Down To Ride

21. What's Right

Olivia Baker

"Babe" Olivia gently tapped on Spencer's shoulder. He'd been knocked out on the couch from the night prior. "Spencer" she tapped on his shoulder once more, but he was in a deep sleep. Olivia set the water and medicine on the coffee table for when he would wake up.

"Daddy seeping!" Angel said as she stood next to Olivia.

"Yes he's sleeping, love. You want to wake him up?" Olivia inquired and Angel smiled as nodded her head. "Go ahead" she gave Angel the 'okay'. 

Angel then slowly hoisted herself onto the couch, crawling towards Spencer's torso. She gave him a bunch of wet and sticky kisses, causing Spencer to shift in his sleep.

Olivia couldn't help but smile at how much Angel loved her father. "Angel say, 'Daddy wake up'!" she told her.

"Daddy wrake up!" Angel repeated as she smacked Spencer's face.

"Gentle hands, baby. Remember we don't hit" Olivia tried to hold in her laugh. Spencer's eyes soon opened and he couldn't help but smile at Angel.

"Why you hittin' me? Hm?" Spencer chuckled at her.

"Daddy wrake up!" Angel yelled, attacking him with kisses.

"I'm up baby girl" Spencer laughed as he'd been slow to sit up. "Man...my head killin' me" he sighed as his head pounded severely. 

"There's medicine and water for you right there" Olivia pointed at the coffee table. "I heard you had an eventful night..." she watched as he took the medicine and drank some water.

"Shit...it was eventful alright" Spencer handed Angel a toy to keep her occupied. "I ain't partied like that in a minute. And I don't ever have to do it again" he chuckled.

"So what happened?" Olivia sat down next to him, rubbing on her belly.

"Damion and I got into it" Spencer began and Olivia widened her eyes. "Yeah I know...he called me lame cause I ain't want to mess with Mercedes" he revealed.

"That's ridiculous" Olivia shook her head, rolling her eyes.

"I told him times are different now...I'm not the same nigga I was before" Spencer told her. "I  told him he wouldn't understand where I'm at in my life now because he basically ain't shit. That set him off cause then the nigga called me a sell out and said I'm profiting off of my community. I told him to get up out of my face with that shit and he called me weak. Said I didn't move the same since I got popped" he continued.

"What the hell?" Olivia furrowed her eyebrows. 

"I don't even know how it got to that point truthfully" Spencer sighed as he rubbed his temples.

"You know they say the truth comes out when you're under the influence" Olivia began and he listened. "There's a chance he's jealous of you...I think that's where it's coming from" she told him and he agreed.

"I don't know why though. Shit I was gon' put him on and get him a job at the shop so that he can get up out of the streets. But I'on know now..." Spencer said.

"You're not wrong for having your doubts about him" Olivia affirmed.

"So at this point I'm cross faded. The weed and alcohol was fuckin' me up. I left them niggas and told J I was headin' to the bathroom before we would leave. What I thought was the bathroom ended up being a completely different room. Mercedes was in there" he said and Olivia raised an eyebrow. "Nothin' happened she just tried to give me a lap dance" he told her.

"That was a lot for you to experience and I'm sorry that you did" Olivia began. "But I'm just glad that you made it home safe. You know I was worried sick about you" she said.