The Caregiver

FOURTEEN

A/N : hey hey, before the chapter starts I wanted to update everyone with a schedule. You can expect new chapters every sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. I will have this posted here and at the bottom of the chapter, as well as the message board and on the books instagram !

{MONICA ARTHUR}

I open the door taking Dominic by surprise, his body falling back slightly from the door being opened abruptly. Standing to his tall height, he dusts off his pants before reaching down and grabbing the pizza and drink off the floor.

"I brought food".

Leaning forward I bring Dominic in for a hug, thanking him for his apology and the food. Guiding him into the room we sit on the bed, eating the warm pizza.

"I have a question, why'd you react the way you did?". Monica asked, placing down her slice of pizza and grabbing the liquor that sat on her bed.

Dominic knew he would have to open up to her as well if he ever wanted anything to work between them. Adjusting his seated position he began.

" my mother was once a good person but everything changed when I turned twelve, I remember being asleep in my room and was woken up to shouting, my mother and father going back and forth, he had found out she was cheating on him, I walked downstairs and listened in to their conversation".

~Beginning of flashback~

"Lydia, my god...please tell me you're lying." Iris spoke calmly towards his wife. Dominic only a few feet away from the chaos.

"Iris...it was an accident! God! We all make mistakes, don't hold this over my damn head". Lydia rushed out frustratedly.

"Are you fucking kidding me?!". Iris laughed through the pain tugging at his heart. "You're seriously asking me not to hold you cheating on me over your head!, you're deranged as hell".

Lydia began crying into her hands hysterically. Dominic wanted to go over and comfort his mother but understood she was in the wrong.

"I'm sorry Iris, don't let this tear us apart, l- I haven't even seen him in a long time, I'm sorry it won't happen again".

"Stop lying! , I can smell his dick on your breath!, I'm done with your shit Lydia!". Lydia immediately stopped crying at her husbands words, anger consumed her body.

"Fine! I don't give a fuck! Yeah, I cheated and I did that shit more than once and it was fucking worth it, at least he could give me something you couldn't!".

"What the fuck are you talking about?". Iris spoke.

"LYDIA! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!". With a proud smile on her face, Lydia said the one thing that would completely shatter everyone's world.

"My son. You are not Dominic's biological father".

Iris jumped towards his wife, his big hands wrapping around her slim neck, squeezing hardly. Dominic revealed himself and went towards his parents, getting his father off his mother. He was beyond angry at her but he didn't want his father to get in any trouble.

Pulling Iris off Lydia took a while but Dominic was eventually able to separate the two.

"Get the fuck out of my house Lydia!". Lydia stood up from the ground coughing harshly, she grabbed her coat and purse, not once looking towards Dominic.

Iris sighed deeply and sat on the couch, he brought his sore hands up to his face and began crying into them. Dominic was stuck, he wanted to comfort his father but didn't want to get rejected by him but he knew how badly his father felt at the moment so he walked over towards him and hugged him.

"I'm sorry". Dominic whispered after his father had calmed down. Dominic's emotions were all over the place he didn't know how to feel knowing his father wasn't his father but he was still a child, so therefore he began to cry.

"No llores, hijo mío, siento que hayas tenido que averiguarlo de esa manera, pero estaremos bien. Te quiero, hijo" iris spoke lovingly towards his child. (Don't cry, my son, I'm sorry you had to find out that way, but we'll be fine. I love you, son.)

"Te quiero, papá". Dominic said back through tears. (I love you, dad.)

~End of flashback~

"My father went into a really bad depressive state because of my mother's infidelity and because my biological father was a drug dealer so my mother was getting  high during this time, I was sent to be with my grandmother, she took care of me mostly throughout my teenage years."

I leaned forward to rub Dominic's thigh, a way to tell him everything's going to be okay. "Are you close with him today, your father?". I asked.

"Biological, hell no, never met the man and I never plan to but the one who raised me, Iris, yes, I talk to him every now and then but I don't live close to him so I see him when I can."

Monica took a deep breath before speaking. "Thank you for sharing and like you said I'm here for you".

Dominic flashed a small smile and muttered a thank you. The pair sat in a comfortable silence to take a moment to think about what to say next.

"What're we going to do about your ex?". Dominic asked suddenly.

"We?". Monica asked perplexed.

"You're not getting rid of me now".

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Hello everyone! Hope this chapter was enjoyed! Wanted to give a little insight on both of their pasts!

A/N : hey hey, before the chapter starts I wanted to update everyone with a schedule. You can expect new chapters every sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. I will have this posted here and at the bottom of the chapter, as well as the message board and on the books instagram !