2 months later...

Micah walked down the stairs in a shirt and gray shorts to make some breakfast. His beard was fully grown and even thicker than before.

He woke up in a fairly good mood today. He and Mariana have been going well the past two months without any Electra drama, and he hoped it stayed that way.

When he was in the kitchen, he made some oatmeal, with fruits on top, and sat on a barstool between Mason and Mylah. His brother was tapping something on his phone while his sister was finishing up some homework.

He started eating his food while watching the small TV that was in the corner. His oatmeal was delicious and very juicy as the small berries burst inside his mouth.

"Guys, can you help me with some questions?" Mylah asked as she got off her seat and went into the narrow space between her brothers.

"What subject is it?" Mason asked.

"Math," she replied, placing her book on the table.

"Why are you leaving it so late?" Micah said, peering over at the book.

"I did some last night but I fell asleep," she said, pulling a chair under the table to sit opposite them, "can you just quickly help me to finish off these last few questions?"

"Alright," they said in unison and began helping her answer the remaining questions.

When they were on the last one, they heard the front door bang open and Electra waltzed into the kitchen wearing a red jacket with pants, her hair dyed blonde, and she had on sunglasses.

"Hello, my boys!" She greeted, showing off her teeth as her face lit up like the sun.

They both turned their heads around in confusion at the sound of her voice. They were shocked to see her as they weren't expecting any visitors at this time.

"Why is she here?" Micah groaned. Out of everything that had to go wrong this morning, it had to be this.

"Micah, I promise you, I did not invite her here," Mason said.

"Then who let her in?" He sighed irritably and continued eating, trying to ignore her presence. He didn't want to have to look at her so early in the morning, just when his day was almost off to a perfect start.

"How are you?" She skipped over playfully. She kissed Mason on the cheek, leaving a wet imprint of her red lipstick. She then went over to Micah to give him one but he moved his head away.

"Electra, don't you even try and kiss me."

"Why not? Don't you want a little one?"

"No."

"Lady, why are you trying so hard? Micah clearly doesn't like you," Mylah butted in.

"Oh but he'll soon change his mind, I always make them change their mind." She smirked and ruffled his hair.

Micah slapped her hand away. "Leave me alone, what are you even doing here?"

"I just came to say hello before going to work," she said innocently.

"Does that work include prostitution?" Micah muttered when her back was turned away from him.

"I heard that." She rolled her eyes with a low scowl at what he thought of her. "And no, I'm a graphic designer." Her smile had a little smug as she had just proved him wrong.

Micah raised his hand to say something else but decided against it since Mylah was still with them.

"Anyway, it was nice seeing you two today, I'm going to head off now," she announced.

"Bye Electra," Mason said.

"Don't come back," Micah said out loud. Clear and bold to make sure she heard.

Electra glared back at him before strutting off, the ends of her jacket wavered around.

When he was finished, he slammed the spoon down and got up from his seat.

"Wait Micah, you're not mad at me are you?" Mason asked, noticing his sudden uprise in his temper.

"No." Micah glanced up at him before his eyes went down. His tone was harsh and upset, but it wasn't for Mason. It was just for Electra and her annoying self. Why did she have to come to them? Just the sound of her voice can put anyone's day off, no matter how chirpy it was because to him, it was nothing like a bird, it was more like the annoying craw of a crow to his ears.

But hopefully, this will be the first and last run-in with her that he has for this day.

****

When Mariana was finished with her shift, she picked up Leilani and they drove around the town. She thought it would be nice for them to get a bit of fresh air and the day was still nice.

She parked along the sidewalk and they got out. Leilani unfolded Mateo's stroller from the trunk and placed him in there before they started walking along the street.

"So how when you been lately?" Leilani asked.

"Um I've been good, how about you?" Mariana said cheerily, with her arms folded behind and her hair in a low bun which had a nice shine to it. She had been keeping herself well since she had not been bothered by Electra lately. Well, except for a few occasions, but concerning the last few days, nothing, which made her a little suspicious, to be honest.

