whatever, I’ve got good taste.”
“I know because you picked me,” I boasted.
She laughed like I told a joke or something. “Whatever, I’m on my way so you and yo lil mini-me be ready.”
“Aight,” I shook my head at that girl. “Yo MJ!”
“Yes.”
“Ya mom on her way so we can do some shopping for the baby.”
“Yayyy!”
Twenty minutes later Neicey pulled up. “Hey handsome.”
“Hey sexy.”
“I was talking to MJ, but hey to you too.”
“Oh, okay, remember that.”
“Just playing.”
“Mommy, I saw some really cute baby boat shoes I want to get baby Mell,” MJ interrupted.
“Alright, baby boy, let’s shop till we drop!”
“Oh boy, what did I get myself into?” I asked with a laugh.
“You know I’m exactly eight months today. One more month and prince number two will be here.”
“I wanna be there when you have him,” MJ said excitedly.
“Of course, baby.”
We pulled up at the Fairlane Mall and Neicey was too ready to do some shopping.
“Ohh look, it has a hat to go with it,” she said holding up an outfit.
“Aw hell naw! My son will not be wearing that.”
“Why not? It’s cute.” She pouted.
“Uhh no, put that back where you found it.”
She rolled her eyes. “Fine.”
We shopped for three hours. We finally took a break to get something to eat. “So when are you going to give me my black card back?” I asked knowing damn well I didn’t care that she still had it.
“When you ask for it back.”
“Yeah right.”
“Naw, but fo real, I wanted to talk to you about some information that MJ shared with me. I’m not coming to you on no hating bullshit either.”
“Okay, speak yo mind.”
MJ and I shared our concerns with her and she just sat there looking stone-faced.
“Mommy are you mad at me?”
“No baby, you did exactly what you were supposed to do. Thank you,” she kissed him on the cheek.
She then leaned over and did the same to me. I smiled on the inside; it had been awhile since I felt her lips. “Mommy when are you and Daddy getting back together?” MJ asked.
She shifted in her seat as if she was uncomfortable. “Umm I don’t know baby. Mommy and Daddy have some serious issues that we need to work out before we can even think about getting back together.”
I felt happy on the inside because she didn’t say that we were never going to get back together. That right there just let me know that she still had feelings for me.
Chapter 3
Reneice
I was sleeping well. Until I was woken up out of my sleep by pain. I tried to move but the pain was too unbearable. I felt something wet between my legs, no it can’t be. I looked to the other side of the bed and noticed Kamil was gone. My mind wandered to what Mykell and MJ told me.
I reached for my phone and called Mykell.
“Hello?” He sounded groggy.
Another contraction hit me and I yelled into the phone, “AHHH!”
“What’s wrong? Neicey? Talk
John B. Garvey, Mary Lou Widmer