My Right Hand 2

August

Nine months later....

"It's been a year since we first went out." I say passing Taylor a bag from Macy's. "A year  already." She says smiling. She opens the bag and begins to grab the items out. I bought her a few sets of her favorite perfumes and a side MK bag with the wallet to match. "Aw baby thank you!" She leans over and kisses me. "You're turn!"

She hands me a bag, this shit is kind of heavy. I open up the back and see seat covers. These are the same seat covers I was looking at two weeks ago, I can't believe she got them. Next, I see a M S .92mm pistol. Well damn, "Taylor let me find out you know how to buy gifts." She laughs, "You do too though." I move the tv paper around and see a small box at the bottom.

"Taylor what the hell is this?" I ask in disbelief. I reach down inside to pick it up and open it. "Why did you buy me a ring?" I sit it down on the table, what is she trying to prove. I hope she isn't one of them girls on some new age shit. I don't rock with that shit at all, it certain things only a man should and I'm not even trying to go that damn route yet! She takes out a box from her bag. "They're matching his and hers friendship rings." I breath out slowly and drop my shoulders. A feeling of relief comes over me.

"Aren't they adorable?" She asks sitting then side by side. I crack a smile, "They are. Thank you love!"

We eat and then head back home. Once we arrive I pay the babysitter for watching the girls and D. I actually adopted, well we actually adopted him. "Daddy Lisa made us cookies." Amina says. I smile, "Thats cool baby girl." I sit down on the chair. "Daddy can I go over Aleah's tomorrow? I wanna see the twins." I sigh heavily, I haven't spoke to Aleah like that at all since Amaya left. Amaya hasn't even called to come see me or nothing. I feel sad about that but it is what it is.

"Call her and ask." I say passing Angelique my phone. She walks off. Amina comes and sits beside me "Daddy can we go get Chocolate ice cream before you go to work?" I smile, she hasn't asked that in a long time. "Sure Mina. Go get Taylor and D." "Okay." She hops down happily and runs up the stairs. Angelique walks back in, "She said yes she'd love to see me. So can you drop me off in the morning?" "Yeah I guess.... We're about to go get ice cream." "Okay."

D comes down into the room. "Hello Sir." "D." He laughs, "You got beef old man?" "Nah I'm chilling." I says smoothing out my pants. "How you know what I'm talking about?" He asks confused. I laugh, "Y'all young heads late on this lingo. It's been invented and call me old again I'm only 30 some." "If you're 30 something I'm 5." I mug over at him and he laughs. D a cool lil dude and funny. He makes me wish I had a son of my own but at least I have him. He's real protective over the girls too.

Angelique got over that whole crush thing quick and moved on to the next. In her own words it's weird liking my brother. Like I predicted no one has even asked about the nigga KC. D hasn't spoken of it since that night. You know when one has grown up in a rough as hell environment when he didn't flinch, he was actually glad KC was gone. I don't blame him either hell I never did really like that nigga from the first place.

The next morning, I get up from my nap. "Good morning baby." Taylor says rolling over. "Good morning." "How was work?" "It was cool we had some pro ball player in there in competition with  another ball player. Them niggas racked up on some bottles. I had to call the supplier and get an emergency shipment sent over." She laughs, "Damn." It's a knock on our bedroom door, "Come in."

Angelique walks in dressed, "I'm ready to go." "I see that but I'm not. I just got up." "Aw dad get up let's move a little faster." I laugh, "Clam down you gone get there." She drags out of my room and shuts my down. "Someone's excited." Taylor says getting up. "Yes she is." "How you feeling about seeing Aleah?" "Kind of on the fence. It'll be good to see her and my God children and Amaya." "True. Enjoy it." She kisses me before walking into the bathroom. 

I get up and get dressed a few minutes later. I wake down the stairs and see Angelique finishing up a bowl of cereal. "You ready Lique?" She smiles, "Yup! I can't wait to see them." Taylor comes down, "Bye Taylor." Angelique says hugging her. "Bye babe." I walk over to her, "See you when I get back." "Alright baby." I kiss her lips and walk toward the front door. "August." I turn around, "I love you." "I love you too baby."

We arrive to Aleah's and it feels different being here. I get up the door and knock. "Ugh TJ how did you get out the play pin?" We hear Aleah saying before opening the door. "Hey." "What's up Leah?" I say awkwardly hugging her. "Hey Lique! Look at you!" "Hey Aleah!" I look down and see the cutest little babies at her feet. Aleah looks at me and then looks down. "I can't go anywhere in the house without them following me around." She leans to pick both of them up.

We walk inside the house and it's nicer since I last saw it. "Where's Amaya?" I ask. "She's at summer camp, she would've stayed home but they went on a field trip to the aquarium and she really wanted to go." I laugh, "Oh okay." Aleah passes Angelique Tyleah. "She's so pretty Aleah." "Thank you Lique." I sit up straight, "So what's been up? How's life?" I ask. "Oh could you hold TJ for me?" She pass him to me and then runs off to the kitchen.

"Sorry I had oatmeal on in there and didn't want it to burn. But everything is good life is great. I'm really loving being a mom. How about you? How's everyone?" She asks smiling. "Everything is good. Business is good as usual, me and Taylor celebrated a year of being together." "Aw that's cool. So tomorrow is the twin's 1st birthday I'd love for you all to be there. Ty has some relatives and a few friends are coming." I calculate this out in my head, "Damn it's been a year already." We both laugh. "I know shocking right?" "Yes we'd love to be there."