#3 :: Royal By Name, Loyal By Blood Pt. 3

26.

Why I Never Made It

JOZIAH.

When I found out that JJ was mine I was over the moon. I had always wanted a child and to know I finally had one was a dream come true. It was unfortunate that Tanayah and I was no longer together, but I guess not everyone is like Eva, not everyone will stay.

I was on my way home thinking how I was going to tell Eva this and not be at risk of rubbing it in her face because lets face it. I was a very happy man right now. I was going to work on being a good father and being there for my son then eventually I would get back Tanayah. That punk baby daddy she has, thinks he will be around my son playing daddy but I will soon fix that.

As I pulled up to the house I started to wonder what mood Eva was in. She had been leaving the house lately which did surprise me. When I went inside I went looking for her but couldn't find her. I decided to go into my man cave and chill there for a bit. That's when I noticed my papers had been tampered with. I'm a very tidy person. Some would say I have an OCD but I know I didn't leave my file cabinet open nor did I have my paperwork scattered out on my desk. I picked up the papers and noticed it was to do with the lease of this house and also a lot of my bank statements. I was confused. I decided to put everything back where they belong and continued chilling. Something didn't seem right but I couldn't put my finger on what. When I heard Eva come in, I heard her call for me. I shouted to let her know I was downstairs.

"I got pizza, you wanna come up and chill or am I allowed in yo man cave?"

I was startled at her kind tone and gesture. I honestly thought she had split personalities; at times she would mope around looking all depressed, other times she would be in her gym wear and wouldn't even talk to me. Other days she would be in her house clothes cussing me out calling me every name under the sun, but lately she had been this calm Eva that I had not seen in years. She wouldn't say much but when she did it was nice. I didn't know if I should be worried or happy because I was truly over fighting with her. I thought seeing as she's being nice, I'll test the waters.

"Before I decide lets see if you gon change yo mind."

"What you on about Zy?" she asked.

She hadn't called me Zy in ages.

"Well...I found out today that JJ...is my son."

She looked at me and I couldn't read her. I felt like we were in silence forever.

"Well...congratulations. You got what you always wanted. The offer is still there but Ima have the pizza upstairs that way I can watch my shows if you choose to come up. I can't do that down here." She smiled then walked off.

I had to look around to see if there were cameras or something. She didn't pop off or anything. I decided to go upstairs and sit with her. It was the least I could do.

"You taking this really well..." I said breaking the silence.

She didn't look at me but she spoke up.

"I'm tired and drained. I can't be bothered to argue witchu anymore. JJ is officially your child so what can I do? I could cry, I could shout, I could smash the house but the fact still gon remain that you fucked someone else and got them pregnant. You just best pray I don't decide to divorce yo ass because I would take everything and in the eyes of the law I'm entitled to everything."

She laughed and I decided to laugh with her. I wasn't sure if she meant it but I wasn't feeling that at all. We chilled and I watched her silly shows with her. It was nice, I felt like I got my friend back from when we first met.