Mr. President: You Are The Daddy Of My Triplets - Chapter 61

Chapter 61: 61- Behaving Like A Kid

If Marissa thought that Rafael would leave right after breakfast, she was wrong. He was not only there but was trying to get involved with his kids.

After getting over that laughing fit in the kitchen, she had pulled back a little from his embrace, trying to maintain the distance and that was when she realized there was an unreadable expression on his face.

She couldn’t decipher it and he didn’t give her enough time to read his face and got out of the kitchen leaving her there.

Stop daydreaming about him, Marissa! He is here for kids! Not you!

She told herself sternly and started putting plates in the dishwasher. She wanted to kiss Sophie’s cheek when she saw her switching on the coffee machine.

“What happened to that weight loss tea?” she tried to tease her, but Sophie rolled her eyes.

“The tea was meant to be taken on an empty stomach. After a meal I deserve a strong black coffee,” she then lifted herself on her toes and called out, “Rafael! Do you want coffee!”

“Yes, please,” he called back.

In the living room, he was sitting on the floor rug with Ariel and Abigail. Surrounded by Legos, they were trying hard to build a tower.

As usual, Alex wasn’t participating much and was busy in his tab, occasionally glancing up at the group.

Marissa wanted him to join them and form at least a friendly bond with his father. But she didn’t want to force anything on him.

Exhaling a long breath, she eyed Sophie who placing cups on the counter, “What? Do I look good while making coffee? You find me se*xy?” Sophie teased her and Marissa held her friend from behind, leaning her cheek on her shoulder.

“It’s Alex,” Marissa said in concern.

“Hey!” Sophie turned and held her hands, “Just remember, Mar. He is a kid. Give him some more time. He is not a grown-up like us, and all of this is new for him. Even grown-ups need some time to adjust in such situations.”

Marissa nodded and looked down at their adjoined hands, “Abi and Ari didn’t take time,”

“Just like every person is different. Every child is different too.” Sophie pointed out and got away to get them coffee.

Marissa’s eyes were again on the happy people in the living room. Flint was reading a newspaper on a rocking chair.

A picture perfect family!

She smiled inwardly and held the coffee cup Sophia gave her.

“Let me give this cup to Rafael…” Sophia said and then turned to Marissa, “Why don’t you take it to him?”

Marissa shook her head and smiled, “Go ahead. I’ll take the sips from mine.”

Marissa had a clear view of the living room from here. She saw Rafael taking the cup from Sophie and kept telling some joke to Abi. Ariel and Abi were laughing their heads off on that silly joke.

Marissa shot a gaze at Alex and found a small smile touching his lips too.

Sigh! He was not as disinterested as he was trying to portray himself.

They were still in the kitchen sipping their coffee and chatting when Marissa noticed how Rafael’s eyes found hers.

Marissa had to place the cup down. Every now and then their gazes would meet and every time he would give her a soft smile that made her heart flutter.

She had almost forgotten about her surroundings when felt a poke near her ribs, “Ouch!”

Sophie had nudged her with her elbow, “If you don’t mind, may I say something?”

Marissa didn’t answer her, and her eyes remained glued to the man sitting there with her kids.

“I… I think … he is still smitten by you, Mar.”

Marissa tried to play it cool and shook her head, “Not possible, Sophie,” she muttered, “he might have made kids with me, but he had always been crazy for one woman…” Then she looked into Sophie’s eyes, “And that’s my sister.”

She then resumed sipping her coffee.

“Don’t you feel his eyes saying something to you?” Sophie sounded impressed, “I think… it’s pretty obvious…”

“What are you saying?” Marissa tried to hide her face behind the coffee cup but alas. That was not enough.

Size mattered!

She still didn’t look at her friend when heard her chuckle, “Oh, come on. I’ve seen the way he looks at you. I have handled many couples in my professional life. There were spouses, engaged couples, committed, not committed… no one was as easy to read as him.”

Marissa’s heart skipped a beat.

If… if Sophie thought that it all was obvious then maybe someday her office colleagues might think the same.

“I don’t think so, Sophie,” she tried to laugh it off, “We have got this … umm complicated situation…”

“What if he is trying to uncomplicate it?”

“And that’s not possible…” Marissa finished off her coffee and placed her cup in the sink.

“Let me wash that,” Sophie offered and moved her aside.

Marissa again walked to the counter where she could see her kids and their father.

“Daddy. How about we build a castle!” Abi suggested Rafael. Rafael pretended to think for a minute and then snapped his fingers as if he loved the idea.

“Now why I didn’t think of it before?”

“I also thought about castle, daddy…” Ariel gave him a thoughtful glance and that was when Marissa found Rafael casually offering Alex.

“Why don’t you join us, Alex?” she felt as if Rafael was holding his breath and her heart went out to him, “I know nothing about castles, dude.” He admitted to the little boy.

“You can watch videos on the internet. Right now, I’m too busy with this machine’s spare parts information…” Alex’s tone was not rude, but it didn’t carry any friendliness either.

She was so engrossed in thinking of Alex that she didn’t feel Rafael’s eyes on her.

“Marissa!” she jerked when heard her name from his mouth.

“Hmm. Yes, Rafael?”

“Why don’t you join us? We need extra hands to build this castle…” she could see three pairs of innocent eyes looking at her.

Rafael took the advantage and winked, “Please!” he fluttered his eyes dramatically and Marissa had doubts for a minute.

Was he the same man who ran MSin Industries? Was he really the president of Multinational chains?

Because right now he was behaving like a three-year-old kid. And she wasn’t able to take her eyes off him.