Dominic
When she walked through the door I stood looking at her. “We’re back”, she yelled, she came over to me and hugged me. “Hi dad”
“Hi sweetie, how was your vacation”?,
“It was good. Where’s mom, Zeke and Cyrus”?
“Moms at Work and the boys are out with Aunt Leah. Where’s Gideon”?
“Oh okay. He’s over at Grandma’s. I’ll head up to my room”
“Sure”.
My daughter was my biggest and most constant fucking headache. Tia, Allie, Mel and the others said I was double standard but fuck if I was going to let some slimy little asshole put his hands on her. Mia, Maya, Gideon and Richy were eighteen. Zeke, Cyrus, Andrew and Chris were sixteen. Throw in Ben, Eric, and Clayton it was a whole fucking shit show waiting to happen.
When he walked in, he saw me and came and sat down. Gideon was as tall as me, all three of the boys were me. “His name is Russel Walters; she broke up with him before graduation. However, he keeps texting her, threatening her. She showed me”.
“I’ll kill that little fucker”, I was already standing up.
“Dad. The boys and I will handle it. If she knows you know then she’ll be mad at you. She can’t do anything if me Zeke and Cyrus do it”.
I looked at my son, “Fine, don’t let your mother know either”. The front door opened, and she walked in.
“Mom”, he walked over to her and hugged her. “Oh, you’re back. I missed you”, Tia just hugged him, I realized no matter how old our kids were, they were never afraid to show us affection. Sometimes, Zeke and Cyrus would sit with their mother and just hug her. Mia does the same with me too.
I had no idea how to deal with this. These boys were head strong and they have that Chase craziness that runs in our family. The craziness that turns you into a deranged psychopath when the women in our lives are being threatened. I guess I zoned out. I felt her touch me.
“what is it”?
“The kids. They’re getting older. I can’t keep them under lock and key but I’m worried Tia, especially about Gideon and Mia”.
“I know I am too. I think it’s time we had a serious talk with the kids”,
“Thank you for understanding love”.
I held her to me. The past Nineteen years have been a breeze. Not once has our marriage, fate and trust in each other wavered with each passing day I loved her and adored her more.
“You ditched me last night”. I nuzzled her neck, and she sighed.
“You can have me tonight”. She had sly smile on her face.
“Then you better make sure you’re ready”.
“Oh I will be Mel got new inventory” she said raising the bag while walking away,
Fuck, Mel and her inventory has been one of my headaches too. A few months ago, she came back from one of the infamous Inventory hauls and the shit she wore had us locked away on our side of the house for almost two damn days. Thank god the kids we're on thier side of the house.
Now that all the older kids were home, we had a barbeque. Everyone was out back. The grandparents were only too happy to have everyone home. I was sitting in a corner watching the kids when Sam came over and sat next to me. He changed so much in these years, but he was still the same. He just hid it well. Bennet came over and sat next to us.
“We may have some problem coming, not for us but the girls. Just listen. When I was coming in today I found the six big ones, the boys having a discussion over by the main house, they didn’t see me”.
“They’re going after someone. I only heard a part of the conversation. But Gideon said and I quote. “I’ll kill that fucker the minute I get my hands on him” to which Richy replied. “Let’s see how he fucking likes it when I’m done with him”.
I looked at Bennet. “How the fuck do we reign these kids in Dominic”,
“I can’t even ask Caius to monitor them because Zeke, Cyrus, Andrew and Chris are fucking good with their laptops and these damn Kids know how to get around everything”, Sam Said looking worried.
“Fuck. I think it’s time we get all the men and have a very serious discussion with these boys”.
“Looks like our sons are going to give us sleepless nights after all”, Bennet said taking a drink of his beer.
We continued sitting and watching them. I saw Jason walking towards us with someone. He was maybe ten feet away from us when I saw Gedion, Cyrus and Zeke stand up. It happened so fucking fast one minute they were sitting and the next. Gideon had the fucker by the collar Punching him. “Shit” Sam jumped up and ran over. I found Tia looking at me, I stood up and walked over to them, Sam had to hold Gideon back.
“Gideon that’s enough”,
“No, it isn’t. I’ll fucking kill him”,
“Gideon. Enough. Go home. Now all of you” Tia said. They all walked away one by one.
“Mia, Gideon stay” I waited until they were all far away enough. I looked at my daughter. “Start talking”.
“His name is Russel Walters; I dated him when I was in college just so it would stop other guys from bothering me and it worked. I broke it off with him a few days before graduation and after that he’s been following me and stalking me. I told Gideon and Richy. The day before we came back home, he caught me in the corridor and hit me”, Mia said
I saw Sam let go of Gideon and Gideon Grabbed him and started punching him. “Mia take your brother and head home”,
Gideon reluctantly let go of the guy as Mia dragged him towards the house. Mel, Leah, Tatiana, Jess, Cassie, Amy and Allie were looking at me.
“Jason, get him up for me”.
Jason got him up and I looked at. “Don’t ever come back here, if you go anywhere near her, you’ll end up dead. Get him out of here”,
“Jesus Christ, I know they have tempers but fuck Dominic that is you”, Mel said looking worried.
“I have no idea how to deal with these boys, I could control their asses at fourteen but after that I couldn’t, what do we do now”, Bennet said
“One thing for sure is we need to talk to them because come what may. I know for a fact that If Gideon or Richy ask the others for help they’ll all help and hide whatever the fuck they do”, Mason said, and I knew he was right.
“I’m getting too old for this shit”,
“I’ll deal with my sons”, I looked at Tia, but she didn’t look at me, she began walking towards the house. Shit. Over the years Tia became sort of Mellow, but her anger and Ire was worse than mine.
“I’ll deal with mine. You men can deal with the girls” Allie said walking away. The women left one by one, and we were left looking at each other.
“Shit, this won’t be good” Ryan Said.
When I walked into the house, they were in the Livingroom, all three of them sitting there looking at their mother. “She’s in your office”
“Okay”. When I walked into the office I closed the door. “Dad I’m sorry”, I just shook my head and took a seat.
“Mom is mad isn’t she”, I looked at her, she was a replica of Tia. Tia was a Replica of Angela. She grew up so fast i just wanted her ot remain my little girl but I knew that was impossible.
“I don’t know. When you were born, I was so happy. So happy that I passed out in the delivery room. The day we brought you and your brother home was the day I began formulating how to protect you. I figured Gideon would protect you and he does but princess the world isn’t what you see. Today you’re eighteen then twenty and so on”.
“He won’t be the first guy or only one to behave this way”. I let out a sigh, I didn’t want to do this, but I would need to let them go. Mom and dad never stopped me and bennet from leaving at eighteen all they said was when we had enough freedom to come back home. I stood up and walked to the door.
“You’re eighteen and you have your freedom. As of this moment your life is yours, if you want to move out, get a job, be in a relationship whatever you want to do go ahead, neither I nor your mother will say anything. You’ll make your own choices and own decisions. When you have had a real dose of life. whenever you’re ready to come home then you can home”.
I left her there and went back to the living room. I found Tia and Gideon alone. I sat down beside Tia.
“I’ll tell you the same thing I told your sister. You’re eighteen and you have your freedom. As of this moment your life is yours, if you want to move out, get a job, be in a relationship whatever you want to do go ahead, neither I nor your mother will say anything. You’ll make your own choices and own decisions. When you have had a real dose of life. whenever you’re ready to come home then you can home”.
“Grandpa and grandma didn’t stop me and Uncle Bennet and I won’t stop the two of your either”