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He looked over at her he did understand her side of it too, but both had their own feelings for sure right now. "I wouldn't take him to New Mexico on the holiday I would always try and work it to be around it" but he had family in town and he wanted them to see Dev on holidays and big moments as much as she wanted with her own family.

He sighed as he looked at her. It was hard because their families were really on two different levels. It was never going to be perfect one was going to be without being at their place no matter what. They never would be a couple as far as Diego felt, so it was never one home for them.

"And he is mine too, I really love him." he felt like the best thing Diego had as he was single and spent many nights home alone unless he had Dev." "I would not take him to New Mexico unless we all went he woudln't do that. "I get it, but I've never got to see that; you have to see its hard for me to think about knowing I wasn't there to miss them and now I am close and can't see it." @beyzaxalpman

"Yes, I can." Beyza told him and sighed. "You want more. You want to take him places and for holidays that don't include me there and you're not understanding how hard it is for me to let go." She stared at him. "He was all I had for four years. It was a lot for me to let him stay at your place and now with going on trips with out me or holidays without me and I..." She shook her head. "I don't want to miss moments with him and I know you don't want to miss more either, but I'm trying here and you being upset at me because I can't easily make changes isn't what I need. I compromised on both Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's just this year and I told you that and it's still not good enough. You say you're okay with it and you're clearly not." She took a deep breath.

"You are taking him before Thanksgiving and can join us this year again for Thanksgiving. Going forward, we can split it. You can take him next year, but I just ask to see him. That's all I want. So either we go to yours or you come to mine, but I just want to be able to see him. And if you want to take him to New Mexico for it, then I want a video call." Beyza heart ached talking about it, but she knew it was the for the best. She just wanted this moment for now. "This Christmas, you get him for Christmas Eve and I get him Christmas day. We will switch at night and you're free to join us for dinner. Next year, I will get him for Christmas Eve and you on Christmas day. Your family is always welcome to my place, just let me know and we'll make the accommodations. However, I don't think a yard in the middle of winter is best to do any holiday." She smiled a little to try to show him she was joking.

"I don't want to fight either, but you have to realize where I'm coming from too. He's my whole heart." She looked at their son and then back at him. "I just put my foot down on him being in New Mexico for Christmas. I do need him one of those days. And it's just going to be hard not waking up and seeing him on Christmas morning, but I'll get used to it as long as I see him the day before. Is that okay?" @diegoocastro

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He let out an annoyed breath. He didn't like how this was going; he didn't like fighting with her over this. He just was starting to feel like it wasn't as fair as it should be with them. Yes, he got Dev a lot. Dev did stay with him, and that was good. But the holidays were different. Everything had been with her and at her place. "I am not mad, Beyza. I am just upset. You can't see how I feel about this." he wasn't raising his voice as Beyza was at times. "And I am his father; yes, we both didn't go great not exchanging our information years ago, but That shouldn't make it so you get him more" because she had him the first few years. "No, I don't have a big place, but the dinner or Christmas morning can be just us, and later on, we both can do family things and make it work." It's not like he keep Dev all day long if he had Dev on one of the holidays. "You know you have said I can come over to the holidays, I can, but you know I have family here too?" he sighed he wanted his brother and cousins and other family to be around Dev for the holidays too. He wished he could pay for a bigger place, but he could not fix up a house. It was a lot on him, and he wasn't going to be able to get a bigger place any time soon, if ever. "But if I had to, my yard is nice. We can make the space and have everyone over, my family and yours," he said, looking over at Dev for a moment. "I don't want to fight, okay? I just please try and think about it, think if it was the other way around..." she wouldn't like it. He was sad about this, he just wanted to have his son too. @beyzaxalpman

"And you have. You're making bigger deals about things than you should be, though." Beyza said and rolled her eyes. "It definitely seems like you're mad about all this." She crossed her arms and felt her blood boil as Diego continued. They had never argued before, but there was a first time for everything. "Because I am his mom!" She said a little louder than she intended and it gained some looks from the other parents. She took a breath to calm down and she looked at her son's father. "I have spent every holiday with him and I don't know what it's like not to so do not compare me having him for two holidays and you having him. You don't get it. I still want it all with him and I'm making sure you get your time too. You are welcome to my place for these holidays and you can have him on Christmas Eve, which is also part of the holiday, this year. Next year we'll discuss other options as well, but this is all new for me and you getting upset at me for having a hard time letting go isn't what I need right now." She sighed and rubbed her head. "Besides, my place holds more and I have my family plus Emre and Seyda to think about. They all want Dev around for these holidays and want to see him too and they are here in town. Are you sure you want all of us at your place?" She asked him with a raised eyebrow. "It's obviously not fine with you. If it was, you wouldn't have said something." @diegoocastro

