“ Baby bring us a new sister. Just don’t bring us another lover.” Diamond tells me getting a shake of my head
“ Diamond darlin Allison is just like Selena, Kaye, Michelle, Sierra, Mandy, and Renee. She is a sister in my heart, but Lindsey sees me as her daddy in which I don’t mind being for her.” I tell her with a heartfelt smile
“ Ok baby just be careful my love we don’t need you to be taken from us by a woman.” Jasmine says getting giggles
“ As if Jazzy baby look at our moms and godmoms. Even if they weren’t family I am sure our baby would never leave us.” Hannah states getting nods
“ True there Hannah darling. So baby when do you plan to bring them both here?” Jasmine asks in a playful voice
“ Well this is what I have been thinking.” I say as each of them come closer to me
I discuss my idea and thoughts in which they each nod giving me a assuring smile. Diamond speaks after placing her hands around my neck.
“ You know Heath my love that before you leave for a few days that your going to have to satisfy us enough to hold us over until you return right?” Diamond asks only to get pinched on her ass by me
“ Yes I do my Diamond doll.” I say getting a wicked smile
The rest of the afternoon goes by with family members going out starting their early Christmas shopping. The only ones left were Nick and I as we sat in the living room drinking a beer each while a game was on. I caught him looking at his beer bottle as if deep in thought. I wasn’t going to pry, but my curiousity got the best of me.
“ Ok Nick what’s got you looking as if your in space?” I ask getting his attention
“ Just thinking back to when my family was coming together after all that happened.” He tells me taking a drink from his bottle
“ You want to talk about it man?” I ask seeing his expression show some relunctance
“ You sure you want to hear about those days?” He asks to only get a nod
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Nick’s POV:
I look at Heath seeing his look of concern before I start in on my story.
“ It was around 20 years ago that my family began to heal after all the hell that it went through.” I say remembering as if it all happened yesterday
“ Flashback”
I am standing outside the courthouse with my family. Dad and Mom are talking with Sasha and Lucy about what was going to happen. Since mom was a lawyer plus a relative she couldn’t represent them in a court of law. So the next best thing was Rick. Savannah asked her father to help in which he did without being paid. He stated that he owed my dad and mom for being a asshole to me just two years ago. Dwight and Yvonne was babysitting their nieces and nephew as Savannah, Megan, and I were politely asked to testify for my cousins. Both have gone through so much in their life that it seems the judge wanted some testimony as for some truth.
Sasha and Lucy weren’t in trouble as this was a adoption case. Dad and Mom wanted to take my cousins in as their own. Even though Aunt Gail turned out to be a bad person. Sasha and Lucy were the victims in everything that Karl and Aunt Gail had them to do or done to them. It was because of both that my cousins could never have kids. They both took in Sierra, Mandy, Nicky, Justin, Renee, and Jessie Lee in as their own bathing them with love. As I sat on my trike holding Savannah and Megan. My father in law stepped over asking if we were ready. We looked to each other before looking back to him with a nod. Dad and mom came over leaving both my cousins in the comfort of E.P. and Jax.
“ Nick honey I hope your not having any bad thoughts of Sasha and Lucy being your sisters?” My mother asks with deep concern
“ Mom before I found out the truth they were my sisters.” I say letting my words sink in before I continued “ As to your question I don’t have any bad thoughts for both of them as they have been hurt for so long, and need all our love.”
“ Your so right darling for if it was not for them I might of been raped while watching them kill you.” Savannah says with a few tears
“ I know Vannah darlin that is why I am here to make sure they become Covingtons just like me.” I state with a smile
It was at that moment we were all called into the courthouse around 11 a.m. I let Savannah and Megan go to only take a hand from each leading them up the steps following my parents, Rick, my cousins, and the two I call brothers. Shelby and Lisa were not available to be here as they were watching their daughters as Simon and Caleb had some club business to attend to in dad’s place. Once inside we are ushered into the court room. We all took our seats before watching Rick escort Sasha and Lucy pass the little swinging gate. They sat on the left side of the courtroom. I looked at the right to see a woman sitting. I looked at my mother motioning to the woman. She leaned over past dad as I leaned past Megan on my left.
