Her: The Liar and The Basketball Playa (Under Construction!!)

Chapter Sixteen: Revelations

Everest P.O.V
I was nervous. It had taken me a full year of agony and built-up emotions to gauge the courage to finally call him and tell him. He did deserve to know after all. I had picked up my phone and dialed the number without even thinking about it, which was probably for the best. If I was aware I'd probably have chickened out. It wasn't until I had heard the old familiar voice on the other end that it finally set in on what exactly I was doing. What I knew had to be done and should've been done a year ago.

"Hello?" Chrysler's deepened voice said on the other end of the phone line. He sounded mature, older. When had I talked to him last? Months, maybe even a year. Had he forgotten me? I know I would have tried to forget my one night stand too. "Everest are you there?"

"H-Hi." I finally choked out my voice hoarse. My palms started to sweat and my heart thumped so loud in my ears that it almost drowned out his voice as I paced the finite space of my mother's makeshift study. I had brought the girls to see my mother at her request. In the little year they had been alive my mother had began to change. She was animated with them, bouncing and dancing for their amusement. It reminded me of my younger years with her and I felt like this is what she needed. She needed someone to take care of again. I could see them playing with her in the living room from the study as my mother ogled over the fact that they could walk and talk a few words now.

"Aaliyah say Granny." I heard my mother say as she built a misshapen tower with Zari.

"Gammy." Aaliyah little voice tried her purple Lego in hand. I smiled at them.

"How have you been?" Chrysler asked pulling me back into the conversation.

"Good," I said. 'A shitty mess thanks for asking.' My conscious grumbled.

"I haven't seen you in a while. I didn't even know you still had my number." His voice held the shock I assumed he was feeling. I guess that what's to be expected when you call out the blue huh?

"Yeah I still have it." I said curtly and an awkward silence fell between us. How would I say it? I could just say 'I felt guilty about not telling you I was having your kids so.....I had your kids without telling you.' Even though it was the truth I didn't want him to look at me as if I was trying to hide them from him. But....wasn't that what I was doing?

"So uhh what did you wanna talk about?" Chrysler said breaking the silence and I felt my throat dry as I shook my head. 'Here we go' I thought.

"I um...think we need to talk Chry," I choked out. "In person. It's very important." I couldn't tell him this over the phone. I had already hidden them for almost a year and a half, not even mentioning while I was pregnant that they were in fact his. I atleast owed him this face to face. The 'Hey the twins I had are actually yours' bombshell in person.

"Oh well ok, we could meet at Franklin Park. Say five o'clock?" He offered.

"Sure" I said. "I'll call you when I'm on the way." We ended the call there and I joined my mom and the girls back in the living room. Ali wobbled her way over to hug my legs.

"Momma!" She said with a giggle and I picked her up smiles scooping her little light brown ringlets out of her eyes.

"Hey my sweet princess whatcha doin?" I ask her bouncing her on my hip making her giggle.

"Say I'm playing Legos with my sister and grandma." My mother chimed in her eyes glittering as she tickles Azariah's toes and Ali smiled but she was concentrated on piling all the Legos in one giant mass. I set Aaliyah down next to Azariah handing her some Legos for her to play with too.

"How'd it go?" My mother asked as she went into the kitchen and came back out with two cups of tea offering me one. I took it graciously sipping it.

"I didn't want to tell him over the phone, so we're meeting at five to talk." I said and she nodded sipping her tea making a face and adds a sugar cube sipping it again.

"Are you taking the girls with you to meet him?" She asked once she got her tea right and my eyes widen.

"God no, of course not."

"Oh, and why is that?"

"Because," I said exasperated sipping my tea and realized I didn't really have a reason not to bring them. "Telling him will be shocker enough. I don't want to overwhelm him."

"Or you don't want to overwhelm yourself?" My mother countered with an arched eyebrow. I hated sometimes that she knew me so well. "Sweetie he deserves to meet his own children. He's been in the dark about them going on what? A year? Almost two? Don't you think that it's time to stop running?"

I nodded can't help but to agree. "I'm afraid mother that he'll take them from me for good." I stated watching them play and she scoffed.

"He isn't bat shit crazy Everest." She said and rolled her eyes when I gave her a wide eyed look. My mother never really cursed but when she did it always took me by surprise. "Yes I said bat shit anywho like I was saying he wouldn't dare take them away from you. Your their mother but it wouldn't hurt for the twins to know their father. Besides there's no telling what good it would do for the girls." She said sipping her tea more looking at them.

"Your right mom" I said nodding looking at them two.

"Naturally," She said smiling and she hugs me. "You can do it sweetheart. Your strong."

I hugged her back and looked at my girls as the played together. I had noticed that the older they got the more they started to resembled him. They both had his eyes, the light brown with hints of green speckles. They also hold his humor and life. Eyes so open and clear that you could tell how they felt without even asking. These resemblances is why I believe I've been avoiding this for so long. I was beginning to realize that they were just as much his as they were mine and it scared me, but I wasn't allowed to be afraid anymore. I had no choice and nowhere to run anymore. It's time for him to get to know my girls. Or should I say our girls.