ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. | ᴛᴀʀᴀꜱɪᴀ

progress.

fantasia's pov | a week later.

today is the twins' 2nd birthday. taraji said she wanted to plan and set up everything this time since she missed the 1st one, so i had no other choice but to let her do her thing.

we, on the other hand, have been doing fine. we're communicating better with each other, and we also figured out the whole co-parenting thing. as much as i'd love for all of us to be up under the same roof. she isn't ready for that yet, and i understand that it's gonna take time. im willing to wait for however long she needs me to.

i moved into my house on monday and it is now tuesday. everything isn't finished, but there's furniture. i've been shopping online for 2 days, looking for decor. i have to set my kids' rooms up before i do anything else. they have been staying with paula up until then. i want everything to be in order for them before they come and get comfortable.

"aight i had these outfits custom made just for them." taraji came through the room door with a bag.

"happy birthday to you and you!" she tickled them both, and they laughed.

"these are cute. i've never thought of anything like this." their faces were on the shirt and pants along with their names. one was spray painted blue with happy birthday and their name. the other was pink with the same effect. it was boss baby themed for both genders.

"i looked online for twins outfit ideas for a birthday, came across that idea. i love it."

"great choice. this is beautiful."

"preciate you. my house is still being set up, so im waiting for that text to tell me it's finished."

"okay, got you. well, let's get you two in the bath."

taraji picked up halo, and i grabbed paisley. after their bath, i put them on a pamper, and taraji chose their clothes. that was obviously a bad idea....

"my daughter looks like a baby stud.."

"no she don't. white tee with basketball shorts ain't never hurt nobody."

"absolutely not. put her on something more colorful and girly."

"aight aight. do you wanna slide to the gym with me until the house gets done?"

the small things. were making progress.

"yeah, sure, i could use the workout anyway."

i took a shower and put on my gym wear. it was just nike shorts and a jacket with a sports bra underneath and new balances. i put on a hat because when my head sweats, my hair is going to be all over the place.

we drove in separate cars, but she gave me the key to her gym to start working out early since she had to go and pick up her son. it was just me and the twins. i got a few exercises in. halo tried to lift the weight, but it was too heavy, so he cried.

taraji finally walked in with her baby on her neck. he was eager to get down the minute he entered.

"i get down!"

"aight, taylor, give me time to put you down. lil nappy head boy. i see you got yo workout in."

"yeah, i went for twenty minutes and was through."

"we going for forty minutes. let's go."

"wait, now hold up. forty minutes of what?"

because who what when and how?

"of exercising."

"i think my phone is rin-"

"tasia, come on. you agreed to come, so we gotta put the work in."