Chapter 5 Five

"It's not too much,after all it can't even make up for the five years I spent apart from him," Killian said.

"As you wish," Heather said resignedly. She couldn't win against them. She had to admit, Damien was really like his father.

"Dad I have so much to talk to you about," Damien said excitedly. He might be mature but in face of his dad,he had shed every bit of maturity and had become childish.

"I also want to talk to you," Killian said with a rare gentle smile. It felt novel knowing he had a son.

"Let's all have dinner first,you can talk to your father later," Heather said as she noticed that Damien was about to keep Killian busy.

"Hmmph," Damien pouted in displeasure which caused the young parents to raise their eyebrows in amusement.

"Why do you look angry?" Killian asked as he crouched to his level so they could maintain eye contact.

"What if you leave after you have dinner,I finally got my father back,I don't want to lose you," Damien said sadly and Heather felt a string in her heart break.

Damien was insecure. He might act like he doesn't care but he had always craved for a father. Now he found one,he is scared that he might lose him. It wasn't his fault.

Killian looked at him with deep eyes but his heart was breaking. Probably due to the bond they shared,he could feel his sadness,so he patiently told him,

"I won't leave,u have come to stay, your father would not leave you,we still have lots to discuss."

Heather sighed out seeing how patient he was with him. Damien had been the best thing that happened in her life and she hated it when he was sad.

"Really?" He asked skeptically and Killian nodded with a smile.

"Then can you live with us,all my classmates have their parents living with them,so since you are back, it is only right for you to live with us, don't worry my mom can provide for us," he said childishly which made Heather choke on nothing.

She glanced at her son with wide eyes and wondered he was able to say such a thing.

"Do not take what he......," She was about to say something but was interrupted by Killian who said,

"Of course,I would love to stay with you."

Heather looked back and forth between the father and son and she felt a growing headache. Had they not thought about her in their arrangements?

"But daddy has to work so I won't be able to come home always,so if you don't see me, just know that I'm quite busy," he patiently coaxed him and he nodded in approval.

Heather heaved a sigh of relief seeing that the matter had been settled. How could she cope living with a demigod and not just any one but the father of her son and one whom she had a crush on. She didn't want to think about it.

"Mom made this food, she's a really good chef,if she doesn't want to be a fashion designer,she can just open up a restaurant and it would be successful," Damien didn't forget to praise his mom. He wanted to play cupid for the both of them.

That night,this family had so much fun and they felt blissful most especially Killian. He did not want anything else but this bliss. He then made up his mind to woo his son's mom. He had loved her for five years and he wouldn't be letting go this time.

Killian slept in the guest room as they had finished dinner late. Damien decided to sleep with his dad and Heather didn't argue against it. She could understand his excitement.

The next morning, Heather woke up very early as she had to exercise. She first checked on the father son duo.

She silently went into the guest room and her heart melted on seeing the scene she faced. Killian and Damien were wrapped so intimately and she was happy seeing that. She quietly slipped away just the same way she came in.

She had a gym in her house so she went their and began her exercise. When she had given birth to Damien,she had gone out of shape,so to get back to her previous shape,she had to exercise against her will. She had then gotten used to it,so she had never missed a day of exercise.

"You have such a good shape," she suddenly heard someone say and she lost concentration immediately.

"You are awake," she said as she tried to get back to her normal position. She was doing yoga previously.

"Yes I had so much fun yesterday,thanks for inviting me, thanks for taking care of him,it must have been hard on you," he said as he understood she might have faced various disdain from people.

She was only twenty three this year, that mean she had been pregnant when she was eighteen. It was all his fault.

"You are his father so you don't have to thank me, I'm quite happy to see that you are getting along with each other," Heather said as she sat cross-legged.

"Do you want to leave?" Heather asked as she felt him watching her.

"No,I won't leave,I would wait until Damien is awake," he replied and she nodded in approval. The gym room was silent except for the heavy breathing of Heather as she performed her yoga routine.

"Do you have anything to ask me?" Heather asked calmly though her heart was pounding hard against her chest.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" He blurted out which caused her to snap open her eyes staring at him shock. She would never have known that this would be the question he would ask.

"Do you?" He asked carefully as he sensed her silence.

"No, I don't, I'm a busy woman and I focus on my son,so I don't have time to get into a romantic relationship talk less, having a boyfriend," she said as she stood up. She had lost the will to continue exercising.

"You must love Damien a lot,thanks for having him and thank you for taking care of him," he said.

"Why are you thanking me? Damien is also my son,so I see no reason why I wouldn't do what you just said I did," she said as she gestured for him to walk out with her.

"Do you want coffee?" She asked as she made coffee. They were in the kitchen at the moment.

"Sure," he replied and she made another cup before handing it to him.

"Was taking care of him stressful?" He asked as he sat on the stool. He was ready to listen to everything she faced during her pregnancy.

"At first it was, because I was all alone with no one,I had to work per time so as to make ends meet," Heather said with a faraway look.

Heather recounted every single thing she faced while pregnant, while giving birth to Damien and after she gave birth. It was a traumatic experience. It was only after three years,she was able to stand up and rise as the best fashion designer.

The money that she took before leaving the room five years ago was stolen and she had never felt so heartbroken as she was then.

"It's all my fault," Killian said sadly as soon as she was done with her story. He felt as though someone dug a piece of his heart as he listened to her story.

"It is not your fault,I had the option to abort but I didn't because I had grown to love Damien, Damien brought joy into my life and I'm happy I kept it," she said with a blissful smile.

"Still,I wasn't with you when you were facing all those traumatic experience, instead,I didn't look for you deeply,I was so lazy," he whispered.

"If you looked for me,you wouldn't have known that I was abroad," she said cheekily.

"Still,I shouldn't have relented,I should have used my family's intelligence network but I didn't," he muttered. It was clear he wasn't happy with himself.

"Father," they heard a childish voice from behind. It was naturally Damien.

"I had thought you had left,I was already sad,"Damien pouted his lips. Killian smiled as he picked him up and cradled him to himself.

"Father, would you stay for breakfast?" He asked in his childish voice with an hint of nervousness within.

Killian glanced at Heather as though asking for permission and she nodded. It was good for them to bond.

"Sure,I would stay for breakfast," Killian responded and Damien broke out in a wide smile. He was excited and happy.

"I would go brush my teeth," he said and got down from Killian's laps. He ran upstairs with his small legs. Killian smiled seeing him run. If this was peace,he would gladly embrace it.

"You should freshen up but you don't have a change of clothes," Heather said in despair as she put her hands on her forehead.