The next morning the entire family including Danni, Cane and Niko headed to Maui for 10 days. The family had a private villa all to themselves within feet of the ocean. Everyone had there own separate lake front houses with a long walkable bridge to connect to a huge community space.
Upon landing and getting settled everyone showered and went to sleep until dinner. Everyone except for Fatima, she was said and she didn't know where to put her emotions.
Her relationship just got back on good terms. She felt she couldn't be completely honest about her feelings for fear of risking yet another break up. She was angry with Zachary and she wasn't sure how much longer she could act like she wasn't.
Zachary was sleeping so peacefully with Karter snuggled up next to him with his little butt in the air. She took a few pictures before waking Karter up to feed and play with him. She gave him cheek kisses until he opened his eyes smiling up at her.
His little face made her heart smile, Karter was literally the only person she wanted near her. She took him over to the swinging chair hammock and rock him asleep. She ended up falling asleep holding him. Zachary woke her up taking Karter from her about 30 minutes later.
Zachary: Go get in the bed Tima.
Fatima: I'm fine right here.
She was uncomfortable but she was to lazy to walk all the way to the other side of the room. After she handed Karter to him she curled herself up in a ball and went back to sleep.
Zachary changed his diaper and clothes. He put Karter in his pack and play. He then carried Tima to the bed and laid her down before going to take a shower and get dressed.
Fatima woke up alone in the dark, when she last remembered it was definitely daylight. She grabbed her phone and texted Zachary.
Baby💍: Hey, can you bring Karter to me please.
A few minutes later Zachary came in alone. He kissed her on the lips she kissed him back.
Fatima: Where's Karter?
Zachary: Your mom has him and Cane in her villa, she wanted you to get some rest.
Fatima: Oh, can you ask her to bring him now. I want him.
Zachary: Why dinner is in a hour and you need to get up and showered.
Fatima: Yeah you're right. I just don't want him out my site to long.
Zachary: Why?
Fatima: Because he is my newborn that's why Zachary.
Zachary: Well yeah, but I thought it was something else.
Fatima: Something else like what?
Zachary: Nothing T, get ready I'll be back.
Fatima: I hate how you just end a conversation when you're done like I wasn't apart of it. I'm going to get ready, please ask her to bring me my baby please.
Zachary: Okay Fatima.
Fatima: I can stay here if your going to have a shitty attitude because I want my newborn baby near me. Why is that an issue?
Zachary: It's not, let me get away from you before you piss me off.
Fatima: I don't give a fuck about pissing you off. Boy Fuck you, my daddy is dead isn't your assignment complete?
Zachary: So you ready to talk about it now or you gone keep being passive aggressive about the shit?
Fatima walked into the bathroom slamming and locking the door behind her. She got showered and dressed, she called Danni to tell her she was on her way down and to please get Karter for her.
Over dinner Fatima sat and watch as everyone engaged in regular conversation as if she wasn't even there. Danni was busy tending to Niko and Cane while her mom still had her baby in her arms showing all 32 with Zachary as if the two of the them didn't help cause the pain sitting in her chest.
She went from feeling angry to feeling guilty. She absolutely needed to get to the bottom of Zachary keeping something major from her yet again. But when she looked deeper at the family gathered around she saw love. This was her village.
She needed to separate the anger she had for Zachary from the hurt she had from her dad. She was going to get Karter and go but decided to just leave alone.
Zachary saw her get up but didn't know she left until he sent Danni to the restroom to check on her. Zachary knew she was probably in the room but his heart still went into a panic with everything being so fresh. He doesn't know who Nick had trailing them before he died. They could still be in danger.
She had been gone almost twenty minutes, anything could happen. He called her phone but was already letting himself back into the villa before it rang 4 good times.
He could hear the phone vibrating and see the light coming from the beach porch. Fatima was sitting in the rocker rocking watching the water.
Zachary could finally breathe. He wanted to scold her and remind her of how stupid it was for her to leave alone.
He stood next to her until she scooted over allowing him to sit with her. He put the throw blanket over her and they rocked and watched the water in silence together.
Zachary finally broke the silence making sure to choose his words very carefully.
Zachary: Baby you scared me, why didn't you say you were ready to go?
Fatima: I don't know. I'm sorry.
Zachary: It's ok babe, you ready to talk?
Fatima: Was any of it real or was the end game always to trap me for easy access to take my father out? I mean you took out two huge targets and got a baby out of me. Was it all so you could run the game?
