2 days later.
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Neylie's pizza
This restaurant made the best pizza in Dollemorz town.
It had a parking lot for its customers. Many were either going into or leaving the restaurant with beautifully designed nylon bags.
A black jeep had just parked, and the four doors opened.
Five people- two young men, two young women and a little boy alighted from the car dressed in casual clothing. But one could tell that their outfits were worth a lot.
They were chatting as they headed towards the entrance of the restaurant.
When they entered, they chose a table at the extreme of the VIP section.
"Mummy, can I get sunglasses?" the little boy with red hair asked.
"Oh, you wanna look cool like uncle Mel?" his mum, a lady with curly, short black hair, asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, it's not like that. There's this girl in my class..." the other young lady interrupted the little boy.
"Wow!" she applauded with widened, sparkling eyes. "You already like someone?"
"Aunty Regina, it's not that way. She challenged me. She said I look girly. That I'd look manly if I wear sunglasses to school tomorrow." the boy explained in distress.
"Gina, stop teasing my boy. Hun, look here..." she took out her phone and showed him the picture of a little boy with red hair.
"Is that... daddy?" the boy asked with doubt.
"Yes, of course, my boy." replied his mum.
"Oh, let me see!" Gina snatched the phone and saw a chubby kid.
"Oh, he is so fat as a kid. Let me send this to my WhatsApp. I'm gonna bully him. Hehe!"
Unfortunately, the boy's mum snatched back the phone.
"Carmelia, you're no fun at all." Regina complained with pouty lips and folded her arms.
"Aunty Regina, you are eating your words. Didn't you say a month ago that bullies are bad people who feel insecure inside? Could it be that you are insecure? Maybe you weren't pretty as a kid..." Carmelia instantly covered her son's mouth.
"Shush, that's enough. Don't anger your aunty."
"No, he's right. It's not nice to bully people. Blackmail is what I do best." Regina removed Carmelia's hand from the boy's mouth and drew the boy closer.
"Hun, you are the sweetest kid I know. I can never be angry at anything you do. Just keep in mind that when you have a mate, I'm gonna black..."
"Ladies and gentle boy, we're back." one of the young men who had brown hair declared.
"Pizza, Daddy please gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme..." the little boy stretched out his small hands eagerly with shining eyes.
The other male, who had red hair, chuckled.
"Ladies first, Pedro." he said, and the boy put his hands down, looking wronged.
"Oh, don't give me that look. You know daddy can't resist it." he gave him a plate of the pizza.
"Thank you, daddy." the boy accepted it and started eating it with a fork and knife.
The man, who was obviously his dad as they looked similar, shook his head and smiled.
He placed a large plate in front of his wife and sat beside her.
The other man with brown hair sat beside Regina.
"Honey, let's dig in." he said after kissing her cheek, causing her to blush.
"Aunty Regina, your face is red." Pedro pointed out.
"Kiddo, can you not be so honest?" Regina said as she cut out a slice and put in her husband's mouth.
"Delicious!" he praised. He also cut a small slice and fed her.
"Delectable!" she exclaimed.
Pedro looked at his parents.
"Dad, Mum, why aren't you feeding each other? Or could it be that you're embarrassed? Don't worry, I'll pretend not to see anything. I won't consider you as shameless as uncle and aunty." the little one continued to eat.
His parents' mouth twitched.
This kid!
"Pedro, how can you consider us shameless? We are being caring for each other. This is what big men and women do when they love each other."
"I disagree. Once I caught dad kissing mum's neck and he started coughing while mum started arranging the bedsheets. Though that was a year ago."
His parents felt tired. Yes, smart kids were blessings, but by the time they show their annoying side, the headache resulting could even defeat Mt. Everest's height.
"Okay, okay!" his mum cut a slice of pizza and brought it close to her husband.
"Say 'Ah!'"
"Ah!"
She fed him the pizza slice, and he did the same.