“ That is Tamera Hillbottom. She is a strict lawyer in every case.” My mother tells me whispering
“ Ok um I thought this wasn’t a court trial?” I ask whispering back
“ It’s not honey, but she treats every case like a guilty before innocent.” Mom says back to me getting a shook head
“ ALL RISE JUDGE FRANCIS PRECIDING!” The baliff yells catching everyone’s attention
We all stand watching the female judge come walking in before she sits in her rightful chair.
“ You maybe seated.” The judge says in which everyone does before she continues “ Mr. Andrews will you start this adoption case as to speak.”
“ Yes your honor.” Rick says opening his file that he already had set up on the table before starting “ Your honor my two clients here Sasha and Lucy Carrington are in their late twenties, but at the moment have no mother, and their father is in prison in Georgia.”
“ Yes I know from the case two years ago, but my wondering is why they would want to be adopted is what has me concerned to why we are here. And I guess you have a good reason for us to be here.” The judge asks before looking at my cousins
“ Of course your honor. My clients want to be adopted by their uncle and aunt. Their cousins are the only family they have besides their loving aunt and uncle who have accepted them back into their lives. I know this is very awkward, but they have expressed this to the courts for the past year and a half.” He states while I see the judge make a note before looking at Hillbottom
“ Ms. Hillbottom do you object to Sasha and Lucy Carrington to be adopted by Grey and Tessa Covington?” The judge asks the woman that looks over at my cousins
“ No your honor, but I do have concerns.” She answers the judge catching us all off guard
“ And what would those concerns be?” The judge asks the female lawyer
“ Well how do we know that neither one or both will restart what their parents started so long ago? What would cause them to gather up people to fight as they did? Sorry your honor, but if their parents started that lifestyle what is to stop them from returning to it. What will protect the citizens of our community from them?” Hillbottom asks pissing me off
“ Your honor may I speak please.” I ask after standing up getting attention
“ And who may you be?” The judge asks with concern
“ Nick…Nick Covington. I am Sasha and Lucy’s youngest cousin, but for years I was their brother by paper and in our hearts.” I respond saying being motioned
I make my way past the gate to stand in the middle. I turn around to look at Ms. Hillbottom or Brokenass whatever her fucking name was before looking back at the judge.
“ Your honor my cousins gave up that life. They have turned their um father’s old company around. They help those that have had hard lives. I know my Uncle Karl and Aunt Gail were bad people, but it doesn’t mean Sasha and Lucy will be. Look neither one can have kids from all the rape and abuse each have gone through by my uncle and aunt’s commands to very unpleasant men. They have fought for their parents entertainment.” I say to the judge and those in the room before continuing on “ My cousins just want to be at peace after what happened a few years ago. My family ask that this court gives them that peace by erasing the last name from Sasha and Lucy to only give them the last name Covington.”
I stood there staring at the judge. She had a look of astonishment to my words. She looked at the paperwork in front of her before signing a few of them. She looked up at us all to just motion for me to return to my seat. She looked again to everyone before looking at Sasha and Lucy.
“ Sasha, Lucy I wish to give you the peace your..” She paused looking at me with a small smile to only continue “ That your brother just spoke about. By the power given to me I hereby grant Sasha and Lucy the name change. They are now the daughters of Grey and Tessa Covington, and the sisters of Shelby, Lisa, and Nick. I wish you luck in your future endeavors court adjourned.”
With the sound of the gavel my family stood up as the judge stood. I thought she was leaving, but she came around making her way to my two sisters. I smiled with pride looking over seeing Sasha and Lucy crying for the first time in months.
“ Nick that took courage baby.” Savannah says to me holding my right arm
“ I agree babe you really stood up for our sisters.” Megan says while I see my sisters hug the judge
“ Actually I did what my heart told me too. Besides they have always been sisters to me during the whole Karl and Gail thing.” I stated leading my two loves over to the family members
Sasha and Lucy spotted me walking fast to me. Both Savannah and Megan let go of my arms that were taken over by Sasha and Lucy.
“ Nick hun thank you for helping us. Thank you for always being our little brother in our hearts.” Sasha tells me with tears
“ Yes Nick you have always been our brother, and always will be. We are deeply sorry for what dad and mom did years ago.” Lucy tells me with tears also
“ Your both welcome as always. Now how about we go home and have a party.” I say getting smiles from those that gathered meaning my family
“ Agrees with that bro.” E.P. says as he and Jax go to the two that have taken their hearts
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