I Fell For The Boy His Daddy Was A Bonus

Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Naughty Scarlett

“Here, Liam. Have some more of this beef stew. It‘s really good,” Scarlett encouraged while putting a bowl in front of Liam.

The boy smiled and while his father stepped out of the restaurant to take a phone call, he took the opportunity to ask Scarlett what has been going through his mind, “My Beauty, daddy said, I can’t marry you? Is that true?”

Scarlett blinked, slowly finding the right words to say. She sought, “Well, Liam, what do you think is the answer to that?”

Liam sighed and said with a serious expression, “Well, I know I‘m too young to get married.”

A giggle left Scarlett‘s lips. She caressed the boy’s head and said, “You know this already, right? I‘m sure you are a smart boy. Besides, why did you want to marry me in the first place? How did that come into your mind?”

“Because I really like you. You are so pretty and nice. I liked you from the day we met,” he answered.

Liam fell silent for a moment before suddenly adding, “Dad loves me but daddy is busy too. My friends talk about their mommies and I want that too. I – I really want someone to be there for me… To put me to sleep… to bring me to school, and someone to play with when daddy is away.”

“I love you like I love my dad,” he supplemented. He smiled genuinely at Scarlett before hugging her by the waist.

Liam’s mind wandered back to his chat with Kaleb. Thus, he added, “Also, I want someone to make me and my daddy smile every day. I want someone to love me and this somebody must love my daddy, too.”

Thinking about how his father wanted to make a family with Scarlett, Liam sighed and raised, “I want my daddy to be happy, too.” He gazed up at Scarlett and asked, “My Beauty, will you give me a brother and a sister too?”

Scarlett was earlier caressing his back, but when she heard him ask for a brother and sister, she froze, utterly bemused. She said, “Wait. Wait. Are we still talking about you wanting to marry me?”

She chuckled lightly and added, “Because it sounded more to me like... you want me to marry your daddy?”

“And that’s how I can have a brother and sister?” Liam clarified, pulling away, his green orbs looking at her with hope.

Unsure how to explain to the boy, she said, “Well, technically, yeah –”

“And I can call you my mommy?” He asked, his voice filled with enthusiasm.

Her mouth fell open, and she felt her heart race. She swallowed her own spew and resumed her explanation, “Let‘s say that happens, then, yes, but –“

The boy’s eyes sparkled. He replied, “Great! I like your proposal, my Beauty!” With gleaming eyes, he excitedly said, “I‘ll go tell daddy!”

Scarlett, “???”

Liam readily got up, his eyes scanning the door to the restaurant. He said, “Daddy! Daddy!”

“Liam, that’s not what I meant.” Scarlett tried to keep him from calling out to Kaleb, and as she did, her eyes did not miss how the man was walking back into the restaurant.

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“Daddy, Scarlett will marry you!” Liam said out loud.

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At that point, Scarlett’s face was red just stating an example **

Joining them at the table, Kaleb asked, “What is it, son?”

“Daddy, will you marry Scarlett so I can call her my mommy?” Liam asked while looking straight into Kaleb’s eyes. The corner of his lips curved up into a smirk then after. “She will give me a brother and a sister too!”

“Um. No, it’s.” Scarlett sighed. Her head lowered to the tips of her fingers, her mind unable to think. When she raised her head, Kaleb was staring straight at her. She said, “I was just speaking to Liarni hypothetically, you know... IF WE. MARRY.”

“So you don‘t want to marry me?” Kaleb asked.

“It‘s not that.”

“So you do want to marry me!” Kaleb suggested.

“Arrghh! Let’s talk about it later,” she insisted, brushing it off with her hand.

The three resumed their meals, with Scarlett regularly turning red. It did not help that Kaleb kept staring at her like she was his prey, ready for the taking.

Through his eyes, she could feel his burning desire. His silence said it all. The way he gazed at her lips when he put food into her mouth and the way she licked her rims after finishing her dessert.

She could not shake off the feeling that something more than sleepwalking will happen tonight!

Heaving deeply, she wailed in her thoughts, ‘God, help me.‘

“Why can‘t June and Cece see the stars at the same time?” Scarlett read from the book about two friends who lived worlds apart.

“Because they live in different parts of the world. The earth is always rotating and one side faces the sun and the other faces the night,” Liam said, yawning.

“That‘s right. Which is why, tonight, we are saying goodnight, but across the globe, they are saying good morning.” Scarlett said, closing the book. “Goodnight, Liam.”

She leaned down and pecked on his cheek. She rested next to him and smiled adoringly, seeing how the young boy turned to his side, hugging the huge pillow tight. “Good night, Scarlett. I won‘t call you my Beauty anymore, because you are now... dad‘s beauty.”

Pulling the blanket over his frame, Scarlett was about ready to leave, but then Liam softly asked, “Scarlett, I hope you‘ll be my mommy soon.”

After another yawn, he dozed off helplessly.