"Are you happy now?" Carmelia asked.
"Yes. But when are you getting me a little sister?"
His parents cleared their throat.
"Hun, getting a sister isn't easy as you think. Do you know where babies come from?" his dad asked.
"Of course I do. Babies come from father and mother, not from the sky as you told me when I was a year old." the boy replied.
The other couple were trying not to laugh, but their trembling bodies betrayed them.
"A sister isn't easy to get, but we'll do our best to give you one soon. Alright?" Carmelia patted her son's head.
"It might be too late when I'm already 20 before I could get a sister. Aunty Regina, Uncle Mel, how about you do the favor? Get me a playmate whom I can call sister too."
"Eh, about that. Let's be patient. You'll get a sister and playmate from us and your parents. What do you say?" asked Regina.
"Okay. I expect results 10 months later." he said and continued eating his pizza.
"You started this. How dare you show your beautiful love here?" asked Carmelia with mind link.
"You worsened things, displaying your awkward love and asking if he knows about baby source. That boy isn't your average kid, y'know."
Mel replied with mind link.
"Our display wasn't awkward." Rolandro, the boy's dad, defended telepathically.
"Oh. It was terrible then." Regina teased.
"You... Stupid couple." Rolandro cussed unhappily.
"Big boy, remember when I said no curses?" Carmelia pulled his ear after mind linking.
"Ow! That hurt. I'm sorry, honey. I won't do it again." Rolandro petitioned, and she let go of his ear.
Pedro watched his parents with interest.
"Dad, you're too submissive. Mum, I like you fierce though." he remarked.
A smile appeared on his mum's face.
"Thank you, my son." she put her hands around his neck, bring him into a hug.
"Eh, mama, you're choking me here." he complained.
"So what should I do then? What also should you do?" she asked with a purposeful smile.
"Daddy is fierce too, but not romantic enough."
His dad frowned, but quickly regained his disposition.
"Ahem.. But compared to many couples I see out there, you two are graded with an 'A' by your beloved son." he said with a smile.
"Good boy."
His mum stopped hugging him and returned to eating pizza and feeding her husband.
"So what do you grade us by?" Mel asked.
"'S!'" replied Pedro.
"Oh, you consider our love superior?" Regina asked.
"Nope. I graded my parents as 'A'. 'A' means Affectionate, 'B' means Bold and 'S' means Shameless." he explained and drank water.
"You are very good." his dad gave him a high five while the other couple rolled their eyes.
"Jokes aside, the triennial competition is two months away and we don't have anyone who is strong enough to compete. We've lost good 2 times. If we lose again, I'm afraid, more people will leave our pack. A pack that gives one sense of security is what's worth staying for. Unfortunately, we aren't. We were originally small to begin with. We are lone wolves who came together to form a pack with no Alpha. Everyone is equal. But we'll need an Alpha and that one must be acknowledged as having won one of the top ten places in the final round of the competition." said Mel.
"Sigh! If we're destined to disband, let it be. Let's enjoy what we have for now." Carmelia said and fed Pedro with a pizza slice.
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15 minutes later, all 5 of them left the restaurant with their jeep.
They soon joined the traffic on the road.
"Where else should we go?" asked Regina.
"How about the beach? Besides, there's a talent show that will be hosted there this evening. It starts at 5 pm sharp." suggested Pedro.
"What do you think?" Rolandro asked the others while turning the steering wheel as the jeep made a turn around a bend.
"Fresh air, golden sand, beautiful waves and chilled coconut milk. I agree." said Carmelia.
"I have no qualms too. I want coconut water. But... we'll be needing new outfits." said Mel.
"I agree too. I haven't gone there for a while." Regina said while searching something on the net with her mobile phone.
"It's settled then. Let's go shopping first." said Rolandro and Pedro squealed in delight.
2 hours later, the five people came to the beach all smiles at 4:30 pm.
