10 years later.
Mayas pov:
"Marley! Your going to be late to school let's go!" I yelled to my moody daughter. Marleys exactly Like me when it came to something she doesn't want to do.
"Ugh can you just stop! I'm coming stop being so annoying!" Marley yelled.
"Your gonna make me late to the station and drop the attitude." I said sternly and she only rolled her eyes.
After I finish fire academy I got a job at station 19. I worked my way up and we'll now guess who's big time captain. First female captain of 19.
I made my way out to my car only to realize Marley wasn't following me. I swear that girl is the moodiest 11 year old girl I know.
"Marley! Come one really!!" I said starting to get really ticked off.
"Mom stop! I'm comin-" Marley said getting cut off when she accidentally tripped down the steps which caused her to fall and hit her head on the sidewalk.
"Oh my god! Mar are you okay? Let me see baby." I said trying to stay as calm as I could but the second I saw how much blood was on her forehead and the deep gash I panicked.
"Okayy mar looks like you get to get out of school today kiddo, let's get your to the hospital baby."
"Mommy I don't feel that good." Marley said
"I know honey it s okay though keep your eyes open for me." I said rubbing her leg.
We fastly got the the hospital and I carried Marley inside.
"Hi can I please get some help my daughter fell walking out of the house and she hit her head and well now there's blood literally everywhere. It was a deep cut so I didn't know what to do but I keep pressure on it so it didn't bleed to much." I said out of breath.
"Okay that's okay I'll have one of the bests come stich her up it won't be too long you can put her on the stretcher over there and then come back and fill out some paperwork for me." The nurse said.
I did as she said.
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Marleys pov:
Mom seemed so stressed. I didn't mean to fall or anything I just did. It doesn't really help that I was kinda being an ass to her this morning.
I stayed in the stretcher for what felt like forever. The hospital was kinda slow. There wasn't a lot of people only a few. There was a older man next to me and then a younger woman maybe mid twenty's across the room.
I was pulled out of my thoughts when I saw a nurse walk over to me.
"Hi im doctor DeLuca im just going to take a small look at your head if that's okay bambina?" The tall lean woman asked me. She had a thick accent. Italian I think. I don't know she seemed familiar.
I nodded because I'm not to fond of talking to strangers. I'm pretty shy.
"What's your name Bella?" She questioned.
"Marley." I said quietly.
"That's a very beautiful name bambina. Care to tell me how your got this cut?"
"Well I was running late for school and I was in a bad mood cause my mom can be really annoying so when I walked out of the house I was to occupied on my phone and I tripped down the stairs Landing on my head." I said laughing.
"Well that's why you can't just have your nose up your phone missy." Doctor deluca said and I laughed.
She was really nice i don't know something seemed weird.
"So what does your mama do for work bambina?" The doctor questioned.
"She's the captain of station 19." I said simply as if it wasn't impressive.
"And I'm her daughter Marley bishop who's a complete uncoordinated human being." I laughed but doctor deluca gave me a look.
"Bishop? As in your mothers maya bishop?" Doctor deluca questioned.
I was about to say something but was interrupted by my mom coming over.
"Hey baby the nurse said your good to go once the doctor is done with your Stiches. How about some froyo and I'll even let your get extra toppings." Mom said.
"Oh hi you must be the doctor giving marley her stitches." My mom said and held her hand out to the doctor who had her face turned.
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Mayas pov:
When she turned her head I thought I looked like I saw a ghost. There she was infront of me. Helping and giving marley stitches. It's been so long but she still looked the exact same.
"Carina?" I said.
"Maya? I'm not going crazy?" Carina said laughing. God her laugh still sounded the exact same.
"Mom you know each other? How? I need answers. You know I'm nosey." My daughter said which only caused us to laugh.
"Ah your exactly a carbon copy of your mama mar mar." Carina said but froze after she realized what she called her.
"How do you know my nickname. Mom who is this?" Marley demanded.
"I'll tell you later honey. Your Stiches are done so uh let's go." I said.
"Wait. Would you uh maybe want to get drinks tonight or something to catch up a little?" Carina asked.
This woman would do anything and I'd still agree to what ever she wanted me to do.
"I uh yeah I can do that." I said nervously.
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Marleys pov:
"Mom who was that." I said
"Marley uh I don't expect you to remember her but we'll you were really little. She uh well her name is carina. I don't know if that rings a bell but we dated for a while and you uh you called her your mama. Uh but she had to leave one day and we didn't see her again. I used to talk about her a lot when you were younger." mom said nervously.
