More Than Friends?

23.

Aniya's POV

I ran from the cafe as soon as I seen red and blue lights headed my way. Calvin and Jo'Siah got into it really badly, I think Cal might've killed Jo'Siah in all honesty.

I ran in the back alley with the stroller tightly wrapped between my fingers. I had to find somewhere to run, quick. Then I remembered Mari didn't stay to far from here, I ran across the street and walked a couple blocks before I got there. I stood in front of the house, staring, thinking how bad this could go if I knocked. Then I don't know what took me over, but what I did next was one of the hardest and biggest decisions I ever made.

I rolled the stroller on to the porch with the baby still in it. I wrote a small note for Mari on the baby blanket. As soon as I was gonna ring the doorbell, she started crying real loudly and I got scared so I ran. I stood behind a vacant house across the street to make sure someone came out to get the baby. Finally after about 20 minutes I seen Mari open the door and I took off.

I can't believe I just did that. I don't know why but I knew I had to get away from everything I was going through, and I couldn't do that with a child.

Hours passed and Mari hasn't called not once, nor Jo'Siah. I knew then, that I wasn't really important to anyone.

Calvin's POV

I called Mariana's phone for the fifth time, no answer. I even called Ciara phone and her shit kept going to voicemail, someone need to answer they shit. I got frustrated and slammed the phone on the hook.

"HEY WATCH YOURSELF JOHNSON" the guard sitting at the desk yelled.

I ain't want to start nothing cause I was already in enough trouble as it was, I just fucked Jo'Siah up, I'd be lucky to get out for real, his ass left that cafe in a stretcher.

I sat at the bench next to the phone with my head in my hands, I don't know how I could let this dude get to me this badly. My thoughts were interrupted by the guard yelling my name again.

"JOHNSON?" as soon as he yelled, my head shot up and I stood to my feet.

"Yes sir?" I asked calmly, I had a bad feeling.

"Turn around and put your hands behind your back" the officer started to place the handcuffs around my wrist and tears fell. Fuck!

"Calvin Johnson, you're under arrest for the assault of Jo'Siah Thomas" I put my head down, not even arguing with the cop, I knew I did wrong.

Jo'Siah POV

"BRO GET THE FUCK OFF ME, I DON'T WANT THAT SHIT" I screamed at the nurse with every little breath I had in me, trying to pry my way out of the restraints I was currently being held captive in. She quickly stuck the needle in my skin and I instantly felt calm.

"Another dose in a half hour" the Doctor whispered to the nurse. With that I felt my mind go fuzzy and my eyes closed moments later.

I woke up about two hours later, distraught, not even remembering where I was. I slowly sat up and looked around, sitting in a chair next to me was Mariana. My heart dropped and my eyes shot open.

"Mari?" I tried to speak, words barely coming out.

"We'll look whose up" she looked so drained, yet so at peace.

"What are you doing here?" I really was confused because me and Mari haven't spoken to each other since she had my baby, and even that didn't go to well.

"They still have me listed as your emergency contact, so here I am" she said honestly.

"Where's our son?" I didn't even know what the little guy looked like, I was dying to meet him.

"With Ciara in the lobby, along with someone else" right on cue, Ciara walked in holding my son in one hand and a little girl in the other. I paused when I realized it was my daughter.

"WHY IS THAT BITCH HOLDING MY DAUGHTER MARIANA?"

"Calm your ass down Jo, your deadbeat ass girlfriend left your daughter at my foot step with this note" Mari handed me a note, my blood boiled while reading it. How the fuck could Aniya just give my daughter up like that?

Mariana's POV

"I think I'm falling in love with you" Ciara just looked me in my eyes and said something that shocked the hell out of me. I didn't know what to say, before I was able to reply my phone rang.

"This is the Emergency Room on Lincoln Ave, is this Mariana?"

"Yes this is her, oh my god is Calvin okay?" I was panicking.

"Actually this is about Jo'Siah Jones, I have you here as his emergency contact is that correct?" I looked over at my son and over at Ciara.

"Yeah that's right, I'll be up there as soon as possible" I gathered up the babies and got myself quickly ready and headed up to the hospital.

I walked into the room where Jo'Siah was, he looked like hell. Who the fuck could have done this to him? I sat in the chair next to him for a while before he woke up. Of course he began to question me but now it was my turn for questions.

"What the fuck happened Jo'Siah who did this to you?" He laughed before replying,

"You're to good boyfriend" My eyes shot open as I rang Calvin's phone over and over again. No answer.

As soon as I hung up after the 6th time of trying to call him, I get a call from some random 800 number, I answer.

"Hello?" I answered confused.

"Oh my god baby you finally picked up listen-"

I realized it was Calvin so I cut him off.

"What the fuck is wrong with you Calvin? Do you know how much damage you might have just done, not only to Jo'Siah but to this relationship. I don't always like him either but you can't be going around beating on people just because your mad! He will always mean something to me, you have no right to be treating him like this"

"He hurt you Mari what the fuck! This is not my fault! You know how much that bastard has done, he left you for your sister after getting you pregnant, what kind of a man is that?"

"Where are you Calvin?" I tried to calm down.

"The county Jail...."

"For? Say it Calvin!"

"For beating up Jo'Siah" He replied, knowing how disappointed his answer would make me.

"Exactly now you can stay in there until I feel like you learned your lesson!" I quickly hung up, not feeling one bit of regret.

I walked back in the room where Jo'Siah was, I grabbed our son and sat on the bed.

"Well Jo meet your son" Jo'Siah reached his hands out to hold him and without hesitation the baby reached for him back.