Can't Change the Past

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Beyoncé POV

"Mommy can I have my hair like Aubri?"
"It's going to take me too long to straighten it."
"So yes or no?"
"Come here." she grabbed a pillow and sat between my legs. "I don't want to hear no whining."
"I won't." I began parting her hair, "Ssss."
"Kenzie the comb barely touched your scalp."
"I know but-"
"Be still. It won't take long."
About 10 minutes later I was finished. My girls having a lot of hair is a blessing and a curse. Aubri's is thick curly and Kenzie's is loose curly. They both want these cute hairstyles but cry every time I try to do them.
"Ma, what we doing today?"
"What you wanna do King?"
"Hmm." he said tapping his chin. "Basketball."
"Lakers or Clippers?"
"Clippers."
"Bet. Go see if they have a game today and I'll see what I can do."
"Thanks ma." he said kissing my cheek.
I had an incoming call from baby daddy number one but I declined the call. He called again.
"Why are you calling me?"
"Let me speak to my daughter."
I sighed and called Aubri into the room, "Here."
"Hello?.......Uhh..."
"Put it on speaker." I mouthed.
"Daddy?"
"Yes princess?"
"I didn't hear you."
"I said do you and your brother want to go to Disney World this summer?"
"We can see Princess Tiana?"
"Of course we can. We can go see anybody you want."
"Okay."
"You're not still mad at daddy are you?"
She looked at me and I shrugged my shoulders. She has lowkey been avoiding talking to him when he calls King's phone. "Ummm..."
"You can tell daddy anything."
"Anything?"
"Anything."
She looked at me again, "I don't like Meghan daddy."
He sighed, "Why not?"
"I don't want her to take you away from me."
"She's not trying to take me away from you princess."
"Then what she doing?" she said with attitude. I gave her a look, she knows not be disrespectful.
"Meghan is just daddy's friend Aubri."
"I still don't like her. Why can't you get new friends?"
"I like her as my friend Aubri. She's really a nice person."
"Ms. Andrea is nice."
"Yeah, she is."
"She doesn't act like Meghan."
"Aubri can you just give her a chance? For me?"
She looked around, "Nope."
Petty ass little girl. "Listen to daddy. Meghan is my friend and she's going to be my friend for a long time. You don't have to- you will be respectful. Okay?" She gave me the phone and walked out. "Hello?"
"Uh, hey." I said like I wasn't eavesdropping. "What's up?"
"Where's Aubri?"
"She gave me the phone and left out. What happened?"
"She still mad at me."
I held my laugh, "Whaaattt?"
"What you tell her?"
"I ain't tell her nothing. You know she didn't like Meghan when they first met."
"It's been years though and she's been arou-"
"So you lied to me?"
"That's besides the point." I rolled my eyes, "It's not like she's a stranger to her."
"Shawn I can't force her or King to like someone. They have minds of their own. I always tell them to be respectful though."
"I guess, hey but we want to take them to Disney World this summer."
"Who's we?" I distinctly remember him saying he wanted to take them.
"Me and Meghan. TyTy, his girl, and their son are coming too."
"Ch. Didn't you just tell me that she's still mad at you?"
"It'll give them time to get better acquainted."
"You tell them this?" I'm waiting for him to lie.
"Aubri said she wanted to come."
"With Meghan?"
"I didn't tell her she was coming too."
I shook my head, "You playing with fire you know that? You barely got King on your side, and you trying to pull a surprise trip with her? It's going to be hot and her attitude is going to be on a thousand."
"She'll be good. You said you tell them to be respectful, right?"
"Why you pushing her on them so hard?"
"What?"
"It's like you really love her or some shit."
"......"
"Hello?"
"I'm still here."
"Did you hear what I said?"
"I need to tell you something."
"Something what?"
"She might be pregnant."
"....... Who might be pregnant?"
He sucked his teeth, "Who else Beyoncé?"
"Okay."
"That's all you have to say?"
"What you want me to say? Congratulations?"
"Say something."
"You sure it's yours?"
"Why wouldn't it be?"
"That baby could be somebody else's." I mocked him.
"Why wouldn't it be my baby?"
"Same reason Aubri 'wasn't' yours. You're not always around her."
"Beyoncè. You really doing this right now?"
"It is what it is."
"It's not though."
"Well what would you call it then? Shawn I confided in you! I told you things about my past that I'm still ashamed of today!"
"It don't make sense that's why!"
"Why? Because it could never happen to someone you know? That's where people get messed up at. They never think it'll happen to someone they love or care about until shit does."
"I'm not doing this with you."
"Then don't. Why you telling me anyway?"
"I don't even know. You're something else I swear."
"I'm glad she's not yours!"
"Ch. You sure about that? I seen her for the first time at Kelly's parents' house. She does have my skin tone."
"Fuck you! Good luck with explaining a baby to your kids!" I hung up the phone pissed.
"Ma, they got one today at six. It's three now. Can we go?"
"Yeah, go tell your sisters and we can stop and get food before we go."
"Alright."

