Can't Change the Past

~22~

Beyoncé POV

The doctor just came and checked on King and said they want to keep him for one more day. Shawn still hasn't come by and I don't know if he will but I need to tell King before he just pops up again.
"How you feeling baby?"
"Good. I get to miss school." he smiled.
"Yeah but you have to go back and make it up."
He pouted, "Where's Aubri?"
"She'll come by after she gets out of school." he nodded and went back to watching cartoons. "King I need to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"It's about your dad." He just stared at me, "I saw him yesterday."
"Really?" I nodded, "Where was he?"
"He was here at the hospital because you got sick."
"How did he know I was here?"
"The nurses call both parents when the child is sick."
"But he didn't answer when I called him." he said looking down.
"I know," I said going to sit with him in his bed. "But as soon as he got the call he rushed to make sure you were okay."
"But why didn't he pick up the phone when you weren't okay?"
I didn't have an answer to that one. I was so focused on King that I didn't really get to get those answers. "I don't know. But he's here for you now, so that's what matters."
There was a knock on the door and Shawn walked in with balloons and a teddy bear. It was a cute start. "Hey King."
"Hi."
"How you feeling man?"
"Okay I guess."
"You remember me?"
He nodded, "Yeah."
"Hey I brought you some balloons and a bear to make you feel better." King looked at me and mumbled a 'thank you'.
"Hello Shawn."
"Sup."
I rolled my eyes, "We need to talk."
"Can it wait? I'm trying to spend time with my son."
"You should have did that a long time ago." I said annoyed.
"Well who's fault is that? You the one who up and left."
"What you're not going to do is blame me. You were never home. When you were, you barely spent time with us. You took the case. You decided to leave. I didn't-"
"That was for us! You're the one who got impatient and left."
"Whatever." I wasn't about to keep going back and forth with him with King right here. "Spend time with him. King I'll be back, remember our business is our business." I gave him a kiss on the head and left.

Shawn POV

I rubbed my face and went to sit in the chair next to King's bed. "How've you been?"
"Fine." he said with his eyes still on the tv.
I grabbed the remote and turned the tv off, "King, look at me. I need to talk to you."
"Why did you leave?"
"When I went away a few years ago, daddy had a big case that he was working on. I couldn't have any contact with you or mommy. I tried to finish as quickly as I could to get back to you two."
"So you left for work?"
I nodded, "Yeah. I know it doesn't sound good but I promise I did it to provide for you and your mom."
"I called you. Mommy called you too."
"I didn't have my phone King. If I were to call you, it could have put you and mommy in a lot of danger. I didn't want anybody to hurt y'all."
"Mommy cried a lot. She missed you a whole bunch."
I felt bad, "I'm sorry King. I didn't want mommy to cry."
A frown appeared on his face, "You said that you would protect mommy."
"I did."
"No you didn't. He hurt mommy and you didn't keep her safe!"
"Who hurt mommy?" I asked confused.
A nurse came in, "What's going on in here?"
"I want my mommy!"
"King-"
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"Hey, this is my son."
"I'm sorry but we have to keep his blood pressure down."
I sighed and looked at King before walking out.