Thinking about Liam‘s words, Scarlett bit her lips. She did not know how to feel about Liam‘s request. She earnestly cared about Liam, especially after the incident at school, but there was more to being just his mother. Scarlett also needed to figure out how to deal with Kaleb.

Peeking outside of Liam‘s room, Scarlett warily opened the door. She did not see any signs of Kaleb.

She just did not know how to face him right now. Scarlett wanted more time to think things through, to weigh the pros and cons of her growing attraction toward the man, but she had to admit it, Kaleb’s advances were quite bold, not to mention very inviting, she easily fell into his traps, just like how she

“Daddy, Scarlett will marry you!” Liam said out loud.

At that point, Scarlett’s face was red as a tomato. Her heart drummed against her ribcage. “Liam, I was just stating an example.”

Joining them at the table, Kaleb asked, “What is it, son?”

“Daddy, will you marry Scarlett so I can call her my mommy?” Liam asked while looking straight into Kaleb’s eyes. The corner of his lips curved up into a smirk then after. “She will give me a brother and a sister too!”

“Um. No, it‘s.” Scarlett sighed. Her head lowered to the tips of her fingers, her mind unable to think. When she raised her head, Kaleb was staring straight at her. She said, “I was just speaking to Liam hypothetically, you know.. IF WE. MARRY -”

“So you don’t want to marry me?” Kaleb asked.

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“So you do want to marry me!” Kaleb suggested.

“Arrghh! Let’s talk about it later,” she insisted, brushing it off with her hand,

The three resumed their meals, with Scarlett regularly turning red. It did not help that Kaleb kept staring at her like she was his prey, ready for the taking.

Through his eyes, she could feel his burning desire. His silence said it all. The way he gazed at her lips when he put food into her mouth and the way she licked her rims after finishing her dessert.

She could not shake off the feeling that something more than sleepwalking will happen tonight!

Heaving deeply, she wailed in her thoughts, ‘God, help me.’

***

“Why can‘t June and Cece see the stars at the same time?” Scarlett read from the book about two friends who lived worlds apart.

“Because they live in different parts of the world. The earth is always rotating and one side faces the sun and the other faces the night,” Liam said, yawning.

“That‘s right. Which is why, tonight, we are saying goodnight, but across the globe, they are saying good morning,” Scarlett said, closing the book. “Goodnight, Liam.”

She leaned down and pecked on his cheek. She rested next to him and smiled adoringly, seeing how the young boy turned to his side, hugging the huge pillow tight. “Good night, Scarlett. I won‘t call you my Beauty anymore, because you are now... dad‘s beauty.”

Pulling the blanket over his frame, Scarlett was about ready to leave, but then Liam softly asked, “Scarlett, I hope you‘ll be my mommy soon.”

After another yawn, he dozed off helplessly.

Thinking about Liam‘s words, Scarlett bit her lips. She did not know how to feel about Liam‘s request. She earnestly cared about Liam, especially after the incident at school, but there was more to being just his mother. Scarlett also needed to figure out how to deal with Kaleb.

Peeking outside of Liam’s room, Scarlett warily opened the door. She did not see any signs of Kaleb.

She just did not know how to face him right now. Scarlett wanted more time to think things through, to weigh the pros and cons of her growing attraction toward the man, but she had to admit it, Kaleb’s advances were quite bold, not to mention very inviting, she easily fell into his traps, just like how she

wound up in his room the other night, cuddling with him to sleep

Scarlett was slowly taking her steps, making her way to her room. She cautiously closed the door and locked it

A sigh of relief left her rims, knowing she made it safely inside her room.

“You think you got away? Think again,” Scarlett felt goosebumps all over. Her head snapped behind her and she found Kaleb standing there, his muscular arms folded against his chest.

Walking forward, Kaleb’s eyes narrowed. In a deep voice, he suggested, “I know exactly what you did… Naughty Scarlett.”

“What – what did I do?” She asked, feeling both perplexed and scared at how beastly hungry he was looking at her.

When she ended up leaning against the door, Kaleb slammed both his hands into it, trapping her. He answered, “You want to marry me so badly, you used Liam to get to me.”

“Pfft... You know that‘s not true.”

“Don‘t deny it,” he responded, giving off that alluring voice. “It‘s written all over your face.”

Her mouth could not help but open, amazed at how he was turning the tables around.

“Well, you win,“ Kaleb declared. He was going at it so fast, she could barely counter.

Scarlett, “???”

“You have caught me well into your trap,” Kaleb added.

“What trap?” Scarlett opposed.

“Don‘t play coy with me, Scarlett Barnes.” He pressed his weight against her slender frame and said, “ There is no turning back now.”

Scarlett, “...”

“Whatever my son wishes, I shall adhere to.” As he looked down at her, a sly grin formed on his handsome face. He pointed. “You certainly took advantage of my weakness... Naughty, naughty Scarlett

Scarlett, “...”

“As you wish, I‘m all yours now.” Smoothly this time, he proposed, “Let‘s kiss and seal the deal, shall we Before Scarlett could react, she felt warm lips against her rims and strong arms around her waist.