Atlanta Love

Nineteen

Desmond in m/m

2 weeks later—June 14, 2018

Hazel
I decided to go see Desmond in rehab Ari was supposed to tag along but she wasn't feeling good so she stayed home. After getting checked and signed in I sat in the visiting room waiting on D to come out. D came out with his hair in a man bun and he was looking like his old self. I stood up as he came closer to the table.

"Hey Haze."

"Hey D."

He held out his hand for me to shake but I pulled him into a hug and he broke down.

"I'm so sorry Haze I'm sorry," he said over and over.

I couldn't say anything the words just got stuck in my throat as the tears welled up in my eyes.

"I'm sorry lil sis fuck I'm sorry man I hurt you yo something I said I'll never do dammit."

After hugging and crying for five more minutes we pulled apart and sat down D passed me some Kleenex and I wiped my eyes good thing I didn't wear makeup.

"I'm sorry Haze for everything that I said and did," D said as he sniffed.

"I accept your apology."

"Where's my baby I thought she was coming?"

"She wasn't feeling good."

"Morning sickness."

"Yeah."

D nodded.

"How is she doing?"

"Good belly just steady growing."

"I just keep fucking up I'm missing out on a lot I promised Ari that she wasn't going to be a single mother again and yet she's a single mother."

"D you had to come here and get yourself right so you can be that man for Ari."

"I know it's just eating at me."

"Ari is fine and she wants you to get back healthy and clean she misses you and so does the girls."

"I miss them too."

"Did Dave come and see you yet?"

"Yeah he came yesterday."

"Oh okay."

"So how y'all doing?"

"I'm sure Dave told you."

"He did but I want to hear it from you."

"We're doing good this go round."

"You really friend zoned him?"

"For now yes."

"Damn Haze."

"We had to start over from the beginning."

"I understand so what have y'all been up to," D asked.

"Well last Friday we took the girls to the aquarium and last Saturday I threw Dave a surprise party."

"Really?"

"Yeah lets just say I'll never get that drunk again."

"What happened?"

"So I stayed the night with Dave and I stripped out of my clothes ran around his house naked then I jumped in the pool."

D laughed and I laughed as well.

"Yeah when you drink you do crazy shit."

"Yeah I do so how's being here," I asked.

"It's straight the first 2 weeks was hell but I had to get through it and I'm making great progress."