Layla's Life

Chapter 11

Carina POV

I walked in the kitchen and saw Maya making coffee.

"Morning," I said still sleepy.

"Morning," She replied avoiding eye contact with me.

"We should talk," She spoke up after a few minutes.

"Yeah we should, " I said looking down at my feet.
I sat down and looked at the counter avoiding eye contact.

"I think we should take a break," I blurted out as tears filled my eyes.

"Why?" She asked sounding heartbroken.

I look up and see she is crying. I hold eye contact and feel a tear run down my cheek. I stand up and run to her and wrap her in a bear hug.

"Bambina, we have to put Layla first. If she doesn't like us being together we can't be together. As much as I don't want this, She is the first priority in this relationship and if she isn't comfortable with it there is nothing we can do, " I reply and I hear her let out heartwrenching sob.

"Mommy?" We hear Layla say.

We quickly step away from each other and Maya quickly turns her face and wipes her tears so Layla doesn't see her crying. Then Maya's phone goes off.

"Oh shoot!" She shouts as she runs to change her clothes leaving her phone on the counter. I pick it up and see she got a notification for a five alarm fire.

She comes back and stops. She looks at me and then at Layla and then at me again.

"GO!! Bambina, I got this, GO!!" I shout shooing her out the door. She picks up her shoes and runs out.

I look at Layla and she is staring at me.

"Are you hungry?" I ask and she shakes her head no.

"Okay," I say and I see her walk to the room.

I go to Maya's room and pack up all of my stuff and sit on the bed and just cry. Then Layla comes into the room and looks at me confused.

"Where are you going?" She asks.

"Bambina, Mommy and I are breaking up so I am packing all my stuff," I reply quickly wiping my tears.

" Why? " She asks sounding sad which confused me.

"Because you aren't comfortable with us being together and we have to put you first," I reply.

"No, please don't leave," She said as she wraps her arms around me which caught me off guard.

Layla POV

I didn't want Carina to go. It's not that I hated her, I actually loved her. I was just scared because it had always been mommy and me so her being here confused me and made me feel like mommy didn't want me.

"Mama, please don't go,I don't want you to go, I love you. I was just scared I was going to lose my mommy and I didn't like that, " I say starting to cry. She picked me up and I wrapped myself around her like a koala and we stayed like that for a while.

"Bambina, I am not going anywhere and I wasn't going to take your mommy because I love you and I always will," She says and then kisses my head.

Carina POV

I wasn't expecting her to call me "Mama". She called me Mama! She fell asleep in my arms and then I heard the front door open but I didn't move.

"Carina!?" I hear her ask sounding scared that I left. Suddenly she stops and stands in the door frame surprised to see Layla in my arms. She covers her mouth and gasps.