Pick A Side

Chapter 9

Melanie POV

"Here, I made you breakfast."She said, sitting a plate in front of me.

I ate everything on that plate, putting it in the sink.

"So yesterday, while you were in class, I went out and..."She started, taking me to our room. "Got you a dog!"

She opened the door and a blue eyed Siberian Husky puppy ran out followed by a brown eyed Husky puppy. I screamed as she picked the brown eyed one up. "One for you, one for me!"She smiled.

"This one is Night, because his eyes are dark."She explained, kissing all over her dogs face. The blue eyed one kept running back and forth up the hall before it stopped and stared at me. I bent down, picking it up. "Mines a boy. Yours a girl, this they room."She led me to their room, right across from ours.

"I'm gonna call you Day,"I say to my dog as she licked my palm, sniffing my scent.

"They're not trained yet."Mille says. I looked around the room, seeing she went all out for the dogs.

They both had their own little beds, which would be replaced frequently since they grow fast. They shared a small dresser, Night taking a drawer for his clothes and cologne and one of Day's clothes and cologne. However, they shared the bottom dresser for their special occasion clothes.

They had toys sprawled out all over the floor. "Oh happy day!"I joked, walking down the stairs with Day in my arms. She raised up off of my chest, cocked her head to the side. "Er,"She said.

"Er!"I repeated. "I'm just fuckin' wit'cha,"I giggle. She laid her head back down on my chest. "What you want to eat huh Day?"I asked, looking in the pantry for something to snack on. I knew she couldn't talk to me and that's okay.

I put her down and washed my hands, picking up a bag of blue Doritos. I opened it, going up the stairs. The sound of the bag opening attracted both dogs, they followed me to my room. I sat on the bed, reaching for the remote to the TV. The dogs eyed me, waiting for me to drop a chip on the floor. Night barked at me, almost like he was fussing because I wouldn't give him any. "Okay fine, but you won't like this."I say, letting one fall from my grasp. They both went to sniff it and ran off, realizing it wasn't something they wanted. I picked it up from the floor, throwing it to the trash. I settled on a TV show called Daytime Divas.

I checked the description, seeing it was season one episode one. Hm...

I kept hearing movements downstairs, so I paused the tv and listened for it.

"That's just the maid, go introduce yourself."Mille told me as she unpaused the tv.

"When you hired her?"I asked.

"This morning, before you got here. Yes, I checked her background and she's good for the job."

I nodded, taking in all the information. I crumbled up the chip bag, tossing it to the trash and headed downstairs. "Good morning Mrs.Summers,"The lady said, recognizing my presence before I noticed hers. She called me by Ka'Mille's last name, which I didn't have a problem with, it just felt weird. "Mornin', I'm Melanie. Ka'Mille's girlfriend."I introduced myself, shaking her hand. "I'm Tamara Glorias Putman."She shook my hand.

"What are you doing?"I asked, watching her move boxes.

"Mrs. Summers said I could move in, then start cleaning."

"You need help?"I picked up a box. "Thank you!"She smiled as I led her upstairs to her room. I sat the box on the floor, beside her new bed. I started to go back downstairs to help with Tamara's other shit but I was pulled back by Mille. She pulled me inside our room, closing the door.

"What do you think you're doing?"She started.

"Helping the new maid move in."I replied, shrugging.

"She helps us, not the other way around. Got it?"She snapped, I nodded.

"Good girl,"She chuckled, going back to get in the bed. I sighed. A little help never harmed anybody, whatever!

I rolled my eyes and went back down to the kitchen with Day following close behind. She's so nosey!

"Where do I start?"Tamara asked me. I shrugged. "Anywhere!"

"You're way nicer than Ms.Summers, she ignores me."

I chuckled. "Thanks and my last name isn't Summers yet. It's Waters,"I tell her.

She nodded. "What you want Misshay,"I joked, looking down at Day. She barked at me. "Girl let's go outside, I need good lighting for these pictures I'm 'bout to take."I opened the back door, letting her run out before I closed it back. I sat down on a lawn chair, took my phone out and went to snap chat. I took hella pictures of her and me, posting them to my story.

"You so cute mama baby!"I giggled, feeling her lick in my face. She tried to get to the gum in my mouth, but I closed it. "I think Night wants to spend time with his sister,"Mille said, putting him down. She closed the back door and sat in the lawn chair next to mine. We sat watching them chase each other around the backyard.

"When you start work?"She asked. "Monday, bright and early at nine. I get off at four though."I replied.

"What am I supposed to do at those times?"

"Ion know, get a job maybe. I'm off Wednesday's and Sunday's so I'm all yours those days."I say. Got dammit, how am I going to fit Mille, class, work and Desiré into my schedules and still have time to do shit with my other bestfriend, Charmaign...

"Yeah uh not gonna happen."She shook her head. I sighed. "Can we go get our hair and nails done Sunday?"

I was about to reply but hearing a dunk of water distracted me. I looked up, hearing Night barking at the water. Where was my baby though... I rushed over to the pool afraid to look.

I peered in, seeing my baby at the bottom. "What the fuck! Day fell in!"I screamed.

"Betta tell ha ass to doggy paddle,"

I paid Mille no mind, stepping in the water damn near falling over. The chlorine hit my eyes, making them burn as I went under. I tuned out Night's barking as I picked Day up, coming out of the water. Mille took Day from me, wrapping her in the towel. I didn't realize how wet I was until I got out of the pool. I was beyond soaked but I didn't care at the moment.

"Is she breathing?"I asked, using full force to pull strands of hair out of my face.

"Yes,"Mille says, giving her to me. She wasn't moving but she was breathing. I was able to dry her up without a problem. Her body was shaking. "It's okay mama baby, you're safe now."I whispered, rocking her as water fell from my body.

So much for a first day with my new dog...

C. Baby