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One year, 3 months later ...
"My life ain't supposed to have no damn happy ending, but I'm bout to change the settings on this motherfucker" Octavius laughed with Adonis as he fixed his tie in the mirror.
"Y'all came a long away" Adonis nodded. "After everything, I'm happy to witness this outcome"
Looking down in the mirror, Octavius seen Syaire doing the same thing he was doing, checking his outfit in the mirror. "Damn twin. I'm nervous, you nervous?"
Syaire looked up at Octavius with a smile and shook his head. "I not nervous" He was really excited to see his mom due to that being the main topic of his father's discussion ever since he's been hanging out with all the men the past two days straight and has barely had any contact with Nairobi.
"Prince, can I talk to you outside the door real quick?" Ethan asked, causing Octavius to look at him through the mirror before simply nodding his head.
Once they stepped outside, Octavius closed the door behind them leaving them in the empty quiet hallway alone.
"I know we talked about what happened and I apologized for everything. But I still don't know where I stand with you. You and Nairobi raised me half of my childhood and then my mama comes back ... all of a sudden, which I'm grateful for. But my dad never came back and even when he was here, he still ain't take on that role like you did"
"I get where this going" Octavius said. "I'm your dad at heart. You my son at heart, I took you in and loved you like my own. I'll never deny that and no situation can change that. Even though Nadia is back, I could never go back to seeing you as my nephew. Not after all that happened. I gladly served six years in maximum security prison for you" Octavius smiled. "You still got my last name too. It was just a weird space for me and you for a while, I didn't know if all me and Nairobi did was a waste of our time. But yo mama is back now so I don't know if the name Dad gon fit for me. Nadia ain't my blood but that shit would still be like incest in my eyes" He chuckled. "You ain't gotta address me as Uncle either though, just keep it at Prince and the title will be in the air"
"Ight, cool" Ethan nodded with a smile before the both of them dapped each other up. "I'm glad I got that assurance"
"Daddy!" Aaliyah said after running out into the hallway and seeing Octavius. "You wanna see mama?!" She grabbed onto his hand and started pulling him towards the door she came out of.
"I can't see mama right now Liyah. Thats bad luck. I have to wait until the big pretty part" Octavius told her in a way she would understand.
"Oh, neva' mind then!" She laughed and ran back into the room with Nairobi.
"This is really happening yall" Nairobi fanned her eyes with her hand. "No no, Ima ruined my makeup. He's really marrying me. Y'all know how long I been waiting for this day?" She looked back at them. "Even through the times I thought he hated me and through the times I should have hated him? Now I have his kids and we're getting married. And- And he's changed. That is not the same man that came back from Cuba. I believe he really changed this time, he finally understands"
