The comments//JH

Twenty Two

Josh

"Yeah" I answered the phone knowing exactly who it was

"I had a missed call from this number" I heard him speak through the phone. I recognized his voice immediately. He sounded no different

"Hey, I reached out to Ròsa and got your number can you chat for a min?" I asked

"Josh? Is that you?" He asked through the phone

"Yeah, it is" I responded

"Damn, how you doing for yourself?" He asked me

"I'm okay, your daughter isn't" I said bringing up Jaysea

"Yeah, I'm sure she don't want nothin to do with me" He said on the other line

"What happened between you two? You were so close" I said remembering the old days

"After her mother died, I made some pretty bad decisions. I became depressed and life got pretty bad. We didn't end on good terms" he told me

"How are you doing now?" I asked him

"Good. I just don't think I'll ever be able to mend our relationship. I should have been there for her when her mom couldn't. Instead I put myself first" he admitted I could hear his voice crack

"I wish I could say I was calling on good terms" I replied back

"What do you mean son?" He asked me

"Um...I don't know how to tell you this but Jaysea was diagnosed with stage-3 lung cancer a week ago" I explained to him

"What?" He said shocked

"Yeah, they don't think she's got much time all she needs is a transplant, but that's very unlikely" I said to him feeling tears swell In my eyes

"I don't think she'd want me there" he explained

"I just thought you had a right to know" I said

"Thank you, I'll try to come see her. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad" he said

"Thank you, bye"

"Bye" he said and I hung up the phone and wiped my eyes

I fixed my appearance and walked back into the living room and sat next to Nessa

"You good?" Jaysea asked me and I nodded

"Just my manager" I lied

Jaysea

"It's bedtime" Jaden said kissing my forehead

"Can we just sleep here? I hurt" I asked and pointed at my belly

"Of course" he smiled

Everyone else had left the living room a while ago. I cuddled into his chest and he covered us with the blanket.

"Goodnight beautiful" he kissed my cheek

"Goodnight Jaden"

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"Baby....I made breakfast" I heard a faint voice wake me from my slumber

I opened my eyes to be met with my boy staring down at me

"I made breakfast" he smiled kissing my lips and walking away

I sat up and stretched. I looked to my left and saw Jaden walking in with a tray full of breakfast foods

"What's the occasion" I smiled

"Just you and me" he smiled back sitting next to me and setting the food on the table