Chapter 486 Omniscient
Jaden's ears twitched happily at the name Stella. He did like the pup, didn't he?
Wasn't he a little too precocious, though? Nate Woods had found his mate quite late, even though he had wasted no time building a family. How could his son be so sure at five years of age?
«Do you think you and her are mates?» Renato asked.
Such firm will was rare even between adults!
«My mommy said it might be,» Jaden cut it short.
«Oh. So you like Stella because your mommy told you to?»
Jaden shrugged, not sure how to answer. He liked Stella even before. It just got better when his mommy talked about it with Stella's mother. He felt it was right if his mommy said they were mates.
Or could be. His mommy wasn't too sure.
«Hey, that's cool!» Renato said, leaning forward on the table. «You don't know how much trouble you're sparing yourself. You don't need to look for your mate because she's already next to you. Your parents and aunt haven't been so lucky.»
«Will my mommy also suffer if she's far from dad?» Jaden continued, still curious about that mate thing.
Renato felt that he had Woods's destiny in his hands. He felt it so much that he almost brushed it off and said humans couldn't feel anything. But it was not right: first of all, he didn't know it.
And, second, why cause trouble through the pups?
«I'm not sure, Jaden. But I believe she can't be happy far from your father. And your father will suffer like in hell far from her.»
«H-hell?» Jaden said, widening his eyes.
«Oh, sorry... No, wait, wrong word. Ehm... Like... Uh?» He couldn't find any proper word as a replacement.
Hell described it pretty well.
«But dad didn't show it. He was far from mommy when we were little, but he seemed fine to me when we met.»
«Well, that... Everyone shows it differently. And it had been years. He suffered every single day, even more during the Dark Moons.»
«I don't want my mommy to be unhappy,» Jaden cut it short. «It's better if dad marries her, right? She will be happy forever.»
«I don't know that. I'm just sure she won't be happy if you two stop your parents from being together.»
«Dad said he would ask mommy soon. Do you also want to come to the wedding?» the little boy continued, his hands on the table and his expression back to how it was at the beginning.
«I don't know,» he sighed. Jaden was inviting him so promptly, but Woods might not agree. «But your aunty will sure come.»
There was nothing that could keep Samantha away from her older brother's wedding. She would take the chance to see her former pack again, and she would like to dress up for the occasion.
Renato knew she missed the light world of Norwich. Mayford was boring, and dark, and everything would happen slowly. Even the company had started without much noise.
He knew Samantha missed the chaotic and hurried life she had before, even though she wouldn't trade it for her current pack.
«But how do you know she's your mate?» Jaden continued.
Even though he was trying to play it cool, it was clear he was curious. As curious as to cover his uncle with questions and forgetting what he had started talking about.
«You just know it,» Renato said. «You feel it deep inside you. And even this is different for everyone.»
«And you have only one mate?»
«Yes.»
Jaden sighed, again. What was that, now?
«It means my mommy won't find another man! She'll stick to Nate.»
«Yeah, right,» Renato said, dumbfounded.
«When I grow up, I will ask Stella to marry me.»
«Awesome.»
«Do you think she'll say yes?»
«S-Stella? Not sure, it's a long road ahead, Jaden. It depends on a lot of factors. Especially how you'll treat her during the years. You might be lucky on one hand, but you have to remember to be kind to her.»Nôv(el)B\\jnn
«I am.»
«That's good.»
«By the way, I was asking about my mommy. Do you think she'll accept to marry dad?»
«Oh, that. Sure, why not?»
Jaden moved his head to hide his guilty expression.
«Scarlet and I were a little... Uhm... We didn't want to leave mommy, at first. What if she says no because we caused trouble?»
«I don't think it'll change anything. Your mother knows whether she wants to marry Woods or not. It doesn't matter whether your sister and you were good kids, little beasts, or a little spoiled.»
«We're not spoiled!»
«No, of course not. I was talking hypothetically.»
«So, she'll say yes! We can be family that way.»
«Jaden, you already are family.»
«Are you sure?»
«Your aunt and I aren't married yet, but we're going to be family soon. We're having a pup, just like your mommy did.»
«But you won't leave aunty alone.»
«No, I won't.»
«It's not the same. My mommy was alone. She had always been alone until now.»
«You're right, Jaden. It won't be the same. But it doesn't change the fact that you and your father are family.»
«We chose the ring together.»
«I've heard about it.»
«What are we doing now, though? Is the pizza here?»
«Will come soon.»
«So, with meat.»
«Yeah. I let my sister order, so I'm not sure what is in there. But no pineapple, that's for sure.»
«You have a sister, uncle?»
«Yes, I have. She's my younger sister.»
«And were you happy when she was born?»
«Happy? I'm not sure. But I am happy now. She's my treasure.»
«Do you think my mommy will also want another baby?»
«I don't know that.»
«You know nothing,» Jaden pouted.
«Yeah, well... I'm not omniscient.»
«O-o... What does that mean?» Jaden said, his eyes shining with a new light. The light of discovering new things.
«It's a person who knows everything.»
«Dad says no one can know everything.»
«He's right,» Renato said, even though it hurt a little to agree with Woods.