A Birthday To Never Forget: Part III.
An hour into the ball Mal was quietly enjoying herself and yet she wasn't. Every blond man and every blonde boy about her age that passed her, Mal worried it was him and instantly froze in her steps and gawked in horror, only to discover it was not him and smiled for that.
Ben, however, had kept an eye on Mal all night. Remembering Boulda's words, Ben reassured Mal all night that he was here for her if she needed him. From either grasping her hand firmly or placing a kiss either on her cheek or forehead. Mal would wordlessly appreciate this, but Ben still felt in his heart that Mal was hiding something from him. He urged to know her secret.
Over by a small table for the children to sit around as their parents socialized with their friends Penelope sat at the end of the long, rectangular table with Bertha in her arms and keeping to herself. Usually she'd keep herself entertained by doing things with her regular powers and her water powers, but with a room with crowded she figured she would just keep to herself.
She felt something hit the side of her head. She looked and found a bread roll on the ground. She peered up and saw Geraldine smirking at her. Geraldine nodded at a few other children at the table and within a couple of seconds, Penelope was hit with several more bread rolls. She did not want to cause a scene, so she held it all in. But she knew she would lose it soon.
Mal and Evie were gossiping about a few things when Evie felt a tug at the bottom of her dress. She gazed down and saw her little Dwight. "Yes my little handsome?" She asked.
"Mama, I have to use potty." He said.
"Didn't daddy just take Derek a few minutes ago?" Evie asked him.
"Yeah."
"Why didn't you go with daddy and Derek a few minutes ago?" She asked.
"I no have to go few minutes ago. Now I has to go." He smiled.
Evie released a small but happy sigh. "Okay handsome," She held his hand. "I'll be back Mal."
"Take your time." Mal laughed. Once Evil and Dwight were gone, she turned to the kids table and saw Penelope sitting alone. Sighing she walked over.
"Hey Nelly," Mal squatted next to her. "How are you doing?"
"Fine." Penelope said in a low voice. "Mommy? Bertha wants to know when we're going home. She tired."
"In a few hours." Mal said. Penelope nodded slowly. "Hey, want to bring Jessalynn over for a play date next Saturday?"
Penelope smiled at the idea. "Yeah!" She cheered.
"Alright." Mal smiled at her little girl. "I'll call her mommy in a couple of days."
Mal stuck around for a little bit longer with Penelope before she walked off to get some food for herself. She managed to dodge several ball attendees before bumping into someone harshly and they dropped something of theirs. "Sorry!" She said rapidly and ducked down to pick up the fallen item. A wallet.
"It's fine Maleficent," The voice replied.
Mal shot up, dropping the wallet again, and stared dead eye into Gasper's eyes. "Damn it." She muttered.
"Nice party." He said.
"Shouldn't you be on a cruise ship having screwing around with different women?"
"Trip ended early because my aunt got sea sick, turns out she's pregnant." He smiled. "Mom and the other sister are thrilled."
"Who's your mom?"
He gawked at her. "Isn't is obvious?"
Mal rolled her eyes. "Yeah, because their identical triplets, I can totally see the difference, you piece of shit."
"Hey, don't be mean. Your good now, remember?"
"I hate you." Mal said.
"Penelope doesn't, she likes me."
"She doesn't know you."
"She does at the school. I met her one day."
"I HATE YOU!" Mal shouted, glad the music sounded her off.
"Well I like you a lot. I'm waiting to be a family with you and her. At least I can understand your one child curse."
"Ben does too."
"King Ben who needs an heir with royal blood?"
"I'm leaving." Mal brushed past him.
Gasper smiled and called back to her. "You know what we have is special, Mal!"
Mal growled at him in anger, trying to not kill the son of a bitch with so many witnesses around them.
Geeze Gasper, stop being a Jack in the box and popping up every where!