Where's Shakespeare where's Shakespeare? Lol here she is enjoy her while you can.

Song: Am I wrong - Nico and Vinz

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Hera stops packing the bag she was currently filling up with snacks she'd bought in preparation for her trip back to Nigeria. She'd bought two one way tickets to Nigeria for three days later planning to spend the next two days with Shakespeare and Jess who was unaware of her plan to leave in three days. She hadn't yet figured out a way of letting Jess know and was considering not telling her, personally this author thinks she's stupid for that. After all they were never going to see each other again and goodbyes would only make her regret. It was better to cut off all ties here than to have constant calls from Jess reminding her of the life she wanted to put behind her. It was also the reason she'd refused Jamie's pleas for her to come to Kansas before she leaves and refused to allow him come to California to see her off. She was scared of getting too emotional and deciding to stay or never really letting go.

A knock on the door wakes her up from her thoughts, she heads to the living room to open it but pauses a few feet from the door. If that was Lexis then she couldn't let him know she was leaving and if it was Jess... she hurries back to the kitchen places the meal she was cooking on low heat and zips up the bag of snacks looking around for a place to hide it. She hurries to the store and places it in returning to get the door.

She opens it revealing a very worn out yet handsome Lexis whose eyes light up by her appearance. She smiles. She'd miss those eyes.

"I brought Ice-cream," He says lifting up his hands holding unto a bag.

"Ice- cweam?!!!" Shakespeare's little voice screams from the living room where she'd been playing with a toy aunt JJ bought her.

"Mummy," Shakespeare says lightly prodding her mums legs wanting her to get out of the way so she can get her ice-cweam.

Shakespeare holds onto Lexis' pants and tugs at it twice. She puts her hands out.

He looks down at her and breaks into a smile.

Thinking she wanted the ice-cream he moves to place it in her hands but she shakes her head.

"Hands," She says.

He gives her his empty hands and she leads him in taking them straight to the kitchen where she points towards a cupboard. He opens it revealing bowls and a scoop. He chuckles and takes it out scooping out ice-cream for her.

"Shakespeare did I say you could have some?"Hera asks from the kitchen doorway.

"You didn't say no," Shakespeare replies.

"Huh," Hera says folding her arms below her chest. Lexis chuckles.

"She's right though you didn't," Lexis states.

"Neither did i say she could,"Hera replies.

"Can I?" Shakespeare asks pouting.

It was most likely the last time she'd get ice-cream from her dad. Hera sighs and nods.

"Asa!"Shakespeare exclaims the Korean expression for awesome while slapping her palms together in glee.

"Well that's shocking,"Lexis says.

Hera glances at him questioningly.

"I expected you to say no like always," He explains.

"You make me sound wicked,"

"The wicked witch of the west,"Shakespeare volunteers giggling.

Hera gasps.

"Shakespeare! You little..." She says hurrying over to her but Shakespeare hides behind Lexis.

Lexis smiles stretching out his right hand to hold Hera off while using the left to protect Shakespeare.

"I see you two haven't stopped teaming up against me," Hera says frowning.

Shakespare sticks her tongue out at Hera causing her to shake her head.

"It's a free country feel free to join us or die alone,"Lexis voices.

"Die alone huh? Fine, I'm adding veggies to the rice and every bit to the last grain on your bowl must be eaten,"Hera says grinning as horror fills the little girls face. She hated vegetables.

Hera walks over to the fridge and picks out the mixed veggies she'd placed in the fridge prior to Lexis' arrival and pours some into the pot of boiling jollof rice.

"Mr Airport quick stop mummy," Shakespeare cries out.

Lexis takes a step forward. Hera glares at him daring him to continue advancing. He recoils and whispers something in the little girls ears that makes her smile and hug his legs causing Hera to wonder what the two culprits had cooked up.

While awaiting the meal to be fully cooked she keeps alert expecting some sort of attack from the two but gets nothing as they both enjoy their ice-cream in between giggles from Shakespeare and whispers in Shakespeare's ear by Lexis.

She dishes the meal into three plates and places it on the dinning table in front of the duo who were seated next to each other talking about God knows what to eat. She collects their empty ice cream bowls and turns walking to the sink where she washes the dishes and dries them.

Once done, she turns to the sight of Shakespeare quietly watching a huge grin on her face as Lexis picks all the veggies in her bowl and eats them up.

"You know just because I'm not saying anything doesn't mean I'm blind," Hera states.

Shakespeare breaks out into giggles.

"You said to finish the veggies you never specified who had to do the job of finishing it," Lexis replies to which Shakespeare nods.

"Yes, you never pehseepied,"

"Specified,"Lexis corrects her.

"Pehstipied," Shakespeare repeats.

Hera chuckles. Lexis looks up at Hera and grins.

"Say it after me, spe," Lexis says turning his attention back to the child.

"Spare,"

"sə,"

"See,"

"fīed,"

"Fwied,"

Hera breaks out into bouts of laughter clapping her hands. Shakespeare joins her laughing not fully understanding why her mum was laughing but figuring something funny happened.

"I give up,"Lexis says raising his hands in surrender.

"Eat," He says placing a spoon in her little hands.

A couple of hours later, after eating and giving Shakespeare a bath they were seated in the living room arguing on whether Shakespeare should be read Romeo and Juliet or the Pied Piper of Hamelin as her bed time story.

"The Pied Piper of Hamelin,"

"Romeo and Juliet,"

"Pied piper"

"Romeo and Juliet,"

"Pied Piper"

"Romeo and Juliet,"

"Pied,"

"Romeo,"

"Pied,"

"Romeo,"

"Let's ask Shakespeare after all she's the one we're reading to," Lexis finally says. They both turn to look at the little girl seated in between them.

"Shakespeare which do you prefer? Pied piper or Romeo and Juliet?" Hera asks.

"None," She says shocking them both.

"You are more intweswing"She says laughing at the both of them.

"You little!"Hera says reaching forward with both hands to trap her in a hug and tickle her but the little girl slides down the chair causing Hera to hug Lexis instead.

The two of them stiffen at the contact.

"Oopsies," Shakespeare says placing her little palm over her lips eyes twinkling.

She glances at both parties.

"Mr Airport do you want to be my second daddy?"Shakespeare suddenly asks slapping Hera back to her senses. She immediately pushes him away separating herself from him and standing up.

"You can't have two dad's Shakespeare and no he can't be your daddy, first or second," Hera says causing both Shakespeare and Lexis to frown.

"That's not twue, E said I can have two," Shakespeare says adamantly.

"E says a lot of rubbish, who do you trust mummy or E?"Hera asks.

"E," Shakespeare replies much to Hera's chagrin.

"That's it, off to bed you go,"Hera says raising the little girl up into her arms to take to her room.

"But my stowy," Shakespeare cries out but Hera ignores her taking her inside amidst her tears and screams for Mr airport who follows after them.

"Let me take her," He says causing Hera to halt.

"Mr Black need I remind you that you have a fiancee waiting for you at home, please stop acting in ways that gives my daughter false hopes. You are not her dad and will never be her dad," Hera says and walks away stepping into the room and slamming it behind her.

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Le Sigh

This chapter and the next are happy and filled with unofficial family time. Enjoy them while they last. Drama and the real fun comes after.

I'm alive and well, thanks for all the love and concern. I've just been busy with work and my friends wedding. Someone said for me to take this long to update i have at least five chapters ready. You know me well lol but you won't get those five or whatever number of updates in one day. It'll arrive all things being equal each day till I exhaust them.