Milani pov
The energy in the house today has just been off. Only person acting normal is Kairo and Keiko.
Him and I were in the kitchen making a snack together.
"Mom do you think I'm a nerd?" Kairo asked as he helped mix the rice crispy with marshmallows.
"No not at all. Do you feel like a nerd because you're smart?"
"That's what they call me in school." Kairo replied.
I sighed and said,"People are always gonna have something to say. To make them feel better about what they lack in. You being smart you'll be called a nerd, you being dumb, you'll be called slow. It's always gonna be something, that's why it's important to know yourself. You can't let people dictate who you are. I think you're pretty cool. You got the looks, thanks to me, you fit well and get along with different crowds, people like to be around you. You're funny. Very cultured to understand different backgrounds. So I don't think you're a nerd, nor do I think it's wrong to be one."
"Yea, this girl called me a nerd, everyone laughed then she tried to double back and say I was a cute nerd."
"Kids will be kids. Don't worry. At least she thinks you're cute." I replied.
"Yea." He replied as I handed him the m&ms to pour in.
Marli came rushing in the house.
"Hey baby." I said. She ignored me and went into her room closing it.
I went upstairs to knock on her door and see what was going on.
"I don't want to talk right now."she said.
"Umm ok , whenever you're ready to talk we're here." I replied.
I walked off and on my way to my room, Keiko just went into her room. I just love their bond. I went to my room to tell Keith about it.
"Marli is in a mood. She came storming in not speaking. She doesn't want to talk to anyone right now." I said to Keith, who seemed to be in a mood as well.
"I was scrolling on instagram and on my search page, somehow a picture of Chris in your living room. Found it's way there. When was this?" Keith said turning his phone towards me.
"Well it's obviously around the time we weren't together because it was at my house.
"Was this during our separation?"
"No." I replied.
"Yal were fucking?"he asked.
"Keith why does it matter if we was. We weren't together."
"Milani answer the fucking question. The shit matters."
"Yes we were fucking." I replied.
Keith was so mad he threw his phone.
"How often?"
"Whenever I was alone and horny, but it only lasted for a month." I replied.
"And you couldn't call me, you called your ex?" He said.
"This was while you were dating Madison and I was single. So like I say, why does this matter?"
"Milani you know why this fucking matters! Because this the same nigga you wanted me to be ok with you just being friends with. The same nigga that put your ass in a concussion. AND THE SAME NIGGA WHO YOU HAD HIM SMILING ALL IN OUR FACE AT MARLI BIRTHDAY. I swear the shit you do will drive a nigga back into drinking. I SWEAR!" Keith replied before knocking his lamp off his lightstand.
"You must look at me like a clown. Don't you? You think I'm soft or some shit? I gotta go beat his ass to show you I'm not the one you can get over on? Me not beating his ass the first time around made you feel that way? You take my gentleness, care, and love for you as a weakness." He continued.
"You act like it was recent. It was Years ago . Marli was 8 around the time. You was with Madison. So what are you tripping over?"
"You let that nigga know, whenever you and I are not good, he'll be able to come back."
"Keith it was just sex , nothing more nothing less. No cuddling, no should've could've would'ves, just sex. After, he up and left. I was a grown woman with needs. I wasn't bout to go fucking around with different people."
"It makes sense why you was ready for a divorce. Yal fucked raw?" He said.
"I didn't start messing with him until you were seriously dating Madison. "
" Answer my question Milani!"
"Yes."
"Milani I can't really look at you right now. I gotta go."He calmly said going into our walk in closet .
"And where the fuck you thinking you're going?"
"Milani, my people house."
"Ok so have Kairo go with you." I replied.
"Milani I don't care, that's fine." He said stuffing clothes in a bag.
I went back into the room and yelled out the door, "Kairo, pack right quick, you're going with daddy to yal grands house for the night."
Kairo scurried up the stairs to go pack as I went back in the room.
"Don't let me see that man. Swear on everything I'm beating his ass."
"Keith it's in the past, what you want me to do? How is this effecting us now?"
"It's effecting my trust in you."
"Really Keith?! I didn't go asking you who you was fucking while you were single. You didn't tell me about Madison, I had to find out about her. You was talking to her when I was 8 months pregnant. I didn't start messing with him til a month after Marli's 8th birthday.Yal was together two years! What was I supposed to do ? Stay celibate til you broke up with her ,for a night, to get sex."
"Sometimes its not what you did, it's who you did it with. If you don't see the problem. I don't know what to tell you." He said before walking out the room.
"Kairo lets go!" Keith said .
"Coming." Kairo responded. Minutes later they were gone.
I just sat in my room for a bit to regulate my feelings.
After a while , I went to check on the girls. Knocked on the door and they let me in.
"Marli are you ok?"
"Yea, I had the abortion today. Jah took me."
"He pressured you into it?" I asked.
"No mom it was my decision." She said before I embraced her with a hug. I had no idea how she was feeling, but I just wanted to be there for her.
"Are you and dad ok?" Keiko asked.
"Yea we're ok. Dad is just a little hurt. We'll be fine." I replied.
I surely hope we could get past this.
I spent time talking with the girls for some time, until I was ready for bed.
Before bed I texted Keith, about Marli and he said he'd check on her. But that's all we spoke on
