What The Body Wants

A Welcomed Vacation

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Chapter 60 

It’s been a two months since I buried my baby girl.  Vincent’s been asking me for weeks if I was ready to go to New York and visit his family.  I’ve been putting it off; I just haven’t felt like being around anyone right now.  I feel bad because I told him I would go with him to see his family and I’m backing out on him.  I went back to work, but I stay in my office and only go down to the ER when necessary.  I was in such deep thought I didn’t hear my phone ringing.

“Hello?”

“Hey sissy how’s everything going?”

“Hey Toni girl it’s going I just came back to work two days ago, but I stay in my office unless they need me down in the ER.”

“Now Nikki, you know that’s not good for you right?  You need to be around people and that will help keep your mind occupied.  It just wasn’t meant for you to be a mother right now.  I don’t mean to discount the fact that you carried her for almost six months, but I don’t want you to make yourself sick when she is definitely in a better place.”

“I know it’s just so hard not to think about her.  She was the love of my life and now she gone and right now I just don’t know how to get past this.”

“Time honey, that’s the only way to get past this, is giving you time.  So have you and Vincent gone to New York yet?”

“No that’s the other thing, I have been so down about the baby I keep putting off going.  What do you think I should do?  I want to go I really do, but I don’t want to have this looming over my head and not enjoy myself while I’m there.”

“Sissy I want you to listen to me I want you to march your butt down to that ER and tell that man that you are ready to go visit his parents in New York.  Don’t sit there and say ‘I’ll think about it’ you get up and go now!!!  Don’t think I’m not going to check with Vincent to see if you told him you’re ready to go.”

“Tell me this who is your best friend me or Vincent’s? Why would you do this to me?  I still don’t think I’m ready to go and meet his parents.  I don’t know if they would accept me.  Have you looked us lately I’m black and he is white.”

“So who care that you are black and he white, but technically he’s Italian.  The only way you are going to find out how they feel about you is to get on that plane and meet them.”

“Ok, ok you win; I will go, but if they don’t like me or I don’t like them, then I am on the first plane smoking back to Atlanta, Georgia.”

“Don’t be so negative about the situation; you never know what is going to happen.  I just want you to go and have fun you deserve it, you’ve been through so much and I am worried about you.  So if you don’t do it for Vincent; please do it for me.”

“I want to do it for Vincent and of course you know I love you and I’m gonna listen to your advice.  I know you want tell me anything to hurt me or lead me wrong.  Sissy thank you so, so much for being here for me during this time, I can’t tell you how much you have helped me through this.  I love you girl, you will always be my sissy.”

“Nikki you know I love you too, I just wanted to be there for you because I couldn’t even imagine having to go through that and remained sane.  You are truly a strong woman and Vincent was there more than me, but I’m so glad I was there for you.  Baby doll, I am going to let you go and get downstairs to tell that man you are ready to go and meet his parents.”