Olivia's Story

Chapter 55

It's Camillia's birthday today. We're at this place Trever rented out putting things together. He said he didn't want kids messing up or breaking anything at his house. It's really nice and big, it got a pool and a smaller one with sprinklers and shit for kids too.

After we had sex he told me that it couldn't happen again and that we weren't together. I guess I can understand. No I can't. I want to understand though but I won't push it.

My birthday was a few days ago. I'm 22 now and Trever is 23, his birthday was a few months ago while I was still gone. I didn't want to do anything but chill with my family, including Cali, and that's what we did.

Cali walked in with the cake as I blew up balloons and Trever hung some up. "Put that over there.", I said pointing to a table with my head as I tied up a balloon. She put the cake down on the table.

"What else need to be done?", Cali asked.

"We gotta get the food, get Camillia ready, still gotta do the candy bags, me and Trever gotta get ready, and finish decorating. I think that's it."

"What you want me to do?"

"Imma have my brothers get the food, imma get Camillia ready, and imma get myself ready of course. You can do the candy bags then help decorate if we're not done. The candy and bags are right next to these balloons in this big bag.", I said before blowing up a balloon.

"Okay.", she said putting her purse down and sitting down. "Damn this a lot of candy, you want me to use all of this?", she asked looking at me.

"Yeah, make them bags fat."

"Shit okay. How many should I make?"

"It's gone be a lot of people here so like 50, 60.", I said. Her eyes got wide.

"Are your serious?", she asked.

"Yeah, Trever's cousin is on her way she can help."

"Okay." I blew up one more balloon then called Nathan. I asked him and Jayden to pick the food up, he said that they would. Me and Trever started putting table cloths on the tables.

"You can go get you and Camillia ready, I got this.", Trever said.

"You sure?", I asked.

"Yeah, it's not that much left."

"Okay." I grabbed my stuff and left.

...

When I made it back to place a few people was here. Some of Trever's family, my brothers, Cali, Nathan's wife, and their daughter. We said 'hi' to everybody then I sat next to Cali. "I'm nervious as fuck.", I said in her ear.

"Why?", she asked looking at me.

"I been gone for three years then poof I'm at Camillia's fourth birthday party. What will they say?"

"Trever just told them that you were dealing with a lot and that was why you didn't wanna be around anyone but him and Camillia. They thought you were at his house this whole time."

"Really?", I asked.

"Yeah.", she said. I exhaled. I don't know how they didn't know that I wasn't there but I'm happy they thought I was.

"Good."

"Mommy.", Camillia said tapping my leg.

"Yes?", I asked looking at her.

"Can I get in the pool?"

"Wait for a little bit baby. Go play with your cousins."

"Okay.", she said. She was about to walk away but I stopped her and hugged her, she hugged me back.

"I love you.", I said looking at her.

"I love you too." She went and played with her cousins.

...

I'm watching Camillia play in the little pool. She's having so much fun. I smiled. I want another kid, not now though. "Can you keep an eye on Camillia?", I asked her big cousin.

"Mhm.", she said shaking her head. I went back inside and made sure everything was going smoothly and everyone was good.

"How are you?", Trever's momma asked.

"I'm good, what about you?", I asked.

"I'm good."

"That's good." The music stopped so I went and checked it out. Whoever phone this is died. I unplugged it and held it up. "Who's phone is this?" Camillia's big cousin raised her hand.

"Mine.", she said. She came and got it. I hooked my phone up to the speaker then put on some music.

...

I'm sitting at a table alone thinking. Like, why don't he want me? Because of my past? My past is my past. I did shit that I'm not proud of but it's the past.

While I was thinking somebody tapped me. I looked up. It's Trever, he's sitting across from me. "You alright?", he asked. I just looked at him.

"Why don't you want me?", I asked.

"What?"

"You don't wanna be with me. Why?"

"You hurt me Olivia. I don't wanna be hurt again.", he said lowly. My mouth opened but nothing came out.

"I'm sorry I won't hurt you again, I promise.", I said.

"How am I supposed to know that?"

"Give me a chance. One more. That's all I need. Please.", I said as my eyes watered. Why are my eyes getting watery?

"Okay, okay, okay, don't cry. We can work something out.", he said.

"You promise?", I asked.

"I promise."