The Writer's Romance 35 New Trouble

And when he saw her, he turned the call off immediately.

"Who's that?"

Sheen's mouth sometimes can't mind its own business.

"Work."

"Oh, you eat fast," Sheen saw that Mr. White's already finished while she's still starting to eat.

"Yes, I got used to eating fast during work days, it became a habit," he wipes his mouth with the napkin.

"Yeah? That's not good, you should take time in eating. Your stomach might hurt..."

And after a few minutes, Mr. White's stomach did hurt.

He didn't have breakfast and the meal they had was too heavy.

"Told you..." Sheen whispers.

They are on their way home.

CJ slept in the front seat while they were waiting for Sheen and Mr. White.

"You should've told us that CJ's tired," Sheen looks at the rearview mirror to see Mr. Rogers.

"Yes, but Mr. CJ won't let me call his father."

Mr. White groans.

"Hey, do you want to go to the hospital?"

Mr. White shakes his head.

"I'll call his doctor to go to the condominium," Mr. Rogers said.

"Okay, thank you."

When they arrived, Mr. Rogers help Sheen take Mr. White to his condominium.

"Oh, you're just two number away!" Sheen noticed.

Cj's still sleepy so he immediately went inside when the door opened.

"Let's take him to his room," Mr. Rogers suggested.

Sheen suddenly blushed.

She's never been to a man's room.

Mr. White's room was almost the same with hers.

Minimalist and the colors run around black, white and cream, but Sheen's room's color has a touch of peach instead of cream.

They put him in his bed where he immediately curls up.

His desk is full of papers.

"I'll call the doctor, check on Cj, I'll take care of Mr. White for a while," Mr. Rogers dials the doctor's number, "His room is on the right side."

Sheen went out and went to the room on the right side.

Cj's taking his shoes off.

"Hi," Sheen knocks while she stands on the doorway.

The door's open wide and Cj just smiles at her.

"Are you tired?" Sheen went inside and help Cj taking his shoe off since he looks like he's having a hard time.

"Yes, I had fun at school and at the amus.e.m.e.nt park," Cj takes off his socks after Sheen puts away his shoes."

"Really? You had fun at school?" Sheen thought that he did not since it was not a good one for her.

"Yeah, my cla.s.smates are jealous because you're a writer. And because you're so good in charades."

Sheen just laughs.

"Are you going to take a shower?" Sheen asks.

"Yes," Cj took a towel.

"Where are your clothes, I'll prepare them."

"In the blue cabinet, there are my pajamas," CJ answers while the shower's turned on.

As Sheen takes out CJ pajamas, she suddenly felt sad.

"Was CJ this lonely? Does Mr. White prepare his things? You know, mother jobs..." she whispers.

She suddenly heard someone come in while Mr. Rogers greeted them.

She went outside, surprising the Doctor who was about to go to Mr. White's room.

"A woman?" He asks while looking at Sheen.

"Yes, Doctor. This is his a.s.sistant, Miss Sheen."

Sheen smiled at the doctor.

He looks somehow shocked to see a 'woman.'

"Oh, where's the boy?" The doctor asks Sheen.

"Shower." Sheen answers.

'Is there something wrong about me being a woman?' She thought.

Sheen just stayed in Cj's room, arranging his toys and cleaning the papers scattered.

"Mommy, can you help me?"

Cj hands her the powder and lotion and other things.

"Yeah," Sheen dressed Cj up and comb his hair.

"Wow! I never combed my hair like this!"

Cj's hairstyle was always the same.

It's brushed up.

So Sheen decided to comb his hair parted in the side and it made CJ look more cute and handsome.

"You smell nice," Sheen tickles CJ.

And as she plays with him, there's a knock on the door.

"I'll check CJ since I'm already here," the doctor went inside the room.

"Seems like you found your mommy?" The doctor asks CJ and the kid nods.

"Oh, Mr. White's looking for you," The doctor said.

"Is that so, I'll leave you here, Cj." Sheen went outside and saw Mr. Rogers.

"How is he?" She asks.

"Indigestion, it's his habit of eating too fast and skipping meals," Mr. Rogers checks his watch.

