Can't Change the Past

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Shawn POV

"Woooo! Uh babe!"
"Uh un. Your turn."
"No, I think it's your turn."
"Don't even try it. It's definitely your turn."
"Man what does that woman feed you all day?"
I changed my baby boy and then picked him up to play with him a little bit before I had to go to work. My name's Shawn Carter and I'm a security guard at the Galleria Mall here in Houston. I'm not trying to be here forever, I want to be a detective in a major city's police department. I've put in applications just about everywhere in Texas to be a police officer, now I'm just waiting on a call back.
"Babe?"
"In here."
I followed her voice to the kitchen, "What you cooking?"
"I'm making chicken, mac and cheese, and greens."
"You think I can get a plate before I go in?"
"Yeah, I'm almost finished."
"You talked to your mom?"
"Define talk?"
"Bey."
"She called to ask me to come home again. Said I need to make right with my dad."
"Babe, I think you should at least hear him out."
She shook her head, "I don't need someone in my life that doesn't support me."
"That's your dad though."
"You talked to your people?"
"Yeah, I did actually. My mom wants to see King."
"Ch. It ain't happening."
"She's apologized."
"To you. I have yet to receive an apology from that woman."
"I understand."
"Oh baby it didn't matter if you did or not. She called me out my name on more than one occasion. I may not come from money but I won't be treated as if I'm not worthy of respect."
We sat down to eat as a family before I had to leave before work. I love these two with all of me. I just pray I get this job so I can give them a better life.

Beyoncé POV

"King what we doing tonight?" I asked holding my baby boy. He just looked at me. "I agree we should call your auntie as well."
I picked up the phone to call my bestfriend. It rang three times before she picked up. "Hey my BB."
"What took you so long to answer the phone? I could have been dying." I said all dramatic.
"But you not. So what you want?"
"I'm bored Kelly." I whined.
"I'll come get y'all."
"Yay! Thanks boo."
I went to get myself and King ready so when Kelly gets here we can leave. About thirty minutes later she called me and told me to come outside. I grabbed King's diaper bag and car seat then locked up the apartment.
"Where we going?"
"Michelle and I were going to this party tonight to celebrate making it through our first year of college. But we can chill at our place instead."
"Oh I didn't mean to ruin y'all plans."
"It's cool. There will always be more parties. I haven't seen my nephew in a while."

We pulled up to their condo and Kelly helped me bring King inside. I always thought that their parents went overboard with their place. I mean I know they have money but dam, no need to flaunt it.
"Where's Chelle?"
"She went to the store to get groceries."
"Y'all don't cook."
"But you do."
"Who said I was cooking for y'all?"
"You never tell us no though."
I waved her off, "Blah. I guess I could whip something up for you guys."
"Thank youuu."
I went to the kitchen to look for a snack and these heffas ain't have nothin but junk. "Kelly where the snacks?"
"I know you see those cookies and chips."
"I'm talking about the fruit. I can't be eating all that."
"Live a little Bey."
"I need to eat healthy while I'm breastfeeding."
"You breastfeed?"
"Yeah. Weren't you breastfed?"
"Yeah, I just didn't think people still did that."
"It's lacking in the black community. But it has a lot of health benefits for me and King. My milk has antibodies that helps protect him from some diseases and viruses. And it helped my uterus go back to normal because of the oxytocin released to reduce blood loss after I had him"
"Educate me then." she snapped. "But girl yo snap back game was strong. You don't even look like you had a baby three months ago.