Taming Mr. CEO

After hearing those words that came from Logan, I awkwardly jumped off his car, and before I could enter the gate, Logan accompanied me as I enter. I gulped as I feel his presence just behind me as we walked over the door. Thankfully, when we opened the door, Aisle is hurriedly running towards us or should I say, to her father only.

Rolling my eyes, I strode over the kitchen and saw Helena is there, currently washing the dishes.

“How was work?” she asked, not glancing at me the reason why her eyes went wide when she finally threw me her eyes. “What the f*ck! Since when did you buy that dress? The heck, it’s so pretty on you!” she praised, touching my dress after she dried her hands on the towel.

“I didn’t buy this, Logan did.” I tugged out a pitcher of water in the refrigerator. “Anyways, you know that dress isn’t my thing so this is yours now.”

Helena answered me with her skeptical stare. “I smell something fishy, Alice,” she announced.

“There is nothing between us, Helena, stop thinking another way. He already cleared what is the connection between us and it was Aisle. Nothing more, nothing less,” I mimicked the way Logan told those words to me earlier at his car.

Helena twitched a brow, telling me she didn’t convince so to avoid her intriguing question, I pushed my feet to my room and then dive on my bed. As soon as my eyes locked on the ceiling, small drops of tears came out of my eyes. I instantly wiped it out as soon as I heard a knock.

“Yes, baby?” I asked as I saw Aisle standing outside with Logan on her back. Logan’s brows knotted as he stared at me so I avoided his gazes.

“Mommy, Daddy told me that he would like to ask your permission.”

“Permission?” I lifted my eyes back to Logan who’s now smiling like an innocent kid. “What kind of permission it is, baby?” I asked Aisle but my eyes are still locked at Logan.

“He said that he wanted to stay for a night. Would you allow him, Mommy?” They even made puppy eyes on me so I would agree. And as if I have a choice? When I disagree, Aisle burst out crying so left without a choice, I agree in the end. Both cheered as soon as I nod.

At dinner, Helena wasn’t already with us. She said she have something to do that is why she needed to go. Three of us are eating and unlike before, Aisle seems so energetic as she eats her food. She even eats vegetables she doesn’t like all as far as I know. Before, when Logan is out of the picture, it is hard for me to feed her that radish. But now, just wow! Seems like my daughter is now biased.

“Mommy, can I sleep in your room?” Aisle suddenly asked.

Smiling, I agree, “Yes, you can baby. Anytime for my princess.” I bring back my attention to my food.

“So Daddy can also sleep with us?”

“What?!” I asked panicked, eyes wide open as I gaped at her. “He’s not allowed, Baby. He will sleep in your room,” I said afterward.

Aisle pouted while I heard Logan simply whistle. I glared at him and then brought back my eyes to Aisle. “Daddy can’t sleep with us, baby. My bed is too small for three people.”

“But Mama Helena already slept with us on your bed. Your bed is big enough for us, Mommy.” I bit inside when she let out the truth making Logan laugh.

“Uhm… your Daddy is too fidgety while he’s sleeping,” I reasoned out which was instantly refuted by Logan.

“That’s not true, Alice. I slept and woke up in the same position.” I gritted my teeth and later on, accept my defeat. Again, they both cheered as they watch how I get defeated.

“You’re using Aisle as your advantage, Logan,” I silently whispered at him while Aisle is peacefully sleeping between us.

Logan opens his eyes. “What are you talking about?” he asked innocently.

“You have your bed in your house. Why are you keep on pushing yourself to sleep here and you even used the kid.”

“Come on, Alice, that’s not true. I am not using our child just to sleep here. I just agree with her when he wished me to sleep here,” he answered and then closes his eyes again.

“Still.” I breathe hard. “You should decline her.”

“What?! Decline my child? No way. You know what, just sleep. We still have work tomorrow. Good night, baby.” he winked.

I rolled my eyes. “Baby your face, asshole.” I fumed before closing my eyes and turning my back to them.

***

Blinding light from the morning sun enters my room through the open window which awakens me. And as soon as I jumped off the bed, step out of my bedroom, the aroma coming from the kitchen permeated the air. I followed the savory smells and it brought me to the kitchen where I saw Aisle, together with his father-Logan. They were both facing the stove, with Aisle is in her father’s arms. I nearly shout to scold him because of bringing Aisle near the stove until Aisle look in my direction. She cheered in delight as soon as she saw me and then Logan freed her. Aisle walk over to me and dragged me to her father.

