When they reached her apartment, Mark said he was too tired to drive back. Hence, he decided to sleep over with Penny. The morning routine looked like their normal weekends but instead of going out, they all went to their respective business.
Mark dropped Penny in his villa where the nanny was waiting and went straight to the hotel.
Amanda’s schedule was fully booked for the day and she was glad that all her clients today were all loyal customers.
She didn’t receive any news from Valerie and she thought maybe she was just in town really trying to piss her off.
The rest of the week went smoothly for everyone and finally it was Friday. The date night.
Mark came
“You have a family? I mean you’re a mom?” Benson could not hold back his shock.“Yes, I am. My mother-in-law didn’t tell you?” Amanda was curious. All of her previous dates knew that she is a single mother. Did her mother forgot to inform them?“Apologies for the confusion, but yes. I am a single mother. I’m assuming this would be our last meeting. Thank you for the dinner. Have a good night” Amanda said perfunctorily.“No of course not. This will not be our last meeting. I was just shocked” Benson tried to compose himself. He could not give up easily now.“Yes, it is, Mister” Mark said while placing his strong arms in Benson’s shoulders maki
“Amanda?” Mark suddenly called her lovingly.“Hmmmm?” she asked.“Can we not go on blind dates anymore?” he was hoping he could stop her from obeying her in-laws’ request.“I don’t want to go on blind dates. It’s such a waste of time. At least now if my mother-in-law would bug me again, I can always threaten Benson” she smiled widely.“How about you? No more dates?” she asked teasing him.“Tsk. Nahhh. Never interested in those. If there’s any, it would always be a business meet” he wanted to give her reassurance in a subtle way.
Amanda rolled her eyes at him while trying to hide her blush. Mark decided not to make fun of her anymore so she can be more at ease with their physical contact.“Cook for me, then I’ll give you five seconds” she stuck out her tongue embarrassed by her own proposal.“Okay, I’ll boil eggs” Mark said laughing.“Noooooo” she objected while laughing. She wanted filling, real food.The rest of the weekend have passed and their life was peaceful in general.Valerie left without saying a word and Mark could not care less. Maybe Adam was efficient this time.Mark and Amanda have
Their table at the ‘Royal Lake’ was set up in a gazebo. Amanda didn’t see other diners on the way there. What she didn’t know was the gazebo is not part of the restaurant available for public. It was part of the hotel area and even though it belongs to the Mills family, Mark still had to pull some strings and cash in some favors to get this in a short notice. But he wouldn’t mind it if it will satisfy his angel.He knew something was troubling her based from her voice and he thought he needed to do something extra for her to feel good. His efforts paid off as soon as he saw the smile on her face and her blushing face. He’s feeling accomplished whenever she smiles.The drive to the hotel was unusually quiet and he finds it awkward. Since she was the one who invited him, he will just wait for her
She widened her eyes in shock, immediately shook her head in protest and pinched Mark’s side.“I was just kidding. But if you will not say what you want, I wouldn’t know what to give you. I will always assume you want to have sex” he softly chuckled seeing how flushed her face was.“I want romance…sometimes” she said softly almost a whisper while pouting her lips and waited for Mark to say how ridiculous that is. But it didn’t come.“Like?” he needed to make sure the she is sure of what she is asking to set the boundaries.“Like occasional hugs, like romantic hug not as a friend but as a woman. Like occasional kisses when the feeling is right” she subco
The kids were already asleep and the whole apartment is silent. After bidding each other good night, they went back to their own room to retire.Mark was scrolling mindlessly on his social media when he saw an activity in Amanda’s profile.‘Amanda is now friends with @SimpleSimon’ He checked the time, it was 1 o’clock in the morning. Why is she still awake and adding friends on social media?Curiosity got to him and checked @SimpleSimon’s profile. It was a picture of a stray dog that looked so pitiful. He didn’t have any common friend with this guy and the account is recently created. Troll account! Why would Amanda entertain this nuisance?
“What?” Amanda was confused.“From now on, Jack is my son and I am his father. Whatever school activities that needed a father you send to me so I can free up my schedule” he announced proudly.“And please help to schedule a meeting with Jack’s school. I want to know why they let such things happen at their school. If they cannot give an explanation, you better look for a new school for the two kids” he declared like a protective father.He would not allow the two kids to feel insecure for having an incomplete home.Amanda was still shocked at the turn of events. What did the two boys talk about? She suddenly felt that she was left out.“Jack, what&rsqu
When Amanda went out of the room, her heart was still beating erratically because of her encounter with Mark. She dared to be bold and for a moment she thought she saw excitement in Mark’s eyes. However, as soon as her fingers touched his skin he immediately pulled back and she knew she made a fool of herself again.Well she’s been doing it a lot recently. If he doesn’t like it, he should say so. Otherwise she will do whatever she wants. Correction, she will do whatever she can, because there is a huge difference between what she wanted to do and what she can do.Jack saw her flushed face and he thought Amanda and Mark had a misunderstanding, he immediately run towards Amanda and gave her a hug.“I’m sorry mom. I promise I will behave properly next