Let's Just Make It(Book I)(Re-Editing)

•Chapter 61•

With frustration written all over her face, Dana snatched the curtains open, allowing for just enough light to come into Dino's room.

Had it not been for the many pillows, sheets, and comforters he was buried underneath, it would've woken him up.

As she stood in front of the window, Dana folded her arms across her chest.

"Dino!"

No answer.

"Dino, I know you hear me calling your name."

Still no answer.

"Alright then, you want to be hardheaded, fine by me."

Dana bent down, picking up one of his shoes just lying around on the floor, and throwing it right at the top where his face was.

That definitely got his attention.

"Dino, get up!"

Dino removed the blanket from his face, the light from the sun blinded his vision. While rubbing a hand over his chest, he settled his eyes on Dana, who only stood a few feet away from him.

He blinked his blurry vision away, as he glanced between the alarm clock on his dresser and Dana, "what time is it?" He asked, his voice croaking.

Taking a quick look at her wristwatch, Dana replied, "it's time for you to wake up and also clean up your room. If you need me to, I'll help you out." She bent down to pick up a pair of Dino's boxer shorts, before throwing them onto his bed.

His room was a complete mess, and Dana refused to bring her children in here, until Dino was able to get things under control.

"Nah, you ain't got to do all that. How you get in here anyway?"

With a smile, Dana dangled the spare key in front of Dino's face, "I found the key."

Dino sighed and sat up in his bed, while rubbing his hands against his face.

"It's a good thing too. Only God knows what would've happened, had I not gotten here sooner." Dana flopped down next to Dino and crossed her legs. "How are you feeling?"

Dino simply shrugged his shoulders, "I'm aight."

That might've been what his lips said, but his body language said otherwise. Dana could just tell from the bags on top of bags underneath his eyes and the slightly growing beard on his face, that he hadn't eaten nor bothered to leave the house in weeks.

Dino had to be at his worst in his life, because she'd never seen him this down on his luck before.

"My mama asked you to come here, didn't she?"

The guilty smile on Dana's face, gave away her answer to Dino's question.

"So she must've told you everything too then, huh?"

"No, not really, she just told me to come and check on you, because she was worried about you. Why? Is there something I should know?"

"Nah, I'm good."

Dana knew there was more to the story, than Dino was trying to let up, but she was willing to let it go, until he was comfortable enough to talk about it.

"Okay."

"You by yourself? You got the kids with you?"

"They're downstairs in the car. I didn't want to bring them with me, because I ain't know what I was getting myself into." Dana explained.

"Aight let's go get them then," Dino moved back the covers from his body, and slowly climbed out of his bed.

Soon as he stepped closer to Dana, she nearly fell to the floor, from the smell of his body alone, "oh my- oh my God!"