pacify her 2 - n.m - completed

six

"Baby got me stonin'."

nate +

Taking my last hit, I leave the blunt on the table and get myself prepared to pick up Carlito's when Ester gets here.

I only smoked one since I really did need something to stress myself out. So I took a blunt with the guys.

Ever since I have my son, I really haven't hit one because I'm leaving it little by little for my son, I don't want him to see me as a bad example of life when he grows up and blames it on me saying that I was the reason why he smokes. So, I only hit one when I just need it, but not as an addiction.

Taking off my clothes scent of weed, I take a shower real quick.

Then as soon as I'm out, I hear the doorbell sound.

I quickly put on deodorant, cologne, and dry my hair with my towel before running down to the stairs, ready to open it.

And there stands Ester with Carlitos holding hands and he's not in his swimming shorts nor his clothes that I left in his bookbag after he was done swimming.

He's all dressed up formally like a rich kid who can get it all. A blue button up shirt, khaki joggers, and Sperry's along with a bow tie. And his hair was freshly cut and styled to the side.

"Woah, what did you do to my kid?" I ask, staring at how different he looks.

"Well, I just thought that it would be nice to change his style up a bit." She says as Carlitos hugs me from my legs.

"Thank you daddy for letting me stay with her. She is so much fun and nice with me. We even went to the beach to walk to where it had ended and then we played hide and seek. So I had to hide and she had to find me, but I tripped and fell inside a puddle of mud and got dirty. So she changed me." His sweet, non-understandable excuse voice sounds cheerful and proud of himself.

I look back up at Ester as she shrugs her shoulders in guilt. "Sorry, but it won't happen again. I promise."

I chuckle while getting out my wallet, "No worries. I told you he was a troublemaker. He always runs off to anywhere he wants to go. How much is it?"

I count my money while waiting for Ester to answer the amount of money it costed her to buy him some clothes, but she doesn't answer.

"What are you talking about?"

"Carlito's. How much is it gonna be for his daycare and the clothes?" I say taking out a one-hundred bill.

"Oh, no, no, Nate. It's fine. It was nothing. I just wanted to know more about him, and hangout with him. Don't worry."

I stick out the bill, "C'mon, Ester. I owe you one for buying him really expensive clothes that are expensive brands."

She shakes her head rapidly pushing my hand towards me.

"No, Nate. Keep it, it's no big deal." She says denying it.

"Ester, please I'm not accepting no as an answer." I respond.

She walks up to me, and gets real close to my face.

Oh, Jesus.

We both look into our brown eyes admiring our features.

I really want to kiss her right now, but I can't. Just like my dad said, take things little by little. But, I just can't.

"You need this more than I do, Nate." And with that, she leaves to the back.

I feel my bill fall to the floor, and me standing like an idiot not knowing what to do.

I follow right behind her as she's already out greeting the guys.