Chapter 139 - Mummy, I hate arguments (2)

17 January, Matthew's Villa, City K

On hearing those four words, Lexi felt as if her heart was shattering, How had things gotten to the point that her baby boy had to say them. Observing the look on his face she could determine that he was unhappy about something. That made her wonder had he picked up on the tension between her and Matthew despite her attempting to protect him from everything or was there a problem at school. She needed him to be happy and comfortable so that he could adapt when she had escaped from this intolerable situation, meaning she had to deal with the situation.

Observing her son, Lexi realised that she could not determine the reason he was so upset. He gave nothing away so the only option was to talk to him to attempt to figure out what the problem was. Quietly and gently she asked "Dominic, come and talk to me please."

Looking directly at Lexi, Dominic said "Mummy I have things to do." He then turned around and ran out of the room. Seeing his reaction, Lexi paused and instinctively knew that there was something wrong. It was not a good thing that he viewed he could not even to talk to her about what was worrying him. In the past, despite only spending part of the year with him, he always spoke to her about what was worrying him, even if that meant a phone call to her at any time of the day or night.

As she headed out of the lounge door, she looked around and could not locate him. Where might Dominic has gone? What would he be like to deal with?

Turning back, she quickly picked up her phone and dialed Chester. As soon as he answered she said, "Chester I need your help with Dominic?"

"Why?" responded Chester immediately. Hearing her voice, how shaky it was and the fear in it, Lexi was having her first experience with Dominic's challenging behaviour. While Dominic was generally well behaved when something worried him, he would be quick with a phrase or two before running away hiding from the a.d.u.l.ts around him. The focus of his behaviour would be the a.d.u.l.t that he believed was the cause of what was concerning him.

"Dominic has seemed off, and when I just went to talk to him, he told me he hated arguments and then told me he had things to do before running away." As she told Chester what had happened Lexi knew that the tears were ready to run down her face. What had she done to her son?

"Lexi, you forget Dominic is a child. In the past when you spent time with him, you treated him like a little a.d.u.l.t. While he is generally well behaved, he is still a child. He will react like a child when there is something worrying him. That includes telling us without filters what he thinks and running away."

"But he has never done that Chester."

"Lexi, and please do not take this the wrong way as I never regretted my decision to care for Dominic to allow you to heal and be ready to be his full-time parent. You needed the time to heal once Richard died, and that meant you needed to go away, and until you were healed you could not be a constant in his life. That has meant that you have only had blocks of face-to-face time with Dominic and spoke regularly to him on the phone of by Skype, he was always in his best behaviour with you. He loves you and wants to be with you."

Those words from Chester pushed her over the edge and the tears started to roll down her face. Had she been so selfish with her choices when Richard died to the point that she had hurt her son, when all she was trying to do was protect him as she knew she could not parent him?

Hearing the quiet crying of his sister, who was trying to hide it from him, Chester continued "Lexi, as I said you needed the time to heal, from the disaster that was your marriage when Richard died. You could not even care for yourself, let along an infant totally dependent on you. You made the right choice for Dominic, regardless of what anyone else will tell you. You did not abandon him, you were always a part of his life, but at the same time healed yourself. Do not question your choices."

"But I do…"

"Lexi do not question yourself. You are his mother, so be his mother. All parents will tell you children can demonstrate challenging behaviours at times, and you need to deal with it because if you let him get away with it, he will continue to challenge you."

"But…"

"Lexi, he is so like you. Generally, a well-behaved child, but is he does not like something, he becomes cold, distance and argumentative. Now talk to him, and if Phillip feels up to it, we will come for dinner. Tell your staff not to cook, and we will grab some fast food to treat Dominic. I will text you if we are coming."

Before Lexi could respond to Chester, he hung up the call making Lexi realise that she was on her own now to deal with Dominic and his behaviour. As she reached the bedrooms, she opened the master suite door placing her phone on a table inside as she did not want the distraction of it ringing while she spoke to Dominic.

On reaching Dominic's room, she paused and took a few deep breaths before opening the door and walking in.

As she entered the room quietly, she stood there for a few seconds watching her son, who did not know she was there. When he turned and realised that it was Lexi. He said "Mummy, I hate arguments and do not want to talk to you."

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