Because It's Our Secret

Chapter 16

Octavia POV

It has been two days since Jojo was here with us. I really enjoyed having her around. It was really nice to see how Joe interacted with her. He was such a great father. I loved the way he handled her with care and love. Joe would be an amazing father to our children I knew it for sure.

"Hmm are you staring at me again?" Joe whispered in my ear. I giggled.

"Maybe.. Maybe not." Joe kissed me.

"You are lucky Jojo is around, otherwise.." I raised my eyebrows.

"Otherwise?" I asked. Joe wiggled his eyebrows.

"Hm, when Jojo is a sleep you will notice it." I chuckled.

"Okay.. daddy."

His eyes grew darker. Joe kissed me. I was just teasing him but Joe took to a whole new level.

"Daddy?"

Jojo her tiny voice brought us back to reality. We stopped kissing and looked at her. Jojo had her tea cup in her hand. Joe took her on his lap.

"What can daddy to for you baby girl?" He asked. Jojo played with her cup.

"Well I wanted to ask Ms. Octavia something," Jojo said. I smiled.

"You know honey, you can call me Via. Ms. Octavia makes me sound so old." Jojo looked at me with her cute brown eyes.

"But mommy said I should call you miss. Don't you like it?" Jojo asked.

I sat in front of her and Joe. I took her small hand into mine and smiled.

"If that makes you feel comfortable that is fine with me but if you want to call me Via that good too." Jojo smiled.

"Daddy you don't mind that right?" Joe raised his hands.

"If Octavia gives you permission to call her that, that's find with me." Jojo giggled.

"Okay. Via do you want to come to my tea party?" I nodded.

"I would love to sweetie." Jojo jumped up.

"I'll be right back with the tea and the cookies." I smiled.

Could she be anymore adorable? Joe stroked my hair. I looked at him. Joe was the most important man in my life and with him came Jojo. I loved Jojo because... well who wouldn't love her? It's not because she is Joe his daughter that I'm extra nice, it's because I genuinely love her. Jojo and I met once but I didn't know she was his daughter.

"You are going to be a great mom to our children," Joe said. I blushed.

"Well, I'll try my best." Joe kissed my forehead.

I always wanted children of my own to love because my biological mother gave me up for adoption. When I went to find my biological mother she made it clear that she didn't want to know me. It broke my heart but I still had my momma who raised and loved me. I wouldn't trade her for the world. No matter how old I am, when I'm at my mom's house many good memories come back. If I wasn't placed at that house I would never meet Joe. If my biological mother didn't want to know me it was her loss because I have an amazing family who loves me.

"I know you will," Joe said before kissing me.

"I love you Joe."

"I love you too Octavia."

Joe POV

I looked at Octavia. She was playing with Jojo. Her beautiful smile made me fall in love even more. The way she took care of Jojo the past two days was amazing. I didn't have to do anything. She took care of Jojo like she is her own.

Trinity told me once that Octavia is adopted and that made me admire her even more because she didn't sit back and cry. No Octavia is a strong woman and I know that we when have children of her own she will love them.

"Hm, I never drank that kind of tea before," Jojo said. Octavia smiled.

"There is a tea house down the street, if we ask daddy nicely maybe he is willing to bring us," Octavia said. They both looked at me.

"We will go to where ever you two want to go," I said.

Both Jojo and Octavia jumped up and wore their shoes. I shook my head. Since Jojo loved tea parties and Octavia was addicted to different kinds of tea it was a perfect match.

While we walked to the elevator Jojo held Octavia her hand. I wasn't the type of person who made a lot of pictures but seeing my two favorite girls like that, I had to make one.

Jojo and Octavia turned around and looked at me. I smiled at them.

"So where are we going?" I asked.

"Tea house, they have Moroccan tea and Jojo wants to taste it," Octavia said.

"Can't we just buy it?" Octavia rolled her eyes.

"Don't ruin it Joe, it's a fun thing to do."

Yeah, I'm more a coffee person. Tea tasting, that sounds so much fun. I shook my head.

An hour or two later, I don't know, we finally went back to the hotel. Jojo and Octavia tasted so many kinds of tea. I looked at Octavia. Jojo was passed out.

"You look like you had a fun time with Jojo," I said. Octavia nodded.

"I did, I really did."

Octavia started to cry. I took her on my lap and kissed her forehead.

"What's wrong baby girl?" I asked. She shook her head.

"It's stupid." I frowned.

"No it's not." Octavia looked at me.

"Being around Jojo makes me think of my biological mother, she never wanted to meet me and I thought I was fine with that but I really want to know who I look like the most." I wiped her tears away.

"You don't have to worry about that. And for your looks? You are the most beautiful woman on earth, when God created you he put a lot of sexiness and a lot of beautiful into you." Octavia giggled.

"You are amazing Joe." I kissed her forehead.

"I'm Superman remember?" Octavia looked at me and laughed.

"I guess you are." Softly I kissed her. Octavia wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I love you."

"I love you too doll, I love you too."