December 14th, 2014
Erika's POV
"What do you want to do for your birthday?" I asked, placing my phone on the kitchen table.
"Probably stay home all day with you but why do you ask?" Sammy said as he ate a spoonful of blueberry yogurt.
"Oh for no reason at all." I tells him.
"As much I love celebrating my birthday with my friends , I just rather just stay home or do anything with you." Sammy told me.
"I made reservations at your favorite restaurant on the seventeenth and then after that I have a surprise for you."
Sammy smirked. "And can you tell me what the surprise is about?"
"It is not what you are thinking and no you just going to have to wait."
"Alright I will wait unless you give me some hints."
"Please If I give you some hints, you either figure it out that fast and keep asking for more hints."
"Hey I do not do that." He defended himself.
"Mmh yeah you do."
"I am gonna stop arguing with you because knowing that you will end up winning the argument."
"But just give me one hint though."
I chuckled and walked closer to him. "It is not going to happen."
"Alright I give up then."
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Baby❤️:Hey I am gonna head to the store after physical therapy, do you want something?
Me: I don't want anything from the store.
Baby❤️: Are you sure?
Me:Yes I am sure.
Baby❤️:Stop playing with me, you know you want something.
I laughed and then replied back to the text message.
Me: Alright fine, just get me something from Subway.
Baby❤️:Okay and is that all?
Me:I don't know but I have been craving pickles and ice cream for some reason.
Baby❤️:I love you but you disgust me sometimes.
The doorbell rang and I got up from the couch and opened the door after looking to see who it was.
"Why are you back here again?" I asked.
"I kinda need a favor from you." Tyrone tells me.
"I am not helping you." I told my brother.
"Please it is just one small favor and I will leave you alone forever." He said.
"What exactly is the favor?" I questioned.
Tyrone sighed. "I need six hundred dollars."
What?! I swear to God if Tyrone is back to what he was doing which got him sent to jail then I don't think I can see him as my brother anymore just only a complete stranger.
"I am not giving you any money and please don't tell me you ar-"
"I am not but I own a friend some money and if I don't get it then there will be trouble."
"That is your problem not mine."
He scoffed. "Come on sis you can't do me like that especially when I always been there for you."
Always been there for you my ass.
I am tired of people lying in my damn face like I am fucking stupid.
I rolled my eyes at him. "Everything that comes out of your mouth always turns out to be a lie and matter of fact how was that construction job of yours?"
"I still work there and I haven't done any illegal shit if you are thinking that but I still need money to pay my friend."
"I still won't help you so leave."
"Erika come on ever since you started dating that white guy,you fucking changed."
I scoffed. "Me changed? Please I have always been the same person that you knew since childhood and just because I am with someone it doesn't mean everything about me changed but do I let people walk over me?......no because I don't at all."
"Just help me that is all I am asking Erika."
"You know what?"
"What?"
I closed the door in his face and locked it before walking away from it and went back to watch my favorite tv show.
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Later that day
"You act like eating pickles and ice cream at the same time is bad." I said,biting into a pickle.
"It is though and I am pretty sure if you weren't pregnant you probably wouldn't like it." Sammy said.
"I would probably like it but you don't need to know that." I told him.
"Like you telling me that you used to eat peanut butter and mustard sandwiches when you were a kid?"
I chuckled and shakes my head. "Thank goodness I outgrew that but I could go back and eat that as pregnancy craving and to bother you if you want that."
"Nah babe please don't do that."
"That what I thought and besides the pickle and ice cream combo doesn't really taste that bad once you try it."
I hands him a pickle that had ice cream on it and Sammy looked at it then looked back at me.
"I am not eating that shit." He said.
"Come on please." I pouts. "Just one bite and that is it."
"Alright fine I will try it and I am only doing this because I love you." Sammy says as he takes a bite of the pickle.
As he was chewing, the look on his face shows that he have mixed feelings about the taste.
"So?" I asked.
"It is not bad but for me I wouldn't eat it as a snack or as a daily thing." Sammy stated.
"Understandable." I spoke.
