Love Is Pain

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4 months later

Jonathan: *walks in Shanté's apartment* Why'd you leave your door unlocked?

Shanté: Why'd you open it like you knew it was unlocked?

Jonathan: Where's my baby?

Shanté: Sleep. Don't wake her up.

Jonathan: Ok. Well since she's sleep, I want to talk to you about something. *sits beside her on the couch*

Shanté: Oh actually I wanna talk to you too.

Jonathan: What's up?

Shanté: How are we doing this parenting thing if we're...you know, not together.

Jonathan: That's what I wanted to talk to you about.

Shanté: Not you thinking like a dad.

Jonathan: I'm not thinking like a dad, I'm thinking like a guy who's in love.

Shanté: What do you mean?

Jonathan: ...I want to get back together.

Shanté: ...huh?

*time skip*

Jonathan: I'm willing to look past it. Are you?

Shanté: Yeah but I don't want to hurt you again.

Jonathan: Are you planning on cheating on me again?

Shanté: No!

Jonathan: Ok so what's the problem?

Shanté: Nothing. It's just...

Shanté's POV

He leans in closer & cups my cheek with his hand

Jonathan: It's just what?

Shanté: I didn't think you'd want to still be with me. Is it because of Lovely?

Jonathan: It's because of you.

He softly presses his lips against mine & we start to kiss. He lays me down in the couch as our kiss deepens. Before getting too deep into the kiss he stops & look at me

Jonathan: ...I love you so much.

My heart skips a beat as if this were the first time he's told me he's loved me

Shanté: I love you more.

Jonathan: I'm going to let you continue to think that.

Shanté: *softly chuckles* Shut up.

Jonathan: *starts kissing her*

A few weeks later (Shanté's parents' house)

Shanté: I'll put everything in the room, you deal with the parents.

Jonathan: Wha-no. They're YOUR parents.

Shanté: Fine. *rolls her eyes*

Jonathan: *knocks on the door*

SD: *opens the door & sees baby* *😦*

*time skip* In the living room

SD: *holding Natur'el* Why didn't you tell us?

Shanté: We...wanted to surprise you.

SM: Why would you have a baby, Shanté? You're too young.

SD: She can handle herself. She knows what she's doing.

SM: No she doesn't. I told you not to get married-I mean, have a child until you were the age I had you.

Shanté: That's not what I wanted. I said I'd want to start a family when I'm financially stable.

SM: You're too young. Put her up for adop-

SD: Woooaaah! It's not that serious.

SM: Yes it is that serious. They're both too young. They're not even allowed to drink alcohol yet.

SD: Té, Jonathan, I'm happy for you.

Jonathan: Thank you.

SM: You're going to regret it in the long run. *goes in her room*

SD: Don't mind her. She just doesn't want you growing up.

Shanté: Riiight. *goes in her room*

*time skip* In the car

Jonathan: Are you ok, baby?

Shanté: Yeah. She only react like that because I'm a girl but let it be one of my brothers having kids. Then she's all over them. *rolls her eyes* But this something I can't control so.

Jonathan: You're right. All you can do is try to look past it.

Shanté: You think your mom would let us stay with her while we're down here?

Jonathan: Of course.

JM's house -living room

JM: *holding Natur'el* She's so cute. Why didn't you guys let me know about this?

Jonathan: We wanted it to be a surprise.

JM: This is an amazing surprise. What's her name?

Jonathan: Natur'el. But we call her Lovely because that was initially going to be her name.

JM: Awwwww. That's a nice name. Who named her? Té?

Shanté: Actually Jonathan did.

JM: Really? He's been so horrible with names. He wanted to name the dog..what was it?

Jonathan: ...Peanut Wigglebutt.

Shanté: *laughs* Yo what?!

Jonathan: I was 5! *laughs*

JM: *chuckles*