Chapter 3: This Kid Looks Like Me
Benjamin felt totally blindsided. Seriously, why would you come to me while you're breastfeeding? Are you just trying to get my attention on purpose?
"Sophia, you haven't changed a bit! Still rocking that killer figure!"
Benjamin sighed again, "But I didn't expect you to get hitched so fast and even have a kid!"
Benjamin and Sophia had been tight since kindergarten, always had each other's backs. Even though they hadn't seen each other in years, it was like no time had passed. Sophia stopped breastfeeding and pulled her shirt down, covering her ample chest.
"Benjamin, come check out my son! Isn't he a looker?"
Right then, Sophia was like a kid with a new toy, super eager to show off her son to Benjamin. She didn't seem like a wife and mom at all. But you couldn't blame her; they had been besties sharing everything since they were kids. They even crashed in the same bed once, though nothing happened back then!
Benjamin had been MIA for four years, and now that they were finally back together, it was natural to get a bit carried away.
Hearing her, Benjamin walked over.
As soon as Benjamin got close to Sophia, he caught a strong whiff of milk, and some naughty thoughts flashed in his mind. He couldn't help but sneak another glance at her firm and full chest.
"Here, hold him!"
Sophia kissed her son's cheek and handed him to Benjamin.
Benjamin held the baby and kissed him on the cheek. The little guy opened his mouth and laughed, which was super cute, making Benjamin chuckle too.
If anyone who knew Benjamin saw him holding a baby like this, they'd be floored. The feared assassin in the underworld, 'Loneblade,' actually had a soft side!
But that was obviously impossible. Benjamin always wore a black eye mask during missions, his signature look. No one knew what Loneblade looked like, and it was said that those who did were dead!
Once, the assassin ranked tenth, Evergladea, tried to yank off Loneblade's eye mask. The next day, he was found dead in the wilderness. Since then, no one dared to mess with Loneblade's mask. Even though Loneblade didn't bother with the assassin rankings, nobody underestimated him. Some even said he was on par with Godshadow, the top assassin.
"Benjamin, do you think Willie looks more like me or his dad?"
That's probably a question every parent asks, but let's be real, they always hope you'll say the kid looks like them!
Benjamin looked at the kid in his arms seriously, then flashed a mischievous grin and said, "Sophia, why do I feel like this kid looks a lot like me?"
Sophia's face turned beet red, and she shyly said, "You're talking nonsense!"
She then pinched Benjamin's waist!
Emma came out just in time to see this scene, glared at her daughter, and jokingly scolded, "Why are you still picking on Benjamin like when you were kids? He's a grown man now; don't treat him like you did back then!"
Actually, Emma had always had a soft spot for Benjamin and secretly hoped he'd become her son-in-law. She even tried to set them up back in the day. But then Benjamin took off for four years, and somehow Sophia ended up pregnant and married.
"Emma, are you suggesting I find new ways to mess with him?" Sophia laughed.
Emma walked over and gave Sophia another glare, "You were a handful as a kid, and I didn't expect you to be the same as an adult. Only someone as patient as Richard Miller can handle your antics!"
Richard is Sophia's husband, and Emma thinks he's as honest as they come.
Sophia laughed, "Sometimes I wonder if you found me under a cabbage leaf or something!"
"Nonsense! If I had picked you up, I would've chosen a boy, not a daughter like you!"
Mother and daughter were two peas in a pod; Sophia definitely got her spunk from Emma. Emma ignored Sophia's teasing and handed a file folder to Benjamin.
"Benjamin, this is what your father left for you."
"Give me the baby; I'll go change clothes!"
Sophia knew some things were better left unseen.
Emma also said she was going to cook and left, leaving Benjamin alone in the living room.