Suddenly Papa
Lunches

"Will Papa pick me up?" Alice asked on the way to school.

"I don't know." Kevin replied while looking at the back bench, where Alice was sitting.

The little girl was silent for a moment when she heard Kevin's reply.

Kevin felt guilty, he could not bear to see the sad look on the little girl's face.

However, Kevin is still not sure that the little girl is his daughter. However, he was not a man who could bear to see a child look sad, let alone hear the whining and crying of children, Kevin would not bear to face it.

"alright. Three o'clock, right?" Kevin said with a smile looking at Alice.

"Yey... Hurray... Thank you, Papa!" Alice cheered excitedly, hugging Kevin's arm and kissing his cheek.

Instantly Kevin was surprised by the treatment of the little girl.

There was a warm feeling flowing in his chest. He could not explain the feeling in words. For a moment there was happiness on his face.

Joe smiled at the incident. It was the first close interaction with a child that Kevin had.

He is very understanding of this boss. Joe was a friend, since childhood, became a friend of school, to college, despite taking different majors, they still often met. Kevin offered to be his assistant. Because he is lazy to find people to be his trust.

Joe knows, Kevin does not like children too much, especially with their behavior.

Kevin once attended a technology exhibition for elementary school, where Kevin only spoke briefly to explain the product being exhibited, then at the question and answer session, he only limited three questions, he only limited the three questions, after that he left on the grounds that there were other activities, when in fact he could not stand the fanfare made by children.

Joe parked the car right at the entrance, Alice picked up her backpack on the seat, then placed it on her back.

"See you later, Pa. Thank you Joe, bye!" Alice opened the door, then waved at Kevin and Joe.

Joe restarts the car, heads to the office, after that.

"I'm not sure she's my daughter!" Kevin said on his way.

Joe just smiled at it.

"How come, for seven years, his mother didn't look for me to hold me accountable? Or her mother is not a good woman, who often changes partners, so she is not sure it is my son. And then while he was having economic difficulties, he told his son to come to me." Muttered Kevin.

"Joe, do you remember the woman in the photo?" Kevin looked at Joe.

Joe who was focused on driving just glanced.

"Maryl?"

"Yes, maybe that's his name. Mother of Alice? Do you remember that?" Ask Kevin again.

Joe took a deep breath, trying to recall.

"It looks like it was a photo taken on your 25th birthday. At that time you held a party in your family's villa on the beach. Many come there. Our friend's friend, girl girl. Especially after your family comes home, we're really a party there. There were also a lot of paid girls who came to cheer us up at that time." Joe tried to recall the incident.

"I don't remember Marry's look and face on your show at the time. However, it seems like I've seen that woman's face." Continue Joe while staring at Kevin who still looks confused.

"Then what should I do?" Kevin asked slowly, returning Joe's gaze.

Joe just shrugged his shoulders, while continuing to focus on driving the car.

*

Kevin works as usual in his office. With a busy meeting and some cooperation with companies, or government agencies, education, and even the military.

After the meeting he spent his time sitting daydreaming in his soft work chair, staring at another skyscraper in front of him through the window of his room, playing with a pen.

"Mary? Seven years ago on my 25th birthday. Why do I not remember at all? Did I drink too much that night? Then he could take a picture with me, and I embraced him! Why can I not remember? Aarrgggh!!" Kevin put down his pen and rubbed his face with his hand.

Kevin stood up, approaching the window. Looking outwards, looking up.

Lek's check!

"Boss!" Call Joe. There was no response from Kevin, who was still engrossed in his own thoughts while looking outwards.

"Boss! Kevin!" This time Joe hardened the volume of his voice, and succeeded in making Kevin realize.

"Oh, yeah. What's up?" Ask Kevin, then look at Joe.

"Busan your mother called, took lunch together. Can it? Because he said he had contacted you, however, there was no response at all. He thinks you're busy. That's why he called me." Said Joe.

"What's my schedule this afternoon?" Ask Kevin.

Joe fiddled with the tab he was carrying.

