My Angel by Emily (best way to read books TXT) 📕

Prolouge

Dear Heaven/Grace:

me and your father are coming home for the holidays! we diecidedthat we were going to celebrate Christmas at home this year, so we will be in the 21st of December. we want you both to know that we expect to meet our grandchilderen, and there Fathers!


Your mother

Chapter one

I woke Up to Tyler crying in the oppisite room, Heavens old room, the one I refused to change besides the crib in the corner. I rolled over to tell Grace, but she was gone. I frowned, then sat up and walked into the other room.

" Hey there, little guy. what's wrong?" I asked, picking him up above my head. I spun us once, and he started giggling, soundind almost like Heavens.

Yes, 3 years, and I'm still thinking about her.

I crooned to Tyler as we went downstairs, to the kitchen. a pile of 100 dollar bills sat next to a simple note.


I can't live with you always thinking of my sister, Diablo! I'm leaving, and You can't stop me. I don't want Tyler, I don't want anything to do with the stupid Kid! he always liked you better anyway. Mom said they and Heaven were coming down for Christmas, so have fun.

Grace


I re-read the note a few times, then Groaned. just like that, I was a single parent. I rummaged around in the mail, bouncing tyler to keep him occupied, then found the letter. I sighed, picking up the phone and, for the first time in three years, steeled myself totalk with the girl I was still in love with. Heaven.

the phone rang, and rang, and rang. finally, I got voicemail. I heard a baby crying in the background, and Heavens musical laugh filled my ear for a moment.

" that's Rashka's way of saying hi, sorry. anyway, I'm not able to find my phone, or just don't want to talk to you, eaither one, at the moment, so leave your name and number and I'll get back to you. Merry Christmas!" then I got the beep to talk.

" yeah, heaven, this is... this is Diablo. I need to talk to you, sometime. call whenever, I'm sure Tyler's going to keep me up. kay, bye." I hung up, and groaned. I sat the phone down, then smiled at tyler.

" guess what, bud? we're going to the store. How does that sound, huh?" I sat him down and tickled his stomach, making him screech and laugh at the same time.

Chapter Two

"ok, Jammie. I'll see you tomorrow. " I said, closing the door. i bounced Rashka slightly, and she squealed at the unexpected movement. I picked up my cell, and I realized I had a Voicemail.

It was Diablo.

I sat Rashka on the floor slowly, and she emediately started teetering to the kitchen. she still had balance problems when she walked.

I steeled my self, then called the number he left.

" Hello?" came his emediate reply. the phone had only rang once.

" hey, Diablo." I siad softly. a Kid started crying in the background. I flinched, glancing at rashka.

" ash, away from the fridge." I said sternly. she jerked her hand, which had been reaching for the handle, away. she pouted, but then teetered towards the living room.

" Heaven!? I didn't think you'd call back." He said, suprised.

" Nope, I did. sorry about not answering. How's Grace and Tyler?" I asked casually.

" Tyler's Great. But grace... Grace left. she said that she didn't want to be around anymore." I gasped slightly.

" Oh, Diablo, I'm-"

" don't, say it. too many people have said that already today. apparently she told all her friends before." I flinched, but that sounded like Grace.

" Right, well, what would you like to talk about?"

" have you got your letter from your mom yet?" I frowned, glancing at the stack of mail on my table.

" Probably..." he laughed nervously.

" but you haven't read it. she's coming odwn for the holidays. she said she wanted to meet her grandkids and their fathers,plural. issues much?" I stiffend slightly.

" Not so. Max can come down eith me and Rashka."

" rashka." he whispered slightly.

" why did you pick that name?" I flinched again.

" because, It means devil as well. but anyway, I need to go. bye." I hung up, groaning. max, my current husband, would be home any minute.

" ash, come here!" I called from the kitchen. she appeared with one of her toys in tow.

" do you want to help mom with supper for dad?" she laughed, reaching up to me.

"yay!"


" there's my girls. look at you!" max said, appearing in the kitchen and scooping Rashka up off the ground, where I put her after she got covered in flour. I'm nont even going to explain how. he grinned at me, kissing me slightly.

" hello sweets. how was your day?" I sighed, grinning tiredly.

" long. and yours?"

" same." he said, tossing Rashka into the air, making her squeal slightly.

" what's for supper?" he asked,setting her on the ground. I motioned to the salad I was making, then the oven.

" Pizza and salad." I nodded to the table, and the now open notification from my mother.

" read that." he frowned, but picked it up and read it as he pulled his shirt off and threw it in the dirty clothes shoot that led downstairs.

