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[Month and a half Later]

* June-July *

Candice POV

"Who is it?!" I called out getting Aleah out the bath and covering her in her towel as the doorbell rung rapidly. I stepped over Tristan's toys that had been lined up throughout the hallway like toy soldiers ready for war for some days now.

"Tristan!" I called out with authority after getting stuck in the foot with one of the many Jack's he had spread all over the floor."This boy is about to die with all these toys on this damn floor..." I complained adjusting Aleah in my arms and waiting for him to approach.

"Yes ma'am?" He asked running up to me. He had grew up to my thigh after his birthday. Chris never warned me about his hair doing the same though​. He was tall like somebody introduced​ him to a dose of testosterone. Chris was past me by a mile. It felt like both of my boys where growing up and god just decided to stop my growth.

"Get yo Toys up. What I tell you about that?" I asked him going towards the door as it rung multiple times. "I'm coming!" I yelled Securing Aleah in my arms, I unlock the door and walked​ back to the room as the door was shut behind whoever I didn't care for right now came in.

"Can we talk?" Arèona's voice said to me as she followed behind me. She sounded horse. Like she had done too much screaming over the past few days.

"Yeah. Wassup?" I asked her tending to Aleah and drying her off. Then lotioning her down before I put her diaper on. She had grown as well. More than anything and I was so proud of her. I knew my baby could do it.

"It's about Cleo." She said shortly after sitting on the edge of the bed close to Aleah. She watched me put on her long sleeve Pink shirt that said I Love Daddy with blue funny font on it.

I slipped on her matching socks and watched as Arèona played in her hair and soon frowned at the sight of a purplish-red bruise on her wrist.

I grabbed at her wrist in a rush and she pulled away wincing in pain. I attempted to pull at her hand this time. Avoiding the sore area and slowly brung myself to look up at her face. I shook my head at her perfect pink lips that had now shown a visible cut on it along with a black eye she could barely open.

The way it had swollen shut quickly reminded me of the day Brandi got hers. And it also reminded me of the day Cleo stood up to her face like she'd swat her with one word from her mouth. Instantly causing me to get angry.

"Why you still with her?" I fumed as she moved away from my hand on her cheek. She didn't look herself and I knew that eye would take a while to disappear with her skintone.

"Mommy?" Tristan called. I looked from her and at the doorway as he fixed his eyes on Arèona's face "Ouch." He said about to come in and explore the issue. I pointed out and he paused.

"Out. I'm busy Pooh. Go watch SpongeBob until it's time for you to sleep." I recommended. He got excited and ran off to the living room. I listened and waited before closing the door after I heard the TV channels getting flipped through. I made sure not to lock it just in case his ass decided to get into shit. We all know how it ended the last time.

"People will do some crazy ass naive type shit for love." She said getting my attention again as I picked up Aleah and fed her.