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After John and Melina were done watching the stars, Melina had drove him to her home, where Sierra was sound asleep. Walking to the front door and unlocking her door to see Jillian on the sofa half asleep with a tub of half empty ice cream on the floor. John was looking at the family picture of Melina, Sierra and what he thought was Sierra's father.
"Jill!" Melina yelled but not to loud to wake Sierra. Taking the pillow and hitting her with it.
Jillian suddenly woke up from her little cat nap "Huh…" she looked up and saw Melina looking at her with a confused looked on her face "Oh hi Melina!"
"What are you doing with that tub of ice cream on the floor?"
"Um…that's mine because I know you love cookie dough ice cream and that's cookies and cream." she reminded her
"Yeah you're right" Melina shrugged
Jillian got up off the sofa giving her friend a hug goodbye
"Bye Melina" Jillian said walking towards the door and grabbing the handle
"Bye Jill" she said waving her goodbye
John was still fixed on that family picture. If Sierra's dad wasn't in her life then why would he agree to take a picture?
"Hey um…Melina?" John called
"Yeah?"
"Um…who's that in the picture?" he asked pointing at the male figure standing behind Melina
Melina saw that he was looking at the family picture that she forgot to throw away when she first met John. Because when Sierra gets older she would look at that picture then look at John and then ask Melina something like 'is John my real father?' she feared that she would ask her something like that. Melina blinked away the tears that threaten to fall from her eyes.
"That was Joey…" she said
"Joey?" he repeated how come he look familiar? "Joey who?"
Clearing her throat she began to speak once more "Mercury…"
"How come he looks happy in the picture?"
"It's a long story" she said not wanting to go into any short of details with Joey especially with John. She hated Joey because he wasn't in Sierra's life since that picture after that he started denying her daughter then he disappeared and she never saw him since and she didn't want to. Moving to Los Angeles to get a fresh start and new life.
"I've got time…" John said wanting to know more
Melina needed a lie to get through conversation, she knew she should have thrown that picture out a long time ago.
"It's getting late" she said "I should go to bed because I know Sierra is going to wake me up before I get a full night's rest"
John looked like he had stumbled of a cliff. Maybe this conversation about the family picture is making Melina feel uncomfortable…
It was an awkward silence in the air. Neither one knowing what to say to each other.
"I-I should go to bed" she said breaking the silence and walking towards the steps not turning around to look at John
"Yeah…I should too" he finally said
John followed her upstairs into the bedroom and they both changed into their pajamas and crawled in the bed.
"Goodnight" she whispered turning towards the window
"Goodnight" he said resting his head against the pillow and slowly closing his eyes and falling asleep
Melina however couldn't go to sleep as fast. Her mind was a million miles away; it wasn't were she wanted it to be. Why should I care if John saw that old picture? Why should I tell him my past? I know him but he didn't tell me his past so why should I tell him mine! But he did stay in my daughter's life and she always him daddy.
Closing her eyes and trying to get the thought away as she faded into an deep sleep.
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