Michael
Today I'm taking Matthew to visit Ashlyn. I explained to him what's going on today and he's very confused.
Right now we're headed to get on the bus that will take us to the prison. "Daddy?" Matthew called out.
"Yes Matthew," I said. "Why didn't mommy come?" he asked. "She didn't want to," I said.
"Oh," he said. I parked the car in the lot and took Matthew out of the backseat.
We got processed and got on the bus. The ride was quiet, their were a lot of families, girlfriends and moms.
***
We finally got processed and we were sitting at a table. A guard finally brought Alyssa out and she sat in front of us.
"Hi, Michael," she said. "Hi, Alyssa," I replied. "Hi Matthew," she said. He hid his face in my chest and wrapped his arms around my waist.
I turned him back around. Alyssa's eyes were watering and I knew she was gonna cry.
"I understand, I didn't treat him very well anyways," she said. She wiped her tears and looked at me.
"How are you?" she asked. "Good," I answered. "You and Y/N still together?" she asked.
I side eyed her, "Yeah, we got married 3 months ago," I said. Matthew looked upset, like he was going to cry almost.
"What's bothering you, bean?" I asked. "She hates me," he answered. "No, I don't hate you, I'm sorry," Alyssa said.
"And she said she was my real mommy, but Mommy is my real mommy," Matthew said. Alyssa was about to say something, but I stopped her.
"She's your real mommy," I said. "Y/N is also your mommy too, just because she isn't your real mommy doesn't mean she doesn't love you," I explained.
"You don't have to call me mom," Alyssa said. "Okay," Matthew replied.
"Matthew, what's your favorite color?" she asked. "Blue and Purple," he said. "Why do you have to wear that?" Matthew asked her.
"Because I got in trouble for being bad and when you're really bad, you can come here," she said. "What did you do?" he asked.
"I hurt somebody close to me," she said. "I like your hair, it's black," Matthew said.
"Thank you, I like your mohawk," she said. "Are you gonna get out of here?" Matthew asked.
"In a couple of years, if i'm lucky," she said. "Free you until it's backwards," Matthew said.
"Matthew," I said calmly. Alyssa laughed, "Where'd you learn that?" she asked. "Uncle Steelo," he said.
"You're smart," Alyssa said. "I know," Matthew replied.
***
It was a pretty lengthy thirty minutes of visiting. I'm going to be bringing Matthew back next month for another interaction.
Now, I'm heading home to the rest of my family.
Y/N
I got a text from a familiar number. It was a whole paragraph from, Tatiana.
I didn't think it was her until she started to explain why she left. A FaceTime call came in from her and I answered.
"Tati!" I exclaimed. "Y/N!" she greeted me. "I'm sorry for leaving you," she said. "I understand, your mom being sick must be very hard," I said.
