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Chapter 5
Little Mia woke up in her own bed and was confused. She remembered her mother taking her away and not letting daddy come with them, but that was all.
Dominic came into her room and kissed her forehead.
"Morning baby." He said smiling at her.
There was pain in his eyes. He loved his daughter but she looked so goddamned much like her mother. Her entire structure was like her mother. It pained Dominic to see the image of the woman that he loved and left him staring him in the face. Little Mia smiled at him, that smile. That damn smile, only Gracie had that smile, it was the smile that you could tell it was Gracie after you hadn't seen her in years. That how Dominic knew who she was when she had come back.
"Where's mommy?" Little Mia asked breaking Dominic concentration.
"Mommy went away for a little while." Dominic answered his daughter.
Little Mia started to cry again. She didn't understand what was going on. First her mother took her away from her father and then her mother was gone and she was home.
"It's alright sweetie please don't cry." Dominic said trying not to cry himself.
Little Mia nodded her head, she was young but she understood that her crying was going to make her daddy cry. Seeing her daddy cry was scary, he was the big strong man who protected her from everything.
Dominic gave Little Mia a hug and left the room. He ran into Letty in the hallway. As soon as he saw her he broke into tears and gave her a hug.
"It's ok man, Gracie will come around! She'll come back." Letty said trying to console him.
"I hope your right Let...but it's so hard seeing Little Mia...she looks exactly like her. She's just like her mother!"
"Why don't you drop her off at my mothers until this all blows over?" Letty asked him looking up into his face.
"Wouldn't that be just like abandoning her though?" Dominic asked her.
"I don't think so...I think it would be easier on her. She wouldn't have to deal with not seeing her mom...and remember when we all went on vacation? You guys dropped her off there...you could tell her everyone was going on vacation." Letty told him.
"I think your right. As much as I love her and I don't want her to not be here, it hurts inside when I see her." Dominic said clearing the tears from his face.
"I'll call my mom...you go make up a story to tell Little Mia." Letty told him and retreated down the stairs.
Dominic stood in the hall for a few more minutes, thought of something somewhat believable for a three year old and went back into Gracie's room.
"Hi daddy." Little Mia said looking up from her dolls.
"Hi sweetie. I just talked to mommy." Dominic said lying through his teeth.
"You did?!" Little Mia asked him smiling.
"Yup and she's coming home, but we're going on vacation for a little while...so your going to Marlena's house ok?" Dominic said faking a smile.
"Ok daddy, I'll get to see mommy when you come home right?" she asked him trying to make sure that her mother was definitely coming back.
"You sure will now lets get some of your stuff together." Dominic said getting up to pack a bag for her.
Letty came up the stairs.
"Everything's all set." She told Dom.
"Auntie Letty!" Little Mia yelled running to her.
"Hi sweetie." Letty said picking her up.
"Are you going on vacation too?" Little Mia asked her.
"Yes I am, do you want me to bring you back a present?" Letty asked Little Mia, trying to make Dominic's lie as authentic as possible.
Little Mia nodded her head. Letty put her down and she ran back to playing with her dolls.
"I hope your right about this Letty." Dominic said as he brought Little Mia's bag downstairs.
The whole team was in the kitchen and they had been informed about what was going on. Little Mia went around to each one of them, giving them hugs and saying goodbye.
"You sure you know what your doing dawg?" Vince asked Dominic quietly as he walked Little Mia to the door.
"I don't know what else to do. I'll be back soon." Dominic answered as he close the door behind him and his daughter.
Dominic drove silently to Marlena's house. He handed off his daughter to Letty's mother and kissed them both goodbye.
As he drove home he felt as if he had lost everything. It built up inside of him and his whole body shook, he felt like he couldn't breathe and he pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car. He fell to the ground trying to catch his breath and looked up and realized where he was. The beach a street over from his house. He remembered that this was the place Gracie hid when she was little and when she had come back at 15 and had been confused about her feelings for him she came her and he found her. They slept on the beach that night. Being at such an important place didn't help his ability to breath, he felt as if he was going to pass out he screamed a hopeless cry to himself and then threw up.
