I smile at my now sleeping kids and I can't help a laugh as Kathik is still wearing his father's crown. Carefully, I grab it and kissing his forehead and then my daughter I go join Victor at the throne room. As I get there I find that he's not there, I sigh and checking around I finally find him in the balcony of the common room on our own house.
-Should have know you'll be here.
V-Hmm, sorry. How are the twins?
-Sleeping in peace and safely. What about Deva and Kitai?
V-Kitai fell asleep quite easily. Deva did too.
-I believe this is yours.
I pull up the crown and he chuckles as he takes it.
V-I forgot I didn't took it back.
-He looks good with and without a crown. Just like you do.
V-Who would have thought about this ten years ago.
-So you remembered.
V-Of course I did. Come here, I have a gift for you.
He takes me into our room by the hand and after going through the closet he comes back with a silver box.
V-I got us this............
He opens the box and he takes out two silver necklaces.
V-This is the most beautiful, rare and expensive gold ever. It reminded me of you, of us.
-Of our love.
V-Precisely. Do you like it?
-I love it. Thanks for this and everything else.
V-No, thank you, for this moment.
I turn to look at him only to be met with a kiss. I don't pull away and I don't stop myself either only for our clothes to fall off and I pull him to a stop.
-Wait.
V-Something wrong?
-I want you to use your necklace.
I hold it out for him and he nods so I tie it around his neck.
-You look so hot right now.
V-Hmm, and is going to get hotter. Way hotter.
I nod and pulling him in for a kiss we keep going and we make love slowly, taking our time with everything.

Cyrus POV: Age - 45
I am having dinner with my family and as predicted they ask about my life.
Owen-Glad you could come.
-I can and you're my family so I will come.
JD-So, baby cousin.
DJ-How was work today?
-Baby cousin? I'm older than you.
DJ-So? How was work?
I take a breath before I speak.
-It was quite busy and agitated, for me at least.
Owen-Why?
-Apparently, my boss thinks that I became a better seller along with my attitude change. Imagine that. I only saw that my workload increased but so did the pay.
Owen-Then why are you complaining?
-Stating the facts is not complaining, how dare you accuse me of doing such a thing? I'm your son. It hurts me that you think so low of me.
I wipe an imaginary tear away before I hide my smile as I drink my juice.
Owen-You really are something, aren't you?
-Who knows. As far as I'm concerned, I am innocence incarnated.
DJ-An innocent devil?
JD-Well, let's see if the devil can still play basket.
I turn just in time to react as he throws me a ball of basketball. Throwing it back to him I answer.
-Shall we find out?
DJ-Let's play like we used to back then.
JD-Definitely.
They turn to me and I sigh.
-You really are something, aren't you?
They share a look before they laugh loudly. I just get up and taking my jacket and shirt and tie off I grab the ball from them and so we start playing as before, shirtless basketball. We play for a while and at first we count the baskets we make but soon we lose track of them and we just make the basket and play with foolish and childish fun.
Owen-Cyrus!
-Keep playing you two.
I throw the ball to them and they keep playing as I go join dad.

He is being serious but not scolding before I ask him.
-What happened?
Owen-You got visitors.
He points to the street and as I look I smile as I see my coworkers.
-Josh, Dani.
I walk towards them and more on instinct I share a half hug with a kiss on the cheek with Dani while with Josh I only bump fists.
-Hi you two. Nice to see you.
D-Nice to see you too.
J-Always a pleasure.
I laugh at their two double meaning greetings before I ask.
-What are you doing here?
D-We called and you didn't answered so we looked and asked for you.
-Am I that important to you?
J-Yes but actually we just tracked you down.
D-It was hard compared to how easy we thought it would be.
J-But still easy compared to how hard we actually thought it was.
-I, why are you here?
J-Mostly for fun.
D-Obviously for fun.
J-Since you have been more fun on these recent years we thought that more fun wouldn't hurt.
D-We got memberships for this two events.
He gets in the car and getting some papers he hands them to me.
-Tridance and bowling club.
I look at them and feeling judgy I ask them.
-Can Joshua dance?
J-Of course I can. I was dancing champion on high school and middle school.
-Sure. Dani, are you strong enough to lift a bowling ball?
She frowns at me and the next thing I'm aware of is her screaming in pain.

