Thug-ish (Book 1)

9: what if

Leti

I hurry inside my apartment and toss my bag on the couch and storm inside Yaya's room. "Bitch." I say as I jump on her bed.

"I got something to tell you." She says as she sits up.

"Me too."

"You go first." She says.

"West said she loves me."

"That great!" Yaya says excitedly.

"And I didn't say it back."

Yaya's jaw drops. "Are you stupid? What did you say?"

"I jumped out of her arms, I fell and busted my ass in the shower, and then I just changed my clothes and left in an Uber while she was still showering."

"Bitch, you're retarded. She loves you and I know you love her too."

"It's only been a few months. I don't love her." I roll my eyes.

"Well, Malo wants a baby." She says. "With me."

"But you're nineteen. I'm not even ready for no baby."

"Exactly. That's what I told her and she was like well she's twenty three and she lives a dangerous life." Yaya mocks her. "And I'm like oh well. I still don't want a baby."

"So what are we gonna do?" I ask.

"You're gonna Tell West that you love her and I'm gonna be single."

"I'll tell West I love her when you agree to have a baby."

"Deal."

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Jamiya

I knock on Malo's door and wait for her to answer. It's been three days since we last spoke to each other. 

"What you want?" She demands as she opens the door.

"Can we talk?"

She nods her head and moves aside to let me inside the house. I take a seat on the sofa while she closes the door and locks it back up. Malo has hella locks on her door.

She sits down next to me and puts her feet up on the table and turns the t.v. off. She turns to look at me and puts her hands in her lap.

"So...uhh...it's been three days."

"You said you wanted to talk, so talk." She says coldly.

"I love you Mallory Asani Sullivan." I take a deep breath because I feel the tears getting ready to escape.

"I love you too, but-"

"No, let me finish." I stop her. "I'm in love with you. I'm madly in love with you and I'll do anything for you, so if you want a baby then I'm with you."

Her entire face lights up and she pulls me into her and smashes her lips to mine. "Baby, you have no idea how much this means to me." She says.

"I'm not carrying the baby. That's your job, but I will hold your hand in the delivery room." I chuckle.

"I'm fine with that."

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I had no idea that Malo was so serious about this baby thing. It's all she's been able to talk about since I agreed to stay with her throughout everything. Now we are at some doctor's office and I'm low key freaking the fuck out.

"Here are the available products that we have." The doctor says before handing a file to Malo. "Just look through it and I'm sure you'll find someone you like."

Malo smiles brighter than ever and nods her head. Finally, we can leave. When we get to the car Malo drives and I sit in the passenger seat.

"Babe?"

"Hm?" She asks and glances at me.

"What if this doesn't work out?" I ask her. "What if we don't work out?"

"We will."

"What if we don't? What if we break up and then there is just this baby. This innocent life stuck in the middle of us."

"I swear to you that this is forever. We will make it through whatever problems we might come across. This will never end."