More Than Friends

Chapter 58

Payton awoke to get ready to go shopping for Christmas. She was going to also se she's nieces and nephews while they were at school. She hadn't seen none of them and she missed each and everyone of them. She was going to make it her duty to go see them today.

"Babe" Payton said and he didn't budge.

"Well then" she said getting out of bed heading to the bathroom.

She went in the bathroom and got ready for today. She put her hair in a ponytail, braided her hair, and put on clothes and shoes. Once she finished she kissed her son Goodmorning as he slept peacefully.

Adam was a quiet baby. He only cry in the middle of the night when he first got home. Now he was about to be a two months old and he'd only cry when he needed to be changed, wants to be held, or hungry.

She walked through the living room into the kitchen. She fixed her a bowl of cereal and sat at the island in the counter stool. She just sat there thinking. She just thought about how her life changed in a swift second. She was a whole mother and not to long ago she was dealing with guilt of not speaking on her first child.

Her thinking was interrupted by the doorbell. She looked around before standing up. She didn't know she had on, everybody always banged on her door. She walked over opened.

"Payton Elena East" the lady asked with a smile and Payton nodded confusingly.

"You the police" she asked since the lady said her whole name.

"You've been served... congratulations" she said handing Payton the envelope.

She turned and walked off the porch as Payton closed her door looking at the envelope. She walked back over to the kitchen and sat back down. She opened the envelope and began to read the paper.

Dear Payton E. East,
        Michelle D'ana Mitchell grants you full custody to Key'shawn Mitchell Junior. Full custody give you all right over this child. You will receive a monthly check for Mitchell and any government assistance needed in order to care for the child. Mrs. Mitchell no longer had rights over this child and can't do anything with the child unless she has your permission. If you chose not to foster this child, please contact the following numbers below. He will be put in a foster home until farther notice. If you are going to foster this child all over information, including his birth certificate, social security card, and Medicaid card are in the envelope that is also in the package giving to you.
                        
"Dammit Michelle" Payton said to herself as she threw the papers on the counter.

Her phone went off with a text message notification. She grabbed it out her back pocket. It was message from a random number.

(678)-412-6515- Payton you got it. I know you did and I'm sorry. Please I'm begging you, forgive me. I know how much you love him and care for him so that's why I chose you. Since he was four you've cared for him and I just know you love him more than anything. I made many mistakes and after I learned my lesson about the mistakes you always tell me "your kids is probably going to make these same mistakes, so make yours count so you can stop him from making them". All you wanted me to do was be a good mother to my kid and you never let me down as long as I was doing that. Although I've let you down at times it didn't stop you for loving my son and being another mother figure to him. Payton I've let you down again, I'm pregnant.... by Pookie. You just had your baby not to long ago and i know its going to be to be tough taking care of a kid who isn't yours and your baby but I believe in you. I promise to take care of my next baby like my life depends on it, but I can't take care of Shawn anymore. He belongs to you, and I hope that you can understand where I'm coming from. I'll be back soon but until then, I love you and I hope and pray you forgive me for this mistake.