No Letting Go [Completed]

Eighty-Four

I try my best to hold myself together. He's not worth crying over, yet somehow...I find myself crying over his ass. "Get yourself together, Aaliyah." I say out loud. I would call my dad and ask him to change my flight for me, but I really don't want him to get involved, or hear him say "Aaliyah, why are you still dealing with that bum" and all that shit. I'm just not in the mood for "I told you so" type conversations. So instead of calling him, I use the credit card Colin gave me for the kids. I don't ever touch the card unless it's for the kids but I'm desperate, and I need to get out of here and back to my kids.

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It's late when I land back in the bay. I drive to Jaid's and I park in the drive way and call her phone. It takes a few rings, but she finally picks up.

"Hey, everything okay?"

"Not really. I'm outside."

"What the hell.......Aaliyah, it's 1 in the morning...aren't you suppose to be in Colorado?" I sigh. "Hold on...I'll be out there in a minute." About five minutes later, she walks outside and gets in the passenger side of the car. "What the hell happened?"

"The father of my children is a dumbass."

"What'd he do?"

"Girl. I land and get to the clinic, get to his room, and guess who's there."

"Nooooo, Nessa was there."

"Yes. She was."

"Didn't he tell you he was good going alone because he's only gonna be gone a little over a day?"

"That's what I'm saying. All you could have said was my girl was coming. Save me the trip."

"Well, when you hiding a girl from the world, you can't really give those types of heads up."

"You know, I thought we were getting somewhere...I thought I was getting that guy I fell in love with back. I guess not."

"And as I've stated before, you don't need him. The only ones that do are Riley and Nate. That's it. If he can't see that he has a good woman right in front of his face, he deserves to take this L. Just let him go."

"It's so hard. I planned on spending the rest of my life with him."

"I'm so sorry Aaliyah."

"Don't be. I'll just have to keep doing what I've been doing. And that's being a strong, single mother."

"A hot, strong, single mother. And I'm sure any man will be lucky to call you his."

"Thank you! So I guess I'll get my two babies from you tonight."

"You sure. They're welcome to stay, you know that right?"

"Yeah I know. But I need someone to cuddle with, and they're the next best thing."

"Okay. Come here, give me a hug." I reach over and give her a hug. "Don't worry about him. You're a good mother, and that should be your main focus."

"It is. That'll never change."

"Good. Come on, I'll help you bring the kiddos down."

I get my kids into the truck and get them home; safely tucked in my bed. I take a quick shower and get into bed with them. Before cuddling up with my babies, I send out a tweet.