A few hours later, everyone met up in Scott and Lisa's room. It was there that Ericka asked Lisa to help explain what had happened to them a long time ago. Apparently Xavier had been asking questions since they got on the plane and Ericka knew if anyone could help her son understand it was Lisa.

"Come to Aunt Lisa Playboy."

The 10 year old crawled into her lap as always when she said that to him.

"I told you I would explain things to you once you got here didn't I?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Momma's telling me you have been asking questions since you left AL."

"Yea."

"OK, let me try to tell you what's been going on and if you have any questions after that, I'll be more than glad to answer them the best way I know how."

"Okay."

"A long time ago, when your momma, I and Aunt Nicole were about your age, we were going through a lot of bad things at home. There were things and people hurting us that should never happen to a kid. So each of us, on our own, made a decision to run away so we wouldn't get hurt anymore. None of us knew where we'd go; we didn't have a place to stay or anything. All each of us knew was that we couldn't keep getting hurt. That's how we met each other. Your momma and I met first, and then we met Aunt Nicole. Ever since then we were a family. When your momma ran away, she was pregnant with you. So when you were born, your momma, I and Aunt Nicole took care of you the best we knew how. One day, when you were two, you got sick. We were not too much older than you are now then, and we were scared because we didn't know what to do. So we asked a wonderful young man could he take us to the hospital so they could make you better for us. We found out later, that young man was who you now call Uncle Scott after this weekend. That's a long story for another time though baby. When we got to the hospital, they took care of you, but they also put all of us in a place where we could find a family. After being there a while is when Mags found us. I know you remember Mags don't you?"

With a nod of his head she continued.

"Mags loved us so much. She taught momma how to care for you like she was supposed to. She took care of all of us. For your momma, Aunt Nicole and I, she's the only real mother we ever had. Then Mags got sick. She ended up having cancer and even though she fought really hard, she eventually went to heaven. You remember that?"

Another nod of the head.

"After that, your momma went to work while Aunt Nicole and I took care of you. As time went on, Aunt Nicole got a job, you started going to school and then I got a job. We all moved into our house in Ft. Myers and have been happy ever since. There are a few things that still scare the three of us.

"Like Aunt Nicole not liking to fight?"

"Yea, you're exactly right. Each of us has something that scares us from where we were hurt as kids. However, we've always stuck together and have always remained a family. That song I wrote, yea it was about us and what we went through. Maybe one day when you get older you'll understand it even better than you do now. No matter what though, I don't ever want you to think any of this is your fault or that we love you any less because of it. You mean so much to all of us, especially your momma."

"Who hurt you?"

"Well, each of our stories is different. With me, it was my mother and her friends. With Aunt Nicole, it was her step-dad. With your momma, it was her momma and her boyfriend at that time."

"Why did they hurt you?"

"I don't know baby. I really don't know. You know how the three of us tell you not to do drugs and the things that can hurt you?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Well my mother was doing things like that when she was hurting me. I would like to think that if she wasn't doing things like that, she wouldn't have hurt me, but I honestly don't know. The same thing goes for Aunt Nicole. Her step dad did things that could hurt him and that was probably what made him hurt her like he did. Your momma, I don't think even she could tell you why she was hurt the way she was. She could try to explain it to you, but that will have to wait until you're a little bit older okay?"

"Your song said you didn't know your daddy."

"No baby, I've never met my daddy. I'm just like you. Part of me wants to know where he is and if he could possibly be in my life, but I don't ever regret the day you were put in it."

"Nobody should ever hurt kids Aunt Lisa."

"I know baby, you're exactly right. No one should ever hurt kids, especially their parents. They're supposed to love them and take care of them like momma does you. You have anymore questions Playboy?"

"Just one."

"OK, shoot."

"Was that your momma that was there at the concert?"

"Yea baby it was. I still am very angry at her for hurting me like she did a long time ago. You see I tried to tell my momma about my being hurt but she didn't believe me. The three of us always try to teach you to be able to forgive others if they wrong you, but Aunt Lisa has a bit of a problem with that. I can't forgive my momma. She's still doing the things that hurt her and I can't try to fix something that she won't help me fix. You understand that?"

"It's like when Micah said he was better than me because he had a daddy and I didn't. He apologized and promised he wouldn't say that anymore. I forgave him."

"Exactly my point pumpkin. I can't forgive her as long as she's still in her own way hurting me."

"If she's hurting you, you shouldn't forgive her yet."

"It may take a long time before that happens baby."

"I still love you anyways Aunt Lisa."

"I love you too Playboy. I love you so much."

Then her nephew shocked all of them.

"I'm sorry you guys got hurt."

"You know, if I wouldn't have gotten hurt, then I wouldn't have met you handsome. If I hadn't have met you, I don't know what I'd do."

Her nephew got up from her lap proceeding to give the three of them a hug. After much thanks from Ericka, all of them proceeded to leave the room leaving Scott and Lisa alone once again.

"You're great with him."

"It's probably because I grew up right along with him."

"Probably. I am curious about something though."

"Okay."

"How did he get his nickname?"

"I was wondering when you were going to ask that. He's been quite the charmer with the ladies since he was about 3. Mags gave him that nickname actually and it stuck."

"Could you ever see yourself with kids someday?"

"You know, this subject has come up more in the last couple of months between you and Ericka, than it has since she and I first met. I honestly have never really given it a thought. I never thought I'd let anyone touch me in the way necessary to make babies much less have one of my own. I don't know Scott. I honestly don't."

"It's okay baby. Whatever you decide is fine with me as I completely understand where you're coming from."

"Seven months."

"Seven months?"

"Since the day you changed everything I knew."

"I definitely second that. Although, I wouldn't go back to being without you for anything in this world."

"I wouldn't either."