Gang Leader's Kid (#1) ✔

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Distant voices were heard coming from downstairs as I slowly opened my eyes in the morning. My eyes travelled to the alarm clock beside my bed which read 6:50am making me groan and dropped my head back down on the bed. I don't think I've woken up this early in a long time, not even Kaden woke up at this time; he would usually wake up at two in the morning or sometimes five which I didn't mind but I only went to bed a couple hours ago and Kaden wasn't the one waking me up meaning that I minded this wake up call.

Laying bed and looking at the ceiling for a couple minutes before you actually get up or looking through your phone is so damn god before you actually wake up but I did that for a minute before the voices coming from downstairs became persistent. I couldn't tell who was speaking but it was annoying the hell out of me and I swear, if they woke up Kaden I wouldn't be a happy mom. Pushing the covers off of me, I walked to Kaden's nursery and saw that he was awake and moving about in his little cot making me more weary of getting near his clean self since I bathed him last night and I was still in need of a shower this morning.

Like any other morning since Kaden's birth, I took one of his toys and put it near him so he could play with it and turned on the toy thing above his bed while I walked back to my room and got the baby monitor and went into the bathroom to have a quick shower and brush my teeth. The baby monitor was the second best thing I could get, right now I want those cool things were you put that little camera in the baby's room and you can see if they're okay or not. After wrapping a towel around my form, I got ready with a frown on my face because I could hear Tristan still talking to someone but the voice was muffled.

'Hey sweetie.' I cooed at my little baby boy then picked him up out of his cot with his favourite stuffed animal which brought me a lot of memories from last night. That kiss and command for me to go to bed made me sleep good, it didn't even keep me awake but I can tell you that it left me with a lot of dirty thoughts followed by dirty dreams.

Kaden moved around in my arms before gurgling as his greeting to me. His nappy stank a little so I changed him and got him ready for the day with a little cute outfit before kissing his button nose and picking him up and placing him on my shoulder again and went to the hell that awaited for me and Kaden downstairs. Ironic because we were going downstairs and hell is downstairs, I should be a stand-up comedian! As I walked down the stairs, minding my steps, the voices got louder and louder till I got to the bottom of the stairs to see Miles and Tristan arguing back and forth with Miles looking out of it and tired.

'What's with all the noise?' I asked. Both eyes turned to me surprised as if I magically appeared from thin air. I raised my eyebrows up for their answer but they continued to stay quiet making me huff and mutter a "Whatever" then I walked to the kitchen but just as I opened the door, I got stopped but Miles who stood in front of the kitchen door and Tristan, who stood behind me.

'What the hell is going on? Why won't you let me in there?' Okay, I am hungry and so is my kid and they're stopping me, me a woman who is still recovering from having a baby and recovering from last night, from going into the kitchen to get food for my kid and comfort food for myself. How dare they? Miles' answer was a sigh before he looked behind me at Tristan; looking behind me I saw him give Miles the glare and the shake of his head.

Did I mention that his authority power was radiating off of him? Last night's memories practically sent me in frenzy mode since he was now behind me but that didn't matter at the moment, their odd behaviour did. I sighed when I got no explanation and did the daring move of pushing past Miles which wasn't too hard since he always would move because I either had Kaden in my arms or because he wasn't bothered to stop a hormonal girl that would really hurt his balls.

However, when I got into the kitchen, I wished that I never stepped foot in here because the people that I wished never to see again were sitting on the table where me and Tristan sat last night.

'Good morning, Kihanna.' My steps faltered and I felt myself wanting to faint but I was brought back into reality when Kaden tugged on my hair and put it in his mouth. Smiling at him with tears in my eyes, I looked behind me and gave Kaden to Tristan who looked at me with pity written in his eyes just like always.

'Hi mom.' I said with a clear shaky voice that gave away my fear. 'What are you doing here?' I asked while making my way to the fridge but unlike before, I had no memories or feelings from what happened last night. I took out bottles that had milk in them then some cold water for me because I had to shake off this feeling. My hands wouldn't stop shaking after I put the bottle in the microwave and I could feel everyone's eyes on me at this minute but I didn't turn around.

'Well sweetie,' I cringed inwardly at her name for me because it bought back unwanted memories but she failed to notice my shudder and continued to talk. 'News went around that you had a baby and I felt the need to come meet my grandbaby and my children so here I am. I've met your boyfriend by the way and I feel like I know him from somewhere.' I whirled around to face my mother and was about to protest that Tristan wasn't my boyfriend when Tristan beat me to it.

'She's my fiancée actually.' I couldn't even say anything, my mouth was open and gaping at him like a fish, and it mirrored exactly what my mom was doing right now! 'So you've been keeping more than one secret from me?' Her voice was screechy and I don't think you could have made her any more red than she was right now.

'We were keeping it a secret from everyone, actually.' Tristan flickered his eyes over to me then back to my mom. Miles and Kaden were the only ones who either couldn't or haven't said anything. I didn't even know why she was here, she doesn't care about her grandson or the welfare of her kids and she never has done. 'Mom, tell them why you're actually here.' I guess I was wrong when I said that Miles wouldn't say anything.

My mother laughed a little, but it sounded more like a cackle more than anything. 'Oh it's nothing much, just that I'm getting married in a couple days and I plan to have a dinner tonight and all of you including that baby of yours, is invited. 'I narrowed my eyes at her when she said that baby of yours but a shiver went down my spine when she said she was getting married in a couple days.

'Sorry but we can't, we're busy. Taking care of our baby.' I said, taking the bottle out of the microwave and checking the temperature of it which wasn't too hot; walking over to Tristan, I took Kaden out of his arms and put Kaden in my arms as I went out of the kitchen with a fast beating heart and trembling lips. The footsteps followed me but I refused to turn around and acknowledge who it was, especially if it was that witch and there you go, I was right when the door opened to reveal my mom with Miles and Tristan following behind.

'You are going to come to that dinner and you are going to welcome your new father with open arms.' My mother's tone was no longer nice and sweet but sour and hateful which I was used to. Laughing to myself, I shook my head at her request and she came closer to me but I didn't flinch like I would normally and Miles got her by the arm, pulling her away from me. 'She will be there. Just leave.' With one last look of disgust at me and Kaden, she muttered something that I couldn't understand and walked out of the room.

My breathing was suddenly heavy and the tears burned my eyes as the bottle shook in my hands; Miles came over to me and took both Kaden and the bottle away from me and put Kaden in his arms and the bottle on the table while bringing me closer to him, side hugging me.

I shook violently and cried nonstop in his arms, not caring if Tristan saw me like this because this was the real me in the end, the scared and helpless Kihanna. Memories of me as a kid came back to me in flashes making me choke on my tears but that didn't stop Miles from kissing my forehead and whispering soothing words to me like he did when we were kids.