MUST BE LOVE

Chapter 77

Mike's POV

I was taking Mikey back to his moms today. I usually take him to the door & not say shit to Tameka especially since this shit happened

"I love you Mikey & you be good ok," I said

"Ok daddy," Mikey said running in the house cause Meka's cousin was there & he wanted to play

"Can I talk to you for a minute," Meka asked

"For what. We have nothing to talk about," I said truthfully

"Mike come on now this is serious," she said

"Talk, I'm listening," I said leaning in the door way

"So I was served with custody paper today. What is that about," she asked

"What do you mean what is that about. I told you, you are not taking my son away from me to live with some other nigga in another state," I said semi yelling 

"Mike what do you want from me. Do you not want me happy. All you ever cared about was Shaye. So why did you sleep with me & get me pregnant," she asked

"I done told you time & time again it was a mistake. If I could take it back I would, but I love my son too much. I don't care who or what, but nobody or nothing will ever take my kids away from me unless they kill me dead. Yes its all about Shaye that's the love of my life. Her & my kids come before everybody & everything. I don't care about your happiness because you don't seem to care about mine or my sons" I said

"I do care about Mikey. That's my son why wouldn't I. But why are you trying to fight for custody because I want to move," she said

"Tameka, are you not listening  to what I'm saying. I don't want my son moving to another state, with another man where I won't be able to see him like I want to," I said

"So if you get full custody then I won't be able to see him like I want to. That's not fair. You got him calling Shaye mommy & everything. I was supposed to leave next week but now I can't cause I have a court date," she said getting made 

"No what's not fair is that even when he is supposed to be with you, he is with your mother or other family members. I don't got him calling her mommy, he asked her on his own," I told her

"Yea right. You're just trying to take my son away from me & play house with Shaye," she said

"No I am not. You're the one that wants to take him away from me. I'm not gone let you so if that mean I gotta go to court, file for custody & prove I provide for him more than you do so be it. You don't even have a job. You live off what I pay you in child support. I heard yo boyfriend doesn't either so what ya'll moving to New York for. Ya'll can't afford that place," I asked

"We will be cause I'm going to modeling & he's going to try get a record deal cause he is a rapper," she said

"Girl get out of here. So now that you've been served you know what's  up so you won't be surprised by anything. Now I gotta go to work like a real man that provides for his family," I said getting ready to walk off but she stopped

"Fine Mike, you win. You want custody of him take it. Was I never enough for you. Ever since when started messing around you have done nothing but talked down on me, hurt my feeling & now you are taking the one thing away from me that I really love" she said crying now.  I know she was putting on a show cause in all honesty if I didn't find out about her being pregnant 3 years ago she would have had an abortion behind my back

"Tameka cut the bullshit out. I'm not taking nothing away from you cause in all honesty you can be better as a mother. I do know you love Mikey & don't want to take him away from you but I'm not bout to let you take my son & move out of state. You don't have family in New York to leave him with & I be damned if something happen to my son on your watch," I told her truthfully