Has No Time..

Chapter 32

                               Margarine's POV

      I got a text from Clara that she'd be hanging out with Andy for a bit then come home, I know Alexa stays after school for her debate meetings & Lizbeth is out with Fernando. Sometimes as much as I love my girls I preferred having that more time alone as sometimes even as they're grown teens now they get more sassy and become back talkers so it's nice to be away from that for a while more.

I sat my phone down and check on the rice and potatoes I'm making for the girls when they get home. I hear another knock at the door again, I turn my attention to the and wonder who it can be, it can't be Mia again because I know this time she'd call or text me. I go towards the door and open it a bit when I see Martin's sister older Olivia at the door with Marina her daughter. I open the door and a smile grows on my face.

"Olivia, oh my gosh another surprise today!" I say opening the screen door to let them walk in

"Marg! So glad to see you...who was the first surprise?" She ask

"My sister. Hi Marina, look at you so grown already!" I say. The last time I saw Marina she was about seven years old her and Lizbeth the same age

"Thanks auntie marg" she says "where are the girls?" She asks

"They're out with friends but they'll be home soon, I think they be glad to see you guys here" I say enthusiastically Marina and Lizbeth always fought as kids so I hope that tension isn't there now that they're teenagers

"Great!" Olivia says

"So are you guys visiting or..?" I trail off the question hoping Olivia gives me set answer. After all she is in contact with her brother so she's here for a reason

"No, we're actually moving here, Texas is great but my brother told me all about Philly and I just had to come here so Marina can spend time with her cousins...don't worry I didn't tell him you were here in Philly too" Olivia says. I couldn't help but focus on the detail that Martin told her, how soon was that? Why has he been reaching out to Kent and his sister but not me being the mother of his children

"Martin contacted you?" I ask. I think Olivia could tell I was a bit taken by surprise that Martin reached out to her instead of me who has been raising his three daughters all by myself

"He barely contacted me three weeks ago, I know he didn't reach out to you" Olivia explains. Marina reads the room and goes outside

"I'm the mother of his three daughters and he can't even reach out to me at least? Is he that embarrassed after he left?" I ask

"I know, that's part of the reason why I moved here. When I see him and talk to him about this" Olivia says

"You really think he's going to listen to you?" I ask. I sit on my couch and run my hands through my hair because I'm stressing about the possibilities when the girls find out he's nearby. I feel Olivia sit next to me and grab my arm for comfort

"You know when I found out Martin left you and the girls he cut me off, my mom I didn't see him or hear from him for years until recently, he cut off everyone and we don't know why...But he should've never left you without any explanation" Olivia says.

All this time I thought Martin only cut me off and his girls but to find out he did the same to his sister and mother just seemed out of character of him.

"I didn't know" I say. She nodded in response

"Yeah that's why I'm eager to see him to know why" Olivia says

                                  Lizbeth's POV

   We drive into town to see the plaza town filled with people walking around and going about their day. Fernando gets out of the car and before I could he slammed the door shut and reopened it for me. I smile at him as he chuckled back. Fernando was a lot of things but he was always a gentleman to every lady.