New Stepbro Huh?

He Wanted You To Be Happy

POV: Toya's
Day: Monday
Time: 2:45PM
Place: Apartment

Right now Stina, Bre, Bre's assistant, Daliah, are at the apartment with me. We're trying to deal with my wedding dress, how my hair is gonna be for the wedding, and prices. Bre is gonna help me decide on the hairstyle and Daliah is gonna handle getting all the products I need for it and certain curling irons. I don't know who'll be fixing my hair yet though.

Tori, my manager, is on the way over here now. She volunteered to pick up the twins from school since Stina was measuring me. Stina is designing my dress. We're sitting down, trying to think of ideas for my hair while Stina is drawing out the dress in her sketchpad. I bit into my sandwich from Subway and watched as Bre scrolled down on the laptop.

Bre: "Curls, straight hair, ponytails...?"
Toya: "Umm...Let's go with curls."
Daliah: "My boo is getting married to a fine asz man."
Us: (laughing)

I forgot to mention, Daliah and I both graduated out of elementary school. I've known her since the first grade.

Daliah: "I'd tap that any day..Just give me the time, place, address and I'll come running."
Toya: "Back up off my man!"
Daliah: "Girl, I've got a boyfriend. I'm just saying. My baby can do more than your man ever can."
Bre: (joking) "Jesus take away the visual."
Us: (laughing)
Bre: "Right click..Delete. Lord, do it!"

Even Stina started laughing after she said that. I finished my sandwich and got up, throwing the paper away in the trash can in the kitchen. I walked into the master bedroom to see RJ slobbering all over the remote. "Wanna come out and see your aunties?" He smiled. "I'll take that as a yes."

I took the remote away from him and picked him up. He started fidgeting so I rested him down and he ran out of the room. I laughed and walked out. When I got into the family room, he was sitting on Bre's lap and she was kissing all over his face.

RJ: (laughing)
Daliah: "Y'all got a cute son. =)"
Toya: "Thanks. =)" (sitting next to Bre)

The doorbell rang and Daliah went to answer it. She model-walked over to the door. We laughed, "Shante, Shante!"

Bre: "Work it, girl!"
Daliah: "You know how I do!" (opening the door)
Twins: "DALIAH!" (jumping on her)

I looked to see Daliah on the floor and the twins on top of her. She looked as if she was tripping out.

Daliah: "I am fragile! Oh my God! I broke a nail!"
Twins: (laughing and getting up)
Tori: (helping Daliah up)
Daliah: "Thank you. (brushing himself off) Just bought this shirt now I have to wash it, already."

I laughed as the twins walked over to me. I hugged them and they sat on the floor, behind the coffee table. "How was school?"

Lana: "Boring.."
Lisa: "Great." (blushing)
Bre: "Why are you blushing, Lisa?"
Lana: (messing with her iPod) "She gotta man, that's why."
Lisa: "He ain't a man!"
Lana: "He sure be acting like one. Pushing people around."
Toya: "Tell me about him."
Lisa: "He's 8, just like me. He's sooo cute, mommy. He's a little bit taller than me. He's smart-"
Lana: "Lie."
Lisa: "I'm not lying!"
Lana: "Yes, you are. He doesn't have the common sense God gave a billy goat."
Us-Twins: (laughing)
Lisa: "We got letters too."
Toya: "Let me see."

They went into their bags and pulled out some letters from the principal. They're being placed in a higher class because they're too smart. Oh wow.

Lana: "What does it say mommy?"
Toya: "I'll tell you once I talk to your daddy about it, okay?"
Twins: "Okay."
Toya: "Y'all have home-work?"

They nodded. "Alright, go do that and I'll start with making dinner." They got their bags and went into the other room.

Daliah: "Your kids are too much."

I laughed, "Tell me about it." I walked into the kitchen and took out some things for dinner. I took out some pasta along with some shrimp then crab and lobster meat. Seafood pasta. I smiled at the thought. I started cutting up the vegetables for it as Stina walked over to me with her sketchpad.

Stina: "How about this?" (showing me the design)

My jaw dropped. "Perfect! I love it!" She smiled. "It's not too old-fashioned, not too ghetto. I love it."

Stina: "Great. =) I'll send off the design and let you know how much it costs."
Toya: "Thanks so much. =)"
Stina: "No problem. =)"

We exchanged smiles and halfway through cooking, they left. I left the pasta cooking on the stove top and went to check on the kids. I walked into the master bedroom to see the twins playing with RJ. I joined them and started tickling him. I heard the front door open and close so I got up and walked out of the room. Jacob walked in, placing his jacket on the coat rack. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck, kissing him.

I pulled away and he held onto my waist, having me walk backwards. "How was your day?"

Jac: "Great but I have to talk to you about the wedding venue. I already know the colors are white and yellow."
Toya: "Okay."
Jac: "The kids-"
Toya: "In our room."
Jac: "Okay."

I grabbed his hand and was about to walk off into the room but he pulled me back.

Jac: "I have some bad news..I just found out today."

I looked at him and saw the seriousness in his eyes. "What's wrong?"

Jac: "Tevin hung himself a week ago in his cell. They had a private funeral for him back in Orlando last Saturday."

"What?" I literally dropped to the floor crying. "Tevin..." Jac sat on the floor and wrapped his arms around me. "One of my best-friends..Committed suicide. No..." I was crying hysterically. Jac cupped my face in his hands.

Jac: "He left a note for you. They mailed it to the office."

He reached into his back pocket and gave me the note. I looked at it and read it out loud.

Please get this letter to LaToya Williams. I do not care how you get it to her. Just get it to her! Toya, I want you to be happy. I have a strong feeling that you and Jac will end up being engaged again so congrats. I always want you to be happy and don't feel guilty for what I am gonna do. I will honestly give Jac nightmares if he messes up. I still love you and I am sorry for this.

Jac and I both laughed a little at the nightmares part of it. "I wonder why he did it.."

Jac: "Don't worry about it..Just know that he wanted you to be happy." (kissing my forehead and wiping my tears with his thumbs)