Devine

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At least my baby isn't hurt. "I'm pressing charges against your bum ass sister. She almost hurt my baby. You're gonna defend me right?"

"Of course baby." He kissed my hand. "We're gonna have to bail Layla out."

"Do we have to?"

"She's my friend. Yes we have to." He sighed.
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I'm coming home from school early, this pregnancy stuff just makes me feel sick all over. This is my worst pregnancy. Why wasn't it this bad when I was sixteen? I'm earlier than the kids. I just need to lay down and get something to drink. I pull in the driveway. Layla's here. I go in the house. "Hey girl."

"Hey..." I go in the kitchen. "Why you early?"

"I don't feel good again like always.x

"I should've known." I grab a bottle of water. "Was Kris here?"

"For a second yeah."

"Oh okay. I felt like I haven't seen him in forever."

"He work too much."

"I'm glad I have you then."

"Yeah."

"I'ma go lay down."

"Okay. Feel better." I go to the room and lay in bed.
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I wake up. "Hey baby."

"I didn't know you were coming tonight."

"I had to. Your getting more and more pregnant and more sick."

"So what? You quit?"

"Exactly." I sat up. "No you didn't."

"I only quit one.."

"I didn't know you had more than one job."

"Yeah, the one I'm making these from." He pulled out stacks of cash. "You're a stripper...I knew it."

"No." He put the bag down. "I think you should quit school."

"Excuse me?"

"It's not good for the baby. You come home early everyday."

"But I need school."

"You need to focus on our baby first. I'm home a lot now so. I'll be here focusing on you and our kids. I need you to do the same."

"This baby is definitely a boy. The amount of stress I'm getting, we're definitely having a boy."

"We need a boy in this damn house. Too many girls. Including Layla ass who doesn't live here."

"She helps with the kids."

"She doesn't need to help anymore." There was a knock and it opened. "Hey girl you hungry?"

"Yes thank you." She gave me a plate of chicken and rice. "No problem bestie." She left. "She cooks now. Wow."

"She always cooks."

"She needs to go."

"She's not going anywhere. I need her."

"No you don't. You need me."

"You don't understand."

"I don't."

"Can you get out? I'm trying to watch tv." He stared at me as he walked out.
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I need more water. Dinner was really good. I walk out of the room. I walk down the hall and I drop the plate. "What's going on?" She got off of him. "Kris?"

"Babe...let me explain."

"You wanna explain? I'm pregnant with your third kid! And you're sitting here kissing on my best friend."

"Devine...it's not what it looks like."

"How long you been fucking him?"

"We havent-."

"How long!"

"A month or two."

"I should've known. All this arguing and hating each other was just a charade."

"Babe...I love you."

"Don't talk to me crazy like that. Me and the girls are leaving tonight."

"Babe please." I go in their room. I can't believe him. I can't believe her.  I lock the door. I sat on the floor and cried. "Mommy?"

"Faith? Why are you awake?"

"Are you crying?"

"No...go to sleep. Mommy's fine."

"Okay." She turned around. I sigh. We'll leave in the morning actually.
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I wake up in bed. I get up. "Devine...." I go in my closet and started packing. "Baby..let me explain."

"I don't wanna hear it." I grab stuff from my drawers. "So you leaving?"

"No dumbass. You know I'm leaving. You cheated on me with my best friend and you've been doing it for two months."

"Can you forgive me?"

"Hell no. Why you decide to fuck her?"

"Cause she was always here... and you were focused on school and our baby, so those days I didn't do lunch with you or the girls, I came here..."

"Well you can spend every minute with her now cause we're gone. Also I'm getting child support. My kids need things."
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I just dropped the kids off. What am I gonna do? I'm not gonna go to school today obviously. Maybe I'll look up some small jobs I could do. There's no way I'm going back to Kris. I've been back and forth twice with him. How much money do I have? Might have enough for a hotel. I just don't want my kids living in a car especially my son. My phone rang. Look who it is. I answer. "Layla I don't have time to talk to ex best friends who had sex with her best friend's boyfriend."

"I really wanna be friends still. Sex with Kris meant nothing to me and you know it. I didn't want it to ruin our friendship.x

"Right so when I saw you kissing my boyfriend on the couch you thought I would still wanna be friends?"

"De.... you're my best friend... please forgive me. I know you need help with the kids..."

"Layla I love Kris...he was perfect before this he was. I lost that because you thought it was okay to fuck him for two months."

"I'm sorry. I really am. Can you meet me somewhere? So we can talk in person."

"Layla...."

"Please. I'll tell you everything."

"Fine. Send me wherever you wanna meet."

"Okay." I hung up and sigh. This better go well.
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I sat at the table with her. "Have you ate yet?"

"Not much..."

"Okay well I ordered."

"Just explain."

"Okay well..." She explained everything from the beginning. "So, he came to you first?"

"Yeah. When I was at your house during his lunch break.... he talked about you like you were someone random. Like you didn't exist basically."

"And I thought he was perfect but what am I gonna do? I feel like I'm starting all over."

"Come stay with me.. I have a extra room."

"Okay. I have no other choice. My kids need a place to stay."

"And what about you?"

"I got school and I'll be working pretty soon..I don't I'll be there a lot."

"Did you take money from Kris?"

"No...."

"You ladies need anything?"

"A glass a water please."

"You okay?"

"I'm just getting a little hot."

"Maybe we should go. After you get your water."