2 years later........

February 5, 2043

8:11 p.m

A'dream POV

It's been 2 years and I haven't seen Kaizer. I moved back to Houston with the kids just so I could be around everybody and not hours away.

I don't know if he's awake if he's passed away or if he still in the hospital. Nobody has let me know anything. I just been miserable missing my nigga.

I had my baby boy Zyaire Blaze Gaulden November 10, 2041. He's a year about to be two in some months. He has Intellectual Disability.

Due to me drinking when I did, that effected him. He has trouble talking a bit and understanding, not that he's suppose to really I mean he is just a baby.

But he does have a little trouble with that. He doesn't walk nor does he crawl. And he does sometimes have moments where he gets very angry. He will dig his nails into your skin until you bleed.

I just really messed him up and I hate myself for that.

King really loves him. He's four years old and already understands so much. He knows somethings wrong with his brother. He shows him a lot of attention and helps him out a lot.

He's such a good big brother to all his siblings that's something I love about him.

But anyway, right now I was sitting down on my bed drawing a picture of my kids. It was coming out really good to my surprise.

"Mama! Mama!" King called and I was finna get up to see what he wanted but he came to me holding Zyaire.

"Mama, he crawled look." He said with a smile laying Zyaire down on his stomach.

"Come on Zy you can do it, you did it before." King said making me smile. He didn't care that his brother was different, that was his brother. He always wanted a brother.

I watched as Zyaire pushed himself up. King backed up a little and then Zyaire slowly started to crawl to him and a tear rolled down my face.

"Ma did you see that?!" King asked with the biggest smile and I nodded.

"Good job Zy, Wanna try to walk?" I asked sitting on the floor. I picked him up placing him on his feet but he fell down.

I sighed trying again but he just couldn't stand up to even try. I started to cry as I held him in my arms.

"Mama it's ok don't cry. He'll learn I promise. He'll shock you one day watch. Because he shocked me." King said and I looked at him.

"King you such a sweet brother." I said and he smiled before kissing my cheek.

"Where's Jalé?" I asked and then she ran in the room.

"Hey lil girl, what you was in there doing?" I asked and she shook her head looking at my drawing.

"It's me!" She smiled and I laughed.

"Yeah mommy drawing you and your brothers." I said and she nodded.

"Mama." King said and I looked at him.

"When is daddy coming back?" He asked looking down playing with his hands.

"I don't know baby, but soon." I said and he nodded then a tear dropped onto his hand.

"King don't cry, look at me." I said and he shook his head.

"Did he leave us?" He asked and I shook my head.

"No King he didn't. I promise he's coming back soon. Me and daddy are still together. We ok alright. Things are fine but he had got hurt, remember?" I asked and he nodded.

"Right, so he should be back very soon." I said and he nodded wiping his face.

"I'm just trying to help out. Since he's not here right now." He said and I smiled.

"I appreciate you for helping mommy out. I love you." I said kissing his cheek and he laughed.

All the sudden all the lights in the house cut off. Alaidria screamed and I quickly grabbed her and King.

"Y'all stay in here, ok? Mommy gonna come back. King stay right here with your brother and sister." I said and he nodded:

Only people that knew where I stay was the people I be round. Family. My doors stay locked so whoever this was in my house wasn't gon leave the same way they came in.

I got up leaving out the room and that's when I heard footsteps. As I walked in the living room the footsteps stopped.

"Ok Cuz, I'm finna get my kids and leave. YALL MUHFCUKAS CAN HAVE THIS HOUSE!" I yelled finna walk back in the room but I bumped into somebody.

I backed up a little before slapping the fuck outta them.

"Damn Dream chill." I smacked my lips kicking Trell and he laughed.

"Asshole. Don't do that you know I have kids." I said and then the lights turned back on and he was just laughing.

I rolled my eyes finna walk away but he grabbed my arm.

"Look! Look!" I scrunched up my face because he was acting like a little kid. I turned around to see what he was pointing at.

I smiled and a tear just dropped from my eye.

"If you. Don't get yo ass out my kitchen." I said and he laughed.

"And I haven't seen you in like a year and a half." I said going over to him seeing as he ate a fruit roll up.

"And then you eating my babies snacks!" I yelled tryna take it and he laughed.

