( Anthony in media; Just in case you wanted to put a face to the name )
JAILYN
I sat down in the largest chair. I held Noah, Despite his wiggling. He wanted so badly to play with the toys. I let him go, But made sure he didn't make a mess. I perked up
as the door opened, Revealing my brother. Noah just stared at Jason as he approached. The guard uncuffed him, And I hugged him, Excited to finally see him. I have not talked to Jason since before L.A, So it's been a minute.
"Noah! Say hi t'uncle Jason!"I spoke to my son as he stood in front of me. He was acting shy...He glanced at me for my approval. I nodded, Gently pushing him toward Jason who held his arms open. Noah hugged his uncle. It was cute, Their first official meeting.
"So what's went down since we last talked?"Jason asked, Holding Noah in his lap.
"Nothin'...We went to L.A with Sammy"I spoke vaguely. He nodded, Smiling as he looked down. "What?"I questioned, Curious as to why he was smiling.
"Yungin' came t'see me"He said, Almost amused.
"Michael? When?"-
"A couple days ago"He said, Scratching the back of his neck.
"For what?"I questioned. He let Noah down as he sat.
"He wanted some advice"He said vaguely.
"For what?"-I was in full interrogation mode at this point
"You"-
"Why me?"-
"I'on know"-
"Jason! What did he say?"-
"He was jus' talkin' 'bout him, And y'all."-
"Did he tell you about the test?"-
"Yeah"-"But look, All guys make mistakes, Don't dwell off'a that. Y'all have a kid t'gether, So y'all are bonded for
...Ever."-
"I know. But he's hurt me so much...I don't know if I can ever trust him"-
"Jailyn, You forgave me... You can trust him. Look, I'on even like the kid, You know that. But there's no denying it"-
"Denying what?"-He took too long.
"You can't see it?"-
"See what?"-
"That kid loves you Jai"-I highly doubted his statement. I was lost as to how exactly he came to that conclusion. "C'mon... The kid came to me. To ME! In here...He know I'on like him. And I heard about his little bit with Anthony. He really dodged it...The kids got heart, I'll give it to him, But he'on know how to use his heart for himself. Get what I mean?"-I caught on, So I nodded yes.
There was a brief silence as we sat.
"Wow! Lil' man got big!"Jason spoke, As we both watched Noah play. I nodded, Agreeing with him.
"You know, He said he offered y'all a place out there in L.A, But you declined it"-
"I did"-
"Why?"-
"B'cause, My whole life is here. You're here, Lisa's here"-
"Jailyn. See? You always thinkin' 'bout somebody else! Do
you. Why you worried about me? I ain't goin' no where."-
"How am I suppose to talk to you?"-
"You can call me...And write. But I'on want you worryin' 'bout me. You need'a worry 'bout you and Noah."He said. I nodded, Accepting his advice. I have been hard on him lately. The DNA test itself didn't necessarily make me mad, It was the reasoning behind it, And that he did it behind my back. But, I decided to be the mature one.
SAMMY
"So what you gon' do?"My Mama asked as we talked.
"I'on know...What should I do?"-
"Boy, If I knew how bad you were treating that girl, I would'a ( She started threatening me in Spanish )"-
"I know I did her wrong Mama, I'm tryna fix it..."I spoke.
"Once you break a woman's trust, It's hard to fix, Y'all lil' boys these days don't know a good thing when you have it. But let me ask you a question...If Noah was doing the things that you're doing to Jai, To some other girl, Would you be proud? Would you like it?"She asked. I had to really think about it.
"Nah"I said, Scratching the back of my neck.
"Okay, Well you're setting an example for him. He looks up to you. By seeing his Dad hurt his Mom, Although it's not physically...Better not be... You're saying that that is okay. He's gonna think that he can hurt women and that's not okay Michael."-
"I know Mama! But I'm tryna make it better!"-I was growing frustrated.
"It's not gonna happen immediately baby, Things like this take time. Do you Love'er?"-
"She knows I do"-
"I didn't ask if she knew, Do YOU love that girl? Because if you don't, You shouldn't be leading her on, Don't play her
Michael, You know what she's been through"-
"I told you, I'm tryin' Mama"-
"She's hurtin' baby. Give'er some time"My Mother's words stayed in my mind...
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