Best Friend Brother

Sam

                     3 months

  “So that's it?” Justina ask as I put all my clothes in the washer. I had moved to a different city after college to work and start my life.

    “Sam his getting married to her and you haven't told him you carrying his baby”  

    I look at Justina. I know I look crazy with my mess up hair and sweatpants and a baggy shirt trying to hide the belly growing. Even though I was only two months I wasn't ready to tell Trey I was carrying his baby, It still havent sink in yet.

    “Justina” I told her stopping her from saying something else. “I love your brother. Not in a friendship way or a big brotherly way. I been in love with your brother for as long as i could remember and I hate it. I want to tell him am pregnant, but this not how I wanted it to be”

   “Sam, why didn't you tell him he's been crushing on you since we first meet”

    I look at her like she was crazy. I knew I  shouldn't had told her about Trey and I, but it was now too late. There's no way Trey likes me. Please he only wanted to have fun with me and he did. And now he found the girl of his dream. I wanted to tell her the last talk I had with her brother soon to be with wife but I couldn't.

       “You Trey sister best friend right?”

    I nod at Maria. Her friends stood behind her like they were ready to jump me in case I try something. She look at me and smile like I was a joke. I took a sip of my lemonade wishing it was something stronger waited for her to say something. She look at me like she was ready to say something she been planning to tell me since day one.

      “That’s really cute. I know ya have a history, but from now on i’m his only best friend”

    I look at her like she was playing but she wasn’t. Bitch if I wasn't pregnant with his baby I would had smacked your dumbass. I wanted to say.

        “Not sure what you're trying to say” i told her taking a sip of my lemonade again so i can have something to do with my hand other than smacking her across her face.

    “He choose me. I know you love him. I see the way you look at him every time his around. Like I said I am his best friend now. You no longer welcome around my man. And if i do see you around him there's gonna be a problem. In others words the wedding invitation got lost in the mail okay”

    “Are you threatening me days before your wedding?” I ask. She smile and back away.

   “Try me bitch. Stay away from my man” I watched as she walked away with her girls. Omg this girl is a mess cover in glitter. 

    “Sam he really do. Trust me I know my brother and I know you. Everytime ya together there's this strong chemistry. I know you getting pregnant was not what you wanted but it happened and the good part is with someone who loves you and shit  you already know him. Don't let him get married before you tell him you love him and carrying his baby. So you coming to dinner rehearsal with me and you're going to talk to him”

     I know she was right. I had no right to keep my pregnancy a secret from him. I had to tell him before it was too late. I would hate to rise a child and them not knowing their father. He would hate me if I kept the baby away form him.

          “Child names go”

   I quickly thought for a minute. I usually don't think about these things, I don't imagine myself getting married or finding a guy who likes me. So getting pregnant was out the question.

   “Okay boy Jeremiah and girl Mi’Angel” I told Trey taking the popcorn bag out his hands. He thought about it too and smirk.

   “Okay ideal date in your 40s” I ask.

   “Hmm, lunch on a sailing boat with a glass of white wine, listening to Ray Charles or Keith sweat to finish off the night”

   I looked at him and smile. The date sound amazing. There was a knock on the door and I quickly got under the cover. I felt something on top of me and Justina voice came thru.

    “Hey have you seen Sam, she's not at her house and she's not answering her phone. She has a date tonight and I'm gone make sure she goes”

     I hold still as I listen to Justina go on and on about me ditching the date. First of all the guy wasn't even my type and I didn't want to date cause the means stopping fooling around with her brother and I did not want to stop.

    “I'm going to spend the night at Kevin's. Make sure she gets home”

     “Justina she's a grown ass women, stop babysitting her. Maybe she's finally out there getting dick down”

   I pitched Trey when he say that. He cough to cover the scream.

    “She's not like that Trey. When Sam love someone she gives them her everything. She loves hard. She would never give herself to someone who she doesn't see herself ending up with and that's why I'm scared. She deserve someone who's gone love her more than they love themself, you guys are just too stupid to notice how amazing she is. Make sure she gets home”

    I smile when she said that. Few seconds later the door open and closed again. I slowly remove the covers and look at Trey. We just stared at each other. I couldn't stop thinking about what Justina say. I do love hard and that's a blessing and a curse.

   “You bail on your date” he told me smiling. I smile and roll my eyes.

    “Well I like sleep more” I told him. He smile and I felt his finger grab mines.

     "Sam it's gone be okay"

    Justina say shaking me out my trance. I look at her and smile when she hug me. She touch my growing belly smiling.

     "I'm an auntie" she cry. I couldn't help but cry too.