Single Mother

Chapter 36

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"Aye now, I was just leaving buddy!"
Bennie said, with a smirk on his face.

Anthony walked over and gave Rhonda her food.

"There's the door!!" Anthony said, pointing towards the door.

"Like I said, Rhonda watch ya back!" Bennie said , as he walked towards the door.

"Naw, just mind yo dam business playa!"

Bennie looked back and blew a kiss at Rhonda.

Anthony rushed towards him, pushing him on the floor.

"Ant Nooo!!" Rhonda screamed.

Bennie turned back around and charged towards Anthony!

Security came running down the hallway towards Bennie.

Anthony backed up towards the door , out of the way.

They knocked Bennie on the floor and put him in handcuffs.

"Young man, don't you know you don't fight in the hospital!!" The guard said, pushing Bennie towards the front .

Bennie looked back at Anthony.

He walked back into the room where Rhonda was.

"Man what the hell did you see in that dude!? He's a fuckin douche bag!"

"Anthony why did you do that!? I'm laying in the hospital bed and you go and fight my baby daddy!! He was just trying to get under your skin and you let him!!"

"Yea, you're right!! I'm sorry!!" Anthony said, rubbing her cheeks with his thumb.

Quickly jumping off subject Rhonda says "So, what did you get me to eat?"

"Like I was saying , I got you steak, potatoes, and asparagus."

"Sounds good!! Adjust the bed so I can sit up!"

"Can I ask you something!?" Rhonda asked, looking up at Anthony.

"Yea, sure!"

"Um, I know it doesn't mean anything, I just wanted to know, did you continue to have sex with Casey after the two of you separated!?"

"Is this something your baby daddy told you!?"

"Just answer my question Anthony!"

"Yes!! We did! But it wasn't often because she ended up getting back with Bennie. Wait, why did you ask me that!?"

"Don't play stupid Anthony!"

"Don't tell me you think that baby is mine!"

"I don't know, maybe !!"

"Look, there is no way that baby can be mine , Micheal was......."

He stopped, realizing that he was over talking .

Rhonda looked at him , waiting for him to continue.

"Micheal what ?"

"Nothing, never mind, would you like something to drink!" He said, jumping off the bed awkwardly.

"Anthony?? Sit down!!"

"I'll tell you everything ! But first, you have to eat something!"

"Ok, deal!!"

Rhonda ate that food in less than 10 minutes.

"Dang, girl slow down!"

"Ok, I'm done!! Continue!"She said, with a mouth full of food.

Sigh

"Well, Micheal was my best friend. Before I met you, we used to do a lot of partying and drinking . We both met Casey at the same time at a night club. I thought she was single. Well, that's what she told me! I thought I saw the two of them flirting but I wasn't sure. I mean, Michael was my boy!! So I let it ride, thinking that they where just talking about me. The whole time we where together, Micheal would come over my house more than often. It was cool at first then it got kinda strange because he would come over every single time she was over . Every time I left the room , I would hear her giggling and laughing. So one day, I crept around the corner, and I saw the two of them kissing. In my dam house !!! I was furious, so I kicked them both out. That was the day we broke up. After that, me and Micheal fell out. And I heard in the streets that's they where together . But since we where so close, I didn't want us to fall out over a female so eventually we ended up being friends again. After that, Casey didn't like that, so she got back with Bennie. I met him one night in a night club. He walked up to her and told her something in her ear! But she only told me he was some drunk! So, with that being said, it has to be Micheals baby."   

"Is there anything else you're hiding from me!? "

"Nothing !! I swear!"

"Ok!"

"Oh, I got a surprise for you!!"

"What is it!?" Rhonda said , smiling.

Anthony walked toward the door and opened it.

Lisa stood there with a dozen roses in a vase.

"Hey Mama!"

"Babbyyyyy!!!!!!!" Rhonda screamed.

Lisa ran towards Rhonda almost dropping the vase.

Anthony caught it just in time.

"Woahh!"

"Wait a minute baby, be careful, mamas in a lot of pain!"

"Hey mama!! Grandma told me you was attacked by a bear !"

Anthony looked at Rhonda and burst out laughing.

"Yea, she was attacked by a bear!"

"Well, what happened to it!? Did y'all kill it!?"

"Yea baby, Anthony and the police killed it!" She said, looking up at Anthony smiling .

"Good, cause I was gone beat that bear up!!" Lisa said, standing in a karate move stance .

Anthony looked at Rhonda and Lisa and smiled.

    2 and a half months later

Rhonda had got out of the hospital a few weeks after. Cierra was still blaming herself for what happened. She came over to help out all she could. Rhonda was recovering rapidly . But she still was on pain medicine. Shawny kept Lisa while Rhonda recovered.

Anthony was over every single day taking care of Rhonda. Buying her food, running her bath water, rubbing her back, and cleaning up .

"Hey Rhonda??" He called, from in the living room.

"Yes!?" Rhonda responded. Rhonda spent most of her days in the bed. Laying down. Mainly because her MEDS put her straight to sleep!

"You hungry!?"

"A little bit!!!"

Suddenly , Anthony's phone rang .

"You have a collect call from "Micheal Hall" , would you accept the charges.?"

Anthony stared at the phone "Yea, I'll accept!"

"Anthony!?"

Anthony was quiet .

"Baby!??" Rhonda called from the room.

He muted the phone and said "huh!?"

"You still in there!?" 

"Yea, hold on!"

He un muted the phone .

"What you want Micheal?"

"Aye man, is Rhonda ok!? Tell her I'm sorry man, I swear I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to do it!"

"Look man, don't call my phone no mo!!"

Anthony hung up.

"Here I come baby............