Roman-
"Willa", I said.
She tossed the baby monitor on the couch and I sighed.
"Let me explain", I said.
"You don't have too", she said.
She took the ring off of her finger and placed it on the drawer before walking out. I followed, Mya still in my arms. Getting back to our room, I closed the door behind me.
"Willa, just let me explain", I said.
I set Mya down on our bed.
"What? That you don't trust me? You trusted me enough to make love to me, to propose to me", she said.
"I let them get to me, I let them mess with my head when I shouldn't have", I said.
"Yes I spent a year with my mother but no one knows why she left but me. Why she did what she did. You and your family have no right to judge her", she yelled.
I nodded.
"I only lived with her for five months and then I moved out. I used my own money, I got a job to take care of my child. The only reason I came back was so you could meet her and have her in your life, because I love you but it's obvious that you can't trust me. I know better than to repeat my mother's mistakes", she yelled.
"Really? I'm sure Sami would say differently", I yelled.
"So then you wanted me to marry Sami?", she asked.
"No of course not, I", I stopped.
"I told you why I left him and why I couldn't come back to you. After Mya was born I debated on if you should know about her. My mom was the one who talked me into telling you, she also saw how heartbroken I was without you. I cried every single night and she held me, telling me to come back to you", she said.
I looked at Mya.
"My mom has changed and that's thanks to her husband. He made her a better woman", she said.
I looked at her, regretting doubting her.
"My mom was forced to marry my dad because she got pregnant with me. She didn't love him and he didn't love her, at least not in the way they were suppose to, but she married him any way because they told her she had to", I cut her off.
"Stop, you don't", she stopped me.
"It's obvious I do. She was never suppose to be with my father, my mom was unhappy not because she didn't care for him but because she felt like something was missing. She told me not to make the same mistake she made. She tried to stop me from marrying Sami", she said, raising her voice.
She sighed.
"The guy she left with manipulated her into taking my money and my dad's, that it was a way to regain the freedom she lost. She tried to pay me and my dad back, but we didn't accept it. We didn't want it. I was raised by my father, he taught me better and to work hard for what I want. Like I said, my mother has changed, Corey did that", she said.
"Willa, I'm sorry baby", I said.
"I don't want your money. Come on Ro, I knew you before you had a cent to your name and after, I never once asked you for money, ever. I thought you knew me better than that, but I guess not", she said.
She looked at Mya.
"As for my child. We can do that paternity test. I already told you I have no problem with that, but for your information and everyone else's, I would never use my child that way", she said.
"We don't need", she stopped me.
"Yes we do, I'm a golddigger remember", she said, going to pick up Mya.
She grabbed a pillow and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going?", I asked, shutting the door.
"To my daughter's room. I can't be in here with you, you don't trust me", she said hurt.
I grabbed her elbow.
"Our daughter. She's my baby too", I said.
"I guess", she said.
"What do you mean you guess?", I asked.
"I don't know, everyone keeps saying she might not be yours, I'm starting to believe that", she said, opening the door again.
I slammed it shut again. Mya started crying.
"Stop it, I get it", I said, raising my voice.
"Let me out Roman", she said.
"No, you belong with me", I said.
"I just need some space. Oh wait I forgot, I'm my mother's daughter, I'm a runaway. This is what I do right, I leave", she said.
"Willa", I growled frustrated.
A small knock at the door. I took a deep breath.
"Yeah?", I asked.
"Everything okay?", my dad asked.
"Fine, dad", I said.
"Willa?", he asked.
She wiped her tears.
"Yes?", she asked, her voice shaky.
"You okay?", he asked her.
They actually thought I would put my hands on her. Willa looked at me.
"Yes sir, I'm fine", she said.
She opened the door before I could stop her. My dad looked at me.
"I have to go get her a bottle", Willa said, taking Mya downstairs.
My dad sighed.
"I hate to ask you, but did you", I stopped him.
"I would never put my hands on her that way. We just had a little argument", I said.
"I heard, I think we all heard", he said.
"I bet everyone's happy now", I said loud.
"No one is happy Roman. We made a mistake in thinking she could be like her mother, but we see the way she looks at you. The reason she couldn't marry Sami was because of you. We just don't understand why she left for more than a year", he said.
I sighed.
Willa-
I fell asleep in Mya's room. Her bedroom door opened and Roman's sister came in. She stopped when she saw me and I turned over, facing the window.
"I'm gonna take Mya to my mom. She wants to see her before we go", she said.
"Fine", I said.
"Come on Mya", she said.
I heard her close the door behind her. I started crying.
Roman-
My sister brought Mya down.
"I don't think Willa is too happy with any of us", she said.
"You think", Matt said, rolling his eyes.
I sighed.
"The reason Willa didn't come back to me after she left Sami was because of Rosa", I said.
"What do you mean?", my brother asked.
I turned to face them.
"I moved Rosa into our house without talking to Willa first. Thinking she was pregnant with my baby, I stopped paying attention to Willa. I didn't mean too, but it just happened. I was excited about possibly becoming a father that I forgot about Willa", I said.
My family looked at each other.
"I had practices, games, and baby appointments. Events that I needed to be at, I made no time for Willa. I made her feel like she was coming in between Rosa and I when she wasn't. Willa was the only thing that kept me from going crazy and I took her for granted", I said.
"What about after Rosa and Rob said the baby was his? Why didn't she come back?", my sister asked.
"She was scared that I was mad at her or that I had moved on without her. I know Willa, she's still the same person I grew up with. She's my Willa, smart, beautiful, and funny. I know she's not with me for my money and I know she's not her mother, so please stop being rude to her. If you want to be angry at someone then be angry at me", I said.
"Why are you telling us now?", she asked.
"Because it's obvious that you guys aren't going to stop. I'm partly to blame as well. I love Willa and like I said I don't care if Mya is my blood or not, I will love her with my whole heart just like I love Willa. I'm not doubting she's mine, because I know she is. I mean look at her", I said.
They nodded.
"Okay, we will apologize to her", my sister said.
"It's too late, she hates me", I said.
"Don't be so sure about that", she said.
"What?", I asked.
She pulled the baby monitor out of her back pocket and tossed it at me. It was on and I sighed. Willa walked into the kitchen.
"Willa, I'm sorry", I said.
"We are too. We know you aren't your mother, we were just looking out for Roman. We are so sorry sweetheart", my mom said.
"It's okay, I understand", she said.
My sisters apologized as well.
"Well we should get in the car and get to the airport, don't want to be late", my dad said.
Everyone hugged and kissed Mya, then Willa, and me.
"Hope you can come visit soon", Willa said.
"We will definitely do that, we'd love a do over", my dad said.
"Me too", Willa said.
My brother put the bags in the car and we waved as they drove off. Willa and I walked back in the house.
"Baby, can we talk?", I asked.
She put Mya in her playpen and sat down beside me. I took her hands in mine.
"I let them get into my head and I shouldn't have. I know you and I'm sorry", I said.
"I guess I don't blame anyone for thinking that about me, but it hurt more that you started to doubt me. I love you and I'll do whatever you need me to do to get you to believe that", she said.
"You don't need to do anything. I know Mya is mine and I know you aren't a gold digger. I love you babe", I said.
I took the ring out of my pocket and placed it back on her finger.
"Never take that off again, no matter how angry you are at me, that stays there", I said.
"I won't", she said.
I leaned over and kissed her.