“ Well how about Christmas Allison? I am sure you both would feel a whole lot better just getting away from there for awhile.” I ask stating my opinion
Seeing the looks on those that surround me at that moment are of pure shock. I watch as each look from me to each other. All five stand up leaving the bedroom with sad expressions. I shake my head as I knew they have jumped to conclusions again.
“ I don’t know Heath. How would I get there and back. Look Heath I so want to be around your family, but if they lay me off I will have to find another job around Christmas.” She tells me while my mind starts to think
“ Just think about it Allison, and leave the how and when to me.” I state hearing a sigh
“ Ok Heath as you have proven to Lindsey and I that you are a good man.” She tells me as I smile
We talk for a little bit longer before she has to go. We hang up a minute later with me placing my phone on my right. I stay seated thinking of how to explain to my loves about Allison. It’s at that time they all come back in with very concerned looks on their face. I stand up telling them to have a seat. Each one gives me a look that makes me enforce my words. Once they have a seat on the bed next to each other I make my way over to the desk. I get the manilla envelope then make my way back to hand it to Jasmine.
“ Before each of you speak maybe that will fill you each in on why I am so concerned with Allison.” I state making my way to my bedroom chair to recline back
I close my eyes hearing the papers being pulled out. I stay quiet letting my fiancees read what I had weeks ago. I hear gasps then Jasmine reading the birth certificate. Then Diamond reading the adoption papers that I knew GHO$T had a hard time getting his hands on. I hear each one of them talk before it all comes together.
“ Holy shit Allison is Adam’s sister.” Hannah states with a shocked tone
“ Heath why did you keep this from him and the family? When are you going to tell him?” Tiffany asks getting my attention
“ I’m not because I want to surprise him along with the family. I talked her into coming here for Christmas, but I wanted to show atleast you five why I am trying to help her and Lindsey from a shitty life they have.” I exclaim opening my eyes raising up
“ They have it that hard baby?” Jasmine asks to only get a nod
“ Heath darling I guess we were jumping again, but you showing us all this information shows you truly do trust us.” Diamond states with a small smile
“ Diamond I have always trusted you all, but it’s been you four excluding Jessie that hardly trusted me. Look I love you all so very much, but Allison and Lindsey have no one to help them. No family to be around except this one in which….in which I am trying to bring them into.” I state seeing their eyes soften towards me
Each of my loves look down at the paper they hold before putting all the information back in the envelope. I watch Jasmine stand coming over to me to only hand the envelope to me. I sit up accepting only to pull her into my lap. She lets out a squeak before I hold her in my arms.
“ So I have to ask can Allison and Lindsey come stay here as I have a lot of planning to do?” I ask to see the others stand up coming to join Jasmine and I
Diamond gets in my lap also while Hannah, Jessie, and Tiffany sit in front of us on the floor. Diamond looks in my eyes searching for something that has me curious. Once I guess she found it I noticed her smile.
“ Baby bring us a new sister. Just don’t bring us another lover.” Diamond tells me getting a shake of my head
“ Diamond darlin Allison is just like Selena, Kaye, Michelle, Sierra, Mandy, and Renee. She is a sister in my heart, but Lindsey sees me as her daddy in which I don’t mind being for her.” I tell her with a heartfelt smile
“ Ok baby just be careful my love we don’t need you to be taken from us by a woman.” Jasmine says getting giggles
“ As if Jazzy baby look at our moms and godmoms. Even if they weren’t family I am sure our baby would never leave us.” Hannah states getting nods
“ True there Hannah darling. So baby when do you plan to bring them both here?” Jasmine asks in a playful voice
“ Well this is what I have been thinking.” I say as each of them come closer to me
I discuss my idea and thoughts in which they each nod giving me a assuring smile. Diamond speaks after placing her hands around my neck.
“ You know Heath my love that before you leave for a few days that your going to have to satisfy us enough to hold us over until you return right?” Diamond asks only to get pinched on her ass by me
“ Yes I do my Diamond doll.” I say getting a wicked smile
The rest of the afternoon goes by with family members going out starting their early Christmas shopping. The only ones left were Nick and I as we sat in the living room drinking a beer each while a game was on. I caught him looking at his beer bottle as if deep in thought. I wasn’t going to pry, but my curiousity got the best of me.
“ Ok Nick what’s got you looking as if your in space?” I ask getting his attention
“ Just thinking back to when my family was coming together after all that happened.” He tells me taking a drink from his bottle
“ You want to talk about it man?” I ask seeing his expression show some relunctance
“ You sure you want to hear about those days?” He asks to only get a nod
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Nick’s POV:
I look at Heath seeing his look of concern before I start in on my story.
“ It was around 20 years ago that my family began to heal after all the hell that it went through.” I say remembering as if it all happened yesterday
“ Flashback”
I am standing outside the courthouse with my family. Dad and Mom are talking with Sasha and Lucy about what was going to happen. Since mom was a lawyer plus a relative she couldn’t represent them in a court of law. So the next best thing was Rick. Savannah asked her father to help in which he did without being paid. He stated that he owed my dad and mom for being a asshole to me just two years ago. Dwight and Yvonne was babysitting their nieces and nephew as Savannah, Megan, and I were politely asked to testify for my cousins. Both have gone through so much in their life that it seems the judge wanted some testimony as for some truth. Sasha and Lucy weren’t in trouble as this was a adoption case. Dad and Mom wanted to take my cousins in as their own. Even though Aunt Gail turned out to be a bad person. Sasha and Lucy were the victims in everything that Karl and Aunt Gail had them to do or done to them. It was because of both that my cousins could never have kids. They both took in Sierra, Mandy, Nicky, Justin, Renee, and Jessie Lee in as their own bathing them with love. As I sat on my trike holding Savannah and Megan. My father in law stepped over asking if we were ready. We looked to each other before looking back to him with a nod. Dad and mom came over leaving both my cousins in the comfort of E.P. and Jax.
“ Nick honey I hope your not having any bad thoughts of Sasha and Lucy being your sisters?” My mother asks with deep concern