Chapter 11

My day went smoothly after I got back from my parents place, Giovanni wasn't back yet but Alexander was back from school. So I decided to check up on him and found him in his room on his bed, lost in thought.

" Hey Alex" I said. He turned to look at me with a smile on his face, only for it to disappear the very next moment.

" What's troubling you love?. Tell me" I cooed, before going to sit beside him.

He didn't say anything for a while and kept fiddling with his finger in a nervous act. I waited for him to open up to me.

" Uhh. In school today, we were asked to talk about how parent and what we love about them." He said  " when it got to my turn. A boy from class, His name is Aiden. he  started making fun of me".

" Come on baby, you can tell me " I said, trying to encourage him to talk.

He looked down hesitantly.

" He said I was lying" he looked very sad which broke my heart.

" I..." He flatters, hesitating again.

" Go on" I urged

" I told them I have a mum too but Aiden  kept on saying that I was lying, that I don't have a mum. Even when I told him your name, he still won't believe me".

I realized what this was about and I would be lying if I said my heart didn't skip a bit.

" I hope you aren't angry Roy, I know I told them that you are my mum. If you don't want me to call you mom, I promise, I won't. So please don't be angry."

He said, turning to look at me briefly before putting his head down and all I could see was the tear falling from his eyes, showing how hurt he was.

I pulled him into my lap making him look at me. I used my hands to clean the tears from his eyes then placed a kiss on his head.

" Oh baby, I'm not angry at you. I can never be angry at you love and I don't mind if you call me mom. It will be a great honor to be your mom because you my love, you are one in a million. I love you to the moon and back." I said, my eyes turned blurry due to tears.

He turned to look at him and gave me the brightest smile ever.

" I love you too Mom to the moon and back" Alexander said then hugged me.

My heart skipped a bit, hearing him calling me mum. I couldn't stop the smile that grazed my face.

"Now come let go have our dinner, since it the weekend tomorrow while don't  we watch a movie together tomorrow".

" With popcorn" he asked stepping down from the bed.

"Sure, there's no movie night without a popcorn" I said in my hulk voice and the both of us started laughing, making our way to the living room.

When we got to kitchen, Carolyn had already prepared lasagna and had gone home for the day.  Alexander and I ate alone since Giovanni was running late because of a meeting, making a mental note to tell Giovanni about what happened to Alexander today. After dinner, we went back to his room, I helped Alexander get ready for bed.

"Mom, can I sleep with you" Alexander asked pouting.

" Of course you can" I replied pulling him up from his bed, I switched off the night light in his room and closing the door behind me.

Once we entered my room, he wiggle out of my hand and jumped on the bed and he curled himself up and I couldn't help but smile at how adorable he looked. I went to freshen up and changed into a big shirt that stopped a little bit above my knee and a some short before I laid at the other side of the bed.

Alexander smuggled close to me, placing his head in the crook of my neck. I pulled him closer as I drifted up to sleep.

I woke up to a dark pitch room, I turned to my to look at the clock on my bed stand and saw that it was 12:30am. I stretched my hand gentle not to wake Alexander, trying to take the water bottle beside the clock, just for me to find it empty.

Great!

I guess I would have to go down to the kitchen to get another bottled water.

I  removed Alexander head that was resting on one of my arm and placed it on the pillow gentle. I stood up and went down to the kitchen. I opened the fridge to get the bottled water.

" I want one too" a voice said behind me.

I jumped and spun around " oh my God Giovanni, you scared the shit out of me. Can you not do that.?" My stomach churned at the sight of him. He was  shirtless and was only wearing a sweater pant that was  below his waist. I gazed at his perfectly sculptured torso, his broad shoulders. I couldn't help but stare at the way his muscles formed and his incredibly toned six packs.

Lord have mercy.

I won't be surprised if I was drooling at this moment, his body is a perfection.

" I'm sorry" he chuckled lowly and I blushed scarlet red, wondering if he caught me staring. " I just got back an hour ago" he said, but I noticed he wasn't staring directly at me. I followed his gaze and found few buttons of shirt had come undone and my breast was in display for him to see.

I quickly button up as a blush crept up my face again, I turned to look at him and I saw a sly smirk on his face.

" I need to talk to you" I said, passing him a bottled water and we both took a sit at the kitchen stool.

" Why?" He asked, his voice laced with concern " did something happen?."

" It's about Alexander" I glanced down, playing with my fingers.

" What about Alexander" he questioned

" I wanted to tell you later in morning since you didn't come home early, but I found Alexander in his room sad and comforted him, asking him what was wrong." I explained.

He nodded in a way, telling me to continue.

" He was asked to talk about his parents and a boy from class started calling  him a liar when he told them he has mum."

I could see the hurt and pain in Giovanni face, he looked me in the eyes and I could tell he was worried.