"Hour two, a meeting with a Stanford university representative to discuss some of the applications of technology at the university." Joe looked at Kevin.

Kevin sighed for a moment.

"alright. Let's go to lunch!" Kevin took the suit that he put on his chair, put on it, then took his phone and looked at it.

Apparently there were three missed calls from her mother.

Joe drives, takes Kevin to a restaurant that's in a Mars family-owned hotel. Star restaurant, has an award as a restaurant with the best service and a reliable chef, with a delicious menu. Its customers are celebrities, officials, socialites, artists, and most of the rich. For the hotel, it is a world-class star hotel, with facilities that are not tin cans.

Vicky Mars, Kevin's mother smiled broadly when she saw her son coming towards a special room that was only for the family. Not for guests or restaurant customers.

Vicky Mars welcomes Kevin, hugging and kissing his son affectionately.

"How are you? We haven't seen each other in nearly a month." Said Vicky, holding his son, and inviting him into the room.

"I'm fine, Mam." Kevin smiled with a smile.

Kevin hugged his father, and then he hugged his older sister who also had lunch together.

Joe takes his place with the Mars family as well, after they all sit at the dinner table.

"Why didn't you answer my mother's call?" Vicky asked as he looked at Kevin.

"I don't know, Mama called. My phone I put in the drawer."

"Good thing, my mom called Joe. You're a good assistant." Praise Vicky. Joe smiled.

"Thank you, Madam." Joe said, nodding respectfully.

"I heard your company got a big project from some big company." Sela Mr. Morgan later.

"Yes. Some of the results of technology development, to facilitate the work of factories, were glimpsed by companies in developing countries. Even some countries that open branches in developing countries, eventually bring the technology to be installed there." Kevin started talking about his work.

Mr. Morgan smiled proudly looking at his son.

"How are you, brother?" Kevin asked, looking at Emily, his sister.

"Emily, it's almost the same as you. It's getting hard to contact now. The reason is the same, busy! If you hadn't come to the hospital, maybe she wouldn't have answered your call." Sela Vicky grunts in annoyance, before Emily answers Kevin's question.

"Mom to the hospital?" Ask Kevin in wonder.

"Your father complained of tightness this morning, so Mama immediately checked the condition of your father to the hospital. Good to see Emily, and she's not busy." Answer Vicky.

"Father, don't be too busy and tired. Got to rest a lot." Emily said as she stroked the back of her papa hand.

"When are you two going to introduce your partner to Papa and Mama?" Ask Mr. Morgan arrived, which suddenly made Emily and Kevin just look at each other.

"Ohuk.uhuk..!" Joe chokes as well upon hearing Mr. Morgan's question to his son.

"If Joe gets choked up, there's gotta be something you hide from us!" Vicky looked at Joe, Kevin, and Emily alternately with a full-fledged glance.

"Joe knows what about me! He doesn't work with me." Cute Emily.

Joe just nodded, agreeing with Emily.

"I'm busy with work projects. No time to think about women." Kevin Sahut.

"Then Brenda?" Vicky Cecar.

Kevin chuckles at his mother's question.

"We're just having fun, Mam. Don't think too much. You don't like the life of an artist like Brenda." Kevin Sahut.

"Eat him, find a good partner. If it's an artist or a model, look for one that doesn't have much thrill. You can use the technology you have to figure out each woman's past for your potential partner." Emily joked to Kevin.

"Well..!" Kevin looked at his brother while pointing at Emily.

"Technology to find out others. It's almost like a data base in the police and military. How interesting! New ideas that will surely sell." Muttered Kevin.

Joe chuckles at Kevin. Then their families laughed. They enjoyed lunch with a warm chat.

The Martians are a wealthy family, yet full of warmth. They also have a charity. For in the hospital, they have a social agency, helping children with rare diseases or cancers that are not able to.

Emily also has a children's hospital for special illnesses. And laboratories that examine diseases, healing processes, and treatments.

Until almost two o'clock in the afternoon, Joe reminded Kevin to immediately return to the office, because there was a meeting.

Then they ended their lunch with them and returned to their activities.