The ladies were garbed in cover-up dresses and havaianas flip-flops while the men wore tank tops with bermuda shorts. Pedro was clad in a black long-sleeved crop top and loose-fitting ankle-length pants. All three males topped their outfit with palms.
They drew the attention of those around.
"OMG!"
"They are so hot!"
"Look, the women are smoking sexy! I'd feel honored to touch their skin."
"And look at the boy with them. Such a charming boy."
"Hello, does your son need a female playmate? I got three for you to choose from."
Rolandro shook his head and put his hand around his wife's shoulders.
"We're here for the show, right? How about we focus?" he said.
Mel held Regina's hand and took her forward.
"Someone I bet is overfilled with jealousy and fury; am I wrong?" Regina teased him through mind link.
"I'm not. I just want to remind those brainless fools not to dream too big." Mel replied telepathically causing her to chuckle.
They soon arrived at the designated spot and sat in one of the seat rows with others who were already seated. When it was 5 pm sharp, a man came to the stage.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen. I'm honored to see millions of billions of trillions of you seated. You must have waited for aeons. The good news is, our talent show is about to start. Let's see those world-changing dancers who'd entertain us tonight." he said, and many applauded with cheering and whistles.
The first contestant came to stage- a little girl and her mum wearing belly dance clothes. They looked really gorgeous with their relaxing smile.
Regina pinched her husband's jaws.
"Smile, smile, smile!" she said telepathically.
"I prefer to smile in bed." he replied.
She immediately retracted her hands while blushing.
"Sigh! Someone is trying to rub love into my eyes." Pedro said while watching the contestants dance.
"Kiddo, some day, you will pay me cash not to embarrass you in front of your mate." Regina said to the little one.
"Oh? By then I'll be having 10 packs and looking hotter than anyone on earth. Whatever you say will only make her appreciate me more. You wanna bet?"
"Focus!" Rolandro said.
"Hmph!" Regina said, and pinched her husband's cheeks again.
"What now?"
"It's your fault! You refused to smile." she whined telepathically.
"I promise to compensate you in bed. I'll let you tickle me and twerk for you. Happy now?"
"Yes, of course. Thank you very much, husband. You are the best!" she squealed telepathically, pecked his forehead and released her hands, still smiling meaningfully.
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30 minutes later, the chairperson of the occasion came and announced the next contestant.
"We have Pedro Morrison."
At that, little Pedro came onto the stage.
He smiled at the audience and blew them a kiss.
Music played, and he began to break dance, causing many to cheer and whistle.
"That kid is a superb dancer. Unbelievable!"
"He's so good. I wanna steal him already."
"Sweet kid!"
"Fighting hun!"
His parents looked at each other. How did this kid slip away right under their nose?
"Hehe! Your kid is smart, after all. I wonder which of us will get him a smart playmate first?" Regina teased.
"Hmph!" both parents folded their hands and watched their son's performance.
Soon, their anger melted, and they cheered for their boy, causing Mel to roll his eyes.
By the time Pedro finished his dance, everyone stood up and gave him a sincere applause that lasted for some time.
This kid was truly impressive.
Pedro bowed his head to the audience and waved with a bright smile on his lips.
The chairperson came with a satisfied smile.
"Pedro Morrison, you completely blew our minds. You are undoubtedly the winner of the dance talent show. Congratulations, my boy!"
A lady came carrying a small golden statue and envelope.
"Here's your reward!" said the chairman, and Pedro received them.
He took the microphone and faced the audience.
"Thank you, everyone, for your support. You helped me a lot. Thank you so much."` he blew them a kiss again and left.
His dad got up and left the seat rows to fetch his kiddo, in case someone wants to bully him.
He found that pedro had given the prize money to a little boy and his guardian.
"I only like the statue. Bye!" Pedro waved at them and ran to his daddy.
The little boy and his guardian hugged each other.
This money would go a long way.
"Thank you, son!" his guardian said as Pedro left with his dad.

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