Newark, New Jersey
I R I S R O M O N T I
"He has a kid?!" Flo said with widened eyes.
Iris nodded. "She's so cute, her name is Rayn."
Florence grabbed her friend by the shoulders and shook her vigorously. "Do you know what you're getting yourself into? There will be baby mama drama and everything. There's no telling how his mom might be, either."
Iris botched her lips. "Rayn's mom...passed last year."
Sorrow could be seen in Flo's eyes. "Dang." She sat back down. "How did she die?"
"She was shot outside of the arcade we were at."
"Oh my gosh. You didn't feel awkward being there after hearing that?" Flo questioned curiously.
Iris nodded. "I did...but I didn't want to seem insincere by mentioning my discomfort."
Flo nodded. "That's tough to hear, I bet. You've got a lot to live up to."
Iris furrowed her eyebrows. "How so?"
"Because the kid is going to be expecting you to be like her mom. You'll probably get compared to the woman constantly. I hope you can deal with that."
Iris sighed. "Me too." She mumbled.
Flo decided to move away from the touchy topic of death by asking optimistic questions. "So have you guys gone on anymore dates after that?"
"Yeah, like two. But you know I have work at mom's salon and school."
"How does he feel about you being in school?" Flo asked, now rummaging through her fridge. When she turned around, she was stuffing her face with cheesecake filling.
Iris shook her head at her friend, not surprised that she had a tub of cheesecake filling in her fridge, yet no intentions of making a cheesecake.
"He says he likes the fact that I'm choosing books over everything else. Apparently it shows how committed I am."
Flo laughed. "He must've been joking. It's hard for you to commit to anything. He don't know you yet girl." She joked.
Iris rolled her eyes. "Shut up." She checked her phone seeing that she had a couple of unread text messages.
Jo 🙃💓
You coming to class today?
Iris was thankful for the reminder; she had almost forgotten about her Wednesday art class.
Yes, I'll be there. I love art.
Iris checked the next message.
Daddy G 💕
Imu. Come & see me today?
Iris smiled and texted Giovanni back, making sure to flirt a little.
Missing you too, I'll see if I can stop by after class 😉
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