up at her with curiosity , waiting for a response .
Siri sighed and shook her head. “We were just arguing about politics, honey. Are you hungry?” she asked and took the large, expensive looking bag that Malik had brought in with him and set it on the counter while they calmed down from their argument. The s mells emanating from the bag were actually making her mouth water and she re alized she was incredibly hungry . S he refused to attribute her hunger to having sex with Malik the night before though . She wouldn’t give him credit for anything! Except turning her life upside down again!
Malik turned back to the boys, his eyes hungrily watching each of them and Siri instantly knew what he was trying to do. “This is Jacob,” she explained, pointing to her little guy on the right. “You can tell him by the little freckles here on his ear,” she said and tickled Jacob behind his ear , smiling when he giggled and tried to stop her by lifting his shoulder. “And this is Samuel, ” she said, moving to the other side of the table. “You can tell him apart by the wiggle in his nose,” she teased, “and by the darker eyes. He has slightly darker hair as well.”
Turning to Malik she said, “They’re fraternal twins but they’re so alike that they are almost identical. And they already like tricking people who can’t tell them apart as well. Right boys?” she asked and winked at them as they grinned up at her.
“Guys,” she said, pulling their attention away from the bags in front of them, “Remember how I told you that your daddy was a very busy man?” When she received a nod from both, she went on, “Well, he’s really sorry and he’s here now.” She turned to Malik and took a deep breath. “This is your father, guys.”
The boys didn’t react at all. They continued to stare up at him, their blank faces not really showing anything at all. Siri glanced at Malik, who was staring right back at them, with an identical expression on his face as well.
“So?” she said, just to break the silence. “Are you guys okay with us sharing our lives with your dad? He’s come an awfully long way just to meet you.”
Sam was the first to speak. “Momma says we can’t go around naked.” He turned to Malik as if seeking confirmation. “But you were naked last night. Does that mean you’ll let me go naked too?”
Of all the things she’d thought they might say when they first met their father, Siri could honestly say that question was the absolute last thing she would have guessed that he would ask. Her mouth fell open and she stared, wondering what the best way to answer her son was under this situation.
Malik, bless his heart, spoke up and gave the answer that made her heart melt just a little bit towards him. “If your mom says that we can’t go around naked, then we can’t do that.”
Sam’s crestfallen face only lasted for a moment before he perked up and thought up his next question. “Are you going to come to school with us today? Momma always comes to school and gives us a hug and a kiss before we can go play. She makes us,” he replied with a grimace on his cute little face.
Siri bent over his head and gave him a big, loud smooch. “And don’t you forget it!” she said and tickled his tummy. “But we’re not going to school today. You’re going to spend some time with your dad.”
She looked up and glanced at Malik, then pulled her eyes quickly away, afraid of the way he was looking at her right now. She couldn’t tell if he was admiring the way she treated the boys, or if he was just amused by her teasing.
“What did you bring for breakfast?” she asked, trying to distract him.
He continued looking down at her for a moment, then he pushed himself away from the counter and picked up the bags. “I actually have no idea. I told the chef to make something for kids and adults.”
Siri grimaced
Siri sighed and shook her head. “We were just arguing about politics, honey. Are you hungry?” she asked and took the large, expensive looking bag that Malik had brought in with him and set it on the counter while they calmed down from their argument. The s mells emanating from the bag were actually making her mouth water and she re alized she was incredibly hungry . S he refused to attribute her hunger to having sex with Malik the night before though . She wouldn’t give him credit for anything! Except turning her life upside down again!
Malik turned back to the boys, his eyes hungrily watching each of them and Siri instantly knew what he was trying to do. “This is Jacob,” she explained, pointing to her little guy on the right. “You can tell him by the little freckles here on his ear,” she said and tickled Jacob behind his ear , smiling when he giggled and tried to stop her by lifting his shoulder. “And this is Samuel, ” she said, moving to the other side of the table. “You can tell him apart by the wiggle in his nose,” she teased, “and by the darker eyes. He has slightly darker hair as well.”
Turning to Malik she said, “They’re fraternal twins but they’re so alike that they are almost identical. And they already like tricking people who can’t tell them apart as well. Right boys?” she asked and winked at them as they grinned up at her.
“Guys,” she said, pulling their attention away from the bags in front of them, “Remember how I told you that your daddy was a very busy man?” When she received a nod from both, she went on, “Well, he’s really sorry and he’s here now.” She turned to Malik and took a deep breath. “This is your father, guys.”
The boys didn’t react at all. They continued to stare up at him, their blank faces not really showing anything at all. Siri glanced at Malik, who was staring right back at them, with an identical expression on his face as well.
“So?” she said, just to break the silence. “Are you guys okay with us sharing our lives with your dad? He’s come an awfully long way just to meet you.”
Sam was the first to speak. “Momma says we can’t go around naked.” He turned to Malik as if seeking confirmation. “But you were naked last night. Does that mean you’ll let me go naked too?”
Of all the things she’d thought they might say when they first met their father, Siri could honestly say that question was the absolute last thing she would have guessed that he would ask. Her mouth fell open and she stared, wondering what the best way to answer her son was under this situation.
Malik, bless his heart, spoke up and gave the answer that made her heart melt just a little bit towards him. “If your mom says that we can’t go around naked, then we can’t do that.”
Sam’s crestfallen face only lasted for a moment before he perked up and thought up his next question. “Are you going to come to school with us today? Momma always comes to school and gives us a hug and a kiss before we can go play. She makes us,” he replied with a grimace on his cute little face.
Siri bent over his head and gave him a big, loud smooch. “And don’t you forget it!” she said and tickled his tummy. “But we’re not going to school today. You’re going to spend some time with your dad.”
She looked up and glanced at Malik, then pulled her eyes quickly away, afraid of the way he was looking at her right now. She couldn’t tell if he was admiring the way she treated the boys, or if he was just amused by her teasing.
“What did you bring for breakfast?” she asked, trying to distract him.
He continued looking down at her for a moment, then he pushed himself away from the counter and picked up the bags. “I actually have no idea. I told the chef to make something for kids and adults.”
Siri grimaced
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