The game was fun. Clippers won and King and Aubrielle were excited about that. I was carrying Kenzie while they walked in front of me. Marquis has season tickets to both the Clippers and Lakers games. He always has them on standby in case we want to catch a game. That man spoils me way too much but as long as my kids are happy then so am I. We got in the car and I drove home.
"Thanks for taking us to the game Ma." King said as I tucked him in.
"You're welcome baby." I smiled.
"I love you."
"You're still going to school tomorrow."
"Aww man."
"It's Spirit Day, y'all can wear what y'all want."
"Alright. Goodnight Ma."
"Goodnight King."
I went to the girls room and they were both knocked out. I know Kenzie is going to find her way to my room later on tonight. I kissed their heads and went to shower and get in the bed.
The next morning I dropped the kids off and went to visit Mama Gloria. I hadn't seen her in a while. I used my key and went inside. I saw her daughters with her sitting at the dining room table.
"Hey! I didn't know you two were in town." I said giving everyone a hug.
"Does she know?" Andrea asked.
"Know what?"
"Go on mama. Tell her."
"What's going on?" I asked looking between them.
"Beyoncé I need you to sit down baby." I took a seat and waited for her to speak. "I've been meaning to tell you this for a while now."
"Tell me what?"
"I have a third child. Now when my baby was only a few months old the father and I divorced. He won full custody because he had good lawyers and I didn't receive any visitation rights. And because of that he packed up and left the state. The man was a dopeboy who eventually turned into a business man. So him leaving was mainly to escape his enemies. Now I'm the only person who knew how he got his money so he set me up with monthly payments to keep quiet. He'd occasionally give me updates on my child. Anyways he got remarried and his new wife took over the roll of being the mother to my child."
"I'm so sorry Mama G. It must have been hard for you."
"Yeah especially since he let some other woman come in and convince him that I didn't love him."
"Mama tell Beyoncé who that baby is." Andrea said with a tear stained face that I didn't notice before.
She sighed, "It's Shawn, the father of your kids." Michelle blurted out.
"Wha- what?" I asked confused. "Your Shawn's mom? But I-"
"I know. They planned it perfectly. They moved into that neighborhood with her and they looked like the perfect family."
"How is that possible when his father's last name is Carter?"
"I know Carter is a somewhat common name. Hell I didn't figure it out until the boy showed up to Andrea's graduation." she shook her head. "His father's name is not James Carter, it's James Reeves. He took my name because them people was looking for him."
"Oh wow. This is a lot to take in."
"Tell me about it." Andrea said rolling her eyes. "I've lived next door to my little brother for at least eight years now."
"Andrea you know she didn't know it was him."
"But the fact she kept a brother from us is what's pissing me off."
"I'm still your mother and you will respect me."
"Mama why did you wait even when you found out?" Michele asked.
"I had to be sure. I didn't want to say he was someone he wasn't. I had to call James to make sure that was my baby boy."
"Well what did he say?"
"He didn't want to tell him because he was going through a lot at the time with the mother of his children."
"Oh."
"Are you upset?"
"I can't say I'm upset even though I am a little hurt. But I'm glad you're his real mom. That woman who's playing 'mom' to him is a real b-i-t-c-h."
"Just because you spell it out doesn't change the meaning." Michelle said laughing with Andrea.
"It sounded less harsh in my head when I spelled it out."
"She was mean to him?"
"Oh no. She adores Shawn to the fullest. We just don't see eye to eye. And quite frankly I see why now. She couldn't have kids and I was taking the closest thing she had away from her."
"Well I'm ready to tell him. I've already waited too long."
"Uh when do you plan on telling him?"
"I planned on going down there this summer. I was going to do it the next time he visited Houston so his father wouldn't be able to run."
"I don't think he's going anywhere any time soon."
"Why?"
"Shawn's dad is in the hospital."

Shawn POV

I know I shouldn't have said what I did but that pissed me off. The thought of Meghan cheating on me will piss me off. I basically gave up a chance to fight for my family because of her. If this kid ain't mine, I'll get somebody to whoop her ass after the baby drops.
"Shawn, you okay?"
"Ma, I'm good. How are you holding up?"
"I'm strong baby."
"What the doctors saying?"
"They've given him chemo. He has two more rounds and then they'll see if he can go into remission."
"I'm coming down there."
"You bringing the grandkids? I'm sure your father would love to see them."
"I have to check with Beyoncè. We had a bad argument not too long ago."
"Oh I'm sure she won't have a problem with them coming to visit. Just call her and tell her the day you're coming."

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