My Heart only Beats for You

"Natalie, why do you have so much money all of a sudden?" Hayden asked, taking a huge bite of his burger.

Heaps of hamburgers, fries, and Ultraman toys scattered all over the table in front of them.

They had bought all the Ultraman toys in the restaurant.

Natalie chuckled, "It's your father's money."

Hayden rolled his eyes thoughtfully as he processed her words, and then his face lit up as he squeaked, "Natalie, you finally agreed to be my stepmother!"

He hopped onto her lap before she could respond to his exclamations and gave her a big, wet kiss.

Instantly, she felt the wetness on her face from the little boy.

Then, he pulled away and held her face between his little hands while calling her "Mommy" sweetly.

His eyes were clear as spring water.

Natalie's body froze, and she stared at him blankly.

The sound of Hayden calling him 'Mommy' struck her like a punch to her heart.

It triggered something buried deep inside her, flashing for a brief moment in her mind.

Her eyes fluttered, and she struggled to recall that familiar scene, but to no avail. She shook her head instead and came back to her senses.

"You don't have to call me that. Just call me Natalie," she said embarrassed.

Her relationship with Tobias was not even official yet.

The truth was, he coaxed her into dating him after confessing his feelings to her.

Nothing serious happened between them.

It was not very appropriate to let him call her his mother.

He puckered his lips and frowned. "Why not? Didn't you promise Daddy already? I saw the both of you practicing aerobics in the bathroom, and he told me only husband and wife can practice aerobics together."

Natalie's eyes widened in horror.

Hayden's voice was loud and clear, and his words echoed throughout the restaurant. Upon hearing his words, many people turned around and stared at them.

Natalie quickly shot him a glance and hissed,

"Stop talking."

noticed her panicked expression and continued describing what he

you forget that you practiced aerobics with Daddy? You were lying on the bathtub, and Daddy had his hands around your waist. Daddy was naked too-" Natalie hastily clamped the boy's mouth shut with her

heard customers' snickers and chatter from

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those things in public," she huffed. Her face was still red from

I'm telling the truth!" Hayden retorted, looking both

in frustration. How should she explain this

he was a smart boy, he was only

the intimate matters between a man and a

patted his head and changed the subject. "Why don't

gestured to the children's playground

immediately

a sigh of

watching Hayden in the playground. When it was late and time for him to go to bed, he reluctantly got off the racing car and followed her home after some coaxing. Hayden

into the living room, Natalie was startled when she saw a woman standing

tensed in alarm. She had never seen this woman

was wearing a beige coat, with an expensive-looking watch glittering under the lights on her slender wrist. Her slightly curled hair fell just above her shoulders, accentuating

old, but she had no doubt aged

pity that the woman was a little on the

at

Who was this woman?

was she here at

this woman, even though she could swear that she had never seen her

rubbed his eyes and suddenly called out

shrugged off Natalie's hand

she swept

Realization hit her.

woman was Hayden's

not look like a grandmother at

frail, but the woman standing in front

walked towards her with Hayden in her

fell on Natalie's

nervous that

woman was Hayden's grandmother, this meant that she was

heart pounded loudly in her chest as her mouth went

mother come to visit them without prior

to meet you, A... Auntie,"

with a grin

belly. She was so nervous she felt like she was going to

feel upset to see

babysitter. Tobias hired me to

Grandma! She is my stepmother. Natalie and Daddy have already practiced aerobics in the bathroom, so

at Cecilia. Hayden had once again embarrassed

anxious that she

in the face as she whispered, "Hayden, go play over there. I'll have a