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

love her through it all without question. Stop finding reasons to fuck shit up.”

I want to punch him in the fucking face because he’s right. “Look, Eli. That woman in there isn’t a little girl. Don’t treat her like she’s fucking broken glass. Treat her the way a man who loves her and a man who needs her like he needs fucking air to breathe. Cause if you don’t start now you’re going to lose her for good this time.” He takes Sina’s things from me and says, “Lei made some brunch so get your head together then come inside.”

Before he walks inside he puts the bags down and gives me a brotherly hug. “I’m sorry about your little boy, bro. You would’ve been a great father to that kid. Now get your head out of your ass and do right by his mama. Make him proud, Eli.” He swoops the bags back up and walks past me, disappearing inside.

I stay in the garage for five more minutes then I head inside.

“Hey sweetie,” Lei says. She winds her arms around me and says “She’s not talking to me.” I hug her, kissing top of her head.

“Don’t take it personal Lei, she’s hurting right now and probably angry too. Just give her a little time, she’ll come around.” Lei doesn’t say anything, but I know she’s crying because she starts wiping her face on my shirt. “Everything will be okay Lei, I promise.”

She lets go and says “I baked her favorite cupcakes and I made her a fresh pot of coffee. Can you make sure she eats something please?”

I smile and say “ Sure, I can do that for you Lei.”

“We’re going to head out so you guys can get settled then we’ll be back later for dinner” she says.

“Dinner?” I ask.

“Yeah, everyone’s going to be here for dinner and to visit Sina. But Rita said they won’t stay long though” Lei tells me.

I blow out a hard breath and say “Alright, I will see you guys later this evening.” Lei picks up her purse and waits for Reese to finish eating his cupcakes.

“I’ll see you later man.” He drinks the rest of his coffee and says “Go take care of her, and don’t make her cry, asshole.”

I punch him in the shoulder and say “Fuck you dick.” Lei takes Reese by his hand and pulls him to follow her out the door. “Thank you for doing this for me, both of you. I appreciate it.”

“We didn’t do it for you, we did it for her.” They say as the door closes. Assholes. I’m hungry as fuck, but I don’t want to eat without her. So I make sure everything is off and check to make sure the doors are locked. I know she‘s in the guest-room so I go to check on her. The lights are off and it’s a little cold in here, but I’m not worried about any of that because all I can focus on is her laying on the bed crying.

It fucking kills me to see her breaking but I’m not going to let her do it alone. I take off my watch, empty my pockets and I climb onto the bed with her. I don’t move to pull her toward me, but I do edge my way against her so that her back was to my front. I slide my arm underneath her neck and wrap the other around her waist. I lean in closer and I let her cry in my arms. I kiss the back of her head and whisper, “I’m going to love you through it all Sina.”

Knock, knock, knock! 

I'm not sure if I’m dreaming or if someone is actually knocking on the front door. It stops for a good few minutes then I hear it again. I feel Sina move then she stops. I hear another loud ass knock, and I gently move my arm out of the way and slowly get out of bed. I grab my phone off the dresser so I can check the time. What the fuck? It’s already six thirty in the evening. We slept the whole day away. I check to make sure she’s still sleeping and I go to see who’s making all the damn noise. I look through the peephole and remember that everyone is meant to be coming over to see Sina for dinner. I lean my forehead on the door and take a deep breath before I open it.

“You look like shit man, '' Daniel says.

I chuckle and say, “Thanks asshole.” He gives me a side hug and then walks past me. Mona, Lei, June-Bug, and Emma say their hellos then they follow inside after Daniel along with Megan and her little family.

“Hey sweetheart” Miss Rita says.

I pull her in for a hug and say, “She’s still sleeping.”

She looks at me and says “How is she doing?”

I don’t want to lie to her so I tell her the truth. “She’s not doing too good. Her doctor said that she would deal with the loss differently so I’ve been keeping an eye on her.” I can see tears forming in her eyes.

“Was she upset that she had to come here?” she asks.

“She’s pretty pissed off about that. We had a little argument on our way home. She agreed to come here after I told her that Emma was coming to stay here also.”

“As she should be'' she says. She kisses me on the cheek and says “Thank you for taking care of her.”

I laugh and say “I haven’t done anything yet Rita. We’re just going through the motions.” She squeezes my arm then she walks inside.

I don’t expect Becca to show up, but yeah she’s standing next to Mama with flowers and a box of candy in her hands. “I’m not staying,” she says. “I just wanted to drop these off for Sina before I went to my parents place.” She hands me the flowers and candy then says “Can you