Acceptance

Chapter 39

Riya....

Last night Nick took me to this Italian restaurant named Daniel even got a table on the balcony. She said she didn't want the many people to see her that night we talked about everything I asked her about her life in the WNBA and she let me know it's cool even with all the paparazzi she loved having other girls look up to her realize they don't always have to be the cheerleader which led her to asking me how come I didn't know that she was basically a star and I was straight up honest with my answer saying that I stopped watch basketball or even caring about it when we broke up and I stopped cheering she was the main reason I actually started to cheer and watch basketball. She nodded then also let me know that most of her life ends up in the magazine or on TMZ which was why we were on the balcony the Paparazzi couldn't see us and she knew I wasn't fully ready to be exposed the the world like she was and she warned me that if that was to ever happen my full life just as well as hers would be on display. Her telling me that made me think that if that was the life I really wanted especially with having my son and I truly wasn't sure on if I wanted him to be exposed like that. Speaking of Ryan my aunt brought him home this morning and at this moment he was getting dressed Q called letting me know he was here and was ready to pick him up. Instead of giving him my address I told him he can come to my dads house.

After putting Ry on his outfit I sat him in the room with Calais and I got dressed. I put on some tan joggers a long sleeve camo thermal after sliding on my socks I put on my white and gold air Jordan 6's and tan polo hat. After grabbing my duffle bag and keys I went to Calais room to get Ry "You ready midget" he laughed and climbed off the I grabbed his hand as we walked downstairs. Walking to the kitchen I grabbed a big voss water out the fridge and got ready to leave that was until Calais stopped me "I'm riding with you I don't wanna be home bored" I laughed "That's cool but just know I'm not coming straight back I'm stopping at the dance studio" she nodded "That's fine I use to watch you dance for almost two hours back home so I'll be cool as long as I get some food" I nodded and we all left out the house.

When we pulled up to my moms house we all got out of the car and I unlocked the door so we could all go in. "Ganny I here" I laughed as Ryan ran through the house like he owned it. My mother came out the kitchen scooping Ryan up in her arms "You know Granny go miss her lil man" Ry smiled "Me miss you too ganny but I come back" I laughed as she tickled him telling him you better. Calais walked in the kitchen "Mama what you in here cooking you know I'm hungry cause your daughter don't feed her bestie" I laughed "Chick you grown" she stuck her tongue out as my mom told her to get her some breakfast "Where's daddy" I asked she pointed "You know that man forever in his office" I nodded and walked off. Going into his office I closed the door back behind me and this nigga had the nerve to be smoking a blunt "I thought you stopped mama gone get you" he looked up at me laughing "You bet not snitch either but I did quit I just been stressing lately" I sat on his desk "Why" he sighed sitting back looking at me probably contemplating on if he wanted to tell me what was going on.

"Your uncle AK was shot" I sighed "Is he ok do the boys know who did it" even though my dad got out of that life he still kept his ear to ground of you know what I mean. "They said it was Demi" I stopped all movement and looked up at him "WHAT you can't be serious how I thought he handled her" he shook his head "Word on the street was that he kept her alive and got her hooked to some heaving shit he basically was letting her slowly kill herself but one night she went to him for a fix and he wasn't giving it cause she ain't have the funds he made a rookie mistake by having his gun on the table she shot him in the stomach got a pound a product and left out his office window" I stood up "But he ok right" he nodded "Yea he should be fine but the fact that I know Demi still alive out there is bugging me" I nodded it was bugging me too the last thing I need was for my past to come back and ruin my future. But with the way my life has been since I was a child it would be just my luck if it did. The office door opened and my mom walked in "Ooo" I said slowly backing out "I know yo ass ain't smoking in my house Mariya Q here" I nodded walking out and closed the door the last thing I needed was for anybody to here my mama cussing my daddy out about having weed in her house.