"I'll be going then, I have to return to the company. Can you take care of CJ and Mr. White even just until this evening?"

"Oh, yes. My room's just near, don't worry."

"Thank you."

Mr. Rogers went to CJ's room to call the doctor.

"Oh, wait. I didn't introduce myself earlier. Sorry about that. I am Luke, Mr. White's and CJ's doctor, nice to meet you," he took Sheen's hand and kissed it.

"Nice to meet you too, Doctor Luke," Sheen smiles at him.

"We'll get going," Mr. Rogers went downstairs.

"Call me if you need me," Luke gave a calling card to Sheen.

"Thank you."

Sheen watches as he follows Mr. Rogers.

"I don't like him," Cj suddenly appeared.

"Why?"

"He sounds like he likes you." Cj pouts as he watches the doctor wave goodbye at Sheen.

Sheen laughs at what Cj told her.

"How can you say that? He's just being nice."

"No, when you left, he kept on asking your whole name and your age and if you have a boyfriend, your favorite food, favorite book..." Cj went on telling what Luke asked him.

"But I said that Daddy loves you and you're my mommy," Sheen immediately covers his mouth.

"Sh, what if he hears you?" Sheen checked if Mr. White's awake.

"Hm? Why? That's fine, he knows already," Cj went inside his room.

"What? How?" Sheen follows him and she bends her knees to have a nice talk with CJ.

She wants to see if he's joking.

"You weren't listening to us earlier. He said he saw the video, he heard me tell you that I want you to be my real mommy, you know, when I was crying," Cj walks and took his notebook.

" I have a quiz tomorrow, I need to review." Cj sits in front of his study table as he takes out his pencil case and other papers.

"Do you want some snack?" Sheen stands up, ma.s.saging her head.

"Hm, you'll make one?" Cj looks at her.

"Yes, but tell me, what else did he tell you and why were you guys smiling when the woman at school screams at us?" Sheen sat on Cj's bed.

"Well... That woman's husband always threatens Dad's company. And it was a good time for Dad to throw all evidence while his wife threatens you as well. So they fired him, it's not really about you fighting, it's about them bullying people. It's bad and they have to pay," Sheen suddenly got confused.

Mr. White told her that her husband was fired but he didn't tell her that it was really related to them.

"And he said, you can be my mommy as long as it's fine for you," Cj started writing.

"You two confuse me all the time," Sheen stands up.

"I'll bake some cookies, do you like that?"

"Yes, please."

As she goes down the stairs, she heard Mr. White groan.

"Did they give him medicine?"

She went back, knocking on Mr. White's door but Cj just opened it,

"Don't bother knocking he won't hear it anyway," he went to Mr. White's bed and climbed up.

"Daddy! Sheen's here, did you drink your medicine? Do you want water? Are you hungry?"

Cj shakes Mr. White but he just rolls and groans.

Sheen froze for a moment, he saw Clark did the same to his dad when he was drunk before.

But his father usually pushes him down, hurting him.

CJ looks so mature for his age.

He acts, thinks and feels mature.

'Is it because he has to grow up fast because Mr. White's always busy?' Sheen thought.

She went to them, "No, Cj. He's in pain."

She tried to softly pull Cj away from Mr. White.

"Yeah, I know, he's like that."

He stops shaking Mr. White and laid beside him.

"Huh?" Sheen got confused.

"You know, his stomach always aches almost every day, but yesterday it didn't. I heard you gave him breakfast," Cj looks at her.

"Can you do that every day?"

Sheen just stand in awe.

Cj thinks of his father so much.

"Wait, if he's not having breakfast, how about you?"

"I do, before going to school I eat at IED," Cj rolls and hugs his father.

"What? You eat that every day?"

Cj nods.

"That's not good, a kid like you should eat healthier foods, from now on..."

She cuts her words, 'What am I thinking?'

Cj turns around.

"From now on?" He asks.

"... I will cook you breakfast," Sheen sighs.

'I'm in trouble, Bea' she thought.

Somewhere, while Bea's typing, she suddenly sneezes.