Seven sat on the living room floor between Fatima's legs as they tag teamed her box braids. Seven had been home a full day at this point and Fatima couldn't stand to look at the mop on top of her head.
"Mommy!!" Seven cried out in pain for the hundredth time.
"Sev. I am doing it as softly I can" Fatima said frustrated. Normally her daughter wasn't tenderheaded but she'd managed to let slime get in her hair at camp and it was proving to be a nightmare to get out.
"Can we take a break?" Seven whined
Fatima released the hold on her head. "yea. Five minutes."
Fatima and Seven both heard Lauren's keys in the door and were relieved. Seven, because she knew Fatima and Lauren would forget about her hair for a long time, and Fatima because she knew Lauren would take over in Seven's head before Fatima lost it.
"HI AUNTYYYYY!!" Seven yelled as she ran down the hall to the front door to greet her favorite/only aunt.
Lauren was just as excited to see her niece. "Hiiii my baby!!!!" they hugged until Lauren noticed the nest on Seven's head. "what the hell is going on up there?"
"Mommy."
Fatima heard her daughter. "Mommy my ass. Mommy has spent the last two hours trying to make sure you aren't bald." she looked at Lauren and continued. "Some idiot counselor thought a slime fight would be a great idea and now I have the honor of getting dried gunk out her braids."
Lauren looked back and forth between the two and threw her hands up. "That's between y'all. T. Can I talk to you for a moment please? "
Seven skipped off to her bedroom more than happy to give the women space and time to talk since it meant a break for her.
Fatima watched as her daughter skipped away shaking her head but to be honest, Fatima needed a break just as badly as her Junior. "What's up?" Fatima said retrieving her vape pen from a kitchen drawer and inhaling deeply.
"T." Lauren started to scold Fatima.
"What?" Fatima answered forgetting that she wasn't supposed to be using the pens anymore.
"She tilted her head toward the Vape pen waiting for Fatima to figure it out.
"Mind your business. You ain't been taking out this child's hair all morning."
Lauren held out her hand waiting for Fatima to give up her vape. Fatima rolled her eyes and slammed it into her palm.
"Guess who called me?"
"Lemme guess. Mr. Vasectomy?"
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One night in Manhattan
FanfictionA terrible accident brings Zac and Fatima into each other's atmosphere. It seems like the stars have aligned perfectly for this young couple until the biggest decision Zac ever made is staring him dead in the face threatening everything he works for...
