S'pose To Be

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Daniel

I followed Dominique to the elevator, just thinking bout all that we've been through. The day we met in Kindergarten, our friendship, our first kiss, our first date, the first time we had sex, the first time we made love....even the little petty arguments. I miss it, everything we were and could've been. I knew sleeping with Vera was wrong & I should've told her to get an abortion, but that was my kid and I was damn sure gon take care of him.

"Woah.." I was pulling out of my thoughts when Dominique stopped in the elevator, cause me to bump into her. I grabbed her by her waist as she stumbled forward.

"Leave me alone and go check on your hoe of a baby mother." She mumbled.

"The one person I care bout is you." I told her. She pushed my arm off of her & turned to me with her arms folded.

"If you care about me so damn much, you wouldn't've had sex with her..." She pushed me to the side & pressed the button for her apartment floor which is 4. "If you care about me so much, why did you get her pregnant?" I just sighed because no matter what I say, she gon get mad. "I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!" She snapped. I chuckled as the elevator doors opened. I walked out. "Whatever..." She mumbled, walking ahead of me.

"Hey Niq!" Her bestfriend, Jacob yelled from down the hall. She smiled.

We were all friends growing up, but when Niq & I got together, he took her side on everything. I understand that the girl crazy, but fuck you gotta be scared of her for?

"My NuNu!!!" He ran over & hugged her.

"Hey, tú loca perra!" She giggled, hugging him back. He chuckled & pulled away. He looked at me.

"Daniel...."

"Jacob...." I mocked.

"Whatchu doin here?" He scrunched up his face.

"Trynna get my girl back. Is that a problem?" I spat. He smirked.

"Nahh, not at all...." He shook his head. "But you know how stubborn this nigga is. I'm surprised she let you in her crib..." He said as we walked in.

"Where's Melissa?" Dominique asked. Jacob's girlfriend.

"She just left not even ten minutes ago..." He chuckled. She nodded. "How you holdin up?"

"I really miss him." She sighed as we walked in the living room & sat down. "It doesn't feel like I lost my nephew, but like I lost my child." She looked over at me. "Jetter was everything to me, and I don't know if I can function without him."

"But he was half of Dig..." Jacob informed her. I stayed quiet.

"And that's the problem because I don't want him anywhere around me right now..."

"And that's my cue to leave." I got up.

"Dig, sit down." Jacob said. "She too stubborn to admit it, but she needs you right now." I sighed, walking over to her & sat down. She hugged my waist tightly, resting her head across my chest.

2 months later
December 17, 2016

"OH MY GOD!" Dominique screamed. I jumped up & ran upstairs.

"What?" I ran in her moms room to her squealing as she stood in the bed.

We not back together yet, but she always wants me around her & I completely understand. Losing Jet had a huge impact on all of us....more on Dominique than anybody. She was more of an adult mother figure to him; though Vera was his mom, she wasn't as mature as she needed to be. Always pawning him off on Dominique, their mom, or me; when she wanted to go out with her so-called friends. I never minded it though, only cause he was my son.

But Dominique's birthday is tomorrow and I got something special planned for her. Been had it planned since before we broke up.

"Ewww!!!" She pointed over by the nightstand. "Kill ittttt!!" She whined. I looked over to a huge ass spider crawling down the wall. I shook my head, grabbed her shoe off the ground & killing it.

"Happy? Cry baby..."

"Shut up!" She spat, jumping out the bed. "That thing was fuckin huge!"

"Mhm..." I smirked & walked back downstairs.

"Don't Mhm me and walk off!" She snapped, following me down the steps. "You know I hate those little shits.." I just chuckled.

Scary ass......