Terminal One

Reign on Us

A few hours later...
Las Vegas, Nevada

"Daddy/Uncle Zac." "I know girls." Zac sighed, "Here take this to settle your stomachs." "I don't like the pink stuff..." "MJ. You have to take the pink stuff." Zac tells her, placing the spoon in Iyonna's mouth. "It'll make you feel better."

"But it's nasty. I want my Mommy." "I hear you and after you take the pink stuff. You can call her." "I want Mommy too." Iyonna whined on the verge of tears, feeling her stomach turn in pain.

"And it starts." Zac mumbled to himself, feeling horrible.

After the Hello Kitty Cafe, the girls were on a sugar high. He knew that giving them caffeine along with the amount of sweets they consumed throughout the day was a bad idea but he caved anyway, making sure they wore a smile the entire time until they didn't.

After the mall, they went back to the hotel and dropped off everything.

Zac rented a car because the cost of an Uber or Lyft wasn't to his liking for what they wanted to do, plus it gave him a chance to have autonomy over their vacation plans which meant they could explore more.

They went to a place called "Meadows Mall" and got the girls shoes. Then found a local place to eat that he wanted to try since Fatima sent him a recommendation of a "place to try" that she found on TikTok.

Coming out of the mall they discovered the Springs Preserved and let curiosity get the best of them.

It turned out to be a win-win situation for photos and experience because they had a butterfly exhibit which gave the girls a chance to see butterflies of every kind and species up close and personal.

They also went to a place called "Jump Zone", in hopes of letting some of the sugar high wear off but that didn't go so well because they just consumed more.

He and the girls bounced around and ate more until their hearts were bursting with love and laughter.

However it was until they got back to New York, New York and rode the roller coaster that everything from the day came up and out.

"Aweeee. Mommy's Munchkin..." "Yeah...." Zac sighed, rubbing Iyonna's back as she laid tiredly on his chest.

"Sounds like you guys had a blast on your first full day..." He smiles, "we did." he mentioned. "Have you talked to Angel and Naomi?..." "I have." Fatima mentioned. "That damn Naomi hung up on me," "Yeah me too because she thought Angel was with me." "Same." Fatima agreed.

They chuckled. "I miss you the most though." "I miss you too Baby Daddy." Fatima smiled.

"If it wasn't for the credit card and bank calling me to confirm all the damn charges, I would've thought someone kidnapped you..." Fatima laughs, "I haven't spent nearly as much as you Sir." She retorted.

"You right." Zac mumbled, looking around the room. "I don't know how I'm going to get all this shit home." "UPS! FEDEX! Pick one." Zac chuckles at her suggestions. "That's what it's gon' have to be. Unless I buy more suitcases." "That'll work too." Fatima agreed.

They take a moment of silence. Just gazing at each other and being present in the moment.

They smile. "I love you." then chuckled shyly because they weren't expecting to say it together.

"You know what I realized since I've been here?" "What's that Baby Daddy?" "Just how much I'm in love with you." Fatima smiles. "Really?" "Yeah..." he responds confidently.

"Being on this trip and everything that we've been through made me realize that I love being your partner," he mentions.

"Watching Iyonna and how much she's grown. I owe that all to you. Then you stuck around even when you didn't have to, accepted the fact that I was a different man than all the others you've been with..." "Nigga, what'ch you tryna say..." "Fatima, stop playing. You know I ain't saying that..." "Mhmm." "No for real." he uttered seriously. She calms...