"Pap, you need to clean up your toys!" I rolled my eyes and went back to eating my salad.
It was a little at 10 AM and Meek & Pap have been playing with toys since 7 AM. I had a paper due last night and it had to be turned in by 11, but I turned it in a couple days earlier so I could get it out of the way.
"You need to help him clean up the toys too, Meek." He nodded and I watched them clean up.
Once they finished cleaning their mess, I picked out Papi's outfit for the day and started his bath water. Undressing him, I sat him down in the tub and let him play with his toys until it was time for me to bathe him. After bathing him, I wrapped him up in a towel and started drying him off. I lotioned him up and then put his clothes on.
"Mommy!" I looked up and I saw him pointing to his shoe. Tying it up, he ran off to Meek & I's room and I sighed.
Walking into the room, Meek looked up at me and raised his eyebrow. "What's wrong with you?" I shook my head and he grabbed my arm. "What's wrong, baby?" Shaking my head again, I laid on him.
We both watched Papi make funny faces in the mirror, which made us laugh. I looked at the time and started getting our stuff together. I packed up Papi's things he would need while we were out and I did the same for Meek & I. Meek grabbed our bags and we walked out the house. I opened the car door so he could get in and I strapped him into his carseat.
"Tablet?" I asked Papi.
He nodded and I took his tablet out the bag and gave it to him. Meek turned the car hotspot on and I closed the door, going over to my side. I looked back at Papi to see him having his headphones on and watching Mickey Mouse. Unlocking my phone, I responded back to text messages and then locked my phone.
"Where we going?" I asked Meek.
"You'll see."
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A hour and 15 minutes later, we pulled up to a house. Confused, I got out and started looking around for other people.
"Mommy!" I picked him up and carried him on my hip.
Walking up the steps, the door opened revealing my mom and dad. "Mommy and daddy!" I yelled out which made Papi start crying. "I'm sorry baby." Meek took him from me and I hugged my parents.
"Oh my goodness, when did you guys get here?"
"This morning. We decided to stop by and see how your little family is going."
Papi ran up to them and my dad picked him up. Walking up to Meek, I thanked him and he kissed my forehead. Walking into the house, we all went into the living room and Papi sat on my lap.
"He's attached to you, huh?" Carol asked and I nodded. "He's been calling me mommy for awhile and it made me emotional today. I don't know why." Looking down, I saw him saying 'mommy' over and over again to his tablet.
Feeling tears starting to form, I quickly handed him over to Meek and ran to the bathroom. Walking in, I locked the door and started breaking down.
"Nic? Baby, open the door."
I slid down up against the door and brought my knees to my chest and put my head down.
"Nicki, baby. Open the door or we're going to use the door to get in. Your choice."
I looked up at the doorknob, but didn't want to open the door. I backed away from the door and waiting for them to come in. Once I heard the knob turn, I started crying even harder.
"Onika, what's wrong?" My mom asked me and I shook my head.
She motioned them to get out the bathroom and she lifted my head up so I could look at her.
"What's wrong?"
"I-I wanted our child to call me m-mommy. Knowing that isn't my child and knowing that he calls me mommy makes my heart break. I don't know what to do mommy."
I buried my head into her chest and continued to cry.
"I feel like I do to-." I threw up in the toilet and I heard everybody running in here.
"Baby..."
Once I was done throwing up, I grabbed a disposable toothbrush and brushed my teeth. After brushing my teeth, I went back into the living room to see my dad rocking Papi to sleep. I looked over at Meek who was walking towards to me.
"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the doctor?" I shook my head and he sighed.
"I don't think we should be living in the same house anymore. It's not good for me."
Meek scrunched his face up but then shook his head. "This about Pap not being yours again? I thought we were past this shit man. You told me that you would be here no matter what and now this? Thought you would help me raise him. I guess not."
"Meek..." He shook his head and carefully picked up Papi and grabbed his stuff.
I walked behind him out the house so I could kiss Papi's forehead. "Be good for your daddy, Pap." I closed the door gently and looked at Meek. "So this it? You could possibly be pregnant with my child and you don't want to be in the same house as me?" I looked away and he chuckled.
"Like I've always told you, Nic. Do you." I nodded and he kissed my forehead.
"Be safe, Rihmeek."
"You too."
Stepping back, I watched him get in the car and drive off. I walked back in the house and walking into my moms arm.
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"You did what you thought was right. It's okay."
Robert "Meek" Williams
"Yo, where Nic at?" Chino asked me and I shrugged.
"Not here. She won't be back here for awhile."
He looked at me confused and I looked down at Pap to see he was starting to wake up.
"What you mean she not coming back? She dead or something?"
I waved him off and diverted my attention to Pap.
"Mommy?" I shook my head and he got off my lap, starting to look for her.
Since I know that Na is in the house, I knew that he would be okay walking around the house. I checked my phone to see if Nic had contacted me and she hasn't.
"So what happened?"
"Pap has started to call her mommy a lot and she couldn't handle it to she broke up with me and she's moving out." I chuckled and changed my home screen to just Pap & I.
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"This change not gon' be good but I gotta do what I gotta do. Come on Pap, let's go play the game."
I picked him up and went up to my room. Sitting down on the bed, I started up my game system and grabbed a controller. Looking down, I saw Pap staring up at me and I smiled. "Daddy!" I kissed his nose and he laugh.
"We going to be good, always."
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