I went down to the waiting room and saw Beyoncé ending a phone call. "We need to talk."
"Ch. I have nothing to say to you right now." I blocked her path. "Move."
"Nah, we need to talk."
"About what?" she said crossing her arms.
I deeply sighed, "Why are you here?"
"What?"
"Why are you here? Here in California?"
She looked away, "Don't worry about it."
"That nigga put his hands on you?" I said getting angry.
"Who?"
"That nigga from yesterday."
"No."
"You lying to me?"
"No! Just drop it."
"Look, you don't have to lie. I can help you."
"Oh now you can help me?" she scoffed. "Get out my face Shawn."
"Look, I'm here. I'm trying to be there for you now." I looked up and saw dude from yesterday come in, "You really still fucking with him?"
"Shawn, I told you that he's a friend."
"Sure."
"Hey BB."
"Hey." she gave him a hug. "She sleep?"
"Yeah, she fell asleep in the car."
"Give her here." She took the little girl out of his arms. "King was asking about you earlier."
"He doing better?"
"Yeah, he's fine."
"I'll go check on him. Take my car to go get y'all some food. I can stay with him."
"Thank you." she smiled at him flexing her dimple.
He walked away, "He been around my son?"
"Shawn I'm not doing this with you."
"Answer me." I said a little loud. "You letting niggas around my son that I don't know?"
"First of all, lower your dam voice. If she wakes up, I'll kick your ass. Second of all, I'm not letting 'niggas' around your son. He's a friend that has been helping me out the last few months."
"That ain't the dude that hurt you?"
"You hard of hearing? I told you he was a friend."
"I don't know him. How am I supposed to know?"
The little girl started squirming in her arms, "Mommy?"
"Hey baby girl." she cooed.
"Mommy? You had another kid?"
"We had another kid."
"What?"
"Aubrielle, you remember when I told you that you and King have the same daddy?" She looked at me then back at Beyoncé. "That's him." she said pointing at me.
"That's my real daddy?" she asked shyly.
"Yup, that's him."
"Beyoncé."
"Shawn this is your daughter."
"How is she my daughter and I've been gone and you were here? She's what two?"
"Because she is. She's three years old Shawn, this is your child."
"How I know that? How I know that ain't that nigga's baby?"
"Really?"
"Yes really. I've been gone for over four years, I come back and you and King are gone. I finally find y'all and you got another kid. How that look?"
"I'm telling you she is. She looks just like King."
"They share the same mother so of course they'll favor each other."
"And the same father."
"She's not mine."
"So you don't believe me?"
"You got other niggas around my son. You up here playing family with a whole different person."
"Stop saying that!" causing the little girl to jump. "You have seen one man and yo ass is jumping to conclusions?"
"Look there's no way she could be mine."
"Fuck you."
"Mommy you said a bad word." she said covering her mouth.
Her face softened, "I'm sorry baby."
"It's okay." she smiled.
"Beyoncé don't be like that."
"Like what? Stubborn? You should know how I feel about shit like that." she snapped.
"I wasn't around a lot, remember? That could be anybody's baby."
"It's the same thing all over again." She shook her head, "Except this time you don't have your triflin mama breathing down your neck."
"Leave my mom out of this."
"She thought I was a h- sleeping around. Now here you are doing the same thing." she said rolling her eyes. "This is your daughter. I have no reason to lie about who her father is."
"If she is, then I want my kids to live with me."
"My kids are staying with me. They're already enrolled in school here. I'm not moving them in the middle of the school year."
"How you expect me to be there for them and you on the other side of the country?"
"You figure it out. Besides I can't leave the state."
"Why not?"
"That's my business."
"Alright."
"Bye." she said walking away.
"Hold up. I don't have your number." she took my phone and put her number in. "I'll call to check on my son."
"And what about your daughter?"
"Bey-"
"Whatever." she rolled her eyes walking out the hospital.
"Bye daddy." the little girl waved shyly.
"Uh, bye."

Beyoncé POV

"Mommy?"
"Yes baby?"
"Why were you and my daddy yelling?"
"We just had a disagreement."
"Is he mad at me?"
I glanced at her through the rearview mirror, "No baby. He just met you."
"Okay."
We pulled into the hospital parking lot and I grabbed her hand as we walked inside going towards King's room. "Aubri!" King said smiling.
"Brother!" she smiled back. "You feel better?"
"Yeah, I just have to stay here for a little bit longer."
"Mommy brother get lonely?"
"I'm here with him so he won't be."
"I stay too?"
"Nice try little girl but you're still going to school tomorrow. When you get out he will be at home too."
"I draw a picture for you today. It's in my backpack."
"Thank you Aubri."
I sat her in the bed next to him and set their food up so they could eat comfortably. "Marquis let me talk to you outside."
"Wassup?" he asked once we were in the hallway.
"Yesterday-"
"A lot happened."
"Yeah and you were a bit lovey dovey."
"I was just trying to be there for you."
I nodded, "Well a lot of things are going to change. I need you to just be a supportive friend."
"I can do that."
"Was King okay when you came up here?"
"He seemed a little angry but he didn't want to talk about it."
"Okay, thank you."

"Rasheeda he's trash!" We were sitting on a bench outside of the hospital. She brought Laiya by to see King and me a change of clothes.
"BB he does have a point."
"What you mean?"
"I mean look at it from his perspective. He was gone and he comes back to find his fiancé and child are gone. Then he finds y'all along with another kid."
"But to think that she's Marquis's? No offense but my babies are bright and he's black. And she looks like King so I don't see how he can deny her."
"Well what are you going to do?"
"I mean a test would prove that I'm not lying."
"So then take one. I know Marquis isn't her father but he doesn't."
"He wants to have them live with him."
"How do you feel about that?"
"I can't leave in the middle of the trial. And I'm not sending them down there by themselves. Being apart from them is not an option."
"You have to let him try."
"It's not like he wants to be in Aubri's life."
"That's just because he doesn't think she's his. When he finds out that she is, I'm sure he'll step up like he did with King."
"Yeah I hope."
"You're not exactly saying he can see them either." I sighed, "Did you tell him?"
"I haven't had the chance, we're always arguing."
"You need to tell him."
"I don't want to cry anymore. I've cried enough." I said quietly. "I'm just trying to move forward with my life. Whether Shawn is apart of it or not."
"Well you know, I'm here for you."
"Thanks sis."
"But you know you should probably call mama and them."
"Rasheeda-"
"I let you go this long. We can fly down after King gets out. But you need to talk to them sooner than later."

Comment. Vote.
Stay Blessed😇💖