single dad: v.h

chapter twenty-three

Vinnie had gotten out of the shower and got dressed. He opened the door to the room quietly in case she was sleeping. But instead of finding his girlfriend sleeping, she was sat up on her side of the bed with her tears in her eyes.

All he could feel was guilt. He was worried he'd made it seem like he didn't want to have sec with her and that wasn't true at all. He just wanted there first time together special.

He walked over the bed, crawling in next to her which startled her. He didn't lay close, bur she wasn't pleased by that because she crawled over and layed her upper body over the side of his bare body.

He glanced down at her, smiling at how she looked content to feel his skin. He put his hand in her hair and gently massaged her scalp.

"I wanna ask you a question Vinnie." Aaliyah asked.

"Of course baby." Vinnie answered.

"Are you attracted to me?" Aaliyah asked.

"Babygirl. Look at me right now." Vinnie said, cupping her cheeks and looking into her eyes. Those beautiful eyes he swore he could lost in.

"Of course I'm attracted to you. I just want our first time having sex together to be special and I know that you've been waiting patiently but I promise it won't be too much longer." Vinnie said, wiping her tears away with his thumbs.

"Okay." Aaliyah mumbled softly, pecking his lips before placing herself comfortably in his arms.

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"Daddy wake up. Kaiser is crying and I think he shit his pants." Bear said shaking him violently.

"Don't say bad words." Vinnie said, tapping her mouth gently and getting up from the bed, walking toward his crying baby.

"Okay bub, you can calm it down now. I'm changing you." Vinnie groaned, glancing at the alarm clock to see it was 8 in the morning.

He changed Kaiser's diaper quickly before carrying him back to the bed and laying him in between him and Aaliyah.

"Wanna sleep longer or get up?" Vinnie asked, his lips resting on Aaliyah's cheek.

"I'll get up." Aaliyah answered, turning over so his lips were on hers.

Aaliyah pecked his lips quickly before getting up and walking to the bathroom with Kaiser on her hip. Bear had disappeared to another part of the room and Vinnie was sprawled out on the bed.

Bear quickly reappeared however, alerting Vinnie of her presence by smacking his boxer covered ass with a book.

"Ow! The fu- where did you get a book?" Vinnie turned over.

"Found it in that drawer." Bear pointed.

"You just smacked my ass with a hotel food menu." Vinnie chuckled as his daughter climbed up on the bed and layed on his chest as she laughed.

"Get ready baby." Vinnie said sleepily, watching as she got up and went over to the suitcase.

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"Can you drop the kids off at my moms? I'm tired." Vinnie asked.

"Of course. Go sleep my love." Aaliyah answered, leaning up to kiss him and then got in the drivers seat.

Vinnie rushed inside the house. His moms house was 25 minutes each way, so he had about an hour to get ready for what he was planning.

First he took a shower, cleaned himself up, shaved, and then got dressed in something nice after he got out.

Next he layed out roses on the floor which lead up the stairs into the bedroom. He lit candles, setting them on the stairs. He turned the lights out just in time. Just as he reached the top of the stairs she walked in.

He smiled when he heard her little giggle, the one that lets a person no she's getting shy. He walked into the bedroom and sat at the end of the bed.
Seconds later she walked into the room, a shy smile on her face.

"Hi baby." Aaliyah said softly, walking to stand between his legs.

"Hey." Vinnie answered back just as softly.

He stood up, looking down at her. Now it was his turn to shy away. He gulped as he cupped her cheeks in his large hands.

"Can I kiss you?" Vinnie asked.

She nodded, letting his lips connect with hers. It was soft and sweet. The most loving kiss she'd ever felt in her life. Her body melted into his, and too her this felt so right.

But he didn't know how he felt. Not because he didn't love her and not because he wasn't attracted to her but because he was scared. The last time he'd had sex was with Emily and as crazy as that sounded, he couldn't bring himself to do it with anyone else other than Emily.

The more the kiss deepened the guiltier he began to feel about how all he could think about was his ex. He was battling with himself to forget about her, to focus on his girlfriend who, unbeknownst to him, could now sense that something was off.

"You don't want this." Aaliyah pulled away, a hurt look on her face.

"What do you mean, of cour-"

"No Vinnie, you're kissing me and thinking about her." Aaliyah said, picking at her acrylics.

"I want you, not her. Even if I did I can't have her." Vinnie said, mentally face palming at the comment he'd just made.

"You do want her. You've always wanted her." Aaliyah said, wiping tears from her face.

"Aaliyah I don't want her. She hurt me, she hurt me so fucking bad." Vinnie said, tears brimming his eyes.

This is not how he wanted this to go but he only had himself to blame.

"I don't believe you." Aaliyah shook her head.

"I swear I'm telling you the tru-"

"No you aren't. You're telling me what I want to hear. You'll never forget about her and how good she made you feel. You love her. She may not be here anymore, but you'll always have a deeper connection with her than you will with me." Aaliyah said, her voice raising.

With that she walked out of the room. Leaving him sitting on the bed with his head in his hands, tears dripping through his fingers.

Of course there first fight had to be about her.