When he finally felt like he could breath again he drove home. The song that was on the radio didn't help him either. Dominic felt as if nothing was going right for him.
Ashanti: Baby.
I don't remember feeling like this...
Baby...Baby I love you...Baby...Baby I love you.
[Verse 1]
I got this jones forming in my bones (from a man)
who indeed took over my soul, (understand)
I couldn't breathe if he ever said (he would leave),
get on my knees till they bloody red, (baby please)
see I don't know if you get it yet, (just don't know)
He's like the lighter to my cigarette,
(watch me smoke), I never knew another human life
(didn't know) can have the power to take over mine,
So baby baby.
[Chorus]
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,(baby I love you) baby,
baby, baby, baby, baby, I love it when I hear
ya name, got me sayin' baby, baby, baby,
baby, baby,(baby I love you) baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
[Verse 2]
See, I could never feel alone with you (in my life),
I gave up everything I own for you (won't
think twice), almost a shame how I'm mesmerized (such a shame),
I loose my thought looking in your eyes (I know why)
because your kisses make my lips quiver and (that's real) and when you
touch me my whole body shivers. (I can feel) now,
I can see how another life(nother life) you
have the power to take over mine cause your my.
[Chorus 2x]
[Verse 3]
Baby, I can't see my worth (I can't see) living here on
God's green earth, you don't know what
you've done to me, (done to me) I never thought
I'd need you desperately,(desperately) it's kind
of sick how I'm stuck on you(stuck on you)
but I don't care cause I'm needing you (I'm needing you)
and how I feel will remain the same (remains the same)
cause your're my baby, (cause your my baby)
listen and when the world starts to stress me out,
(where I run) it's to you boy without
a doubt (you're the one) who keeps me sane and I can't complain
(can't complain) you're like a
drug you relieve my pain (may seem strange)
you're like the blood flowing through my vain, (oooo)
keeps me alive and feeding my brain,
(oooo) now this is how another human life (nother life) could
have the power to take over mine cause your my
[Chorus 2x]
Chapter 5
Little Mia woke up in her own bed and was confused. She remembered her mother taking her away and not letting daddy come with them, but that was all.
Dominic came into her room and kissed her forehead.
"Morning baby." He said smiling at her.
There was pain in his eyes. He loved his daughter but she looked so goddamned much like her mother. Her entire structure was like her mother. It pained Dominic to see the image of the woman that he loved and left him staring him in the face. Little Mia smiled at him, that smile. That damn smile, only Gracie had that smile, it was the smile that you could tell it was Gracie after you hadn't seen her in years. That how Dominic knew who she was when she had come back.
"Where's mommy?" Little Mia asked breaking Dominic concentration.
"Mommy went away for a little while." Dominic answered his daughter.
Little Mia started to cry again. She didn't understand what was going on. First her mother took her away from her father and then her mother was gone and she was home.
"It's alright sweetie please don't cry." Dominic said trying not to cry himself.
Little Mia nodded her head, she was young but she understood that her crying was going to make her daddy cry. Seeing her daddy cry was scary, he was the big strong man who protected her from everything.
Dominic gave Little Mia a hug and left the room. He ran into Letty in the hallway. As soon as he saw her he broke into tears and gave her a hug.
"It's ok man, Gracie will come around! She'll come back." Letty said trying to console him.
"I hope your right Let...but it's so hard seeing Little Mia...she looks exactly like her. She's just like her mother!"
"Why don't you drop her off at my mothers until this all blows over?" Letty asked him looking up into his face.
"Wouldn't that be just like abandoning her though?" Dominic asked her.
"I don't think so...I think it would be easier on her. She wouldn't have to deal with not seeing her mom...and remember when we all went on vacation? You guys dropped her off there...you could tell her everyone was going on vacation." Letty told him.
"I think your right. As much as I love her and I don't want her to not be here, it hurts inside when I see her." Dominic said clearing the tears from his face.
"I'll call my mom...you go make up a story to tell Little Mia." Letty told him and retreated down the stairs.
