Dominic's Rose

Eighteen

One week later

Rose was doing much better. It's like she went straight back to normal. Only difference is she still had her bandage on.

"Dom, you're home right?" She said over the phone.

"Yes I am, waiting for you." I said back.

"Okay when I get there come outside okay, I'll blow the horn."

"Why?"

"I told you that when I got out I was gonna give you your surprise." She said and I could tell she was smiling by her tone of voice.

"Oh shit okay."

Come outside? Did she buy me a new car? If she did I will marry the hell out of her ass right now.

Minutes later I heard a car horn and I low key got excited.

I looked out the screen door and it was just her car outside. So much for a new car.

I stepped outside and walked near her car. Didn't see anything.

Rose got out. She was wearing and baby blue V neck that showed her bandage, and blue jeans.

She came over and kissed me. "Hey baby."

"Hey beautiful. What is it?" I looked around.

She smirked and turned around. First she opened the passenger side door and then the backseat door. From the passenger seat, a woman came out who looked exactly like me. From the backseat was a man who was darker but had my eyes.

I froze and put two and two together. Rose stood back and smiled. The couple came near me.

"Dominic." The woman said.

I looked at Rose. "These are your parents Dom." She said.

I covered my face with my hands and cried again. The feeling going through my body was joy mixed with hurt.

"You're my mom?" The lady nodded in response.
"You're my dad?" He nodded too.

I bent over and cried some more. I was just overwhelmed.

"Where have you been?" I asked.

The lady, or should I say my mom looked at my dad and she sighed, almost letting out a tear.

"We went on our honey moon when you were a baby, since we had you before marriage. Your uncle agreed to watch you until we got back from Jamaica. But when we gone back, he and you were gone. We checked with all of our family members and nobody knew a thing. It was the saddest moment of our lives because we loved you so much. When Rose reached out to us, we rejoiced! We were so happy you don't understand. It didn't matter if it was 21 years later, all that matters is we would have our baby back. Rose called us and told us that you were in Atlanta, your uncle must've kidnapped you and taken you here because we lived in Columbus Ohio. That's where all your family is."

Sooooo so so many things were running through my head at that moment. It just felt so refreshing to know that they didn't abandon me and leave me for my uncle to raise. They loved me? I was born in Columbus? I have a family that misses me? Something that I always wanted and I had it all along. Here I was thinking that nobody loved me, that I was in this world on my own, but I have a whole family who hopped to see me again. That's love.

"Wow uh, this is a lot." I dried my tears.

"Can we hug you?" She opened her arms.

"Please."

I squeezed onto the both of them.
"We love you so much Dominic!" She whispered in my ear.

We let go after about five minutes. Rose was leaning against her car crying as well.

"Damnit Rose, I said I didn't wanna cry anymore." I said and everyone started laughing.

"Thank you baby. This is the best gift I've ever received."

"You're welcome. But I made us dinner reservations so let's go." Rose smiled and cheered. That's the goofiness I missed while she was in the hospital.

"Cool. Let me go get my wallet."

"Unun, I got it you don't need that." She gestured for me to come to the car.

"You're just amazing." I smiled

"Aw shucks." She pretended to blush.

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