Maya POV:
"I'll be back Monday." I told Gabby as I was getting ready to walk out the door.
"where are you going?"
"I have to fly to Cali for a few days and I will be back Monday."
"Can I go please?"
"No baby its business."
"so I want to go."
"I know but I have to go or I am going to miss my plane."
"Gabby come here baby."
"No I want Mama!" she yelled and I stopped and told the cab I'll be there in a minute. I bent down to the pouting ten year old and smiled.
"Are you really going to act like you're five now?"
"yeah because I want to go."
"you have school."
"so."
"school is important. you think I made it this far without school."
"I don't learn nothing there its stupid."
"because of school I learned about the different cultures I go on tour in. I learned about these different cultures I draw. Because of school I learnt Spanish. Now if you want to go with me and loose the opportunity to better yourself as an amazing artist then go get you bag and hurry up. but if you want to stay here and do great, come give me a hug and kiss goodbye." she sat on the floor with a pout until she stood and gave me an hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"te amo mama."
"te quiero mi amor." I kissed Emily and left. I hated leaving them but duty calls in Cali and I have to leave. I had a gallery premiere to attend and some of my work was on display. its been about a month since the first Sandra meeting and this was going to be the first one I miss. last Sunday we meet Gabby's siblings. Their dad diffidently didn't have a type of woman he liked. Isabella, twenty, and Mario, eighteen, were black and white. they had the same mother. Judith, sixteen, was black and Asian. then you had Gabrielle, ten, was black and Mexican. They were so happy to meet her. They haven't seen her since she was about one.
Isabella said "I wondered all the time what she looked like. would she look like us some or look like Sandra. I wonder would she get this curly hair or get a different type of curly. I wondered so much about her and now I finally get to see her. she looks a lot like my dad did. she has his big brown eyes and his smile. She has our hair wild and curly." Gabby smiled big and Isabella let a tear fall from her face. "You have his dimples too."
Emily POV: (Four days since Maya been gone)
"Mami, when is Isabella coming over?"
"Saturday."
"why Saturday?"
"Because she said she can come Saturday."
"but why?"
"Gabby, she doesn't live in Atlanta."
"where does she live then?"
"Back in New York."
"I want to move back to Rosewood."
"We can't right now. I thought you like Atlanta?"
"I do I just want to see Isabella and Judith more." I pulled Gabby into a hug and sighed.
"I know baby you will I promise okay."
"pinky promise." I laugh because she hasn't done that in years.
"yes baby pinky promise. Are you hungry?"
"Yeah."
"what do you want to eat?"
"McDonalds."
"I was actually going to cook."
"No I want McDonalds. I don't like you cooking."
"You don't like my food."
"no I like mama's."
"well just hurt my feelings."
"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings but its true."
"okay McDonalds it is." I grabbed my purse and we left to go get lunch. I decided that we can go to the park and eat then she could play afterwards since the McDonalds by our house didn't have a playhouse.
"Mami come push me!" she yelled and I stood up walking into the sand to push her on the swing. I pulled my vibrating phone and seen Maya's face lighting up.
hey baby
Hey
you sound down what's wrong my
I have bad news
what it is
I have to stay a extra week but in New York
no you said you will be back Monday
I know what I said Em but they need me in New York
ok
don't say it like that I'm sorry babe
I know its not your fault
look I'm going to try to fix it okay
its work I understand
I should be back Saturday next week
"Gabby push yourself for a few minutes okay I'm on the phone." she nodded her head and I walked towards the tree leaning against it so I can still watch her.
Isabella is coming this Saturday
can she come next Saturday
I don't know she said this Saturday
Hanna called me and said she was coming to Atlanta tomorrow
yeah she said she was coming to help until you came back
"Maya are you coming back or not?"
who is that
no one
no that's was a girl
she is no one Em she one of the girls that are here with the producer I swear
maya I swear if you are messing with someone
Emily I love you only you there is no one else and she not even my type
oh so now you have a type
yeah… I like a swimmer jock - with long brown hair - with big beautiful brown eyes - who has to be Filipino it's a must
and what does she look like
an older version of Hanna
Wow okay
yeah blonde's are not my type
mhm
don't mhm me
shouldn't you be working
no I should be at home with you right now and not sitting in this hot ass sun melting in the heat
why are in the sun
apparently older Hanna needs sunlight to make music happens
have fun with that one
how about you come to Cali and see if Hanna will watch Gabby for a few days I haven't seen you in almost five days
I know I miss you too but I cant leave her too
ugh I just want to be at home right now
"Maya get your ass off the phone and come on we got work to do!"
"I will be there when I'm done talking."
"well you are done now."
"I will be there in a few minutes."
someone in trouble
they are rushing me to do something music don't work like that
they want it too
oh well put my baby girl on the phone
"Gabrielle mama wants you."
"MAMA!"
hey mama—I miss you too—when are you coming home—no you said Monday you promise—no – I want to go to—okay I love you too
she handed the phone back to me with tears running down her face. she grabbed onto my waist and cried into my stomach.
she's crying isn't she
yeap
that's it I'll be home tomorrow
Maya
no I'm not going to hurt my child because they want to send me to parties and mingle with people I got a child who wants me
don't forget a wife
never look I'll call you later and see if I can leave tomorrow I love you
I love you too
she hung up the phone and I picked Gabby up. I rubbed circles in her lower back to try to calm her down. I picked up our trash throwing it in the trash and started to walk back towards my car.
