Time Heals All

Chapter 33: Night Off

Ant's POV

March 22nd

I sat at the kitchen table enjoying lunch with Taylor. She doesn't have an appetite so I was really the only one eating. She's due any day now and her body is only allowing her to eat small portions.

"I think you should go, you've been in the house with me everyday for the longest." Taylor continued a conversation we started this morning.

"Why? You don't want me here with you? And what if today's the day." I put my plate in the sink.

"Because you kept talking about it since last night and I'm sure I've been getting on your nerves these last couple of days. You deserve to get out and have some fun, she didn't come yesterday like we thought and I'm sure she won't come today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today." She smiled as she sorted out tracking numbers.

Today some of my homeboys are going out to San Antonio, Texas for a night out. I was invited but Taylor is a week overdue so I told them I wouldn't be able to make it. It would be nice to get out the house before the baby and Taylor's right about the getting on my nerves part. She's been abusing her pregnant privileges to the max. I always have to hand her the remote when it's right by her and I'm all the way in the other room, I massage her hands until my fingers get cramps, and she makes me go to the bathroom with her.

"You sure?" I really wanna go, but if she doesn't want me to then I'll stay.

"Go. I have homework and I need to focus on these orders."

"You promise to call if anything happens? I'll only be three hours away."

"I promise. I'm sure I'm just gonna be throwing up all day." She kissed my cheek.

"I'll be back first thing tomorrow morning."

I jetted up the stairs and found some clothes to take with me. I packed my underwear, deodorant, toothpaste, and toothbrush. As I did so, I called my homeboy who put all of this together to let him know I'd be attending. He told me they would pick me up in a few hours. Once I had all my stuff, I went back downstairs.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked Tay who mugged me with her arms crossed.

"I like how you rushed up those stairs." She tried not to crack a smile.

"I did not." I laughed.

"You really did. But it's all good." She laughed too.

"I'm a think about you the whole time." I told her.

She smirked and bounced her shoulders. Taylor and I chilled for another hour or so before my homeboys pulled up. I kissed her bye and then made my way outside.

"What she changed her mind and let you off the leash?" My potna, Tez joked.

"I'm a grown ass man." Was my response.

"Who gotta check in with his lady first." Keon laughed.

"Y'all got jokes I see." I said as I was passed a blunt.

"You know we gotta fuck with you. About a year ago you was inviting us to your crib with hella bitches now we hardly hear from you." Tez said.

"Shit changed." I shrugged while inhaling the weed.

"Now my nigga bout to be a husband." Keon hit my chest.

"And a daddy. They gone break your pockets, I'm so glad I didn't have a girl." Tez said as he hit the highway.