The One You Wanna See

Creep!

Prince takes a couple of stoic steps around Alicia.

My eyes widened, why is he walking around her?

Do I want to know why? Should I just let things be?

She stared at me a wicked smile on her face. I had no choice but to blurt out.

"Alicia, why are you here?I don't want you near my home."

She laughed out loud. "Your home?" She questioned then she continued.

"I beg to differ. More like our home."

Not pleased, I swallowed hard, then turned to Prince and asked:

"What is she talking about?"

"Oh come on you guys, you guys should be friends," Prince said. Then he added: "I thought you'd be happy to see Alicia?"

I frowned at the thought!

Besides, I would rather walk on freaking nails than be in a room with Alicia. I have nothing but contempt and disdain for her; how dare she come back into my life? Go Away, Alicia! Damn! But before I could say another word, Prince remarked:

"Well I do have a competition to prepare for so I'm gonna leave you two alone, I trust you will be cordial with each other. Prince said, planting a kiss on my cheek then walking towards the door.

I stopped him from moving any further by blurting out:

"We need to talk!"

He turned around surprised at my outburst and asked:

"Is everything OK what do you wanna talk about right now? You should be bonding with your family."

Oh, that comment just made my blood boil. After all, that is what I wanted to talk about with Prince.

"Yes, everything is not right!  I'm so confused. What's going on? Why in God's name,  is Alicia here?"

By now Alicia was already playing with Nate. Alicia's actions made matters worse. I turned around and yelled:

"Could you please leave my son, alone?"

"Aw, come on sister, don't be so hard. I've been taking care of him since you've been away."

I wanted to cry.

I couldn't believe it Alicia has been around my child, during my sequestration at some hotel? What can I do to change this?

"What do you mean you've been with him all this time?"My heart sank, I couldn't believe it. This situation felt like a nightmare! Maybe it is?

Prince teased my cheek with his finger and said: "It's OK she was just helping out, not a big deal. I think you need to patch things up with your sis."

I slapped his finger off my cheek, turned to stare into his beautiful hazel eyes and quipped: "she's not my sister she's my cousin."

He smiled and said: "I love it when you get mad, but you know she is your family and you are lucky to have Family."

I thought to myself lucky as a heart attack.

"Listen I'm just going to check with some folks about the BMX competition, and maybe get something to eat around the corner; why don't you guys talk and try to fix whatever differences you both have."

Alicia was the last person I would ever want to have a conversation with especially now.

I honestly believed Prince made up the excuse to leave us alone to sort out our issues. But this quite sudden, I just got here. We have to talk about us. I watched without saying another word as Prince walked out the door.

Alicia rubbed her hands together, while I cradled stared at her momentarily.

Neither one of us said anything to the other.

I stood there staring at Alicia; she, in turn, stayed back running a finger through her hair while Nick played between us.

I look down at Nate and quickly lifted him up, cradling him to my chest.

"So what do you have to say for yourself?" I asked.

She smirked and said: "did you seriously think that I would go away?"

I didn't think so, but I was hopeful.

I said infuriated my blood boiling, any moment now, it just might topple over like a volcanic eruption.

But then I said to myself: "Get it together, Alex."

Yes, I stopped myself from doing something I just might regret because of my son if not, things just might have gotten heated with Alicia. I held onto Nate even tighter; I wanted her far away from us. Nate stared back at me as though wondering where if I been all this while?

I gave Nate a tender kiss on the forehead, Alicia smirked some more and said: "Oh that's so sweet."

Bouncing Nate in my arms, I turned back to face her and asked: "Alicia, why you here, what you have to gain? Why are you trying to ruin everything for me? You are not that innocent, and you know it!"

"Hmm speak for yourself sis; I heard through the grapevine, that you'd got a new man," she said taking a step backward and taking a seat on the sofa, making herself comfortable flipping her hair. "And he is super hot!" She exclaimed clapping her hands.

" Hot? I already have one man, and that's my husband Prince in case you forgotten!"

"Ha ha ha, well is if he is yours?" She said, rubbing her belly with her fingers; I just couldn't help it, I had to ask:

"Why do you keep touching your stomach?Bad food?"

 Before she could reply, I shook my head and spat out: "You know what I think you need to leave my home. I don't feel comfortable with you around Nate. Please go!"

Alicia folded hands and said: "I thought we were family, besides, count yourself lucky because I've been over at Paisley watching your son for you."

That was it she needed to leave;

"Get out!"  I yelled. "If there is anyone who needs looking after, it's you ." I spat back at her.

"You're funny, cousin. Listen....."

"No one is laughing, could you just get out of my apartment?"

Why is she doing this? Why is she taunting me?

"Did it ever cross your mind as to why your husband got you an apartment? Why aren't you are a paisley?"

"What's it to you, for all I know he could be renovating Paisley and would not want me there all that dust."

That's when she got up and said: "Hmm, you do not honestly believe that do you? Get it together cousin you know better than that!"

"No, why don't you tell me more? What do you know?" Suddenly, my eyes darted down to her pants. She had on Prince's pants!

Shocked I frowned, she  flipped her head to the side, twirled her hair in her fingers and whispered: "What is it to you?"

I wanted her out of my place now. Alicia is wearing my husband's pants!

What else could she have in store in that mind of hers? Is she trying to break up my home?

Suddenly Nate began to fuss, "oh he's probably hungry," I said out loud.

"Yeah his favorite food is the applesauce, and he likes broccoli as well," she said.

Now I just about had it; she knows my son's favorite food? What else does she know?