Undying Love (Lamelo ball fan fiction)

Chapter sixteen 💭

Imani's pov

I watched as LaMelo played with Haileigh. I was glad he wanted to be part of my life. He was pro now and he played for the lakers just like his two brothers. I knew it was their dream to play together even though they struggled to get there.

"Who is a cute little girl?" Lamelo said as he attempted to braid her hair. "Daddy!! You not braid that!". Haileigh said as she pulled LaMelo's hands from her hair. He laughed. "How am I suppose to do it?" He asked.

"Mommy show him!!" Haileigh giggled. "Baby i don't th-

"Ye mommy show me" he said smiling. I rolled my eyes playfully.
He watched as I took his hands and pulled three strands of hair in between them. Haileigh giggled as LaMelo tickled her scalp."mommy ticklish?" Haileigh asked crawling into my lap. I laughed "nonono-

But I was cut off but LaMelo tickling me. "Lamelo...- stop...ahhh" I laughed . Haileigh smiled as she sat down watching us and clapping her hands. Then LaMelo kissed my cheek. "I'm sorry" he whispered. "Lamelo I know your sorry. But I want you to be in our child's life but not mine" I said truthfully. He nodded understandingly. "Plus I've seen you with that Ashley girl that you've been with before and I see you guys are happy"

"She isn't anything compared to you though" he whispered as Haileigh yawned. "You tired babygirl? Time for a nap?" I asked. She nodded. "I'll be right back" I said. I went upstairs to Haileigh's room. "Baby I love you sweet dreams" I said putting her underneath her floral duvet covers. "Good night mommy. Tell daddy I love him" she said smiling and drifting off to sleep.i smiled kissing her cheek. I saw lamelo at the doorway grinning. "I love her" he said smiling at Haileigh's peaceful face.

When we went downstairs I asked if he wanted anything and he shook his head. "Like I was saying. Ashley and I aren't together she is just something I'm messing with" he said. I gagged. "How could you talk about her as if she is an object?" I asked. He shook his head. "What's the problem?" He asked.

"LAMELO the problem is that that child upstairs I had to raise by myself or the last few years. Lamelo I told you that I was pregnant and you never contacted me. Lamelo I sent you ultra sound pictures, I gave her your middle name lamelo. She looks so much like you that sometimes I can't even look at her. It hurts me knowing that everyday she asks me where you are and I have to tell her I don't know because I don't know LaMelo. You gotta own up. I don't care if your on the verge of your career. Lamelo you planted your seed inside of me and now she is living and breathing and seeing.  She needs someone to guide her. I have guided her through the good times. But you being her dad you have to guide her through the rough ones" I said.

He looked at me sadness clouding his eyes. "Imani I love you" he said. I looked up at him "if you loved me you wouldn't have left me to raise our child by myself" I said. "You are the reason I will never treat any guy the same anymore. I admit I wasn't the perfect girlfriend. Only because I was broken and needed someone to heal me. Lamelo I watched my brother get shot when I was four years old. I watched my mother sell herself to prostitution. Please help me raise this child" I said as tears filled my eyes.

"I don't know what to say. How you know that child is mine? " He said rubbing his face. "Lamelo for god sake!" I said and then I slapped him. His jaw clenched. "Look at her! She is your child! Lamelo you know what get out of my house!" I said wiping my tears angrily. "Wait," he said trying to hold my hand. I pulled away and pushed him out my house. I slumped down crying.
Then my phone lit up.

Lamelo 🤧💔- I'm sorry I really am. I should've been there. I love you and slap me fifty times but I won't take it back. I want to be with you. I'm just scared that instead of me leaving you , you will leave me. Please open the door.

I stood up looking into the peephole. Lamelo stood there. I sighed opening the door. He walked in. "Here" he said giving me a cool object. It was the happiness keychain. Then he pulled me into his arms. "I'll be here for you and the child"

"I'll show you happiness"