Red.

Indeed a sleepless night it had been, I laid on my back watching the speckled spots on the ceiling. I turned on my side watching my daughter sleep peacefully, not a single worry etched on her porcelain face. I watched as her tiny chest fell and rose with each breathe she took in. The way her nose scrunched and the way she twitched at times, she was truly a blessing. Everything about her though reminded me of the one person I knew I should forget. Mike. In earlier times before I knew dawn was coming along it would have been easier to let go but now, now it won't be as easy. I turned on my back throwing a hand over my eyes. I groaned shutting my eyes tight willing sleep to come and somehow find me. Eventually I found my way into a dreamless sleep.

Pudgy hands ran across my face, while tiny fingers prodded at my lids. I smiled my eyes still remaining closed, I reached my hands out grabbing my intruder and pulling her into my grip. Dawn giggled in delight as her pulled her as close to me as I could possibly manage. I placed a kiss on her head cuddling her into my chest. It was silent for awhile no movement occurred, I silently felt myself sinking into sleep once more, or so I thought. Tiny fingers once again found its way to my eyelids poking and lifting them up.
"Dawn sweetheart it's too early for this baby momma need sleep." I said groaning deeply.
Dawn pulled herself from my grip, I could hear her little feet patter against the wood floor as she ran to the living room. I turned deeper into my sheets trying to sleep more. I had almost found my safe haven when the smell of pancakes and bacon began to filter into my nose. My eyes shot open, as I shot up in the bed, " Baby girl what are you doing?" I questioned yelling out to my daughter. No answer. I threw the sheets off my body concern and worry washing over me. I tiptoed quickly over to the kitchen, when I peered over the side of the doorway relief washed over me. Dawn was sat nearly on the counter mixing pancake batter her hair nestled neatly in a bun on her head. There also stood Vic flipping the pancake and bacon.
"Victor fuentes how dare you come into my house and not answer when I call out to my daughter you scared me!" I yelled scaring Vic who jumped a bit at the raise of my voice. Dawn looked up at me smiling me her little teeth showing through. Vic turned smirking at me a hand on his hip, spatula pointed at me, "excuse you, I actually did call you but you were to deep in a slumber to even answer little miss dawn here answered and insisted I come over and make her pancakes because momma was dead." He replied air quoting dawn. I laughed rolling my eyes at him, " well sorry your brothers a dick and likes to confuse the fuck out of me and leave me having a sleepless night." I dead panned. Vic's face softened, he lowered the stove leaving the spatula on the counter as he walked over to me.
"Im sorry em, he'll come around hopefully." Vic said hugging me, rubbing soothing circles on my back. I nodded into his shoulder as I clung to his back. The difference between Vic and Mike was very noticeable at times I wondered how they were even related. Mike was what many would look to as a player, but when he loved he loved. While Vic was the type to be committed through and through. Since the whole situation with Mike, Vic had been with me through it all and for that I was greatful, God only knows what I would have done without the help of Vic.

Vic pulled back giving my shoulders a gentle squeeze before returning to slave over the hot kitchen stove. I walked over to dawn patting her hair dawn, watching her stir more than plenty of chocolate chips into the batter. I kissed her head, before retreating to my room to find a change of clothes. After changing into some torn jeans, a tank top and a plaid over shirt. I waltzed back into the kitchen to find a table set and Vic and dawn eating from their plates I smiled.
"mama tio ick make good cakes." Dawn spoke waving her fork around.
I smiled at her antics, "baby chew your mouth before you speak, and it's tio Vic not ick."
"that's what I said ick!" Dawn replied pouting. Vic and I laughed as I joined them at the table. We spoke of their upcoming tour and the plans for me and dawn to go out and visit.
"ye I get to see daddy and tio Ick and my other tios play momma!" Dawn yelled clapping her syrupy hands together."
"yes you do baby yes you do."

We finished eating and I grabbed our plates as Vic took dawn to get her cleaned up and dressed. I washed the dishes and cleaned up the table hearing dawn and Vic come through into the living room. I dried my hands off I a towel joining them. Dawn was sat on Vic's lap who was currently trying to braid her hair I smiled at the two. Vic's phone went off and the table, I grabbed it tossing it in his direction not bothering to look at the contact. I watched him type something before setting it on the seat next to him.
"mike wants us to meet him and the guys he said its something important." Vic said looking hesitantly up at me.
I raised my brow at Vic, " how bad could his news be?"
Vic shrugged his shoulders continuing to mess quietly with dawns hair.

Notes

Dun dun! Uh-oh I wonder what news Mike has, I wonder what plans are in store next! Let me know your thoughts on the story! So yeah thank you for all the views, comments, and hello to all my beautiful subscribers. Also thank you so much for he votes they mean the world! Love you troopers <3
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