𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 |𝑫.𝑬|

𝒮𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃

Fallon Dawson
Michigan

"No way you've been single for eight years.. not a date, fling, or nothing?".

Fallon chuckled at the disbelief in Adonis's tone as they walked hand-in- hand Downtown.

Adonis had treated her to reservations at Prime+Proper an upscale steakhouse. The night was lovely and neither one of them wanted it to end, so Adonis suggested they go on a stroll.

"It's that hard to believe?". She glanced up at him as he lightly squeezed her hand he was holding onto.

"I mean yes and no, you look reserved so it's not hard but I mean you ain't at least let niggas take you out?".

Fallon shook her head taking the time to nibble on her lip. "For one I was holding onto the thought of being with Ayla's dad. I felt like I owed him loyalty because we were all that we had and I have his child, silly of me for thinking like that huh?".

Adonis shook his head stopping their walk as they approached the riverwalk. "Nah you were doing what any faithful woman would do, none wrong with tryna hold ya man down I can't judge you for that".

Fallon stared off into wide body of water even glancing over at Canada. 

"So why are you single?".

Adonis took a minute to respond which made Fallon look up at him. She could see the unreadable expression on his face, his jaw slightly clenched.

"You don't have to answer that", It was evident that the question had a negative impact on him.

Clearing his throat he shook head taking the time to lean on the railing.

"I went through a nasty breakup three years go, this was right before Taytum's mom passed away. She was jealous of the relationship that I had with Cheyenne. She didn't understand why I was so invested in coparenting with her as if this wasn't my fucking nephew we were talking about.

Needless to say we got into a big argument and she revealed to me she was pregnant but she wasn't going to keep it. I tried to reason with her, tried to make the shit work but she wasn't going for it. She went and got the abortion the next day and three weeks later Cheyenne passed away from complications of lupus.

I took two losses but nobody knew that. You're actually the first person I opened up to about the abortion, that shit killed me inside—I tried to tell myself that it was just a embryo but that didn't help because at the end of that day it was more than that".

Fallon found herself wrapping her arms around Adonis, pulling him into a well needed hug.

"Adonis I thought my life was hard, Gosh! I know you're probably hearing this but I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry you had to endure these things". Adonis found himself relaxing under Fallon's touch as she continuously rubbed his back.

"Fal I'm good, I feel like shit be happening for a reason. I don't want you to feel sorry for me and I damn sure don't want us to trauma bond. I've been revealing some heavy shit to you in this short amount of time and I don't want this to be all that we talk about or how we get closer to one another. Rather we build just a friendship or a relationship eventually I just want things to flow positively, I don't want traumatic shit from our past bringing us closer".

Fallon didn't know what to say to that, the empath in her couldn't just disregard everything he's told her or not feel sorry.

"Thank you for being comfortable enough to open up to me about these things. Trust me I've been through hard things as well, from Theo to the death of my mother who could give two shits about me or my sister when she was alive-- I'm familiar with your pain and no I don't want to trauma bond because outside of this I can tell you're a amazing person and I want to continue to get to know that person and grow closer with that person". Adonis finally wrapped his arms around Fallon giving into the hug.