The Family

“You sound like you are proud of her,” Alexander said and Sapphire nodded her head. “You make it sound like it is a bad thing,” she said, tilting her head to one side. “You are insufferable!” He exclaimed and turned to the kids who were still at each other's throat. “Stop bickering, you would give your mom a headache,” he told them. “You don't hear me complaining,” Sapphire said and Alexander scoffed. “Are you encouraging them? To continue fighting?” Alexander asked and Sapphire rolled her eyes at the dramatic man. “Playing, not fighting, playing” Sapphire said and the kids moved closer to her before sitting beside them. “You should get up soon, we have been waiting for you all this while, you have been sleeping since yesterday,” Andrea mumbled and Sapphire turned to stare at the kids, Andrew nodded in confirmation. “Yeah, we were,” Andrew affirmed. “You have to learn how to do things without me, I am going to start work very soon, would you keep dialing the office and asking me where