Am I wrong

A stranger !?

After picking Aliyah up from Steven's parents I fed her putting her down for a nap. That girl was getting chunky with her thick self. I sat at the kitchen table starting on some numbers I had to crunch up for work.

Mom walked in the kitchen,"Oh good your home. My friend is coming over and I want you to be here to meet him properly." I tried to focus,"Yeah alright."

She went inside the fridge pulling out a jug of milk,"Do you understand Michelle." I nodded wanting her off she soon left,"Nine hundred and fifty" I yawned. Getting up from the table I went and took a shower.

I took a small nap before a heard a small knock at my door. I rubbed my eyes getting up opening it,"Michelle he's here." I groaned,"Momma do I have to sit in on whatever y'all doing."

She looked more stressed than usual,"Yes now hurry up!" She closed the door in my face. I dragged myself to my dresser putting on some gym shorts and a t-shirt.

I walked down the hall stopping when I heard hushed voices in the kitchen. They stopped when I entered the kitchen mom tensed up,"Take a seat." I did as I was told my eyes shifted in between her and that guy who we had a fight about. I crossed my arms giving straight attitude I hope she didn't want me to be friendly to this fool.

All he did was sit there staring at me from across the table. They both took a seat,"What's going on and why is he here." He opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by mom,"Michelle there's reasons why I did the things I did at the time."

I was confused,"What are you talking about." I stared between her in the strange man. He gave her a look then turned to me,"Michelle I know it's out of the blue for me to show up here and shake things up."

Mom took a deep breath,"Wait what oh gosh please don't tell me your-" her head shot up. "No Michelle I'm not pregnant" I let out a huge sigh.

"Oh okay then what's going on", I waited for a moment staring at her. "I'm your father Michelle" he said quickly studying my face for a reaction.

I laughed,"No fucking way your my father!"

"Michelle" my mother said from across the table. "You mean to tell me this stranger this man who came out of nowhere you been screwing is my father!" I screeched. These two people that say in front of me were crazy.

"Please Michelle I wanted to be in your life from the day you were born but your mother" I wasn't listening to what this man was trying to say.

"Your a complete stranger and you trying to tell me that your my father!" I stood up from the table. Mom grabbed my arm,"Michelle sit your black ass down in that chair and listen to me."

I stared at her long and hard snatching my arm away walking down the hall to my room. Closing and locking it I threw myself on my bed wrapping myself in the sheets. I grabbed my phone calling Steven he came over five minutes after we hung up the phone.

"Open your room door" I opened it leaping into his arms wrapping my legs around his waist. He held me carrying me to the bed,"Everything alright Michelle." I shook my head,"No." He sat on the bed I was still wrapped around him,"Do you wanna get down?"

"No" I mumbled into his neck. He sighed rubbing my back. "Tell me what's going on and why that dude out there giving me sideways looks." I pulled back so I could see his face,"She's trying to tell me that's that my father who she's been fucking."

"Damn baby" he said before kissing my forehead. Mom came bursting in through the door,"Steven please leave we're having a family moment." I hugged him tighter,"No that's not my father he's missed sixteen years of my life."

"Steven leave now!" She ignored me staring hard at Steven. "He's not going anywhere you can't make him leave" I protested. "Michelle I'm going to go baby" my eyes were starting to water.

"Please don't" I begged him hugging his neck tighter. "Baby just let me go I'll call you later" he said standing up setting me gently down on the floor.

I leaned up kissing his lips before he left, she grabbed me dragging me out the room into the hall. "Don't touch me" I screamed. She struggled to pull me down the hall probably that ass whooping he gave her in the bedroom.

The strange man came down in the hall,"Michelle stop acting like this and listen to you mother." I growled at him,"Fuck you!" I was beyond tired of all the crap she's put me through with this new found father of mine.

She swung at me this time I dodged it,"Let me go!" She pushed me forward I landed hard on the kitchen floor on my hands and knees. "You are going to stop being a spoiled ass brat and listen to me! I don't know what's gotten into you but I'll beat it out of you if I have to."

This is a new side of me and my mother I've never seen. I guess that what you get when you take each other to hell and back. I stood to my feet glaring at them both. Her chest was heaving she leaned against the wall for support.

"I only wanted to tell you this before your seventh birthday in four days Michelle!" I didn't say a word. "Michelle I know we never got the chance to bond but I'm here now for you!"

"Your a complete stranger and she's forcing me to get to know you!" He sighed rubbing his hands through his similar dark wavy hair like mine that had small spots of grey. "My name is Marshall I made my way back here when your grandmother called and said your mother had cancer"

I rolled my eyes,"That doesn't explain why you missed sixteen damn years of my life." His jaw twitched,"You will not talk to me like that."