TheBartender.

chapter eight .

I had a eerie feeling that something was about to pop off so I had Meagan take the girls upstairs to Aniyah's room to play and eat their sundaes.

I stayed in the kitchen and ate a spoonful of the ice cream that we had made with Anthony's sister. I heard heels clicking and Anthony raising his voice.

"Yo, what the fuck? Get out my shit!"

"If you touch me again, I will take my baby and you'll never see her again."

Before Ant could say anything, his baby's mother revealed herself by walking into the kitchen. She was red with long black hair. She was indeed beautiful.

"So this why you weren't answering my calls?" She asked, dropping her bag into the counter, looking at me.

"Yo, Carmen! Get your shit and get the fuck out. It's my weekend with 'Niyah, you know that." He said.

To avoid conflict and getting out of my character, I grabbed my bowl of ice cream and my phone, walking up the stairs to the guest room I would be sleeping in.

"Where you going shorty?" I heard her laugh.

"Upstairs before I beat your ass for disrespecting me." I said, walking the rest of the way up the stairs.

"So this how you let your hoes talk to the mother of your child?" I heard her say, before entering and closing the door.

•••••

After getting into a verbal fight with his baby mother & having to call the police to get her to leave, Anthony and I got the girls into their pajamas and down for the night. Meagan & Amy went for a walk so Anthony and I were just up, watching tv in the living room.

"Come here." Anthony said, holding his arms out.

I smiled and scooted over to where he was. He gently grabbed my wrist and pulled me into his warm embrace. I felt safe and warm.

Once I got comfortable in his arms, I laid my head on his shoulder and focused my eyes onto Next Friday.

"Nicole.." He said, rubbing my arm gently.

"Hm?"

"I'm sorry about my babymother." He stated "I'll never put you into a situation like that at all. She must've seen on Facebook that I was having y'all over with 'Niyah."

I sat up a little and turned my body so I could be face to face with him. I smiled softly as I placed my hand onto his face, staring at him.

"She was about to get her ass beat." I laughed "It's okay though, I know you wouldn't."

I gently rubbed my thumb against his cheek and once again, we had another moment.

"WE'RE BACK!" I heard Meagan & Amy say as they walked through the front door.

I snapped back into the position I was in and faced towards the tv. My heart was pounding out of my chest at the moment.

"Look who's still awake." Meagan walked into the living room, smiling her ass off.

"Y'all are really cute." Amy said, removing her scarf.

I hid my now red face under the blanket. Anthony threw a pillow at his sister and I just laughed at Meagan. I felt my phone vibrate and I noticed it was from an unknown number. I didn't bother opening it but then again, who could that be? I don't talk to anyone but Meagan.