Bad boys baby

Funeral part 2

Ash's pov

My feet touched the gravel and the limo driver closed the door behind me. I followed everyone down the grass hill to where he was being buried. Their was probably less then 30 people gathered here for him and that was sickening.

The air was thick and sort of cold. Their was a big framed picture of him, Grace and Nevaeh. The casket was closed for now and I didn't even wanna open it and see him lying their. I took a deep breath and made my way to the podium that was set up their next to the picture.

I looked at the crowd and their was only a few girls here. Grace, Mia, Blair and of course Nevaeh. The rest of them were guys from jail from the gang they were here for him.

"I just wanted to start and say I thank all of you for coming here to honor my boy Jake today. Jake was a loving father and friend. He left behind his wife and his daughter and many other people that loved him. I didn't know Jake for to long before we got into that car accident and even today I'm thankful I'm breathing. That night was traumatic and I really look at life from a different perspective now. I myself am only 14 and I almost said goodbye to my life. Some days I wish it was me who went instead of him but I have no control over destiny. Sadly I lost my best friend over it and I will forever have a place in my heart for him along with my actual brother that I lost almost a year ago. I could go on and on about how good of a person Jake was and how he would do anything for the people he loved but clearly that should be obvious. He lost his life trying to keep mine. Jake still had a whole life head of him he had a daughter to raise and she's never gonna even know who her daddy is, she'll see pictures but she won't remember. Jake may be gone but everyday he's with me inside" I said finishing up my last sentence

Everyone was covered in tears. Grace was trying to keep it all together but it looked like she was about to over flow like a bucket with to much water. I just wanted to make her feel better but nothing could possibly make the death of your husband and father of your child good.

"That was real good bro" Rico said slapping me on the back

Grace, Rico and Nevaeh went up to the stand to talk now. I wondered what they were gonna say that would top my shit. I think I'm the one most hurt over this. Their just accepting reality and I still don't believe he's not gonna open that casket himself and walk up to speak at his own funeral. I will not accept this until he is buried in that ground and even then I'm gonna have a hard time.

"We're Jakes family" Grace said

"I'm his cousin and this is his wife and daughter that ash mentioned" he said

"Jake and I have been together for almost 3 years. I met him when we were just 15 year olds all young and stupid. Clearly we got into a little trouble and had a baby when I was 16. I don't regret Nevaeh at all and I don't regret the man I had her with. Jake and I were in love. We were married , we still are" She said holding my left hand up

"What kills me the most is the fact that he left a daughter behind. She's less then 2 and she doesn't even really know who Jake is. She's way to young to understand any of this and one day I'm going to have to explain it to her and it's gonna be hard. I love Jake with everything. He gave me a beautiful daughter, a marriage, a place to live and most of all he gave me himself he loved me more then anything and I feel like I let him down somewhere" she explained

Rico looked at her weird and they met eyes and she stopped talking about it. I knew what their little secret was. I know about their affair behind Jakes back. I was in a gang I've been taught to keep my mouth shut or get shot. Snitches get stitches and that's a motto for real.

"I just wanted to add to that and say that Jake was my best friend he was like a brother to me. We were cousins but we were all each other had for a long time before Grace. We bounced from group homes together and my aunt finally pulled us both into the same house for good. It sucks that It has to be like this and I have to say goodbye to him. Being apart of a gang we deal with death all the time but this isn't something light. This feels like a heavy weight on my shoulders. That I have to go the rest of my life knowing Jake will never talk to me again" Rico said his voice nearly cracking

Those fuckers must feel so guilty and how can they not be. How can they just cheat on Jake like that behind his back the both of them. Rico is supposed to be his brother and Grace is his wife. What did Jake ever do to deserve that? I know Jake was 100% faithful to her and she threw it away.