Isabella

Chapter three

Antonio

I finish wiping down the counters and sanitizing some bottles when I meander back into the living room. I find Isabella with her leg tucked under her blanket with Loreal close to her chest in her arms fast asleep.

I couldn't help but smile at the picture.

I didn't even realize that Isabella was this beautiful. Her beautiful long hair, and full lips. I enjoy the way her hazel eyes brighten up when she smiles and her giggles are almost like a child.

I shake my head to get rid of those thoughts and a jolt of guilt ran through my vein. My gaze went back to a beautiful picture of me and my late wife I could help but miss her. I saw the picture of us together when we got married and it broke me.

God, we were so perfect together, not by a long shot, but if for anything I was loyal. Besides my love didn't die for her even after her death, so it seems wrong to me looking at another beautiful woman in front of me.

I carefully took Loreal, out of her arm and put her in the cot to sleep better. I look so contemplative about waking Isabella up, but the girl worked a long shift today. And even got medication due my baby girl and even food for me, I should just let her be.

So instead I grabbed a blanket and tucked her in properly to sleep better, also I just loreal sleep throughout the night to avoid disturbing her.

I took the last glance, at the kindest person I could ever meet before locking the door and heading upstairs. I turn to put a bottle of water beside her just in case she wakes up thirsty before going upstairs. I turned to check on my daughter one more time before I left them both together.

I would normally sleep in my boxers, but just to be on the safe side I wore my clothes to bed.

I fell asleep into a dreamless sleep and was woken hours later by a little cry.

I open my eyes, only to see the sun shining, I rolled over from the bed.

"Amazingly she slept for seven hours. I can't complain about making her a bottle all through and not getting enough sleep.

I quickly tiptoe downstairs and picked her up, changed her diaper, and made her a bottle.

"Shh!!,be quiet baby." I whispered to her." I tell her while trying to make her eat.

Isabella, eyes popped open and she sat up quickly, almost losing her balance. She had a look on her face that was saying His did I fall asleep here?

"Easy girl." She looked at me and Loreal and gave a faint smile.

"Oh, my God ."I am so sorry I didn't mean to sleep here. Come on don't worry it's fine I notice you were super tired.

She walked up to come to get Loreal from my hand, and she made those cute gestures babies make with their hands when they want you to carry them.

"Traitor!"

"Aww, don't be jealous, "she said while smiling.

Antonio

So how many nieces and nephews do you have? Seven, why do you ask? Because it comes to you naturally.

"Lots of practice. my elder sister is seven years older than me and she had her firstborn daughter, while I was sixteen. It was over the summer so I spent a lot of time with her even staying up at night to help with the midnight feeding.

"How old are you?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Twenty-two.You?" She asked.

"Twenty-eight, and she nods." She looked around and spotted the picture of me on a mantle with my wife, part of me wanted her to ask about and part of me didn't want that.

"That's your wife right?" He nods.

Oh, she's beautiful, and there was no trace of a lie in her expression.

"She was, I responded with a lump in my throat, she looked at Loreal who was in her arms.

"She looks so much like her, she breaks eye contact with her and looked at me. I responded differently.

"What do you mean? He responded with she looks like me more.

I burst out with a loud laugh, OMG someone is jealous, is it?

I rub my chest like I felt a little pain.

I just laughed again at his expression, so baby girl has finally finished her bottle, let me just burp her and get her ready for the day.

"I have the day off, I could watch her for you for the day while you can go out and run some errands or just get a day break for yourself.

I can't ask you to do that on your day off, I say shaking my head in disagreement.

"You're not asking," I am offering, and besides I don't have much to do today other than laundry, But if you are not comfortable with it, I understand. She smiles like she means it and I feel like an asshole.

It's not that, it's just that I am not used to people offering me help. And Honestly, it seems like you are more qualified to handle my child better, and she gave a little laugh.

"All the more reason to take advantage of it." If you change your mind let me know, she says gripping the door knob about to make her exit.

"Wait!" I say and she turns around c*****g her brows at me.

"If you don't mind hanging out with her for an hour or two, I would appreciate it.

" sure. let me just get home, shower, and change then I will be back. Before could respond with a thank you she already dash off.

" I refused to watch her walk, rather I stared at the picture of my wife, rather than watch my friend's ass in yoga pants.

Whoever created those things deserves a handshake.

I shower and eat a quick breakfast before I hear a quiet knock on the door, and true to her words it was Isabella in a Jean and a hoodie her hair was packed in a high ponytail, and a coffee in one hand.

"I knocked quietly just in case, she was asleep I don't want to wake her up or did I?" She ask, how could someone be so thoughtful I said in my mind.

"Nope, she is still in a milk coma from earlier."

I say and point at her in the cot that was placed in the living room, she quickly walked towards her to take a look.

"She is seriously the most beautiful baby."

Your hands will be so full, she says with giggles and a mischievous look on her face.

I grunt in response and laughed before sitting on the couch. I grabbed my car keys and put on my shoes.

"I am just gonna go to the gym." Call me if you need anything, I say and she pulls out a book to read.

"Yes go, it would be a shame if those biceps becomes smaller she laughs at her joke, and I couldn't help but smile.

"It's leg day, smart ass." I tease her and she laughed harder.

I got into the car and went ahead, As I was driving across the road I saw another car coming at full speed, he drove straight into another car which was on the wrong side of the road. The driver lost control of the car and plowed into me.

And at this moment everything went blank.