Chaoter 49

KEIFER POV

It had been a week after I lost it with Jay. When I yelled which got both of us hurt. We were both hurting silently and I knew that I was loosing her, not because of what was happening but it was all truly my fault. 

She started distancing herself from me. Whenever we were both at home, we would talk through the kids. While she  worked at her office, I worked at home and we only talked when we needed the other to help with the kids. It was suffocating and I knew she was struggling as well. She even started staying at the office and she wouldn't respond to my messages either.

The very thing I was scared of was happening right now. Where Jay would slip away from me slowly and maybe become unreachable.

"Mummy, Daddy. Why are you fighting?"Gab asked, at dinner one day. Me and Jay both stopped mid bite to look at each other, first eye contact in days.

"Mummy and Daddy aren't fighting, what makes you think that?"Jay asked, lying. But it was best for the kids, they don't need to get caught in this.

"You aren't talking and have been avoiding eye contact. Plus, you keep staring at us."Kiara said, raising an eyebrow at both of us.

"We aren't fighting, we're just busy."I explained, Jay nodding along.

"Uncle Aries and Auntie Ella have been doing the same thing so Uncle Percy told us they were fighting. Are you lying, Mummy?"Gab asked. 

Lying to my kids were good for their happiness but it reminded me how my own mother used to lie saying she was fine when she was  barely surviving with my father. I didn't want to put my kids through the same thing but the situation is different. It would be better for them, right.

"Can I ask you one thing? From both of you? Because the game I can wish right?"Gab asked. He won the game since our arguing caught their attention and we lost and owe them wishes. Neither of them used theirs.

"What do you want?"Jay asked.

"We'll do whatever you ask as long it isn't too crazy."I added on.

"Don't fight. I want both a mum and dad. I don't want to loose either of you."Gab repiled, joining our hands together. Jay's hand felt cold in mine and I knew mine was the same. "Promise."

Jay and I both looked at each other before turning back to them and saying, "We promise."

"Good. Let's eat ice cream now?"Gab said so casually.

"No, you can't. It's too cold for that."I answered, but Jay placed her hand on top of mine.

"Don't listen to him. We can have ice cream."Jay repiled.

"No, it's not good for them."I told her.

"They're kids, they won't get diabetes this early."Jay argued.

"You're their mother. You obviously will get diabetes and they'll probably get it too."I said.

"Really? What a lie. How could I get diabetes?"Jay argued with me and out of the corner of my eye, I could see Gab and Kiara judging us. I'll win this arguement, watch me.

"Your whole family have been practically fattening you up. Who knows how much sugar they fed you."I said, mocking her.

"Because I'm the youngest. I'm their princess. Plus, you fattened me in high school. Always buying me snacks, as if you didn't contribute. Then you got me pregnant, which contributed a lot."Jay argued, teasingly.

"Yeah but all the weight just made you even more of a snack."I flirted. I'm a natural.

"A snack?"Jay laughed.

"No, more like a dessert. My favourite kind."I licked my lips to piss her off even further. Now this what I liked.