Times Three (X3)

CHAPTER 34 - Liars

Previously On Triplets Apart:
David and Cameron catches up on lost time and express their undying love for each other. Rebecca pleas about why she did what she did while also realizing that she's been unhappy all her life after her actions. Mariyah is hurting and apparently so is Tariq.. he plans to cut ties with Jada to prove that he's not a player and love her from a far as his way of showing genuine respect for her.

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"I don't wanna be here." Mariyah mutters, I glance at her and pause.

"Huh?" I raise an eyebrow.

"Can I come to your house with you?" She asks with a scowl.

"Sure. As long as your dad is cool with it?" I shrug.

"He's good. Would your parents be okay with it?"

"Don't worry about them." I wave her off.

When we're finally ready, I head to find my mom, ready and prepared as well for her flight.

"Hey mama bear." My voice is soft, leaning inwards from her door. She stares out her window before turning around and smiling at me as I walk over to her.

"Hi." She coos.

"So?"

"So what?"

"Sooo.. I saw you and the President talking?" My smile is hopeful and I'm sure she can tell.

"You little spy." She gives me a playful swat on my arm, earning a guilty chuckle.

"So? What now?"

"I guess we're going to try and start over, pick up where we left off?" She says with a slight shrug and smile.

A sudden happiness shoots through my lungs as I squeal, jumping on her like a little child.

"It's not going to be easy though, pumpkin. He has to deal with his divorce plus all this mess at the same time. But we also have three daughters together and we still haven't found two of them yet. We're just focusing on the family for now. The 'love' can wait." She adds air quotes to the word love. I nod in understanding knowing she doesn't mean anything by it.

"What was it like seeing him.. after all these years? In the flesh. How did you feel?" Even my own self feels mentally heavy asking this question. I can't imagine the emotions they felt, seeing each other in real time. I'm getting anxiety just by thinking about it.

She intakes a deep breath then exhales, "I.. I can't explain it. I watched him on tv all the time but.. seeing him in the flesh was.. different.. I took one look at him and I felt as if nothing's changed. I got a familiar emotion, the same emotions I had for him all those years ago. I still do.. He's still my Dave." She says and I scowl in awe, I want to cry but I just hug her instead.

We head out, seeing Mariyah waiting in the hall with her bag. I get my bag before all of us retreating to find dad. With a knock on his office door, he orders us to come in.

"Daddy, I need a break from this place. I'm going to Jada's house, I'm leaving from there for school tomorrow. Is that cool with you?" Mariyah doesn't pause in between words and her tone is basically not a question, she already answered it herself.

"Of course. You and your sister do need the quality time together." He replies with a little concern. He doesn't really question her safety, she's safe here, on the road and at my home. To me sometimes, Mariyah is like this sacred child that has to stay untouched and away from the rest of humanity based on the way she was grown.

"Good."

"I'm going to catch my flight now too." Mom adds in and he nods, a slight touch of disappointment in his eyes as he tries to guard it by being understanding. Mariyah and I silently watch them both.