Arthur jumped back as if he'd been splashed with cold water. He shook slightly as he looked over to a slightly shocked Frenchman before glancing back with mortification at the hurt expression on Matthew's face.
"Papa?" The blonde asked quietly, holding his polar bear plush closer to his chest. He didn't fully understand what he had seen. Sure he'd seen his papa kiss someone before. But only him and his momma.
Francis coughed in an attempt to clear his throat. "Ah mon cher. I was... You see... Ah..." 'How do I explain this to him?!' He thought desperately, trying to keep calm.
Matthew blinked his teary eyes. "You kissed him! You're not supposed to do that!"
Arthur felt like he'd been stabbed.
Francis paled slightly. "But mon cher-" "What about mama?!" The small blonde screamed before bursting into tears. 'Oh...' Arthur thought, wincing slightly as Francis quickly scooped the small child into a tight embrace. "Mon cher..." He trailed off.
"I uh... I'm going to go change out of my uniform." Arthur mumbled, dashing down the hall to give the two some privacy. Francis nodded gratefully.
The Frenchman held Matthew close. "Shh mon cher..." He attempted to soothe the small child. Matthew shook his head and pushed slightly at Francis' chest.
He stared up at Francis, tears in his lavender colored eyes. "You can't kiss Arthur, Papa!" The distraught boy said loudly, hiccuping slightly.
Francis winced in shock, and slight hurt. "But Matt-" "Papa what about Mama?! I want ma maman(my mama)!" Francis brought the crying child closer. "Shhh cher. Everything will be okay." "I want ma maman! Arthur isn't my mama!" Matthew said, burying his face into Francis' chest.
The blonde man sighed softly and held his son closer. "He won't ever replace her." "But you kissed him!" "Your maman(mama) would want us to be happy. Are you unhappy with Arthur?"
Matthew sniffled and thought about it. "I want Mama back. But she won't come back will she Papa?" Francis shook his head regretfully. Matthew hiccuped and sniffled. "Then I guess I'm happy with Arthur." His statement came out sounding more like a question.
A/N: Ugh! Such a short chappie! I'm sorry for the suckiness! I cannot believe how much senior year is already kickin' mah ass! I've got senioritis sooo bad guys! I wrote this chapter mostly in government the past few weeks. Out of order. I just put it on my computer and edited it. Hope you like it x3 I almost ended up typing my government notes but I don't think you guys wanna hear about that x3 Until next chapter!(which I hope will be written soon!)
PS- my shift key will not work now either