The backup dancer

Part 8

Flashback
Joies POV
My phone vibrated as we were watching a movie it was a text from and unknown number
Unknown
Hey joie i hope you enjoy having a baby daddy that was a thug and a murderer 😘
I was like wtf
"Lucas wtf is this"i said and showed him
"Joie i can explain"he said
"EXPLAIN WHAT THAT YOU ARE A MURDERER"i said
"Listen to me please"he said
"Lucas what do i have to listen to"i said
"Okay back when i was younger like 16 i made some choices and i joined a gang and yes i did kill but that was to protect my family and me no I'm not proud but it just happened"he said i understood but he still lied to me
"Lucas i asked you a while ago was there anything you needed to tell me you said no why would you lie to me i can't believe this my mom died to hang shit like this i can't even look at you"i said and sat down crying
"Baby.joie i know that was a bad i know your mom died to that but I'm sorry trust me i will never hurt you you don't got to worry"he said lifting my head wiping my tears
"Lucas what if one of them old gang members come back and try to hurt you or your family"i said still crying
"I don't want my kids in that"i said
"Their not in this nobody knows trust me the kids lives are fine we are all gonna be okay"he said
"Lucas i need time to think this through you lied to me about something serious i just need time"i said wiping my tears
"So what now i can't see my daughter or what if he comes early i can't be by y'all"he said
"You can still see Ro and if he comes early but what ever love thing we had going on i need time to think"i said
"Okay I'll give you time just know i love you joie i really do"he said and got his stuff and left.
Flashback over
It's now my baby shower and i haven't talked to Lucas well only about Ro and Lucas jr that's it and i miss him so much i heard he's not with Amber anymore i want us to be a family i just don't want nothing bad to happen
Anyways I'm bout to walk into my baby shower i hope Lucas is here because i want us to talk probably later i don't know
I had two outfits

When i walked in everybody cheered and screamed my name
"Yesssss bitch you look so cute"tae said
"Thanks babe"i said hugging him
I gave a few people hugs then Ro asked where her dad was
"Mommy Where's Daddy"she said tugging at my dress
"I don't know babe"i said picking her up the she screamed daddy i guess she spotted him she ran to him and jumped in his arms so i smiled and walked over to them
"Hey"i said kinda low
"Oh hey uh sorry I'm late"he said
"Oh it's fine"i said and there was a silence between us then some girl came up to us
"Hey babe who's this"she said oh hell no
"Um who are you"i said
"I'm lucas girlfriend who are you"she said
"If you was Lucas girlfriend you would know that I'm the mother of his two kids one that's two going on three and one that's currently in my belly and last time i checked you wasn't invited"i said
"Mommy who's this"Ro said
"This is a stranger that you are not allowed to talk to or be around how bout you go to uncle tae"i said and have her a kiss and she ran off
"Lucas didn't tell me about you or your kids so i guess your not important"she said
"Okay listen here lil bitch you are not important your just a hoe that's not gonna be here for long so if i was you I'd leave before you get your ass beat by a pregnant woman"i said getting in her face
"Bitch please"i lost it and punched her right his the nose and kicked her in the stomach and walked away Lucas was taking her out of there yea go help yo lil bitch
"Baby what just happened"Lucas mom said i just started crying in her arms and she took me to the bathroom
"Sweetie what's wrong"she said
"Everything my life has been so confusing these past months I've been pregnant first i meet Lucas then get pregnant by him he's claiming my daughter come to find out I'm in love with him he breaks up with his girlfriend i find out he's a criminal and now he came to our babyshower with a girl that doesn't know about me or my kids"i said crying
"Awe baby I'm so sorry and back to you being in love with Lucas"she said
"Why wouldn't i be he's the father of my kids he treats me like a queen and the fact that it's hard letting him in do to my last relationship"i said
"Sweetie what happened in your last relationship"she said
"Let's just say Royalty wasn't planned and the scars that i have makes me stronger every day"i said wiping my eyes
"And your are strong and being that you are strong let's go out there and enjoy your babyshower because you deserve this"she said
"Thank you"i said hugging her and she said words I've never heard another woman say to me
"I love you joie"she said i smiled and said
"I love you too"i said and we walked out and enjoyed our party
Lucas's POV
Damn i knew i made a mistake bringing this hoe to my baby shower but i just wanted joie to feel the pain like i did i want to be with her and she doesn't want to be with me because I'm a criminal but she needs to understand that i love her and i won't never hurt her or my family everything i do is for them as i was dropping Alison off (the hoe) she kept saying was i gonna call her I'm like no bitch you blew it like why would i you just a hoe i used to make my baby mad
I was heading back to the baby shower but then my mom called me
"Hello ma"i said
"Lucas we need to talk"she said oh lord
"Am i understand what i did is wrong but you gotta understand she hurt me too with not wanting to be with me"i said before i could finish she cut me off
"Joie is in love with you"she said
"What"i said as my heart got warm
"She is in love with you she's just scared because of her last relationship she doesn't want to got through the same thing again so she's scared to let you in easily"she said
"So what happened with her last relationship"she said
"That's something she has to tell you"she said
"Ma what do i do"i said
"You are a grown man the only thing i can tell you to do is to do what your heart says without hurting her okay son"she said
"Okay ma i love you"i said
"I love you to boy"she said and ended the call
I need to get to my baby and apologize i know i hurt her