Undoing Love

Fun and Gloating

Author's Pov

Stacy was glad to hear from Leonidas, she couldn't wait to tell the children when she got them from school. Fortunately she didn't have anything planned and could pick them up as it was a friday before the weekend. She believed they all needed a treat as it had been a helluva week all together.

When she picked up the kids they couldn't stop chattering about the fun things they had done that day with Giselle having a gold star on her drawing, she was also beginning to think that her daughter may take after her in designing because for someone so young she paid attention to details when drawing no matter what it was she was drawing. They stopped to get ice cream on their way and from there to the mall to get the boys new shoes as they were always out growing them.

Stacy

Of course we had to go to Walmart, there was no way I would buy shoes and. not buy anything else, I was holding the trolley with Giacomo and Giselle riding inside while Giovanni walked along side me with his all too serious face. He amazed me alot, always acting tough and older than his age, I try to remind him he's still a kid. We were trying to decide what shoes to pick when I heard a voice behind me, Stacy is that you? I whipped my head behind so fast I nearly snapped my neck. I was shocked and stood still not saying anything because there behind me was Alfonzo's mother Diana, I really couldn't ignore her in as much as I wanted nothing to do with her son, I couldn't just snub her and go away. She didn't wrong me, so I took a deep breath and said to my children guys? they turned towards us and I closed my eyes for a few seconds praying I was not making a mistake and said to them ' meet your other grandma. Giovanni was the first to recover Grandma? We have two grandmas? That means she's daddy's mummy? I nodded and then said yes. Diana had tears in her eyes and she hugged me tightly almost sobbing openly, I had no option but to rub her back just so she could calm down. We stood there for a few minutes when she calmed down and she turned to the children who were curiously looking at her and wondering what was going on and why grandma was crying.

Diana's Pov

I stepped towards the children and Giovanni stepped forward to hold her hand and patting her hand he asked her ' grandma why are you crying? Diana was so happy she was short of words, she had to take a breath before she answered. It's because I am so happy to meet you all, I have been wanting to see you now for a while but now that I have seen you I am the happiest person ever. It's so lovely to meet you all. She was really happy truly, she had wanted to meet them since knowing about them. She asked them their names and they told her, she then turned to Stacy to ask what they were buying and she said shoes, she chuckled as she remembered she was always doing the same for their father when he was this age. She was excited to join them and told them so with Stacy asking if she didn't have anywhere to be , to which she replied not important. They shopped for shoes, toys, clothes where added and almost anything the children took a fancy to was bought. On getting to the till, it was almost an argument for who will pay for everything they bought until I reminded her that she has been buying and I would love to also spoil and buy things for my grandchildren. It was still surreal to me that I am a grandma thrice over. I definitely did something good in my life to be this blessed. I made sure to have several pictures taken even asking passersby to take a shot of us all together. I could also feel that Stacy was quite nervous around me, I wonder why she was that way and I might have an inkling as to why but I would not want to make her uncomfortable. I want her to be comfortable and okay with me because I would never take children away from their mother, I would support her in anyway even against my son. Not that I don't love him but I want him to prioritize and place value on things that are important to him and I want him to have good value for them when he finally resolves all these issues. I also wondered if I should tell her what we now know happened but I thought twice about it. I don't want my visiting rights revoked, I just got them and yes she agreed to me and my husband visiting. I couldn't wait to get home and gloat about my good fortune of meeting my grandchildren and having fun with them. We separated when we got to the exit, going in different cars to our different homes. I couldn't keep the smile of my face, I was so happy I could dance. For a fifty-six year old that never really liked dancing that would be a feat.

I skipped into my home much to the amazement of my husband and daughter and spun around for good effect. My daughter Nicole had to ask, mum what's got you so excited? Even my husband was all ears looking at me. I smiled wide and gave my husband my phone and told him to go through my pictures. After the first two his jaw dropped and he looked at me, how? I replied my good fortune made it possible, that would teach you both to accompany me next time. He kept scrolling through the pictures with a smile or dare I say watery eyes? Nicole couldn't contain her excitement, she screeched and was already trying to steal the phone so she could send the pictures. " mom they are so adorable"

' yeah, I started pointing out who is who to them and also telling them the little I knew and my husband definitely had tears in his eyes. I loved everything about my grandchildren and nobody was going to take that away from me. I took my phone from my husband who was grumbling about why I decided to go alone. I reminded him I extended the invitation and you refused. I was going upstairs until my daughter asked me, mom? what about the groceries? To which I replied, we are eating out or ordering in. Anyone is fine, I met my grandchildren today and couldn't be bothering about groceries that we were supposed to get together.

Alfonzo's Pov

I was at our regular bar with my guys and we were talking about how to get the guy Lilith was working with when my phone chimed. I ignored it but when it chimed twice more I brought it out to check and it was messages from my mom. I opened it to see pictures, sitting up and dropping my glass I held my phone closer and kept clicking on the download buttons as soon as they dropped. They were pictures of my children, with my mom, with Stacy, there were even silly pose pictures. If I was a crying man this would be one of those moments. I kept scrolling until Nikolas who sat beside me had to lean in to see what I was looking at and he exclaimed whooaaaa, they are your kids right? Yeah man, mom just sent them to me. I wonder how she met them, she didn't say anything about them hanging out. I need to go home guys, I need to know how and what my chances are of seeing them. I am really happy for you man. We are talking about finding women but you already have three kids. Go get your woman and children and live us boys to the girls here. I quickly stood up and rushed out of the bar and drove home. I barely got into the house when I yelled out mom! She was in the sitting room smirking. You got my pictures? yes mom, how did you meet them? When can I meet them? She frowned and told me no, am meeting them soon not you. Go and sort yourself son, you would not be going with me as I don't want my just gotten visiting rights revoked. I would be going with your father too. I was about to retort when I noticed the tee she was wearing was captioned "AM A GRANDMA" . Despite the situation I am in I had to smile, she looked really happy with the current development. It seems I had to fight even more.