"you need any help?" some guy asked and I looked at him.
"no I got it."
"are you sure?"
"yeah I'm sure she just crying." I put Gabby in her booster seat buckling her in. she was still screaming and didn't show any signs of stopping either.
"okay well have a nice day." okay I know I'm from Rosewood but the niceness here is really creepy.
"I want mama, I want mama, I want mama!" was all Gabby was screaming the whole car ride home. when I finally got her into the house I sat her on the couch and went upstairs to grab my laptop. I pulled up my skype in hopes Maya would be on. i smiled when it showed she was available. I called her and smiled of relief when she answered.
"hey beautiful."
"hey."
"why didn't I think to skype you earlier?"
"I don't know but I need you to talk to her she been screaming since you talked to her."
"that was almost twenty minutes ago."
"I know." I walked downstairs and she was still screaming but it was muffled.
"Gabby—Gabrielle stop crying please." Maya said softly and she sat up looking around. I put the computer on the coffee table in front of the couch pulling Gabby into my lap. "Stop crying please."
"I –I want you to –to come ho –home."
"I know but how about I left you see what we are doing in the studio. it will be like you're here with me."
"okay." Maya picks the computer up and move it somewhere so Gabby can see everyone there.
"everyone this is my baby girl Gabby and my wife Emily. Gabby here misses me and wont stop crying so lets play something to cheer her up."Maya leaned over and whispered something and they all nodded and started messing with buttons. the music began and Maya started to sing.
I've made up my mind, don't need to think it over
if I'm wrong I am right, don't need to look no further
this ain't lust, I know this is love
but if I tell the world, I'll never say enough
'cause it was not said to you
and that's exactly what I need to do if I'd end up with you
should I give up or should I just keep on chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere
or would it be a waste even if I knew my place
should I leave it there
should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere
"I like that song mama."
"I know."
"it's Adele I love Adele."
"feel better now?"
"a little. I feel better when you come home."
"I will too baby. go get Oreo for me." she smiled hopping off my lap running to wherever that dog was.
"Thank you."
"I will be home tomorrow. but I will have to leave Tuesday for New York."
"That's fine."
"Here he is mama."
"have you walked him today?"
"no I forgot."
"don't look sad it's okay."
"okay."
"I have to go but I will talk to you later."
"bye mama I love you."
"love you too. I'll see you later Em."
"love you."
"love you too."
Gabby stayed in my lap and laid her head against my chest. "I miss mama again."
"I know baby I miss her too but she will be home soon."
"How soon?"
"Soon baby. she's working."
"I know but I want to be with her."
"I know you do baby girl but you cant because you are in school."
"what if I stopped going to school?"
"mama and I will never let that happen."
"I know."
"do you have homework?"
"yeah I have to do my math homework can you help me?"
"go get it for me." she got off my lap and ran upstairs to grab her backpack. the door bell rung and then Hanna walked straight into the house screaming, "The queen has arrived."
"Hanna!" I yelled giving her a big hug. "I thought you were coming tomorrow."
"I was but I changed my flight to today I wanted to come sooner."
"Aunt Hanna!"
"Hey Gabby bear."
"what are you doing here?"
"Coming to spend time with you and your mom here."
"mama out of town."
"I know she told me to come and keep you and mommy company."
"get your math homework out." I told Gabby and she sat down on the floor putting her homework on the coffee table. "Hanna come to the kitchen real quick." we walked into the kitchen and I sat on one of the stools.
"What's up."
"Maya doesn't know yet but I decided that I am going to get pregenant."
"that's great Em, but is that not a decision couples make?"
"it is but Maya wants one and I kind of was stalling it. were twenty eight with a ten year old I wasn't ready for number two."
"she going to love it."
"yeah, so do you have an idea of who you want the daddy to be?"
"no I haven't looked yet Hanna." she nodded and I raised my hands in a praying motion. "Please don't tell nobody. not even the girls."
"what! Why?"
"because I don't want nobody to know incase it doesn't go as plan."
"it will."
"probably but I need to make sure Maya is going to be okay with it."
"she will. by the way when is she suppose to be back."
"she actually coming back tomorrow. gabby was on skype with her and she hated seeing her so sad so she is flying in tomorrow to surprise Gabby."
"what is up with you two and surprises?"
"we like them."
"I see. well I'm going to go upstairs and go to sleep."
"night Han." I gave her a hug and she went upstairs. I finish helping Gabby with her homework and we both went upstairs to sleep. the next morning I got Gabby ready for school dropped her off as if nothing was unusual and then drove to the airport to pick Maya up.
A/N: I was going to back this chapter longer but I wanted to give everyone I chapter since today was my last day of school and I am finally on summer vaca. I'm just going to explain what happen today and if you want to skip, I want to say thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and review.
Today everyone decided to lose their minds. first thing in the morning the start a food fight in breakfast. Then when we are release to go home, majority of the school went and got sack lunches, went on the bus ramp and started another food fight but this time outside. While this food fight was going on, people started throwing water balloons, cologne bottles and then people were getting arrested for jumping people.
Today was crazy but every year before summer vaca they do the absolute most I'm just glad that they threw water balloon this time instead of Pee, Bleach, and Ink balloon they threw the year before.
Anyways I wanted to share how crazy my day was but it ended with me holding this adorable new born baby and playing with a one year old.
Thanks again for reading and please Review and tell me what you think.