Thelma tried her best to ignore Sam Noah’s presence and the occasional gaze that fell on her, continuing to play with her son. After a while, Tyler suddenly sat up, holding her hand and said, “Mom, you’ll always be like this in the future, right? You’ll always be close to me, right?”
Thelma rubbed his head and said, “Of course.”
Tyler still wasn’t reassured, his little brows furrowing as he asked, “Then Mom will also be close to Dad, right?”
Thelma: “…”
Thelma instinctively glanced in Sam Noah’s direction, but he was focused on the documents, seemingly not listening to their conversation at all.
Thelma’s face unknowingly turned red. Did this little guy know what he was talking about? What does it mean to be close to Dad? This was too much…
Thelma felt incredibly embarrassed.
Before she could respond, little Tyler said again, “Mom, can you be close to Dad too? If you don’t, those aunties will try to take advantage of the situation. I only want you as my mom; I don’t want any other mom.”
“Ah?” Thelma was a bit stunned. The little guy’s voice was soft and cute, yet he could say something like “take advantage of the situation.” It was simply beyond her expectations.
Thelma truly didn’t know how to answer this question. She glanced at Sam Noah again, and he seemed not to have noticed the topic of their conversation. Thelma let out a sigh of relief and awkwardly said, “Let’s… let’s play with the blocks first.”
But the little guy was quite stubborn. Seeing her not answer, he grew more anxious and said, “Mom, please be close to Dad, okay?”
Thelma felt her cheeks burning, but the child’s anxious yet expectant face was also heart-wrenching.
Thelma cleared her throat and said, “Wha… what does being close mean?”
The little one quickly replied, “Mom and Dad sleep together. Other kids’ moms and dads all sleep together.”
Thelma: “?”Sleeping with Sam Noah?
What… what kind of joke is this?!!
Thelma took a long time to respond; the question was simply too embarrassing. She didn’t even dare to think about it. She wasn’t sure if Sam Noah could see her discomfort, but he finally spoke up to remind her, “Tyler, I told you not to scare your mom.”
Little Tyler let out a gentle sigh, lowering his head, and said in a somewhat low mood, “Okay, I understand.”
His dejected little appearance was quite pitiful, but Thelma didn’t dare to think about this issue, so she didn’t know how to comfort him.
Fortunately, children’s emotions come and go quickly, and before long, he was happily playing with her again.
This topic came to an end, but Thelma felt that the atmosphere around them had changed significantly, becoming subtly ambiguous.
The little guy had a very accurate biological clock; when it was time to sleep, he began to doze off. Thelma took him to bed, but just as they reached his room, he stopped and sleepily asked her, “Can I sleep with Mommy?”
His bright, sparkling eyes were filled with anticipation. Thelma was taken aback; how could she bear to refuse him in this state? So, without thinking much, she replied, “Sure.”
Upon hearing this, the little boy was extremely excited, his face lighting up as he exclaimed, “Then Mommy wait for me, I’m going to get my change of clothes and my toothbrush!” After saying that, he dashed into his room.
After the little guy left, Thelma inadvertently turned her head and saw Sam Noah standing nearby. She felt inexplicably awkward and gave him a dry smile and a nod, thinking he was going back to his room. However, after waiting for a while, he didn’t leave, making her feel even more embarrassed.
“Children speak without thinking; don’t take what Tyler says seriously. There’s no one taking advantage of the situation, and there’s no opportunity for anyone to do so.”
“Ah?” Thelma was a bit confused. After thinking for a moment, she remembered that Tyler had just mentioned something about an aunt taking advantage of the situation.
If Mommy doesn’t get close to Daddy, then an aunt will take advantage of the situation. I don’t want another aunt to be my mommy.
Mommy and Daddy sleep together; other kids’ mommies and daddies all sleep together.
It really is…
Why did he come to explain this to her?
Thelma felt extremely uncomfortable, her smile a bit stiff, “I… I understand.”
Fortunately, Tyler quickly came out, and Thelma hurriedly helped him get his change of clothes, then took his hand and quickly retreated to the room. It was only after closing the door that she let out a gentle sigh of relief.
