Dinner Time...

De'Mario's POV:

I served dinner and everything was silent. The tension in the room was so high that I didn't even want to eat. I fed everyone else and sat in the kitchen re organizing the fridge. I can't even look Maria in the eye anymore. It's like my own daughter has changed on me and it's been changing since Terrence and her have been getting a little too close. I don't know what to do. That hurt me when she said she hated me because I know she meant it and to hear her repeat it only made things alot worse.

Trinity: "Daddy can I have some juice?" She asked.

Me: "Yeah, here." I poured her a cup of apple juice and gave some to Shario too cause he's going to ask too. Terrence got up and washed out his plate before walking down to his room.

Terrence: "Goodnight, Sir." He mumbled.

Me: "Good night." I replied and we nodded at each other. He's a good kid, I just don't want him thinking that life is easy. I want him to be a real man when gets older, especially If he plans on continuing to flirt with my daughter. Speaking of her, she's still at the table and she hasn't moved from that spot. "Waiting on dessert or something?" I asked. She turned around with glistening eyes.

Maria: "I was waiting for you to sit down." She began to cry. "Daddy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."

Me: "Yes, you did." I sighed. "Thats why I asked you to repeat yourself and you did. Loud and clear. Didn't even blink." I grabbed her plate. "Now, goodnight. Terrence will take you to school from now on." I washed out her dishes as she slowly walked upstairs sniffling. That kind of broke my heart to do that too but you can't just say shit you don't mean and expect 'Im sorry' to fix everything. She'll be alright, it ain't the end of the world.

Shario: "I'm done dad." He stretched like he just ate the best meal ever.

Trinity: "Me too," she smiled. "That was goood!"

Me: "Thank you," I chuckled. "Now, gimme your plates. You want some chocolate cake?" I offered.
Twins: "Yeahh!!" They cheered. I smiled as a wave of happiness came over me. I cut them a slice of cake each and served it to them.

Trinity: "Thank you, Daddy." She smiled.

Shario: "Thanks ,Dad." She grinned.

Me: "You welcome," I chuckled. These two give me life. All I see is Shawny the moment I look at them. Shawny If you could hear me up there, please don't stop watching over me. I sighed and washed out the twins plates as they ate their dessert. After they were done, I washed those plates out too and went upstairs to put them in the tub and put them in bed.

Trinity: "Daddy, can you read me a bedtime story like Maria does?" She asked and I don't know how he heard but Shario yelled,

Shario: "Me too!" He then ran into Trinity's room. "Dad, can you read me one too?" He begged.

Me: "Alright, alright." I pat the bed next to Trinity. "Come have a seat." He jumped on the bed and sat up next to her.

Trinity: "We read all those books already, can you make up one?" She suggested.

Shario: "Yeah, use your imagination," he put emphasis on that last word while making a rainbow with his hands. He got that from spongebob and I chuckled. They want me to do the most.

Me: "Alright, but don't be crying when story telling skills is better than yours." I smirked.

Trinity: "Daddy, I won't cry," she giggled.

Shario: "Yeah, you can't be better than me" he crossed his arms.

Me: "Watch and see lil man." I ruffed up his hair. "Alright, so there was this princess. Princess Shawny. She lived as the servant to her father and step mother, aiding to whatever they asked. She wasn't allowed to do fun things the Rest of her sisters and brothers. Instead, she did chores all day and returned to the rat infested basement." I made a funny face.

Trinity: "Eww," She scrunched up her face.

Shario: "That's nasty, why would they make her do that? Don't they live in a castle?" He asked.

Me: "Yupp, in fact they had more than enough rooms to run a hotel." I smacked lips and shook my head. "They did her so wrong. Okay, so one day the evil step mother who is secretly a witch decided to undo all of Shawny's work she had done that day so her father who is secretly a warlock would get mad at her. The king cursed the girl to be a servant until she became a woman. The princess really upset at the queen and tried to poison her but she didn't die, so the king found out and disowned her by locking her in the basement for all of eternity."

Trinity: "What?!" She looked disappointed. "Thats not fair."

Me: "Well, she didn't stay too long. The princesses mother came to rescue her. Although she's no longer the queen, she is a fairy and used her magic to send the princess to a foreign land called The Angels."

Trinity: "Yayy!" She cheered.

Me: "The princess began to live her own life. She was no longer the princess of King John but now she has the opportunity to live free of rules. She was on her way to the market to buy more bread for her home when she ran into a handsome prince. His name was Prince De'Mario." I smiled.

Trinity: "Daddy!!" She shouted in joy.

Me: "Shh... no no not me." I chuckled. "The prince asked her to the ball and she refused to go with anyone of royalty. They disgust her with their arrogance. She then left and planned on never seeing him again. The prince went looking for Shawny, up and down, left and right. He came across her little home by the hill and paid her a visit. The princess apologized for coming off on the wrong foot and offered to dance with her in the walls of her home and she allowed him to. Soon, the two fell in love and were blessed with two beautiful twins. Princess Trinity Elise and Prince King Shario. Then they lived happily ever after. " I smiled.

Trinity: "Great story," she yawned. Shario was knocked out already and I ain't even finish yet. But it's getting late and they should be getting to bed. I kissed Trinity on the forehead and tucked her in while picking Shario up. "Goodnight, Daddy. Love you." She closed her eyes.

Me: "Goodnight baby, I love you too." I turned off her lamp and Shut her bedroom door as I walked out with Shario in my hands. I carried him into his room and laid him on the bed pulling the covers over him. I kissed his forehead and turned off the lights before walking out and shutting the door behind me.

If you think about it, Shawny and I have a story that could never be retold If it wasn't by us. No lie, I like it that way. Nobody knows our true story, so who could tell us what or who we are. I think that's why no one ever understood our relationship. No one knew why we were still together or why we broke up, they just got part of the story and was looking stupid for putting their two cents in. Thats why, Shawny and I had a lot of enemies. Because we never did what they wanted us to do, we always ended up doing the opposite.

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