~2 Years Later~
"Ryder!" I yell at my godson as he wakes me up by jumping on my stomach. He laughs as I tackle him to the bed and start tickling him.
"I sowwy Te Te!" he giggles. I continue and Cardo walks in with Nala's head laying on his shoulder. He puts her down and starts running over to us and joining in. We are all laughing and playing and I look over at Nala who is rubbing her eyes and yawning.
"Good Morning Baby." I coo to her getting up and putting her on my hip. Nala is now 3 years old but she will always be a little baby to me. We walk downstairs and into the kitchen and Cardo and Ryder follow. Where food is about to be cooked, of course they're coming.
I pass Nala to Cardo and he sits at the table as Ryder's grown self climbs in a chair all by himself. I fix a simple breakfast and we all say our grace and eat. Bacon, Eggs, and Grits fills everyone up.
"Are you going to take him home or do you want me to?" Cardo asks me pulling me back towards him as I wash the dishes. He must have forgotten.
"Can you please watch Nala tonight or did you forget I have a flight to San Francisco?." I ask him sweetly.
"Yeah I got you baby and no I didn't forget." he kisses my cheek and walks off. I finish washing the dishes and wipe the counter down. Nala and Ryder are watching TV in the loving room which will give me some time to get dressed without worrying.
I walk back up the stairs and into my room and pick an outfit out. As I'm stripping Cardo walks in rubbing his hands together. I shake my head and laugh. I'm really surprised I haven't gotten pregnant yet. We always use condoms though, so actually I'm not. I continue to get dressed in my Blue jumper and accessories. Cardo just recently got me a 14 karat diamond 'promise' ring. It's gorgeous and he seems to always get offended when I don't wear it.
When I walk in Nala's room I see her clothes already thrown on the ground. We traded her crib and changing table for a big girl bed and a trunk full of toys. She's grown up right before my eyes and she is looking more like my dad everyday. She loves the stars and any thing to do with outer space, period. We kept her universe theme in her room but we just made her furniture grow up with her. As I picked up her clothes off the floor I heard her sweet little voice.
"Mommy-!" she yelled walking in her room. I open my arms for her and she runs into them. Picking her up we walk over to her closet to look for something to wear. We decide to match so I pick out an blue jumper for her and cute little sandals to go with it.
Miss Selina comes to visit every now and then so her and Cardo are getting back to that place. I can tell he loves her still but if he needs time I would give it to him. She's done just that and he's been really appreciative of that. I still wonder if what he was told about his mother was true. I think Sarah might have lied about a few things. She lied to me and killed both my parents. I can't get over that. I even have a psychiatrist now. I've been secretly going to see him though. Cardo doesn't need to know about it.
Miss Yalonda will probably be over in a few minutes to watch Nala. Miss Yalonda has been baby sitting for 25 years and I wanted the most experienced care giver around Nala. She is that without a doubt, I can tell she loves what she does. She also lives close by and can even stay the night if something pops up. She can't tonight though. The doorbell sounds as we walk downstairs.
"You be back to tuck me in?" Nala asks as I open the door for Miss Yalonda.
"Of course baby I'll be back to give you a hot bath." I tell her kissing her cheek. She giggles as she nods.
"You about to go? Oh- hey Miss Yalonda." Cardo asks me as he also greets our baby sitter.
"Hola." she smiles at me.