“Look, Mommy, Daddy cook you a special breakfast.” I twitched a brow. Huh, special?

“Baby, there is nothing special on the omelet,” I corrected while flatly staring at the poor omelet Logan’s cooking.

I heard him fake a cough to caught my attention but I didn’t look him up. Instead, I carried Aisle and settled her on her seat. “What do you want for breakfast, baby?” I asked.

“Daddy already fed me, Mommy.” Faking a smile, I looked at Logan who is now grinning at me proudly. I rolled my eyes and scoffed, “Oh, your Daddy is so nice. He could replace me now.”

Logan rose a brow before he could object to what I have said, I already turned to face Aisle. “Then you must be taking a bath now? You’ll be late for school–”

“I called her teacher and ask permission to let Aisle go absent for a day,” Logan butted in, placing the omelet on the table.

“Why did you do that? Who told you that you can do that?” I slightly raise a voice.

Logan shrugged. “I am her father, I can do that without asking anyone. Plus, I didn’t do that for anything. You and Aisle need to come with me to buy some stuff for our house.”

“House?!” That’s when I totally shout. “What house are you talking about? Logan, we already discussed this thing. We will not live with you and you agree on that.”

“I didn’t agree, woman. As far as I remember, I didn’t answer you that time. Plus, Aisle is the one we are talking about here. She needs a complete family, not a broken one. So, yeah… you’ll live with me. Now, eat. I’ll take care of her, right baby?” He turned to Aisle and pinched her nose before carrying her to her room.

They left in the kitchen alone while grumping for what he did. How dare that asshole meddles in my duty as Aisle’s mother and then suddenly decide to live with us for his so-called complete family image? Huh, family. Does he even think of what family means before telling it? How can he even say those words when it is crystal clear that we were not a family even he tried us to be?

“This is the best-selling bed, Sir. It’s comfortable and worth it for its prize.” I scanned the bed the sales lady talking about and rolled my eyes three hundred sixty degrees after seeing its prize.

Who would buy a bed for five hundred dollars? Are you kidding me? That’s enough for my groceries for almost three months!

“Okay, we will get it.”

“What?!” I instantly protest upon hearing Logan taking the bed. “Five hundred dollars is too much for a bed, Logan. You are just wasting your money.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Come on, Alice… don’t think of the money, I have a lot of them,” he brags which flared my nostrils. “So, have you chosen a sofa?”

I randomly picked a blue-colored sofa. “This is what I want,” I announced. Logan just walked over to the sofa and then without any protest, he buy it too.

After buying lots of stuff for our so-called new house, Logan brought us to a high-class restaurant where the first time I entered, it completely shouts elegant. From the view to the smell of the whole place, damn, so much elegance.

“What my baby wants?” Logan suddenly asked making me look at him-thinking that I am the one he is asking. But when I saw him staring at Aisle beside him, I darted my eyes awkwardly. “Seems like Daddy has another baby.” My cheeks heated when I heard his words hinting at me.

“You should bring us to a simple restaurant, Logan. You don’t need to bring us here and bragged how much money you have.” I rolled my eyes as I flipped the menu pages.

“I told you, don’t worry about money. My money is for my babies.” I ignored his words, convincing myself that he is just playing with me.

I put down the menu book. “Nice joke,” I scoffed, leering at him afterward.

That’s it, Alice… you are doing right. Don’t you f*cking allowed his sweet words to destroy your barrier. He’s just lying, he didn’t mean those words. Logan is doing all of that just because of his responsibility to Aisle. And don’t you ever forget that he is still freaking in love with the love of his life, Ynez. Don’t be blinded… just don’t.

After eating at the restaurant, Logan finally drive us to a subdivision where we stopped in front of a large white modern house with a pool in front. Awe is creeping all over me as well as Aisle who’s cheering in joy as we walked inside.

“Do you live here?” I asked, still feeding my eyes with the beauty of his house.

“Nope, I have my own house.” That made me turn my gaze on him.

Frowning, I asked, “Then who owns this?”

“You and Aisle,” he flatly announced. “I brought this last week for you and Aisle.”

“We could live to your house instead, Logan. You wasted your money again.” I leered and was about to roam deep in the house when he pulled me, snaking his arm around my waist.

He then leaned on my ear and whispered, “My house reminds me of bad memories so I planned to buy another one. Don’t you like it, we can fill this house with new memories even moans.”

“Logan!” I yelled in shame, feeling the heat rushing through me.