Dominic stood in the hall for a few more minutes, thought of something somewhat believable for a three year old and went back into Gracie's room.
"Hi daddy." Little Mia said looking up from her dolls.
"Hi sweetie. I just talked to mommy." Dominic said lying through his teeth.
"You did?!" Little Mia asked him smiling.
"Yup and she's coming home, but we're going on vacation for a little while...so your going to Marlena's house ok?" Dominic said faking a smile.
"Ok daddy, I'll get to see mommy when you come home right?" she asked him trying to make sure that her mother was definitely coming back.
"You sure will now lets get some of your stuff together." Dominic said getting up to pack a bag for her.
Letty came up the stairs.
"Everything's all set." She told Dom.
"Auntie Letty!" Little Mia yelled running to her.
"Hi sweetie." Letty said picking her up.
"Are you going on vacation too?" Little Mia asked her.
"Yes I am, do you want me to bring you back a present?" Letty asked Little Mia, trying to make Dominic's lie as authentic as possible.
Little Mia nodded her head. Letty put her down and she ran back to playing with her dolls.
"I hope your right about this Letty." Dominic said as he brought Little Mia's bag downstairs.
The whole team was in the kitchen and they had been informed about what was going on. Little Mia went around to each one of them, giving them hugs and saying goodbye.
"You sure you know what your doing dawg?" Vince asked Dominic quietly as he walked Little Mia to the door.
"I don't know what else to do. I'll be back soon." Dominic answered as he close the door behind him and his daughter.
Dominic drove silently to Marlena's house. He handed off his daughter to Letty's mother and kissed them both goodbye.
As he drove home he felt as if he had lost everything. It built up inside of him and his whole body shook, he felt like he couldn't breathe and he pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car. He fell to the ground trying to catch his breath and looked up and realized where he was. The beach a street over from his house. He remembered that this was the place Gracie hid when she was little and when she had come back at 15 and had been confused about her feelings for him she came her and he found her. They slept on the beach that night. Being at such an important place didn't help his ability to breath, he felt as if he was going to pass out he screamed a hopeless cry to himself and then threw up.
When he finally felt like he could breath again he drove home. The song that was on the radio didn't help him either. Dominic felt as if nothing was going right for him.
Ashanti: Baby.
I don't remember feeling like this...
Baby...Baby I love you...Baby...Baby I love you.
[Verse 1]
I got this jones forming in my bones (from a man)
who indeed took over my soul, (understand)
I couldn't breathe if he ever said (he would leave),
get on my knees till they bloody red, (baby please)
see I don't know if you get it yet, (just don't know)
He's like the lighter to my cigarette,
(watch me smoke), I never knew another human life
(didn't know) can have the power to take over mine,
So baby baby.
[Chorus]
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,(baby I love you) baby,
baby, baby, baby, baby, I love it when I hear
ya name, got me sayin' baby, baby, baby,
baby, baby,(baby I love you) baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
[Verse 2]
See, I could never feel alone with you (in my life),
I gave up everything I own for you (won't
think twice), almost a shame how I'm mesmerized (such a shame),
I loose my thought looking in your eyes (I know why)
because your kisses make my lips quiver and (that's real) and when you
touch me my whole body shivers. (I can feel) now,
I can see how another life(nother life) you
have the power to take over mine cause your my.
[Chorus 2x]
[Verse 3]
Baby, I can't see my worth (I can't see) living here on
God's green earth, you don't know what
you've done to me, (done to me) I never thought
I'd need you desperately,(desperately) it's kind
of sick how I'm stuck on you(stuck on you)
but I don't care cause I'm needing you (I'm needing you)
and how I feel will remain the same (remains the same)
cause your're my baby, (cause your my baby)
listen and when the world starts to stress me out,
(where I run) it's to you boy without
a doubt (you're the one) who keeps me sane and I can't complain
(can't complain) you're like a
drug you relieve my pain (may seem strange)
you're like the blood flowing through my vain, (oooo)
keeps me alive and feeding my brain,
(oooo) now this is how another human life (nother life) could
have the power to take over mine cause your my
[Chorus 2x]