Jayceon carried a sleeping Zaria to his bedroom and laid on her on his bed. "Da da that girl you like?" Aaliyah asked Jayceon who shrugged not understanding her once again. Aaliyah was left with a babysitter who had just left.
Jayceon took Aaliyah and they left the bedroom so Zaria could sleep in peace. Jayceon had no clue why she was in her car crying but whatever reason it may ne it tore her apart.
It takes a lot for Zaria to cry so her mothers confession was more than enough. "Daddy. Hungry." Aaliyah said and Jayceon looked at his phone and saw it was 6:30 PM and was supposed to eat at 6. "Natalie ain't feed you?" He asked her and she shook her head.
Going into the kitchen he made her a small sandwich which she ate and sat down to watch Cartoons. Jayceon who wanted to tell Javon and Taliah he had Zaria but he also felt like Zaria wasn't ready to go back yet so he kept it to himself.
"Daddy i want it." Aaliyah pointed to the screen where she was watching Paw Patrol. "You want a dog?" He asked her and she nodded. "Alright. I'll get you a dog." He said and Aaliyah smiled going back to watching tv.
Bored he scrolled on his phone and saw a text from Keisha.
Jayceon left the conversation alone and looked at Aaliyah. She looked just like him and he was afraid he'd fail her. "Little mamas." He said and she turned around with a mug on her face. "Come play with da da." He said and she turned back around to her cartoons.
Jayceon raises an eyebrow and walked over to her. He scooped her up and swung her onto his shoulder. "Daddy!" She shrieked and Jayceon laughed. "Stop!" Aaliyah laughed as Jayceom began to tickle her.
"If da da says to play you betta come play. Ya hear?" Jayceon said tickling her still. "Okay. We play." Aaliyah giggled and Jayceon smiled. Zaria who woke up watched their exchange with a smile on her face.
She was at mixed feelings. She was angry because he never told her he had a daughter and she felt guilty like maybe she was taking time away from him being a father but she also felt a certain way that she couldn't describe because seeing a man being a father was nearly a rare thing to ever see in Harlem or anywhere for that matter. So maybe she was in awe of his relationship with his daughter.
When Jayceon saw Zaria he jumped a little and put Aaliyah down. She looked at Zaria with a smile on her face. "Da da thats pwetty girl." Aaliyah said pointing at Zaria.
Jayceon frowned down at Aaliyah. "Don't point babygirl. Its rude." He said and she nodded looking at Zaria. "Me sowwy." She said pouting. Zaria kneeled down to her. "Its okay. Whats your name?" Zaria asked her and Aaliyah was puzzled.
She knew her name but not how to pronounce it so she looked at Jayceon. "Say Aaliyah." He told her. "My name...that." She said indicating to whag Jayceon said. Zaria chuckled. "My names Zaria but you can call me Z." She said and Aaliyah hugged her.
"Mommy Z." She said happily and Zaria laughed softly. Aaliyah backed off Zaria smiled at her. "Your pwetty." She said shyly. "No your prettier. Daddys twin." She said and Aaliyah looked at her.
"Me no daddy twin." She said and Zaria chuckled. "Uh Aaliyah head to yo room me and Mommy Z need to talk." Jayceon spoke up and Aaliyah pouted. "Daddy." She whined.
"Please." Jayceon pouted and Aaliyah nodded. "Mommy Z read?" She asked Zaria who nodded. "In a little bit." Zaria said and Aaliyah ran to her room. Zaria stood up and looked at Jayceon. "Why were you crying?" He asked getting straight to the point.
Zaria mugged him. "Why should i tell you anything? Remember trusting you was my mistake. I'll never make that same mistake twice." Zaria folded her arms across her chest.
