A Hustler's Pride

Part 19

Giselle rocked in her new rockin chair in the apartment rubbin her 7 month old tummy hummin. She stared out of the window watchin little kids play on the playground laughin and runnin around in circles. She looked at the mothers who were talkin wit one another probably about their own individual child. She thought about her bein amongst those ladies talkin about her lil soldier she had in her stomach. Hova was out doin runs around the city before his big meetin tomorrow night. The night had come for him to build his stacks to the sky as he had always said. It would be the night that poverty wouldn't even exist for Hova's great great grandchildren. Giselle got up and looked closer outside to see one mother in particular who was still pregnant. She wasn't as happy as all the rest of the mothers. A little girl ran up to her and she quickly threw on a smile and reassured the little girl to go play more in the sandbox. The mother rubbed her huge belly and stared into space. Giselle wondered what could have been troublin the young girl. The girl looked up to Giselle and for some reason Giselle felt connected wit her. Giselle grabbed her stomach as did the girl and the girl wiped a tear from her face. The door opened to the apartment and Hova walked in breakin the starin contest between Giselle and the lonely mother. "Hey baby. Whatcha doin?"

"Nothin," Giselle said turnin to give him a kiss but when she turned to look back at the girl, she had vanished. Giselle shook her head.

"U okay baby," Hova said lookin at Giselle who was still starin out of the window.

"Yeah." She shook the thought from her mind. "Whatcha doin here so early?"

"Well I came home because I wanted to talk to u," he said grabbin her hand to lead her to the couch. "We been goin thru so much drama lately that I wanted to spend only half the day out and come home and spend the entire day wit u." Giselle connected her brows confused.

"Why?"

"Hunh? What do u mean why baby?" he said laughin.

"I don't mean it like that but....u've never done that before so...."

"So....I wanna do it now. I been missin u bein out all the time. I feel like i'm missin u bein pregnant."

"What?" She said smilin. "I've never heard that before."

"U know what i'm sayin. It's gettin close to u havin the baby and i wanna be here every second that I can for u."

"Corey, I'm not even eight months yet."

"Baby.....can't I be romantic."

"I guess," she said as he got up to go to the kitchen. When he came back he suddenly dropped down to the floor on all fours. "Baby?" Hova didn't answer until she called him the second time. "Baby are u okay?" He looked at her and balanced himself on one knee like he was frozen.

"Yeah baby I'm okay but.....I need to do me a favor."

"What? U startin to scare me." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the fattest rock on a ring Giselle had ever seen.

"Will u marry me?" She couldn't believe it. She started to turn red and cry. She covered her face and he grabbed her left hand and placed the ring on and it fitted like a glove. "Will u marry me Giselle?"

"Yes," she said huggin him cryin and laughin more. For the rest of the day the cuddled on the couch and watched tv as Giselle stared at her ring.

The next mornin, Giselle and Hova went out to look for car seats, strollers, and baby bags. They bought a few boy clothes and some baby Jordans. Hova wanted to spend almost every dime he had on his unborn son. He had never felt so happy in his life. Things were goin right for him and nothin could stand in his way. Once they were done with that, they went out to lunch and after they went grocery shoppin and after puttin the food up they went to the doctor for a checkup and they baby was doin so well. Once they got home, Hova had to get ready for the meetin on tonight. He called all his dudes over while Giselle sat in the bedroom on the bed half asleep. Around eight thirty, Hova was ready to go. He was locked and loaded wit guns and anythin else needed to make sure the night went smooth but for some reason in the pit of his stomach somethin did not feel right. Somethin was tellin him to stay at home wit his new fiance' and his unborn seed but money was callin his name and he had to go. He kissed Giselle goodbye and he watched her for a few moments as her body lifted and fell from the breathin that she was doin. He touched her stomach and the baby kicked his hand and he smiled and left.

Around one in the mornin Giselle woke up to a phone call. She had been asleep all this time and didn't even realize it. She looked at the phone and finally picked it up. "Hello?"

"Gis......is....selle?" The person's phone was breakin up.

"Hello?"

"Gis....is....selle?"

"I can't hear u. Who is this?" The phone cut off and a few seconds later the phone rung again. "Hello?"

"Giselle?"

"Yeah, who this?"

"This Ali from Hova's team. Hova's been shot and we going to Piedmont Hospital right now." Giselle dropped the phone and tried to catch her breath.

"OMG!"