Lost Love

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

After we get back home, I am sitting and watching Letti. She's sitting on the end of the couch, away from us and biting her nails. "Bebita, let's head out back." I say and she nods. We walk out to the swing we put out by the fire pit and sit. "You know you can talk to me right?" I ask. "I know Mama." she says. "What's going on inside your head baby?" I ask. "Nothing Mama. I'm okay." she tells me. "No you're not. Talk to me." I tell her and pull her to lean into me. "You found your dad. I know what that feels like. To have something you didn't before." she tells me. "You're right but you're my daughter. You come first no matter what." I tell her and she smiles up at me. "You're dad was one of Celia's regulars. She would always drag me along and make me...um...he would pay her more for me." she tells me. "Are you saying my dad used to pay to sleep with you?" I ask. "Yeah...mama...I'm so sorry. I didn't want to. She made me." she says "And so did he." she whispers. I cup her face and say "Did he force himself on you?" I ask and she nods slightly. I pull her to me and say "Me and your dad will handle it. He won't touch you again." I tell her. "But he's your dad." she says. I make her look at me and say "I don't give a shit. You're my daughter. You're what matters. We got you." I tell her and pull her back to me and she sobs.

After getting her calmed down, we walk into the house and I tell her "Pack a bag and let me talk to your dad." She nods and does as I ask, with her head down. "What is it?" he asks. I take his hand and lead him to the back deck where I can talk to him without her hearing. "Letti knows my dad." I tell him and he looks at me shocked. "He was one of Celia's regulars and apparently was paying Celia to let him force himself on our little girl." I tell him and you see the torment in his eyes. I cup his face and say "We are taking our little girl to the clubhouse and then we're getting everyone in Templo and you and I are taking that fucker out." I tell him. He looks at me shocked and I say "No one fucks with my little girl." I tell him and he smirks. "I fucking love you." he tells me. "I love you too Johnny." I say.

We head back inside and the three of us head to the clubhouse. Walking in, I look at the prospect and ask "Can you stay close to Letti please?" He nods and takes her to one of the couches to sit with her and she won't even look up at us. I see how scared she looks and then I look at Coco and hear him say that he needs everyone in Templo.

Walking into Templo, me by his side, Bishop asks "What did you need to talk to us about?" Coco looks at me and I start talking. "We were called to a lawyer's office today. Apparently my father is still alive and was looking for me. Wanted me to have the money my grandmother left me. I thought he was dead. Mom told me when I was a kid that he was dead. When we got there, Letti stayed close to me and after we left, she was acting different. Something was wrong, I could feel it. I took her outside and asked her what was going on and she told me. She told me everything. Coco's mom was making Letti go with her when she would meet my dad and would let my dad force himself on my kid. On my little girl. I want to get my dad to meet me somewhere and I want him dead. No one fucks with my kid." I say and my hands are on the table and fists clenched. "Let me call Galindo. Get use of the pew. We got you little one." Bishop says. "Thank you guys." I say. "She's familia. So are you." Taza says and I release the breath I was holding.

After walking back out to the main room, I take Letti and lead her to our dorm. Sitting her on the bed, I sit next to her and Coco kneels in front of her. "Bebita, we're getting my dad and we're going to make sure he never touches you again." I tell her and she looks at me. "You can't do that." she tells me. "Why not Leticia?" Coco asks. "He's her dad. I can't ask her to do that." she says. I cup her face and make her look at me. "He's my dad. That I've not seen in more than twenty years. You're my daughter. Kid trumps parent anyday." I say. She shakes her head and says "I'm not even really your kid. He's your blood." she tells me and I see a tear fall from her eye. "Baby, listen to me. Blood or not, you're my kid. You belong to me and your dad. What he did to you was unacceptable. I don't give a shit if I gave birth to you or not. You're my kid and I will always protect you." I tell her and she hugs me. "Love you mama." she says. "Love you too baby." I tell her as I hug her back.

Walking out to the main room, Coco motions the prospect over and says "We have some things to take care of." Prospect looks at him and says "I'll stay close." We nod our thanks and we hug her before walking out the door. As we get outside, Bishop tells us, Galindo found your dad and took him to the pew for us." I nod and get on the bike behind Coco and we head to the warehouse where the pew is.

Walking into the warehouse, Miguel Galindo walks up and sees me with Coco and looks at us confused. I hold out my hand and say "Natalia Cruz." He smirks as he looks at Coco and shakes my hand. "Miguel Galindo. May I ask why you needed him brought to the pew?" I look at him with a stern look and say "Needs to learn not to fuck with my kid." Miguel nods and says "Right this way." before showing us inside.

I walk up to my father and he looks at me shocked. "Hi Daddy." and Miguel looks at Coco shocked. "Natalia, you have to help me." he pleads. "Why would I do that? I'm the one that asked them to get you here." I tell him and he looks at me shocked. "Why? Why would you do that?" he asks. "When we were at the lawyer's office, I noticed something was wrong with my daughter. You see, after I married Johnny, his mom Celia..." I start and his eyes go wide. "Celia was raising Letti. I didn't know about her. Hell, I had been told Johnny was dead. But, seeing that I can't have kids, and when we reunited, he had one, she became mine. But you see, she talks to me. She told me about how you would pay Celia to let you force yourself on my little girl. That doesn't work for me." I say. "But I'm your father." he pleads again. "No you're not. I've not seen you in twenty five years. These men are my family." I tell him. I look at Angel and ask him to move forward. "This man is my brother. Him, his father and brother did more for me in one night than you did my entire life." I say. I pull Coco forward "This man, my husband, and his band of brothers, are all the family I need. I didn't need my mother and I don't need you but most of all, you will never touch my daughter again." I tell him. Coco steps forward and empties his clip into my dad's chest before we help clean up and head back to the clubhouse to our daughter.