Family Over Everything

Chapter 1

I glanced at the alarm clock and sighed. It 4:53 p.m. and Rich still isn't back with Bellah yet. Groaning, I grabbed my phone off the nightstand and found no notifications.

 I jumped out of bed and skipped to the shower. I don't know why but I feel kind of glad that no one is here. I finally get to have time to myself. It's not as easy being a mother to a 4 month old. On top of that, Rich and I haven't got our mojo back yet, either. I was used to sex on the daily, but its like ever since I had Bellah, we barely get time to see each other, he's always out the house. Then when he comes back, he smells like pure weed.

Clearing my thoughts, I entered the bathroom and took a glance in the mirror. I looked like hell. That's what having a baby does to ya, I thought. My eyes were red and puffy from a lack of sleep and my hair was sticking out crazily from every place but my hair tie. I sighed and turned on the shower. I hopped in and immediately started to wash my hair while singing Chris Brown Zero. I felt really good all of a sudden. I felt like it was time for me to get my mojo back. I'm only damn 20. Maybe I'll ask Rich if he wants to spend father-daughter time with Bellah. After rinsing my hair, I stepped out the shower. Wiping the fog off the mirror, I took a good look at myself. Nothing a little makeup cant fix. I grinned at my reflection and walked out the bathroom to the closet. I started to sing Zero again while I put on my black lace panty set. Just as I slipped on my underwear, I heard the keys jiggle in the door downstairs. I ran to the bedroom door in a panic and closed it. I don't have my body back yet.

His big-headed ass decided to come on anyways as if I didn't have the door closed for a reason.

"Hey, babe. Bellah is with your mom tonight, so... I thought we can have a date night or something." he said, not facing me. When he turned around to look at me, he licked his lips seductively.

"Damn ma, you lookin good." I chuckled quietly and grabbed on of his t-shirts out the closet.

"Thanks. So what are we gonna do tonight?" I asked him, sitting on the bed.

"Well, I thought we can go to one of those dine-in movie theathers. But, we can just cue up the Netflix and chill." he said, grinning like a champ. I stood up and wrapped my arms around his neck. He grabbed my butt with both hands.

"Damn, Kat. Yo booty always been that big?" he asked, frowning slightly. I laughed at his face. Knowing him, he was frowning because all of my booty couldn't fit in his hands.

"No, your daughter  did this to me." I teased. He smirked and kissed my forehead. For the first time in forever, he doesn't smell like weed. Thank god.

"Come on, Kat. Get dressed. W gotta be there and I know you wanna see Bellah on the way over..."  He kissed my forehead and murmured nonsense against me. I let him hold me for a little bit until I remembered that we going to the movies.

"Come on, I wanna go outside!" I whined playfully. He smacked my butt as if that would jumpstart me.

"Alright, go get dressed. We leaving in 45 minutes."