At the door, Howard turned toward Rosie. "Get in the car. I'll take you home first."
"But I..."Rosie started to refuse.
"Miss, get in," Bobby chimed in, "I'll take you home."
Howard raised an eyebrow at Bobby. "Why are you calling her miss?" 'She's clearly your mom! So what's with the miss?' he thought frustratedly.
"What's wrong with calling her miss?" questioned Bobby confusedly.
Howard was at a loss for words, not knowing how to explain. Eventually, he gave in, sighing. "Suit yourself."
Bobby waved his arms and gushed, "Rosie, get in!"
Rosie had no issues refusing Howard, but for some reason, she couldn't do the same to Bobby. So she agreed smilingly, "Alright. Thank you, Bobby."
"You're welcome," replied Bobby as he jumped down from Howard's lap and climbed into the back seat before waving her in. "Hop in, Rosie."
Rosie chuckled as she got in the car. "Okay."
A frustrated Howard had no choice but to get into the passenger seat.
As the car started, Bobby, who had been energetic earlier, lay down in Rosie's arms and fell asleep soon after.
Howard saw this clearly through the rearview mirror and sneered. "This brat..." Then, he added, "Sorry for the trouble." This was clearly meant for Rosie.
Rosie shook her head, whispering gently, "No trouble at all."
Howard looked at Rosie through the rearview mirror and thought to himself, 'Is this what they call fate?
'I had given up on reuniting Rosie and Bobby, but, unexpectedly, they had bumped into each other...'
Rosie, on the other hand, was thinking about what Bobby had mentioned earlier about not having a mom.
Sienna had told her that Howard's child was not Yvette's and the reason Howard had broken off with Yvette seemed to be because Bobby and Yvette didn't get along...
Rosie started wondering, 'Previously when Howard confessed his love for me, he was even willing to wait for me to get divorced. However, he had never once mentioned Bobby. Has he never considered the possibility of Bobby not liking me, either?
'But since I have already rejected him, and he hadn't put up any fight, I guess there's no need to dwell on this matter anymore...'
Soon, the car arrived at Sunshine Neighborhood. Howard walked Rosie to her apartment building before saying, "Why don't you head in? By the way, thanks for today."
"You're welcome," replied Rosie smilingly, "It was a coincidence. Plus, anyone in my place would have done the same. Thanks for the ride."
Howard hummed in agreement and thought as he watched Rosie walk away, 'Maybe anyone would have done the same, but now it's you...'
*****
As the car continued on to the Flynn residence, Bobby woke up.
As his eyes opened and he realized Rosie wasn't there, he pouted. "Where is Miss?"
Howard glanced at him and replied truthfully, "She went back to her home."
"What! How did I not know that?" wailed Bobby, feeling vexed.
"Because you fell asleep," scoffed Howard.
"Daddy," Bobby frowned and complained, "Why didn't you wake me up? I didn't even get to say goodbye to her yet."
Howard raised an eyebrow and retorted, "That's your problem. You didn't ask me to wake you up beforehand, so I had no obligation to."
Bobby humphed and glared at him before angrily twisting away his tiny body and showing Howard his back.
Howard sneered lightly and didn't coax Bobby, letting him cool off.
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