Get You

Well I'll be Damned

                                                               FIVE MONTHS LATER

I was sleeping in the bed when I heard my phone going off, I rolled over and looked at the unfamiliar number flashing across my screen. I ignored the phone and rolled back over seeing the time at 4:32 AM, my phone started ringing again with the same number. I answered because Kareem was on a flight back from Jamaica so it might be something with him, I answered.

"Hi is this Mila and Kareem Mays?" I became awake at this and said, "Yes, who am I speaking with?" I heard her take a breath and she started real shaky with her statement, "So we had a woman check in and gave birth a few hours ago at 1:12 AM. She filled out the birth certificate with your names and gave me your contact information." I rubbed my face and had tears running because she really left. I asked, "What did she name him?" I threw the covers off and got up to real quick to slip on a bra and put on some leggings with a sweat shirt. "Chance Cade Mays. He was a big boy at 10 lbs 8 oz, 21 inches long." I smiled that she gave her last name as his middle. I finished with the lady on the phone and called to see if I could reach Kareem.

I had no success so I called Ms. Sonia because I know everyone else has to work, she answered and I picked up the baby bag and the car seat and moved towards the door. I sent Kareem a short text letting him know what was going on so when he landed he would call me immediately. I put the car seat in the truck since I dropped off Kareem's car because his flight was to land at 5:00 and I didn't want to wake up. Once I strapped the car seat in correctly, I started the truck so I can go pick up Sonia. I exhaled and backed out making my way to the Mays.

As I pulled up Mr. and Mrs. both walked out ready, I was not prepared for Mr. Mays. Just as he walked to the car he came to the drivers side and opened the door. "Gone and get in the back, I'll drive." I got out and got in the back so he could drive. As I got in the back Kareem called me, I explained what was going on so he could know to meet me at the hospital. I was getting stressed just thinking about how our lives were about to change. King looked in the mirror at me and said, "Don't worry baby, understand that you have family. You are not going through this alone, okay?" I nodded and continued to look out the window.

"Okay so this your bouncing baby boy, he is a sleepy boy and he loves to be held. He's handsome too." She brought him over to me wrapped in a blanket and she was right he is handsome. He is a pretty mocha brown color with bright brown eyes and a head full of hair. I looked at him opening his mouth and yawning giving me another small glimpse of his eyes. I moved to put him in the outfit which was a warm onesie with and a nice cute hat with ears. We had planned to give this to Bernice, we knew he would be born in December just not this early. Little Chance Cade Mays was born December 3, 2018 at 1:12 AM. I wrapped him in the thin blanket then put him inside the car seat and threw a blanket over the car seat. As I went to pick him up Kareem came wrapped his arm around my waist and gave me some paperwork to sign. He lifted the blanket to take a look at him.

I was crying as I was signing the papers because this is a sad situation, by how the past months have gone we thought she was warming up to the idea that she would be a mom. Kareem turned me around and hugged me, "It's going to be alright, we are going to do what we need to do. You hear me?" For some reason I cried harder. He kissed me and got the paperwork out of my hand, grabbed Chance and hand and moved towards the door. When we reached his parents he said, "We're going to head home, I think that Mila needs some rest. If yall want to come over you can. We're just going to get some rest and then hopefully Chance will sleep for a few hours and then we can regroup and figure some shit out." They nodded and came along with us as we were leaving. I was just tired and needed food. Kareem had pulled the truck up to pick us up. King was behind his in Kareem's Porsche. I got in the back with baby and settled for the ride.