Leon
After looking at me for a minute Kyle Leon Surprised me by jumping from Lad's arms, and into mine! I was so shocked I almost didn't catch him in time.
"Papi, Papi! Mami said you were coming, but you took so long," he said his tiny arms wrapping around my neck. I closed my eyes and relished the feeling of my son in my arms. Opening them I smiled at Amanda Jane Lein, who was eyeing me shyly, and lifting her arms out as well. I could tell already that she had a very small part of Leiandra in her. Lad was born bold.
I could see that no matter how mad she was at me, she'd told them all about me. Things just did not add up. All thoughts of us left my mind as I held the two in my arms.
"Come on, lets' show Papi our home."
"Lad, I'm here with the girls, things.."
"I know," she said holding up a hand.
"How?"
"Dom called me, he made L give him the number."
"You know about V and Je--"
"Lets' wait till later," she said looking pointedly at the two in my arms.
"Ok," I said kissing them both on their cheeks as they clung to me.
My mouth dropped open as the kids went ape shit when we walked to the car. Scrambling down me like I was a tree they ran to the civic.
"Aunt Letty! Aunt Mia!!!!! AUNT LEIGH!!!!!!!" They said all over the unsuspecting woman. I saw the hatred for Lad melt away as Mia, and Letty hugged the two mischief makers.
"Ladie?" Letty asked completly shocked.
"In the flesh," She said crawling into the front with me so we could take off. Without thinking I wrapped my arms around her waist, and smelled her hair. I didn't realize what I was doing until I felt her stiffen in my arms. What was her problem, she was the one who'd done me wrong!
Lad
I stiffened as I felt the tears struggle to get to the surface. It felt so right to be in his arms again, but I had to be strong. There were my babies to think about now. I didn't know how long he was actually going to stay; and I wasn't going to get their hopes up.
I dreaded the moment he stepped into the house, then he would know everything, and I would be even more humiliated. I looked over at my sister, whom I'd seen just a few months ago. She' d been coming down here the whole time, and she'd kept all my secrets . As if she felt my eyes on her, she looked over ,a dn gave me a weary smile. At least we have each other, her eyes seemed to say. Nodding I sighed, and tried to relax my tense muscles.
All to soon the car came to halt in front of the modest 1 story stucco building I called home. Opening the door I climbed out on Leon's lap, opening the backseat for the girls.
"Go with Aunt L," I said holding out my hand to Letty.
" Damn, Lad, I didn't know," she said leaning against me.
" Its ok," I said looking away, knowing she had hated me.
" I spent alot of time hating you for nothing I think," she said seeing things in a new light , because of the accident as well as the kids.
" Water under the bridge esa," I said as we slowly moved toward the front door that Leon was holding open. I winced as I heard them all gasp as they stepped into my house. All over the walls there was pictures of the team along with my sister. The couch, and chairs were Leon's fav shade of Navy, the carpet a deep beige. I saw him glance over as me as he spotted things we always talked about having in "our" house one say. I could almost believe he never knew about the letter...almost.
After looking at me for a minute Kyle Leon Surprised me by jumping from Lad's arms, and into mine! I was so shocked I almost didn't catch him in time.
"Papi, Papi! Mami said you were coming, but you took so long," he said his tiny arms wrapping around my neck. I closed my eyes and relished the feeling of my son in my arms. Opening them I smiled at Amanda Jane Lein, who was eyeing me shyly, and lifting her arms out as well. I could tell already that she had a very small part of Leiandra in her. Lad was born bold.
I could see that no matter how mad she was at me, she'd told them all about me. Things just did not add up. All thoughts of us left my mind as I held the two in my arms.
"Come on, lets' show Papi our home."
"Lad, I'm here with the girls, things.."
"I know," she said holding up a hand.
"How?"
"Dom called me, he made L give him the number."
"You know about V and Je--"
"Lets' wait till later," she said looking pointedly at the two in my arms.
"Ok," I said kissing them both on their cheeks as they clung to me.
My mouth dropped open as the kids went ape shit when we walked to the car. Scrambling down me like I was a tree they ran to the civic.
"Aunt Letty! Aunt Mia!!!!! AUNT LEIGH!!!!!!!" They said all over the unsuspecting woman. I saw the hatred for Lad melt away as Mia, and Letty hugged the two mischief makers.
"Ladie?" Letty asked completly shocked.
"In the flesh," She said crawling into the front with me so we could take off. Without thinking I wrapped my arms around her waist, and smelled her hair. I didn't realize what I was doing until I felt her stiffen in my arms. What was her problem, she was the one who'd done me wrong!
Lad
I stiffened as I felt the tears struggle to get to the surface. It felt so right to be in his arms again, but I had to be strong. There were my babies to think about now. I didn't know how long he was actually going to stay; and I wasn't going to get their hopes up.
I dreaded the moment he stepped into the house, then he would know everything, and I would be even more humiliated. I looked over at my sister, whom I'd seen just a few months ago. She' d been coming down here the whole time, and she'd kept all my secrets . As if she felt my eyes on her, she looked over ,a dn gave me a weary smile. At least we have each other, her eyes seemed to say. Nodding I sighed, and tried to relax my tense muscles.
All to soon the car came to halt in front of the modest 1 story stucco building I called home. Opening the door I climbed out on Leon's lap, opening the backseat for the girls.
"Go with Aunt L," I said holding out my hand to Letty.
" Damn, Lad, I didn't know," she said leaning against me.
" Its ok," I said looking away, knowing she had hated me.
" I spent alot of time hating you for nothing I think," she said seeing things in a new light , because of the accident as well as the kids.
" Water under the bridge esa," I said as we slowly moved toward the front door that Leon was holding open. I winced as I heard them all gasp as they stepped into my house. All over the walls there was pictures of the team along with my sister. The couch, and chairs were Leon's fav shade of Navy, the carpet a deep beige. I saw him glance over as me as he spotted things we always talked about having in "our" house one say. I could almost believe he never knew about the letter...almost.