Curves

Chapter 40

Zyshonne

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"Where your big head ass at?" I asked Mo over the phone.

It's been a few weeks and she's been staying almost exclusively over at my apartment. Apparently that bitch made nigga she works with had been telling his white ass mama lies about the nature of his relationship and it pissed her off. It took a lot of convincing to keep my ass in this apartment. I was ready to put that nigga on his neck. Anger management is obviously a waste of time.

She sucked her teeth. "I'm going to see mama nigga."

"Oh tell my baby I said hi and I love her!"

"Fuck you Zy," she said. I laughed. "I'm not coming back so sleep by yourself nigga."

"Mo don't play with me. I'll drag your little ass back over here."

"Bye the fuck."

"Word? Iight Imma eat without you."

"Zy do not get fucked up okay! I'll punch you dead in your face," she yelled. "You're lucky I just pulled up or I would turn around just to fuck you up. Fuck off my phone." She hung up causing me to chuckle. Sensitive ass.

I stretched and went into the front room. I was just a month away from graduating so I needed to get myself in order. I was still debating on if I should become a chef in someone else's restaurant first or just go ahead and open up my own spot. If I work in someone's restaurant I can learn the trade and focus on owning a home rather than rent this small ass apartment. Cadie is growing and needs somewhere to run around. But that also means I'll be putting my dream on hold for a while.

Monique thinks I should focus on getting my restaurant but I also want to get a home for us. I think it'll be best if I get a home because I have to think about Cadie in the long run. Besides we need more space. This small ass apartment barely has enough room for me and Cadie let alone Mo little ass. I wonder what she'll say to moving in with a nigga.

Our relationship has improved a lot. We've been able to go out more and I think she's serious about us now. The only difference in our relationship is the intimacy. We haven't fucked but we've done other things. Even though we haven't really said what our relationship was now like you can be sure we're not just friends anymore.

I got a text from Maleek letting me know he was going with Toni to visit Keisha so he'll be gone for a few hours. They just found out the connection they had to us. Keisha was moved to the psychiatric ward some time ago and she can only have visitors once every two weeks. Me and Mo went last time so now it's Toni and Maleek turn. Brook will go on the next visit. She's been locked up with finishing her tour so she hasn't been around much. Some days Keisha is straight but others it's kind of iffy so they'll postpone the visits sometimes.

Jamel had been released from the hospital a while back but he fell under the radar so no one knows what the nigga is doing. I still want to kick his ass but as long as the nigga stays away from me and Mo then shit is cool I guess. I should probably kick his ass on behalf of Keisha at least once. So he can catch another round if I see him. "Daddy?" Cadie came up and hit my knee.

"What's up princess?" I said.

"What's a mommy?"

I almost choked on air. "What?"

"What's a mommy?" her eyes were wide and full of curiosity.

"Uh..." I muttered not sure what to say. She's never asked me this before. "Well uh...a mommy is like a daddy I think? She's the girl daddy. But she's called a mommy. She gives you medicine when your sick and uh tells you she loves you and teaches you to be a better person. She makes you happy like daddy and does girl things daddy's don't normally do?"

"Oh," she said.

"Why'd you ask baby?"

"Cause at school we had to say what we like about our mommy's and I didn't know what a mommy was. So now that I know, where's my mommy daddy? I want one."

Damn. I was hoping we'd hold off on this conversation until she was old enough to understand. I have no idea what to say to a four year old about this. "I-uh-I don't know baby. Your mommy...she's not around? It's always been just us."

She poked her lip out as tears filled her eyes. "I don't got a mommy?" Shit!

"Damn, baby don't cry. It's okay. You've got me and Mo and nana and all your aunties-"

"B-But I want a m-mommy," she rubbed her eyes and cried. I picked her up and sat her on lap. She sniffed and put her hands down. "Daddy, a mommy is a girl you right? A mommy says I love you and gives you cookies and stuff?"

"Well kind of?"

"Mo does that. Is Mo my mommy?"

"Well she's your god mommy. Close but not your real mommy."

"But I want Mo to be my mommy! I want her daddy," she threw a fit.

"Cadie chill," I said trying to calm her down. She was thrashing around wildly and crying. "Cadie calm down."

"I want Mo," she cried. "Now daddy! I want talk to Mo."

"You ain't talking to nobody if you don't chill out," I said. Why the hell did I have to be a single father to a damn girl? A boy would've been damn easier. I grabbed my phone to call Mo because I know she's the only one who can calm this little diva down. I have no idea how to handle this damn situation.

Short chapter. I'm sure the next one won't be too long either. Tell me what you think fam.