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Dani, "Hey Ace! How are you?"

"Hey Dani, I'm hanging in there!"

Maurice, "Any word on...."

Dani nudged him in the side, "What? Damn! We all want to know!"

Dani, "That may be but now is not the time!"

"It's fine! No but we are still really hopeful!"

Maurice, "Well let us know if you need anything or if there's a way we could help!"

Dani, "Yeah just say the word and we will make it happen!"

Lori, Sabrina, and Angela just nodded!

"I appreciate it! There may be something I might need within the next couple of days!"

Lori, "What is it?"

"I may have to go to Mexico to join the team and I'll need someone to watch Izzy and Bella while I'm away!"

Andi, "We can do that! I mean they can stay with me if you would like!"

Maurice, "Bitch you can't even cook, more or less boil damn water! Those kids don't want that rich shit you be stuffing in your mouth! If they should stay with anyone it should be Dani, Lori, or Brina! At least they have kids!"

Andi, "Shut your ass up Maurice! Why can't they stay with you?"

Maurice, "If unfit was a person hell it would be me! I know my damn limits and honestly you should to Ms. Caviar!"

I had to chuckled on that one because Andi is definitely boujie asf!

"Dani, Lori, or Brina can choose who they would stay with! The only thing I ask is that they stay at one house while I'm away! Stability is a must and I've been trying to keep them as close to one another as possible! They'll also need to maintain their routine!"

Dani, "Well I'm out of the scenario! My house thrives on Chaos!"

Brina, "I say they stay with Lori! She's most like Fatima and she thrives on a routine!"

Lori, "That's fine with me just let me know when and the details!"

"That's perfect! Thank y'all again!"

"You're welcome!"

I sat back on the bench and watched the kids interacting with the other children! It's easy for them to make friends because they're social butterflies just like their mama!

Dani walked up behind me and hell I didn't even notice her, "So when Fatima does reappear, are you going to make an honest woman out of her?"

"What do you mean?"

Dani, "I mean make her your wife Ace! No man goes to this level with any woman unless he's feeling her! The two of you have been tap dancing around your feelings for each other for a minute now! She likes you and it's obvious that you like her or else you wouldn't have stepped up to raise her kids!"

"It's crazy how you swear you know me!"

Dani, "I know men and the amount of compassion it takes to raise two kids! Meanwhile you're doing it for a woman who doesn't have kids by you and whom you were hired to protect! It may not have been the classic love story the both of you were looking for but in our eyes it's all the same! Just remember it's okay to admit that you love T! Hell you may find out that she feels the exact same way!"

Before I could respond Dani walked away, leaving me wondering if Fatima was actually feeling me!

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