Ch.1
Candy was resting her head on Jerome's chest in his bed. She lifts her head up to see if he's awake and he is.
"Morning." She says.
"Morning." He greets back.
She sits up."I'm sorry bout that. I didn't know-"
"No." He sits up to have a full conversation with her." You was sleeping alone,groaning and-you was having a nightmare. So I came in to check on you."
She takes one last look at him before she gets up.
"Where you going?" He gets concerned.
"Im bout to make some breakfast ." She walks out.
" We need to have a talk." He follows her into the kitchen."Candy. I'm for real."
"Look. Baby,if it's something that's gonna start bulk, just hush. You're single, I'm single. I'm just happy we are back into where things are."
He blurts out something she was not expecting to here." She's having my child."
Candy slowly closes the fridge." You're lying."
He stands there with a blank face.
She walks past him and back into the bedroom.
"Where's your keys!?" She gets frustrated trying to find them.
"Look. I didn't know. Let me explain.
"Explain what?!" She screams at him."You told me you wasn't talking to that bitch anymore!g
"
"That was two months ago! She legit told me this last week."
"Ahh that bitch? She almost got knocked in the face because she was looking at me all crazy and shit recently!"
"Where?"
"That doesn't fucking matter! So what about me and you?"
"I don't know."
" You don't know!? Me and you just had sex last night!"
"It was a moment!"
"A moment! I really thought you and I had a thing. I was hoping we could go back to where things were! My ex knew I still had feelings for you and-I broke it off with her just to be with you."
"Candy."
"FUCK YOU!"
"What?! Fuck me? All because I'm about to be a dad again!"
Candy screams." Where are my fucking keys?!"
"Candy CALM THE FUCK DOWN!" He grabs her tight with his arms wrapped around her petite body."Candelaria. Calm down. Let's be adults please!"
Candy slowly breathes in and out with her body trembling." I love you Jerome. I-oh my gosh! I wanted to quit the club and I'm graduating next year,and I wanted us to all be a family again-"Jogging out the room,She burst out crying into the bathroom." Oh my gosh!" He follows her,making sure she doesn't do anything crazy.
"Candy! I'm sorry." He was very sincere." I never meant for this to happen.Hey. Look at me." He spin her around to get his attention. "Candy. I'm not the one for you. You deserve better. I'm not the guy you once fell in love with. Come on. You was a straight A student in sophomore year and I fucked it up for you. Come on! I'm out in the streets all day,everyday! I sell drugs. I shoot people. I ain't better than you. I'm a GD member,Candy-"
"I never gave a fuck bout that. I loved you for who you were. I loved the Jerome I met."
"No.No.I came,distracted you and boom. You have our beautiful baby. I distracted you from following your dreams. I distracted you from being a journalist. It hurts me that you stripping all because of my faults. Now tell me. If I never ever came into your life, you would be something other than a dancer right now? Tell me I'm right?"
Candy sobs." You gave me a beautiful baby name Nevaeh Camilla Richards. She motivated me and still to this day to be up on my feet.Ten toes down. I don't wanna be a single mother again."
"Baby I know you don't...Just answer me love. Am I the reason you're not where you are at the moment?"
Unresponsive,Candy was into deep thought for a while. Because he was right,She says nothing but sit down.
"I'm sorry,Candy." He wraps his arms around tighter."Please don't cry. I'm sorry for leading you on."
"I'm bout to go."
He finally lets her go." Candy, I mean we can still be friends-"
She turns around with a shut up expression." Jerome"Get out."
"Candy-"
"GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY HOUSE!!!" She screams at him.
He shakes his head and walk out.
NAVY POV
After punishing my sister into doing dishes and cleaning up the whole kitchen, I was in my bedroom sleeping with my head in my arms . Waking up,As I look into the mirror, I gasp when I notice a young female sitting on the edge of the bed with her legs crossed. She had natural curly hair and she was dressed in some Adidas sweats.
"You sure don't know how to make up your mind."
I turn around making sure I ain't crazy." Do I know you?"
"Not yet. But I know you." She giggles." You my mother."
"Mother? What?"
"I know you still in love with that boy."
"Okay Miss Thang. Whatever you doing-" I look around the room." Okay! I get it! Prank! It's a prank! Nicole get this girl out my room!!"
"Mom. She's not here."
"Nicole!"
"Naw." She finally rests on my bed." You really talking to me."
"Oh my gosh." My jaw was dropped to the floor." Yooo!"
"You know you still in love with him."
"You don't know what the hell you talking about."
"Zayvion. Helloooooo! That's my daddy."
I sit down to study her face. She looked exactly just like him. She was very beautiful. Milk chocolate complexion with dark brown eyes and thick bottom lip just like mine. She look just like more of her father with her natural big puff sitting on her head. She's what I dreamed of.
"I feel offended that you You look like him instead of me,and that's none of your business."
"Whatever. That's why I'm telling you now. I mean once you birth me, I ain't gonna know what's going on between yah two. I mean hey imma have some cool ass parents. Daddy a rapper and mommy is her own entrepreneur."
"One,thank you. Two, you ain't gonna be a girl."
"Uhhh hello!? I have a pussy."
"Okay and?"
"You want a boy so bad."
"Of course. Why would I want a girl? I have two sisters and-"
"Boohoo!Excyses,excuses. You just scared imma be in your footsteps."
"Girls are too much to handle. Yah crazy. And yep damn right! I refuse to hear about my daughter-or you whatever stripping after I bust my ass off to provide a better life for her-you."
"Trust me. Imma be a good girl."
"That's what I said when I was fifteen."
"Just because you lost it to some lose at 15 doesn't mean I'll give my power away." She chuckled." Well, very respectfully,I'll be better than you. I mean I might be a little boy crazy but imma run track,take dance classes, go off to college to be a teacher or some shit."
I pray my daughter will be smart.Smarter and better than me.
"I'm glad to know that,except the part on being boy crazy." I say.
She gets up and turn me back into my regular position in the mirror. While she Grabbing the brush, I let my hair down,allowing her to brush my head.
"Girl." She compliments me." You worth it. You're gonna be a star. Hair salon, wigs on point sis,like oh my gosh. Them girls gone be hating on you!"
"Thank you babygirl."
"Of course-" She pauses when her attention is somewhere else.
"What?"
"Time for you to wake up mom."
"I'm up."
"No you're not."
"My auntie needs you."
"Auntie?"
"Aunt Bella! Now if you don't wake up-"
"I'm your mother. Talk to me crazy again." I look at her crazy.
She giggles."Oooo I'm scared."
"I pray you become a boy." I snatch the brush out her hand.
