**6 years later**
"Wow...you came back pretty early today..." I said while cocking my head slightly to the side in wonder.
With his busy schedule for the week, I hadn’t expected him to turn up at my gallery early in the afternoon.
"Things wrapped up pretty well at the hospital today so I thought that we could go pick up the kids together for a change," Hayden replied with a smile.
"Perfect timing. Now that you mention it, we should head out now or we’re going to be late..." I said as I started grabbing my things.
I turned to flash him a bright smile. Honestly, I was thrilled that he could spare some time to pick up the kids together today. Hayden was still busy with his work at the hospitals as ever and the fact that the numbers of hospitals in his network has grown over the years did not help make him any less busy.
That being said, my career as an artist and gallery owner had also flourished handsomely which meant that he wasn’t the only one who had gotten busier. Layering taking care of our two kids on top of that kept us extremely busy for all days of our lives.
Thankfully, hired help was available and there was always the ever caring and supportive grandfather to help out. The boss had retired already from actively managing and running the business. Currently, instead of working as a mafia boss, he now works full time as our children’s grandfather and semi-guardian. The same role applied to Harvey’s and Amelia’s children.
Most days the boss and his entourage of bodyguards were responsible for sending the children to school and picking them up. It was an activity that we gladly handed over the boss due to our busy schedule and the boss was more than glad to take the lead so that he could spend more time with his grandchildren.
Unlike his strict, scary, and very stern self during his time leading the business, the boss was now a very kind and loving grandfather to all our children.
"I already told the boss that he doesn’t need to pick up the kids today. At first, I was going to do it alone but now that you’re here..." I told Hayden with a smile.
I watched with a smile as Hayden wrapped his arms lovingly around the waist of our two children. Henry was 5 years old, and Leila was 3. After taking a short break to raise Henry, we quickly decided to have our second child without hesitation. Henry brought so much joy to us that we thought that having another one was the right decision to make without a doubt.
Hayden didn’t have any preferences on the gender of our children, but he admitted to being relieved that our eldest turned out to be a boy.
"Nothing against girls but I just wouldn’t know how to raise one..." Hayden admitted a little bashfully.
"That’s so funny...I don’t think I would know how to raise a boy either..." I replied back with a small laugh.
With our first child being a boy, I prayed so hard for our second to be a girl. We went about the process naturally and it didn’t take long for me to conceive our second child. Leila was born soon after and that made us a family of four. Since Harvey and Amelia ended up having two boys, that made Leila the only young girl in the Torex family.
As a result, she was currently being spoiled rotten by the boss and her dear Uncle Luka.
"Oh, Amelia!" I called out to Amelia when I spotted her.
"Wow. You’re both here," Amelia exclaimed with clear surprise to see Hayden and I together at school.
"Hayden got off work early," I replied with a smile.
"Say hi to Malissa..." Amelia hissed to her two boys.
--To be continued...