Are You Happy?

Rianna is giving birth. There are three doctor who are all reliable and experts in this field.

Rianna successfully given birth to a healthy boy.

Fredrico is secretly in the next door and crying.

Charles is supporting him.

He is also happy.

There is also one more person who is extremely happy.

“I will hold him first. Oh my….What a cute baby.” Julius is mesmerized.

He feels like his heart is going to melt.

“Hi baby, I am your second Daddy. I’m your God Father Julius.” He said happily. Tears are slowly dripping his face.

“can…Can I hold him?” Fredrico asks.

The smile in Julius face disappear but he force himself to smile as he gave the baby to him.

Fredrico took the baby and he also  cried.

He brings the baby to Rianna and they both cried.

Charles saw the loneliness in Julius face.

“Bab—”

Julius went out in a hurry.

Good thing Fred and Rianna didn’t notice.

Charles hurry and catches up.

He hugs Julius from his back.

“Shhhh….” He says whispering in his ears.

“I know I don’t have any right with the baby but….but….I love him.”

Julius face Charles and hugs him.

“You are going to take the baby I waited and love patiently away from me.”

“Shhhhh….”

“Sometimes, I feel like….It would have been better if he di---”

“Don’t say that. We will find a baby. We will adopt a boy or a girl…One, two… I promise.”

“Then what? We will love them and their parents will come back to take them away?” Julius said tears are dripping. He stomps his feet. “I don’t want to. I hate this feeling!”

“I know. I Know. I am sorry. If…If you want to have a baby……I will not sto----I will not stop you.”

Charles has been thinking about this for a long time after she discussed that the King gave him suggestion on how to freed Rianna.

They will pretend the baby and Rianna died. They will bury an empty casket. Count will introduced his new wife and son that he recalled from the province. She will be in a disguised but mostly just her hair color because Princess Rianna is not very popular and sickly so her face will not be recognized.

Julius has been frowning till then.

Charles doesn’t want it but if Julius craves for it so much….He will allow it.

His love for Julius is in the boundary of insanity.

Julius eyes widen.

He shakes his head.

Julius grabs Charles both cheeks and kisses him.

“No! I won’t. I love you. I love you.” He said kissing him.

Charles chuckles and he rubs Julius hair.

“I am sorry…. If I didn’t….”

“Forget it! I….I am not…I don’t need kids. No. Our brothers will have children..We can borrow them from time to time.”

Julius said making sure Charles is not hurt.

Charles kisses Julius hand.

“I love you.”

“I love you too.”

The burial proceeds without a hitch.

“I….I don’t know what to say.” Rianna cried and hugs Julius and Charles. “Thank you….For everything…”

“Hurry. Your son and husband’s need you.” Charles says.

“Good bye little sister.” Julius said smiling. “Make sure you visit with Peirre, okay?”

“Of course. Of course.” Rianna can’t help but cry again. She hugs Julius tighter. “Thank you for everything.”

The two happily giggles after wiping the tears.

Charles looks at Julius.

He rubs his head.

“I will be your baby forever.” Charles says.

Julius smiles and kisses his lips.

“Yes..”

Charles and Julius are awaken by a baby’s crying.

Julius frowns.

“Early…Did Rianna came back so early?” he asks rubbing his eyes.

Charles moans and stood up.

“Let’s see what is happening.”

A maid is holding a crying baby. It is so tiny.

There are red spots all over its body.

“What happened?” Julius become horrified and slowly took the baby in his arm.

“Sir…He is my brother. My…My mother asks me to….to…”

“To?”

Charles frowns.

“We can’t feed him and he is so small. The doctor says he might die….Mother heard from me that you are looking for a baby to adopt…

She asks if you want to adopt him. This baby.”

“This baby….is….” Charles can tell that the baby is dying. What if it died and Julius become heart broken again?

But he still wants to try saving the baby.

“Julius….we can think of adopting once we save----”

“We will adopt him!” Julius look at Charles. “Love, I beg you.”

“Whatever you want. Call the doctor, hurry!”

“Yes Sir.”

“The baby is so weak. We can’t do anything.” The doctor shakes his head.

Charles feels his heart is breaking seeing Julius almost fainting but force himself to stay strong because of the baby in his arms.

“Doc, money is not important. Save our son, please.”

“I’m sorry.”

Julius put the baby in his crib.

They name him, Happy.

They want the child to be strong and healthy but mostly, to become happy.

Happy is weak and he barely makes a noise. If he cries it is like Julius heart is being stab.

Charles hugs Julius when he sits to the bed.

“Charles….what will we do? We have to save Happy.”

Charles is distress of Julius slimmer body. He doesn’t have any appetite and he is always worrying.

But Charles never stops him.

He knows that this is what Julius wants.

“We will go to all the neighboring country. I already talk to brother Guilbert. I also resigned to work. The Boss understands me. We will do our best to save our son. I promise you, we will save him.”

Charles fixes Julius hair and the two kisses.

“Thank you.”

The two left the country in search for a solution.

A story of Charles and Julius adopting children spreads the Kingdom. And how much they love that baby.

10 years have passed.

Charles is biting a hair tie.

He is combing a little girls hair.

“Done. Ohhh..Look at Daddy.Our little Cheska is so pretty.”

Charles kisses Cheska’s cheek.

Cheska giggles.

“Me next! Tie my hair Daddy!” A red hair little girl said jumping to his lap.

“Okay, Little Remy is next. Will you pick blue or White hair tie?”

“Hmmm..What suits me Daddy?”

“Of course ,everything suits you!” Charles happily said.

Julius hurriedly walk to the back.

“Are you all ready? Happy! Why are you playing with your siblings? Today will be your coming of age. You can’t be dirty!” Julius glares at them.

The two boys in Happy’s arms run to Julius.

“Daddy! Daddy!”

“Prin! Sander! Why are you two sweating? Dear, why aren’t you telling the children not to run around?”

Julius looks at Charles who are kissing and hugging Remy.

“I am daughter slaves. I have been running my salon for 2 hours now. I don’t know those naughty brat are running around.” Charles laughs.

“All of you!”

“Daddy, don’t get mad. I will help them to clean up.” Happy says.

“I will help too!” Howard said puffing his chest.

“Huek! You are the dirtiest of them all! Come here. I will put you to bath!” Julius shriek.

It was always rowdy in their house.

They have 20 kids.

12 boys and 8 girls.

Happy is the oldest at 10 years old.

All of them are adopted

Some are because they can’t feed them, some just abandoned their kids and some are because of their health issues.

Julius are tearing up seeing his son becoming an adult.

Charles hugs him and kiss his lips.

“Are you happy?” Charles asks.

Julius hugs Charles.

“Yes. I am very very happy.”

“Nina is also happy!”

“Prin too!”

“Howard is Happy!”

The children said they ar3 happy in the most energetic way.

The two Dads of these rowdy children laugh.

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