A True Friend Indeed *Urban*

Part 14

*Rico*

~ 3 months later~

    I think I finally figured out I need to do. I'ma gon' head and make shit right. I realized that I've been mistreating the one true girl that's been holding me down from the start. She could've ended everything we've built, after I cheated on her. I wouldn't have blamed her. But she stood by me and held me down, and when I say I'ma make it up to her, I'ma do it forreal. Lately she been acting so starnge and distant, like, she always weary and tired, and be eating weird shit. I caught her eating lays with a hershey bar the other day. But I just brushed it off cuz I know she eat a lot of strange shit during her period. But eating strange shit all month ?? That's crazy.

     Ion know where she was, but I took a shower and got dressed and left. I drove to the mall and looked for a Jewelry store. When I saw one, I walked in and went straight to the counter. "Whaddup, Ayy I need you to help me pick out something for my girlfirend." I told him. "No problem, what do you have in mind sir?" He asked. "Well I was thinking about getting her a promise ring engraved with a spanish quote and the day we started dating. And I want a necklace an earring set that says Princessa'. How much would all that cost?" I asked. " Well i'm guessing you would like the ring to have a diamond, would you like gold or sterling silver?" "Sterling Silver, and make sure the diamond is 16 karats on the ring. I want the engravement to say 'Prometo amarte y protegerte y nunca deje que su caída de la corona 1/1/12' As far as the earrings and necklace just make it personalized sterling silver with the name 'Princessa' on both of em. That's it." I watched the man slowly smile and say "Well this must be a very special young lady. The price of the earings and necklace is 160$ and the ring with the engravement is 770$. So all together with tax that will be 934.65$" I reached in my pocket and grabbed out 10 hundred dollar bills and gave it to him. " What time will they be done?" I asked. "We work fast so you can come get them round 5" He replied as he rang everything up. "Bet and keep the change." I said as I walked out.

         I got into my challenger and looked at the time. It was 3:15. I decided to go pick some things up for Princess to pass the time away. I went to the flower shop and bought her a bouquet of red roses. I know red is her favorite and color and roses are her favorite flowers. I left and went to the spanish store and picked up some ingredients to cook her some of her favorite dishes; Tacos, Taquitos, and Burritos. That girl is obssesed with hispanic heritage. When I went to pay for the groceries this little chica'tried to flirt with me. I gave her the money and ignored her snd went to my car. I decided to go and visit Mi' Mami' and Papi' since I never get to talk to them anymore. When I pulled up, I used my key and walked into the house. My mother jumped up and looked at me . "Christian ?" She asked. I hugged and replied "Yea mami' its me." I looked at my mother. She was still beautiful with her dark skin and long black hair. My mother is mixed with Black and Trinidadian, and my father is fully Puerto Rican. Neither of them looked a day over 40.

              We talked for a while. I didn't bother to ask where dad was, I figured he was on one of his little 'buisness trips' drug trafficking. She finally asked about Princess. "Where is my beautiful black daughter-in-law Rico?" I smiled thinking about my baby. "She's at home probably sleeping or something. Mami' I don't know why but she's been sleeping soo much lately." I saw her facial expression change. "Rico, has she been throwing up? Having mood swings? Eating wierd things?" I looked at her strangely "Yea, she been doing all that stuff, come to think about it." I replied wistfully. My mother's face was unreadable. "Rico, I think Princess is pregnant." I just looked up at her and I said "Naw I doubt it. Its probably all that college work. She only threw up once from what I can recall, and she always eating weird things." My mother looked at me and sighed, "Well, it could be that too, but just keep an eye on her and tell her I said 'hi'"  I kissed her on the cheek, "Okay mother, see you later." I said and walked out. It was 4:55. I drove back to the Jewelry shop and picked up the jewelry. Afterwards, I drove home, and began cooking. 

              Princess came her hungry ass in there when she smelled the food. She was dressed in Zebra print tights, my white t-shirt, black knitt boots, and a black sweater. "Princess what the fuck? Its the middle of August. Why are you dressed like we are in Alaska, Instead of Florida?" "I'm cold." She replied weakly. I looked at the Air conditoner. It read 75. Okay, now shits getting weird. Me and her ate and conversed till about 6 o'clock. Then she went into the den. I walked in and saw her reading. I walked towards her with the ring in my pocket and roses behind my back. "Princess." She looked up. "Huh?" I kneeled in front of her, and pulled the roses from behind my back. "Princess, me and you done been through hell and back. I did you wrong and for the longest its been eating me up. I just want to make things right with you. I know I cheated and to me an apology just wasnt enough. I love you Princess with all my heart. I never meant to hurt you. Tú eres mi corazón." I pulled the ring out of my pocket. "Can we just start over?" Her eyes started welling up. "Yes, Rico. We can start over." I smiled and slid the ring on her finger.

             I picked her up and kissed her, and started carrying her up the stairs. We got interrupted when my phone started ringing. I thought about not answering to not ruin the moment, But something told me to answer. "Hello?" I said into the phone. "Rico.. I'm in labor... Florida hospital... Room 491" "Shit" I said as I put  Princess down. "Look bae, Tiara is in labor, and I gotta go. Can we pick this up later?". "No" She replied blankly. "No??" I said confused. "No, because im going with you." She replied. I shook my head "Okay c'mon but don't be on that dumbshit in the hospital." "I'm not because I know where I stand" She replied while flitting her ring around.