Chapter 25

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Ivan: you don't have to thank me and I can see I thought she was gonna rethink it haha

Cindy: yea if my dad likes you she'll like you she's always been close to him since my mom passed

He froze.. she hadn't explained to him her moms story

ivan: wait your moms?

cindy: i didnt tell you? shit yea uh .. she passed away a lil before mia was born so like almost 6 years ago

ivan: wow im sorry babe

cindy: its alright dont worry come on i can hear her screaming

he laughed they walked back inside

big mike: ay after yall are done we should talk toker

ivan: forsure

he alked into the dinning room mia had drawn him some pictures

mia: here we can share these coloring books

ivan: well i kinda got you more look

she screamed with joy

cindy watched them from behind

big mike: how you feeling babygirl?

cindy: its so surreal hes really home

big mike: is it like how you imagined?

cindy: more perfect actually hes really caring and he doesnt let me stress or worry he handles it and im not used to that haha

big mike: yea your used to things falling apart around you and your used to having full control i can even feel how tense you are chill haha

cindy: haha im nervous excited i dont know

big mike: look go shower relax im making some food we'll chill after

she nodded and walked away big mike cooked and watched as mia and ivan colored together

big mike: ay your a good at lettering and drawings?

ivan: yea i get down when i want to

mia: papa you like mine?

big mike: its beautiful baby come put it on the fridge love

mia: ok!

she got up

ivan: im guessing you wanna talk?

big mike: i know i got nothing to worry about your a good man i can see that.. but there my girls there my world there all i got i know i have my sons but

ivan: i know i get you and i dont want you to think im taking them away

big mike: i know you aint.. there in a way what keeps me together since my wife

ivan: cindy told me im sorry for your loss but what happened?

big mike: come on lets talk outside

they got up and went outside big mike got him a beer and sat next to him

big mike: you drink?

ivan: my first beer in 5 years haha

they laughed and took a drink

big mike: its a long story you sure you down to hear it?

ivan: yea i aint going nowhere

big mike: well her name was alicia we where highschool sweethearts we had jr young then the twins couple years later me and her where into using heavy in that time that the boys where really raised by my mother i lost myself in that shit it almost killed me a couple times.. i quit the first time when we found out she was pregnant with cindy my princess i told myself ay im gonna stay clean do it for my kids for my girl but alicia suffered hard but she made it threw.. cindy was about a year old when we both relapsed and thats how it went until she was 10 we tried our best to keep it on the low a secret from her until i got locked up and the truth came out .. me getting locked up pushed the boys into the streets alicia was hitting it harder and there was cindy trying to keep it all together .. i sobered up by force and alicia hated that so she in a way turned cindy on me those where the worst 5 years of my life man.. alicia divorced me when i got out i took cindy and the boys from her cuz i was more stable and i was the felon .. alicia well got lost in the drugs she was in and out of rehabs shelters hospitals she never accepted the help.. until one day cindy i think was like 6 months pregnant with mia she had a gut feeling that she had to look for her mom see if she was ok so she went out to the streets she drove around looking at her usual spots it was a rainy day .. cindy found her cold she wasnt moving or breathing she had overdosed..

ivan looked at him in disbelief

ivan: her own mother?

big mike: yea she drove home fast looking for me she had called the cops but there was nothing they could do she was long gone by that time .. the love of my life lost her battle to addiction at the age of 43 .. i lost myself when i buried her but cindy stayed by my side working hard and doing what she could she graduated early with honors and her college credits and gave birth to mia alicia reynosa

ivan: so where was nick in all this?

big mike: i fucking hated the kid me and his dad where enemies but i accepted him the first 2 years where good but once he took her with him he changed made her life hell he fell off got crazy fucking up doing drugs she gave up and kicked him out and well thats when she moved back home..

ivan sat back and looked around

ivan: im not nicki know with my passed and shit but ive never touched it well i sell it .. i love cindy and i love mia i want to build a future with them as a family i do have a house and i did ask her to move in but i see how important it is for you to have your girls and i see how important you are to them i would never come in between that because i dont have that in my life i dont have that kinda structure i only have my brothers

he nodded

big mike: do you wanna marry her?

ivan: yes i do but not anytime soon in the future forsure

big mike: you got my blessing you can come around and stay here if you want also and they can go to all i ask for is dont hurt her dont bring her stress shes been threw enough and plus homegirl can handle haha she grew up with these wild ass boys

ghost walked out

ghost: naw fuck you! haha

big mike: que?

ghost: her crazy ass hit me cuz i drank her coffee

she walked out laughing ivan sat back and admired her

cindy: your a pussy ass bitch for snitching ghosty haha

ghost: ay ay only mia can call me that haha and you tell dad if we punk on you you brat

big mike: ay she aint no brat and dont be drinking her coffee if its her fool

ivan got up and hugged cindy as she laughed

cindy: sorry i needed to shower

ivan: its all good baby but ay

she looked back at him as they walked inside

ivan: i love you

she smiled and grabbed his hand and walked him to her room

cindy: he didnt scare you did he? haha

ivan: haha no .. he was telling how important you guys are to him and he also made me see how blessed iam to have you both in my life

cindy: i love you too

mia: mommy!

she ran in

cindy: there you are monkey come here

she picked her up

cindy: babygirl what would you think of ivan coming around and hanging out with us sleeping over?

mia looked at him

mia: i would like that are you ivan?

ivan: if you want me to .. but babygirl can i ask you something?

mia:yea?

ivan took her from cindy

ivan: i love you and i love your mommy very much and i want you to know that im gonna be here for you no matter what ok for anything

she nodded and hugged him

mia: i love you too

cindy: aww baby i love you

he kissed cindy and hugged them both

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