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Bonus IV: Atlas

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Three years after the epilogue

"...so help me God if I see you flirting with that guy again I'm moving to the guest room!" Zach says through clenched teeth while I try not to zone out. I wasn't fucking flirting 

We've had this fight over and over again in the past couple of months. It's been tough lately, now 7 years old, Eli is going through a...phase. He started school and he's not liking it

He got used to going to kindergarten and being able to play with Sam, Jonas and Lithe during breaks since they're a couple of years younger. Now he feels lonely

"Zach, baby, we talked about this I work with him! What do you expect me to do? Tell him oh sorry I don't need an assistant to manage the thirty plus kids we are teaching, what I need is for you to leave because my husband doesn't like you? I didn't pick him, the school did" I argue

"You own the fucking school Atlas, you can kick him out" he throws his arms up

I hear our three year olds, Kaianthe and Miller, squealing in joy by the shore as Sam, Eli, Jonas and Lithe show them the small crabs they found

They're being watched by the rest of the family as we solve our little issue.

"That would be a shitty thing to do Zach, using my money and power to kick someone out of the job they earned. He's the best we've found" I pace and stare at sand covering my toes

"Hmm, so great he is. So profesional flirting with his superior" he huffs

I decided to complete my studies and become a teacher, I never thought it'd bring so much trouble into my marriage

"He wasn't flirting, he was enjoying a day at the beach with his family and decided to come say hello like any polite human would damnit!"

"He made a point of touching your shoulder or your fucking hips every time he spoke Atlas why can't you see it?" Zachariah turns his back on me, rubbing his neck like he does when he's angry

"I'm not discussing this with you any longer, we're here to spend some time as a family not fight over senseless thoughts of yours" I shake my head and leave him standing there to walk off his anger

The sun is high and hot today, I'm sweating my ass off and desperate to dump my head underwater. So that's what I do, passing the kids and my brother's worried glances and take a swim

Dad is helping Rora get her twins to take a nap on the beach beds under the big umbrellas when I come out of the water.

They just turned two and they're desperate to grow and play rough with all their cousins

West, the guy is gonna get some wrinkles out of Rora and Nix soon if he keeps that little mischief of his. He's the most energetic, loud and smart out of all the boys so far and he's barely two

And Ray, the first baby girl of the family after Aurora, has us all wrapped around her little fingers and she knows it. With an attitude as big as the sun and a sassy nature we don't know where she got from...let's just say she'll get away with pretty much anything she wants

I walk over and sit beside dad, watching as the twins sleep between him and Rora. They look so peaceful you'd never think they could tire you to tears in just an hour

"Are you okay?" My sweet sister asks, I sigh and shake my head

"I don't know how to get past this shit. We've been fighting about the same thing over and over" I groan