Chapter Thirty Three

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"True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning."
― Nicholas Sparks

Athena slowly descended on the stairs as she heard Leendon parked his car at their front yard. She was so worried to her daughter.

She totally devastated on herself for being undutiful mother, even she's sick, it isn't excuse to left her daughter unattended.

"Come in." she heard Leendon talked to someone, then she was very surprised when Lucas appeared the living room carrying their sleeping daughter.

"Leend." she kindly called him, and she silently asked him through their eyes about Lucas presence. She hurriedly walked closer to her sleeping daughter and kissed her forehead.

"Athe, don't worry about Princess she's totally fine. Anyway, I invited Lucas to come home with us." he timidly smiled on her and he turned to Lucas. "Come with me, let's put Quien on her bed." Leendon motioned his hand to Lucas to followed him.

"Hi!." Lucas greeted her before he followed Leendon.

They left her in the living room while she gazed at the two men with so much curiosity.

"What happened to them? Seems they're too good friends?" she asked herself while she sat on the couch waiting for them.

After five minutes she heard footsteps descended on the stairs. A two baritone voice silently talked on each other. She looked up at the two handsome men who walked side by side on the stairs.

"Athe." Lucas called her softly as soon as he in front of her.

"You're here." she plainly said then she turned to Leendon who was standing beside Lucas. "Leend, how's Quien?" she worriedly asked.

"She's totally fine, so don't worry, okey?" he lovingly said.

"Thanks God!" she sighed thankfully.

"Anyway, I'm going back to the center, I still need to finish my duty. I'm glad Lucas asked to came with us. Now I'm at ease to leave, cause he's here to take care of both of you." Leendon said cheerfully.

"Leend, we're totally fine here, just please take Mr. Montero. Okey?" she rose in her feet and she started to walked toward the stairs.

"Athe!" the two men said in unison.

"What?" she replied stubbornly.

"I stay." Lucas said sternly.

"He stay." Leendon said kindly while looking at her pleadingly.

"Fine." she sighed then she sweetly smile at Leendon. "Take care Leend, and Mr. Montero feel at home." she said arrogantly and steadily walked toward the stairs, leaving the two dazed men while looking at her back.

"Okey, I need to go now. Are you really okey if I leave you alone? I guess you know how to take care the hard headed woman. Good luck." Leendon smiled while he started to walked toward the main door.

"Thank you Leend, for giving me this chance to be with them. I really need to have a heart to heart conversation with her. If she won't give me another chance, I promise, I'm going to leave her totally." Lucas walked beside Leendon toward the main door.

"I'm going to count on your words Lucas. We have the same purpose, to make her happy. If you are her happiness I'll never going to be the hindrance of it. So I hope you will do the same thing, if Athe will choose me over you." Leendon said calmly while he continued to walked toward his car.

"I promise, you have my words." Lucas said while Leendon opened​ his car.

"Okey, that's good that we truly understand our agreement. Im going now, take care of them." Leendon said while he started his car and nodded​ to Lucas before he go.

As soon as Leendon left the house, Lucas immediately checked Athena's room. He really can't wait to talk to her, but when he knocked her room she doesn't mind his presence.

It's still dawn, and he didn't had a decent sleep last night. So he decided to get a little sleep on the couch in the living room. Sleep consume him as soon as he laid his body on the couch.

After several hours, his stomach rumbled when he smelled a delicious food coming from the kitchen. He fumbled his cellphone in his pocket to checked his e-mail.

He sighed afterward, when he remembered the reasons why he was here. He looked around and he saw a silhouette of a woman at the nearby kitchen.

He fixed his shirt before he walked slowly toward the kitchen. He see the woman that frequently visited in his dream. She's still sexy and so beautiful even the years had passed and she had a seven years old daughter and currently a very pregnant woman. He couldn't controlled himself not to fantasize her, even in this broad daylight.

"Done on checking?" he got mesmerize when he heard her sweet voice.

"Hi! Good Morning Cheeky Pie. I'm sorry it's been a while to see you this close." he charmingly smiled at her then he sat on the kitchen stool beside the counter.

"Lucas, don't start with me in this too early in the morning. Don't called me that name, okey?" she strictly said while she put the bacon on the heated pan. "Anyway, thanks for the flowers and the food. I didn't know how those got in my kitchen, so thanks anyway." she flipped the bacon on the pan while she took a slight glance on the man that comfortably sat on the stool near the counter.

"You're​ very welcome my dear." he started to have a fun conversation with her.

"Lucas Montero! I said don't called me any names." she threw a hateful look on him. "Might as well, I'm going to kick you out of this house." she warned him.

