Chapter 11.
Cato POV
Today it's Thursday and the week seems endless to me since I've been looking forward to Friday like crazy, you could say that my relationship with Clove has been improving, we say hi to each other when we cross at the center and she smiles at me which had me with a smile on my face all week long, in addition Claire came yesterday to my office, she was wearing a pink floral dress with ballet flats, her hair was up in a ponytail but she still had a bandage on her forehead and she was holding a tray full of brownies in her small hands.
"Hi Mr. Cato, may I come in?"- She asked sweetly
"Of course princess, to which I owe the honor of your visit?"- I asked playfully, while she made her way all around my desk to stand at my side.
"I wanted to thank you for helping me when I got hudt so mommy helped me to make this for you"- she said with a big bright smile on her face extending the tray to me.
"Well that is really sweet of you Claire but believe me you don't have to thank me for anything princess, and how about you and me go to find milk to eat one of your delicious brownies"-
Her smile got bigger I said that and she immediately grab my hand and started pulling me to the door, Claire was telling me how much she liked chocolate and gummy bears and how much she wanted to eat brownies when we ran into her mother.
Clove was wearing skinny jeans, an oversized light pink sweater, flats and her hair was put in a messy braid and she looked stunningly beautiful; she looked up at me, then the brownies and then her daughters smiley face.
"So, where are you two going?"- She asked suspiciously looking at us.
"Um we were going to the kitchen for a healthy apple?"- Genius, good one Cato.
"What have I told you about eating sweets before lunch missy?"- Claire looked down to the floor and started playing with her hands.
"Come on Clove it will just be a tinny little piece, right princess?"- I said to the ladies and Claire put on her please mommy please face.
"Okay but you better eat up everything that I give you at lunch Claire"- she said with her little hands resting on her hips, she looked so cute like that, actually she looks so cute being a mom, God how I'd wish that the twins were mine.
Clove said that she was going with Brutus and she will be back in about an hour so she left not without warning us, well mostly to me, not to eat too many chocolate.
In the kitchen we found cold milk so I served two glasses and sat Claire on the countertop, her face quickly got covered with chocolate so I had to clean her up and there I was looking at her, she was swinging her legs and it reminded me a lot to Clove, she actually once try to teach me how to bake brownies, there is something special about Claire I don't know what it is but every time I see her I feel the need to protect her to hold her, suddenly I heard Clove's voice calling us and she entered to the kitchen holding Caden by the hand, he was wearing a dirty soccer uniform and he immediately run towards his sister.
"Thanks for taking care of Claire today Cato"- Clove looked exhausted, of course what would I expect with two kids.
"It was nothing Clo, I really enjoyed spending time with her, and how about you buddy I see that you play soccer, did you had a game today?"- I asked to Caden I haven't really get to know him
"Yeah, but I'm really not so good at it"- he said sadly
"Of course you are honey, its just that you are still little and you need to practice a lot, you know I will teach you if I could but I'm not really good at that"- Clove said looking at me.
That was so true, once I try to teach her how to play, all I have to say is that she ended up with a broken arm and I buying hundreds of flowers for her.
"I could teach you if you want, on the afternoons after I'm done with my class"- Caden face light up with a smile when he heard me.
"Yaaay that will be awesome Mr. Cato"
"That is so kind of you Cato, really thank you, now you two is time to go we need to get home to shower and then make dinner"- Clove tooked her bags and her kids and they all wished me good night of course Claire hugged me and kissed me.
Next morning when I woke up I was in a very good mood, because I will see Clove, Claire and Caden plus I was finally going to have the opportunity to talk to her, I had been thinking all night long what would I say, finally I decided that I was going to take it easy, try not to get angry or something.
I got into the shower and put on my training clothes, I went downstairs to drink coffee and ate one of Claire's brownies then I headed to the academy, my morning classes went fast, then after lunch I went with Caden, he is a very smart kid, I patiently taught him the basic moves of soccer for about an hour then Enobaria went to pick him up to take a shower because he and her sister were going to Alec's house.
On my way out I ran into Clove, she was wearing a coral sun dress with sandals and her hair up in a ponytail.
"Brutus is looking for me; I guess it won't take me long so I'll meet you at the coffee shop okay?"- She said hurriedly heading to his office.
Then I walked to my house and tooked another shower, I put on dark jeans and a black buttoned shirt with the sleeves rolled up, I combed my messy hair and went to the coffee when I got there Clove was nowhere to be found, I waited for about half an hour, and just when I was about to leave my cell phone rang, it was Enobaria, I picked up and she didn't even let me say hi.
"Cato, listen to me Clove had an accident, she is injured, we're on our way to the hospital right now I need you to go to her house and look for her insurance papers okay?"
Chachachachan, hi my dear readers first thanks to all of you for following this story I really love you and I promise to try my best, I know I know this chapter is too much drama but I promise next one will be better, ans I will have a surprise for you. I wrote this in a hurry I even wrote it in my blackberry cause I didn't wanted to keep you in suspense anymore. Hope yu like it! And as you know thank you so much for the reviews you have no idea how happy you make me.
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Mariane.