“Mommy, what is it?”
Gavin's curiosity was piqued. He hoped that Arissa would tell him what the present was.
“It's a secret,” Arissa replied with an enigmatic smile on her face.
Gavin let out a chortle. His gaze darted from Arissa to Benjamin. “Mommy, are you on Daddy's side now?”
Arissa was amused by the little boy's words.
“Mommy, you can secretly let us know. We won't tell Jesse!”
Tim gave Arissa a puppy-eyed look.
“Hurry up and eat. You will know the answer when you head upstairs later!”
Arissa didn't tell them, as she wanted to help Benjamin keep the secret.
Benjamin's lips curled up slightly.
Kingsley and the others' grew curious as well. However, noticing that Benjamin didn't seem keen to divulge further, they didn't egg him on and continued to eat their breakfast in silence.
The six children wanted to know what present Benjamin would give Jesse and wolfed down their breakfast.
“Slow down. Your daddy can't give you guys the present if he's not done eating yet!”
Arissa found her children's demeanor amusing.
The six children looked at Benjamin and said, “Daddy, hurry up!”
Benjamin's eyes crinkled into a smile as he hummed a response.
The children were delighted and cheered before they continued to eat breakfast.
After they were done, they sat anxiously in their seats as they waited for Benjamin to unveil the surprise.
“Daddy, hurry up!”
Gavin pouted his lips and groaned, 'You're too slow!”
Kingsley was amused and said, “Come, I'm going to take you guys upstairs to have a look!”
The six children turned their attention to him right away, their eyes glinting.
“Mr. Watts, you know where the present is?”
They jumped off their seats and circled around Kingsley.
He patted their heads gently and replied, “Of course. It's in your daddy's room!”
The six kids turned around and headed upstairs right after Kingsley was done.
Arissa smiled and reminded them, “Be careful.”
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