Fear

Part 3

When I enter my room I see Layla and Zaria asleep, Delilah was lying beside Layla making her little noises, I walk over to my bed and pick her up taking he into my small kitchen, placing her into her seat and go make some hot chocolate.

Layla and Zaria walk into the kitchen about five minutes later, Zaria goes and makes herself a hot chocolate while Layla walks over to me, "why didn't you wake me before you came in here?" she whispers in my ear

"you were sleeping, and Delilah was awake, so we came to hang out here." I tell her

"fair enough." She says before swiping my cup from the table and taking a sip. After she puts the cup back, she pushes my chair I was on back and climbs onto my lap facing me, I lean forward pressing my lips to hers softly

"eww save it for when your alone," Zaria says sitting in the chair across from me, "I'm just going to finish this then go back to my room."

"okay we're going to head to bed soon anyway, night." Layla says

Zaria stood, placed her cup in the sink, "night." She calls over her shoulder and closes the door.

Delilah yawns and starts whining feeling left out, Layla climbs off my lap and takes my cup over to the sink while I get Delilah, "you tired flower." I say to her, she snuggles into the crook of my neck. "Your mama likes to do that as well you know." I whisper into her ear

"You can lay her down in her crib if you want." Layla tells me as we walk over to the bed, I nod and lay Delilah down in her crib at the end of the bed while Layla hops into bed. I go lay beside her once I'm done and she snuggles close to me, laying her head down on my shoulder. "Can I ask a question?" Layla says tracing my new flower tattoo I have over my heart.

"sure, what's up?" I say

"Why do you call Delilah 'flower'?" she says

"Delilah is a type of flower," I say, "the flower looks like this." I continue pointing to the flower on my chest. She smiles up at me,

"That's where you went yesterday." She says and I nod

"It is time for us to go to sleep big day tomorrow." I tell her yawning; she closes her eyes and starts falling asleep before she sits up looking me straight in the eyes.

"Can you sing to me like you do to Delilah and Ivy." She says her voice just above a whisper

"sure baby, which song?" I question her

"Our song." She says laying back down on my chest tracing her favorite tattoo, the one of the moon right next to the Delilah flower, I nod.

Time's a ticking hearts are running

Think that Cupid's up to something

You ask me how I feel I say nothing

But lately colors seems so bright

And the stars light up the night

My feet they feel so light

I'm ignoring all the signs

I keep on frontin'

They ask they bluffin'

I keep you wondering

Keep you hunting for my lovin'

But I crave us hugging

Yeah stay stubborn

'Cause I can't admit that you got all the strings

And know just how tug 'em

By the time I finish the first verse she had already fallen asleep, but I sing the next few lines because that is her favorite part

I think I'm in love again

In my head yeah you're in my head

I think I'm in love again

I close my eyes and fall away to the land ofdreams.