This book follows straight on from the conversation were Charisma ended the relationship with Keegan.
Keegan is trying to deal with his loss.
It is a race against time to find Chloe alive.
Charlotte gives birth and there is a problem that the family...
"I'm okay nana... I like your new home.." he smiled.
"It's beautiful isn't it, a little sanctuary I call it...
"Does pops live here with you?.."
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Charisma noticed that as he asked he scanned the place and it was evident that he didn't want to bump into Keegan. "He has his own place, but he stays here... Christopher, sit down a second..."
He sat opposite her and looked at her. "You know you have so many people that love you... and your pops is one of them....
"... he kissed my mom... he ruined my mom and dad....
"No baby.. he didn't... your mama did this all by herself... she is sick and she needs constant help.. but he would be devastated to know that you feel this way about him..." she said to him.
"I was going to ask if I could come and stay here with you..." he looked at her a face full of hope.
"Baby boy your dad is trying his hardest to hold on to you... this is upsetting him, it's upsetting me... and you just said about your pops... he's gonna be here. You're gonna see him. He stays here most nights now..."
" Please Nana, I can't face a life that I used to know obliterated... I need time to adjust to everything that's been going on and understand why my mother doesn't love me anymore... I will help with the chores, I will do everything that you need me to.. I'll... I'll help with the babies... just please...."
Charisma knew that if she didn't intervene and help him that he would slip right back into the drug world and she didn't want that for him. She thought about it for a second. "We will talk to your dad about it first, okay?..." He nodded and gave her a hug.
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".... Hey....
Valentina stood with her friends in a circle at the end of school. She heard the voice and her gaze followed it. She smiled shyly. The boy beckoned her over. "I'll just be a second." She said to them and headed to the boy who was stood with a group of other Hispanic boys.
He smiled at her. "You're looking cuter every day Valentina... you look way older than yo friends..." he offered her a cigarette. "You wanna smoke?.."
She shook her head. "No thanks... is Mitchel not with you?.."
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