One Shots

Curious Child (Ronnie Radke)

Jasmine's POV

I looked around the makeup store as all the other associates were helping customers. I sat at my little station waiting for someone to come in for an appointment. I work at Ulta as a hair stylist. I sighed and fiddled with the ring on my finger. "Excuse me, miss." I heard a little voice say. I looked up and saw no one there. "Down here." The little voice said again. There was a little girl who could be no more than ten. "Sweetheart, are you lost?" I asked her. "No, I came to find my momma." She said in the cutest voice. "Well where is she?" I asked lifting her up onto my hip. "She works here I think. All supermodels do. Daddy says her name is Jasmine." She said. My heart stopped. "Really?" I asked. "Yeah but daddy doesn't know that I want to find her. She left daddy and I when I was a baby. Daddy said she had to go be a supermodel." She said. "Honey, what is your name?" I asked her. "Willow Grace Radke." She said proudly. I felt tears in my eyes. "Is your daddy's name Ronnie?" I asked. She nodded. Ronnie got me pregnant when I was only sixteen. I told him I couldn't handle being a mother and I gave him soul custody of our baby. I never once held her because I didn't want to be attached. Ronnie gave her the name though that I picked out. I didn't even know he moved here to LA. "Willow, how old are you?" I asked. "Dis many." She said holding up four fingers. "Is your daddy here?" I asked. "Somewhere in the mall." She said. I paged security to put out a call for Ronnie to come here. "Willow, I want you to know that your mommy loves you. She only wanted the best for you and she thought your best chance was with your daddy." I said. "I know she loves me because she wrote me a letter promising she would come back for me and daddy." She said. I actually sent that letter. I completely forgot but not a day passed by when I didn't think of Ronnie or our baby. Ronnie came running into the store with a panicked look on his face. One of the girls pointed back at me and he ran over. I placed Willow down on the ground. "Willow Grace, you never scare me like that again. What were you thinking?" Ronnie half yelled at her. "I just wanted to find mommy, daddy." She sniffled trying to keep her tears at bay but that didn't work. "Mommy isn't here, Willow." Ronnie said. Ronnie still had yet to notice me because I have changed so much. "Willow, can I tell you a secret?" I asked her. She nodded at me as she tried to wipe away her tears. Ronnie just looked at me weird. "Willow, have you been bothering this lady the whole time you were here?" he asked her. "She hasn't been a bother. She has been an absolute delight." I said making Willow smile. Willow's smile melted my heart. "I wanna know the secret." Willow said. "Willow, you found your mommy." I said softly. She started crying and wrapped her arms around my neck hugging me. I lifted her up and held her close as I cried with her. "Jasey?" Ronnie asked. I looked up at him with tears in my eyes and hugged him while smushing Willow a bit in the process but she didn't seem to mind. Ronnie took my face in his hands and kissed me. "I'm so sorry Ronnie. I made such a terrible mistake. After her first birthday I wanted to so desperately to come find you but I didn't think you would want me back." I said. "I will always want you Jasmine. Forever." He said kissing me again. "Smushing me." Willow said. I pulled away and kissed her forehead. "I am so sorry I left you Willow. I did it wanting you to have your best shot. Willow if you would let me I would really like to come home baby girl." I said. "Momma." Willow said nestling her head into my chest. "Ronnie, will you take me back?" I asked. "You don't even have to ask." He said kissing me. I moved in with Ronnie and Willow. Ronnie's dogs Charlie and Sweetie took a liking to me quickly. Charlie never leaves my side. As for Willow, I am her new addiction and I love it. She wants to spend all her time with me when she isn't busy with school. Ronnie has done a wonderful job raising our daughter and here we are three years later and he is going to be a dad again. "Seriously, I want another daughter." Ronnie said. "Nope, I want a boy and that is what we are having." I said. He chuckled and kissed me lightly. I heard the patter of feet running down the hall. Willow came running into our room. I smiled and opened my arms. She ran right over and climbed into bed next to me snuggling into my arms. "Mommy will always protect you from the monsters. I love you Willow." I said. "I love you too momma." She whispered as she drifted off to sleep. I am so happy Willow wandered off to come find me those years ago. Now I have my beautiful baby girl and my smoking hot husband. I will never stop thanking her for coming to find her momma.