Can you do 54. “They’re not your kids, back the f*ck off.” for Roman or Bill
Ahhh I’m so sorry this took literally 5ever, but as promised, I’m clearing out my inbox so here you go! Hope it was worth the wait 😘
You and Roman had been over for 2 years. As much as you loved him, you couldn’t get past his constant self destructive ways. It was fine when it was just the two of you and Nadia, due to her not being biologically yours, you didn’t have much say despite your many efforts. But when the twins came along, everything changed.
As much as you wanted to stay with him, you had to do what was best for the children so you took the kids and moved out. Though Roman was extremely angry and hurt at what you’d done, he agreed for you to bring Nadia because you were essentially her mother and you both agreed that all the siblings should be raised together.
Despite whatever resentment he had towards you, he shoved it aside and put all his focus into co-parenting your children.
Though he hid it well, Roman was a complete wreck without you. He wallowed in his grief attempting to self medicate with drugs, hookers and alcohol but none of it came close to filling the void you left. You, alternatively, had put all your efforts into being the best mother you could be. You still loved - and believed you always would love- Roman but it wasn’t only about you anymore. You hadn’t even considered dating someone else until your friends made you go out on a date with one of their co-workers, Avery.
Avery was a catch. Steady career, independent, smart, funny, handsome, great in bed… but he wasn’t Roman. You had continued to see Avery, hoping that you would feel something close to how you felt for Roman but that never happened. If there was a spark between you and Avery, you and Roman had a wildfire and being completely honest with yourself, Avery was nothing more than a placeholder. You knew it was wrong of you to stay with him for so long, lying to him and yourself about your feelings but you were terrified that if you didn’t move on now you would be stuck on Roman forever.
You waited seven months before introducing Avery to your children. Roman obviously wasn’t thrilled about this, let alone the whole Avery situation altogether, but you allowed him to do all of the security and background checks he wanted until he no longer had any reasonable grounds to object.
In preparation for this new man entering their lives, he took the family on an impromptu trip to disney world and then let them run wild in Toys R’Us, giving them multiple reminders that “Daddy is the best”, “They only have 1 dad” and “Avery sounds like a girl’s name”.
The kids and Avery had gotten along well. You introduced him as a friend that would be spending more time around as opposed to your boyfriend - though the boys were too young to even grasp what a boyfriend was.
As time went on, the children got more comfortable with Avery and Roman became more comfortable with you having another man in your life. He knew that there was no longer anything he could do to change your mind but if it was his decision, you’d still be with him.
On one of the days Roman was meant to pick up the children, he informed you that he was running late. You were out at a work lunch and the kids were at home with the nanny. Despite your offer to pay her extra, she couldn’t stay later due to her own family commitments and even with you leaving now, there’d still be 20 minutes where the children would unsupervised. Desperate, you called Avery and asked if he could go over to your place early. You’d already had plans to spend the weekend together so it wasn’t too much of a hassle. Under normal circumstances, you would never leave your young children alone with anyone but this was an emergency, the kids liked him and you trusted him. You updated Roman, who was already on his way, of what was happening and told him you’d be there as soon as you could.
When Roman arrived to your home, the sight in front of him made his blood boil. The boys were playing on the swing set in the yard with Avery while Nadia was sitting alone on the porch, looking sad.
Roman parked the car and walked up to her, “Hey princess, why aren’t you playing with your brothers?” he asked, while picking her up and kissing her cheek. The 5 year old wrapped her arms around his neck and replied, “Avery said I’m bad and can’t play and I have to sit here…but I wasn’t being bad daddy!”
Roman wanted to kill him.
“I know you weren’t, sweetheart. Go play with your brothers.”
At some point during this exchange, Avery noticed that Roman had arrived and walked up to him. Before he could say anything, Roman cut him off, “You ever try that shit with my kids again, I’ll break every bone in your fucking body, got it?”
