Pieces of Me by Pua Ramona (small books to read txt) 📕

your head right now, set it aside out of respect for the family. If not, do it for her.” My shoulders fall and I know I’m being fucking asshole right now. Micah just passed away and I’m over here worried about my feelings being hurt. I take a deep breath and walk back to where Lei is and help her with clearing out the cabinets and the shelves.

“Are you okay?” she asks.

I look at her and snap “Micah just passed, I’ve just watched Sina break in front of us, and she’s fucking pregnant with Marino’s baby. So no I’m not okay.” I know I’ve fucked up because Lei’s face is red and she has tears in her eyes, fuck. I grab her wrist and kiss her temple. “I’m an asshole. I’m sorry Lei.” I apologize. She looks at me with tears running down her face as I say, “I’m not mad at you. It’s been a long day for everyone.”

“She’s pregnant and she never said anything to us?” She cries.

“I know Lei. But we can’t be mad at her because we kept this from her too” I remind her.

More tears fill her eyes and she says, “But it wasn’t our story to tell.”

I look down at her and ask “Would you be angry if it were Reese?” Her hand covers her mouth and she chokes on her sob. “Is she wrong for being angry?” I say as I pull her in and hold her against my chest.

She shakes her head no and asks “Are you going to tell her about the baby?”

“I don’t know Lei, she’s pregnant and from the look of things they seem happy.” I feel a sharp pain in my chest and all I want to do is leave here, but I don’t because the Peterson’s need us.

Lei takes a deep breath and says “They do look like they’re in love.” I close my eyes and I die a little.

I’m not sure what Miss Rita and Marino speak about, but he says his goodbyes then gives Emma a squeeze before handing her over to Luka.

“I love you Rino,” Emma says.

He leans down and kisses her forehead and says “I love you more Honey girl.” Emma gives him a sad smile and tears start running down her face.

“Alright man, thanks for bringing them home,” Luka says.

He looks at Luka and says “No thanks needed, I’d do anything for my girls.” Luka nods his head then kisses Emma on top of her head. Marino walks past me and doesn’t even look at me. Asshole.

“How’s my favorite girl doing?” Luka asks.

Emma smiles at him and says “I’m tired.

He smiles at her and asks “You like Marino?”

Emma’s eyes sparkle and she says “He takes care of me and Mama. And he’s always home to eat dinner with us.”

I can’t listen to their conversation anymore so I grab my keys and say “I’m going to go grab us something to snack on. I’ll be right back.” I feel Mama and Miss Rita’s eyes on me, but I can’t look at either of them, because my heart is hurting. When Emma said He’s always home a piece of my heart broke. I knew she was going to move on, but I didn’t expect for it to happen so soon. And I really didn’t expect for her to move on with fucking Marino. The more I think about them, the angrier I feel.

I almost make it out the door, when I hear Laura behind me.

“Hey handsome, are you leaving?” she asks.

I am definitely not in the fucking mood for this shit, but I don’t want to be mean either. She steps in front of me and starts biting on her lower lip. Now don’t get me fucking wrong, if I wasn’t so hung up on Sina, I would’ve had her somewhere in this building, bent over and getting fucked hard. But I’m not turned on at all. If anything I’m more fucking irritated with her little stupid ass games. She puts her hand on my chest, but I stop her before she starts rubbing on me.

“Laura. I can’t do this” I say.

She pouts and I feel myself getting pissed off.

“I can make you feel better darling” she says. She takes a few steps and is right in my face, but before she starts speaking again I step back.

“I’m not fucking interested Laura” I snap.

She looks surprised. I know she’s mad because she gives me a bitchy look and says “Fuck you, asshole”, as she flicks her hair and walks away from me. I chuckle as I walk out of the building. I’m pretty much over today. Micah passing, Becca not being pregnant with my baby, then Sina showing up home with a baby in her belly. Yeah, I’m losing my shit.

The air outside feels so good, especially with everything that’s going on right now. I needed fresh air in my lungs. My phone starts going off but I’m too distracted watching Sina and Becca on the bench talking right now. What the fuck is going on? Instead of walking to my truck, I want to make sure they aren’t going to kill each other. So I walk over to where they are. I’m close enough to hear them, but what shocks me is Becca reaching out to Sina. I expect that behavior from Sina, not Becca.

Sina reaches for Becca and they’re both fucking crying, and it’s uncomfortable to watch. I mean, seeing two women who’ve played certain parts in your life, comforting each other is a weird scenario to see play out in front of your eyes. I walk closer until I hear Becca tell Sina that she’s having Micah’s baby. Sina asks Becca to repeat herself before she passes out. I make it to her just in time to catch her before she hits the ground.

“What the fuck Becca?” I snap.

Becca looks at me and says “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset her.”

I look at her and say