The Couples Retreat 2 *ON HOLD*

Day One: Getting To Know Each Other

It was the couples first official day in the mansion and so far, everyone was getting along nicely with one another. All the wives were in the kitchen, cooking and talking, while the husbands enjoyed a friendly game of pool.

"Man that bacon smells good!" Asia said, flipping the pancakes she was making.

"I know right. Not to brag, but I make the best bacon. It's always so delicious and crispy!" Dior said. "At least that's what Carter and the kids tell me."

"You think that's impressive...I can make a mean pop tart." Naomii joked, causing everyone to laugh. So far, everyone's first impression of Naomii was that she was laid back and funny, but that's only because they haven't seen her mean side yet.

"My cereal game is everything!" Asia chimed in. "Dex can go through a box of cereal in like a day! His fat ass!"

"Liam does that too! I be like damn dude, save some for me and the kids!" Amayah said, joining in on the conversation. 

"Speaking of kids, how many do you guys have?" Nevaeh asked. She missed her twins something serious, but she knew that they were in good hands with her parents. 

"I have three. I have two daughters, SaMiyah and Savannah, and a son named Savion." Asia said, smiling. She didn't want to talk about her kids because she knew that she'd start missing them and want to leave early. Dex wasn't going for all that though.

"I have three daughters, Jazzlynn, Raelynn, and Brailynn." Amayah said. 

"I love how their names end in lynn. That's so cute and unique!" Dior said. "But as for me, I have four kids. Majesty, Royalty, Legacy, and Heaven." 

"Your kids names are so damn cute!" Naomii said.

"Thank you."

"I have twin girls, Dayla and Deja. The lights of my life." Nevaeh said. All eyes then went to Naomii who just sat there quietly.

"What about you, Naomii?" Dior asked.

"No real kids yet, but I do have two fur babies. Baby and Benji." She answered, feeling like the odd one out. 

"We had a dog once, but Dex threw it out and it ran away. Like literally ya'll...he threw our dog outside like a damn Frisbee and let it run away!" Asia said, making everyone laugh loudly. 

"Not like a Frisbee though!" Amayah said, still laughing hysterically.

"Girl I swear. When he told me about that, I was livid. My daughters loved that dog to death and he just tossed him like he was nothing."

"I can't even imagine witnessing that!" Dior said. "I'd pee on myself from laughing so hard!"

"Exactly!" Both Nevaeh and Naomii said. 

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Hearing the wives in the kitchen, laughing hysterically, had all the husbands wondering what they were in there talking about. They were sitting quietly, drinking and watching as Carter and Dex went against each other in a game of pool.

"Ya'll think they in there talking bout us?" Carter asked, shooting a ball into the pocket.

"Of course they in there talking bout us man! Probably telling all our damn business!" Dex said.

"I wouldn't put it past them. You know how women can be when they get around their girls. Us men don't stand a chance." Omar chimed in.

"But that's only for the dog ass men, right?" Liam questioned. 

"Not all the time. Hell, us good men can also be labeled a dog when it comes to the smallest and pettiest shit." Keith said. 

"Well...I know I use to be a dog ass nigga so I can't really say nothing." Dex chuckled. "I had hoes in different area codes, but once me and Asia became serious...she became my one and only."

"Nah that don't compare to my dog days." Carter began. "First of all, Dior and I always had that spark, but she didn't want to acknowledge it because she was my publicist at the time. We'd always flirt, kiss, and all that, but before I went on tour...we made love and I took her virginity."

"You ain't talking bout shit though!" Dex said, interrupting his story.

"Hold up, man. It gets worse. So...while I was on tour, I decided to end things with Dior after she wanted to quit being my publicist so we could pursue a relationship, but I needed her as my publicist at the moment. I was still somewhat new in the music world and Dior basically made me famous. Well, after I ended things with her, I pursued a relationship with this thot name Lisa who I ended up getting engaged to."

"Nigga tried to turn a hoe into a housewife!" Keith laughed.

"Man I didn't believe she was a hoe, even after Dior, her brother, her best friend, and my homies told me that she was boppin! I ignored that shit because she was a fine lil piece. Anyways, when we came back from being on tour, Dior's brother announced our engagement and Dior was there. It broke her heart knowing that I moved on, but what fucked me up was that she revealed to me that she was pregnant and had a miscarriage."

"Aw damn." Everyone said.

"I know. I was fucked up forreal and even after all that we started messing around again. All while I was engaged. So long story short, she cut me off but later on I found out that she was pregnant with our twins and when she told me about them...they were already two years old."

"DAMN!" Everyone yelled, except Liam. He remembered finding out about his daughter when she was two years old. He knew exactly how Carter was feeling.

"Man ya'll just have no idea how mad I was when I found that shit out. On top of that, they were calling another nigga daddy and I literally lost my shit. I wish I could describe the feeling of knowing that I had missed out on two years of my kids life, but I can't. That shit hurts though." Carter said, sadly.

"You feel like the worst human being possible. Knowing that you created a life that you knew nothing about, only to have missed out on the important milestones of their life. Like...their first steps, their first words, their first...everything. And when you finally get to a point where they know exactly who you are...you feel like a deadbeat, even though you're not at fault cause you had no idea that person existed." Liam blurted out. All eyes went to him as he crossed his arms and sighed heavily. "I went through the same thing with Amayah, minus the part about my child calling another man daddy."

"That's exactly how I felt man." Carter admitted. All the guys got quiet as they looked at they around at one another. They didn't expect for the conversation to shift the way it did and now things were somewhat awkward.

"So um...should we take some shots now?" Dex asked, trying to ease the tension.

"Pour me up anything brown." Omar said.

"Same here." Keith and Liam said, simultaneously.

"I drinks whatever, whenever. Pour that shit up, Dex!" Carter said.