Baby Daddy Facade

"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea." - Henry Fielding

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"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear mommy." I instantly fluttered my eyes open feeling so confused.

My phone kept buzzing off the hook, vibrating on the mattress but I decided to ignore it.

"Happy birthday mommy." My angels said in unison as they brought me a cup cake with a little candle. That's when it dawned onto me. Gosh it's my fucking birthday, boy do I feel old. I was so busy caught up in everything, i didn't even have time to think about it.

I was surprised when my two angels sat beside me on the bed, asking me to blow out the candle.

"Make a wish mommy." Ashley said and I blew out the candle with only one wish.?God may?I?never?be love's fool ever again.

"What did you wish for ?" Ashton asked curiously.

"Uhm i wished for a chocolate cupcake and here it is." I giddily smiled because God knows they made me really happy. I removed the candle and took a bite, showing them that I really loved the gesture.

"I wished for you and Daddy to be together." Ashley added and I stopped chewing or rather I almost threw up.

"Then we can be a normal family like other kids at school." Ashton muttered and my heart sinked.

"Uh have you guys had breakfast because it's almost seven and you need to be a school by eight." I jumped off the bed hoping they would forget about the previous conversation.

"But mommy it's your birthday." Ashton whined.

"Yes and it's a perfectly normal school day."? I teased them, giving them the strict motherly look but I ended up laughing myself.

"Go get ready, i will be out in ten." I instructed them and they jumped off the bed like the good kids they are. They were my pride and joy, seeing them happy and healthy honestly made me happy.

My phone kept buzzing so I picked it up and it was my father. I instantly regretted not picking it up in the first place. "Twenty-nine years ago a beautiful little girl was born. I named her Raina because she honestly looked like Royalty. Happy Birthday Raina, your mother and I love you and you will always be our little girl."

you mom and dad." I snirveled, i felt like

so don't ever doubt yourself." I heard my

you both." I laughed whole-heartedly feeling happy and I haven't

day honey." They said in unison before they hanged up. They were always the first to wish me a happy birthday, i guess this year the twins had beat

I opened my messages.

You are amazing and I've always looked up to

missed him so? much and I hadn't seen him in a while.

babe happy womb escape day Queen. Sucks that?I'm?out of the state on your?b day?buhhhh?I?promise when?I?return. I will make it up to

the little stuff I

messages they were from Facebook, obviously my co-workers and some people I went to college and high school with as well as close and distant relatives. There were multiple texts and missed calls from exactly 00: 07 am. I smiled broadly as I went to take a shower because I felt like my life was going in the right direction. My career, my kids, my friendship with Grayson and my

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and I think Mr. Meyers has a crush on me. He claims Ashton is always in some sought of trouble just so I end up in his office listening to his disciplinary hearings. Today he specifically followed me to my car just to give me flowers for my birthday which I found a bit creepy but whatever maybe he is just being nice. He is just a primary school principal who is nice and cares about his learners and

- note the sarcasm.

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still working, this case honestly the biggest case I have ever dealt with. That's why I needed Richard's help, he has been in the industry for

delivery for you." I sighed because this was the seventh delivery I had received.

on the couch or

chocolate."

bit on the bottom of

from that guy

tried to remember

who was being sued

writer." I

I remembered Jake Rush, he was

'Ten steps to becoming a Great Lawyer' is from

mean Richard." I

pregnant, he took me to Venice. I just didn't want anything from him, nothing at all. I didn't want to cross any boundary that we have surpassed in

is