Why is this chick standing in front of me with her hand out as if she is waiting for me to shake it. Who is this woman claiming to be in any relation to me. Before I could process what she said, I saw Danni approaching us.
Danni: Hey Ti, what's up? Who is this sis?
Fatima: Great question. Pardon me Ms. Who are you?
Woman: My name is Nalani, I'm Nick's daughter. I'm your sister.
Danni: I'm not buying it. Where you come from, why are you just now popping up?
Nalani: I'm not here for you and I wasn't talking to you.
Danni: You talking to her then you definitely talking to me. Watch ya mouth because I'm not the one for that slick shit or no random family member either.
Fatima: Look I don't know who you really are or who you're looking for but you have the wrong person. Have a good day.
Nalani: Please wait, this isn't going how I expected it to in my head. Listen I'm telling you the truth, I was raised as an only child but daddy always told me I had a big sister. I've seen pictures of you my whole life. Now that daddy is gone I felt meeting you would somehow help us both heal.
Fatima: I can't help you ma'am, please leave my sister and I to our business.
Nalani: I understand. Can I give you my number in case you're ever open to it.
Fatima: I won't be needing that, have a good day.
Nalani: I understand.
I held my breathe until she finally walked off. I didn't want to take the focus off Danni finding her dress but my mind kept replaying " Daddy always told me I had a big sister. I've seen pictures of you my whole life" that shit triggered me.
Danni: Ti, you good? I don't see anything here I like, I'm ready to go to the next spot.
Fatima: Yeah, I'm good. Let's go.
I shook that shit off and the ladies and I spent the next few hours looking for Danni's dress. I got home just after 6, my boy was chilling in his bounce swing while Zachary cleaned toys scattered about the family room.
My baby was so happy to see me. I scooped him into my arms tossing him in the air as I was walking over to Zachary. I kissed his lips a few times before sitting down with Karter on my knee.
Zachary: I miss you babe.
Fatima: I missed you too babe. I'm drained, it was a long day.
Zachary: Did Danni find her dress?
Fatima: No, but she narrowed it down to a few and, more importantly, found out what she dislikes. I bought some other stuff for me and King Karter.
Zachary: Oh I bet you did, and I already know you got my boy together.
Fatima: I did. I got him the cutest little polo fits with the matching socks and sun hat. You going look so cute huh mommy's handsome boy.
Karter giggled at his mom and kept baby babbling. She was tickling him making him high pitch squeal. He kept grabbing her face saying mama to make her do it again.
Fatima: Babe, I gotta to tell you about what happened today. Apparently I have a sister out here.
Zachary: What you mean?
Fatima: Yeah, I ran into Nick's daughter today. Her name is Nalani and she thought that I would give a fuck about meeting his secrete child.
Zachary: Interesting, do you think she's who she says she is?
Fatima: It don't even matter, I don't even care. Let's talk about something else.
Zachary: You sure?
Fatima: Yeah.
Zachary: Ok, I'll got us tickets to the Jagged Edge and Musiq concert tomorrow.
Fatima: Thank you babe! You taking me out to dinner after?
Zachary: Is food all you think about?
Fatima: Of course, have you met me?
Later that night Zachary and Karter was watching the game while I showered and put some flex rods in my hair for the following day. I had on a one of his tshirts with skme biy shorts. I stopped to make him a sandwich, I caught a glimpse of myself in the full length mirror in the hallway outside of the mancave.
Fatima: Babe, look at my body?
Zachary put the baby in his playpen before coming to stand behind me in the mirror. Of course his hands went immediately up my shirt.
Fatima: Babe, stop. I'm serous. Look am I getting too thick?
Zachary: Now I'm enjoying it, especially back here.
Fatima: Zachary focus!
Zachary: Okay okay my bad, I mean the doctor said weight gain is a side effect of the birth control right?
Fatima: Yeah but damn, I'm gaining so much weight you not going to want to touch me. I think I want a different birth control, I don't like this.
Zachary: Ok babe, whatever makes you comfortable. But research that shit before you let them put anything in your body.
Fatima: I will babe.
Zachary kissed my cheek before going back to settle into the game. I was still standing in the mirror. I couldn't stop looking at my face, I couldn't ignore what I saw looking back at me. Zachary called for me to come sit with him. I cuddled myself under him and the throw blanket he keeps on the couch. I scrolled on Instagram until I found what I was looking for.
Fatima: Babe, look. What do you think?
He glanced real quick but was more focused on the TV. He doubled back taking the phone out my hand.
Zachary: Damn babe.
Fatima: Yeah I know.
In the phone was a picture of what first looked like a throw back of Fatima with her dad except the page handle was "Nalani'sWorld"
Hey yall, here's filler chapter since it's been a while. Love yall bye 👋🏾
