Chapter Fifty: Addicted to Happy:

I love my sons. I now have seven children. Six sons and one daughter. I love my wife. Things have calmed down some between us. I think I can make it work. I leaned and kissed Madonna on the forehead.

“I love you,” I whispered.

“Mmm,” she murmured. She held little Judas in her arms. He looked much better than when he was first born. The color was coming back to his skin. He cried normally. I gently stroked his cheek.

“You’re going to be okay,” I whispered. I needed everything to be fine. The last nine months have been up and down. I think that everything is fine now. I still have to do work at the office. The souls arriving keep coming. The number isn’t getting any smaller. I did try to make the systems much easier. There are new training courses too. I just hoped that it would take.

I only have a few minutes this morning. I am not looking forward to another long day at work. At least I still my wife and baby. I looked over at Camon. He slept peacefully between us. They both are beautiful boys. Camon has my jet black hair and his mother’s blue eyes. Judas will probably look the same.

I kissed Camon atop his head.

“I love you,” I whispered. I would have to go to work in a few hours. I didn’t want to get up. I could just lie here with my wife and sons forever. Beelzebub knows how to run my office. He could take over the kingdom if he wanted. Would I mind? Probably not in that time.

But then another thought crossed his mind.

Madonna would have to go back to Heaven. The children would have to stay with me. I started to tremble. I couldn’t lose her. At least, she would be staying with for a couple more years. I shook my head.

No.

I can’t let it end like this. Maybe we should have another kid. But Madonna didn’t want more children. I couldn’t think of any other way to make her stay. I rolled over onto my back. This is going to sound lame, but I can understand how blank the ceiling is. Was I really thinking about trapping my wife here a little bit longer?

No, that’s not it. I’m not “trapping” her here longer. I am just keeping my family together in my kingdom. Isn’t that what a good father does? I would do anything for my family. And I mean anything. I love my wife and sons after all. Isn’t that what a father is supposed to do?

I had to force myself to get out of bed for work. I do have kingdom to run after all. No matter how much I don’t enjoy the conditions at the moment. At least I have my family to come home to.