Chapter 827: 823: Debts Must Always Be Paid
She hears Timmy coax her, “Little sister, let’s go play darts. Let dad and mom rest a bit, let them sleep in.”
While the two brothers coaxed their sister outside, Roy Lewis threw off the covers, got out of bed barefooted, and strode past them to open the door with a click.
“Daddy…”
The three little ones exclaimed in unison, “Sweethearts, good morning!”
Roy Lewis bent over to scoop up Tifanny, on the way, he gave Timmy and Timothy kisses on their faces, then carried Tifanny inside.
“We’ve been up for a while, just chatting!”
Tifanny showed some curiosity, “Daddy and Mommy, what were you talking about?”
Roy Lewis put her on the bed, squatted halfway, helped her take off her shoes, and then patted her face.
“We were talking about you guys!”
Tifanny crawled into Richelle Dunn’s arms, “So, can we join in the conversation too? Mommy!”
Richelle Dunn wrapped her arms around her, “Of course, you can!”
Seeing their sister climb into bed, Timmy and Timothy swiftly removed their shoes and also climbed into bed, the three children huddled together in Richelle Dunn’s arms.
Roy Lewis sat on the side, listening to the chattering of the three children, a happy smile on his face.
“Daddy, when will your shift work end?”
Regarding the fact that daddy had less and less time to accompany them, Tifanny found it most difficult to get used to and was most upset by it.
Roy Lewis pinched her face with a smile and lifted her onto his lap.
“Impressive, you actually know that daddy is doing shift work.”
Tifanny laid her head on his chest, chuckling.
“We also have a substitute teacher in our class!”
Roy Lewis was completely unaware of this, he looked at Richelle Dunn with inquisitive eyes.
“Yes, their art teacher is pregnant, so they’ve switched to a substitute teacher.”
“Exactly! The principal said, being pregnant is very hard work, so she needs to rest.”
Tifanny then looked at Richelle Dunn and asked.
“Mommy, was it hard for you when we were in your belly?”
Richelle Dunn seldom talks about her experience during pregnancy with the children, principally because those memories brought her more pain than joy.
Roy Lewis looked at Richelle Dunn with concern, trying to change the topic.
But Richelle Dunn spoke first.
“Of course it was hard, but all the hardship was worth it for you three babies. Mommy is very happy and very fortunate!”
Even though, this harmonious happiness arrived a few years late.
Richelle Dunn was already very content.
Roy Lewis had been watching her closely, seeing no pain on her face, but instead, a gentle and happy smile.
His heart that had been raised, slowly settled down.
“If daddy can finish his shifts earlier, mommy would feel even happier.”
Like Tifanny, Timmy also wanted Roy Lewis to end his shift work sooner, but his main goal was not for him to spend time with them, but so that mommy wouldn’t work so hard.
Timothy had the same thoughts as Timmy.
“Yeah, daddy remember, you owe mommy a lot of vacations, and you also owe us a lot of time together, all these, we keep it in mind, later, you have to pay it back!”
Roy Lewis was educated by the three children, but not in the slightest annoyed. On the contrary, he was very relieved.
Because, from the words of the three children, he could see how much they cared for Richelle Dunn.
Also, he could see how much they needed him as their father.
“Okay, you all remember, daddy will certainly pay it back, absolutely won’t renege!”
The family of five, this day in the morning, did not go anywhere, just sat on the bed, chatted the entire morning.
Prior to this, Roy Lewis felt that spending time with children was painful.
At that time, when he was alone facing Timmy, he always didn’t know what to say, which was mentally exhausting.
At that time, he believed it was because both of them shared a reticent personality.
But now, he finally understood, not knowing what to say was not due to their personalities, but because they didn’t care enough about or understand each other well enough.
Even though they were father and son, their emotional connection didn’t feel close.
But now, having him spend time with the three children, let alone half a day, even a whole day and night, there seemed to be endless topics to talk about.
Because now, they all understood each other well enough, and their feelings for each other were also incredibly deep and close.
Richelle Dunn originally planned that during this half day when Roy Lewis was off, they could maybe take the children out for a walk.
But seeing the three children first huddled in her arms, then somehow all moved into Roy Lewis’ arms, and started chatting enthusiastically, she swallowed back the suggestion she had been about to make.
Sunlight filtered through the gauze curtains, shining on the four smiling faces, under the golden light, the word “happiness” seemed especially noticeable.
Richelle Dunn suddenly became inspired, she got out of bed, ran to fetch some paper and a pencil, spread the drawing paper on the easel, and began to vigorously sketch the group before her.
The portrait she had made for Roy Lewis had already been quickly framed by him and hung on the wall in the center of their bedroom.
Richelle Dunn had protested, but Roy Lewis had said, “The painting was given to me by you, how I place it is up to me!”
And the picture of a kindly father and filial son and daughter Richelle Dunn quickly completed that very morning, was hung in the living room that night…