Chương 308: Favorite Grandchildren
"Alright my baby, don't give Alfred a hard time, and make sure to go to sleep at your bedtime, no exceptions my darling" said Natasha as she smiled and she poked Joy on the nose as Joy giggled.
"Yes Mommy" said Joy as she nodded.
"Madam, Joy will be alright" said Alfred as he looked at Natasha and she smiled at him, she knew that Joy would be alright with Alfred, she trusted him.
"Are you ready?" asked Dom as he walked into the living room and he smiled as he carried Joy.
"Yes" said Natasha as she replied.
"Hello my princess" said Dom as he smiled and Joy giggled.
"Mommy, Daddy, why can't I go with you to see Grandpappy?" asked Joy as she frowned.
"Well my baby, your Grandparents sprayed their house for termites, and the poison is harmful to little children like you" said Natasha as she smiled and Joy looked at her.
"Yes my princess, your Grandparents don't want to risk you getting sick, but you don't have to worry, I will take you to see them very soon okay?" asked Dom as he smiled.
"Okay Daddy" said Joy as she smiled and she giggled.
"Alright my princess, have fun with Alfred" said Dom as he smiled.
"I will daddy" said Joy as she giggled happily.
"My baby, be good, we will be back soon" said Natasha as Joy giggled and she gave her a kiss on the cheek as Dom put her down.
"Bye my baby" said Natasha as she walked ahead.
"Bye Mommy, Bye Daddy, have fun" said Joy as she giggled and Dom smiled at her as he followed after Natasha.
"So what do you want to do Joy?" asked Alfred as he smiled and he looked down at Joy as she looked at him.
"Hmm, Alfred do you want to watch cartoons with me?" asked Joy.
"Of course Joy, why not?" asked Alfred as he smiled and Joy giggled.
Natasha grabbed her coat as she walked out the front door, it wasn't too cold, but she knew that it would be chilly at night time, and she really did not want to feel cold then.
Dom closed the front door as Natasha saw Michael as he seemed to be cleaning out his car.
"Hi Michael" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Oh Hi Natasha" said Michael as he turned to look at Natasha and he smiled.
"Are you going to the family dinner as well?" asked Natasha.
"Well yes, we all are" said Michael.
"That's great, I'll go with you then" said Natasha as she smiled, she did not want to have to use her own car, she disliked driving at night, and it would just be a waste for them all to drive to the same place.
"Umm…" said Michael as he saw Dom shake his head and gesture for him to say no.
"The thing is, Charlie took my car out, and well he made a mess of everything, which I am now cleaning, it will take a while" said Michael as he quickly made up a valid excuse as Dom nodded.
"Oh well that's alright, I can wait" said Natasha as she had no intention of going with Dom, sure, they had settles things to some extent, but there was still that coldness between them.
"I don't think that you can, Charlie isn't out yet, we are all going together, we will just delay you, and Grandfather is really excited to see you, I don't think that you should keep him waiting" said Michael as Dom gave him a thumbs up.
"That is true…" said Natasha.
"Yes, why don't you go with Dom? He's going to get there quicker than we will" said Michael as Dom really owed him one and Natasha sighed, that was of course her only other option.
"*Sigh*, you are right" said Natasha as she sighed and she turned to look at Dom as he looked at her.
"Are you going or not?" asked Natasha as Dom walked to his car and Natasha followed after him.
"See you Michael" said Natasha.
"See you Natasha" said Michael as he smiled and Natasha sat in the back of Dom's car as Michael sighed internally, he was relieved that he had actually gotten Natasha to go with Dom.
Dom sighed as Natasha looked at her phone and he started the car as he drove off, it was clear that they had nothing to talk about, and he didn't want to push it.
…
Natasha walked into Ernest's house as she removed her coat and hung it on the rack as Dom followed behind her.
"Grandfather" called Natasha as she walked to Ernest's office, she knew that was where he would be at this time, and she was very right.
"Oh my dear, finally I see you this new year" said Ernest as his face lit up as he heard Natasha's voice after so long.
"Oh Grandfather, I missed you too" said Natasha as she smiled and Ernest got up as he hugged her and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh how are you my dear?" asked Ernest as he broke their hug and he smiled.
"I am good Grandfather" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Are you sure my dear? You look a bit lean, have you been losing weight? Are you stressed??" asked Ernest as Natasha smiled, he was the only one who noticed that she had lost weight due to all the training that she had been doing.
Dom was surprised, he did not even notice that Natasha had lost weight, his Grandfather really had good eyes for him to notice.
"No Grandfather I am alright, I just got more fit" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Are you sure? Why do you need to get fit? You were fine the way that you were" said Ernest.
"But I'm even better now Grandfather" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Alright if you say so" said Ernest as he smiled.
"Dominic, you cannot even greet your own Grandfather" said Ernest as he looked at Dom.
"You were busy Grandfather, I did not want to interrupt you, how are you?" asked Dom as he smiled.
"Better now that my two favourite Grandchildren here" said Ernest as he smiled.
"Hey, I take an offence to that Grandfather, how about me?" asked Lulu as she pouted and she walked into the room as Ernest laughed.
"My dear Lulu you didn't let me finish" said Ernest as he laughed.
