Necessity

Chapter Eight

*Flashback*

"Deon?" I called out looking under my bed.

I was stating to freak out. Where the hell was Deon? I had fallen asleep on the couch in the tv room with Deon but when I woke up, he was gone! And now I was running around the house like a maniac for the past ten minutes trying to find him. I didn't know where Chresanto was but a part of me was glad that he was nowhere to be found because I just know he would kill me. I couldn't help but to think the worst right now. What if Deon fell down the stairs? Instantly I ran down the stairs calling his name again. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I started to smell food being cooked. 

"No, man, you can't put hot sauce on eggs" I heard Chresanto say with a laugh.

I walked toward the kitchen where I heard his voice to see Chresanto standing in front of the stove with Deon in his arms. Chresanto took a bottle of hot sauce out of Deon's hands and replaced it with a pepper shaker.

"There. Use that"

He moved Deon so that he was closer to the stove and Deon shook the pepper into a pan.

"Ight that's enough" Chresanto said moving Deon away from the pan. "We don't want Mommy to choke on her food"

They were too cute that I couldn't help but laugh. That got Chresanto and Deon's attention.

"Mommy!" Deon squealed.

"Hey baby" I said walking toward them.

I kissed them both.

"You ruined the surprise" Chresanto said.

"You almost ruined my morning. I thought something happened to Deon"

He shrugged as he started to scramble the eggs.

"Hey don't blame me because you keep falling asleep with him. I told you that you need to start putting him in his crib when you get tired. I woke up this morning and saw him trying to get off the couch so I occupied him. So I believe what you meant to say was 'Thank you, Chres'. You're welcome, Bahja"

"Yeah, kiss my ass" I mumbled.

"I would but I'm busy right now"

I responded by punching him in the arm while he laughed.

"Gimme my baby and finish cookin' my food" 

"You better stop talking to me like that before I turn him against you" he said giving Deon to me.

"You can't turn a kid against their favorite parent"

"Don't give me a challenge. And I'm his favorite"

I scoffed.

"I'm not even finna get into this with you again" I said shaking my head.

*End of Flashback*

I had just picked up Zonnique from the airport and we were now pulling into the parking lot right outside my apartment. Zonnique looked at me confused.

"Damn, Bahja. I didn't know ya'll were in such a bad place. Ya'll had to move out?" 

As crazy as it sounds, I really wish it were the case that Chresanto and I went broke and had to move out of our house. At least I would still have my family.

"I'll explain it all when we're inside. I have so much to tell you, girl" I said shaking my head.

Zonnique grabbed her duffle bag out of the backseat and we both got out of the car. We made our way up the stairs to my apartment. Once we got there, I unlocked the door and let Zonnique inside. She put her duffle bag on the ground before sitting down on the couch. I closed the door behind us.