DÈJÁ VÛ -Norminah-

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Daniel's POV

When it was just me and mama all of the time, she would let me sleep in her bed every night to protect me from nightmares-which only worked sometimes.

One time Mama was sick and she told me to sleep in my own room so I wouldn't catch what she had, but I wanted to make her feel better with my cuddles and I snuck in her bed when she was asleep.

But when mommy came to live with us, mama told me that I was a big boy and that I could sleep in my own bed by myself.

I wonder if she had forgotten that she was the only one who could protect me from the nightmares because they came back the night mommy moved in.
I still get them sometimes, but not as much.

Since we've been on this trip, I haven't had any nightmares and that's good because I've been sleeping by myself the whole time.

Up until now

I woke up this morning with mama laying next to me in bed. I was surprised to see that she could fit in with me since everyone called my bed a "twin sized bed" even though I don't have a twin.

I wondered why she was in bed with me but I wasn't complaining either. I just snuggled up to her and laid quietly next to her. I've missed sleeping next to mama because she's always so warm and soft.

Third Person

After laying cuddled up to his mother, Daniel noticed that Normani began to stir in her sleep indicating that she was waking up soon. He didn't want to let her go though, so he just held onto her tightly.

Normani feels her son's movements and smiles softly. She then wraps her arm around him to pull him closer into her side, and inhaling his scent. It's been a while since the woman has just laid with her son.

Sure she and Daniel would sit on the couch and watch Dinah's games or just movies in general to pass time over the past couple of months since the blonde was away, but it was just light work compared to cuddling with the younger version of herself.

The woman frowns after thinking about the blonde and what was revealed to her last night. It was like a huge slap to the face. The reminder of Dinah's unfaithfulness was worse than when she had first found out.

Normani shook her head to rid the negative thoughts, but she sighs as she knows that she will have to face it again eventually. She just didn't know how soon.

After watching her son sleep peacefully-he wasn't asleep, just laying very still with his eyes closed but she didn't know that-and adored how innocent he looked, how innocent he was.

She then slipped out of his bed before she began to think of all the reasons he didn't deserve the drama his other mother has recently put their family through, before she could curse herself for letting the blonde into her home and jumping into another relationship with her so fast.

It was Normani's silly mistake to think that the taller woman was the same silly, beautiful, caring girl she had met back in high school. People change and Normani was learning that the hard way.

She kissed Daniel's forehead softly before leaving the room, closing the door softly to make sure she wouldn't wake the young boy.

Normani figured that a warm shower would ease her nerves a bit, so she begins walking to her room to grab a towel and some fresh clothes for the day, but then stops in her tracks remembering that Dinah was still in there.

She wasn't ready to risk seeing the blonde just yet, so she turned around and continued to walk towards Jilly's room instead.

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