"Yeah, I'm alright. Miguel and I are starting to plan for Mateo's upcoming birthday, but we are not sure what to do yet."

"Aw, that's so sweet! I can't wait to see what you guys decide to do."

"Yeah me too," Leilani replied softly, contemplating on the future days. It seemed like yesterday he was just born, and now he was turning one soon.

They stopped in front of a shop that had some clothes hanged on display. They had some beautiful patterns so they decided to go in and look around.

They took their time and sauntered through the aisles of outfits. Mariana's fingers caressed the soft fabrics, her lips curved into a smile like a rainbow while Leilani picked some dresses up and rested them against the hood of the stroller.

They continued walking around leisurely, not looking for anything in particular until Mariana stopped to look at some jeans which formed a circle around the pole they were hanged upon. It was like they were having a secret meeting.

She took a closer look, her finger skimming through while she occasionally saw into the darkness that was in the middle. For a split second, she thought she saw a pair of eyes blink right at her.

Her fear spiked up as well as her prickling goosebumps as she suddenly removed her hands off the jeans. Did she imagine it or did she really see something?

She looked again to see if her eyes were deceiving her, but instead, a very faint outline of something was present. Just something, but what?

She tried to look again but Leilani called her over. She let out a huff before closing the curtain of clothes and going over to her. Maybe she was just seeing things and her mind was playing tricks on her.

"Hey Mariana, come take a look at this." Leilani beckoned her over to a display of jewelry.

"Alright, I'm coming." She left the jeans alone and went to see what Leilani was looking at. She took one packet of a necklace and two packets of earrings. They were made of gold and looked like they suited her.

"Are you going to get anything?" She asked Leilani.

"I'm going to get this dress." She held up a long, red dress that had a design of wild, yellow flowers.

"It looks pretty."

"Yeah, I thought so too." Leilani smiled as she imagined how it will look on her.

"Come on, let's go pay."

"Alright." They hung on to their items and paid for them. They then exited the shop and continued on their walk before going home.

****

When it was time for bed, Mariana played a little tune on her keyboard before settling under her covers. She was extremely tired and just wanted the day to end so she could have a good night's sleep.

Once her head hit the pillow, she closed her eyes and fell into the dream world, with the soft purrs of Rio reaching her ears.

A few hours later, Mariana was disturbed.

She twisted and turned, her ears perked at the sound of tiny taps outside. She heard the rustling of the leaves that sounded like the hushed whisper of a stranger's voice. Her body quivered but it wasn't because she was cold, but because she feared that someone was watching from outside. Someone she didn't know, which made her more afraid.

She decided that she wasn't going to go back to sleep anytime soon so she fully woke and sat up. A heavy sigh lifted out of her chest as she was not happy that she couldn't get to sleep properly. Her eyes glared into the impermeable darkness. She was thinking of calling Micah but he might be sleeping.

Still, it was worth taking the chance.

She grabbed her phone and when the sudden brightness slapped her in the face, she squinted and quickly lowered it. She started typing a message to Micah, hopefully, she wouldn't accidentally wake him up by her message.

Mariana: Hey, are you awake?

To her surprise, he came online and started typing in the chat. She waited intently for what his reply could be.

Bubba❤️❤️❤️: Hey, yes I am, are you alright?

Mariana: I'm scared, I can't sleep, can you come over, please?

Bubba❤️❤️❤️: Yeah I can't sleep either, I'll come over in the next 30 minutes.

Mariana: Okay thank you😚.

She put her phone on her chest and flopped down against her pillow. She was now feeling better because Micah was coming to stay with her for the night, so now all she had to do was wait for his arrival and everything will be alright.

A/N: Hey I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Man Electra has no shame😭😭how can you flirt with the brother u cheated with and still have the audacity to flirt with ur ex WITH THEM IN THE SAME ROOM🤣🤣🤣.