*Peyton*
I sat in my bed,putting cornrows in Shad's hair while he watched spongebob,his favorite show.
His hair was starting to get long,and it stopped at his shoulders now. It was her black and curly just like Ray's. Shad was really a splitting image of Ray,the only thing he had from me were my eyes.
"Shad,it's about time for you to get your hair trimmed." I said,and he glanced at me,then picked up his bag of chips.
"They gon cut it all off?" He asked,and I chuckled.
"No,just clip it a little at the ends. You wanna do that?" I asked. He shook his head no slowly.
"How about if I take you to the carnival afterwards?" I suggested,and he smiled brightly,giving me a thumbs up.
"Yes. Alright. And thank you very much. Okay. Thank you. Bye." Ray walked in on the phone in some basketball shorts. He was drenched in sweat.
He put down his phone,then gave me a wide,excited smile. I raised my eyebrow.
"Guess who's a police officer now?" He asked,raising his eyebrows.
"You got the job?" I asked,and he nodded proudly.
I screamed,causing Shad to jump a bit. "You got the job!" He chuckled,giving me a hug,then I jumped back.
"You got my shirt all sweaty!" I asked,frowning.
"Sorry about that."
"So when do you start?"
"Wednesday. 7:00 a.m."
I smiled again,picking up Shad and putting him in my lap.
"This causes for a celebration. How about we barbecue today? Invite some neighbors and friends." He suggested,and I smiled.
"That sounds like a good idea."
We went to go tell everyone and call some neighbors and close friends.
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"Can you go get some more drinks from inside and fill the cooler?" I asked Zendaya,and she nodded,walking inside.
"Hey mommy!" Shad waved from the pool. He was in his floaty as Kenya dragged it around in circles,which he seemed to be enjoying.
I smiled,waving back.
"He's so adorable." Janiya,one of Penny's friends said to me.
"Thank you. He's a handful,though."
"He doesn't seem like it." She giggled,and I smiled.
"You want a cupcake? I was going to go inside and get them but it looks like no one's in the mood to eat right now." I said.
"Sure." She smiled,nodding.
I started walking inside,just as Craig,Chres,and Diggy did a triple dive into the pool. Water splashed on me,and I flinched. I had on my bikini under my cover up,so no clothes were ruined.
The boys laughed at my expression as I gave them a blank look. I flipped them off,then grabbed a towel before going inside and walking towards the kitchen.
I heard giggling from the kitchen,and I frowned a bit.
When I walked in I saw Zendaya and Marquan kissing. She was sitting up on the counter. I gasped a bit,raising my eyebrows.
They just kept kissing,and I cleared my throat. Marquan jumped back and immediately started scratching his head,and Zendaya quickly got off the counter,coughing a bit,then picking up the box of sodas on the floor.
