“I don’t know what to… I need your help,”
Mason Mitchell sat on a park bench, overlooking a playground where a little girl was playing alone. Sitting next to him was a woman who was keeping an eye on the little girl - who was currently running up the steps so she could go down the slide. “What do you need?”
She looked tired… and honestly, Mason couldn’t blame her. Jessica had a lot of… things going on in her life right now including dealing with Daniel who was an issue in itself, and while usually, he’d try to help out, this time around, he couldn’t. That was exactly the reason that he felt hesitant to call her this morning… far earlier than Jess would be awake. If… you knew Jessica… you knew not to wake her up early, but he had his reasons.
A sound caught his attention before he could respond to her, and despite the previous frown on his face, a small smile replaced it as the man stood up and picked up a little boy from the stroller. “Hi buddy, you’re up early,” He stated, bouncing the baby in his arms as he kept the boy distracted. He had always loved kids, and for him, it never mattered what situation he was in - Mason usually navigated to where there were kids. Ethan seemed to still be sound asleep, while Grayson coo’d with excitement at being held. Though distracted for a mere second, it was useless to beat around the bush so… well… Mason just said it “Blue Royalty figured out that Paige isn’t our sister, and Anna is actually her mother. It was just released about an hour ago… and we both know Paige is…” What was he supposed to say there?
“Damn it,” Jess sighed, grabbing the phone that Mason pulled out with his free hand so she could read the post. He noticed the raise in her eyebrow when she likely read the part about him, though quickly ignored it. “She’s been getting more reckless everyday and honestly, once she sees this, I just don’t know what’s going to go through her mind,” . The girl nodded, though before they could finish the conversation, the young girl ran towards him putting her hand in his. “UNCLE WILL CAN YOU PUSH ME ON THE SWING PLEASEEEE,”
The man smiled again, and with a “I’ll figure it out,” he nodded before running back with Shay. Placing Grayson in the baby swing, he pushed both kids - though his eyes gravitated once again to his sister who’s expression worried him.
Despite how the day started, everything had to go on as per usual… after all, that was always the plan and the very plan wasn’t changing due to… unforeseen circumstances. As per usual, the day started with football practice though unlike usual, Mason got far more looks than he usually did. Could he blame people? No, the post that was released made it very easy for him to be the center of attention at the moment. Technically, it was his birthday today, so amongst the strange looks, Mason also got his fair share of Happy Birthdays from friends whom he thanked.
Do you know what was a birthday gift he didn’t want to deal with at the current moment? You guessed it - Elio Esposito. Though as the years had taught him; his acting skills weren’t half bad at this point. After being shoved forward, the man caught his footing before turning back at Elio with a glare. “Seriously?” Mason asked, feigning ignorance at the statement - almost urging Elio to continue which he did. Predictable.
“Trust me, Elio, Don’t fcking flatter yourself. I didn’t tell anyone about kissing you, and as far as I’m fcking concerned, it was a drunken accident. I mean, you do kind of look like your sister when someone’s drunk out of their mind,” Mason started, egging the man on. If a fight was what Elio was looking for, a fight would be what the man would get. A laugh met his lips almost immediately at Elio’s sad sentiment about getting clout. “Oh my god, Esposito, no one HERE is using you for fcking clout. You’re not even fcking important so get your head out of your ass and realize that while most people only care about you is because of who your dad is. I, on the other hand, never gave a sht. I’m sorry you’re having fcking issues with Lenora who’s realized your momentary fame is not worth dating you, that’s not my problem. And for your information, me and Sienna are doing fine… which is probably why I was fcking her last night.”
With that, he gave the man a fake smile, followed by putting his middle finger up. As fights go, his teammates almost immediately begin surrounding the two Ohhs leaving their mouth with Mason’s words. So, Elio, let’s fight.
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