You're A Criminal. I Can't Love You

Chapter Eighteen

[THREE MONTHS LATER]

| Aaleeyah Petty |

I sat in bed holding my beautiful bundle of joy, Cayden Ramone Higgins. He was born on November 27th, a month ago, around 3:00 in the morning. He was my pride and joy, he was the love of my life. I held him in my arms gently rocking him so he'd stop crying. "Shh baby. Mommy's here." I said, assuringly. He soon enough stopped crying, I walked to his room and laid him down in his crib. I covered him with his blanky and gave him his pacifier. Within these past few months, Langston and I have moved out of Detroit and moved all the way to LA, so did everybody else, shit even our parents. Julian has regained feeling in his left leg, Shanice and Day Day aren't doing so good, Makaylen and Julian they're okay. But, a lot has happened everyone decided to leave the past behind us. No more gang violence, no more drug use, nothing. Everything that has happened in Detroit, we all left it there. My brother Christian even set aside his differences with Langston. Everything is actually going good if you ask me, we all moved to better ourselves.

My phone had vibrated inside of my bra, I got it out and seen it was my baby calling. "Heeyy Baby." I sang.

He chuckled. "Hey baby, I was thinking about you." He said.

I started to blush, he always knew how to make me feel good. "Oh really?" I asked.

"Yeah really, but babe I was thinking." He said.

I shook my head and sighed, oh Lord. Whenever he thinks it's always something stupid. "About?" I asked.

"Let's have sex tonight. You know it's been a while.." He said.

"What about Cayden? We can't do it while he's here." I said.

"Let's ask Mama P if she can watch Cayden for a few hours or maybe overnight." He said.

"Okay fine, I'll call my mother." I said.

"Okay, bye baby I love you." He said.

"Love you too babe." I said.

I hung up the phone and looked for my mothers number. I called her and asked could she watch Cayden for a few hours and of course she said yes. She wants to spend every waking minute with her grandchild, if possible. I checked on Cayden before I got in the shower. He was still sleeping peacefully. I grabbed the things I needed and I headed into the bathroom. I spent at least 15 minutes in the shower, after I was done I lathered myself with my coconut lotion. I applied my deodorant and I placed my outfit on a pair of bandana joggers, a bandana T-shirt, a pair of my black Polo socks. I then placed on a pair of my Roshe Runs.

After I gave Cayden a bath, I dressed him in his Ralph Lauren Onesie and a pair of True Religion jeans. I placed on his little timberland boots. He was trying to put his fingers in my mouth, I played with them a little by pretending to bite on them. Cayden started to giggle. I heard the horn honk outside, I placed Cayden in his carrier and I placed his pacifier in his mouth so he'll go back to sleep. I grabbed his diaper bag and I walked outside and placed him in Langston's new black 2007 Tahoe. I strapped him in good and I sat in the back with him too. I was very cautious when it came to my child.

We pulled up to my mother's new house, I grabbed Cayden and all of his things. I walked up to the front door and knocked. She opened the door and smiled. "Oh my God, my grandbaby finally is here!" She said, taking him out of his carrier. She covered him with kisses. "Look ma, me and Langston gotta go. If we don't come back tonight, we'll be back first thing in the morning." I said.

"Okay, take your time." She said, laughing.

I gave Cayden a few kisses and I kissed my mother's cheek. I walked outside and hopped in the truck. We made it home and he raced me upstairs to the bed. "Take yo clothes off baby." He said. I did as he told me to do. I took my shoes off, my pants off, my shirt off and my bra off. He looked at me and smirked. "Damn baby, ya body still look amazing." He said. I blushed.