I knew she was familiar. I was little but I just felt a connection to her.
"She's the carina you used to tell me story's about and the one your talk to grandma about?"
"Yeah, is it okay if i go out for drinks with her tonight. It's not like a date or anything." Mom said
"Mom I don't care. I missed her a lot but eventually gave up on the hope of her ever coming back to us but maybe this is gods why of saying 'your story's not over yet'." I said.
"Thank you mar. I promise we will do something tomorrow we can have a movie day and eat candy and popcorn!" Mom said tickling me.
"Go Go I'll hold down the fort." I said to my mom gesturing her to leave.
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Mayas pov:
When I walked into joes and saw her sitting in the darken bar lighting I think I fell in love with her again.
"This seat taken." I said
"Oh yeah im waiting for someon- ohh hey I didn't know if you'd actually come." Carina said.
"Why wouldn't I?" I questioned
"Well maybe because it's been ten years and after what I did. I didn't think you would want to see me." Carina said looking down.
After she left for college she cut all strings with me. I don't know why. I always told her I'd wait for her and I did. Here I am. I wouldn't be standing here if I didn't still love that woman. Yes it hurt me so bad when she stopped responding to my texts and not answering my calls but I knew she had to do what she had to do.
"Carina. I was never mad at you for that. Even after we stopped talking I still talked about you. But at some point I stopped. I never thought I'd be seeing you again. Marley used to ask about you for a little bit. I never told her that you were her mama. Well until today she never knew." I said
"Even after I left you still talked about me with her?" Carina looked up with tears in her eyes.
"Just because you left didn't mean you left my heart to carina. I waited for you for a while. I have up that I'd ever see you again. But you showed me how I wanted to be loved and told me to never let anyone dime my shine so I stopped dating. If we were meant to be we'd find each other again." I said grabbing her hand and holding it tightly. I noticed she didn't have a ring so I thought that was good if I wanted my girl back. She still had my promise ring...
"You still wear it." I smiled at her.
"I've never taken it off. I think I'd rather lose my job and life than take that ring off." Carina laughed.
"So how have you been?" I asked
"I've been... okay. After college I met someone and he was great. Uh we never got married or anything but we had a kid. His names Andrea. You know after my brother. He's 7." She smiled.
"Look at your with a kid. I guess we both got what we wanted. Is his dad still in the picture?" I questioned
Carina laughed at me when I said that.
"Nope not at all I told him when I found out I was pregnant and he told me he wants nothing to do with it so that's that. How's Marley been? I always thought about her." Carina said sadly.
"She's been.. moody. She's so much like me though it's kinda scary. When you left she'd ask for her mama. I could never bring myself to tell her you weren't her mama. I've really missed you car." I said.
Carina Leaned in and connected our lips after ten years and that same spark I got when I had first kissed her was still there and bigger than ever.
"I um I shouldn't done that I'm so sorry maya." Carina said panicked.
I didn't let her say one more word I grabbed her face and brought it to mine. I've missed this girl more than anything.
"It's still pretty early. Would you uh like to maybe come over and have dinner with me and mar? Andrea is more than welcome I'm sure he and Marley will get along? Maybe we could start over." I said shyly.
"I wouldn't love anything more." Carina smiled and pecked my lips again.
Even thought it's been a whole decade sense I've seen my girl we acted as if it's only been a day. The love and lust we still had for one another was incredible.
I looked into those eyes of her again and I was stuck. Carina was my person. The person I wanted to share everything with again like I had once did before. The person I would never forget. Carina was my girl. Never once did i hold anything against her.
Lifes unpredictable. People die. Families fall apart. But it felt like the universe wanted this for us. It was to perfect. Carina made me feel like I was a teen again. A new mom in a new school and she was there to save me. She had saved me and she never knew.
I don't know what the future looks like but I do know as long as I have carina by my side I don't have a single doubt it won't be beautiful.
She was who I'm meant to spend my life with.
That's my secret. Love. Find someone who's patient. Someone who give you a sense of purpose and loves you unconditionally. Someone who even when your having the worst day of your life. They light it up and make you smile. Someone you know you can trust. Find yourself a carina. Cause once you find one you won't want anything more.
All we need is love in this life. I had my love. I had carina and I had Marley. My girls.
My secret is love.
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Amos- kaelynh84
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