Chapter 6

Maria rolled over in the bed than pouted, No Michael she thought
she smiled and looked at the clock it was ten in the morning on a Saturday. She loved Saturdays.
Sitting up in the bed she slid to the edge of the bed and put her feet in her cozy bunny slippers than headed downstairs.

Entering into the living room she saw Michael and her son Hayden lying down on the sofa watching Saturday morning cartoons. She smiled in amusement because they hadn't even noticed her
"Good Morning" she said in a cherry voice before seating herself besides Michael on the couch
"Hey mommy" Hayden responded his voice distracted and his eyes never leaving the television screen. Michael smirked than reaching around Maria he pulled her closer to him and kissed her forehead

"Hey baby" he said he too was engrossed in the early morning cartoons just like his son. Maria smiled
"Don't worry…I'll go get breakfast ready" she said amused by Michaels behavior. She than got up from the sofa and headed towards the kitchen. She was just about to take the eggs out of the refrigerator when the telephone rang

"Hello" she said while holding the phone to her ear with her shoulder as she stood on tip toes to reach the frying pan the was in the high cabinet
"Hello, Uh…May I speak with Antonio"
"Antonio…Oh uh …you must mean Michael" she said shocked because this meant that the person on the other end of the phone was Hank and Maria remembered that Michael had said that Hank called him Antonio.
"Yeah my son Michael" Hank said
"Hold on a second please" Maria said than placed the phone down on the counter
"Michael telephone" she yelled into the living room than hung up the kitchen phone when she heard Michael say Hello

Sighing Maria went back to making breakfast while wondering what that phone call was about because Hank had never called their house before.
A couple of minutes later Michael later Michael came walking into the kitchen scratching his eyebrow in a classic sign of nervousness.
"What happened" Maria asked from across the room
'Uh…that was uh Hank…he said he was outside the house" Michael said looking seemly confused and than he just stood there watching Maria cook like he didn't know what else to do. Maria shook her head
"Well, don't just going to stand there Michael let him in" Maria said then went back to cooking breakfast

Michael walked around to the side door of the house and opened the door allowing Hank to come brushing in the house right past him. Michael closed the door locked it and than followed closely behind Hank who had stooped walking abruptly at the sight of Maria
"Antonio she's beautiful" Hank said while looking back at Michael for his response "you didn't tell me that your wife was this pretty" he continued when Michael was unresponsive. Maria was starting to blush, she liked him, and he was a charmer
"Uh, have a seat Hank breakfast is almost ready" Maria told Hank and he followed her instructions by seating himself at the kitchen table.

Michael turned and left the kitchen, he headed back into the living room where he proceeded to turn off the television which caused Hayden to frown. Hayden then looked up to see who had caused the disturbance
"Daddy I was watching that "he said in a whiney sing song voice
"Breakfast is ready" Michael said calmly
"But I want car toon" Hayden said while stomping his little foot in anger
Michael shook his head no "It's time for breakfast, but you can watch Spiderman DVD after you are done" Michael said than headed back toward the living room with the little foot steps of Hayden following him.

Hayden walked into the kitchen after Michael than halted his step at the sight of the unknown man pouting his lips he slowly avoided the man and headed over to Maria than wrapped his arms around her legs tightly. Maria smiled than reaching down she lifted the child and held him.
"He's shy around strangers" she said to Hank than looked at Hayden and begin talking to him
"Baby this is Hank…your daddy's dad" Maria said to the little boy who was now clinging to her tightly with his head hidden in the crook of her neck.

Maria walked across the kitchen and than seated she at the table besides Michael
Focusing her attention back on her little boy she repositioned him on her lap and than looked down at him
"Do you want to eat with mommy" she asked him who nodded yes than snuggled closer to her.

Maria begins filling the plates around the table with food, the room was too quiet she tried to come up with something say to fill the silence
"So... Uh, hank what brings you by" she asked hoping to spark up a conversation. Hank smiled than focused his attention on Maria
"nothing really…you see I really just wanted to meet Antonio' family. I hadn't even been informed that he had even gotten married" Hank said laughing
" And I sure as Hell had no idea that he had a kid" Hank continued on the bite in his voice caused Maria to frown
Hank was laughing but his tone was sarcastic

"I wonder why that is" Michael asked softly causing Hank to turn and place all his attention on him
"I haven't any idea why that is perhaps you'd like to enlighten me Antonio" he whispered his voice still heated
Michael didn't respond but Maria could tell that he was becoming very upset by the way that his jaw was set and the way that the tiny vain was pulsating along side it. : I had a right to know that I had a grandson" Hank said softly to Michael then looked at Hayden who laid his head down on Maria' chest

"Well maybe if you'd have been around you would have known" Michael sad
"You have my number Antonio you did not use it" Hank responded
"I shouldn't have had to call you…you should have kept in touch…I mean Dammit what do you want from me I haven't see you since I was ten" Michael said his voice rising drastically at the end causing Maria to flinch.

After that Michael started talking in Italian and Maria was at a complete only Hank knew what he was saying and they were know going at it full blast both of them speaking in Italian.
Michael was yelling, Hank was yelling, than Hayden started to cry

"Michael" Maria said her voice yelling over the argument causing Michael to stop abruptly and he noticed for the first time his son crying
"Your scaring him" Maria said to Michael her voice soft as she tried to sooth her child.
Michael ran his hands through his hair than took a deep breath. He walked over to Maria than genteelly took Hayden from her arms and left the kitchen while patting his back and whispering Italian in his ears. Hayden was calming down. Michael always knew how to calm him down.

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