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He nodded. "I know that; it's why I waited a year to show I am here and here for good before asking for more with him." he just wanted to show her he was here and now to make it fair. "I am not mad at you about this. I said I am fine with taking him before Thanksgiving," and he was glad he could do that. "And I love that, but you get him at your place on Christmas and Thanksgiving.... I am here, too. I have a new home I made with my own hands. I'd love to have him at my place for one of them too." he knew she just moved and had a new home, too. "Like just as easy as I can come to your place you all can come to mine" he sighed as he looked at their son running around having a good time. "Just think of it: if I had him both holidays at my place, I don't think you would like it too." Even if it was in town and she could come over, he didn't think she liked him having Dev for both. "But it's fine. I'll have to take him a week or so before Thanksgiving and be back Tuesday or Wednesday before," so he was back in time. He was fine with that. He understood having him out of state for a holiday was a lot. But both others being in her home he wasn't a fan of but would have to deal with if it was what she wanted. @beyzaxalpman

"You realize how different it is, don't you?" Beyza asked him as she looked into his eyes. "I raised him. I am used to this and you have never said anything about it until now. And this is the first time you've asked to take him anywhere so you can't be mad at that." She told him and shook her head. "I understand, though, and I'll ask. But if I say and you don't like it, talk to me. Don't bring it up at a later date to try to get your way to get our son to go to New Mexico." She said firmly before cursing in Turkish under her breath. "Diego, stop. I told you you can take him before or after because I wanted to see our son on the holiday and invited you over so you could too." She told him while she was being defensive. "Then why are you doing this?" She asked curiously. "Why are you having issues? I told you why I wanted him for Thanksgiving because this is the first in the house with Emre and Seyda. And Christmas, you are getting him for Christmas Eve and I get him Christmas Day." She shook her head. "What more do you want from me?" @diegoocastro

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He chuckled for a moment; he knew it was a silly joke, but he loved to make it when he told people about his scar. He nodded with a smile. "I think it's help. I will do what I am raising funds for." he fixed a car, fixed a hole in your wall, and built a shelf for whatever a person needed. "I hope with your help we can come up with something." He smiled as he looked at her. "I just need the right people, the right group or something " to get the word out there to get other people in on it. He could only fix and build so much and if others could do it, it would help. @danaxallenlopez

Dana quietly laughed, "Right, of course it did, I don't know what I was thinking." It wasn't the first time she had heard the joke and she doubted it would be the last. "That's smart," she told him, nodding her head, "people appreciate a person that is willing to get involved for the cause, at least that's the way I've seen it." Sure, there were people that wanted things for nothing but those people were ones that Dana did not associate herself with in the long run. "I'm sure we can find some people to partner you up with to get the money you need." @diegoocastro

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Diego didn't think it was someone he sort of knew who won him. But he was glad he did it made it a little less weird for him. But at the same time, her close relationship with Beyza was another story. "Glad," he said, saying he would have changed plans if she hadn't wanted to go. "That is true, too; it helps." he smiled and let her into his car. He had cleaned it, thankfully, after having Dev for a few days. "But there is this cool place I found. It has like go-carts and bumper cars and like big kid go-karts," he chuckled as he got into his driver's seat. @nazlixceyhan

Bidding was to appease her parents. They were worried, naturally, about her since her divorce from Andrew. Little did they know that she was also sleeping with her ex-husband from time to time. So, she did and much to her surprise she ended up bidding on the father of Beyza's son. She knew him, of course, but it had been a while since she had really seen him in some time. "Hey," she smiled at him when she got out of her vehicle to meet up with him. "I'm not worried, Diego," she gave a short laugh, "it's not like this is our first time meeting each other." @diegoocastro

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He chuckled, "I mean, I guess so." He still preferred not to miss or hurt himself or, worse, someone else today. But it was for fun; he was just glad to hang out with someone. Thankfully, he could stick on the board and not do too badly. "Lucky start," he joked as he watched her go next. "Eee, I mean, you did hit it; you didn't miss to smack me in the face, so that's a win," he joked as he went to get each of their axes so they could go again. "I am sure we both will get better" he walked up to the waitress that came over and placed his order for a drink and snack to eat. @jaslenexclairmont

