Prologue
Jonas
Five months later…
Man, this was some straight bullshit! Sitting in this damn prison left me with nothing but time on my hands.
That was way more time than I needed because all I did was think about the shit I did and the pain I caused.
Every time I got a free moment to think, my mind went back to my sentencing hearing.
Knowing that I wasn’t going to get the death penalty had me feeling myself, so I might have been smiling a little too hard that day.
However, when Tanya’s mom stood up to give her victims impact statement, she had everybody crying.
“I don’t know how you walked in here smirking and smiling when my daughter is dead!
You took a good person from her family for no good reason.
My baby was going to be a doctor one day, but you took that dream from her.
She was so smart and sweet, and she was carrying my first grandchild.
BUT YOU TOOK ALL THAT FROM ME!! YOU DESTROYED MY LIFE, AND I HOPE THAT WHILE YOU’RE SITTING IN PRISON FOR THE REST OF YOURS, YOU THINK ABOUT THAT!
! I am a Christian woman, but I also hope that you get what you deserve in prison!
” That lady was crying so hard, she really had me feeling bad for her.
Then it was Courtney’s families turn to speak, and her husband tried to kill me. That nigga lunged over that table and wrapped his hands around my neck. I seriously thought I was going to die. That shit wasn’t even funny.
Of course, I had to take a plea deal because these muthafuckas was throwing the death penalty at my ass!
Now, while I did the crimes, I certainly didn’t want to die for them.
But shit, after living in Huntsville Prison for the past five months, the death sentence was starting to look like it would have been a better decision.
These prison systems were no joke! All these niggas in here did was boss people around, and I wasn’t used to that shit. They told you when to eat, when to sleep, and watched you like a hawk when you took a shower. I didn’t like that shit at all, but what could I do about it? Not a damn thing!
Since I had been here, no one had come to see me.
My wife, well ex-wife, changed her number so I couldn’t even reach out to her.
I had no way of contacting Gianna since I had a no-contact order on my record.
It was like fuck me and everything I wanted because around here they didn’t give a fuck about anybody’s feelings or wants.
I thought I would at least get the chance to see Gianna at my sentencing hearing, but she didn’t even show up.
She did send a statement which was read in court by the prosecutor.
I didn’t want to hear that shit. I mean, why should I when she hadn’t thought my hearing was important enough for her to be here?
At the end of the day, I was in here for two life sentences plus thirty years for killing Tanya, her baby, and Courtney and for kidnapping Gianna.
Two life sentences plus thirty years! That shit didn’t make no damn sense whatsoever!
If I did two life sentences how the fuck could I do thirty years too? Them people were something else.
I guess I was just supposed to sit in here by myself and rot since nobody gave a fuck about me.
I used to think I was so cocky and smart but now look at me.
I felt like a big dummy and if I had it to do over again, I would just be the husband my wife wanted me to be and said fuck all them other bitches!
Too bad we weren’t allowed to turn back the hands of time…
Dimitri
These past few months have done nothing but show much how much I loved Gianna.
We decided that we wanted to get married before the twins were born, so her uncle and aunt got together and threw us a wedding on his property.
Surprised the hell out of the two of us.
On a cool but sunny day on the afternoon of September 10th Gianna and I tied the knot.
She was dressed in a beautiful white, flowing gown with a pair of white Converse sneakers.
I had on a black blazer, white buttoned- down Polo shirt with a pair of black slacks. On my feet, I wore a pair of black and white Converse sneakers. We were surrounded by family and friends which made our union perfect. We didn’t need a huge church wedding because we had love.
And as long as we had that, nothing else mattered.
Once Gianna found out that she was pregnant with twins, she took the semester off.
She was able to get her transcript, and everything transferred to Dillard University, but wouldn’t be starting school until February.
She decided to finish online so she could be home with the twins.
I was all for it. Corrine, Collin and Avrianna were the most important little people in our lives.
The twins were only two weeks old, but we clearly knew who the bosses were.
My oldest little girl loved being a big sister.
Me and her crazy mama were finally in a good place.
She got her ass a job, so the money she received from me in child support lasted now.
I was glad that Gianna was able to put the past behind her. With the professor locked up for the rest of his life, and the wedding and twins being born, it wasn’t that hard to get her mind on other things.
I thanked her grandmother every day for putting her into my life. If she hadn’t spoken to Gianna about me, she might never have given me a chance. She was definitely the one I had been needing in my life.
Gianna
These past few months had flown by in such a blur.
Not only did I find out that I was pregnant and had gotten engaged the same day, but I also got married and had twins.
Who would have thought that the day my sweet grandmother passed would be the day I met my soulmate?
I had no idea such an awful day would lead to the best days of my life.
As I sat down watching my husband with the twins, I couldn’t do anything but smile.
We had been through a lot to get here. From my grandmother’s passing to dealing with crazy ass Jonas, and through all that, we managed to find love.
I never could have imagined my life going this way, but my grandmother knew.
She knew that Dimitri was the right one for me.
She knew that he was the perfect man for me. I was definitely blessed to have found him. He looked over at me with a smile on his face.
“What?”
“Nothing. I’m just thinking about how lucky I am to have you,” I said.
“I’m the lucky one babe,” he said with a wink.
I was lying in bed while he fed the twins. “Well, we’re both lucky then.”
Once he finished feeding the babies, he brought Corrine to me, and I placed her over my shoulder while he did the same with Collin to burp them.
Then he changed their diapers and put them in the crib.
After he was done, he climbed into the bed behind me and snuggled close to me. This really was the life.
I had definitely chosen the better man. I was wifey to a real one and no one could tear us apart.
Rest in paradise Maw Maw!
The end!!