Two Worlds Apart

52

August

"Baybeh? Have you seen the other side to this sock?"

Giving me her attention, she got up and went over to the dresser. Pulling the drawer, she took out the other side.

"I've been looking for that side since yesterday." She laughed a little.

"It got left back in my shoe. I'll wash it with the other clothes since that's clean."

"Okay cool. You're doing a load now?"

"Yeah. Momma had some stuff that needed cleaning before we leave tonight."

"Okay cool. Remember to check the water in the thingy for the dryer."

"Been checked." I smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm good. Better." She smiled as well.

Neither of us knew what happened when we got back to Trinidad but Chrys just wasn't herself nor feeling well. Getting sick leave from her doctor, it was good to have her home resting this week.

"Where's August?"

"I'm right here." I joked.

"I'm calling him Anthony from now on because you always do that."

"Nah you ain't. Call my son by his first name or don't call him at all."

"Boy what?" She laughed as did I.

"He in his play pen."

"Can you bring him for me?"

"Sure."

Excusing myself, I went into the family room where he was with my mother. Taking him up, I walked back inside with him.

"Boy you stink." I said on my way back.

As I reentered, Chrysta already had the wipes and stuff out.

"You knew?"

"Mhmm." She unpinned the diaper.

Cleaning him, she placed the wipes in the trash and the dirty diaper in the designated area. Powdering him, she pinned a new one on him before blowing on his belly, making him laugh and squeal. Taking a picture of this moment, I sent it to her of course, before locking back my phone.

"Yuh ready for our mommy and me session?" She tickled him. "Yes you are. Yes you are." She continued.

Turning on her TV and finding the YouTube channel she uses, she thanked me.

"I'll leave y'all to it."

Kissing both on their foreheads, I left, closing the door slightly behind me.

"You hungry momma? I'm bout to make something."

"I could eat, yeah. August's sleeping?"

"Nah. Chrys changed him and they're having their regular mommy and me session."

"Mommy and me?"

"Yep. There's a page on YouTube she uses for like background songs and while it plays, she does story time, nursery rhymes, counting and all that stuff with him."

"Oh okay. That's something new?"

"Nah. She's been doing that since before they came back here. We just never really said anything about it. Now, what you feeling for?"

"Anything. Whatever you make, I'll eat."

"Ramen it is."

"Okay." She shrugged.