Roman held on to Morgan for a little while longer. He kissed her gently. The tender moment was interrupted by a scream.
"FUCK YOU!"
Roman recognized the voice immediately it was Izzy. Roman rushed down the hall. Izzy's apartment door was open. Walking in he saw the boys in the living room. Izzy emerged from her room. Tears were flowing down her face. Izzy rushed into his arms. He held her tightly letting her crying into his chest.
She tried to explain what was going on. He couldn't understand her.
"Baby I need you to calm down." Roman said stroking her hair.
Isabella tried to compose herself. It took a while but finally she able to explain what was going on.
"I called Jason because he claimed the boys on his taxes. He told me it was right as their father. He doesn't provide anything for them. He goes months without seeing them. But thinks he should be able to claim them. Its bullshit."
"What else he did say?" Roman asked.
"I asked him not to claim them. I need that money to renovate the building. He laughed. He told me that I should give up on this place. He said I was being stupid for trying to keep this place in my family."
Listening to her recount the conversation was making his blood boil.
"Who the fuck does he think he is?" Roman thought to himself.
The apartment building has been Isabella's family for generations. Her father left it to her when he passed away. Roman couldn't believe what he was hearing.
After everything Isabella has done for him. Her father told her that Jason was no good. Isabella thought her father was just being overprotective. He never thought anyone was good enough for Isabella. Roman got to meet her father before he died. He was a take no nonsense kind of guy. He was funny as well. He called Roman son-in-law. Roman called him Old Man.
"When are you and Isabella going to stop pretending." He would say.
Roman would just laugh. The old man seen straight through him. Even when Isabella was with Jason her old man would say her and Roman should be together.
"I never did anything to him. I never spoke bad about him. I never told people he cheated on me when I was pregnant. I never told anyone when I found out he was taking money out of my account to spend on his whores. I did everything for him. I worked all day and still made sure he had a hot meal. All I wanted was his love and loyalty. I didn't get any of that." Isabella said.
"Don't worry about anything I'll handle Jason. In the meantime, reach out to the IRS prove to them that you have been taking care of them the entire year."
Roman is going to make Jason wish he was never born. He is going to make Jason wish his father left him in a sock. He hates seeing Isabella go through this. She shouldn't have to fight a man to be a father. She shouldn't be her responsibility to make sure he is in their lives.
Everyone gathered around Isabella. They hugged and comforted her. Morgan was visibly pissed. She knew Jason was a piece of shit, but she didn't know how bad it was until now. She knew Jason had cheated on Izzy. She didn't know it was while Izzy was pregnant with the twins.
Roman hates seeing Isabella so hurt. Isabella was up most of the night. She paced back and forth. She cried on and off. Her brain wouldn't shut down long enough for her to sleep. When she did finally lay down her phone rang.
"JJ" the phone screen said.
"What Jason?" Isabella answered
She was fuming at this point. Her legs were shaking. Roman swore he saw smoke coming out of her ears.
"I was calling to see about getting the boys next weekend. Me and Ronda are taking Makenize and Robin to the waterpark." Jason replied.
"Jason, I have never told you that you couldn't see the boys. You can come get them Friday evening when I get done with work." Isabella said visibly frustrated.
"Okay Izzy I will be there."
"You better be because I am the one left to pick up the pieces when you break your promises."
"Yeah...Yeah, just pack them a bag for Saturday and Sunday I will bring them back on Monday."
"Whatever bye Jason"
The call ended.
Morgan sat on Izzy's right side. Heather was on her left. Roman was standing in front of Isabella. He took her hands in his gently lifting her to her feet. He wrapped his arms around her as Izzy began to cry again. She knows that the boys will get their hopes up. She is also 95% sure that Jason will once again break his promise. She is tired of this.
If she told anyone that she didn't, think about cutting all contact with Jason she would be lying. How many times would he break their hearts before it was too many? He promised to get them for Christmas and never showed. He told them he was going to get them for their birthday and that never happened.
"My boys just want their dad. They want him to be around, and he chooses not to. They are too young to understand why, and I don't know what to tell them." Isabella said as tears and snot covered her face.
"I know it's hard baby and believe me he will regret no being here for them. Teddy and Leo are great they are some of the happiest kids I know. That is a testament to you as a mother." Morgan said while rubbing Izzy's back.
Roman held her tight. Isabella melted into his arms. She loves his take charge attitude, but she loves his tenderness as well.
"Don't worry beautiful I'll handle Jason. Izzy leaves for her trip on Thursday. Why don't you guys go shopping tomorrow?" Roman added.
Morgan's eyes lit up. Isabella gazed up at Roman. Heather's eyes were locked on him.
"Daddy, I don't get paid until Friday." Morgan said.
"Okay, what that got to do with what I said." Roman countered.
"I won't have any money for shopping Daddy." Morgan added.
Roman chuckled. He pulled out his phone.
"Give me your bank details. You too Izzy" Roman ordered.
Not long after that Izzy and Morgan got notifications. 15k had been transferred into both of their accounts.
"Heather tomorrow me and you will go set up a bank account for you." Roman said staring in Heather's eyes.
The rest of the night was uneventful.
In the morning Roman woke everyone up. He made them breakfast. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, and fruit smoothies.
Roman made his way to Isabella's room as the ladies ate. He opened her dresser drawers until he found her underwear. He pulled out an emerald, green lacy pair of boy shorts. Roman returned to dining room area. He handed Isabella the pair of panties.
"You're going to wear these today." Roman whispered in her ear.
Isabella's face turned a bright red. She couldn't believe he had gone in her room and picked out her panties. Morgan soaked in the situation.
"He really picked out her panties" Heather thought to herself.
"Morgan when you get home, I want you to pick out your sexiest red panties. I want you to do a little photoshoot for me." Roman eyes were filled with desire. His voice was low.
His demands made Morgan dripping wet.
"Heather today you aren't wearing panties" Roman ordered.
The food was finished. The ladies cleaned the dishes since Roman cooked. He returned to his apartment to get ready for the day.
Isabella went with Morgan to her house. Heather left with Roman.
Roman and Heather had two stops to make. The first was to open Heather a bank account. The second was the AT&T so she could get a phone. Richard had destroyed Heather's phone during their last argument.
The bank wasn't crowded. There are two teller windows open. Roman and Heather approached the counter. There is a small woman behind the glass. She was gray hair and green eyes. Her complexion is the same as Heather.
"We're here to open an account for her." Roman said.
Heather stood there clutching his hand. It was still hard to wrap her head around this new situation.
"Okay no problem. I just need her ID and Social Security Number."
Heather provided everything the teller asked for.
"How much are you looking to put in the account to start?" the teller asked.
"$100" Roman replied.
$100 is all he had in cash. The process didn't take long. Heather's account was open. The teller handed her a folder with all her account details in it. Next stop was the AT&T store.
"Pick whatever phone you want don't worry about the price." Roman told Heather before letting her wander the store.
Heather looked at the iPhone but decided against it. She looked at the latest Samsung phones. She got the Zfold and the latest watch.
Roman approached the counter when it was time to pay. He put his card into the chip reader. Entered his pin and they were off.
Roman called Morgan.
He told her that he was going to drop Heather off. It was just after 12:30pm when Roman dropped off Heather.
Roman decided to drive downtown to get an in person look at the hotel property. While the women went shopping Roman would take care of some more business details.