"That better be the case Grandfather" said Lulu as she hugged him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Oh Natasha, how are you?" asked Lulu as she smiled and she hugged Natasha and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm good Lulu, and how are you?" asked Natasha as she smiled.
"Glad to see you" said Lulu as she smiled.
"Brother" said Lulu as she looked at Dom.
"Dear sister of mine" said Dom as Lulu gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"You didn't tell me that you were coming" said Dom as he smiled.
"You don't have to know everything about my life Dom" said Lulu.
"The two of you should not start your sibling squabbles" said Ernest.
"Yes Grandfather" said Lulu and Dom at the same time.
"Where are the guys?" asked Lulu.
"They are on their way" said Dom.
"So how is my beloved great granddaughter?" asked Ernest as he smiled.
"She's fine Grandfather" said Natasha and Dom at the same time with a smile.
"She misses you very much" said Dom as he smiled.
"And so do I" said Ernest as he smiled.
"Father, do you want me to add some lavender in your tea?" asked Margaret as she walked into Ernest's office.
"Oh my, you are all here" said Margaret in surprise as she saw Lulu, Dom and Natasha.
"Hi Mom" said Lulu as she hugged her mother.
"Hi Mom" said Dom as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh my dears, how are you?" asked Margaret as she smiled.
"Good Mom" said Dom and Lulu in a chorus.
"Oh Natasha" said Margaret as she looked at Natasha and she smiled.
"Hello Aunt" said Natasha as she smiled.
"How are you?" asked Margaret as she smiled and she hugged Natasha.
"I am good Aunt, and how are you doing?" asked Natasha as Margaret broke their hug.
"I am good too my dear" said Margaret as she smiled.
"I hope that everything is fine" said Margaret.
"Everything is fine Aunt" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Maggy, don't bother about the tea anymore, I feel relaxed now" said Ernest as he smiled.
"Alright Father" said Margaret as she smiled.
"Dominic where are those little accomplices of yours? They should be here by now" said Ernest as he looked at his wristwatch.
"They will be here soon Grandfather" said Dom as he smiled.
"Well met me go finish up with dinner" said Margaret as she smiled.
"I'll help you mom, Natasha do you want to come with us?" asked Lulu as she looked at Natasha and she smiled.
"Sure, why not?" asked Natasha as she smiled and she followed after Lulu and Margaret, leaving Dom and Ernest alone with each other.
"Tell me Dominic, how are things between you and Natasha?" asked Ernest.
"Well Better…" said Dom as he replied.
"But?" asked Ernest.
"But even worse than before" said Dom.
"In what ways?" asked Ernest.
"She doesn't speak to me unless it is absolutely necessary, and it's just cold between us" said Dom.
"Well you deserve it my boy, you can't expect that a woman who loved you that you hurt would take you back again" said Ernest.
"Grandfather, I don't get what you are saying" said Dom.
"But you are right, she herself told me that I shouldn't expect things to go back to the way that they were" said Dom as he sighed.
"Time Dominic, give her time, after all, you were stupid for five years, to hold on to such a little offence" said Ernest.
"Grandfather, can you blame me? I just felt betrayed back then, and when she told me that she was pregnant, I don't know I just lost it, things weren't supposed to go that way" said Dom.
"Well they did, and there is nothing that you can do about them now" said Ernest.
"Natasha gave you a wonderful daughter, she is the mother of your child, she deserves nothing but respect from you" said Ernest.
"You don't know how hard it was for Natasha to cope with the pregnancy without any support from you, she felt so alone, and I could only do so much, and she was under a lot of stress, and still yet she prevailed through it all" said Ernest.
"It was more like she was a single mother than a married one, I have no doubt that because of all that stress she went into labour one month early, and that's on you" said Ernest as Dom said nothing.
"One thing you should know about your wife is that she is a very strong woman, and she won't allow anyone, not you, not me, to mistreat her, so watch it Dominic, I warn you, if you have no intentions of making nothing but peace with Natasha, don't you dare try to harm her again, or else this time, you will have be as your full enemy, and I won't care if you are my grandson or not" said Ernest.
"I hear you Grandfather, you don't have to worry" said Dom as he nodded his head.
"What's up Grandfather?" asked Charlie as he smiled and he walked into Ernest's office as Michael and Nine followed after him.
"Charlie what have I told you about using informal language around me? Don't let me hit that big head of yours with my walking stick" said Ernest.
"I missed you too Grandfather" said Charlie as he laughed.
"Hello Grandfather, how are you doing?" asked Michael as he smiled.
"Well let me see, the three sons that I raised like my own only come home once a year, that's something to be happy about" said Ernest.
"Oh Grandfather don't be like that, you know that we are busy" said Michael as he laughed.
"Right, and by busy you mean busying slacking off" said Ernest as he scoffed.
"Good Evening Grandfather, I hope that you are well" said Nine.
"Thank you better adopted son of mine, you see, that is the correct way to greet your Grandfather" said Ernest as Charlie scoffed.
"Xavier, I am well thank you for asking" said Ernest as he smiled happily.
"Let's get this party started, I am starving, Aunt should get ready for me to eat everything" said Charlie as the laughed and they all sighed.
"Food won't kill you Charlie, it really won't" said Ernest as he sighed and he shook his head.
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