"Is that my beautiful granddaughter? She just keeps on getting prettier Meek.", my mom, Kathy said.
"Yeah, come get her bad behind."
She took Niya off my lap and Niya started crying.
"Let daddy get a break.", I said.
She started pouting and I laughed and kissed her nose.
"I'm about to go over Omelly's. I'll be back in a little bit."
"Remember I have to be somewhere at 6 so be back before then."
"I'll be back way before then. Just going to be over there for a little bit."
She nodded and I kissed her cheek and walked out the house.
"Now to Omelly's.", I said to myself.
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"Look at the cousin who fucked up.", Omelly said opening the door.
"Shut the fuck up man. You annoy me with that shit."
He laughed and I shook my head.
"How you been?", he asked.
"Good. I have Niya for a little bit."
"How's Nic?"
"She's alright. Still with that Michael dude."
"Well I mean, you did take her for granted. Coming home late at night, going to the club, drinking, and other stuff. Want me to name more?"
"I understand I did all that stuff but I'm a different man now. I was young and fucked up, didn't realize I had a great woman and I fucked it up. I would do anything to get her back man."
"Start then. Nobody holding you back."
"You right."
"Go get your girl back man."
(Wish he would do this now.)
"I definitely will."
Onika "Nicki" Maraj
"Michael, you're getting on my nerves. Leave me the fuck alone."
"Just because I asked you when you were going to have my child? You let that nigga have his child!"
"Because I was madly in love with him. Not saying I'm not madly in love with you, but I grew up with him. Also, you're always gone. If I'm busy and need Meek, he's there."
"You gone have my child."
He gave me a death glare then walked out the house. I sighed in relief and called my best friend.
"Hey Nic, what's up?", Candi asked.
"Nothing, I'm bored. Can you come over?"
"Yeah, sure. See you in a bit."
"See ya.", I said and hung up.
I started cleaning the house to pass by time then I heard a knock on the door. I opened it and saw some flowers in front of me and I picked them up.
"Now who sent these?", I asked myself.
"Girl, who sent you those? They're pretty.", Candi said and I shrugged.
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"I have one person in mind.", I said.
I pulled my phone out and called Meek.
"Hey beautiful. What's up? You got your flowers?"
"Yes, I did and they're beautiful. Thank you Rihmeek."
"Oh shit, did you just call me Rihmeek?"
We both laughed and I shook my head.
"I'll always call you that. Where's my daughter?"
"Sitting next to me, reading some flash cards."
"Mommy's smart little baby. Well I gotta go. Thank you again."
"No problem ma. You know I got you."
"Talk to you later.", I said and hung up.
"I think you should leave Michael and get back with baby daddy Nic.", Candi said and I rolled my eyes.
"Speaking of Michael, guess what he said to me before he left."
"What'd he say now?"
"That I was going to have his child and he walked out after that."
"Woah, woah, woah. How did this all start?"
"He kept on asking me if I would give him a baby and I told him he was annoying me then he started talking about how I let Meek have a baby with me."
"You were in love with Meek and had known him for years though."
"Right and that's what I told him. I really don't want to have Michael's baby. He's not even at home all the time to take care of one and you know I'm always on the go."
"I know someone who's always at the time and always at the house to take care of his child.", Candi said and I smiled.
"Who?"
"Meek!", she yelled and I rolled my eyes.
"Y'all gone stop trying to push me to Meek."
"We'll stop when you break up with Michelle and go to Meek."
"I'll think about it."
We talked for a little while longer then she left cause her man wanted to cuddle with her. Must be nice.
"Damn Onika. You're lonely now."
I looked over at the time and it was now 8:39 PM.
"Where the hell is this nigga at."
As soon as I said that, I got a text message from him.
Not coming home tonight. Staying at my homeboys
I rolled my eyes and exited out his thread and went to Meek's.
Meek?
I sat there waiting for a reply and then I saw the 3 dots.
What's up
I'm home by myself
Come over here
You sure?
Hurry up. Door is unlocked.
I smiled and went to pack me an overnight bag. Once I made sure that everything was off & locked, I walked out the door, got in my car, and headed to Meek's house.
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"This is what I'm talking about Nicki. You could've went over to Candi's, but you're over here."
He was right and I didn't know what to say, once again.
"I'm not trying to make you mad or anything, but why keep coming back to me?"
He lifted my chin up so I could look at him and I looked down.
"I don't know.", I said lowly.
"I love you Onika. I love the little girl that we made together and now all I need is you."
"I-I don't know Meek. You hurt me. I would stay up late at nights for you to come home and most of the times, I would get a text or call from my mom saying that you were drunk and you slept at her house."
"And I keep on saying that I'm sorry. I've changed. Isn't that enough?"
I looked up at him and he put his head down and sighed.
"I guess we'll just go back to strictly co-parenting. Nothing more. Night Nicki."
I watched him walk out the room and I cried myself to sleep.