"Okey! Okey! I just miss to tease you." he winked at her.

"My God! I don't know what to do with you. We better to have a breakfast before my stomach started to throw up." she shook her head then she laid a two plate on the table.

"Thank you, sit down. I'm really hungry, I don't eat anything before we came here last night." he happily said while he took a glance at the bacon, lasagna, burger and a pitcher of pineapple juice. "Looks delicious!" he grabbed a burger and bite a large amount of it.

"Mr. Montero, if the bunch of women you have would see you the way you ate they will definitely got turned off." she can't controlled not laugh.

"Well, I don't like them to turned on at me. You're the only one that I need to get turn on with me." he winked at her and he continued​ chewing his food.

"Pray hard for that, cause I think it's​ not gonna happen again." she whispered.

"It will happen again. I will work hard to make you fall in love with me again." he looked seriously to her. "Even I will sneak around every night just to come here to see you." he whispered too.

"Sneak around? You mean you're​ here last night when Quien accidentally cut her hand?" she asked interestedly and looked thoroughly in his eyes.

"Yes." he answered immediately. "Our plan was too surprised you when we saw Leendon left the house. The service gate was not locked so it was easy for us to came in, but when we are just in the front courtyard we saw the kitchen lights was still on. Then we saw our daughter climbed on the chair to reach the glass inside the cabinet. It was too late for me to warned her because she already fell before I reached the kitchen." he apologetically looked at her.

"Oh God!" she hugged her body she felt horrified. "You mean our plan, it means you were with someone." she curiously asked

"James was with me all night ." he nodded. "I'm sorry it never happened if didn't left you both. It's really all my fault." he rose in his feet and he hugged her from her back.

"No, it's my fault I should never leave her unattended." she started to cry.

"Don't cry, the good thing is she's okey now. We just need to look after her carefully in the future." Lucas kissed her head while still hugging her tightly.

"Lucas, I don't know if we still had a future. I'm really afraid to trust you again." she shook her head while still crying.

"I'm so sorry, I will prove to you that we have still a future just give me another chance. Please, I really want you back in my life. I love you so much, I never stop loving you. Please forgive me for all the pain cause you." his baritone voice sweetly whispered to her.

"My heart told me to give you a chance but my mind wouldn't agree. Please give me more time to think about it. I still hate you, I still don't trust you. Every time I saw an entertainment or business news your appeared in there with different women. Lucas, I don't want to entangle with that kind of man. I know you understand want I'm telling." she wiped her tears and she grabbed a glass of pineapple juice. She slowly sipped it when she felt her stomach starting to throw up.

"You okey?" Lucas asked when he noticed that she covered her mouth.

"Hmm..." she replied by nodding her head then she rose her feet and run toward the sink and she throw out all the food she ate.

"Your not okey." he concerned said while strides toward her and he slowly rubbed her back.

"I am fine, it is just a morning sickness. Every pregnant women went through of it." she stopped explaining when she throw out again.

"Are you sure?" he asked hysterically. "You seems not fine." he continued​ rubbing her back.

"Don't worry, I already went through of it seven years ago." she smile timidly at him.

"Oh, yeah. Seeing you now, I feel more guilty  by leaving you alone. I'm supposed to be there on your hard time." he guiltily hugged her tight.

"Yes, and I still hate you for that. But I am also thankful to you cause I have a beautiful daughter." she said while rinsing her hand.

"We made her, but you raised her alone for seven years. I'm a useless father, I hate myself for being a bastard." he sadly sighed.

"Yes you are." she agreed then she walked toward the table.

"I know, and I swear to be a usefull and a good father to our daughter and to this upcoming baby." he sat beside her and rubbed gently her stomach.

"I don't want to be hurt by you Lucas, for now all I wanted is to sort things between us. I hope you understand if I won't accept you easily to be back in my life." she said sadly.

"I understand, I will wait for the time you will accept me again." he replied while giving her a understanding smile.

"Thank you, I hope we still remain good friends for the sake of our children. If in the future we are not going to be together. At least we have a good relationship for the sake of them." she smiled back to him.

"Cheeky Pie, I make sure that we're going to grow old together." he chuckled. "I'll make you fall in love with me again." he positively said and gave her a teasing wink.

"In your dream... Mr. Montero." she frowned, the she rose in her seat and left Lucas alone in the kitchen.

"Not in my dream Cheeky Pie, I'll make it a reality." he shouted a little loud. "You see, Athena Sandoval, I'll make sure that you can't escape in my charm." he whispered while smiling wickedly.

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