Excuse me Mr.!" Ivan shouted as he ran towards the young man
"Ivan, let's go home!" I called to my son, chasing him before he would embarrass me further but I was too late because he was already holding the man's hand.
Shit!
"Mr. Do you have a girlfriend?" Ivan asked and I just wanted to evaporate out of embarrassment
"Huh?" He asked laughing "you're so young, what do you know about girlfriends?"
I was a little relieved by his reaction.
"I'm not a kid anymore, mama said I'm a big boy and I'm the man of the house, that's why I'm asking you, if you already have a girlfriend." He said, as if he was talking to his age mate
I just rubbed my forehead, because I didn't know how to stop him.
"Why do you want to know?" The man asked out of curiosity.
"Because if you don't have a girlfriend then you can marry my mama so that I can have a dad." Ivan answered.
If it wasn't risky to leave your child with strangers, I would have left him there and ran home out of embarrassment
I heard the man laugh again, he was probably so shocked by what Ivan was saying
"My mom is single and she works too much, she doesn't have any time to go on dates"
"Where is your mom?" He asked
I turned around immediately, hiding my face and pretending I didn't know my son.
Damn that boy and his big mouth!
The man might even think I made Ivan approach him.
"There she is, she's really pretty, you'll see, come let's go meet her" He said pulling the man towards me
It took everything in me to stay planted where I was and not run as fast as I could leaving them behind
I'm still young I can have as many children as I want later on, since this one has decided to betray me.
"Mama, look"
I slowly turned around, still covering my face a bit with my hands.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that he looked at me from head to toe and laughed.
"I'm sorry kid, but your mom is not my type" He said to my son.
"Huh? Why?"
"It's nice to meet kid. You are so smart and handsome, fortunately, you did not inherit your mother's looks. Have a good day ma'am" The man said and walked away
What?
"Did he just call me ugly?"
"Did he just call me ma'am"
"You son of a bitch!" I shouted after the man.
"Mom! You can't shout that" Ivan scolded
"Ivan!"
Is he really my son?
"What in God's name made you think you can walk up to a stranger and talk to him!" I yell at my son
" You don't just run off or approach people without my knowledge! What if something bad had happened to or if he was a bad person? How many times do I have to tell you that? I continued scolding him when we got home
"Mom, I'm sorry! I just.. I just" He broke into tears
"What is it honey?" I squat down beside him and ask mad at myself that I was probably too hard in on him.
"My classmates always tease me. I just want to have a dad" he whispered through teary eyes and my heart broke for him
I was 17 years old when I got pregnant with him and that was how the judgments started, people always pointed their fingers and mocked me while I was pregnant, but I had not a single regret because I knew I would love him right from the first time I felt him in my tummy and that love turned into a talkative Ivan.
He's 5 years old and the smartest little kid I know.
"Baby, even if you don't have a dad. Mama is here, isn't she? You can make me mom and dad ", I said in an attempt to take away the sadness from his face
"But I want a dad. Why can't you just get me one?"
"Baby it doesn't work that way I can't just get you a dad"
"Why not!"
"Because I need to get you a good one, someone who will love you as much as I do and take care of you, don't you want that?" I said as my voice cracked a little
He looked at me for a while and then suddenly wrapped his little hands around me. "Don't cry mama, I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you sad. I love you"
"I love you higher than the moon and the stars my love" I said as I held him tightly against my heart.
I love the simple life that we have and I don't need any man to come and complicate anything for us right now. We may not be rich but we have everything we need. The love of a mother and son.
Much later, after Ivan had had his dinner and I put him to bed, I went and got dressed for work.
I work every night at a famous club.
No I am not a stripper or an escort I'm just a waitress.
I only need to apply proper makeup and put on the right seductive dress so that I can make maximum tips from men while I wait their tables
I put on my contact lens, curled up my hair in my signature style and applied make-up before putting on my right fitting dress allowed little space for breathing as it hugged big breasts and pushed up my cleavage, revealing it in the V neck dress I wore.
Before leaving the house, I went to Ivan's room and kissed his forehead while he was asleep. He is the main reason why I do what I do.
I took a deep breath before heading to the club.
This is it!
Fingers crossed there will be lots of customers today. I heard a lot of rich men will be coming in tonight. Hopefully I'll be lucky enough to wait at one of their tables, I need all the money I can get because I am in a lot of debt.
"Hurry up, Dani. You are assigned to Mr. Logan's table."
"You need to be at your best behavior. That man right there is a big shot. He's the CEO so be friendly. ", Celine said to me.
"All right. I'll take care of it. ", I smiled in response.
She pointed to the place where the young man she was referring to was seated and I immediately made my way there.
"Good evening Sir. This is the bottle of wine you ordered." I said softly to his back and put down the drink.
Gradually, he turned to face me and my eyes narrowed in shock and anger as I saw him
"Fuck! Just my luck!" I mutter under my breath
