Isabelle Rose Grande

Chapter 7 - The Breakup

Isabelle's Pov

I woke up to the sound of crying. I open my eyes to see I slept in Mom's bed. I turn over and Mom's sitting there is bed crying.

"Mommy what's wrong?" I ask.

"Oh I'm sorry baby I didn't mean to wake you up. Um your dad broke up with me. He texted me saying that he was having too much fun in Australia to come back and be a dad. I'm sorry you never got to meet him baby" mom says.

"Don't be sorry. It's not you're fault" I say.

Mom cries harder. I crawl into her lap and hug her. She wraps her arms around me and holds me.

Suddenly the door bell rings.

"I'll get it you rest" I say to Mom.

I run down the stairs and stand at the door.

"Who is it?" I call out.

"It's Nonna and uncle Frankie" Nonna calls out.

"Oh okay" I say opening the door.

I hug them both and let them in.

"Where's mom?" they asked.

"Um still in bed" I say.

"Why is she alright?" Nonna asks.

"Um....." is all I can say because I see Mom walking down the stairs.

Her eyes were red and puffy.

Ariana's Pov

I walk down the stairs to see my mother and brother looking at me. They're holding Christmas presents. Crap I forgot Christmas is a week away. They were coming to LA to spend Christmas here this year.

"Mom could I please talk to you alone ?" I say.

"Sure Ari" mom replies and she follows me back upstairs to my room. I wait for her to walk in and I close the door and lock it.

"What's happened" Mom asks as I start to cry again.

"Jai broke up with me. He said that he was having too much fun in Australia and that he wasn't leaving and that he didn't want to be a dad anymore. So he's not coming back" I say.

"Awh love" Mom says. I start to cry again. "You can't let boys get in your way you're a mother now to a beautiful 7 year old. He if doesn't want to know Belle then that's his lost. You have to say strong for Belle. She was broken when she opened the door for us. You could tell in her little face and I don't think that it was because of a guy she never had met. It was because her mother was sad. You mean everything to that little girl. It's amazing the way she trusts you and acts like your real daughter after this short time. I'm gonna go and get her and send her up so you two can talk" Mom says.

"Thanks Mom" I say as she walks out.

Isabelle's Pov

I'm sitting there on the couch watching TV when Nonna walks but down the stairs. She walks up to me and sits next to me.

"Belle honey can you go and see you're mother in her room?" she asks

"Sure" I say getting up and running up the stairs.

I walk into Mom's room.

"Come here baby" she says.

I run to her and sit in her lap.

"I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to cry so much. I'm sorry if you're upset now" she says.

"I want us to be happy" I say.

"And we will be happy. We don't need boys in our life" she says.

" What about uncle Frankie?" I ask.

"We can't get rid of that one" Mom says with a laugh.

"Mommy I'm tired" I say with a yawn.

Mom lays down and pulls me up beside her. She pulls the covers up to our heads. I snuggle my head into Mom's chest as she puts her arms around me. She starts to sing lullabys to me which makes us both drift fast asleep.