kept him sane was the fact that they didn’t find her body neither – so he had that hope that she had to be alive.

“Nita’s back.” Those were the words he told Sean as soon as he took his seat opposite him. He filled Sean’s cup.

Sean smiled, “Finally. What are we waiting for? Let’s go get her.”

“She’s happy.”

Confused, Sean looked at him. “You can make her happier. I’m certain she loves you.”

He shook his head, “Not anymore. She’s happy with some guy. She’s happily married.”

It was Sean’s turn to down his cup, “Did she tell you that? Or did you search about her.”

“You know I didn’t want research about her. And I didn’t have the courage to ask her. I saw her with the guy at her hotel.”

Sean raised a brow at him. “And you assumed she’s married to him. Are you just going to lose her like that?’

He nodded, “I hurt her once, Sean. I don’t think I deserve to hurt her again. If she is happy with that guy, I think it’s better I let her be.”

Sean found it hard to understand the reason behind his logical thinking, “Then what about your son, are you going to let some other guy raise him when you’re still alive. I mean, he’s the only heir to Grimm’s Co-operation.”

Nick sighed, “I wished I can say I will leave him to her, but I can’t. She hid his existence to me, but I have a right to my son. I’ll get my son.