Bad Boy Gone Good

28. Impossible

"What are you guys doing?" Erica said, as she came downstairs, dressed in scrubs, ready to go to work.

"That's what I'm trying to figure out." I said.

"Where are you two going, looking all sharp?" Erica said.

"Trying to figure that out too."

"Erica, we are going to the thing Josh told you about yesterday."

"Josh ain't tell me nothing yesterday."

"Oops." Vincent looked at Josh, earning a death glare from him.

"We are going to an event." Vincent said sharply.

"I can clearly see that. What kind of event is what I'm asking." The whole room silenced as Josh's phone vibrated.

"Oh shit. Never mind, V, turns out we aren't going anymore. Security tightened up and D thinks it's too dangerous. I just put on a bow tie for nothing." Josh said as he took it off and spoke under his breath up the stairs.

"You know what, you two can talk about this. I'm going to work. Bye Lia." She said as she kissed her forehead out the door.

"So, you want to go upstairs and cuddle?" He asked me as he reached out for me. I smacked his hands away as I turned back to my princess and paid attention to her.

"Come on princess, it's time for you to go to sleep." I picked her up and brushed past him.

"Bye Daddy." She said as she waved at him.

"Bye Lia, Nova come on. Please?" He said as he ran up the stairs to snake his arms around my waist.

"Get off of me." I said sternly.

"Alright, I will." I laid Lia down and he stood at the door, waiting for me to leave. I brushed past him again and closed her door slightly. He snaked his arms around me again.

"Don't wake her up. I saying this dead in your face. What do you want?"

"Just talk to me."

"No, because you're a lying bastard and I will not deal with it. These past two days, I've dealt with more than enough from you."

"Why am I a lying bastard?" He yelled.

"Don't you try and raise your base with me. You tried to get me in the sweet loving mood, then once you faked your way to sleep you would see if I was with Lia, then take that your advantage to put us to bed and leave; hoping I wouldn't wake up until the morning. Isn't that right?" I yelled right back at him, but took my tone down because of my princess sleeping.

"You know what? I'm not going to lie to you anymore than I already have. Yes, that's what I was going to do. There are certain things that Josh and I do, you and Melanie can't know about because that puts you in danger. I'm not going to have that with you or Lia. Josh will definitely not have that with Melanie. I'm just trying to keep it up with you guys because we love you. I love you.."

"You what?" I said softly.

"You heard me, I said I love you.. More than there are stars in all galaxies.. More than you love hearing me say that.."

"If you 'love' me, you wouldn't have lied to me so you can go do whatever. You know what, I'm just not going to pay attention to you. Go do what you do and act like I'm not in this house." I said as I went upstairs and closed my door behind me.

I could hear him talking, more like yelling, with Josh as Mel came into my room with the same look on her face as mine. We didn't say anything, but looked at each other and remained in silence. Lia woke up and walked into my room with her little stuffed animal that was a white tiger with blue eyes.

"What are you doing up, Princess?" I asked as I sniffled the same time as Mel did.

"I wanna stay with you." She said with her big brown hazel eyes. I sat on the side of my bed with open arms as she came slowly walking towards it.

"You've really grown on her. She can't stay away from you for too long." Mel said, I nodded and shrugged my shoulders.

I sat back on my bed, laying her in between my legs with a blanket over her. She was out like a light as soon as I covered her. She wrapped her little arms around the stuffed animal, while being cuddled up with me. We all drifted to sleep as the night fell.

"Nova! Lia! Mel! Come downstairs for breakfast!" I heard Erica call us in my sleep. Lia is still cuddled up with me, Mel is still asleep with her back faced me.

"Wake up Mel, baby girl. Let me give you a shower and brush your teeth." I said as I picked her up. She automatically wrapped herself around me, laying her head on my shoulder.

"Mommy, you're too loud." She mumbled as I chuckled.

"Then wake up, I'll go get your bath soap and toys." I walked out the bathroom as Mel was still laying there asleep. I threw a pillow at her and she spazzed.

"Was the pillow necessary?"

"Yes, now go take a shower in your room."

"How bout you put on some clothes?" I looked down to a long t shirt with no bra and socks.

"Shut up and go take your daily hygiene." I said laughing.

I walked into her room, grabbing her toothpaste, soap, and toys, while smiling. I bumped into Josh as Mel walked straight by him without any consent. I looked at him and he looked at the ground.

"You know that she's probably not forgiving you right?"

"Thanks Sherlock."

"You and Vincent, thought you could fool us? What in the fuck were you guys going to do? Just tell me. I'm tired of all this damn secrecy." I got into his face.

"Promise you won't say anything to Vincent if I told you." I nodded. He opened his mouth as I interrupted him.

"Hold on." I ran to my room with Lia.

"Lia, let's brush our teeth together." I put a little bit of bubblegum flavored toothpaste on her toothbrush as I did the same. I put on some spanks and a bra. As soon as we finished, I ran back to Josh.

"Go ahead."

"Alright, so Vin and I are somewhat dangerous people. Basically killer escorts. Don't freak out. Please."

".. Go on." I said softly.

"Vin told me about you seeing the scar across his chest. He gets emotional about it, that's why he left. What happened was that, we went on a 'mission' and she got drunk, Vin was trying to calm her down. She kept trying to fight him, he ended up getting cut with a knife. He feels insecure about it. Just give him time to tell you on his own. He cares about you way too much to let you know about this dangerous side of him. I would've told Mel, and you know I would, but he said that it was to protect you two and Lia." He said as he took a deep breath.

"At the end of the day, you guys could have told us this and we would've been fine. We know what we got ourselves into." I said.