CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

They also bought sparkling wine and the equipment to make cocktails for the evening.

Then, when most of the hard work was done, Lara picked up the kids from kindergarten.

«Let\'s get ready,» she said to her cubs. «You two need to be the prettiest kids, understood?»

Jaden nodded, following his mommy to their room. He would have done what his mommy told him to. As for Scarlet, she had jumped in place all happy at her mommy\'s words. She liked being pretty!

But where was her daddy? She wanted him to see her.

«He will come later. Now he\'s busy,» Lara said before the little girl could ask any questions.

«Oof,» she scoffed. «He does nothing for the whole day, and now he\'s away? He should have done his job earlier!»

«Scarlet! Don\'t talk like this about your father! He will come back in time. He told me that he can\'t wait to see his pups wearing cute costumes.»

«He said that?» Scarlet mumbled, clenching her fists. So, her daddy didn\'t leave because he wanted to stay away! He would come back. «Then, I want to be pretty, mommy!»

«Sure, mommy\'s girl will be very pretty.»

«And I?» Jaden intruded.

«Mommy\'s boy will be handsome. Let\'s get to work. You will love the costumes I found for you.»

She led the kids into their room and rolled up her sleeves. It was time to work hard, lest the cuteness her kids inherited from their father went to waste. She had chosen the perfect clothes for both of them.

For Scarlet, she had bought a rabbit costume. The ears were her favourite piece, so much that she had found a couple for herself, too.

Since the kids were going to wear costumes, she could dare do the same. As such, there were a pair of tiger ears for Nate.

Jaden would wear a tiger costume.

They would have been a pretty family of tigers and rabbits. She couldn\'t wait to see the final effect. She was going to take so many pictures of her cubs when she was done.

«I want to wear that!» Scarlet exclaimed, pointing at the orange and yellow costume. «Sooo pretty!»

«That one is for Jaden,» Lara sighed. Maybe, she should have expected a little drama.

When have things been simple with her cubs, either way?

«This white one is for you, Scarlet. It\'s so fluffy, isn\'t it?»

«But I want this pretty!»

«Scarlet...»

Lara shook her head. She walked to Scarlet and placed the ears on her head. She made sure the hairband wouldn\'t slip down and then stepped back to check the final effect.

Her daughter was absolutely beautiful! She did look like a rabbit, with her small nose and pouty lips. An angry rabbit, but still...

«Mommy\'s girl is so cute today,» Lara commented, hoping it would be enough to convince her.

Scarlet tilted her head, feeling the weight of the ears. Her mommy was looking at her with much love, but she still wanted the other dress more.

«Pretty?» she repeated.

Lara nodded, convinced.

However, it was not enough. Not today.

Scarlet took off the ears and placed them on Jaden\'s head, trying to put them up as her mommy did with her. They were difficult to put on...

Jaden stood still, waiting for his sister to be done. He turned to his mommy, his big brown eyes wide in uncertainty. What was he expected to do?

«Look, mommy! Jaden is so pretty! So pretty!» Scarlet shouted.

And, unfortunately, she was right. The ears somehow suited him more. The white would fit well with the blonde locks, and his eyes had an innocent light. He would look up at his mommy with full trust, and Lara couldn\'t bring herself to take the ears off.

She could only imagine how much prettier he could be with the whole costume.

«Do you like it, Jaden?» she asked, visibly wavering in her initial plans.

Maybe, she should have expected it. Scarlet wasn\'t tame enough to play the role of a rabbit. The tiger costume would suit her better...

«I like what my mommy likes,» he said.

He touched the soft ears and followed his mommy\'s gaze. She seemed to like that white thing.

If he was cute enough, she would cover him with kisses and hugs... So, it was worth a try.

«I want to try that,» he said, blinking slowly. He had seen Scarlet do that and receive a hug from Nate. Even their mommy would fall into the trap sometimes.

And, in his case, it worked. Lara wasn\'t expecting a cuteness attack. She was used to those coming from Scarlet. Jaden had always been so genuine.

«Oh, mommy\'s boy is so handsome,» she said while helping him wear the white overall. It had a fluffy rabbit tail on the back, and she would draw a white nose and tiny whiskers with some makeup. Jaden\'s big eyes wouldn\'t need any decoration.

«So cute,» she repeated.

Scarlet frowned, unhappy that she had all the attention stolen from her. She would have the best clothes, those she liked, but still...

Her mommy was putting so much attention on Jaden\'s appearance. She hoped she would be just as cute and receive as many kisses.

She put the tiger ears on and looked at the mirror.

«Roar!» she exclaimed, but she didn\'t feel too dangerous. She needed makeup like Jaden! Oh, her mommy would do it later.

But she hoped Nate would notice how cute she was. It wouldn\'t have been fair if only Jaden got compliments.

«I will protect my mommy from big bad wolves,» she said in the mirror. Oh, that was better. She was a little scarier with that look.