Salvation ( Completed..editing)

- Chapter 44 -

"The moment your gone all my colors fade,
The bullets and bumps start to ricochet."
- Jussie Smollett

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Anthony

I looked up to see Dawn standing over me. I felt a wave of relaxation hit me instantly just by being in her presence. She still had some baby weight on her but it only added to her beauty.

"Sorry I'm late." She smiled lightly.

I got tongue tied for a minute. "No don't be. I'm glad you came. Late or not." I stood up and looked at the mess I made.

Dawn followed my eyes and nodded. "Sure about that?"

"Truthfully I didn't think you were going to show at all. It pissed me off but overall hurt me." Her face saddened a little.

I heard a small cry coming from the the door and looked over to see the stroller. She walked over to it and removed one of the covers and picked up one of the boys. I wanted to walk over but didn't know how she would feel about it.

"You gone stand there or come over and see your sons?" My eyes widened.

"I didn't know how you would feel about that." I walked over to her and she handed me Kieran.

You may be asking how I know which one of them is which. From the pictures that Ms. Sanders send me  everyday of them I was able to figure out their slight differences. Aidan has a little more hair than Kieran. Kieran has a left cheek dimple. They were lighter than they were when born also.

"Interesting." She mumbled.

I cradled him in my arm and smiled. They were kings in the making. She had her back turned to me as she checked on Aidan.

"So a mental retreat?"

"Maniac Depression. In simpler terms bipolar disorder." I sat in one of the chairs that were  not thrown out on the floor from my episode.

"How likely would it be that our sons have it?" She had a worried look.

"The likelihood is 10% for the both of them. I doubt they have to worry about it though." I smiled to reassure her.

"So does this explain-"

I had to cut her off. "It explains why I would go from being happy with life to flat out miserable. It explain my irrational decisions but only partial. I'm the blame for majority of all of the wrong things I've done and hurt I've caused.  Especially when it comes to you." She nodded.

I looked down at my son and smiled. It still feels unreal that I'm a father of not only one but two.

"Kieran."

"Hm?"

"His name is Kieran."

"I know and little man over there is Aidan." Her face frowned.

"How would you know that you didn't show for their birth?"

"Well Kieran got your dimple-"

She cut me off from frustration. "There name Anthony. How did you know their names?"

"I names them. The day of their birth. I gave the nurse the names to suggest to you. I knew neither one of us had time to come up with-"

"You were there?" I poked my check with my tongue. Dawn had a habit of cutting me off which always got under my skin.

"If you hush I can finish telling you." She rolled her eyes.

"Fine."

"I was there in the delivery room. I watched you push out both Aidan and Kieran. I was dressed up as one of the nurses." Dr. Vincent walked back in.