𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 (𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏)

Thirty Three.

Mercedes Kelly

I pushed Cody's stroller as I walked through the stores with Paris. She was talking on the phone with someone as I looked in the baby department. She finished her conversation and gave me her attention.

"That was John blowing up my phone. I love my husband and kids but I swear I need a break from them." She smiled and bent down to play with Codys.

"Aww don't do them that, they are so adorable. Is it hard taking care of twins?"

"Uh not really. I mean it was complicated when they were smaller because they used to cry a lot. It was hard running back and forth." I scrunched up my face and shook my head.

"I could only imagine it."

"When are you thinking about having a little Odell or Mercedes?" I gathered the outfits and brought them to the cashier.

If only you knew Paris.

"One day, just not now. Someday though."

"I feel ya ma." She smiled and looked around, "Girl look at that fine ass man lowkey checking you out over there."

I turned around and saw a man with a baseball cap staring me down. He had a pair of biker jeans on with a jacket covering his shirt. As I looked him over, let's just say God took his time on him.

"This is like a memory of when I met Odell. But I'm gonna leave him alone because I'm a faithful woman." I smiled watching the worker scan my items.

"Oh my god you're in love. My Cedes grew up on me." She faked cried and I punched her shoulder lightly.

Paris paid for all of the clothes as a Christmas gift. I shook my head at her goofiness and occupied myself with my phone as we walked through the mall. We decided to sit down in the food court and eat lunch since I haven't eaten since this morning.

"Mercedes smile." I looked up from my food confused until I saw her phone pointed at me.

"Paris no I'm eating."

"Then put your food down and take the picture. I wanna show my followers how cute my best friend is." She smirked and I nodded.

I rolled my eyes playfully as she looked at the phone and squealed. We continued to talk and eat before we went our separate ways and I headed to Jayden's house to drop Cody off.

"Don't touch my nephew. He don't want you bro." I laughed as Cody shook his head when Jay held his arms open.

"I got ya lil nigga. Your big head ass gonn want something from me one of these days." He pushed his head back making him whine.

"It's not that serious Jayden sit down with your hurt ass. How you let a baby hurt your feelings?" Somebody chuckled from behind me.

I kept my head down fixing Codys clothes not bothering to look at the person. I heard them clear their throat and that's when I looked up. It was the guy from the mall and I started to think he followed me.

"Oh, Cedes this is Mal, my right hand man. Mal this is my sister Mercedes." Jayden introduced us.

"Wassup ma?" He licked his lips.

Yeah, don't do that.

"Uh, hi?" I spoke dryly now looking at my phone.

"It's like that? Damn all I said was hey." He chuckled looking at me.

"Hey. Hello. How are you? That's good. Can I have my face back now?" I rolled my eyes with a mug on my face.

"She bad yea." Jayden nodded his head in agreement.

"She's a mess. It runs in the family man." He smirked and Jamal laughed as if it was true.

I rolled my eyes at those two idiots and went into the kitchen. I grabbed a powerade and a bag of chips. Dumb and Dumber we're talking but I couldn't understand in here.

"All jokes aside Jayden put me on. I thought we was tight nigga." Jamal told him.

"I gotchu as soon as I break her up with that fucking golden boy. I promise." They dapped each other and he left out the front door.

"Who are y'all trying to break up?" I raised my eyebrows while Cody played with my necklace.

"Nobody. Stay out of grown folks business." He waved me off.

"I'm twenty years old now. Shit how old do I have to be to be an grown up?"

"Older than that." He told me as I rolled my eyes before flicking him off.

"No, it's just your crybaby ass not acting your age. Childish ass."

"When was the last time I cried Mercedes?" He folded his arms.

"Jayden you cried the last time we was watching Lion King. Right after Mufasa died." I chuckled at the memory.

"That was our secret. I told you neva' to speak on that shit again."

"I'm sorry big brother but you asked." I shrugged my shoulders.

"Get out of my house now." He said yanking Cody from my arms.

"I love you Jayden Kelly!" I laughed before he slammed the door in my face.

"Bitch."

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