Down Bitch *Plus size story*

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Joi POV

I sat in the diner damn near shitting myself. I was so fucking nervous to see this man it didn't make any sense. My head shot up every time the door open or I heard a guys voice. I don't remember what this man's voice sound like face-to-face.

" Can I get you a cup of water or anything to start you off?" So we just came up And I thought about it for a second.

"Um sure can I get a Pepsi." She nodded.

I have been waiting here for about an hour and some change. A long time.

I picked up the menu and decided to look for something to eat.

"Hello?" I answered my phone.

"Hey baby." I smiled at the sound of Jamal's voice.

"Hey baby." I Watch the waitress sit my drink infront of me. " I am ready to order."

" OK great." She pulled out a note pad. " what can I get you?"

" i'll take the chicken tenders and fries but on the side I also want some shrimp in a basket." I pointed and she wrote it down.

" okay I'll be right back with your order." She took the menu and walked off to the back.

" what you guys are just starting to eat?"

" no he didn't come yet."

" wait you've been there for three hours and he hasn't come yet."

" it's only been like an hour."

" Babe? Baby I dropped you off before I went to training and I am just now getting out." I looked at the time and I didn't even realize.

" oh shit. I didn't even realize I've been sitting here so fucking caught in my head I didn't even realize it's been three hours." I laughed at myself. " well I already ordered my food so I might just eat in you know that'll be it."

" i'm coming."

I heard his car start up.

We sat in silence while her made his way here.

My mom started calling me.

"Hold up its my mom."

"Okay, i'm pulling up." I hung up.

" hello?"

"Hey girlie, I was just calling to tell you that your father couldn't make it because we just found out that Jordyn had a cheer competition. It was so last minute. She called us because she didn't have a ride and your dad didn't want to miss it. Lord knows when he'll be around for another one."

" put him on the phone." I put my finger up as Jamal sat down.

"Hello babygirl."

" You do know you could've called me and told me that hours ago right? Do you have your own phone why is my mom calling me for you? I've been sitting here for three fucking hours and you couldn't find it in your mind to let me know that you're not gonna make it. I told you when I got here so you just went to a cheer competition and said fuck repairing my relationship with my daughter."

" she's my daughter too and I don't appreciate the way that you're talking to me."

" I don't appreciate the way how you're treating me. The fuck would you invite me out to have me sitting here looking like a jack ass for three fucking hours."

" Joi that is your father." My mom yelled.

" no he's not. He ain't been a dad to me since I was fucking nine the fuck. At the end of the day you should've fucking told me what the fuck it was." I snapped. " talking about a fucking cheer competition is a cheer competition every fucking weekend. They couldn't wait one second."

" your mother begged me to go. She said that you wouldn't mind and you would understand th-"

" you should've fucking call me yourself... You are a grown ass men and obviously I don't understand and I do mind. This is my time! my mom don't know shit about me. She know just as much about me as you do. She only gives a fuck about Jordyn so of course she's going to do everything Jordyn wants y'all to do but you wouldn't know that because you haven't been around. That's what today was about catching up re-presenting ourselves to each other. Trying to see if there's anyway that we can fix this and you left me sitting in the middle of a fucking restaurant by myself."

"I understand but don't-"

" don't what? Treat you like the fucking stranger you are?" Jamal watched me and I looked away from him. "It's fine. I don't even care."

"I am sorr-" I hung up.

"How was training?" I asked and he stared at me like he was piercing through my Soul. "What?" I laughed softly.

"You are getting better." He sighed.

" better at what?" He shook his head. " I know you probably heard me on the phone but I ordered a strip basket and some chicken tenders."

" I am cool I ate before I went to training. Brianna was there."

" Pur my bitch back outside." I smiled and he laughed.

" Yeah she had her make up done everything. I asked Josh he said she's starting to get her energy back. He was also saying that he is just glad that she isn't depressed you know?"

" Yeah. When we talk on the phone she seems OK she just said that she feels a little tired sometimes. Which I don't know is if it is a side effect but I'd rather her be sleepy then depressed but also that can be a sign of depression." He nodded .

" you should ask her how she feel later."

" I had to make mental note because I be forgetting. when we get on the phone she just starts talking about a trip or something that she want to do. Then I get wrapped up in that conversation and I always forget." He nodded.

" Yeah she was mad at you today because you didn't come. She talking about she got all dressed up for no reason and Josh got mad because he thought it was for him." He laughed and I joined him.

"Damn. If I knew his bitch ass would've stood me up I would've just went to fucking training with you like I always do. Of course the one time I'm not there she would go." The waitress set my food in front of me. "Thank you so much."

***

"Hello?" I woke up and answered my phone.

"Hey." Jordyn whispered. " where have you been? I have been worried sick about you."

" I am at Jamal's house." I looked at the time and it was 3 in the morning. " is everything OK?"

"Yes... no, I just feel like shit because they were having a conversation earlier about me and you. And some of the things that they were saying just made me feel like shit. I love you so much and I just don't understand why everybody else can't see why and how you are so amazing. it's just the way that they talk about you just makes you seem like the most horrible person in the world. And it's always this look thing and I just... I love you so much and I hate that they treat you like that be-" she started crying.

"Who was talking?" I sat up.

"My mom and your parents. They weren't even ashamed of how they viewed you none of them knew you. I just feel like I caused this on you or for you. Now that I had know it hurts you as much as I do that shit breaks me because now I am starting to see what you have been saying." She sniffled. " this is why I didn't wanna tell them about the chair competition because I already know how your mom is."

"Jordyn listen, I can honestly say that you are the only one trying to save our relationship. You changed so much after our conversation and I greatly appreciate it. They are grown ass adults do not take on all of their problems or their wrongdoings. How about I come pick you up and we go out. Me you and Brianna."

"Okay."