"And a long bye bye
But I need you to want me
Need you to miss me
I need your attention."-Erykah Badu
3 months later
Naunie POV
Monday
It's been three months since I left Bray. I moved in with my dad because really I had no where else to go. Even went back to school. Camille and Bray had an arrangement for him to allow Micah to come stay with me for the weekend because she was acting out.
"Tee Tee." Micah said interrupting my thoughts.
"Yes?" I asked running my fingers through her hair.
"Am I going home today?" She asked.
"Yes, your uncle should be here in a little while.
"Are you coming home this time?" I sighed. She always wanted me to come back with her and as much as I miss Bray him having a baby with another girl hurt me and I just couldn't.
"Not today baby."
"Okay."She said kind of gloomy like.
"Don't be sad. You know Tee Tees birthday is coming up and we are going to have lots of fun." Damn right! My birthday is this Saturday and I can not wait. I'm finally turning 20!
"Okay." She said smiling this time. The doorbell rang but nobody was here but me, her and my dad.
"I'm doing good." I heard my dads voice. I prayed he wasn't talking to Bray.
"That's good. Where are the girls?" A familiar feminine voice said.
"Upstairs." He said.
"Get your things ready Micah." I told her as we both got out the bed. In my doorway stood Ms. Tanya or Brays mom.
"Hey baby." She said hugging me.
"Hi Ms.Tanya." I said smiling.
"How are you doing?" She asked me.
"I'm ok." I answered honestly.
"And how's my other grandbaby doing?" She asked rubbing my baby bump.
"He's good." I said. That's right. I'm pregnant. 4 months to be exact. And it is a little boy.
"I'm so glad to hear that. You know you really should tell my son." She said.
"I will its just not the right time."
"I understand." She then turned to Micah. "You ready?"
"Yes mam."
"Alright well I'll see you later." Ms Tanya said.
"Okay."
"Bye Tee Tee." Micah said hugging my leg.
"Bye Micah. I'll see you later." And with that they left.
I looked out the window and saw him sitting in the drivers seat. Lord knows u miss him. I laid down in the bed and cried myself to sleep.
When I woke up it was about 6 in the evening and I made my way downstairs. Everyone was sitting in the dining room.
"Well look who finally decided to get up."Jayden said.
"Shut up." I made myself a plate and sat down. We had fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and greens. Being pregnant I ate twice as much.
"Damn fatty slow down." Jayden said.
"Do not call her fat Jayden." Simone said. I've grown a little liking to her.
"Okay. When you decide to stop being a hoe and settle down you have to go through this with your wife too." Camille said.
"Settle? Wife? Ha funny! Very funny." He said.
After dinner we all went to the theater to watch movies for the rest of the night.
* * * *
Saturday
It's my birthday ! And even though I'm fat I'm still going to turn up. I was woke by my family singing Happy Birthday and bringing me breakfast in bed.
"Happy birthday Tee Tee." Cameron and Micah said at the same time. Ms. Tanya dropped Micah off last night for some reason but I won't complain I was going to get her anyways.
"Thank you babies." I said.
After eating my breakfast I showered and did my hygiene. I had a lot to do today.
I headed towards the hair salon.
"Hey Naunie." My beautician Maleek said as he brought me to his station.
"Hey babe." He had a whole lot of sugar in his tank but he kept me hair laid and slated for the Gods.
"Happy Birthday bitch." He said passing me a gift. Even though he does my hair he is a really good friend of mine. I opened it and it was a Brahmin bag. It was beautiful.
"You shouldn't have." I said admiring it.
"Oh honey, as expensive as that little bag was I know. I could have got the same one at the flea market on 2nd street baby for 10 dollars." He said popping his lips.
I gave him a stank face.
"You know I'm playing with you. You deserve it. So what you want today? Wand? Straight? Big curls?" He asked.
"Actually I don't want the red anymore. I don't want the weave either." I said. I wanted a change.
"What? So you want all you?"
"Yup." I said popping my P.
"What color?"
"Nothing loud. Surprise me."
"I gotcha." He said.
After two hours later he spun me around and faced me towards the mirror.
"Yasssssss!" I said as I looked at my hair. It was my natural hair cut in a bob that's blonde on the top and dark brown underneath.
"Did I slay?" He asked.
"You better know it." I said still looking at myself. After paying him I went to get my nails did. Then I went to get a birthday outfit. When I got home there was cars lined down the blocked. I couldn't go in the house looking like this so I went to the guest house and showered and got dressed. I wore a yellow dress that fit perfectly and showed of my baby bump perfectly. And some sandals. I made me way to the house and walked in.
Mostly my aunts and the women were in the kitchen cooking the sides. Potatoe salad, pasta salad, cornbread, baked beans, Mac and cheese, collard greens, cabbage, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, green beans, Lima beans, French fries all that. The younger generation my cousins around my age were also in the kitchen but they were making desserts you know. Peach cobbler, pound cake, Apple pie, and banana pudding. The ladies was throwing down in the kitchen.
"Hey yall." I said.
"Hey Naunie's." Came from everyone. Along with "Happy Birthdays."
I stepped in the backyard and music filled the air. People were dancing. The kids were in the pool. My uncles were playing dices and grilling and drinking. Men were responsible for the meat. They cooked steak, fried ribs, barbecue ribs, fried chicken, and pork chops. They even had a crab boil going. This is my favorite. Had crab legs, and lobster legs, ears of corn, small potatoes, little spicy sausages, and shrimp.
Once again "Hey Naunies." and "Happy Birthdays." Spilled from everywhere.
I recognized everyone here. I had aunts and uncles. Cousins. My niece and nephew. My friends including Meisha, we sort of made up. She had Quay stupid ass with her. Even Brays mom. Glad he didn't come. A lot of my moms side of the family showed too. I'm just glad she didn't. We partied and had a good time.
I sat at the table working on my third plate.
"You gone be sick girl." One of my cousins Blair said.
"No she ain't baby. Watch what I tell you. This child can eat for days." Camille said. Causing all of us to laugh. She wasn't lying. My baby boy and I don't stop. Me, 6 of my girl cousins, Camille, Simone, all my aunts, Ms.Tanya, Tati, Meisha and Micah all sat at one table. This was all the girls at the party.
"It's the baby." Simone said.
"Yes Lord." I said popping a crab leg open.
"You want anything else baby?" Quay came over asking Meisha.
"Awwwww." We all said and Meishas dimples sank in.
"No I'm good. Thank you though."
"Shit I do. Get me and Micah some pound cake." I said to him.
"Micah you want some pound cake?"He asked Micah. She shook her head no then he smirked at me.
"Boy don't play. Bring me my pound cake." I said and he left. After about five minutes he came with a mouth full of cake.
"You wish i was your pound cake. Boy you know I look good as fuck.
You wish I was your babymomma." He sang in between smacking on his cake. We all laughed Quay is a straight damn fool.
"Give me my cake boy." I said snatching the plate.
"So is the baby's father here somewhere so I can meet the lucky guy?" My cousin Blaze who is Blairs twin sister asked. I sighed a little.
"Well actually he's n--" I started.
"That's him." Camille said. Causing me to damn near choke on my cake and when I turned around to where she was looking. It was him in the fucking flesh. Braylon.
