Secret Mistake 3

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DELANO POV

Can't believe our kids trapped us in here. But I can see why. Hopefully they were okay upstairs. "Don't worry there's food upstairs. I just cooked. Ryan knee what he was doing".

"Let's play twenty questions" I said.

Gia looked at me "like we did on that date?".

I nodded "exactly".

"Okay, So whose going first?" She asked.

"Did you really hate me that much when you worked for me?" I asked. Gia always showed me attitude everyday. "No I didn't hate you. I was trying to deny my liking for you. I've never had someone pay me that much attention before. So I didn't know what to do with it".

"Why me?. You could have anyone else. Why pick me?" She asked.

"Because the first day when you stepped into my office for that job application my heart jumped. I thought I was having some type of heart attack. But it was because the love of my life walked into my life at the exact moment and my heart knew" I said.

"And no other female has made my heart jump but you" I continued. She smiled "wow!".

"When did you realized you loved me?" I asked. Since Gia has a hard time expressing love I needed to know.

"Well twice. I guess the second time was the confirmation. Remember when I was pregnant with Ryan and we went to the doctor. Even though I knew what I was having from already checking with Bria. I made an appointment for us to go. Pretending not to know. But when the doctor said we were having a boy your eyes lit up. Seeing that made me realize I love this man. Then when Ryan was born. Watching you hold him and how invested you were confirmed that love for you. That moment was so special to me".

Hearing her say this was making me feel appreciated and loved. It was the best feeling. "Was it worth it with Bria?".

"No it wasn't worth losing everything. I was stupid and an idiot. She wasn't worth it. And if I could rewind time I would've curved her" I said.

Gia smiled "as long as you know how dumb you were for that.

"Was I that bad that you went to K for what I wasn't giving you?"

"Our relationship was really bad. I'm not sure if you didn't see it but I did. Having Ryan around that wasn't healthy. But meeting K and it was a breath of fresh air. I was allowed to laugh and be myself. With you I felt like I was walking on egg shells all the time".

"Was there a specific reason why you controlled me? Because I never gave you a reason to".

"Gia, first before I answer this. I'm sorry I kept you like you were a toy. No one should have to live like that. I controlled you out of fright. Feeling if I didn't control you, you would leave me. My mom had put me in a home for kids when I was nine. Her new boyfriend didn't want me around as they traveled. She left in that place for almost a full year. I didn't think she was coming back for me. But she did. I wasn't the same kid she dropped off months before. But I told myself I would never allow another person control my life or whomever I end up with would never leave me like my mother did".

Gia covered her mouth "your mother had you live in a kids group home?".

I nodded "she did".

"Wow! She's a piece of shit. Then again if my mom could she would've done the same thing. Wait... no cause then she couldn't use me as a human punching bag".

"Has Bria ever laid her hands on you?" I asked. No secret Bria verbally and emotionally abused Gia. So I know she used her hands to.

She nodded "not all the time. But she had her moments".

"I just don't understand why you stayed friends with someone like that"

"Delano when you are constantly abused and you never experienced love of any sort. You get accustomed to the abuse. Bria was around but she's the only person who gave a shit about me. Even if she treated me like trash. It's what I was used to".

Shaking my head cause that's a messed up way of seeing things.

"Why do you like my ass so much?" She smirked.

"Have you seen that perfect gift from above. That ass was made for me specifically" I joked.

"Back when you worked for me. You claimed you didn't know I liked you. But anytime you noticed I was watching you, you would go talk to a guy employee. Was that to make me jealous? Cause it worked".

She smirked "Yeah I did. I wasn't sure why you liked me so much. So I tried to make you jealous so you would stop liking me".

"Well that didn't work. It just made me fire a lot of people" I joked.

"Obviously I noticed the short staff of employees" she said.

"Gia you could've came in with shit all over you and that wouldn't have stopped me from liking you. You made me wanting to come to work. I couldn't wait to see you" I said.

"Wait? Is that why you made some weird jobs for me to do? You know the ones in the mornings where it would just be me and you?".

I smirked "guilty. I wanted to spend some one on one time with you. And if I had asked you would've said no. But being the boss has its perks. Plus, I enjoyed those times we had. You were nice Gia those days".

"Well I had a reputation to protect" she joked.

Reaching over the table and taking her hand into mine. All I could do is just stare at this beauty sitting across from me.