Falling From It Again

Sixteen

CHERYL's POINT OF VIEW

"Where have you been at?" Tony asked me as I walked into the house after being at the park with Shemar for a few hours. We talked about so many things and I felt so relieved to talk to him about Lorah. He made me understand that either way it goes- he cares for me.

"I was out with Shemar." I said as I put my purse down. He looked at me and nodded his head.

"Well, did you get Ciyle?" He asked me. My mouth dropped.

"I-...dang. I forgot. How can I forget my child?" I said as I whispered to myself and turned around to grab my keys.

"You've gotta do better." Tony told me. I looked at him and made a face.

"He's fine. He's over my moms house and she lives down the street- you act like I left him with some stranger." I said as I continued to look for my car keys.

"Alright. I mean-...I wouldn't forget my own child but...yeah." He said as he then walked away.

I didn't feel like coming home to Tony acting like an ass today. I was happy and Shemar finally repaired it after my mixed emotions about Tony. I just shook my head and went to go pick up my baby boy.

TONY's POINT OF VIEW

As Cheryl left to go pick up our son- I decided that it was time for Cai and I to finally talk. I miss her and we don't even have our father daughter moments anymore. We used to do everything together and now...I ruined that.

I walked up stairs and knocked on her door. She's been in her room all day just hiding from me and not even acknowledging me at all.

"Daddy's Baby Girl..." I said as I walked in the room. She was just laying on her bed...reading the books that I ordered her. I sighed- it was time for me to tell her the truth.

"Please, don't call me that anymore. You and Ma need to know that ciyle and I aren't babies anymore..." She said as she looked at me.

"That doesn't matter. You are my baby girl, aren't you? The first child that came into my life and changed my views on so many things." I told her as I sat in her painting stool and looked at her while she laid on her back. She shook her head and looked back into the career book.

"Including the desire to kill your own daughters dream?" She said in a low voice.

"No....not at-....well. That's why I'm here. To talk to you about why I did that and no, your mom doesn't know why. I just feel like it's important for you to know because I owe you this. I apologize." I told her. She slowly put her career book down and sat up in her bed. She looked shocked that I actually apologized to her.

"My Mom did the same thing to me. She told me to stop wanting to act and sing. She took everything away from me...everything. I didn't sing for almost a year...almost lost my voice until I made the choice to continue my dream. I didn't let her get in the way and I noticed....I'm getting in your way and I feel bad about that. I know how it feels to have a passion about something and I can believe that I was doing the same thing that my Mother did to me. I was upset because for a very long time- I wanted my baby girl to be successful. Knowing that art gave you a scholarship....I was impressed. I wasn't at first but a light bulb had to come on- I was hurting you. Your Mother told me that I was too but I was too stuck in myself, Cai- that I pushed your heart and feelings away. I shouldn't have and I just want to let you know that I'm proud of you, sweetheart. Even though I don't understand your passion- all I can really say is...keep dreaming because my daughter has definitely got some talent." I told her as I then smiled at her. She climbed out of bed and cane over to hug my neck. I knew that me saying all of his made her happy. I corrected my mistake- never again will I break my own daughters dream.

"Thank you, Daddy. All I wanted was for you to see that I can do something with this." She told me as she continued to hug me.

"I know, baby girl. I'll give you all of your things back."  I told her.

CHERYL's POINT OF VIEW

"Can't believe that I forgot my own baby." I said as I opened the car door.

"Got yah!" I heard somebody say as they grabbed my waist. I jumped and turned around. It was Shemar. I took some deep breaths before I spoke...

"R-...really?" I said as I punched him in his arm.

"What? I came to give you this back." He said as he handed me one of my earrings. I took it from him and looked at it.

"How did this fall out?" I said as I tried to think to myself.

"Doesn't matter. Anyways, where you going?"

"I forgot to pick up Ciyle. I know, sounds crazy but I was so desperate to get home that I forgot about the kid." I said as I laughed a little.

He opened the door for me.

"Thank you." I said as I smiled at him. "You know that you could have given this to me another day, right?" I asked him.

"Yeah but...I wanted to see you again." He said as he smiled at me really big. His smile melted me.

"For the second time today? We already spent hours with each other."

"Can I not miss you?" He asked me as he licked his lips and touched my hand. I slowly pulled my hand away from him and looked away from him.

"Shemar, we-....we can't." I said sternly.

"Can't what?" He asked confusingly.

"You just...touching and grabbing me. You've gotta stop." I said to him.

"You-....wow..." he said as he started to laugh. "We always do this. I'm not gonna take you from your man again, Alright? I can't be your best friend? I can't touch you? You didn't mind it before what happened between us happened." He reminded me.

"That was because I didn't know that you had feelings for me."

"You act like I'm grabbing your ass or something. It's just your hand, Cheryl." He told me as he stepped back.

"I-....I apologize. Maybe I-...I don't know. I just want us to keep this...friendly. I don't want what happened years ago to happen again." I told him.

"And what happened years ago?" He asked me.

"Shemar, don't act dumb. You know what happened." I said as I tilted my head at him and slightly rolled my eyes.

"Oh. You must be talking about all those times I tapped that ass? Is that what you're talking about? When you told me you loved me in an unfriendly but more than friendly way? Or are you talking about when I made you scream MY name?" He said as he looked at me. I didn't say anything.

"I don't know what's gotten into you in just an hour but..I gotta go get my son." I said as I shook my head and started to get into the car.

"Cheryl, I-...I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have said that." He said as he watched me drive off. I just left. I'm tired of people bringing up my past. I'm done with it.

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