Crossroads Café

Chapter 4 : got diapers ?

"I am his what ?" questioned Bianca.

"Geez," Mat let his hands run on his face, "Bianca, sorry, but it's late. I am dead tired. You and I really need to take a break. Tomorrow will be crazy, and I assure you I'll take the time to explain things to you as soon as possible. Good night beautiful!" And he just got out and closed the door.

Bianca was stunned and did not know what to do with the pieces of information he had just given her. "Guess it's time for me to take a quick shower… A la douche et au lit ! (=Shower and sleep)." She said out loud to herself.

She went to the bathroom and was pleased as it contained everything necessary… even a bathtub! She took a quick shower since she was scared that Rosy would wake up and cry. Rosy used to cry every time she was not next to her. So Bianca always did her best to be right there the second she woke.

Bianca sat on the bed and took a moment to enjoy seeing Rosy sleeping. She was admiring the ginger hair and the small nose. The small and pink lips. The little freckles on her face. Bianca would take all the time to gaze at Rosy's emerald green eyes if she were not sleeping. Rosy would make small noises and hold Bianca's cheeks in her tiny hands. These moments meant everything to her.

She couldn't stop thinking. Are we safe here? Should we stay? Should we go? We met two good people here. Is it ok to trust them? We were so lucky to find help… but what Old Al' did to my car was strange though… and I think I saw Mat's eyes with a golden glow in them… and Alpha…

That's how she fell asleep that night. Her thoughts were full of that mysterious man who had the nerve to take her stuff away.

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Bianca woke up refreshed from a good night's sleep. It was a first since a long time ago. She usually had sleepless nights since the day she had to take care of Rosy, and that was maybe a month ago now. She watched the baby, still sleeping, and tried her best to get out of bed without making any noise.

She took a quick shower, brushed her teeth, and had an exasperated breath when she saw the state of her hair. She forgot to take them out of the bun to shower last night, and now it looked like a bird's nest after a massive storm. She wanted to detangle her hair but never found a brush or a comb. "It's ok. You got this," she said, looking at herself in the mirror. As soon as she managed to take her hair out of the rubber band she used to hold her bun; a little wail started in the bedroom. "Well… let's just go like this…."She just packed all her hair on top of her hair and did a quick messy bun.

Rosy stopped crying as soon as she saw Bianca entering the bedroom. She raised her arms to ask to be held. She did not have to wait long as the young woman almost threw herself at the nearly two years old baby and started to give her tons of kisses. She then proceeds to smell the baby's diaper. Bianca tough: Thank god, it seems like it's a clear sky at the moment… I really need to buy diapers for her as soon as possible.

Bianca was lying on her side and talked to the baby, "Listen, Rosy, while you were asleep yesterday, nice people came to help us, you know? So today, I will have to help them to thank them too. I won't be able to be next to you all the time, but I'll do my best to keep my eyes on you." Rosy inclined her head to the right side and blinked a few times before clapping in her hands. "Gah, you're such a genius! I love you so much !"

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Bianca came down with Rosy in her arms. As soon as her feet hit the floor of the « public » part of the Crossroad Café, she met a very pregnant woman.

She was pretty with dark wavy hair and dark brown eyes that looked much like Mat's. She was smaller, and Bianca had to look down a little to look at her. She extended her right hand, adorned with a golden ring on each finger. "Oh, gods! You must be Bianca! And that lovely must-be baby Rosy! I'm Ayawamat's sister. My name is Aiyana. It's so good to have more feminine energy vibrate in Crossroad café!"

Bianca reached out to Aiyana. "Nice to meet you too. Your name is so beautiful!"

Aiyana froze for a second. She stared at Bianca's hand. She said in a whisper, "A good soul…." From here on, she smiled non-stop at Bianca.

Aiyana puffed out a little bit of her chest. "Thank you so much for saying that, and it means eternal blooming in our language. Although I would love to continue this conversation, we need to start moving soon."

Bianca gave a kiss to Rosy. "Of course! But I really need to buy some diapers for Rosy before the catastrophe happens!"

Aiyana stared at Bianca, confused for a second. "Oh! You mean the poop explosion, right ?" and then giggled.

"A pure devastation! I do need diapers for our survival!" Bianca answered.

The Crossroad café's door opened with a very tired Mat. He had in his hand a pink bag with glittery butterflies on it.

"Rosy's bag!" Bianca exclaimed.

"Yup," Mat answered by insisting on the -p-. "It was hell to get it, but I thought it was important to get Rosy's goods. We're a little bit far from everything. So I had to make a deal with Alpha Black to take back the bag."

Bianca took the bag with her and started to search for Rosy's baby powder. "What do you mean by a deal?"

Mat rubbed his hands on his face. "Well… how am I supposed to explain that? You heard last night that there are rules in Crossroad café, right?"

Bianca nodded yes.

"Alpha Black went against one of those rules yesterday night. So, technically, he can't enter the café for seven days," Mat explained. "He made a deal, and Old Al' gave his ok…hence he can't enter the café as a human."