A Love From The Past

Chapter 4: The Shock

As if the strong emotions of the conversation she had with her sister were not enough, Rose receives an email that shakes her deeply.

“Miss Brooks, Diamons Star company requests a unique design with engagement ring, necklace, earrings, bracelet with the pink diamond as pictured attached, to be made for future Miss Stevens, Jamile Prescot. We need at least three models two days before their official presentation to our department for approval of one of them. The expected date for the engagement request will be at the end of the month and we count on your discretion regarding the designer and manufacture of the pieces. Sincerely, Production and Designer Emilly Rider – Managing Director Diamons Star.”

Tears fill her eyes, Rose would never have imagined that Peter would be engaged to marry Jamile who destroyed everything years ago. As much as she felt the hatred for him, she still loved him deeply.

He went to his room, took a nice shower, allowing himself to cry over everything he kept and all that disappointment now when he read the e-mail, that he didn't realize that his son was listening to all that and because he was very smart, he accessed his mother's account and for already reading well from an early age, since his mother noticed how much more intelligent he was than normal, he felt hatred for seeing his mother in such a disturbed situation and for having heard before about the separation of his parents and who were the causes, he decided to take action.

He discovered his father's private number and decided to send him a text message. While his mother was taking a bath, he was waiting for an answer from the one who one day decided to ignore his existence.

It didn't take long, he got the following answer "Where and when do you want to meet me since you have important information about my ex wife?"

Immediately he made an appointment with Peter at the mall near his apartment at a diner in the food court at lunchtime.

Peter, who was the one who had received the messages, found it a little strange and thought that it could even be Rose herself who was sending him a message, since her private number not even Jamile knows and it is one of the numbers that he keeps until today in the hope of one day that she was going to contact him and that she just now got this message.

He sends an Ok back, and Kevin, noticing that his mother has gotten out of the shower, turns off his cell phone so that she doesn't find out that he's been in touch with his father without her knowing.

Peter, not receiving any more messages, shrugs and leaves his cell phone where it was, in a drawer he keeps and only calls occasionally to see if there are any messages or missed calls or even to see pictures of the two of them from years ago. while they were happy.

Surreptitiously, Kevin comes out of his room and finds his mother walking into the kitchen. He runs to her screaming and hugging her.

- MOMMY!

With a huge smile, she takes her little angel in her arms and kisses his cheek, making him smile. Going down the stairs with him without his arms, he asks her caressing her face.

- Mom, I'm hungry, will you cook for me?

Stroking her fingers over his belly, she tickles him and makes him laugh.

- You want me to cook my little boy. Are you missing mom's cooking?

Laughing, his eyes light up when she talks about the food he loves so much to taste, his mother's.

- Yes mom. I love your food. But I want pasta.

- Um, pasta? He is well. I'll make you pasta.

With a pout, he crosses his arms as she sets him down on a stool by the island in the kitchen and she looks up at him questioningly with an arched brow.

- What's up my love, why are you with that little face?

- I don't want pasta just for me, but that you eat with me too.

She smiles and gently pats her angel's little face in return for being so cute.

- Yes my little angel. I'll do for you what you asked, but I'll eat with you, okay?

Lightly squeezing his son's nose, he softens his face into a small smile after hearing his mother talk about eating with him what she will prepare and he agrees giving a light palm on the counter.

- Yes mom. I'm looking forward to tasting hummm.

She laughs and goes to the side of the sink, taking the ingredients from the fridge, putting the tomatoes to be washed and the ground beef to be sautéed with onion, garlic, a spoonful of olive oil.

When preparing everything after getting the material to cook a nice pasta for her son, she takes a glass from the cupboard above the sink and then a bottle of wine inside the fridge. After pouring the dark liquid into her glass, she takes a sip of it, savoring that velvety, citric and sweet touch of the notes of those grapes that became a delicious vintage.

Her son carefully observes her mother's manner. In his heart he is more certain that he needs to resolve his parents' situation soon, and he knows that his mother needs to be happy.

With everything ready, she brings to the table each person's plate of pasta with a touch of basil and grated cheese. Without thinking, Kevin sits down at the table and licking his little lips, he salivates for that moment.

At the first mouthful, he closes his eyes and groans with contentment at enjoying his mother's food, which he hasn't eaten in a while.

- Mom, it's delicious.

She smiles and lightly ruffles her hair. He continues to eat his pasta with great gusto. Rose is pleased to see that her son likes the food.

- Glad you liked it my honey.

- You, as always, are a wonderful mother.

- Honey, tomorrow mom will need to go to the studio to design and produce a creation for the company I'm working for. You'll be fine here with Lolo and Mathias, as classes start on Monday. OK?

- Yes mom, but can I ask Mathias to take me to the mall?

- Of course, but why do you need to go there?

- I want to see if the new edition of the Spider-Man comic book has arrived.

- All right. But I'll let Mathias know.

With a smile, he agrees and continues devouring his plate and with each mouthful, it was an explosion of flavors.

After eating and cleaning, they got ready for bed. Rose, went to her son's room and found him lying on his bed waiting for his mother to come to kiss him goodnight. Leaving her room, she went to the kitchen to get a glass of water and went back to her room, where she fell asleep and only woke up the next day.

Rose was late as she hadn't even had her breakfast. Her son was still sleeping when she left for the studio.

Lolo had prepared everything for breakfast just the way she liked it, but this time she couldn't enjoy the delights of her eternal nanny. Kevin got up minutes later after her departure and had breakfast enjoying every piece of cake, bread and fruit that she had placed on the table.

Kevin was very excited. He would add fuel to his parents' fire. He would disrupt his father's perfect life. Since he still wanted to hurt his mother, Kevin wasn't going to let him do whatever he wanted to her.