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I was pacing in the living room of my home looking towards the main door for my baby to arrive. It's been almost a day since I saw him and I miss him terribly. I cannot wait to have my baby in my arms. Sam said he was on his way to home with Archie.

Sam walked inside the home carrying a sleeping Archie in his arms. Which is an unusual sight because my baby never sleeps this easy. Nevertheless I ran and took my baby in my arms placing kisses on both his cheeks without waking him up.

"I missed my baby." I said as I hugged him to my bosom.

"See, how easily I put him to sleep. You have been trying for an year and I have done that in a day." Sam said proudly making me roll my eyes.

"My baby must have been tired." I said sitting on sofa with my sleeping baby.

"Did he trouble you last night?" I asked, "I mean he usually wakes up in the middle of the night feeling active."

"Well, I will be honest with this." Sam said, "Actually he kept crying all night yesterday, may be he missed you."

"Aww... My baby missed me. I am sorry baby for leaving you last night. " I said hugging him close. "How did you manage? "

"Well, at first I tried to calm him down myself but then... " He said rubbing his neck.

"Then what? " I asked raising my brow.

"I took him to Aunt Liz, she took care of him all night." He said looking everywhere but me.

"You idiot! If you can't handle tell it in my face, you hired a nanny for my kid without any proper background check?" I almost yelled ready to pounce on Sam, if not for Archie stirring in sleep due to commutation.

"Take a chill pill, Vi." Sam had the nerve to say, "Even I won't leave my nephew with some strangers. Aunt Liz is a sweet old lady, who is staying in our resort with her husband, you remember the wedding that was supposed to happen in our resort but got cancelled in last minute."

"Yes."

"Aunt Liz and Uncle cool are parents of groom, they are staying in our resort for sightseeing, they are very sweet old couple just like Mom and Dad, they adore Archie very much and loves him like their own grandkid." Sam explained, " Actually, I thought of informing you about this yesterday. You will love them of you meet them in fact aunt Liz took care of Archie the whole night asking me to take rest."

"I am sorry." I said feeling guilty. "I would like to meet them one day to thank them."

"Sure, you can meet them. They would love to meet you." Sam said and Archie woke up smiling at me.

"My baby woke up." I said kissing all over his face making him giggle.

He placed a hand on my face and I kissed it too.

"Momma missed you, My munchkin." I said playing with his fingers.

The rest of the day, I took an off from the office and spent time with my baby.

At night when I place Archie on the bed trying to pat him to sleep as usual my baby was not in a mood to sleep. So, I placed the pillows all around the bed and made him sit in the centre with his toys around him to play. He began to play with them happily smiling and offering me few toys to play with him. I smiled at my baby, he was cute and lovely, full of energy, just like his father. At the thought of Evander, I began to think about what all happened in the morning between us.

I couldn't deny it was the best feeling to wake up in the arms of the person you love. Yes, my stupid heart never stopped loving him even after what all had happened. It's like he broke my heart into pieces but yet every single piece loved him with all it's might, even though I love him, I don't have courage to express it because I am scared that again if he breaks my heart I won't be able to live. I was deep in thoughts when Archie slowly stood up holding my shoulder. My baby is growing fast, soon he will be running here and there and I know I will have a tough time to run behind him.

"What my baby wants? " I asked poking his nose, making him giggle.

"Mom__" He called in his baby voice suddenly. My baby called me 'Mom' for the first time! I squealed out loud in happiness kissing him soundly.

"What happened? What's wrong?" Sam asked breathlessly as he came running into my room.

"My baby called me Mom." I said shedding tears of joy. I always know his first word will be Mom, he's my baby.

"Wow!" Sam said coming towards Archie.

"Baby, come on say Mom once again." I cooed and Archie gave a baby smile showing his teeth and turned away to play with his toys.

"Archie... Just once more, please." I requested taking him in my arms.

"Come on say, Mom... "

"Sam." Sam said cutting me off. "Say Sam, A." He said mouthing Sam.

"Sam! Shut up don't confuse my baby." I scolded him.

"What? I am making him call me as well." Sam defended. "Archie say Sam." He cooed.

"No, say Mom baby."

"Sam." Sam said.

"Mom." I raised my voice.

"Sam." He said challenging me.

"Mom."

"Sam."

"Mom."

"Sam."

And then officially Tom and Jerry fight began between Sam and me.

"You idiot, didn't I say not to confuse him." I said hitting him with Archie's soft toy.

"He already called you, it's my turn now." Sam said throwing Archie's toy truck on me. Which hit me with force, I am sure it left a bruise on my forehead.

"You are going to be die today, Sam." I said and Sam began to run all around the house while I chased him.

He ran all around the house, Coward. But I am not gonna leave him without a black eye today.

Finally I caught him in the living room.

"Idiot, you hurt me. See, I got a bruise on my forehead." I shouted punching Sam as he was laying on the floor helpless.

"It's you, who started the fight." He said catching and twisting my hand making me wince.

"You started irritating me and then you have a nerve to hit me" I said giving a flat punch on his jaw.

"Ouch!" He winced and began to fight with me.

We both were fighting like street rats rolling on the carpeted floor and I can distinctly hear, our old butler running towards the phone.

"Mrs. Everly, Sam sir and Violet Ma'am are fighting, hitting each other." She said frantically and then came running towards us holding the phone.

"Sam" My mom voice came from the phones loudspeaker making us still. "Vi." She sounded angry.

"He/she started first." We both shouted in unison.

Our chef came running with a laptop on which my Mom and Dad were on skype. He placed the laptop in front of us on the coffee table. We both stopped fighting and sat in front of the laptop like kids, who got caught with their hand in cookie jar. By now Sam and my hair was all messed up and dirty with all the fighting and we looked like some street rats.

"Dad, see he hit me." I said pointing towards my forehead which has a thin line of scratch.

"Mom, look she punched on my jaw." Sam complained showing his jaw which is now red. I smiled proudly.

"Sam is this the way you behave with elders. She's elder than you, why did you hit her." My dad scolded Sam, while I smirked looking at him.

"And you Vi, is this how you look after your baby brother, do you even remember you are a Mom and CEO of a company." It's my Mom's turn now. "If you are like this, what will you teach to your kid." She scolded and Sam closed his mouth with his hand giggling. I glared at him.

"Now both say sorry to each other." My dad said.

"But he.. " I said and my mom glared.

"Fine, Sorry." I apologized to Sam.

"Fine. I forgive you." He said smugly.

"Sam Matteo Everly." My mom said angrily. "Apologize. Now."

"Fine." He said, "Sorry Vi."

"Now, where is my little Archie." My mom asked looking around.

"Oh gosh__I left him in the room alone." I said and ran towards my room. I am a bad mom, it's all because of that stupid Sam.

When I reached my room, I breathed in relief as my baby was still busy playing with his toys. I took him in my arms and carried him towards the living room.

"Baby, say hi to Grandma and Grandpa." I said waving his hand. He giggled and smiled looking at laptop screen.

"Aww... My cutiepie, he is growing fast." My mom said blowing a kiss.

"Mom, you know today he called me, Mom." I said proudly.

"That's great, didn't I tell you to give him time. He will speak." My mom said with a knowing look.

"How's your vacation going Dad? " Sam asked.

"It's good, Sam. We visited places here and people are very hospitable." My dad said, we spoke for a few minutes and then ended the call.