Coming Home For Christmas

“Kids, come and eat your food” Icall for the kids as Logan and I place our plates of food on the table before going back into the kitchen to get some cutlery as well as the jug of juice and five empty glasses.

Tthen walked back over to the table and placed everything on it just as Dayton said something which put me on high alert “I see dad has passed our first test” “Test, what test?” Task my son “Dad didn't put any tomatoes on our plates which means he's passed our first test” oh.

“T'm sorry but how is that a test?” Logan asks confused “Because Logan, Teddy and I are allergic to tomatoes and if you had put them on our plates then that would mean youve failed our test and you're trying to kill us” Dayton says nonchalantly and I almost choked on my drink.

“Are you ok, love?" Logan asks me as he rubs my back and I nod my head.

“Tm fine” “Youve just passed our second test as well, dad” Dayton said excitedly but was shot down by his older brother.

“Actually, no he hasn't Dayton, its a natural human reaction to save a person from choking and asking them if they're.

ok, that doesnt mean he likes our mum, it just means Logan has got empathy for others, that's all” “His name is dad to us, not Logan. Logan” Dayton said while scrunching his face up in confusion.

“Besides, dad does like our mum” “Tagree with Dayton, you can see it in his eyes whenever he looks at her” Teddy agreed with her brother as I facepalmed Oh my god “Actually kids, your older brothers right, I don't like your mom” “seer Logan Junior said proudly because he believes he's right only for his dumbass dad to trump him “Tlove her" Oh for Christ's sake.

“Logan, knock it off, you're gonna confuse them” Tscolded Logan who just winked at me and smiled cheeky.

“And you three, whatever it is you've got planned, cancel it now, theres not gonna be any tests or tricks, do you understand me?" FE ———

“Yes, mummy" “Yes, mum” “The kids said in unison while looking and sounding disappointed.

“Good..and Dayton, how can Logan kill you all when he doesn't even know what youre allergic to?”

Task Dayton who looked stumped by my question.

“Oh yeah. you've got a point there, mum" Dayton says and Logan chuckles “The reason why there's no tomatoes on your plates is because I'm also allergic to them, Dayton and also because I know your mom hates them” Logan says and I narrow my eyes at him in shock and confusion.

“How do you know that?" “We grew up together, remember?” Logan says as he takes a bite of his food and looks at me.

“Yeah but that doesnt mean you know me, Logan” “Actually honey, it does” “Ok fine, mister I know everything, what's my mummy's favourite movie?" Teddy asks with her arms crossed as she looks at her father with an expression on her face like she's daring him “Well, it depends on the genre, princess” 1 don't know why but I was intrigued to hear his answer to see if he knew me as well as his cocky-ass self thinks he does, “Ok, what's our mum's favourite Disney movie?"

“Cinderella and Princess And The Frog” “That was an easy one” Teddy grumbled.

“What about musicals?” “Mamma Mia" “Horror” Logan Junior asked his dad as I sat there in complete shock because he was getting them all right.

“Halloween” “Wrong, Scream's my favourite horror franchise” Tsay with a smirk “Oh, really?” Logan looks at me amused and I nod my head.

“Mmm-hmm" “So, if [was to go up to your room right now, you wouldnt have the Halloween series sitting on your bedside table or on a shelf somewhere” Fuck, he's got me there.

He may be right but 1 wasn't gonna let him know that.

“N.ng" “Yeah you do, mum, dort lie” Oh my god, Dayton, shut up.

Ifacepalm and Logan chuckles.

“Told you so, babe” Logan said whilst grabbing hold of my hand.

Ireally wanted to push his hand away from me but for some strange reason, I couldn't “Llike your tattoo, daddy, its very pretty” Teddy says as she gently runs her fingers around the outline of the rose tattoo on Logan's left hand.

“Thank you, princess” Logan said with a smile and Teddy gasped.

“Oh my god, mummy look, daddy's got your name tattooed on him" What? “No, it doesnt, Teddy" “Yes it does, it says Lacey on the top and la..la mia.la mia rosa on the bottom”

“Yes it does, it says Lacey on the top and la_la mia.la mia rosa on the bottom” Teddy says and I immediately grabbed hold of Logan's other hand and looked at the tattoo hoping to god my daughter was just seeing things but nope, there on Logan's hand is a red rose with my name and La Mia Rosa underneath it What the hell is wrong with this man?.

