Won't judge you

He's "MY" child

Cloe
"Clo, Maurice has a right to feel like that. M.J is just as much his son as much as he's yours. You have to respect his wishes and just deal with it" Bryonna says

"Exactly. And I understand where he coming from. Shit yo momma from hell" Raquel says

"I don't feel like he's right at all and I feel like y'all being bias" I tell them

"Being bias. Bitch how?" Raquel snap

"We've been your friends for the longest not his. We would always have your back but not on this one" Bryonna says and she continues "especially because I love my little nephew and I'd hate to see him hurt. His little soul doesn't need any negativity"

"Y'all, I can protect my son. Y'all acting as if I'm trying to hurt him"

"We know you can protect him" Bryonna says

"Clo you couldn't even protect yoself from your family! How the fuck is you gonna protect yo son if you can't protect you!!?"

"Cloe just like, forget about it. Explain it to him when he gets older. He's only three" Bryonna say

"Know what. Y'all being real fucked up. Y'all supposed to be on my side not Maurice's. Saying I don't protect myself, their my family- "

"Right your family but yo momma hate you because your father died. So she blames you and mistreat you because her new husband raped you then she forced you to be with Chris. Just those three top things are harsh and that's not even it! Cloe I bet your still having money to come out your account to provide for them"

"That's my business!"

"You are right on that, but due to you making Bryonna and I his legal God mother's, it's our business if your bringing him around them. I am not supporting that, neither is Bryonna or Maurice"

Then I get up from my chair "fine. Don't support me. He's MY son, I'll do what I want" then I leave. Fuck their opinions I'm taking my son to meet his family. I know every year on my mom's husband birthday they throw a huge party, I'll just show up there. I just know everything will be different.

After lunch I continued to work. I avoided Bryonna and Raquel. I don't understand where anyone is coming from, M.J should meet his family.
As I go to pick Little Maurice up from day care, Maurice's sister text me inviting us to her daughter's birthday party. But it's on the same day as my mom's husbands birthday party. How am I don't going to do this without Maurice finding out?

***

"And we saw the mommy bear save the baby bear from the mean Snake" M.J says as he tells me about the video his class watched in day care
"So what did you learn from that ?"
"Mommy bears lub their cubs and will always protect them"
I turn around from the stove and kiss his cheek as he sits at the table "you are right about that" I tell him. He kisses me back then Maurice walks in "daddy!!" M.J screams. Maurice smiles and playful jumps to him "hey son! I missed you man"
"I missed you too daddy" he says
"Hey Cloe" Maurice says and I ignore him. I felt like the way he snapped on me the other night was wrong and I am not talking to him until he's with me on M.J seeing my family.
"Maurice what's on your arm man?"
"That's an ouchie daddy" M.J say then I turn around looking at him. I didn't notice anything on his arm during his bath this morning
"How'd you get that baby boy?" I ask
"This girl at school pushed me down the slide on accident. We was all racing during recess"
"Is that so? Come on man, Ima clean that up. Then we can eat the good smelling food your fine momma making"
"Right. Let's go daddy"
"Aight come on son " Maurice says picking M.J up.
I love my son and his father bond. I would love if Maurice and I could have more children and just be one big happy family but if we aren't seeing eye to b eye on something this small, how would we even be in the future?