Mockingbird | Notti Osama

Thanksgiving was always Valentina's favorite holiday.

As a single mother her mom couldn't give her a huge Christmas but she always baked something really good for Thanksgiving.

They'd go over her grandparent's house and she'd enjoy the huge dinner her Abuela cooked while she laughed in the living room with her Abuelo.

This year she had none of those people.

She did however have an entirely new set of people to enjoy Thanksgiving with.

Valentina Nanu Rodriguez's POV

As I set up the table for our Thanksgiving dinner I rhought about all the dinners I had spent with my Mom, my Abuela and Abuelo. It was always my favorite holiday because of them.

This year thought we were having Ethan's family over, Dotty and his mom along with Violet and her parents.

But there was an additional person coming and let me explain.

So you all know how I didn't know my papi right well my half brother dm'd me on Instagran and now him and my Dad are coming over for dinner.

I'm hella scared but I had to brush the nerves off and just have good vibes going because you know.

I had set the table up all nice and when I was finished I went upstairs to get in the shower.

I had to make it quick but it was still enought for me to feel like I smelled good.

I had put on a black crop top and some black ripped jeans with a brown jacket and my brown uggs.

I just brushed my hair out since it was straight and put on my favorite jewelry and just as I finished I heard the door bell ring.

"They're here!" I said as I ran down the stairs to the door to find Mrs. Reyes, Dd and Ethan.

"Valentina! Mi amor!" She hugged me and I laughed, smiling and wrapping my arms around her as well.

"Hi Mrs. Reyes." When she finally lwt me out of the hug Dd was next to give me a hug.

"How you been ugly?" he said hugging me and I laughed at him.

"I been good lil bro," I hugged him back. "What you been up to?"

"I been chillin' on some real shit." He let go of me and I almost immediatly ran into Ethan's arms.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. His arms rested around my waist and he kept kissing my cheek and neck.

"Hi baby." I whispered into his neck. He smelled the same as always and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't release myself from this man.

"Hi love" He walked into the house closing the door behind him. After a minute or so I finally let go of him and sat on the couch with everyone else.

When everyone else arrived they just walked in but when we heard a knock at the door.

"He's gonna love you Val." Ethan said kissing my cheek and I got up, walking to the door.

I was so nervous I felt as if I was shaking in my fucking boots bro but I opened the door to see the pair smiling widely at me.

"Oh my god! You're even more amazing in person!" Brett, my brother, said bringing me into a bear hug which I kindly accepted.

"You look just like your mother." My dad smiled at me and I smiled back.

When I was released from Brett's hug I didn't know what to do at the moment. I didn't know if I shoukd hug my Dad but it seemed like my body told me I needed to hug this man.

I wrapped my arms around him and the little girl inside of me began to smile because she finally had her papi.

When we were done hugging I introduced everyone until I got to Ethan.

"And this is my boyfriend Ethan" I smiled and Ethan got up shaking his hand. I was lowkey nervous on how this exchange would go but it was going suprisingly good.

Everybody sat around and laughed. Us teenagers went outside and sat by the fire pit.

"Okay not sounding weird but I was doing some research on you Brett and," I paused turning to him. "How come you never told me you were an actor?"

"Because not to sound cocky or any thing I thought you knew." He sat back in his seat.

"Man after I found that out I watched your show and you're good as shit!" I said and everybody started laughing.

I mean the entire dinner was like this. We all laughed about so many things that it was hard to keep track of.

My dad is, just as I always thought, the sweetest man in the world.

I honestly thinks he feels bad for not being in my life but he was young when mami had me so I understand. He just wasn't ready.

When dinner was over the moms and Asia cleaned the dishes while everyone else cleaned up the living room and everything like that.

Brett and the boys were hitting it off pretty good so they were all laughing and making jokes about whatever.

When it was time for everyone to leave I gave hugs and all that to them as they walked out the door.

"We need to hang out more often!" Brett said giving me a hug.

"Yes! I'm almost always free." I laughed then gave my dad a hug.

"I hope you can allow me to be in your life," My dad said and I smiled.

"Of course." I waved them out then closed the door leaving just everybody who lives the home and Ethan.

"Baby you can go get a shower I'll be up in a few minutes I just wanna vacuum and stuff." I told him and he gave me a kiss before he walked up the stairs to my bedroom.

This time gave me a minute to think.

I'm so happy I finally met my dad, but is he just replacing the spot in my heart that belonged to mami?

I didn't wanna think I was replacing my mom in anyway because I loved her more than life itself.

She was my best friend in the whole wide world and loosing her left a hole in my heart.

As my thoughts raced my mind until I realized I was done vacuuming the floor and I put it up then went upstairs.

Ethan was laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, so I walked over and laid on his chest.

"You okay?" He asked wrapping and arm around me and using the other to play with my hair.

"Yes just tired." I whispered before getting up and changing into some shorts and leaving my sports bra on before getting back into the bed and drifting off.

Tbh dk if i'm feeling this