More Than Enough ⚀ [COMPLETED]

Chapter 8 The Cabin

Its 6 am and im up taking my morning run. I left Aiden and Avery in the house sound asleep with ma. Brad and I are having donuts this morning for 7. I still don't know whether to call it a date or not. I headed back down my mom's street to run back to the house. Mom and I were already packed and ready to head out. I made it back to the house at exactly 6:30. It was just enough time to shower and get dressed to meet Brad.

I pulled up at the donut shop. While I checked my hair and make up in the mirror my phone buzzed. It was him. "Good morning gorgeous, I hope your having a great morning."  I was nervous and kind of excited all at the same time. This dude was really sweet.

After Brad and I left the donut shop I headed back to my mom's house for our cabin trip. I had lots of stuff planned for us. We were going to get massages, go shopping, out to eat, and what ever else she wanted to do. She really deserved it especially after what she had been dealing with since my dad escaped from prison.

Aiden and Avery left about 5 minutes before we did. We left around 9 and headed across town for the cabin. We shared small talk and she really expressed to me how much she appreciated what I was doing for her. I mean she is my mother and she deserved it all. Mom and I sung every song that came on the radio up until she fell to sleep on me.  I knew she would be sleep soon because she always slept in the car during long rides.

My phone rung, and it was my oldest brother Ashton Jr.

Alisha: Hey Ashton, what's up?

Ashton: Hey Alsiha, I have bad news.

I could tell by the tone in his voice that something had happened. I braced myself for whatever it was he was about to say not at all expecting it to be what it was.

Alisha: What's wrong? What's going on?

Ashton: Ashton Sr. broke into mom's house about 10 minutes ago. He trashed her room and stole some of her jewelry. He also left a note saying "Your mine and nobody else can have you." I called the police and we're waiting for them to come. When I catch him Alisha he's a dead man.

I could hear the anger built up in him.

Alisha: Are you serious? That man has lost his mind. He had to be watching her house. We just left all of 15 minutes ago and Aiden and Avery left 5 minutes before us.

Ashton: I'm not playing with him any more Alisha. Antonio, Arthur, Aaron, and I are going to find him. I'm going to kill him.

Before I could say anything else he hung up the phone. I didn't want to ruin the trip with my mom so I didn't tell her what was going on. If I would have told her she would have freaked out and flipped all at the same time. I was glad she was asleep when I got the call. I let her sleep the rest of the ride there. She needed it.

I pulled up at the cabin. My mom woke up immediately when the car stopped. She stretched and smiled. "This is lovely Alisha. When did you get it?" I have had it for a while, but I had to renovate it. Come on ma, let's see if you like the inside. We walked through the door and the cabin was laid. The smell of new furniture was still in the air since the last time I had been down here.

THE CABIN

My mom screamed when we walked through the door. She fell in love with the place running around checking it out as if she was a little kid again. The kitchen was her favorite spot. She was ready to go grocery shopping so she could cook in it.

There were 4 bedrooms with a bathroom in each bedroom, a bathroom downstairs for other guest, a din, a family room plus the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Come on ma let's check out your bedroom, I said. She ran behind me catching up to where I was. We headed for the stairs.

She was over the top ecstatic when she saw her room. She became teary eyed. Ma what's wrong I asked her? "I'm just thinking about the times with your father when I thought I would never see nice things like this. The best thing he gave to me is my 7 kids. I'm so proud of all the the hard work yall have put in to become successful. Yall didn't have to cheat yall way to the top. You worked hard and earned it. I'm a proud mother baby girl." She brushed her fingers through my hair. I laid my head on her shoulder joining her in the reminiscing of the old days.

Brad called to make sure we made it safely. He didn't want to hold up the time I wanted to spend with my mom so he said he would talk to me later.

I spent the rest of the evening showing my mom a good time. We cooked diner together and went for a swim in the inside pool. Later on that evening we went sight seeing. The view of the city from the pier was like none other. I wished we could stay there forever. Ma really enjoyed that. In unison we both said, "nobody to share it with." We laughed. I didn't say anything, but I kind of wished I did have somebody to share all of this with.

There were the family thoughts again. I guess they were happening more and more now because I was getting older. My heart wanted one thing and my mind wanted something else.

Brad's p.o.v.***
I really liked Alisha, but I knew I wasn't the man for her. I had serious issues. If it was to ever come down to it I couldn't love her the way she deserved to be loved. I slept around with all types of women. I couldn't commit. I tried once or twice, but I just couldn't do it.

I called her to see if her and her mom made it to the cabin safe. She said they did. I didn't want to hold her up from enjoying there time together so I told her I would call her later. I knew where they were and I was thinking about popping up and surprising her. I didn't have anything else to do for a while.

I know it seems as though Alisha has met the same Brad twice. She has! Keep reading and you will see why. This is still her telling what happened four months ago when she met him the first time at the hosiptal. In the beginning of the story is when she met him the second time.

Is Anthony ok? Where is Hannah?