“You weren’t here, you don’t know what she did. She’s a fucking brat.”Avery, not one to step down easy shot back while poor Nadia was still in ear shot.
Roman fought back every instinct he had to snap the man’s neck in half solely due to the presence of his children. He did, however, place a firm grip on Avery’s shoulder, hard enough to leave bruises in the shape of his fingers.
“They’re not your kids. Back the fuck off” Roman growled.
“I would, but your ex seems to want a real man around.”
At this point, you came home to see your twins still on the swings and Nadia looking upset while standing near her father who was clearly furious. Knowing Roman, you assumed that whatever situation you were walking in on had something to do with dumb male jealousy so you rushed over to Nadia, grabbed her hand and led her away from the angry men, over to the porch.
Still having no idea about what the argument was really about, you crouched down so that you were eye level with Nadia and brushed her hair behind her ears.
“Don’t worry baby, Daddy and Avery are just… play fighting. Like your brothers do”
Nadia looked down and shook her head, “Am I bad?”
“What? Of course not sweetie, where did you hear that?
“Avery said it. And he said bad words and that I was a brat” she responded sadly.
Giving Nadia a peck on the forehead, you assured her that she was nothing short of an angel before instructing her to get her brothers and take them inside.
You marched over to the adults, in the middle of an increasingly aggravated argument and gave Avery the dirtiest look you could muster.
“Me and you are finished. You fucking piece of shit” you spat at him then turned to Roman, “You have my full permission to do whatever you feel is necessary. Just make sure the kids and the neighbours don’t see.”
Avery tried to say something but before he could form a full word, you slapped him across his face as hard as you could. You rushed to the door, meeting your kids just as they walked into the house.
Roman smirked at Avery and dragged him into the back garage.
It was hours before Roman entered your home. You noticed he had changed his clothes.
You nodded, continuing to make dinner
“How are they?”You sighed, “The boys are fine. Nadia is…. better. I think we should have a talk with her later, both of us. I mean I told her that Avery was just a bad man who lies and that she’s not even close to what he said but I feel like it might be better if she hears it from both of us?”
It was quiet then, for a bit at least. You could cut the tension in the air with a knife.
You finally broke the silence, “So Avery… he’s gone?”
Roman nodded once again, “Yep. His car too, there shouldn’t be any trace of him around here but incase the cops come knocking-” “- Say nothing and call you, I remember the drill” you both chuckled then, and it was nice. Like old times, when things were good between you two.
Roman ran a hand through his hair, “You really want to know?”
You debated for a second before nodding
“Good” was all you could respond.
“Are you okay?” Roman asked, genuinely concerned at you lack of reaction.
It wasn’t what he said or how he said it, but you burst into tears. You were trying to hold them back but couldn’t any longer. It wasn’t that you were sad about Avery. Finding out what he said you your little girl was more than enough to make you hate him with every fibre of your being, you just couldn’t get over how blind you had been. You’d been with this man for over a year now, you went on trips with him, slept with him, brought your kids around him thinking he was this great guy but really, you had no clue what he was capable of. You felt so guilty and ashamed and stupid, like you were the worst mother in the world.
Once you broke down, Roman grabbed you and held you in his arms while you let it all out. He rubbed your back and comforted you as best as he could.
“You know you’re like the best mom, right? I would have never let Nadia come with you if that wasn’t true” You sniffled an nodded your head, keeping it buried in his chest.
“And you weren’t stupid you were… in love” Roman continued, audibly grimacing as he said the last part.
You couldn’t help but pull away form him and laugh, “The only person I’ve ever loved is you Roman, he was just….a warm body to keep me company.”
Roman smirked, “Well what did you expect? You already had perfection. It could only go down from me”
You rolled your eyes and playfully smacked his chest before going back to finishing up dinner.
“I know it’s supposed to be your weekend but do you want to just stay over? We can have family time and take the kids to the park or something? Isn’t the carnival in town? That could be fun”
