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Fast forward 10 years to Amira's POV
" Aubrey open this fuckin door!" Banging on this fool's door. We've been standing out here for a good five minutes. I placed my youngest son in his brother's arms. Avery just looked at me while shaking his head.
" Ma, I don't think he's here." We both looked up at the windows to see movement.
" Oh that nigga is here, he's just being him right now" I went back to banging on his door and it finally opened to reveal some girl that was pushed out. She glanced at me and then ran off. A shirtless Aubrey stood in the doorway watching her leave. He looks at me like I did something wrong and then turns to Avery and Josiah.
" Dada!" Two-year-old Josiah squirms out of his brother's arms and runs to Aubrey.
" Wassup JoJo!" He picked him up and hugged him. I turned to Avery, who has an upset look on his face. I know he doesn't want to stay but he has to. He's 13 now. he and Aubrey have issues due to him being locked up for 7 years. He's been through everything with me. For a while, it was just us two and then Aubrey was released from prison. Aubrey was gone for 7 years of Avery's life. Aubrey gets out and tries to make things right with Avery but he doesn't want anything to do with his dad. I don't want things to be like this because I know that Avery needs Aubrey in his life right now. Aubrey wanted to go back to the way things were before he was locked up but at the time I had a boyfriend and I wasn't breaking up with him to get back with Aubrey.
He got out of Jail and continued to do the same thing. He didn't change at all but I didn't care as long as he tried with Avery. Being a father to him but Avery would just push him away. Eventually, my boyfriend at the time broke up with me due to Aubrey constantly threatening him. Aubrey and I started messing around and that led up to him getting me pregnant again. I had Josiah and things really changed.
" Avery, come here." Aubrey waved him over. He looked at me and slowly walked to Aubrey.
" You good?" Aubrey asked Avery. He just nods and walks into the house. Aubrey lets Josiah down and he runs after his brother.
" Why were you knocking on my door like you're the boys or some shit!" I stood there glaring at Aubrey.
" Well if you showed up at my house 3 hours ago to pick up your sons, like you said you would..."
" I got busy, Baby, " He grabbed my hand pulling me closer to him. I pushed him back.
" I saw, always fuckin with these ugly dick munchers," I muttered while picking my purse up from off of one of the chairs on the porch.
" You know you're my main! All you have to do is tell me to leave these bitches alone and it's done. You don't fuck with a nigga no more." He gives me that smile.
" Do what you want as long as you're taking care of your sons!" I turned around and walked to my car. Opening the trunk to get the boy's bags out. He followed and took the bags from me.
" Taking care of you too." He stood there eying me. I felt his eyes roam all over my body. Chubbs was right, Aubrey made sure that all of my bills were paid the whole time he was locked up. I told him that I could handle it but he didn't listen.
" And I appreciate you, I tell you that all the time." I opened my door and he stepped closer to me.
" Let's get back together then." He grabs my hand again, giving me a small smile.
" I said that once you stop doing all of this stupid shit, we can get back together! I can't be with someone that is in and out of jail, in a gang, selling drugs, robbing and killing people. We have 2 sons that need you. They don't need a daddy that's in the streets."
" This street shit for life. I'm in it for life, baby. You know I'm not going to let anything happen to you, Avery, or JoJo" Shaking my head I got in my car and started it up.
" You need to grow the fuck up Aubrey!" I closed my door and he stood there staring at me while smiling. He said something but I couldn't hear him. I rolled my window down.
" I'm grown, I'm getting this money and providing for you and my sons. You don't complain when you're able to go to Puerto Rico with Sabrina and those other bitches you call your girls." Aubrey leans in the window to try to kiss me but I moved.
" Also. I don't hear you complaining when I'm paying your Mama's bills. She definitely doesn't complain." He grabs a piece of lint that was on my scrubs.
"I have to get to work." I start to back up in the parking space and a Range Rover pulls up next to me, blocking me from leaving.
" Mira, you don't even have to work" He looks over as the driver's door of the Range opens. I turned just as Chubbs got out and got in the passenger seat of my car
" Mira, where are you going?"His passenger door opens. I see Chris getting out and walking over to Aubrey. He hands him something that I couldn't see. He winks at me and then runs up the steps to the porch.
" To work. My job! The place that pays me legal money that I earn every week." Both Aubrey and Chubbs laughed.
" Here she goes again." Chubbs gets out of my car and starts to walk over to Aubrey.
" Chubbs! I know you better move your damn car, Nigga!"
" Move your car for my baby!" He laughs and turns back to his car. I turned to Aubrey and smiled.
" Take care of my boys and I'll talk to you later." He leans in to kiss my cheek as Chubbs backs up so that I could pull out.
" You know I will, Amira." I stared at Aubrey until I heard a horn.
" Move so I can park, Mira!!" Chubbs yells. I laughed and pulled off. I can't stand them.
On my drive to work, my mind was on Aubrey and us. I love him but I just want him to be legit for once in his life. If he did what I asked, we would be back together " I can't wait on him. I'm ready to find someone to build with and settle down with. Someone that will love me and my boys.
