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"What's wrong?" Julian asked Fatima, sensing her discomfort.
"I can't do this anymore and I shouldn't have called you," Fatima admits. "I need to fix my family and I can't do that being under you. Although it makes me feel good, I can't."
"You want to be with Zac?" Julian asked her, "I could tell that but I wanted you to say it."
"Not really, I don't think so..... I don't know Ju, I'm confused." She says. "I just want everyone to happy. I want to be happy, I want my son to be happy."
"You've always been that way and that's what I love most about you. Don't change your heart for nobody because you like to see others happy." Julian says. "But sometimes it is okay to choose yourself, it's okay to put you first in certain situations. That doesn't mean you don't love your people or you don't wanna see them happy that just means you made a decision that was better for you." He rubbed her face. "And I'm not saying that decision is me because maybe we were reconnected just so you can see where you really wanted to be or maybe it is us that's meant but first you need to find out who Fatima is and what Fatima wants."
"Wow," Fatima looked at him with a soft smile.
"What?" Julian asked.
"I just wonder sometimes how god made you so perfect and we still ended up on different paths. I wouldn't even be in this situation if I chose you the first time." Fatima shook her head.
"Stop it," Julian says. "That's life cookie. I don't love you any less now than I did before. I want what's best for you, even if it's not me."
"I wanted it to be you so badly." Fatima admits.
"If it is, it'll happen." He reassured her. "But for now, focus on you and those beautiful 3 children you have. and I promise no matter who the right guy is, he'll come to you."
"I appreciate you, you know that right?" Fatima smiled.
"Anything for you," he smiled back at her.
"Can I focus on myself after I focus on you for the night?" Fatima flirted.
"Like I said before, anything for you." He chuckled, lifting her up, carrying her upstairs.
.........................
It's the next morning and Julian was headed out for work. Fatima was usually still sleep when he left and so were the kids but this time Amir was coming out of the bathroom as he was leaving Fatima's room.
"Who are you?" Amir asked him.
"I'm Julian," he texted his hand for a handshake but but Amir left him hanging. "You must be Am-"
"Don't act like you know me nigga," Amir says.
"Excuse me?" Julian made a face.
"You heard me! Just because you think you're going to replace my dad, you not!" Amir said aggressively. "My mom loves my daddy!"
"Ain't nobody trying to replace your punk ass daddy," Julian got in Amir's face. "Because if you were my son I would've been knocked your little ass for disrespecting my woman."
"Fuck you," Amir pushed Julian hard enough for him to tumble down the steps. Fatima heard that end of the commotion and jumped up coming to the hallway.
"What the hell was that?" Fatima asked.
"I don't know I just came from the bathroom," Amir quickly answered.
"I just fell, everything is cool." Julian says. "Missed a step."
"Ju you scared the shit out of me. Are you okay?" Fatima asked him.
"I'm good," he gets up brushing off his clothes. "I'm clumsy sometimes cookie, you know that." He let out a fake laugh.
Fatima chuckled, "yeah I remember." She says. "Oh where are my manors, Ju this is my son Amir and Amir this is Mr.-"
"I don't care," Amir walked off and went into his room.
"AM- you know what I'm not doing that today. Have a good day at work Ju, it's time to get these kids up and ready for school." She tells him. "I'll text you."
Fatima went in the girls room to wake them up first since they were still in actual school and Amir was home schooled. She got them dressed and dropped them off and came back to the house to sit with Amir while he got his work done. She noticed his demeanor was off and she already knew why.
"Bud, you okay?" Fatima asked him.
He nodded.
"I know you're upset and that's okay but you have to be fair with me please." Fatima says. "I know me and your dad not being together makes you unhappy but me being with him makes me unhappy. You do care about my happiness too right?"
He nods again.
"Use your words, don't do that to me."
"Yes ma'am," he finally speaks. "But can you at least properly introduce me to him?"
"If that'll make you happy, I will. But you can't tell your dad, deal?" Fatima says.
"Deal," Amir says with a smirk. "Can he come over tonight?"
"Where this random energy shift come from?" Fatima asked him.
"I don't know I just felt mad because the girls know him and you didn't care for him to meet me." Amir says.
"I did but I had to wait til you were open for that. You're not always welcoming to people."
"Well I'm ready," Amir says.
"Okay well when we finish your school work, I'll call him." Fatima agreed.
Now time has passed and Fatima has finished up with school work and she was in the room on the phone telling Julian about tonight. Amir on the other hand couldn't wait to get alone so he could FaceTime his dad.
"Yo, wassup son?" Zac answered FaceTime.
"Daddy I need you to be here tonight at 8:30." Amir says.
"For what?" Zac asked him.
"Mommy's boyfriend is coming for dinner," he admits. "But check this out pops, the nigga was coming out her room this morning and he tried to step to me talking about my punk ass daddy and stuff so pushed his bitch ass down the steps and he told mommy he fell," Amir chuckled and Zac bust out laughing.
"Your punk ass daddy huh? Bet I'll be there." Zac says. "But do me a favor son, don't tell your mother, deal?"
"Duh pops that's why I had to hide and call you." Amir says. "We are meant to be a family I don't know what's her problem he don't fit in with us."
"She's gotta learn the hard way son." Zac told him. "I'll be there at 8:30 I have to go get some work done and pick up the girls and drop them off to your mothers house and come back and change then I'll be there."
"Okay I'll see you later," Amir says and hangs up as Fatima is walking in his room.
"Who was that?" Fatima asked.
"Just Jr, he wants to come over this weekend." Amir says.
"Okay that's fine with me," Fatima says. "I'm about to make lunch and Julian is coming over for dinner. He can't wait to properly meet you."
"Okay," Amir smiled. "Thanks for understanding me mom."
"Any time bud, I'll be downstairs if you need me."
