*Sorry it's very late! I was grounded! Without further a-do...*
Was she kidding? I mean, I loved her, I had always loved her. I told her the honest answer.
"I don't know. Moni-" I started.
"Wait. I don't know is enough for now. Just... think. I'll take Lyd home but Kia really misses you, can she stay?" I nodded slowly. Monica shouted of the kids and just Lydia crawled out. Monica said something about Kia just looking around, but I was too busy thinking of Monica's question. I kissed the baby on the head, and they left. I sat on the couch.
Life has a funny way, of sneaking up you when you think everything's okay, and everything's going right...
About 5 minuets later, I realized Kia had been gone for a while. I shouted of her several times, but there was no reply. I knocked on the door. No reply. I tried to open it. Nothing. I was about to shout when I heard someone's voice.
"So, what do you tell Mommy? You say 'I don't want Chandler as a daddy, I want Pete. Can you say that?"
I was happy to hear Kianna's voice.
"No. I want Chan-Man as my daddy!"
I then heard her shouting 'No!" and then silence. I barged into the door, and again. My shoulder felt dislocated, but I didn't care. I banged the door again and again, the pain burning in my shoulder. I finally burst the door open. My worst fear was that they would be gone, but there they were in the corner, Pete's hand over Kia's mouth. Suddenly Pete spoke up.
"Gee, 'Chan-Man', your shoulder looks kinda messed up."
I spoke through gritted teeth.
"Let her go." I said. Pete grinned.
"Nope. And I won't until you say I can marry Monica." Pete said. I stopped in my tracks.
"What?" I gasped.
"I am going to marry Monica."
I put a shaking hand over my mouth.
"No. No, you can't. You had your chance, you had your chance with her and you blew it! But I am not going to blow it because we, are meant for each other." I said, determined.
"What, so you 'love' her?" Pete mimicked.
I looked at Kia. Her face was emotionless, Pete's hand still over her mouth.
She wasn't scared.
"Yeah. Yeah, I do. And always will, no matter what happens. You blew it Pete!" He looked at me. "You blew it." I repeated, this time softer. He nodded, swallowing. He let go of Kia, and she ran across the room, and hugged me. Pete walked past me, patting his shoulder as he left.
"Go get her Chandler. And do me a favour. Once you have her, never let her go... and don't screw it up like I did." He walked out the house and shut the door. I went around the house, locking the doors and windows with my good arm. I sat next to Kianna on the couch. Everything was silent until she spoke up.
"Did you mean it?" She asked. I knew exactly what she was talking about, but I still asked.
"Mean what?" I said.
"Do you still love my mommy?"