Chapter 148 - A Trip to School (2)

21 January, Matthew's Villa and Dominic's School, City K.

Looking directly at, Dominic firmly responded, "Mummy, when I was living with Uncle Chester, he always allowed Daddy's parents to come and pick me up whenever they liked from school. They did not have to do anything. Why do you want to stop me spending time with Daddy's parents? You are also stopping me from going to my friends houses if they ask me to go and play with them after school. That is not fair Mummy and Daddy Matthew. Uncle Chester always told me that if I told him what I was doing I could do it, if I did not do it all the time."

Hearing that, Lexi and Matthew turned to each other. Seeing Lexi as struggling not to snap at Dominic, because he did not understand what she had said, Matthew quietly said "Dominic, think about what we just said. Did we ever say that you could not do these things?"

Dominic paused and said "No, you did not," as his eyes drifted down to the table.

"Dominic what did I say about looking at us when you speak to us?"

Dominic lifted his head and said, "You told me I needed to look at you." Dominic was struggling not to cry in responding to Matthew.

"That is right." Observing how upset Dominic was, Matthew in a calm tone added "You are not in trouble Dominic. It is polite behaviour to look at people when they are speaking with you. Looking at them means they can see how you are feeling and talk to you much easier if they cannot see you face. As I said, your mummy and I are not preventing you from spending time with your daddy's parents or your friends. You understand that I am in the army?"

"Yes" responded Dominic, quietly but looking directly at Matthew.

"While you may not fully understand I am a Colonel, which is a senior military officer. Additionally, my role at the military base is a senior role, but it is not dangerous." Matthew could not believe that he was keeping a straight face with Dominic with this huge lie.

"There are people out who do not like the military, and rather than trying to come and hurt me, they will look to you and your mummy as they think you will be easier to hurt than me. They want to use you to hurt me, and you know how important you and your mummy are to me?"

Quietly, but looking directly at Matthew Dominic responded "Yes Daddy Matthew."

"You are very important. But we are not stopping you from spending time with your grandparents or your friends. We just want to make sure you are safe. Your mummy, when she goes from here has someone who is around her..."

"Aunty Angela?"

Matthew relaxed as it appeared that Dominic had not realised exactly who was with Lexi, but at the same time had formed some attachment.

"Yes. She is there to keep your mummy safe. But we will have someone with you at school for the same reason. But all we are asking of you is that you only go with whoever has been arranged to pick you up. While your mummy and I will try to do this, but it may be your Uncles Chester, Phillip, Andres, John, Paul or Steven, your daddy's parents, a friend's parents, someone who works for your mummy, one of the staff here, Mr Wang who is my assistant, or even my friends Ben, Joseph or David or their wives. Are you alright with that?"

Dominic looked at Matthew, and thought about what Matthew had said, and responded "As long as you and mummy do not prevent me from spending time with my grandparents or my friends."

Lexi, not wanting Dominic to find out his time with Richard's parents would be restricted responded "Dominic, that will not happen. Just because you want to do things, does not mean that this will happen. You can ask, and we will make the arrangements. I know that was the arrangement when you lived with Uncle Chester, and that will not change now."

Matthew observed the time, said "Now quickly finish your breakfast Dominic and your mummy and I will take you to school, as we have to talk to your school principal about your behaviour at school. As your mummy and I must go in different directions after we speak to your principal, mummy to her studio and me to the military base, we must take your mummy's SUV as well as my military jeep. You can pick if you want to go with your mummy or me. Tonight, after we have spoken to the school principal to clarify the school's concerns about your behaviour, you will talk to your mummy and I about it."

"Matthew is right Dominic, and young man that is a conversation you will not avoid." After a pause, Lexi added "And Dominic, I will be picking you up after school."

After finishing breakfast, the three of them headed out and Dominic ran to Matthew's military jeep and started climbing in. Lexi looked, and decided that she wanted to be with Dominic, so quietly handed the guard assigned to her by Matthew her keys before climbing in beside Dominic, for the trip to Dominic's school.

When they arrived at Dominic's school Matthew quickly climbed down and helped Lexi and Dominic out. He could sense that his presence quickly drew attention from many of the mothers and nanny's present. Matthew knew, despite how Lexi might react he needed to send a message and took Lexi's hand in his, while Dominic quickly grabbed his other hand. As a family they headed towards the school gate, and when they reached it Dominic spotted some classmates and dropped hold of Matthew's hand before running towards them.

At the same time, Matthew heard from behind them a loud voice saying "How dare the military park a vehicle here. And there is no way a military brat should be allowed anywhere near this school as they do not have the class. We need to get rid of them."

Matthew felt Lexi tense up. He bent over and quietly said "Do not worry about this, I can deal with it."

With that the two of them turned around and headed back towards the voice. As they got closer Matthew quietly said, "Ma'am do you have an issue with me?"

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