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She looked back at me without a word and answered it. On the second verse of lowlife the room got quiet except for the asthma medicine pump.

"Yeah?" She answered. "Hi, and you are?... Tiara. Oh." She said with false pleasantness in her voice. I shook my head stiffly and looked down at Aleah for help.

"Mhm, mm... And you met Chris when?" She asked turning to me and placing the phone between us on speaker. I know at this point I shouldn't even argue of speak right about now.

"... And yeah..." She finished. Candice stared at me and then the phone.

"Oh. Tiara, I'm sorry. I'm a little hard of hearing right now. This baby is all on my brain. Could you repeat that?" She asked politely. Holding the phone up to her lips with her one hand on her hip.

"Sure. Uh, we met at family dollar and he caught my eye. Especially since him And his handsome boy was so nice towards us. Me and my daughter; Nikita of course. I complimented him on raising his son and told him about Nikita's dead beat and how he was never around her as she grew up." He as-"

"Baby, you know where her uh.. diapers at? I think she jus-"

"They're in her diaper bag. And don't interrupt me like that no more. I'm trying to get to know Tiara. Who you never mentioned to me." She said folding her arms . I sighed and got up to change Aleah inside the hospital baby bed.

"Right. Look, it's really complicated. Really." I said to her wiping up Aleah gently. I'm glad baby shit don't stink cause Tristan's sure as hell did.

"Is it really?" Why'd you ask for my number if I'm so complicated?" Tiara raged back. That's why I never hooked up with chic's at the store or the mall.

"I don't mean it like Tiara." I said sincerely. Candice eyed me to hell and back. Might as well be there right now. This situation played out so wrong.

"Then how the fuck do you mean it?!" Candice fumed making Aleah jump and start to cry. I powdered her up and pulled her sides up and attached them picking her up into my arms.

"Baby calm down. Your upsetting Aleah." I said placing her mask back over her face as she gasped for air. She couldn't say she didn't care now as she stared back at her babies tear streaked face. Her facial features softened and she sat down quietly.

"I just hope you have a good explanation." She said as her voice cracked. She wiped away a few tears and looked my way as I comforted Aleah who quieted down after a bit.

"Believe it or not y'all have somethin in common. The same thing as happened to you two." I said to Candie calmly. She watched my face and didn't say anything or ask any questions. Just watched me closely as I put the right amount of Aleah's medicine in her Treatment. "But not at the same time." I added on as I watched Candy's face turn into that of confusion. I didn't want to have to explain this early on. On the phone. I wanted to do this face to face. So I could be sure and she was sure she heard right.

"And what's that? You?" Tiara asked in an annoyed tone. Candice frowned at me. I shook my head slowly. This ain't that kind of party.

"Nah, Tiara how old is Nikita?" I asked looking at the phone. I looked up at Candice and watched her head tilt to the side like she heard a high pitched whistle.

"4 years old this month. The month he left me. This very day. I moved with him, loved him like he said he loved me. Then, he took everything I thought was in my name away from me after I got pregnant." She went quiet and I saw the look of empathy on Candy's face as she thought a bit on the same situation she went through months ago and shook her head.