"It's been a year and a half and a nigga ain't ate nun. Lemme alone." He said and I rolled my eyes before trying to hit him but he moved away.

"Bitch I oughta beatcho ass." I said and he chuckled giving me a hug and I didn't hug him back.

"I missed you Dream." He said and I playfully rolled my eyes.

"I missed you too Kai, I guess." I said and he let me go.

"You irritating. I coulda came i here and stole something." He said.

"Nigga you kinda did. Eating my kids shit without asking." I said and he smiled then I gasped.

"When da hell you get yo braces off?" I asked and he laughed.

"Uh like 4 months ago." He said and I scrunched up my face.

"When da hell did you wake up?" I asked.

"Maybe like 8 months after. Then I went to rehab and stuff got out and got my life in order a lil bit. Just a Lil bit." He said and I smiled.

"I been clean off that shit ever since they sent me so like from May of last year to now." He said.

"Aye! Dats damn near a year." I said as we did our little handshake.

"Yeah, I'm really proud of myself for that. But it's totally not like my dad damn near killed me and threatened me so I wouldn't do it again." He said and I looked at Trell.

"At least he's clean." He said before leaving out the house and I laughed.

"Where my kids?" He asked and I smiled. I grabbed his hand taking him back to my room. Seeing as King was asleep I laughed.

My baby tired, he hasn't been sleeping any since Zyaire was born because Zyaire has a hard time sleeping.

"King getting big." Kai mumbled kissing his cheek.

"Daddy." Alaidria said and then King's eyes shot open.

"He's back?!" He hopped up and Kai stopped him because he was moving to fast.

"Calm down King. Yes, yes I am back." He said and King started to cry.

"I-I been helping- mama out. I thought you weren't coming back." He cried and Kai pulled him into a hug.

Imma say this right now. King doesn't have favorites. He'll show attention to who needs it. He loves everybody. He's the sweetest kid you'll meet, until you try fuck with his siblings.

And then something he always wanted was for both of his parents to be together and love each other. He hated to see me and Kai fight.

Kai let King go and he wiped his face. Kai looked at Zyaire before smiling.

"This is Zy?" He asked and I nodded.

"Kai he has Intellectual Disability. From the time I was drinking it messed him up. Please don't treat him different. I'm sorry." I said and he nodded.

"It's ok A'dream. I'm not mad at you or anybody else. He's handsome and imma love him just as much as I love King and Alaidria." He said and I nodded.

"He crawled for the first time today. He can't stand yet or walk. He doesn't talk or anything. He has a hard time sleeping and gets angry sometimes." I said and he nodded.

He sat down on the bed picking him up.

"I don't want you to be ashamed of him Kai. He can't help th-"

"A'dream I love him ok. I'll show him to the whole world. I don't give a damn bout how he look or act. Nun of dat matter to me, he's here he made it here. He's alive and he's my child. Imma protect and take care of my child. I love him ok. He no different. I don't see him as different." He said and I smiled wiping the tear that fell.

"I love you." I said kissing his lips.

"I love you too." He said looking at Zyaire. He kissed his cheek and Zy smiled a little.

"Daddy he can crawl, look." King said carefully taking Zy from Kai.

He laid him on his stomach backing away a little bit. Watching as King hyped his brother up I chuckled.

Slowly Zyaire started crawling over to King and he clapped.

"See, he did it twice today." King said picking him up.

Kaizer looked at me and I smiled.

"He so sweet." He mouthed to me and I nodded. I sat on his lap picking up Alaidria.

"She getting big too, I been gone dat long." Kai said shaking his head.

"Yeah you missed my 19th and 20th." I said with a sigh.

"Imma be here for yo 21st tho. This one gon be bomb as fuck." He said.

"Oh what? You gon get me pregnant again?" I asked.

"Hmm I might." He said and I shook my head.

"No, I don't want no more kids. You have enough." I said and he laughed.

"You laughing and I'm for real. You got 5 kids already. Tryna be like yo daddy huh?" I asked and he laughed.

"Chill." He said and I rolled my eyes. He started laughing quietly and I scrunched up my face. He turned my head so I could see King who went to sleep again along with Zyaire. First time they ever went to sleep early.

"Alaidria you see them? You wanna go to sleep?" I asked and she nodded.

"Don't believe dat." Kai whispered to me and I laughed.

My family was now complete but I still felt like something was missing

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