. Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 36: . *MONTHS LATER*It was May 21st, a Tuesday, Hudson’s last day at school, the day Arabella and Gael and Hudson all moved in together again in a new home. They found a place close to Gael’s work and in a good school district for Hudson. Thankfully, the school was only a ten minute drive down the road as well. But it was Tuesday and Arabella was holding Whiskers as Gael unpacked another box of books. Arabella has interested in a lot of books lately. Gael didn’t mind it at all. The alpha had gone out and bought a new shelving unit for her. “I just want you to be happy here, Bella.” She felt weird. She was standing there, the wood flooring cool on her bare feet. The kitchen flows out into the living and dining, all fairly sized. There’s the couch and dining table as well as Gael’s desk in there. They bought an actual desk chair for Gael, Arabella scolding him for his posture. The book shelves sat on either side of the tv, on
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 37: progress . Teaching her last class of the school year, Arabella grins when all her students say goodbye, trying to hold back their own tears. She will miss them, but she isn’t planning on continuing teaching on the side like this. It was getting too much with also having to do her cafe work. She’s recently been trying to write a book as well, just a little project, a little dream she has. She mentioned it to Tiffany, her new therapist agreeing that telling her story this way might be a good way of healing for her. She then tried to suggest that she tell Gael fully, but Arabella just shook her head. Hudson looked up from the sketchbook that Gael got and ended up not using it. Hudson has been taking after Gael a lot more recently. He’s gotten into drawing, doodling his ideas onto paper. He will sit and draw while she works quietly away at his work. If he gets bored, he will go into his room and play with his toys or even practic
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 38: in all due time . The door to the office creaks open, a tiny knock on it. Arabella looks over. She smiles, seeing Faye peek her head in. Arabella stands, going over to hug her best friend. “Faye, I didn’t think you were going to have time to stop by,” Arabella muses. The taller chuckles, hooking her chin over Arabella’s head. “Of course, I have time to spare for my cute little friend.” “Hey,” She whines, not pulling away however. She knows she is on the shorter side compared to Faye and seen as cute, but there is nothing wrong with that in her opinion. She used to think, back in high school, that she had to act tough. Oh, how wrong she was. She used to dress in muscle shirts and basketball shorts, trying to show off how in shape she was and how she could be a tomboy. She thought she was convincing everyone that she was strong even if she was a woman. But it didn’t save her, it didn’t hide anything. She used to think women w
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 39: Hers to keep. Gael chuckles. “It’s okay, my love .” Nodding, Arabella takes Gael’s hands and leads them to her shirt. She knows the moment this comes off, Gael will see the stretch marks. He will know that Arabella was pregnant once. He will know. But Arabella is ready for him to come alongside her fully. She uses one hand to lift Gael’s head for their eyes to meet. With gazes locked, Arabella pulls the shirt up, Gael helping her. Standing in the middle of the bathroom, bath water rippling down from the facet, Arabella can feel Gael’s hands lightly trace along her sides and ribs. But his eyes don’t stray from Arabella’s. Taking a deep breath, she connects her lips with Gael’s. It’s a short press of the lips, but she needed to distract herself for a moment. Pulling away, Arabella leans her head against Gael’s. The other’s eyes are still closed, Arabella’s watching every inch of his face. “I love you, Gael,” She whispers, b
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 40: not all men … . “Oh, this looks good,” Gael says as he sits across from Arabella. She went and got them food from a nearby Subway and placed everything out on a table in the building’s lobby. “I got two footlongs, but I probably won’t finish mine, so you can have it if you are hungry,” Arabella says as she digs into her own sandwich now that Gael is sitting with her. Gael’s hair is sweaty, pushed off his forehead. “You look so sexy, right now,” Arabella says, biting into her sandwich. Gael chokes on the mouth full he just took. He grabs his water bottle, downing some of it before gaping at Arabella. She just smirks, raising an eyebrow. “What?” “What? What? You can’t just say that. I could have died.” Gael complains. Arabella just chuckles, pretending to not understand the man. They fall into a comfortable silence as they eat, Gael’s foot pressed against Arabella’s under the table. Arabella passes over the second half of her
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 41: sincerity . Placing his hands on her shoulders and pulling away, Gael shakes his head again. “No. Arabella. No. I was hurting you. You’re still shaking.” Surprised, she avoids Gael’s eyes. He’s right. Her hands are shaking as well as her arms and legs. She was so frightened. She was scared that the man who she had given her heart to fully was going to do something. Arabella blinks away her tears as she meets Gael’s eyes again. “I still love you.” Gael’s face crumbles as he places his hands over his face. “I fucking don’t know what came over me.” Arabella bites her lip. “It’s the drinks, you were drunk” “Stop looking for excuses, Arabella . What I did-” “I’m not looking for excuses,” the other interrupts him. “I’m being serious.”Gael furrows his brows as he thinks about it. Biting his cheek, Gael meets Arabella’s eyes. They are watery and red, the tears stubbornly not falling. “I know it’s not an excuse for you to act that
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 42: for the better . Arabella is pushed up against the corner of the couch, watching as Gael and Hudson wrestle each other. Hudson had said Gael looked too old to play with him anymore since the young boy pointed out he had gray hair in his hair. Gael, taking offense to this, grabbed the boy and tossed him over his shoulder. Watching them toss and turn, Hudson landing a few well placed punches to the abdomen, Arabella starts to feel her heart lessen in its ache. She shouldn’t be worried. Gael is kind and caring and he won’t hurt her. He is gentle even when he is fighting her son. Chuckling, Arabella gets up when she sees Hudson stand on top of Gael’s back, having ‘defeated’ him. Gael is acting dead with his tongue sticking out. Arabella crawls her way over, bowing over and over again to Hudson. “Oh, mighty King tiger, please spare him. He is my husband,” Arabella cries, smiling as Hudson puts his hands on his hips. “I will allow
Stranger! Please be my Child’s Father .Chapter 43: his forever family . “Gael ?” Looking up, Gael can see Arabella leaning against the door frame, body swaddled in her sweatshirt. She put on basketball shorts, a pair of Gael’s. “Are you coming to bed, baby?” Gael can feel his whole face heat at the pet name. He never imagined himself to be one for them, but hearing her call him that, put a fire in his groin. He tries to swallow, but suddenly, his mouth is as dry as the desert. “I think I should sleep on the couch.” Arabella’s brows furrow. And then she’s biting her lip, walking over to him. She stands in between his open legs, hands coming out to hold Gael’s face. She pulls him close, tugging her nose right into his stomach. Gael’s hands move by themselves, coming up along the back of Arabella’s legs. They stop just above her knee, slipping under the shorts a little. “You smell amazing, love.” Arabella tugs her face up, locking eyes with him. Her gaze is hooded, heavy and capt