Unconditional Love

Chapter Twenty-Five - Layla

Sunday, May 15th, 1:00 am

I can't believe that I allowed Ms. Brenda to get me worked up to where I passed out and ended up in the hospital. I don't know what her problem is. I also don't know why my mother has to constantly interfere in my life. Everything was going great until they showed up. I was excited that I am having a boy and she just had to ruin the moment.

"Princess, how are you feeling?"

I know my dad is really concerned about me but he shouldn't be. I'm okay.

"I'm okay, Daddy, really. I am a little tired but I'm sure once I get caught up on my sleep, I'll feel a hundred percent."

"Why didn't you tell me that you weren't sleeping?"

"It's not like I had insomnia or anything. I just didn't get much rest the night before because I was worried about Roman. He didn't call or text so I wasn't sure if something had happened to him or not."

It's sad that I worry so much, but I can't help it. Ever since our wedding night I can't sleep without knowing he's okay. He's my husband, I'm supposed to worry.

"Princess, you may not want to acknowledge it but you knew exactly where he was and who he was with. You didn't really have a reason to lose sleep, putting yours and your baby's health at risk."

Great. Now they are going to team up on me. I should have asked Tiff to stay. At least she would have helped me out.

"Uncle Keli, I knew he was going over to take her to the doctor but I never heard back from him. I didn't know if something happened. He's my husband, no matter what flaws he has. I love him and I can't stop worrying about him. I'm sorry if you can't understand that."

"I understand it quite well, and so does your dad. It does not change the fact that we are not happy with how he is treating you. And the way his family treats you is unacceptable. Is it always like that?"

They are both looking at me waiting on an answer. I don't want them to start hating Roman because of his family's actions.

"Yes. It only happens when he is not around. Roman does not allow them to disrespect me, not even his mom. KayKay is not bad, we get along. Ms. Brenda has poisoned Monica and the other's minds about me. It's no secret that she doesn't like me.

I mean look at everything she said tonight. She never wanted me with Roman and I'm not sure why. When I first met her she hated me. I didn't even get two words in before she just dismissed the whole idea of trying to get to know me."

I know what's coming next. I know they believe everything she said. It's not true though. My dad starts to talk.

"Princess, I think there's some truth to what she said. I know you don't want to believe it but you have to look at everything in front of you."

"Daddy, I'm not saying that it's all lies. Clearly they have sex, and not just the two times she got pregnant. I don't believe that it has been a constant thing, and I don't think that he is in love with her. Maybe it's because of their history and she's the mother of his kids now, but he is not in love with her.

If he was in love with her, then why would he marry me? He already had Xtreme Kutz established, we didn't have anything that connected us together, and he could have been with her openly.

I think he really made a mistake and she ended up pregnant the first time. After she had Nya, is when things started to change. I believe that's when they started to sleep around. Just so happens that it was after our wedding as well."