"Mommy!" Ash yells, running around the living room with his batman cape on. I shake my head, exhausted from this morning.

We had finally gotten his bed together after he fell out of the crib last night and hit his head. But it was so complicated and the directions were in French. I'm lucky I know how to speak english. After we got it together, Mitch sat on it and broke it with his football playing ass. So we had to go out and buy a new one. The Target employees laughed when we told them what happened. So now my baby has a new bed, and I'm ready to drop dead.

"I don't understand how you did it?!" I hear daddy yell as Mitchell and him walk into the house from the garage. They had been working on Mitch's car. "How boy, how?"

"What did he do?" I ask as my twin walks in the living room and sits next to me. His sleeves were in full view and I noticed he got a new tattoo. Of course, it was a mermaid with her tatas in full view. What a pig.

"You're dumbass brother got a bra stuck in the engine!" Dad yells, coming into the living room. Ash notices him and runs to him, making daddy pick him up. "Hey buddy."

"Papa! Play with me!" Ash commands, waving his hands in the air. Dad chuckles and puts him down.

"Not right now, buddy. I have to tow your uncle's car to the mechanic." Dad says, making Ash pout. Daddy turns to Mitch and shakes his head in disappointment.

"I love you, daddy." Mitch tries to sweeten him up, standing up and going in for a hug. He smacks Mitch in the back of the head and points to the garage.

"Hook your car up, dumbass." He commands. Mitch pouts, looking similar to Ash and stomps through the house to the garage. Dad shakes his head and gets his keys. "I didn't know I'd have two toddlers in my house today. We'll be back in a while, honey. Bye bud."

"Bye-bye papa!" Ash pouts, waving like he was never going to see him again. I chuckle at my boy as dad leaves. Turning on the tv, we watch Dora, because I didn't already have a headache. Dora was in the middle of crossing a stupid bridge when the doorbell rang. I spring up and walk to the front door, surprised at who it was.

"Danny?! What are you doing here?" I ask, shocked to see my nerd standing in front of my house.

"I was passing by and wanted to know if you wanted to go get some lunch?" He says, pointing to his car. I look inside and see Ash wasn't in front of the tv. I sigh and shake my head.

"I can't, I need to w-"

"Mommy, I hungie." I hear Ash say, feeling him wrap his arms around my leg.

"Mommy?" Danny asks me, looking really confused. I open the door wider and look at him apologetically.

"Come on in, I need to explain." I say. He walks in slowly as i close the door. I bend down to Ash's level and hold his little hands. "Mommy will make you some chicken nuggets in a minute, okay baby?"

"Okay!" He yells, running back to the living room. I lead Danny into the dining room and have him sit down.

"Where to even start?" I say, looking at the table.

"The kid part." He replies, his eyes wide. I nod and take a deep breath.

"I was going to tell you. I just didn't know how. I mean, most people in school just believe he's my little brother. I just never corrected them. I mean, I love my son more than life itself, but sometimes it's just hard to be seen as a teen mom in a place so judgemental." I begin, unable to look at Danny. "Long story short, I got pregnant at fifteen and had Ashton."

"Where's his dad?" Danny asks. I scuff and chuckle, resting my head on my hand.

"His dad doesn't care. He didn't want Ash then and he doesn't want him now." I sneer, thinking of the bastard just made my blood boil.

"I got drunk and did a terrible thing. Found out I was pregnant, and he wanted me to an abortion. I didn't want to though. So, he dragged me to the place, handed me a stack of money and left me. I refused to do it and he said I'd be on my own. I didn't care and he just severed all ties. When Ash was born, he didn't come, sign the birth certificate or anything. But it wasn't like I cared. He's better off never knowing who he is. I have had to deal with him everyday of my life though. But he's finally gone for good. The pig." I explain, my hands balled into fists. I could feel my nails digging into my skin and finally released. "He's out of the picture and hopefully will be forever."

"Well, I'll say I'm shocked." He starts.

"I understand. And if this is a deal breaker for you, I'll unders-"

"I'm not gonna leave because you have a son, Luna." He tells me, taking my hand in his. Using his other, he lifts my chin, making me face him. "I really came over to ask you if you wanted to be my girlfriend, officially."

"Of course I would" I say, a smile starting to form on my face.

"Good, let's go out to lunch to celebrate." He smiles back, getting up.

"I can't." I reply, looking up at him. "I need to stay with my son."

"I know, I meant all three of us." He laughs. My face light up and i hug him. We walk to the living room and Ash walks to me. Danny bends down and holds his hand out to Ash. "Hi, I'm Danny." Ash looks up at me and back to Danny.

"I am batman!" Ash introduces himself, trying to lower his voice like Bruce Wayne. Danny and I break into laughter as Ash tries to flex.

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"He was so good with him, Ash didn't want him to leave." I fawn over Danny to Tasha and Henry during lunch. Henry smiles while Tasha rolls her eyes.

"I still hate him. He tried to embarrass you in front of everyone. What a jerk." She sneers. I shake my head at her.

"Tash, that was two weeks ago. We've moved on, you should too." I remind her, shoving her playfully. She flips me off and goes to her phone. I look her over and raise my eyebrow questionably, seeing she was in jeans today. She never wears jeans. "What's up with the jeans Tash?"

"I needed them." She shortly replies. "These skinny jeans complement my amazing bubblegum princess shirt which just shows what a hot chocolate queen I am." She flips her curly hair out of her face and nods in agreement with her own statement. I laugh at her and so does Henry. "You guys are just mad because you're not as cool as me."

"Yeah. That's why I'm laughing, hot chocolate queen." Henry retorts, snickering at her.

"Does that make me a delectable white chocolate queen?" Henry asks, pretending to flip hair out of his face. "And Luna is a caramel beauty?"

"No, you're both peasants in my world. As is everyone else." She insults us.

"Tash, what's the real reason?" I ask, looking at her skeptically. She sighs and puts down her phone.

"If you must know, I have a new guy, and he has a motorcycle. I can't ride that in a dress." She informs us. I laugh and nod. " Marco-"

"Let's not talk about that pig." I say, feeling a headache come on with just his name. She looks past me and immediately her eyes fill with anger.

"Luna." I hear a deep, brazilian accented voice sound behind me. Looking back, I see the leather jacket wearing dick standing there. He runs his hand through his brown

hair and looks me in the eye. I feel like I'm going to throw up at the sight of him. He opens his mouth to words I never expected to hear. "Can we talk?"

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"Well, what do you want?" I ask, glaring at Marco. He looks down at the ground and shuffles his feet. We were behind the school near the dumpsters- what a coincidence because he was trash.

"I want to be in my son's life." He says, finally meeting me eye to eye. I scuff and shake my head.

"You gave up all your rights after Kayla. You don't have any rights to be near him."

"He's my kid and I want to see him." He narrows his eyes at the mention of Kayla. I start to tear up just thinking about her and start walking away. I stop mid step and turn my head back to him.

"If I ever catch you near him, trying to see him, speak to him, touch him or even look at him, I'll call the police. Stay away from my son." I spit, stomping away.

Just thinking about that monster near my baby makes my blood boil. After all the shit he put me through with Kayla, I told him to never talk to me again. He's such a loser. And if he ever comes near Ashton, I'll kill him.

"What was that about?" Tasha asks me, meeting me at the exit doors. I shake my head as tear roll down my face. She opens her arms and I start to cry into her shoulder. It's his fault Kayla's gone. I'll never forgive him for it. I'll use every fiber in my being to keep him away from Ash.