Is only when Josh turns to help her that I step in worried and confused.
-Dani?
D-What are you?
Josh must see the confusion in my face because he explains.
J-She punched you in the face and she broke her hand in doing so.
-I didn't felt that.
D-I did and it hurts.
Owen-Cy.
I turn just in time to catch a bag of ice and is clear what for so I hand it to Joshua instead of her.
-Sorry. I'm.......I didn't meant to hurt you.
D-It will heal but I will still make you pay for it and be my slave.
-I think that's fair.
J-You are going to exaggerate this, aren't you.
D-Of course I am and he agrees with me.
-I can heal it instantly for you but I rather suffer.
J-I thought you hated suffering.
-This I deserve and is............
I stop when I feel a touch in my face and looking I see is her touching my face carefully with her good hand and grabbing her wrist gently I ask.
-What are you doing?
D-You felt that?
-Of course I do. Why are you doing it?
D-Just wondering. I felt the punch and you didn't but now you felt the caress and I'm feeling your face and is smooth and soft and I can't help but wonder, why? How did I broke my hand with this face?
-I don't know that myself. Maybe is a defense mechanism. What I do know is that neither of the three of us can touch each other in this intimate way anymore. At least not in public.
J-Then let's go to a more private place.
D-We better meet up somewhere else.
-You two will. I'm single but I'm looking for someone special. All to myself.
J-Boring.
-Let's go bowling tonight then. I'll text you the address.
J-No, you two are going to my place to watch movies. I promise you that.
D-I get the movies and the beer.
-I get a few snacks, movies and beers myself.
D-Then is settled. Tonight, after you leave here go to my place. He will leave me there before getting the snacks.
J-Here you go.
He hands me the keys and I can't help but ask.
-What are you doing?
D-We are going to go home in your car.
-Like hell you are. No no no and no and in case you still don't understand no. I will not let you do that. Ever.
J-Please Cy.
-Do not........
D-Let me borrow it. You did owe me that for breaking my hand and you agreed to let me torture you.
-I didn't meant to hurt you.
D-You said it was fair for you to be my slave while my hand heals.
They both give me knowing looks before they look at my car and I do too and that makes everything worse.

She calls me out and she knows I'm giving them my car.
D-Cyrus, you don't mind coming back here.
I go back at her side and I just look at her.
D-Joshua, give him my bag for him to get it on his car.
-You really are going to play victim and torture me a lot, aren't you?
D-Of course I am.
Josh hands me her bag and as she walks away from me and to my car I babble to myself before I follow and open the car and the door for her.
-My lady.
D-What a gentleman. Being a slave suits you.
I clench my teeth together behind my smile and laughing she gets in the car. I go around and since Josh will drive my car I close the door before he gets in to drive.
-If anything, and I mean anything at all, happens to my car then something will happen to you.
I show him the keys and as he reaches out for them I pull them out of his reach.
J-I promise to take care of your car with my life.
-Get in, I'll hand you the keys in a minute.
He does and I turn to grab my safe box from the back of the car and handing him the keys I let them go but as he turns to leave he rolls the window down and calls me out.
J-Hey Cy, what you hiding in that fancy box?
-You mean this box?
J-Yeah, is it interesting?
-Oh yeah, it is interesting. It won't hurt to share it with my best friends.
J-Well, what is it?
I get the lock off and before opening it I speak coldly.
-In here is your death.
His face grows pale and I ask.
-Want to see it?
He smiles coughing.
J-Maybe another day.
I laugh as he speeds away and opening the box for myself I smile as I see my most dearest treasure. I sigh as I close it and so I turn to my dad.
-Dad.
Owen-What happened?
-Can you take care of this for me? Just until I get my car back.
Owen-What is it?
-Dad please.
Owen-Alright, alright, I get it. Shirt?
-Not yet, I want to check the car first.
He nods and I go towards the car to check it out.

As I check the car I only check for technical issues as I check the motor, the tires and everything else. Even though we have exchanged cars before it was all of us together in the same car so I wasn't bothered at all but now I was because they are having my car without me.
-That will be good enough.
I stretch my arms above my head and I crack every bone in my body before I go in the house and as I scout through the fridge I hear dad talking.
Owen-So, you said those two are your coworkers.
-Indeed I did.
I serve myself a simple orange juice and I lean up to sit on the counter as he sits on his own chair.
Owen-Your coworkers seem more like friends than coworkers. Are they really your coworkers?
-Amongst other things.
He gives me a look and I shrug.
-I'm going home now. Thanks for dinner.
Owen-Be good.
I nod and sharing a quick hug with my dad I go home to get changed and then I go to Dani's house to watch movies with her and Josh.

To be continued................