After an hour!!
“Mamma!!” Artin shouted loudly the moment his eyes landed on Caroline. Leaving his grandmother, he ran toward her.
“Mamma?” Artemis raised his eyebrow in surprise. Caroline smirked at her little achievement and picked her munchkin in her arm, giving him a long kiss on his cheek. “Champ, now that you are calling her ‘Mamma,’ then you should call me ‘Dad,’ right?” Artemis asked, holding his little hand.
Artin quickly pulled his hand from his grip, hugging Caroline tightly, “Dad is bad.”
“Like seriously?” Artemis muttered, shaking his head. “Sarah, whenever Artin comes in the picture, you don’t value me at all,” he complained, feeling jealous of Artin.
“Ahh! Let them stay together. I will give more attention to you now and won’t let you feel alone.” Sophia joined them, glaring at Artin who always ditch her, seeing Caroline.
“Mom, are you serious?”
“Of course I’m,” Sophia said, to which Artemis gave her a side hug and teased his mate. “Arti, son, what do you want to eat for dinner?”
“Aww, Mom!! By the way, were your parent's bakers?” Artemis asked in a teasing tone.
“Noooo!! But why did you ask that?” Sophia asked in confusion.
“Because you're a cutie pie.” He flirted n which Sophia blushed, hitting Artemis’s cheek softly while Caroline narrowed her eyes. To tease her more, he said next, “Let’s go, Mom. We will prepare dinner together. In that way, we can have some time together.”
“Artemis Thomas Gosling, are you hitting on my mother?” Caroline asked because, until now, he had never helped her in the kitchen.
“Of course not!! I’m not planning to die by your dad’s hand.” Artemis said, showing his fake scared face. “As a son, I’m going to help my mother in the kitchen. You can ask your son to help you at work as well.” he teased and left with Sophia.
“Your Papa made fun of us. What does he mean to say? Huh? You can’t help me. Of course, you can.” Caroline said. “Come with me; you will also help me in the kitchen.” She added with confidence. Little did she know that Artin was nothing but trouble.
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“Caro once told me that you like Pizza a lot, and I have recently learned a new recipe for Pizza just for you,” Sophia said to which Artemis grinned, and Caroline frowned. She made Artin on the counter and spoke to him.
“I will also prepare pizza for you tonight, sweetheart. Instead of trying something, I will start with basic, okay?”
“Okay,” Artin repeated his mother’s words and watched what was happening around him. Sophia just poured water into the flour. Then Caroline took out flour and water in another bowl.
“Mom, can you see a green monster around your daughter?” He joked, pouring water into the dough a little. Artin observed that keenly and held the water jug with both his hands carefully.
“I’m not jealous, okay?” Caroline said, glaring at her mate. “Aaahhh!!” She cried when Artin poured whole water into the flour.
“Sweetheart, what did you do?” Caroline asked, looking at the amount of water in the flour.
“I guess the right word is HELP.” Artemis teased her more. “Champ, there is a lot of water in that; why don’t you start playing with it?”
“What? Nooooo,” Caroline exclaimed. Too late, Artin hit the flour with his hand, and some amount of flour and water landed on her face.
“Hahhhahahah!!!” Artemis laughed, looking at her face. Even Artin giggled.
“You…” Caroline glared at her son.
Splashhhhh!!
Artin threw that water on Caroline, holding it in his hand just like water, at the time of bath.
“Mom, keep an eye on my munchkin,” Caroline said, taking a bowl full of water and flour and smirking, looking at Artemis.
RUN!!!
Artemis sensed told him, and he ran out of the kitchen, and Caroline ran behind him.
“Dare you both spoil the decor of my house!! I will make you both clean my whole house with a toothbrush, I swear.” Sophia shouted behind them and looked at Artin who was now sitting beside her dough, holding another water jug and a grin on his face.
Oh, NO!!
*
Brandon entered the home and found Caroline and Artemis cleaning the carpet with the toothbrush because it had been spoiled; more than cleaning the carpet, they were fighting with toothbrushes like a sword.
He didn’t disturb them and looked at Sophia, arching his eyebrow, who just smiled and then looked at Artin was eating Pizza by sitting on his high chair that he got for his grandson.
“Is it healthy for him?” He asked in concern.
“Yes!! He can have one or two slices of a small pizza. Also, he is picky while having food. That’s why he should learn to eat everything.”
“Hey, champ!!”
“Hii, G.Pa.” He smiled and enjoyed his Pizza. Caressing his hair, he walked toward his room, not interested in knowing the reason behind Artemis and Caroline’s involvement in cleaning the carpet because HOME was his mate’s department, and if anything was happening in front of her, then she surely knew what was happening around.
“Keep fighting. I will make you two wash the bathroom with the toothbrush next.”
“Mommm…” Caroline whined.
“This is home, not ZOO. So, remember, wild animals are not allowed here. Keep cleaning this dinner, OR I will send Arti for help.”
“Nooooooo” She exclaimed in horror. Help from Artin was more like punishment.
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#TBC