Christmas Day
Megan.
I eased out of Trey's bed at exactly four thirty in the morning. He had just gotten to sleep only an hour before and the grip he held on my waist had finally loosened. I knew the kids would be waking up in a couple of hours, not being able to hold their excitement so I had only a short amount of time to grieve for myself.
I tiptoed into the conjoining bathroom and didn't bother flicking on the light before I squatted down on the cold tile and placed my head in my hands, letting silent tears fall.
My mother in law had become one of my best friends and even after my split with her son, she still treated me like her own. There were times when we would just have drinks and she'd let me cry and vent to her about Trey or when she would vent to me about how sometimes she would miss the feeling she felt from being high even though she knew it wasn't in her best interest to do it. She knew she could never talk to Trey or even Jay about those thoughts, but they were natural and she needed to get them out and it ended up making her feel much better.
I only wished we could have had one more of those conversations when she was feeling weak and maybe she would still be here.
I wasn't only crying for myself and my own relationship with Tauni, but for her sons, my kids, her grandkids who loved her dearly, for her all of her family who had to mourn for her. Especially knowing she died the way she did.
They found her body outside of a crack house and I could almost bet money that she died inside and the people who she had probably laughed and joked with her beforehand discarded her body like it was Thursday morning's trash.
I sniffled and wiped my eyes, hoping it would stop the tears from falling, but I knew it was a long shot. Taking a few deep breaths, I took my phone out of my pocket that I had turned off so that it wouldn't be a distraction since I was trying to get Trey to sleep. I opened my text messages seeing that I had a lot as well as a few voice mails. Most came from Levi and I called him back, forgetting that it was so early in the morning.
"Hello?" He asked in a groggy tone and I cleared my throat.
"Hey. Sorry I didn't call. Something came up and-"
"I've been calling you all night. Texting too. I was worried."
I smiled slightly. "I know, I'm sorry. How was dinner at your ex's?" I asked hiding the slight jealousy that I felt and he chuckled.
"It was good. A little crazy though actually. I didn't know you knew my ex."
I scrunched up my face wondering who the hell his ex was that I knew and wondering if I would have to beat her ass or something.
"Melissa?" He questioned noticing my silence but my face didn't return to normal.
"Oh yeah." I said uninterested. "She was my best friend's girlfriend a while ago." I told him before the thought of death invaded my spirit again.
"Damn, so she's been into women? Where the fuck was I?" he laughed a little bitterly but I didn't really care to think about it. "I didn't know she was dating that girl who was at the game night at Tristan's dad's house. His childhood friend."
"Sinai?" I questioned a bit louder than expected. "I didn't know that either. I forgot they had a little bit of history, I didn't know they had a recent encounter though."
"History huh?" he questioned in a low tone. "Well that's neither here nor there. I left early so I could spend some time with you. Where are you? Merry Christmas? What were you doing last night that you couldn't answer me?" He asked
