The superstar

Chapter 2: Baby mama drama

A female child runs towards a room door as her light pink tutu follows from behind, tightening up her waist with her blue ballerina T-shirt tucked inside. "Daddy, its time for the tea party"! "I'm coming, I'm coming". Dante grabs onto the doorknob and begins to turn it as the door opens wide, showing his tea party outfit. "You look pretty". She dropped her arms and threw her hand on top of the other, gripping it tight in excitement as she smiled at her father. "You look beautiful yourself cupcake". "Thank you, daddy I try".

"Where's the party"?

His daughter grabbed his hand, pulling him into the living room which was across from her father's bedroom and walked towards the small table with teacups and small white bowls set up in front of her stuff animals.

"Sit".

Dante pulled a chair from close by and lifted up his small tutu to settle down into the seat. "Mr. sparkles is going to be late as always". "How come he's always late to your events"? He asked.

"Because he likes to go to Mrs. lion's party every night". "Oh, so he's a party guy". "Yea and it turns out he hopscotches to every animal in the zoo".

Dante's eyebrows lifted up in shock as he watched his daughter pour him some "imagination" tea into his cup. "So he hopscotches to every animal lady"? "Just like you do behind mommy back when you're frustrated and mad at her". Her father rubbed his face in shame as he gently put the cup down on the table. "Where did you hear that from"? "Mommy told me last week when we went to the pool".

She sat down in her chair and began sipping her tea as she held a small plate under her cup.

"I make some good tea daddy".

He lifted up his head and asked; "Hey, what else mommy told you"? "Well, She told me that she was going to try to get custody of me". She reached for the plate of cookies and started passing the plate around to her animals. "I don't know who custody is but maybe we can invite him to my next tea party".

Before Dante could reply, the sound of someone knocking on the front door filled the room. "Who is it"! He shouted. "Mya"!

"May I be excused"?

"You may". She replied.

He pushed the kiddy chair back as he stood up and began walking to the door. Dante slowly pulled the door open and noticed Mya standing in front of the door as she had one hand on her hip.

"What do you need"?

"We need to talk". Mya replied. "Your right we do because I don't understand why you told our 6-year-old daughter about what was going on in our relationship".

"She needs to know who her father is". He started to raise his voice in anger. "She's only six-"!

Dante turned his head to his daughter and said; "Turn it down for a minute cupcake". She nodded her head and threw her finger onto her earpiece as she twirled the tube that was attached to turn her hearing down.

"I don't get why your angry when all I did was tell her the truth". Mya continued. "She is too young to hear that Mya". "Maybe if you didn't do what you did, we wouldn't be standing here talking about it so who fault is that"? Dante sighed. "Why are you here"?

"Oh, I just wanted to come by and let you know that I want to try to get full custody of my daughter".

He chuckled as he lifted his head up. "Wow".

"Yeah, wow".

"You don't think she's my daughter too".

"I know she's your daughter but I don't think you deserve to see her".

"That's what we doing"?

Mya nodded her head.

Dante rubbed his face as he tried to hold back his anger. "You not taking my daughter away from me". "I am". "Don't do that". "How many times I have to tell you, Dante". "You not taking her". He shrugged. "You think this is a game"?

"Bye Mya".

"Oh, really Dante".

"Get away from my door".

"No".

"You act so childish and ridiculous".

"I'm ridiculous now"?

"Get away from the door".

"I want to speak to my daughter".

"Bye mya".

"I want to speak to Journey".

Journey stood up as she noticed her mother trying to push her father out of the way to come inside. "Mommy"?

"Let me speak to her Dante".

"You can see her next week or maybe when we go to court".

Mya threw her hands onto Dante's chest as she started punching him. "Move".

Dante grabbed her hands and replied; "Leave".

"I have the right to see my daughter"! She shouted as she tried to pull her hand away. "Shut up before you make a scene". "Let me see her"! "Bye". He said as he let go of her hands. "Journey"!

As Mya continued to try to get Journey's attention by waving and shouting her name, Dante grabbed hold of the side of the door and began to close it. "Don't you close the door on me, don't you dare"! She started pushing the door open as Dante continued trying to shut the door. "Move". She dropped her hands and shouted, "Fine"! After he closed the door, he laid his back against it as he sighed. Journey turned her hearing back up as she asked, "Is mommy ok"? Dante smiled a little at Journey, trying to pretend everything was cupcake and rainbows. "Mommy is fine she was just tired". "Are you gonna be able to see me again"?

"You were reading our lips"?

"Every word".