Pretty Brown Affair

Chapter 7- Dirty Laundry with a Side of Truth

     Standing here knowing that my secret is about to hurt Lunie and probably my son too. Lunie was standing there looking at me with such a confusing but angry look, "Jennifer, what did you just say to him?" Then, Rodger, Terry, and my sisters came in with the rest of MC also waiting for an answer. I looked at Lunie, then looked at Stokley, who just looked down, I replied with a nervous laugh, "Lunie, it's nothing. He raised his voice saying, "Nothing!? Jennifer, I heard you tell this man that LJ is biological his. You can't backtrack now, it's time for some damn truth telling, is LJ mines or Stokley's?" I looked into his eyes while my heart was beating 100 beats per minute. Terry was whispering to Larry and Jeff while Rodger was looking like he was ready to whoop some ass. "Answer me Jennifer!", Lunie said. I answered with a tear running down my face, "He's... Lunie, Stokley is his biological father."

     Terry and Rodger said, "DAMN!!!" Mary and Leigh just shook their heads, Lunie looked at me then looked at Stokley with him looking right back at him. Lunie looked back at me with tears coming down his face, "Jennifer, you cheated?" Rodger said trying to charge Stoke with Terry and Mary holding back, "Oh hell naw, I should kick your gap mouth ass!", like Stoke is anywhere near scared, he didn't even flinch. "I'm sorry Lun'elle." I said crying with him replying, "I've never slept around on you, I've always a faithful man to you, and THAT'S the "thanks" I get!?" "What a minute, I thought you said that he was sleeping around on you with his female co-worker Wanita or something like that?", Stoke said exposing one of our pillow conversations. "Shut up other bitch!" Rodger said out of anger with Stoke saying with Ricky wanting to fight, "Yo, I don't know you and you don't know me, Don't be calling me no "Bitch"!" Rodger said acting tough, "Or what you gon do!?" "Try me!", Ricky was gonna fight Rodger until Mary grabbed Rod saying, "Rodger, act like you got some damn sense,you a cop got damn it! Go outside with the kids!" She throw him out the word.

     "You told him that I was cheating with my lesbian co-worker Wanita! Why the hell were you telling him our business!?", Lunie asked. I just tried to reason with him, knowing that it wasn't gonna work, I was in some high, hot waters! Then he came down saying, "LJ was born on April 16, 1996,  when were y'all together?" I teared up about to answer until Stoke answered, "We were together in July of '95." Terry looked shocked as Lunie replied, "You can back on the 12th of August... Oh My God! So, y'all weren't wearing no protection!?" "Lunie, is that even important?" I said with Lunie exposing the truth about the night I came back and had sex with him, "Because, when you came back, we wore a condom every time, I thought maybe one of the rubbers broke, and if we were wearing rubbers, then... You wasn't wearing nothing with... Oh shit! And, you came back home to me after you were with him!" "Damn! Larry did you know about this shit?" Larry nodded "yes". Yes, me and Stokley stop using protection because I was starting to trust him in '95, toward the time LJ was conceived. I tried to tell Lunie "I'm sorry baby, I love you!" "WHEN!? Jennifer, you cheated on me with him and not only did you fuck without protection, you got pregnant! I love that boy with my heart and soul, I took care of him for his whole life!! Do you even care about LJ!?", Lunie yelled as I heard LJ come in saying, "What did you say dad?"

     I looked at him with my heart racing, "I can't deal with this shit! Congratulations Stokley and go to hell Jennifer!", Lunie said walking out with Terry following behind him. "Mom, what's going on, why's dad so angry?", LJ asked looking at me. May as well tell him while he's young, one thing about my son is that he's ahead of his time and basically handles things like an adult, and at the rate Lun'elle is going, he's gonna find out anyway. "LJ, he's not your real father." LJ looked at me with confusion," Mom, what are you talking about? Well, if he's not my father, then who is?" I just turned my head toward Stokley as he just looked at me then moved his eye at LJ. LJ snickers, "You're joking ma, I admire him and want to be him when I get older and all, but he can't be my father... You serious mom?" I just stayed silent with a tear running down my cheeks and nodded "yes". "Oh no! Dad!", LJ said running out trying to find Lun'elle with Mary and Leigh following up behind him. I felt like having a major break down, i officially knew that I've messed up, thanks to my selfishness and craving for fucking attention! "Stoke, I'm sorry about this." He shook his head replying back, "Look, we need to fix this, I'll tell them to hold the show for alittle, and we need to get a DNA test, because if that boy is really mine, I'll step up and take care of my duties as his father. You hear me?" I started tearing up and nodded "yes". Before I left, I apologized to the rest of the group, I walked outside toward Lunie's car, he stops me saying, "Oh Hell Naw, come on son!" "Lunie, don't do this!", I cried. He said as LJ got in the car, "You should've said that to yourself before you set on Stokley's lap." They drove off, leaving me at the parking lot with tears streaming down my face.