Owned

C44: Countdown

CHRIS

"You ready to go home?"

"Kae, I'm not going home with you and you're not coming to the hotel." I say

"See here we go again! You spend a little bit of time with Isabelle and then you go back to treating me like shit." She tells me

"It don't really matter to me what you think, or if you think she influences me." I tell her

"Fine, then you get someone else to take you home, and this is for you." She says as she drops a picture on my lap

"What is this?" I ask before turning it over

"Your daughter." She replies before walking out

My daughter? I turn it over and see it's an ultrasound. It's a girl. I'm gonna have a daughter. This changes a lot for me. I can't let.. I can't let her go. I won't let Kae try and take her from me.

A nurse walks in and looks confused to find me alone.

"Are you not being discharged Mr. Brown?" She asks

"I am, just somebody else is coming to get me." I tell her

"Alright," she says as she hands me papers "just sign these and give them back to me before you leave." She says

I call moms and she answers on the first ring.

"Angel, I'm on my way. I'm sorry I couldn't be there sooner!" She says

"Ma it's okay, I just need you to take me back to the hotel. They're letting me go home."

"Pulling up right now, talk to you in a minute." She says and hangs up

My phone buzzes and I get a text from Isabelle.

How're you holding up? Hope you're doing okay.

I'm glad she's checking up on me.

I'm cool. Bouta head home now though.

That's great, that means you're not gonna die anytime soon :)

What, u need me around?

Duh wtf kinda question is that? How else am I supposed run the center without you?

I liked that first part, not so much the second.

Ima be back to work tomorrow.

As long as you at 100%. See you then.

My door swings open making it extra cold in the room.

"Hey Ma." I say as she walks in

"Aw my baby." She says as she comes over to me and cups my head in her chest. This a mom thing ain't it?

"Ma, I'm cool." I tell her

"Where the hell Kae at?" She say

Damn, she went from sweet to sour real quick.

"She gone for the moment." I tell her

"Ima need her to be gone forever. Why ain't she takin you home? Why wasn't she the one to take you here in the first place?" She asks

"She had wedding stuff." I respond

Moms sits down and rolls her eyes. She's never gonna like Kae. I know this already.

"Look, your granddaughter." I say handing her the ultrasound Kae gave me.

"I don't see why she can't just have her, give her to us and let Isabelle be her mother figure." She says