"You don't have to worry about that," Jaslene joked back with Diego, "embarrassing yourself is all part of the fun." As someone who didn't enjoy embarrassing herself either, she knew that the lighthearted company of Diego wouldn't put pressure on her to exceed expectations when it came to axe throwing. "Hey, see, that's not so bad," Jaslene clapped as Diego threw the axe at the board, landing at the second ring. She stepped up next to toss her axe at the board, it landed off center, barely hitting the edge of one of the rings, "Well, yikes," she laughed, "not as good." @diegoocastro

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He chuckled. 'I mean, the tree jumped out at me when I was just boarding along it was wild," he joked. But he knew it was him trying to jump when he should not have, and he hit the tree. "But I did get lucky" he knew he could have been hurt way worse. "and sadly, auto shop and shop classes cost a lot and are not what they call "needed" learning, so they get cut or low budgets" and it sucked over the years. "I just try to offer my handyman skills to raise money most of the time," best he could do on his own. "I can build things, paint, do repairs." he did his best to try and learn a bit of everything. "But I would love your help" he smiled. @danaxallenlopez

"Oh, God, really?" Dana gasped with the story, her eyes growing as he pointed to the scar on his head. "You really did do that," she couldn't imagine how that could have felt. "You're lucky you weren't more hurt," she could only think of Julian in that moment and his racing career. "They do," she nodded her head in agreement, "I'm sure I can think of something. People will spend money on lots of things, you just have to make sure you're targeting the right market. Which isn't really my skillset," she joked, "but find the market and I'll plan the shit out of an event." @diegoocastro

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He knew he was lucky that Dev had a good family in town thanks to his mother, and he had his cousins and brother, so he was glad for that. "That's good to know," he said, looking at her, knowing no one had gotten hurt that she knew of. He smiled at her as they walked up to the lane. "ah, put that on me," he teased as he went up to the lane looking at it and looked at a few axes to pick up a couple to find out which one felt good. "So I hope I do good I don't want embarrass myself in front of you" he said with a wink. He knew it was just them hanging out as friends, but still, he wanted to have a good time with her. "Alright here I go" he said doing his best to line it up, he didn't hit dead center but he got it stuck in the wall at the second ring. @jaslenexclairmont

"Yeah, me too." Though she'd be worried if people had another thought. "Yeah, so far I haven't heard of anyone hurting themselves here." And she hoped to keep it that way. Jaslene laughed with his words as they were led to their axe throwing lane, "I guess we will find out," she nodded her head, stopping once we were there. "Feel free to go first," she offered, picking up the drink menu to glance over it. @diegoocastro

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He shook his head, he hated going and he knew that no one liked going to the hospital really. "The worst I had was I was like 13 and snowboarding and showing off and jumped into a damn tree," he laughed as he pointed to the scar on his head. He smiled. "Schools don't make a lot of money, and cars, car parts, tools, and wood supplies cost a lot of money," he sighed. "But if you can think of ideas that be great" it was a lot of him just asking for donations or him offing to do repairs in exchange of donations. @danaxallenlopez

"Yeah, no one has that kind of time," Dana joked with him, a smile touching her lips. The brunette certainly did not have time to be laid up elsewhere besides her own bed when Julian's schedule rarely slowed down. While race season was taking a minor lull, there were still other things going on. "That's nice of you," she told him, "if you ever need some help, I'd be happy to help plan something." It was simply in her nature. @diegoocastro

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He gasped, "Well, I do not have any grey hair to love yet, so ha." he was glad his hair was keeping up so far and was dark and black as normal. "And trying to get them all who have phones to not cut their fingers off in the shop too." It wasn't always easy, but he loved teaching. "And I got that monster, you try and get him out of bed?" he teased Dev as he watched them go on playing the game. "Pfft easy"

He said as he went on to play the first hole as the kids went on to the next. It was easy first hole and he hit his ball right near the cup but it didn't make it in. @vincentxcastro

"I like the gray hair unlike someone I love it and can accept it," he teased his brother. Vincent knew that Diego cared about his hair and he loved teasing his brother back. Vincent did notice his gray hair when he was younger and as he grew older he just accepted it and came to love it. "There is a difference between teaching teenagers and trying to get a teen and four year old out of the house Diego," he added playfully rolling his eyes before chuckling.

"Why don't you go first and have you show me how it is done Diego?" he smiled with a grin on his face. @diegoocastro

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You'd have made a superb father.

