147. 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑀𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒

                                    

                                          
Lucifer
                          
"I think I heard him pull into the driveway," Genesis said. 
                          
"I don't hear shit," I muttered as my nerves began running wild. I hadn't seen Syn in weeks, so this would be horrible. 
                          
"Well, I have super-hearing," she mocked. "Trust me and go open the front door." She tied her hair into a ponytail and I sighed as I walked out of the room. I rushed down the stairs to the front door, but the other vampire in the house seemed to reach him before I could. 
                          
James pulled the door open and practically jumped into Syn's arms. A bittersweet smile made its way onto my face and I let out a breath as I walked towards them. 
                          
"Hey," Syn laughed as he hugged him. "When the hell did you get so tall?" James laughed and when Syn looked up at me, I practically saw the happiness leave his face. Damn. 
                          
"Son," I spoke. 
                          
"Lucifer," he said dryly. 
                          
"Come in." I stepped aside for him to come inside, and shut the door behind him as James led him into the living room. I stayed quiet as they got involved in a random conversation about a cartoon that I couldn't keep up with, and I sat on the couch across from them. 
                          
After ten or so minutes, they began to notice I was just sitting there, and the air became tense. Thankfully, Gen chose that moment to come downstairs and the attention was directed off of me. She smiled when she saw Syn and he nodded in her direction. 
                          
She sat beside me on the couch and took my hand and I watched as Syn's eyes fell onto our intertwined hands. "The two of you are back together?"
                          
"James," I said. "Can you excuse us for a few minutes?"
                          
"Sure," he said cautiously before getting up from the couch. He rushed up the stairs, and when I heard his room door close, I turned to Syn. "Yes, we're back together."
                          
"It's nice to see that the shared disappointment you've caused to your son has allowed the both of you to rekindle your love," he muttered. 
                          
"Syn, I'm so-"
                          
"Stop apologizing," I said to Gen. "You've done it more than enough and now he's just being a baby."
                          
"What have I done to you that's evoked such a strong dislike of me?" Syn asked. "It's like you're not even happy that I'm back."
                          
"Okay, both of you," Gen said. "This isn't what we're here for, alright? Syn, we're your parents and we love you more than anything. I'm sorry I haven't been showing it as I should have, but it's the truth."
                          
"Let's talk about James," he said as he leaned forward onto his seat. 
                          
"Right, I muttered. I turned to Gen who gave me a sad smile as she squeezed my hand and I sighed. I didn't know James's decision was going to be this hard for me to follow through with. With one more assuring look from Gen, I picked up the adoption papers and handed them over to Syn. "Here, you need to sign these."
                          
I saw a hesitant smile appear on his face and I pushed down my emotions. I passed him a pen as he took out the papers, and when he read them, I could see the anger flaring in his eyes. "You signed them?!"