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CHPT. 17

Donell Pov

We made it to Naya' s house about 30 minutes ago, and I was loving it. The way it was set up and so clean I could tell she took care of herself. Someone left two plates of dinner on the stove, fireplace and candles were lit. A nigga felt at home.

"Goodnight Mr.Mitchell, Goodnight Mrs.Mitchell." I looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"Oop, I mean Naya." Her friend Gia said being funny carrying a sleeping Nyla out the room.

Naya sat back down from closing the door and snatched the remote from my hand and turned the TV.

"Stop being childish mannn, you just mad cause ya team was losing anyway." I said mushing her head.

"I wanna talkkk, im not sleeeeepy."She whined.

"You lying, you know yo ass tired as fuck, but listen. Even though it's only been a couple weeks since we been hanging out I feel like I've known yo annoying ass for the longest time."

"Yeah, I feel the same way. Especially after what I did for you, I just had to save you." She said messing with her fingers.

"Come here."

"Not while my daughter is here."

"I just want a kiss damn." I grabbed her chin and pecked her lips a couple of times.

"What happened only we know about, keep It like that."

"Yes sir, but I'm sleepy as hell. Sooooo goodnight."

4 Hours Later.

I woke up out of my sleep due to the fact that my throat was dry as hell. But on the way to the kitchen I heard small cries.

"Nyla?" I asked peeping through her door and turning on the light.

"Yes?" She said wiping her face.

I know her mother told me to keep my distance but it's 3 in the morning and her daughter is crying her eyes out, I can't just let this go.

"What's wrong?" I asked sitting in the rocking chair by her bed.

"I keep seeing the people that hurt me in my nightmares."

"What people?"

"When I got taken from my mommy and different people kept coming to touch me and hurt me." She started to cry louder.

"Can I tell you something?"

"Yes"

"Ain't nobody, and I mean nobody is EVER going to hurt you again."

"But, how do you know?" She asked.

"Because,can I tell you a secret?" I asked turning off the main light and turning on the night light.

"Yes! I wanna know!" She squealed.

"Alright, it's story time now. So get comfortable."

"Okay, okay. I'm all tucked in. But you have to get comfortable too, hold on." She got up and went to her closet passing me a blanket and a teddy bear.

"Okay we good now, do your thing mr.basketball playa." She chuckled.

"Your mom is a secret ninja."

She gasped and grabbed her face.

"See, earlier today she saved me. So I know she'll save you from everything."

I continued on telling the story without actually telling the story and before I knew it we both were knocked out.

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Naya POV

"Get Up! Come here now!" Gia yelled out shaking me.

"Girl I'm so sleepy it's not even 10 am yet." I said pulling the cover over my head.

"Its almost 12pm, get up Mrs.Mitchell." She said causing me to remember when I fell asleep, Donnell was next to me and now he's not.

"Did he leave?" I asked referring to him.

"Maybe if you get up you'll see." This time she was dragging me out the bed.

I walked with her down the hall to Nyla's room. I seen her sprawled out on her bed with her feet resting on the arm of the rocking chair that Donnell was asleep in with the tiniest blanket, and the teddy bear Maddi won for me at the fair.

Kinda angry with him, I just closed the door and went downstairs to make breakfast.

"Why are you acting like this? Was that not the cutest thing to see?" Gia asked me.

"It is too many people in her life. I just want her to like I don't know just chill I guess. She gets attached way to damn fast."

"I understand, but c'mon. Let him be the last one, that was so cute! And plus you got a bae, I got a bae. Do I smell a double date?"

"No, you bout to smell cheesy grits and bacon omlettes."

"Why are you afraid of love?" She asked.

"I wouldn't say I'm afraid of love, but everything I loved has left me. I don't want my child to go through that."

"Okay, well Naya I'm sorry, but that's life. I understand you want to protect your daughter, but if you never give anyone a try how do you know if there going to stay for a season or a reason?"

"I've known him for like three weeks."

"And you shot someone for him, forgot you told me that? Y'all have a bond already, you didn't even let Jordan sleep in your bed. Just give dude a chance."

"Fine, fine. Go wake the house up captain save a hoe."

Within three minutes everyone was down stairs.

"Mommy! Thank you so much!" Nyla said coming up to me with open arms.

"Uhh...your welcome?" I said looking at Donnell for answers.

"Momny, are you a ninja too? Are you gonna save me?" Kai asked Gia.

"Yup, I'm captain save a hoe." She said standing in a super hero stance.

"What's a hoe?" She asked.

"Ya daddy." Gia said low enough for her not hear, but I heard and died laughing.

"Naya?" Donnell called from the living room.

I walked over to him, after passing out plates.

"You got five minutes to explain, five minutes to eat then your getting out."

"Man, chill out. She was crying I heard it and I stopped her from crying. You kept complaining about being tired so I didn't wake you."

"Why does everyone think they her damn daddy? Jordan, now you? Like damn."

"Yeah, you right. My bad for being there I guess, I'll catch an uber home."He said pulling out his phone and heading to the door.

"Your not gonna eat breakfast?"Nyla asked him.

"Nah lil baby, I'm not wanted." He said before walking out.

I could feel Gia burning a whole through my damn head with her eyes.