Who tattoos a person's name on them like this?.

mean, it would make sense if we were in a relationship but we're not and we never have been.

“What does your tattoo mean, daddy?" “It means my rose in Italian, princess” “Why would you get our mother's name tattooed on your body?" Good question, Logan “You do realise it's a permanent mark that you can't remove unless you love the pain of a laser burning your skin" Logan Junior said and his father laughed “Trust me, son, this is one tattoo Tl never want to remove, if anything I plan to die with it on my body” “But why? and why a rose? what has a flower got to do with our mum?” Dayton asks and I was also keen to hear Logan's answer but I really wasn't expecting the one he gave.

“Because like I told your mother earlier, she's the love of my life and 1 picked a flower simply because that was the first gift your mom had ever given me"

Logan said and my eyes widened in shock.

He did not just say that, did he?.

“Logan” 1 growled under my breath and he smirked.

He's such an ass.

“So, you actually do love our mum? you're not here to just take us away from her, are you?" Logan Junior asks shocking both myself and Logan but it also made my heart beat faster at the thought of my kids being taken away from me.

Tknow Logan would never do this and I think my fear is just what all parents have deep inside of them and it's the fear of losing their babies "Of course not, why would you think I'm here to take you away from your mother?" “I don't know”

Dayton said shrugging his shoulders.

“Its odd that you would randomly show up here, Logan, 1 mean, we're five years old now, where have you been? why ‘weren't you here from the beginning? why didn't you marry our mum? is she not good enough for you? is she not pretty enough for you? do you think a litle tattoo on your hand is enough to prove to us that you care? because it doesn't” “Logan, that's enough” Iscolded my son.

“No, it's ok, babe" Logan gently patted my hand and gave it a comforting squeeze before addressing our children “First of all, your mother is a beautiful, stunning woman who is more than enough for me, so please dort ever think that again, ok..secondly, the reason why T haven't been here from the very beginning is because I didnt know about you guys, I didnt even know your mom was pregnant” “Yeah, mum already told us that she's to blame but I don't think she is” Teddy says and 1 knew Logan was looking at me even though I wasn't looking at him.

“Your mom isn't to blame for what happened either, she was going through a lot at the time and justifiably she needed a break” "So, yore not mad at our mum?” Dayton asks and Logan shakes his head shocking me.

“Dorit get me wrong, I was furious when I first found out your mom was pregnant when she left and she never told me but then remembered the night we conceived you guys and how upset she was”

Logan said while squeezing my hand.

“still should've told you about them, Logan, it just got harder as the months and years passed by” “Its ok, babe" “How did you find out about us?" Logan Junior asks with narrowed eyes on his dad “Your friend Elijah is my nephew, his father is my brother and he told me about you guys” Ishould've known Logan's sudden appearance would have something to do with them.

“What would you have done if mum had told you she was pregnant, daddy? would you have stayed with her or ‘would you have left us?" Teddy asks as a nervous feeling fills me.

“Honestly, princess. I would've married her” “What?” 1 gasped and Logan looked at me with a very serious expression on his face.

“You canit be serious, Logan" “Oh Tam, sweetheart..if knew you were pregnant, actually, even if you weren't pregnant then I still would've asked you to marry me and I wouldn't have taken no for an answer and if you ran like you did, 1 would've chased after you and followed you all around the world if it meant that I got what I've always wanted ever since I was a young boy ‘which is my dream girl as my wife and our kids by my side"

Oh my god, he's lost the plot “Youre insane, Logan’ “No Lacey, I'm in love and that's why I'm here now to finally take a chance on the woman I love, so that I can get my family back and bring you all back home" Home? “Wh. what do you mean home? we are home?" “That's not what I mean, Lace and you know it" Logan said while stroking his stubbly chin.

“Then what do you mean, Logan because this is our home, this is mine and my kid's home, London is our home” “That's where you're wrong, babe. New York is your home and 1 plan on bringing my family back home where you all belong” What the f**k?.