Suddenly Becoming A Mum - Chapter 130

“Alec.” Adrien squealed when he heard them come in. His eyes lit up. He was so bored without his parents. He enjoyed playing with Lily or Alec more than with the nannies. Quickly he rushed up to them and greeted them happily at the entrance.

“Shh.” Alexandre smiled down at the toddler as the little one was already hanging by his trouser leg. “We must be very quiet now. Lily is sleeping and we don’t want to wake her up.” He whispered with a conniving grin around his lips.

Quickly the boy put both hands over his mouth and nodded hastily up and down. But curiosity sparkled in his gaze.

Amused, Alexandre climbed up the stairs to the bedroom, closely followed by Addy, of course. As he laid Lily on the bed, she blinked, a tired yawn escaping her lips as she awoke from her nap.

“Mm.” She muttered and rubbed her delicate fists across her eyes. Lily blinked a few more times, staring blankly at him, gradually clearing her eyes. Alexandre couldn’t help but chuckle at her funny little awakening. She was no Sleeping Beauty when she got up, but more like a sleepy bear. But that’s what made up her charm.

“Lily.” The toddler beamed and tried to climb onto the bed. Alexandre quickly reached under the boy’s arms and lifted him onto the bed. Happy Addy crawled to his Lily, who already opened her arms for him.

“I missed you.” The boy mumbled as he buried himself in her arms.

Gently she stroked his soft hair. He smelled of milk and vanilla. “Me too, my darling.”

“Really?” Asked Addy.

Lily nodded. “Of course that’s why we came home so quickly.” She laughed and gave the toddler a quick kiss on the forehead.

“Did I fall asleep?” Lily asked.

Alexandre nodded. “You’re tired, don’t you want to sleep a bit more?”

She shook her head. “Actually, I’m rather hungry.”

He listened to her soft voice, then nodded. “I’ll let the servants know. Would you like something light to eat?”

“I want spaghetti.” Called Addy in on it.

Alexandre laughed. “I should have guessed as much.” And loosened his tie.

Lily stroked the toddler’s back. “Wouldn’t you like to try something different, sweetie?”

The boy immediately shook his head “Ummm… Spaghetti!”

Lily’s lips twitched. She was about to say something when Alexandre spoke up. “You can eat all the spaghetti you want today, but tomorrow is vegetable day.”

Addy’s lips briefly curled into a pout, but then a thought came to him. Eyes lit up immediately. “There’re tomatoes in the spaghetti sauce. I learned that tomatoes are vegetables. Can I eat the sauce tomorrow?”

Lily became quiet, amazed by her toddler and wondered if her innocent little boy had copied Alexandre’s cunning behavior.

Alexandre’s corner of his mouth wrinkled as he asked. “Then you can eat only tomatoes.” As he saw Adrien staring at him in shock then immediately shaking his head in response. He felt suddenly this warmth close around his heart, like a soft blanket. Addy paused briefly. He didn’t want to eat vegetables all day, but he was about to eat spaghetti. Unwillingly, the little guy lightly puffed up his little mouth. But suddenly the image of a person flickered before his inner eyes and the radiance returned to his round face. “Can mémé come visit me tomorrow?” He asked as sweet as sugar.

Lily: “…”

Alexandre: “…”

Alexandre felt a deep, peaceful laugh creeping up his chest. He had no idea what the little rascal was even thinking. But since he was considering even that, Alexandre kept all further discussions about food to himself. He was proud of the little rascal’s cleverness and wanted to reward him for it.

Laughing, Aexandre grabbed the toddler, lifted him above his head and put him on his shoulders. “Let’s go see the cook and discuss your wishes.” He smiled. The boy laughed happily and let Alexandre carry him out of the room.

After her short nap in the car, Lily felt much more refreshed. Once she had slipped into something more comfortable, Lily walked down the stairs to look for the rest of her instant family.

Upon discovering Addy with a mountain of spaghetti with tomato sauce, she could only roll her eyes in amazement. Before she sat down beside him. In the morning she had read about the importance of a balanced diet for a toddler and by evening all her resolutions were already flowing down the stream. What had Elodie done with this child who was so crazy about pastas?

Lily leaned back in her chair, she absolutely had to talk to the cook and make a plan. So that the toddler’s diet would be more balanced and nutritious.

“I hope a light soup is okay?” Asked Alexandre.

She nodded. “Thanks.” And reached for the spoon. It was a simple cream of vegetable soup. But it tasted simply heavenly after the exhausting afternoon in the boutique.