Hard Time (Hard Time Series Book 1)

Mothers

Sometimes the women took a break from the daily drama of prison life. And the sole reason was for Family Day. Even if it could be one of the most stressful days for some of the inmates especially those with children. Many times their children didn't show even after caretakers promised to bring them and it was heartbreaking when they didn't. Family day was very special for the women prepared food for the kids and the prison organized games and events for the children to participate in with their mothers. It really allowed for many of the women to bond with them which was difficult to do and often challenging outside the jail . Phone calls didn't do much justice and neither did emails or the visiting hours behind the walls no matter how kid friendly they tried to make the rooms.

With Mike promising to bring both Jude and Frankie Stef didn't want to get her hopes up. However, she was pretty sure they would show for she spoke to Frankie the day before and the girl was literally bouncing off the walls from excitement. Jude on the other hand was too embarrassed to talk but still wrote his mother and promised he would be there as well. So the blonde let Roxy wash her hair and blow dry it straight and even applied some makeup to her and did her nails. That was often the look she had on the outside for she was known to have some of the longest tips (fake nails) on the block. They weren't allowed in prison so she just painted her own a deep red from time to time with homemade polish. Lena loved to paint hers a light rose.

"Hold fucking still Stef. Why do you have to be so irritating anytime someone does this for you? You know I'll do it right."

"I'm not fuck you. Just make sure you do the design right. Frankie likes stars."

"I am doing it right woman. Jesus. Hold your hand the fuck still so I can paint them on your nails. Ya'll look nice regardless."

"If Mike brings them."

"He will and if he doesn't I'll bust outta here and beat his ass." She laughed as Stef let out grin. "Just relax honey. You tell him about Lena?"

"Briefly. I didn't tell him we are engaged yet since he doesn't want to spend more than two minutes on the phone with me."

"Still? You think he's still hiding something?"

"Yup. I just don't know what. I'll keep pestering the fuck out of him about it. All I know is he is engaged himself to some heffere name Judy. She better not be living up in the house with him pretending to be my kids mother. That's all I know."

"Yall find out if he is. But be straight with him though."

"You know I will. I'll just be happy to see my babies. It's been to fucking long Rox."

"I know. I'm glad you will get to see Jude and you know it will take some work to pry Frankie off you. That little girl loves you and will talk your fucking head off." Roxy said smiling as her thoughts went to Raquel and how much she messed up.

"Oh I know it. But Rox we can still try with Raquel. We can love."

"Yeah. So you and Lena pick a date? Fucking time is ticking you know. Fuck is taking you so long?"

"What?" The blonde asked surprised.

"To pick a fucking date. Just do it. Fuck all this bullshit going on. You know we could pull off a wedding in here easy. So stop stalling."

"First off I'm not stalling."

"No? Seems like it to me."

"Fuck you."

"Nah I got my bitches in here to do that. Look she got the ring um the next step is picking a date and doing it. Stop fucking stalling and marry that woman already. She loves you, she wants to be with you, she loves your kids and hasn't even met them. She fucking took Cheryl out and got her ass in solitary for your ass. She's ride or die. So fucking make that shit legal for someone else does and get your head out of your ass."