ALISHA'S P.O.V.

I told Jayden it was too dangerous to drive in this kind of rain and insisted that he stayed.

"Fine, I'll stay here till the rain subsides."

I smiled at him.

"Are you really sure you want me to stay here tonight. I mean,I am a good looking guy,"

His charming personality was back in full swing with a smirk on his face, running his hand through his hair,teasing me.

"You may just end up falling for me."
I rolled my eyes at him,clearly pretending to be unaffected by him.

He looked at me and we were laughing so freely without a care in the world.
"Yeah right."

On my couch, we sat down talking and laughing about every thing and nothing.

The laughs, small talks, his smiles, winks, his deep blue eyes that show every thing he was feeling was genuine.

All these were what warmed my heart.

I didn't even know that it was still raining cats and dogs outside.
By the time we were done, it was 10 pm already.

It was still raining so , what the heck?

He can spend the night here.

I showed him to the guest room,where he would stay for the night.

He caught me off guard when he asked "Your parents won't mind?"

"They're not here." I said almost immediately.

"Where are they?"

"Nigeria. In case you didn't notice,I'm not a full blown Canadian."

He nodded, willing for me to explain.

"My dad is Nigerian and my mom is Canadian. Due to some circumstances, they had to go."

"Do you still speak to them?"

"Not really."I said, hoping this interrogation session would end.

"Why-" he asked, or rather wanted to but I didn't let him finish.

"because they had priorities, and I wasn't one of them." I snapped.

Getting tired of him interrogating me, I wanted to do the asking this time.

"What about you?When I went to your house I didn't see your dad any where."

He sighed.

"Its not something I like to talk about but since you've been honest with me,I guess I owe you that much."

I nodded.

"He left about three years ago,walked on his family,found a 'mistress' and left us without a second glance."

He was angry, his hands were balled into fists, his knuckles white,the look of pure anger in his eyes.

I put my hand on his shoulder to let him know that it was okay, I wasn't good at comforting people. This was a first.

Every body at one point in time has gone through a problem or the other in life, most came out stronger than they already were, others couldn't handle it and fell along the way. Not every body can handle the hand that fate deals us neither can we change what's happened,I of all people understood this too well. The pain of being abandoned wasn't a foreign feeling.

He nodded.

"I understand if you don't want to talk about it."

I gave him blankets I took from the store room just in case he needed them.

"If you need anything,I'm just upstairs,the fourth room, on the right."

"Thanks"He nodded.

I was already at the door before I turned back over my shoulder and said,"Good night,Jayden."

"Good night, Alisha"He gave me a smile and with that I left.

JAYDEN'S P.O.V.

I didn't like discussing my dad or family issues with anyone but she just spoke with so much honesty that I couldn't resist.

I was baffled at how a past of three years ago still has such a big effect on me. I felt the anger of what my father did to us three years ago rushing back that instant, but as quickly as it came,it was like it didn't exist anymore.

My father wasn't so bad,  even after he left,  at least he kept in contact with my mom and I.

He sent my allowance and money for upkeep which we didn't need but I guess it was his way of still being there for his family after abandoning them.

Shitty logic,but that was the only reasonable explanation I could give at that point.

He wasn't the worst dad but after he left,  I just couldn't call him my dad anymore. I just called him father.

According to me, there's a huge difference between the two.

He wants all bad but at least he made sure I was set for life before he decided to leave us for good,  to the great beyond.

My anger vanished because Alisha was there, because even thought she didn't say anything, she was with me, and that was enough.

I knew she wouldn't pressure me into telling her but I couldn't stop myself.
This girl was going to be the death of me.

I was currently sitting on this king sized bed taking in the beauty of the room.

It was really spacious. Unlike the living room,it had grey walls, and very nice wooden furniture. A desk at the far end of the room, near the floor length window, a night stand just a few inches away from the bed that was laid perfectly with white sheets.

It had an en suite bathroom just on the left of the room.

I stripped out of my clothes and went for a shower.

I was never one who liked taking hot showers so I turned the water on freezing cold and let if fall and let the coolness of the water calm me.

Feeling more relaxed after my long, cold shower, I lay down in my boxers and brought out my phone only to see ten missed calls and three new messages from my mom.

I sighed smiling and replied to her text.

MOM: Jayden Nicholas West, where has your phone been, do you want to give your poor mother a heart attack. BTW,I landed in Dubai safely. Thanks for asking.

MOM:Jayden,if you don't pick up your phone this instant,I will take the next available flight to Canada and I will be the first person you see the next morning.

MOM:Jayden, you may be busy now but please call for me know you are safe. Okay,baby.

These are the kinds of things that warm my heart, I loved my mom,not just because she was my mom but because she didn't abandon me when she should have, neither did she take her anger and sadness out on me.

I loved her because she doesn't stop me from making my decisions.

She was strong and had a very kind heart and most of all because she loved me too.

She was my rock when my world was crashing around me, my shelter and we've been there for each other ever since.

We were each others pillars since my dad left and her love has been my greatest support.

Mrs Jade West is my hero.

She's an inspiration to me.

I quickly replied to her texts.

JAYDEN: I'm fine mom, I just got caught up today,It's late now so I spent night at a friends place. I'll call you tomorrow, first thing. BTW,How's Dubai?

With that I relaxed, closed my eyes and let sleep take over.

A/N:
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They are strong, independent and beautiful.

Moms rock!

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