" your mom wants to finally meet me?" He asked, grinning.

Chapter three

it was the 20th when Heaven and her family showed up. I was actually suprised that she'd wound up with someone like max. he was a construction worker, but not the fat, slobby ones you think of. he was built almost like me, in a weird way.

and Rashka. she was so adorable. i never thought I'd be able to use that word in a sentence, but my little girl was just that-adorable.

and heaven. dispite her being 21 now, she was still as beautiful as when she'd been 18. she wouldn't meet my eyes, though, and i couldn't figure out why.

" so, where's tyler?" Max asked. I'd talked to him before, when he called to speak with grace about something, but I'd never really been chummy with him.

' upstairs, in his room, sleeping. you you want to take Rashka up there, or..." i trailed off.

" that'd be great. Max, would you take our stuff into the first floor guest room, please?'' heave said as she went upstairs. i heard her open a door, and then max sighed.

" she's so on edge. wonder why." he muttered, heading back to the bedrooms down the hall. i grabbed a suite case and fallowed him.

" Probably because of me. me and her don't get along too well anymore." he gave me a long look.

" but you used to.'' I smirked.

" hell yeah. that is, till I got her and her sister pregnant.'' he shook his head.

" if you think that's going to suprise me, then your mistaken. she's told me everything, and, I do believe i'm the one with legal custody of Rashka.'' i felt my eyes widen in shock.

''w-what?" I asked. it was his turn to smirk.

" she didn't tell you? last year I adopted rashka as my child. i am, for the lack of a better term, Rashka's legal father." i stared off into space a minute.


'' HEAVEN!"

Heaven

" you gave him custody over our child!?" diablo growled as I came back downstairs, Rashka asleep in the crib with her cousin, and, in an odd way, half brother.

''yes.'' I said camly, getting a drink from the fridge. Diablo took a step towards me, and Max stepped foreward, winding his arms around me protectively.

" i wouldn't go much further, Devil. max has a short temper sometimes, exspecially when me and Rashka are involved." I said evenly. his eyes flashed, but he took a step back obediently. I turned my head to max.

" let me go. go check on Raashka and her cousin, please. if she's awake, bring her down." he grinned, kissing me swiftly before letting me go.

" alright." max left, and Diablo turned to me again.

" you married him?" I growled.

" you were living with my sister."he grimaced, giving me a 'touche' look.

" when did you give him legal custody of ash?" I sighed.

" when she turned 2. the judge said that if you didn't pay me $200 dollars by then, he could have legal custody. you never paid." I shrugged as he grimaced. me and him had made an agreement. he'd pay $100 dollars a month, and he could get Rashka for a week of that month. he paid two months, and then Grace found out. and that was the end of that.

" so, why exactly?" I shifted uncomfterably.

" Rashka needs a father, Diablo. not one to see every other weekend, but a father figure that's there constantly. I'm sorry." I said, then turned to the living room. Max came down with a sleepy eyed Rashka. she was so cute. she had her fathers unruly hair, and she had his deep green eyes as well. funny how all of my new friends say she looks like me.

'' hey sweety, you have a nice nap?" i asked, taking her. Max smirked.

" I thought you were talking to me for a second." I rolled my eyes, and saw Diablo's knuckles go white. rashka saw him and studied him a minute.

" Diawblo?" she said, making my eyes go wide. he smiled brokenly, then asked me with his eyes to hold her. I gave her to him, and he crooned to her softly.

" Rashka, my sweets. my beautiful, beautiful devil child."

Chapter Four

" when is your parents getting here?" I heard Max ask heaven. they had their heads bent together, and rashka was sitting inbetween them. I was cooking spagehtti, only because that was all i had time to make on such a short notice.

" tomorrow. or the next day. now stop asking so many questions!" she hissed back. I smirked slightly. so she didn't like mister perfects constant questions.

" sorry, babe. curious." he said, then he laughed lowly. I glanced behind me and saw that she was nuzzling his neck, the way she used to do to me. I grimaced, turning back to the stove.

" hey, I think tylers awake." she said ubruptly. it went silent, and I barely herad him through the walls. i gave her a funny look, then jogged up the stairs.

" hey, bud. guess who's here? aunt heaven and her stuck up husband." I said, smirking a little bit.

" thanks, diablo." Heaven siad, making me jump about fifty feet in the air.

" why'd you fallow me?" she ignored me, looking around the room, slightly grinning.

" why didn't you change anything?" I ducked my head slightly, then turned away