≈Miami, FL...

(8:23 p.m)

* ''Baby, maybe we should get familiar

Maybe we should go somewhere, going rock to hear ya

Baby not try to hurt girl I try to feel you

Maybe we should go and go familiar

Come and stay some for a few

Cut you a few that we gonna do, get that right and do (...) '' *

Kalvin heard as he entered in the house after dropping Terry off at his house. He nodded his head to the beat and instantly started singing along with Jagged Edge. He greeted the kids in the living room who were dancing and asked them where was Cora.

"She's upstairs cleaning or something."

"Okay." He washed his hands in the sink in the kitchen and then grabbed himself and her a bottle of water. He climbed the stairs and went in her bedroom where she was folding some clothes for the baby, "Hey."

"Hey. How was it ? "

He shrugged placing the bottles on the nightstand, "Well, I guess. It was a little awkward too, but they were happy to see each other. And she hoped that she will meet the twins soon." He answered taking his shoes off and he put them in the closet, "They have a lot of uncles, aunties and cousins to meet. They have another grandfather also." He added and sat next to her.

"Wow...I still can't believe this. But fortunately there is a positive side to all of this. It's just sad how much lives had been ruined and how many persons had been separated."

"Yeah, but it was a good decision for...only me, actually. I don't like Cameron, but nobody deserves to have Mandy as a mother to raise you. She's not even a mother."

She looked up at him, "Did you talk with her lately ? "

He shook his head. He hadn't seen her nor heard her voice since that day when they payed Cameron a visit in jail to tell him the truth. Kalvin wanted nothing to do with this woman. He didn't know her and he will surely never have that will. He didn't care about her and who she was. His mother was Donya Ryans and nobody else. Donya is the one who gave him love and helped him to be the man he became.

"And what do you feel towards her ? Are you mad at her ? Are you scared of her ? Are you disgusted ? " She kept questioning him.

"I have no particular feelings towards her. I don't know who she is and I don't really want to know."

"Are you sure ? " She asked narrowing her eyes at him, "She's a part of you, whether you like it or not. Maybe you have family to meet too and maybe they're not like her, but nice people. And it's important for the baby too. What if she got sick and we nee-"

He frowned looking at her like she was crazy, "What are you talking about ? It won't happen, our baby is healthy ! "

"And how do you know this ? We're never too sure. Anything can happen, Kalvin ! And I think you should change your mind and give her a little chance. Of course, it doesn't mean that you'll be best friends and will spend every day together, but it's important. You're related by blood with her."

"But I don't want to talk to her ! I don't give a fuck about this woman, why don't you get it ?! " It wasn't the first time they were discussing this. Usually, they stopped there, but Cora wanted to go further with this subject today.

"I got that ! But it shouldn't be your final decision. One day you will feel like it's missing something and I'm sure you have a lot of unanswered questions running in your mind. One day, you'll feel the need to have some responses that she's the only one who'll be able to give it to you. I understand you don't want to do it now, because it's still delicate and I'm not forcing you to do this right now nor tomorrow, but one day you'll have to talk with her."

He sighed thinking about what she just said, "She...Uh...sent me a message to let me know that she's moving to Chicago. She sends me morning texts too and sometimes she wishes me a good night, but I answered to none of them." He confessed playing with his fingers. Mandy was a tearaway subject that he'd rather not talk about.

"It's normal you're reacting like that now, but with time, it'll be better and you'll feel more comfortable to have a conversation with her." He nodded his head slowly and she cleared her throat, "Well...let's talk about something else."

"Uh...Cameron wants to see you."

She stiffed a little and stopped folding the clothes, "What ? " She was done with him. She had moved on. The past was in the past and she wasn't going to constantly look back at it. She wanted to focus more on her future and her kids'. She hadn't time for Cameron's bullshit.

"I know you heard me. He wants to apologize fac-"

"No."

"But you two do need to talk. Every ex-couple must have that one last conversation that closed definitely their relationship and that let them to really move forward in life. Please, did you not want to do this months ago anyways ? What stopped you ? "

She finger combed her hair, "I...I...I don't know." She puffed, "But...I guess you're right. I'm here giving you advice that I should follow. I'm still wondering why he treated me like he did if he really...loved me. Or maybe all of this, our story was just a lie."

"Then go and get your answers, then you'll be done with him. Well, he will always be the twins' genitor and now that we found his real family, there will always be a link somewhat...But y'all will be completely done with your story."

"Yes. I hope he won't try something though. I'm pregnant and this thing can get a woman crazy, so I won't be scared to kill him and I don't even need a weapon for that."

Kalvin chuckled, "O-kaaaaay...I need you to calm down, Gangsta Mama."

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{ The Next Day | (3:37 p.m) }

She sat down and folded her arms with a serious expression on her face, "I'm glad you came." He said with a little smile. He was happy she accepted to come.

She quickly rolled her eyes, "I'm not staying all day, so say what you need to tell me."

