He left a once anxious, but now comfortable and calm, Belle in bed, putting on a video of comedic movies so her mood wouldn't drop.
As she was leaving the place, a small earthquake collided with her, little Samira looked at her and, unexpectedly, said...
"Are you my daddy's girlfriend? Are you coming to live with us?" she said smiling, while Bernarda was speechless.
Poor Alexander rushed to cover the girl's mouth, but before he could, she decided to finish off dad's honor.
"My daddy doesn't have girlfriends, he's never had a girlfriend, I think he's a virgin..., he should be a great catch, right?" she said laughing as Alexander's hand achieved its goal, it was truly embarrassing.
Bernarda almost burst out laughing at such an offer, she was really amused by the energy of the precious Samira.
"Hello, I'm not your dad's girlfriend, but, thank you for the offer, it's really irresistible," she said smiling, until she realized what she herself had said.
Maybe the girls' mother was around, while she was speculating about a marriage proposal.
Alexander cleared his throat and clarified so she wouldn't be scared.
"Miss, I'm sorry, she's a bit of a talker, her mother passed away when Samira was 3, and Belle was 6, it was very hard for Belle, I'm her mother's younger brother, I have custody, they are my daughters legally and also in my heart, so don't get angry if they get intense about the possible future mom thing," said Alexander putting a pot on the stove, it was a soup he had prepared for the girls' dinner, he knew it would rain and be cold, and he didn't want them to eat greasy things, their little bellies cooled down easily.
She looked at him attentively, he was truly an excellent uncle, a great father, a man with values and commitment, how can there be men like that in the world and one falls in love with ogres? she wondered silently.
Alexander turned around and went to a room, took out dry clothes for the woman, gave them to her and showed her the bathroom.
She only nodded, it was when she realized that those clothes must have been her sister's, the girls' mother's, she felt very flattered to be treated with such affection.
After being dry, she took out her cell phone and called Dr. Roman, the lawyer who handles her uncle's inheritance, making the delivery according to what was established.
She asked him to pick her up and sent him the address, without knowing that, on the other side, the middle-aged man had a smile from ear to ear.
Bernarda had dinner while talking with Alex and Sami, who had a very calm interaction. When Dr. Roman had already arrived, Bernarda never imagined what would come with that situation.
"Berni, I'm glad you called me, I see you know Alexander Ferrer, your uncle loved him very much, he was always talking about him, but this stubborn man never wanted to agree to be closer, but, well, now that you know each other, I want to talk to you two, you know, adult talk," he said looking at a little head peeking through the door. Alex understood and took Samira to bed, checked on Belle who had already fallen asleep and returned to the living room.
Bernarda was very confused, but she was sure she was in for a surprise, it seemed that her uncle had a very dark sense of humor.
Everyone sat down, so Dr. Roman began to speak, and he had to clarify this.
"Well, I must inform you that, now that you have met and it seems that you get along well, well, Alexander, as you know, this house and the Workshop are in the name of Leyton Marin, Bernarda's uncle, in the will, it indicates that he will transfer the house to you with one condition, and that is that you marry his niece Bernarda Monterrosa, and Bernarda, that thing you long for so much, that thing you want so much, will be fully fulfilled when you marry Alex, he is a hard-working man, of course both must live in this house for a minimum of one year and can divorce in three years, but I don't think they will have any inconvenience," said the Lawyer while Bernarda and Alexander looked at each other without understanding, or rather it seemed that they had understood all too well.
Alexander frowned annoyed, he didn't expect this until he heard the man speak immediately.
"Alex, I know you're worried about the girls, but they need a mother, I know you can do this alone, but it would also be good to have support, that stepmother of yours is wanting to get in here anyway and take the girls away."
"She believes that this house was bought by your useless father and wants this house for her stupid daughter," said Roman leaving Alex speechless.
That same day he had had that topic with Belle's menstruation and he felt lost for a moment, although he had read about that topic. Even so, he felt out of place. His Samira will soon be in that stage, and now he was taking care of her more than before. His Belle was becoming more and more striking, he saw how other children looked at her, but the worst thing was that he had also seen how men older than her, by far, ended up looking at her.
Bernarda, on the other hand, was processing. A wedding was feasible, those girls are lovely. She needed those shares of the Davis consortium, she wanted revenge, she wanted to see him cry in pain when he lost everything.
"Bernarda?" said Dr. Roman, looking at her seriously.
"Eh?, we…, well, I…, I want to think about it, Alexander also, I think he has to weigh things, but I can say that if this materializes, I promise that I will help the girls in any way I can, I don't want to be a replacement for their mother, but a good protector and friend," she said softly, at that moment, she didn't look as cold as she used to be in her usual life, and it is that this house overwhelmed her with unknown feelings that had awakened at that moment.
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