Love Me Tomorrow

Chapter 14

Keira:

         Lacey was laying in her bed sleeping, just what she needed. She's so depressed I hate seeing her like this, I can't even watch. Dad has been in the basement and that about it.

         ESPN calls needing him and he just ignores them and stays in the basement. I can't even have a conversation with him! London doesn't understand what's going on. She's upset that her babty sister isn't home, but I already explained that baby sister wouldn't be coming home.

        London was sitting in the living room with her many coloring books on the floor. "Ke Ke do you have coloring books at your school?" She asked me. I laughed," No we don't color much." I grabbed the pink crayon beginning to color on a page. "Ke Ke, why is Daddy downstairs all the time? Does he not like the upstairs?" London asked another question. Man, that's the same question I wanted to know.

         Lacey entered the kitchen not saying a word, Her stoamch was a little large from her pregnancy, She hasn't tried to lose the baby weight yet. Her hair was in a messy bun and her face so pale. "Mommy!" London said excitedly rushing over to hug Lacey. "Hi my angel." Lacey kissed London on her forehead as she picked her up and held her. I sat down at the breakfast table and Lacey got herself coffee and joined me.

        Lacey poured the coffee cream in her coffee as I spoke," I'm really sorry about Kambria." "I know you wanted a little sister." Lacey replied right before taking a sip of her coffee.

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Lacey:

         This was great. Keira started a conversation with me. Never in the past has Keira done so. I know over the years, i pushed Keira to accept me and it was wrong, but I never want to take the place of her mom, but i do want Keira to know that I'm her listening ear.

       "Did the doctor say what happened?" Keirra asked. "The doctor said she was having breathing problems last month, but I didn't know that it had gotten worse, then she just stopped breathing and died." Lacey revealed honestly. "I'm sorrry, you don't deserve something like that. How is my dad holding up?"

         I hate telling Ken's problems to Seth and Keira, they worry too much sometimes, but with hid drinking they have a right to worry. Then again, Ken is always hiding things. After his injury ended his football career, Ken began abusing prescription drugs, and after his first wife he abused alcohol.

       Since Kambria died, he's beginnning to abuse alcohol again. He went out last night and didn't return home until 6 and what was he? Drunk. "Your Dad is grieving in his own way." I answered Keira's question.

        London gave me a kiss as she sat on my lap. "Do you want to have another baby?" Keira asked me. "Of course. Maybe in a year I"ll become pregnant again." Just saying that made me become emotional again. London saw the tears falling from my eyes and she wiped them away. "Don't cry, Mommy." London told me giving me a kiss.

         Keira passed me the tissue box and I grabbed a couple tissues to wipe my face. Keira's phone began to ring. Her eyes lite up as she looked at the caller I.D., it must have been that Trey Carruth guy, I know she has a crush on him. Keira excused herself and rushed upstairs to talk to him. I heard a loud noise and I went downstairs to see what was going on.

         I could hear it all. All the anger, the mumbling, the tv. I just don't understand what is happening to my husband. The man who asked me for a hand in marriage, the man who is London's father. From the last set of stairs, I could see all the beer bottles all over the floor. My husband's suit jacket was laying on the ground.

        The mumbling got louder as Ken threw a beer bottle at the wall. This is cannot be the man I married. "Who's there?" Ken called out. He wobbled over to the stairs to see me standing there. "Laaaacccceeeeeyyyy." He slurred. "What is your problem, Kenneth!' I yelled angrily. "There's nothing wrong. I am just having a drink." Ken answered hardly being able to stand. "You're drunk!" "No I am not! Shut up Noelle!'' I can't believe it........ He called me Noelle.

         "My name is Lacey, your wife." I corrected him. "Shut up, you're not my wife." Ken pushed me back unto the stairs. Never has he ever touched me like that. London heard me falling and Ken's yelling and she stood at the stairs frightened at what she was seeing. "You're going to put your hands on me while our daughter is watching?" I asked, still in disbelief that Ken had been so rough with me.

        "Who said she's even mine." Ken opened a bottle of vodka and drinked the rest of the alcohol. "Are you kidding me!" I yelled. He cannot be serious, denying our child. "What makes you so positive that the other one was mine also?" I couldn't believe what he was saying. This isn't the man I love, this isn't my husband. Ken grabbed another bottle of alcohol and poured the alcohol all over my pants and feet.

       "You bastard!" I yelled, I grabbed the bottle and threw it at the wall. Ken got very angry and he placed his hands around my throat. He banged my head up against the wall. Everything started to get blurry as I heard London call out my name. I could see Keira taking London away. I wish she knew what was happening. But why me? Why is this happening to me?