𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔 ˡⁱˡ ᵐᵉᵉᶜʰ

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"Delilah please go to sleep" Tina pleaded as if the baby would listen, she rocked Delilah in her hands and walked around with her to prevent her from crying.

But the moment she tried to put her to sleep or lay her down, she woke right back up and began crying all over again. Delilah was such an angelic baby in the daytime but when night came about, she gave hell.

It was moments like this that made Tina just want to sit down and cry besides her daughter. Unlike Meech, who had a big supportive family that was happily willing to help him with Delilah, Tina had nobody.

Tina wished she had a mother or aunt she could call or ask for help during times likes this but she didn't, she was lonely and figuring out motherhood on her own.

Removing her bra strap, she began breastfeeding Delilah who decided to treat her breast like a pacifier. It was about 4 in the morning and Tina felt as if she was moments away from falling asleep, she paced around trying to keep herself awake before going back to her bed to see if Delilah would fall asleep this time.

As Tina laid Delilah down, she prayed that her daughter would finally fall asleep and stay asleep for the rest of the night. Tina's exhaustion was apparent on her face as she laid next to Delilah and closed her eyes.

Just as she was about to drift off, Delilah started to cry again. Tina's heart sank, and she felt a wave of frustration wash over her. She wondered if she would ever get a good night's sleep again.

Going to her last resort, she decided to text Meech to see if he was up. The two weren't on good terms at all but he never failed at being a good father and that's what she needed right now.

TINA
u up?

READ

Meech scrunched up his face at the message wondering why Tina would be texting him at this time.

After he posted the story with Tina and Delilah, she decided to make an Instagram post stating she was a single mom and "healing before entering another relationship" and in response, a bunch of industry dudes came in her comments flirting and saying they ain't mind being a "stepdaddy".

Meech felt embarrassed by that and no longer wanted her name tied to his outside the baby. It wasn't just the fact that she was getting comments by these niggas but the fact that she was liking the comments.

TINA
i need help with delilah

MEECH
ok. omw

Meech sent the message and slightly pushed the random girl laying on his chest away from him.

He quickly got dressed, trying to find his clothes in the dark while the girl on the bed stirred. Grabbing his phone and keys, Meech made sure to quietly close the door behind him.

"Demetrius Flenory, where are you going at this time?" The sound of his mother's voice startled him as he made it to his front door.

"Tina need help with Delilah..." He rubbed his eyes as she flickered on the lights, damn near blinding him.

"Hmmm...can you explain to me why you have a newborn with a woman you're sneaking off to at 4 AM and leaving another woman asleep in your bed?" She questioned, she already had enough questions for him having a newborn out of thin air but the amount of women she seen coming in and out of her house when Tina still seemed to be around was making her wonder what was going on in her son's life.

"Me and Tina ain't together ma, I don't want her" Meech sucked his teeth and she gave him a glance telling him to fix himself before the conversation continued.

"Was Delilah conceived from a one night stand? Cause y'all sure seemed cuddled up that night you asked me to babysit"

"Ma I tried with that girl, we just don't fit" He tried to shorten the conversation so she wouldn't continue pressing him.

"What's so bad that y'all cant at least try again for my grandbaby?"

"Tina too hurt by stuff I did in the past, she like to do petty shit and play games" Meech saved his face by not telling the full story, he knew his mother raised him to treat girls a different way than he had been doing.

"Well the baby aint even two months yet so it can't be that much in the past...Yo little cousin n nem showed me the instagram posts, she said she gotta heal. What you did to that girl so bad that she need healing?"

"Nothing"

"Don't lie in my face Demetrius." She turned her head sideways and crossed her arms.

"Okay I cheated and said sum crazy stuff to her but I made it up...." Meech sighed as he felt his mother's attitude towards him switch.

"How you made it up?"

"I gave that girl a bunch of gifts and money ma, what more can I do?....She ungrateful!" He exclaimed but by the look on his mother face, he ain't do much convincing.

"When have me and your dad ever taught you that forgiveness can be brought by money? I don't know what you and Tina got going on but all these heffers you got running in and out of here...it's only a matter of time before you knock one of them up and there won't be any ounce of forgiveness left in her." She shook her head and walked away from him towards the room she had been staying in since her visit to New York.

Meech loved his mother, with all his heart. But he wished she ain't have to see him coming in with different hoes, maybe it was time he got a second apartment if she was going to be permanently living with him.

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Tina opened the door for Meech as Delilah continued to cry, she had tried everything from feeding her a bottle, rocking her, breastfeeding...nothing was putting her to sleep. She was starting to think that Delilah had gas or her stomach was hurting her from whatever formula she was feeding her.

Meech wasted no time taking the girl from her arms and placing her on his chest as he walked around the apartment. Tina closed the door behind her before speaking, "You need anything before I go back in the room?"

He ignored her purposely, Tina had did all that crying saying she wanted to be left alone and now he was finally going to respect it. Meech hated embarrassment more than anything, if he was on the internet showing her love, she had no right to talk about they personal issues and clear shit up.

"...Did you hear me just now?" Tina asked as she walked besides him to make sure he heard her. Something was always wrong with this man but Tina didn't think she did anything as of recently to be on his bad side.

"Look, I'm ignoring you on purpose so we don't fight today. Leave me alone, I'm good"

"You still mad about me liking a comment? Why you always gotta act like a bitch?"

Meech scoffed at her words, "Tina I really don't give a fuck no more, you healing right? I don't wanna talk bout shit, we not together"

Tina rolled her eyes, "That's cool. Don't start your bullshit when I start doing me cause I'm tired of this bipolar shit with you"

He ignored her once again and Tina went in the room to get away from his negative energy. The two couldn't even stay friendly for more than a week without one of them upsetting the other.