Terminal One

To Be Or Not to Be....Mine

Same Day...

Mia goes back to have a seat as Nicholas says,

"Mia.." he sighs, "I love you..." he declared, "but I'm so tired of arguing with you..." he told her. "I left..." "To be wit' yo BITCH!!!" She spat at him with venom. "So, yeah you don't even have to say it..." she scoffed, waving him off rolling her eyes.

WHAT BITCH?!" He shouted, storming toward her face. "Do you not see my location Mia? I'm at work all the fucking time because I been trying to keep a roof over our head to provide for us, especially since we have to pay for Nick Jr.'s outburst at school, along with yo ass fighting in the fucking club..." he yelled.

Mia calms a little yet trembles with anxiety. She knew the last time Nick Jr. went to school, he had a tantrum over getting a new teacher with no notice beforehand. It got so bad that it caused them to have a lawsuit due to the damages of the school, and the lawyer fees because the assistant teacher wanted to sue them for medical costs. She also knows that since the fight she had with Kay and Andrea, money being tight was an understatement.

Zac paid Fatima's portion with an unexpected bonus he received from the military, along with Fatima placing the bail money back into Big Ma's account. 

When Mia expressed the hardship, Fatima offered to help pay for it, considering it wasn't Mia's drama. Mia declined but Fatima gave it to her anyway when her severance pay from Chicago finally came through after a lengthy battle in court.

However, needless to say, things haven't been easy in the Howard household.

"So you really think, I'm out here fucking around on you?" "Yup!" "Why, Mi?" he asked with a desperate tone, "Because I've been nothing but faithful to you since MJ has been born. Hell BEFORE then..."

"So why are all these bitches poppin' up then NicHOElas..." "Yo! Don't fucking say my name like that and I don't give a fuck what THEY said or how often they pop up. I'm telling you, I haven't fucked anyone else but you in over 4 years."

"Yeah ok..." "Yeah ok..." Nicholas mocked, "This is another reason why I fucking left bro," "I'm not your bro." "And you're not my woman either." He spat at her, making Mia break out in tears.

"I swear to God I fucking hate you..." Nicholas storms over to her, grabbing her chin forcing her to look at him.

"SAY THAT SHIT AGAIN!!!" he warned through the grit of his teeth. "Let me go!" she mumbled thru smushed cheeks and pursed lips.

"Say it again!" as he let her go. "Fuck you." "Yeah, keep coming with the bullshit, Mia. Because I swear that's another reason for me to stay GONE." He reiterated sternly.

"You always comin' at me with the cheatin' shit and that funky ass attitude. Like don't nobody wanna hear that shit all the time..." he confessed, "Like I said, I'm not fucking nobody else because all I do is work and come the fuck home." he declared then added, "I'm picking up shifts as much as I can because I already know when I come home I'm gon' eat, spend time with the kids, and argue wit' yo ass." he voiced angrily, counting on his hand. "And if, IF, I'm lucky we get to fuck..."

Mia smacks her lips and rolls her eyes, crossing her arms across her chest in a stance.

It's quiet for a moment, "Butta, I fucking love you..." he confessed with a brokenheart. "But I'm tired, I can't keep doing this..." he said seriously.

"So your answer is to just leave me. Leave US!!!" "NO!" he shouted back. "Well that's what the fuck you did Nicholas. You left us. Nick and MJ..." she pauses, getting choked up.