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He chuckled as he walked over to her. "I mean, some places do...do that sadly, but no, what they said is needed, and you are up for it," he said, looking at her tires for a second. "But please never fall for air thing," he chuckled. "But from now on, just come to do me. I can help." he smiled at her for a moment. "But sadly enough that's about normal for pricing" it was a lot but everything was. "it's fine" he waved his hand. "I say pay it forward when you can one day..." he looked at her with a smile, "or go get something to eat with me." he didn't mind; he just wanted to meet people, and he liked to help others. "Nah no problem I mean, me doing it for you is nearly the same as me teaching you" just watch as he did it. "It's not as hard as people think" he smiled a moment. @blairehamilton

" to be honest, i thought it was just a ploy to get more money out of me. like the time they tried to sell me premium air for my tires, " that last part was a joke she'd seen online, but she delivered it as if it were real, " spent five hundred bucks that day, " the blonde joked, bursting into laughter. when he mentioned not having apple pay, blaire nodded slowly. " okay, i can just take cash out and pay you that way, no big. " the woman shrugged simply. she didn't mind, just wanted a more quick and efficient way to pay. she rarely used cash anymore. " oh you'd do that ? i mean, i wouldn't want to bother you, really. if it'd be faster to just do it than to show me how. "

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He sighed. "You have told me you are going, not asking if you can, it. should be the same for us both." That's what he wanted. Yes, she always told him when she was taking Dev, but that was where she was going, nor could she go. "Stop... I am not saying that, Beyza." he looked up at their son. "I offered to have him before or after Thanksgiving in New Mexico. I get that it's far away...' he said, looking at her. "But you get him at your place on Thanksgiving and Christmas? Yes, I can come over, but are both your places? I don't like that..." he didn't like to do this he just wanted to make it feel more fair. "I know it's a lot, and I am sorry, I don't want to cause a problem," but last year he went to her place for everything that he did stand for since he was new, but now he felt like it was time to make it even for their booth. @beyzaxalpman

"I let you know, Diego. When have I not? Even after I told you about him, I let you know when I was going out of town with him. This is something him and I have been doing for years." Beyza explained to him. "You can. I'm telling you that. I just wanted to see him as well on Thanksgiving. Are you going to continue making me feel like crap because I won't let you take him for a holiday but I take him when nothing is going on?" She asked him with a raised eyebrow. "All you had to do was ask. And you did. If I ever told you that I was taking him on a trip and you wanted to do something else, you could've and can tell me like I just did to you. And I compromised." She took a deep breath and licked her lips before sighing. "You can have him Christmas Eve during the day, but before bed just bring him over. And you're more than welcome to come over in the morning as well." @diegoocastro

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He sighed. He didn't want her upset with him. "I know that, and I get you can with Julian, and that's great..." but they did it a lot when school was out, and he never said a word. "I just want us to be on the same page, you know? Like ask me when you take him places over, letting me know if you are going, not that you can't take him," he said, trying to explain himself. "That's not what I am saying. I just want us to have the same things with him." He had few places to take him like she did with Juilan, but he wanted the chance. "And for Christmas eve are you meaning I get him Christmas eve and bring him over in the morning or I have him for the day and bring him over for the night" he just wanted to see what she wanted. @beyzaxalpman

She nodded at him. "Yeah. Of course you can." She said. She wanted him to be able to have these moments with their son. Then she got annoyed by what he said next. "He goes places because I went places and it was something him and I have done since he was born." She told him. "Julian is his godfather, his uncle. We go to support him and you know it's slowed down since he started school." Beyza shifted a little. "You will get to be able to do it. I just came up with a compromise for you and is that not good enough?" @diegoocastro

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He laughed. "Please, my hair is amazing. You are the one with lighter hairs there," he teased. Diego did care for his hair he was trying to care for it so he could keep it as long as he could. "yeah yeah I can teach a class of 20 teenagers you can get three kids out the door " he shook his head.

He smiled at his son glad he was doing good and having fun,. "I mean, anyone can beat your father, so " he joked with his niece. He smiled as the kids took their turns. "Alright, old man, younger before older," he teased as he went, taking the normal two hits to get the ball in. @vincentxcastro

"Wait, am I seeing a gray hair on you Diego?" he replied back giving a teasing laugh and a look before laughing for real and shaking his head. "Can you blame me, when you have three kids sometimes getting everyone on the same page and everything can be hard for your information," he added chuckling.

"Great job Dev," both Vincent and his daughter replied. "You got this. Show your uncle your skills," he spoke to his daughter cheering her on. @diegoocastro