We Need Each Other

Grown

Aiden Pov

"Listen, do I have to take your phone?"I said instantly feeling lame😭. I never thought I'd be that kind of father.
"No"Ava'Marie said.

"No what?"

"No sir ." She responded.

"Now get your work done, you need to be done by the time dinner is ready. If you not done I'm taking your phone because you seem like you can't stay focused." I said before leaving her room.

Ava'Marie is 13, and honestly I'm not mentally prepared for her being a teen. I know she's gonna get to that phase where she's gonna want to do things on her own and rebel against me, and I don't think I'm ready for it.

It was dinner time, everyone came downstairs to eat.

"You done with your work?" I asked.

"I didn't have homework daddy, we just had to read." Ana'Marie said sitting at the table.

"Yea."Ava'Marie said.

"Let me see." I said.

She froze for a second. "I didn't finish." She admitted.

"Aight hand me your phone." I said.

She rolled her eyes and handed it to me. "Roll your eyes again and watch what happens, now sit down ."

"What's the password?" I asked.

Her eyes grew big as she sat down.

"Hello, tell me."

"I don't want you looking in my phone, It's my privacy." She said.

"What? I know you fucking lying. You don't have privacy here little girl, when you get your own house, you can be private all you want."

"Well you didn't get me the phone, mom got it for me, so you have no right."she said.

"You better watch what You say before You get smacked in the mouth. I pay for your phone. The money your mother has , to get you stuff , is from me. Unlock your phone right now."

She huffed and then unlock it. As I began to look, she stood over my shoulder.

"Sit your ass down!" I said.

She went and sat down.

"Aiden do we have to do this now, let's just eat dinner." London said.

"Yal eat dinner, don't let me hold you up." I said looking at her phone.

I searched through her text messages first. I don't mind her texting boys, but I do mind what they're talking about. So I look through the text.

" Kyle asked Are you a virgin? Are you?" I asked.

She turned red as I looked at her.

"Do you know what a virgin is Gianna?"

She ain't answer. So I continued searching through her phone. Nigga was 17, hell no. And don't be like well Ashlen was 15 dating a 18 year old. I didn't agree with that shit at all. Also, Ashlen was mature enough to understand the games of a boy. She didn't let him influence her to do anything and ain't no telling how easily influenced Ava could be. So I texted him saying "Can I come over?" Nigga responded with a quickness and sent the address.

I deleted everything so Ava wouldn't see. I look at her snapchat and it was typical girl snaps. With the whole lip-syncing  shit. But I did see a video of her dancing like as in belly rolling and twerking, and her dressing in booty shorts and crop tops while doing it, you got lil niggas commenting with heart eyes. Yea I'm heated didn't want to eat.

"So you think you grown?? You want attention from boys so bad?"

"No." She said getting scared.

"I'm not even gonna look at anymore stuff because I don't want to get anymore disappointed." I said putting the phone down.

"You're not getting your phone back, and expect something coming for you tonight." I said getting up and leaving the table.

I hate that I let her stay with her mom now. Cause of the way she's turning out to be. And I feel it's my fault, cause I wasn't being a father to her while she was there. Now she's looking for love in these boys seeking validation from them. Trying to gain the wrong type of attention . This is just sad.

I went back in the kitchen to get the phone and left the house to go see the boy.

I let him know through text I was here.

He came outside, and came to my car door trying to look through the tinted windows.  I opened the door , got up and grabbed him so quick.

"So you messing with my daughter, you know how old she is?" I asked .

Nïgga was scared, "I don't know sir" he stuttered.

"Well I mean you did say oh we just 4 years apart."

"I'm sorry sir."

"Where's your mother?"

"At work." He said.

"Call her."

He was scared but he called.

"Hello?..., Mom...''

He was being too scary so I took his phone.

"Hello ma'am My name is Anthony and I was calling to let you know your 17 year old son was tryna talk to my 13 year old daughter. He was ok with her hanging over your house while you were gone, not knowing it'll be me."

"I'm sorry about that, thank you for letting me know . May you put him on the phone."

I handed him the phone, and she cussed his ass out, calling him a pedophile , punishing him and all.

I left and went back home.

Ava most definitely did get a whooping, and she talking bout "I wanna go home"

"Well shit pack your bags, I raise young ladies in my house. And right about now, you aren't reaching the criteria" I said to her before leaving.

I went to my room and laid down just mad.

"You took things too far tonight." London said getting in bed.

"I don't think so at all." I said.

She just sighed.

I guess I was a little hard on her, but y'all understand why, right?

So, the next morning she was up and ready to go. I took her out for breakfast first.

"You're gonna need breakfast before you get on that long flight." I said opening the door for her as she got out.

I took her to cracker barrel and we sat down and ate. I could tell she was still mad at me. She so stubborn.

We basically ate in silence the whole time.

After breakfast I took her to the nail salon.

"You're not taking me home , are you" She said looking at me.

"Nahh" I said as we walked in the store.

I let her get a manicure and pedicure.

" You know I was really disappointed in you last night, right? You made me feel like I failed as a father."I said.

"I want you to be raised like a young lady, not an attention seeker. I can tell you, men act accordingly, if you treat yourself a certain way that's how they will treat you. You wanna act like a hoe, you get treated like one. All you will be is sex to them, no meeting the mama, just a sneak in and out the house. You should have a guy thinking you're out of his league. Not some girl he can get and mess around with. You only 13 , acting grown will get you into something you don't wanna be in . I promise you." I added.

She just looked down.

"I'm saying this cause I love you and I want better for you. Tryna find love out in the streets will just leave you broken physically and mentally. Now give me a kiss, I love you." I said.

She gave me a kiss and said "I love you too dad."