When We Were Young

Chapter Forty four

A/N: I had to find another pic for Zora cuz that other girl was too old. She can play her later. New Zora in the mm 😍😍 I just want me a lil chocolate baby lol ... Be sure to read the A/N at the end...

Odell POV

"Zora come on. Let's go!" Dezzy called from the door.

"Bu' I don't wanna weave," Zora whined.

"What did I say Assata? Let's. Go." She came over to us.

I swear if it was slave times this girl would be the first to freedom the way she run.  

Not this time.

I'll be damned if I break a promise that I made to my daughter cuz she wanna play relay race.

"No," I moved away from Dezzy and held Zora. "I made a promise to her and I'm keepin' it no matta' what. This is my babyeh and I said I was always gon be here fa' her and I'm not breakin' it ova you."

She can't just take Zora away from me. That shit would break my heart in a million fucking pieces. That's my baby.

She shook her head, "Odell, just give me my baby."

"No, she's our baby, and I'm not letting you take her away from me just cuz you're scared. Forget about me it's not fair to her."

Let's not have this talk in front of her. Her little ears soaking all this in.

"Hey you wanna  play with your princess dolls?" I asked Zora and led her away from Desireé. She nodded her head, smiling, as I gave her her toys on the living room floor. "Me and your mommy gonna talk right there, okay? Don't be scared we can see you."

"Tank wou, daddy."

"You welcome just be good."

I went back to Dezzy who was pissed.

"You wanna talk? Now we can talk," I offered.

"I just want to get Zora and leave. I don't think that's a whole lot to talk about." She moved to go to the living room but I blocked her.

"And for what? Why are you leavi-"

"Because what was I doing before you decided to just randomly show up?! I was living my normal, happy, peaceful life with my daughter! Then you show up and I'm crying again, and we're fighting again, I just threatened your mother, and she's having emotional break downs and breakthroughs, and for what? For what Odell? Maybe your mom is right, why are we doing this?"

"Okay, so now suddenly you just agree with my mother. This is bullshit! You not snatching her up and taking her away for me to never see her again. And if you do you just being selfish as shit cuz the only person who would benefit from that. You wanna be mad at me, be mad at me. You wanna be mad at my mom, be mad at my mom, but don't hurt Zora like that. Just  chill out. Man the fuck up and roll with some fucking punches. Damn Desireè," I sighed in frustration. "And why you asking some damn for what? Me and you both know that it's so Zora can have something that we never did and that's a father, so don't give me that bullshit, please Desireè."

Calm down Odell. Yelling is only about to put you 57 steps back.

You know what I just realized she only does this with me.

Her mom: she took her shit.

Derrick: she took his shit.

Me: she always fucking running.

Why?

"Why you always running from me?" I moved closer to her.

I asked this question before and I never got an answer. Ever.

"Answer me Desireè. Why are you always running from me? Just tell me so I can get you to stop."

"Stop touching me," she moved my hand away from her face, "it messes my head up."

"Messes your head up how?" I moved closer and pulled her to me, "There's a difference between messing your head up and letting your guard down."

"Yeah and I don't need to do either one with you. You're always making me feel safe and I don't know why because you're not. You're just... so- you're just," she shook her head in frustration before sighing. "When you're acting right you're so good, but when you're not you just hurt me so bad, and I never know what I'm gonna get with you or when it's gonna change. I hate it. I leave because you hurt me and I wouldn't if you'd just stop it." She looked up at me.

We coulda been something so great. We should have been.

"I know what you're saying and I'm tryna do better, I've been doing better, haven't I? You can't hold this against me it wasn't even me this time. Please, just don't take Zora away. I love that lil girl and I promised I'd always be there for her. She's my baby."

"You're right," Dezzy nodded. "I'm sorry, okay? We both got stuff to work on. She traced her finger down my chest meaning I'm officially back in her good graces. For now.

"Just promise me something," I held her close to me as she looked up at me.

"What?"

"Just don't make me do this every time you get upset, you know, make me have to beg you not to take her away from me. If I'm her father let me be that no matter what. Please." I need for her to see how she can't keep doing this.

"Okay, I promise," she nodded.

"Thank you," I kissed her cheek. "I promise that I'm gonna keep growing and getting better. For the both of you."

I just love them so much.
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Desireé POV

I'm such a fucking sucker. Sucker for love.

Am I though?

No, just a sucker for Odell. Why I really do not know. That's a lie, yes I do. I love him. Now why that is I really don't know.

Everybody is always talking about how they wanna love somebody. It's a trap. Don't do it.

"Don't worry about me," I shook my head, "just focus on Zora."

"You her mom. I gotta worry about you. I love you," he stroked my cheek.

Boy stop.🙄

"Okaayy... well we're gonna go." I moved his hand away from my cheek only for him to move it to my waist.

"Just stay for a little while," he looked at his watch, "it's almost nap time anyway. I vote we take a family nap." He cheesed.

"And I vote we don-"

"Oooo! Can we mommy, pweeaasse?" Zee came bouncing between us.

I sighed, "Okay, I'm gonna go to the store and hopefully y'all will be done by the time I get back."

"Nope, it's called family nap time, not everybody but mommy nap time. Come on." Odell grabbed my hand and Zee grabbed the other before pulling me up the stairs behind them.

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Odell POV

I watched Dezzy and Zora as they slept. I'd dozed off too but I woke up and was now just staring at them.

I almost lost them today. Again.

I didn't expect it to bother me nearly as much as it did. It scared the fuck outta me actually.

It made me realize that no matter what this is my family.

A/N: This is the end of When We Were Young. I haven't decided if I'll continue with a part two in this book just with a different section or do a actual separate book 2. If you guys drop some title ideas I'll probably do a separate book, but either way I'm not done with Odell and Dezzy. Please vote and comment 😘😘