*Peyton*
I sat and watched Ray play with Shad,pretending to lose at basketball with him on the little indoor basketball goal we bought him.
"Ahh,man. You beat me." Ray said,pretending to breath hard while bent over. Shad laughed,his dimples showing.
"I beat you! Ha!" He said,his little two ponytails twisting with his head. Ray laughed,then picked him up.
"Now its time for me to slam dunk you into this bed." He said,and Shad frowned.
"Boo! I wanna play!"
"We can play tomorrow,baby. Its time for bed." I said,tucking him in and kissing his forehead.
He pouted. "Okay,mommy." I smiled a bit,and Ray turned his nightlight on.
"Night little man." He said,tugging one of his braids.
"Night,dad. Night mommy." Shad said,sounding sleepy already.
"Night." I said,smiling before turning off the light and walking out of the room.
I felt Ray pick me up and throw me over his shoulders as soon as we got to our room.
"I'm finna slam dunk you into this bed too." He said,and I laughed,hitting his shoulder.
"Ray put me down." I said,and he threw me on the bed. He stared a me a second,then pecked my lips. I did the same.
"Ray,we need to talk." I said. He sighed,sitting up,and I did the same.
"About?"
"You know. Jobs. Financial problems. Adult stuff." I said,and he laughed.
"I have a job interview for the position at the police station Monday. You know that." He said. I nodded.
"Yea but what about me?" I asked.
"Check the hospital. They can never have too many nurses." He said.
I nodded. "You're right. That was easier than I thought." I said,chuckling.
"I don't know why you stress so much about this stuff." He said,smiling. I rolled my eyes playfully.
"Because I wasn't taught how to handle this stuff. A baby at an early age,I graduated early,and I've been unemployed for a year." I said softly. He grabbed my hands.
"Hey. I'm here with you. Everything is going to be fine." He reassured,kissing my cheek.
I nodded. "Thanks,Ray. For the words of encouragement." I said,giggling.
"You're welcome malady. Now off to bed." He said in a British accent.
"We're already in the bed." I said,questionably.
"Oh,okay."
I laughed,and he kissed me before getting dressed in pajamas. I did the same,and braided my hair for crinkles tomorrow.
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"Mommy,I had an accident." I heard a small voice say. I stayed still,groaning a bit. I woke up to see Shad looking at me with sleepy eyes.
I also looked at the clock. 2:30 am. I sighed,sitting up.
"What happened?" I whispered,trying not to wake up Ray.
"I was trying to go get me some juice,like you used to do for me when I had scary dreams,but I dropped it all on the floor." He said,looking down.
I sighed again,standing up and walking downstairs in the dark with Shad trailing behind me. I turned on the kitchen light and saw the orange puddle in the middle of the floor. I grabbed some napkins and wiped up the mess I saw in the kitchen.
"Did you have bad dreams?" I asked,and he nodded,playing with his fingers. I put on a small smile,throwing away the napkins and handing him a caprisun. He smiled a bit,and I picked him up,carrying him back upstairs.
"You wanna sleep with us tonight?" I asked,and he nodded. We both got in the bed,and he laid his head on Ray's chest. Ray snored a bit,and I turned off my lamp,listening for Shad's small snores when he went to sleep. I fell asleep soon after.
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*the next morning*
I woke up to the sound of someone running in the hallways,screaming. I jumped up quickly,and Ray did the same.
"What the hell is going on?" He asked,and I shrugged. We walked out into the hallway to see Bonita with wet clothes,and Diggy with a water gun,bent over in laughter.
"Why did you do that?" She screamed.
He continued to laugh,and then she walked off,spitting multiple cursing words his way.
"Diggy what the hell man? I was sleep." Chres said.
"It's pretty late in the morning. Stop complaining." Diggy responded.
"You should be the one complaining. It looks like you're in trouble." Amaya said,raising her eyebrows to Bonita walking in their room and slamming the door.
"Well dont you look stupid," Kenya said,laughing a bit as she stood in her pajamas.
"B-baby. I'm sorry. Open the door please." Diggy said,knocking a bit on the door.
"Fuck off." Bonita said,and we all laughed as he smacked his lips, sitting on the floor beside the door.
"Good luck with that." I said, going back to my bed and going back to sleep.
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