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December 28th
JFK Airport

Six months ago..

The icy New York wind whips against Sade and Bunny's mink coats, the evening air stinging their faces. Both stepping onto the airport pavement shivering as Bun's stepdad takes their luggage out of the trunk. Dressing to accommodate the climate differences during their travel. In only black shades, sports bras, baggy sweats and crocs. The two women were going on a nine day trip to Turks and Caicos at Bunny's boyfriends Bank's expense.

The trip was supposedly for his cousin who just came home from prison a couple days ago for beating a body. Neither of them have ever met him before but Bunny have heard him mention his cousin a couple times here and there. Bank was adamant on having Bun' there not wanting to go almost two weeks without being around her. Even going as far as personally inviting Sade to ensure her presence. Bank and Sade actually became really cool throughout him and her bestfriends relationship, never having that weird bestfriend/boyfriend animosity. Sade gladly accepted the invitation, feeling the need to relax and soak up the sun. All Micii told her was it was probably going to be a group of people and they were all staying in a beach side villa in Turks.

"It's fucking brick out here" Micii mumbles under her breath, adjusting her purse on her shoulder.

Sade nods her head amusingly as she watches Uncle Puff pack all of their suitcases onto the cart for them. Moving so fast you'd think that the ladies were late for their flight. But that was Uncle Puff, always making sure his daughter and niece were good.

Growing up he definitely stepped up as a good father figure to Micii, Micii's biological father was a "rolling stone". Nobody heard from him since he left New York. With some Dominican broad from the heights when Micii's mother Mirage was six months pregnant.

Puff met Mirage when her water broke in the corner store on his block at three am. He said he walked in and noticed her beauty as she waddled to the register. Then they made eye contact and she just stood there, letting tears fly until she clutched over in pain. In a panic he grabbed her before she could fall, asked her to call her baby father and he was gonna call the ambulance. Mirage just stared at him, before telling him "no baby father". Then asking her to call her mother, "no parents" was her response.

Feeling bad, Puff drove her to the hospital and stayed by her side throughout labor. Leaving the doctors under the impression that he was the father. When it was time to push he went to excuse himself from the room, but Mirage grabbed onto his hand. Needing somebody in the moment, other wise she would've been all alone. Definitely not how she envisioned bringing a child into the world. Puff stayed, even doing the honors of cutting the umbilical cord.

Mirage told them that after he left that night she gave birth, she thought she'd never see him again. But was grateful that he was kind enough to help her through her time of great need. Until he came back the next morning, shocking her. He brought her food, clean clothes and things for the baby to leave in. Mirage said he picked Micii up and held her so close before telling her "Don't much move me, but what happened last night... If you ever need anything for the baby, I'll be there." From that day on he didn't miss a doctors appointment, birthday, holiday, first steps, nothing.
Mirage told them no better feeling was when Micii started calling Puff "Dada/Daddy" and she never corrected her. Because that's what puff has always been. Him often dropping tears from time to time when they spent time together.
Eventually after a couple years of co-parenting they ended up together, raising Micii as a family.