Rehab Facility

Alive?

April

I felt a shift in the bed knowing it was Chris waking up. "Baby" his raspy voice spoke behind me as I scroll through the pictures ignoring him. "Baby... look it ain't mine aight?"

"It? Chris she's not an it. She is a whole ass baby not a fetus, so don't call her it" He sighed as I felt him come behind me closing the laptop and taking it out of my hand. He placed on the night stand and sat right behind me.

After sitting his legs on the floor he wrapped his arms around me. "April look, I'm sorry in advance if she is mine but I doubt it."

"Chris what if she is?" I said sighing holding onto his arm.

"Well" He took a slight pause. "I gotta step up and take care of my responsibilities that's what a man does." I nodded in agreement. "It won't change us if that's what you're worried about" that is exactly what I was worried about.

I'm also kind of down because it's a possibility that I won't have his first baby.

"Promise?" I tilted my head to the side looking up at him.

He looked down at me, pecking my lips "I promise baby."

"Where were you though?" he said kissing my neck lightly.

"Over Aubrey's" he sucked his teeth, moving his lips from my neck.

"Man fuck you doing over there?" He said moving his arms from around me and standing up going in the bathroom.

"Stop with the dramatics, I was just letting him know that we couldn't continue this friendship" I said rolling my eyes standing up, as I heard the shower running.

"How did bitch boy take it?" he said going into the dresser grabbing some sweats and t-shirt.

"Um pretty well" I completely just lied.

"Um pretty well" he said mocking me. "Lying ass, but long as it's over with" he said laying the clothes on the bed. He went into the bathroom closing the door slightly.

"Whatever" I answered slightly annoyed.

"Aye baby" he said peeking his head out of the door.

"Hm?" I looked over at him.

"Take a shower with me" he smirked and I shook my head chuckling. I got up walking into the bathroom and you know what happened then.

Next day

Chris

My manager quickly set up a DNA test for me and I was on my way to see Nia's doctor. He said they were going to be there and I was kind of nervous and I don't even know why.

One I got there I walked inside of the building, it wasn't busy so I spotted the lady and her daughter that I saw from the pictures. We made eye contact as she made her way to me.

"Hey I'm Nia" she said with a half-smile. "And this is Royalty" she said looking at the little girl as she just held onto her mom's shoulder.

"She's shy huh?" I said watching her hide her face.

"Yeah just a little bit" I nodded it was kind of awkward.

"Well let's get this over with" she broke the silence as I nodded following her.

After getting the test done the doctor stated that we would get the results in two days. We were walking out of the building as I spoke up "Why now?"

"Why now what?" she continued to walk to her car with her daughter in her arms.

"Why you just now telling me that I might have a daughter?" she sighed stopping by her truck.

"I didn't want to ruin your perfect life Chris but I knew that this wasn't right. It was eating me up inside so I had to find a way to tell you"

I shook my head. "You don't really know me to say my life is perfect because that's a damn lie"

"I'm sorry okay? I-I wasn't thinking" she looked down and then looked back up at me. "I just know that you are her father and when we get the results back for proof I just hope you take care of her"

"No doubt imma be a man about mine" she just nodded and opened her back down putting Royalty in her car seat.

"Well I'll talk to you in two days" I said watching the little girl and she closed the door.

"Okay and I'm sorry about everything again"

"Its fine seriously, have a good day Nia"

"You too, Chris" I nodded giving a slight smile as I walked off going to my car.

I get that feeling that she is mines now, what imma do with a baby?

April

It was a pretty normal day so far, I just got done checking on my patients and they all are improving. Yes, I am the best.

"Ms. April" I heard someone say I turned from looking out my window. Mrs. Jones gave me my own office, I've been getting back on her good side since what happened. I just promised her no more drama in here.

"Yeah, someone is here to see you" the little petite woman said.

"Okay bring them in" I placed my clipboard on the desk as she nodded stepping aside as I see Ron's dad walk in.

"Hey Mr. Robinson" I smiled big as he came and gave me a hug.

"Wassup April" He pulled back.

"Oh have a seat." I smiled as he took a seat and I sat on the edge of the desk. "So what brings you by?"

"Did Ron ever tell you about what happened between us?"

"Well some things not all though, he didn't like to go into details. Is everything okay?" I said looking concerned.

He took a deep breath and spoke looking up to me. "I've been beefing with this other drug lord before my son was even born and now... this might sound crazy but I think they got Ron"

"Mr. Robinson no offense but Ron has been dead for a while now" I ran my finger over "R" on the necklace he gave me.

He pulled this letter out of his pocket handing it to me and I took the slightly crumbled paper opening it:

"Almost killed him. Forced the doctors to tell everyone that he died. Told the funeral home to make it a closed casket. And now if I don't get what I want, I will kill him fr and send you his head... your choice" he had some blood on the paper as I stood there rereading the letter, processing everything into my head as my hands shook. 

"Oh my god..." is all I could say.