It was three years to the day that CD showed up at Magda's door step crying. A lot has happen since that day. CD gave birth to a beautiful little boy named Brandon Nathaniel DeLorenzo. Three weeks after that he was baptize announcing Nate and Magda as his god parents. Everything was going great in CD's life until now.

"Mommy." the toddler whispered in his mother's ear.

"Umm?" CD mumbled trying to wake herself up. It was only nine thirty but she already was in a deep sleep. This was the first time in a long time she got to sleep before ten; she should have known it wouldn't last.

"Mommy, scared." he whimpered trying to climb into bed with his mother

"Of what?" she asked pulling him up the rest of the way.

"Monster." he whimpered

"Baby there's nothing to be afraid of." she said rubbing her hand through his dark curly hair.

"Uh huh." he respond, his innocent hazel blues looking up at her.

"There no such things as monsters but if you want you can sleep with me for the rest of the night okay?"

"okay."

"I love you Brandon." she whispered and kiss the top of his head

"I love you too mommy." he cuddled into her embrace and fell right to sleep. CD wasn't so fortuned she couldn't fall back to sleep. As soon as she was sure Brandon wasn't going to wake up she got out of bed and went into the living room to see if she could make any process on the case she and Nate were working on. She was working a good half hour when she heard a knock on the door.

She put down the file she was working on and walked to the door. "Who is it?" she didn't receive an answer so she looked into peep hole of the door. "Oh my god Brian" she whispered in shock

"What do you want?" She asked angrily getting over her shock as she opened the door.

"Look CD I know I'm probably the last person you want to see..."

"Probably?" she chuckled sarcastically

"I deserve that."

"Yeah you did. Look it's almost midnight, what do you want?"

"I was hoping we could talk."

"Talk? Talk about what? Its funny the last time I had anything to talk about with you was when I told you I was pregnant with your kid and you didn't have anything to say then. Now you have something to say I'm really not in the mood to listen." she shouted and started to shut the door.

"CD I made a mistake..." he said and put his hand in the way of the door so she wouldn't shut it

"A mistake?! No a mistake is locking your self out your house. A mistake is switching your coat with your friend. When you walk out on your unborn child it's not a mistake. Its ignorant." she growled and opened the door all the way.

"You're right. I'm sorry."

"Sorry? Sorry?! You think sorry is going to make up for the three years you missed in your son's life?"

"Son? I have another son? What's his name?" he asked in surprise.

"Why do you care? You didn't care about him at all three years ago?" she screeched pure anger visible on her face.

"I did. I just couldn't do it at the time." he tried to explain but she soon cut him off.

"Well I'm sure what ever that was going on in your life was more important then taking care of your own child."

"CD things were difficult for me then."

"Difficult for you?! Have you ever thought what I was going through? I had to raise our son...no, forget that MY son for last three years by myself."

"I know and I said I was sorry."

"Sorry doesn't help me when he asked about his father. Sorry doesn't help me when he asks me why his mommy is lighter then he is. Sorry is not there when he cries at night because he's scared of the tree out side of his window. So I'm SORRY but sorry just doesn't cut it for me Brian." she practically screamed at him

"CD I know you're angry and you have every right to be." he said trying to calm her down.

"Damn right I do. I don't hear form you in over three years and then you show up out of the blue wanting to 'talk' you have to out of your damn..." She was cut off when she heard...

"Mommy?" Brandon cried walking out of hall way from CD's room.

"Here I come baby stay right there." She said not wanting to Brandon to see Brian.

"Can I see him?" he asked in a pleading tone.

"You can't be serious, he's 2 ½ years old and you expect me to introduce him too his father that didn't even want to be in his life in the first place?" She asked angrily

"He's my son I have a right to see him." Brian said matching her anger

"What! He is not your son. He is my son. You gave up your right a long time ago." She shouted at him.

"CD I made a mistake when I said I didn't want to be in his life." He said softly." Look all I'm asking for is to see MY son. Please that's all I want I just want to see him." He pleaded with her softly. CD looked at him then back to the face of her son that was waiting patiently for her near the hall

"No." She said shaking her head as she started to close the door. "Brain you miss you chance." She said shutting the door all the away.

"Mommy, you okay?" CD turned around to see her little boy with a concerned look on his face. Even as a baby Brandon always tried to be 'the man of the house' always trying to protect CD and watch out for her. It always made CD smile when he acted so grown up when he thought she was in trouble.

"Yeah I'm okay baby." she smiled "You ready to go back to bed?" he nodded.

"You stay this time?" he asked and lifted up his hands for CD to pick him up.

"Yeah I'll stay this time." she smiled and picked him up.

To be continued..