7 Big or Little boy? (1/2)
At night, Su Lian lays on her bed staring at the phone in her hands with a huge smile on her face.
She is looking at pictures that she took with her son at the zoo earlier on.
Her phone starts ringing and it is Chris calling. She answers it while wondering why he would suddenly call her on a saturday night.
”Lian, sorry to disturb you.” A light, yet affirmative voice comes through from the other end.
”It's not a problem, is there something wrong?”
”No, nothing serious. I need you to come to the office tomorrow, there are somethings that the board wishes to discuss.”
Tomorrow!?
Tomorrow is a Sunday. A day for her to laze around and watch movies with her baby. They both really look forward to spending Sundays together and she hates disappointing him. He already doesn't have a father in his life and she doesn't want him to lack anything else.
”Well, I will make sure to be there.” Su Lian forces the words out of her mouth and tries her best to conceal the frustration in her voice.
The call ends and Su Yichen walks inside wearing a pair of red race car pajamas with his tiny fingers clutching a light blue blanket. He jumps on the bed and makes himself comfortable right beside his mother.
”Are you sleeping here today baby?”
Su Lian asks while rubbing his head, which has become a new habit for her. Yichen nods slightly in confirmation.
”Well I thought you wanted to be a big boy, big boys don't sleep with their mommies.”
He stares at her silently, his beautiful eyes showing traces of complication.
They were bright green with golden specks around the irises, just like hers. Bright green eyes were the only feature her son had gotten from her. Everything else came from his father, he was like an adorable, little version of him.
”Tonight I'll be a little boy.”
Su Yichen manages to say after thinking for a while.
Su Lian laughs hysterically at her son's compromise while he buries himself in her embrace. He moves around a little until he finds a comfortable sleeping position.
She strokes his little head while gazing at him full of love and soon after, they both fall asleep.
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