He swallowed his saliva, "Uh...I'm sorry for everything I had done to you. You're a good person, you didn't deserv-"

"Yes, I was so good to you and it didn't prevent you to treat me like a piece of shit ! Why did you do all of this to me ? "

"Cora, I...I don't know. I had messed up all my life. Mandy was the worst mother ever. She taught me nothing good. And a kid can't learn to be a good person by his damn self. I have no role model. I know it's not excusing my behavior, but...Uh...Nobody never taught me how to love someone...in the good way."

"I could've taught you, but you were miserable with me."

"Cora, I really loved you."

She snorted with a sarcastic little laugh, "Really ? I don't think so. No, you didn't really love me ! Like you said, you didn't and will maybe never know what love is. You weren't loving me when you manipulated me to have sex with you. Or maybe I was just stupid."

He shook his head, "No. You-"

"That wasn't love when you rejected me either. I told you about the kids and you immediately broke up with me; then when I tried to talk more with you, you kicked me out of your house; then you called me later to insult me; then when I came back to your house to have a serious conversation with you, you got angry and slapped me and after that I found out that you were cheating on me with Brenda."

"Co-"

"She was supposed to be one of my best friends and you were supposed to love me." She sighed shaking her head, "And I still can't believe that you kidnapped your own daughter and you put your hands on her too. I should kill you right now for all of that shit, but I won't. It would be too easy to just take your life like that."

"Cora, I know. I know I fucked up. And I'm so sorry. Listen, since I'm here I thought about my life and..."

"And you suddenly decided to change, huh ? Of course."

He sighed scratching the back of his hair, "Jail is a second chance. I know it doesn't seem like it, but from my perspective, being here is advantageous to me. Outside, I only ruined people life and here I'm doing harm to nobody."

She nodded, "True. Well, I guess."

"Cora, I really loved you and I still do. I think I will never stopped loving you by the way, but you deserved better than me...like...Kalvin. He's a great man for you and...the kids."

"Yes, he is wonderful with us. You were useful for something at least."

He frowned, "What ? "

"Well, if you weren't you and had treated me good, I will never met Kalvin. Maybe, we can't be too sure about this. But God put people in your life for a reason."

"Right." He said after a moment of silence.

"Okay. Well, I have to go. Are you done with your apologize ? "

"Will you ever forgive me ? " He asked looking at her.

"I'm working on it, Cameron. Every day, when I'm praying, I thank God for all the blessings he gave me and I asked him to protect myself and the people I care for and also to help me to forgive the ones who hurt me. Months ago, I was carrying so much anger with me, but now I feel more relax. I was full of hatred, that I was trying to hide with a facade, but now I feel better."

He bit nervously on his bottom lip, "And the kids ? "

"They will soon meet your family...that is theirs too."

"Cool, but...I need to know if they will forgive me one day for being the worst father ever."

"Uh...I don't know. You traumatized Acacia, she has to see a therapist now. And Almar...Do you really want me to be honest with you ? " He nodded even if he was scared to hear the next words, "He hates you. Well, that's what he says. He will never give you a chance, I think. You fucked up with them, it's going to be hard for them to forgive you, I guess. But they will eventually, I don't want them to carry all of these negative emotions with them for the rest of their life."

"At least, they will forgive me. But I completely understand their feelings. But...Uh...they have Kalvin now."

"Okay. Well, bye. It was an...interesting conversation. Good luck."

She stood up from the chair, looked at him for the last time and then left to join Kalvin in the car. Since she was waddling, it took her some time, but she made it. She asked him to not come with her because she felt like she needed to do this by herself. He didn't want to do this at first, but she insisted and he let her. 

When he laid his eyes on her, he instantly checked if she was okay physically. If Cameron tried something, Kal was going to walk in this jail and torture his ass like nobody never did before. She got in the BMW with his help and then got in also.

"So ? "

"He apologized and we talked a little. Actually, knowing him, I knew the crap he was about to tell me."

He raised his brow, "The crap ? "

"Because people mistreated you, doesn't mean that you have to do the same to someone else...like I did with you a bit." She put a strand of hair behind her ear.

"So you didn't forgive him ? " He asked curiously. 

"I'm working on it and the twins too. It's all a process. But now, I want us to focus on the future." She said and smiled. 

"Yes, about that...Uh...I thought that...We should start house hunting." He suggested not too sure of the way to manage this," Of course not now though. Maybe we'll wait three to four months before to do it."He added quickly.

She smirked, "What are you saying exactly ? "

He beamed timidly, "I'm ready. I mean, we're all ready to reach that next step, right ? We all want to be a family, right ? We all want to live together, right ? "

Her mood suddenly lightened up, "Oh really ? " She raised her eyebrow as her smirk grew on her face.

He chuckled, "Yes really. I was scared, but not anymore. And I feel like..." He shrugged, "...it's just the next move for us, our family. So, what do you think about this ? "

She grinned, "The kids are going to be happy." 

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•A/N: It was totally normal if the conversation between Cora and Cameron was so weird. After all they went through, it could only be awkward between them, but at least they talked. What are your thoughts about this chapter though ? 

PS: One more chapter left + the epilogue

Thanks for reading guys !

And sorry for the mistakes.