Devine

15

A few months later.
I feel more myself everyday. It took a while right after I got out the hospital and got home my postpartum depression started. I didn't do anything. Layla was here all the time. All I did was feed my baby and change him and stuff. I didn't wanna ignore my girls. But I've been spending time with them and buying them things. I'm gonna try and go back to college soon. I'm gonna get my life back on track. I'm not pregnant anymore. But right now I'm watching a movie with my babies. Demi's sleep so when Faith goes to sleep I'm going upstairs to bed.
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Curtis pov
Who's at my door? I open it. "Oh uh hey." She pushed me and came in. "What are you doing here is Devine here?" She pushed me against the wall. "What are you hiding from her?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Okay fine but when she finds out about your secret life, I'm coming back here and I will cut you up in pieces and mail you to your family including Keisha." I look up. "Yeah I know. You got two months to tell her or I'll tell her myself." I watch her leave. Fuck.
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Devine pov
Can I sleep? Damn. Oh it's Curtis. "Hello?"
"Hey... your best friend threatened my life last night."

"What? Layla?"

"Yes. I know she usually jokes like that but she came to my house so I knew she was serious."

"What the fuck? What she say?"

"Well, we've been together for a few months and you know that we haven't told each other everything."

"Yeah."

"She for some reason thinks that I'm hiding something horrible from you. I don't know..."

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry."

"Please handle her."

"I will. Have a good day at work."

"You have a good day too, bye."

"Bye." Layla is unbelievable. I'll talk to her after I drop the kids off.
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I texted her to come over now I'm waiting on her. I grab a granola bar and she came in. "What's going on?"

"Curtis told me you came to his house and threatened him."

"And?"

"Layla...stay out of my relationship...you have no business trying to get information from him."

"But he has tons of secrets."

"I don't care. As long as it doesn't affect me I'm fine."

"Devine...why are you siding with him he's dangerous."

"Nothing has happened yet. Get out of my relationship!"

"Fine but ask him about his babymama."

"What?" She left. His babymama? I run upstairs. I call him. There's no way. She's lying. He picked up. "What's going on baby? I hope it's important."

"Do you have a kid?"

"No. Why would you think that?"

"Layla said you did."

"She's delusional babe. Tell her to worry about herself. If I had a kid I would tell you and they would be around. You came over twice and did you see a kid?"

"No."

"Exactly. Don't believe her."

"Okay."

"I can get off for lunch want me to bring you something?"

"Yeah surprise me."

"Okay I'll see you later."

"Bye." God Layla is crazy.
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We're having a little lunch date. "I'm thinking about quitting."

"Why?"

"If I quit I get more time with you."

"You shouldn't quit for me."

"Plus it's not as exciting as it was the first few weeks. "

"Is that your dream job?"

"Kinda. I love kids. But it gets boring doing the same routine. I greet everyone, move everyone to green, take attendance, have carpet time, read a book, color, read on their own, snack time, read, worksheet, lunch, recess, color more then they leave. Every single day."

"Sounds fun to me."

"Until you're doing it everyday for ten months."

"Well even if you do quit I'll be starting school soon hopefully. So we still won't see each other as much as you want to.x

"Why can't I have you to myself?"

"Well I have kids and school so that's impossible."

"Tell me why you had kids so young?"

"It just happened I guess. I was fast, finally got a boyfriend who was interested in my body. We got close, and I lost my virginity after school in the bathroom. Then a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant, my parents kicked me out, I lived with his family until I had Faith and they kicked us out, he got his own place that his brother got him. I stayed with him until he thought Faith was too much. I came back maybe a few weeks or months later, got pregnant then left again."

"And this all happened when you were sixteen?"

"Yeah."

"What a strong woman you are." I smile. "Why did you decide to have Josh?"

"I didn't." His watch beeped. "Damn, I gotta go."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I gotta get back to school before the kids get done eating."

"Well if you're gonna quit do it already." I say as I stand up. He threw our stuff away. "I will." He hugged and kissed me.
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