S.E.A.L IV: All I Need

Chapter 4

~Charli~

Daddy can I have more milk? Yeah princess here I'll get it for you. Dad where is mom? She should have been home a while ago, she probably had to stop by the store to handle some stuff. Here you go princess I said handing her the milk. Thank you, daddy, she said smiling at me. She looks so much like Nia its crazy. I finished cleaning up the dishes from where I made the kids breakfast, when I heard Nia's car pull into the garage. Mommies home! Desi said running to the door. Here you go dad, he said bringing me him and Desi's plate and glasses. Thanks bud go grab your stuff I am gonna take you to practice and then Pop Pop is gonna pick you up. Okay dad he said going to get his stuff.

Hey baby, you're late? I know I stopped and had breakfast with Tammy. You mean motor mouth Tammy? Charli! What you said it, I didn't. I know but you know our kids repeat everything she said kissing Desi's cheek before putting her down. Sorry don't repeat what daddy said princess. Okay daddy! So, what prompted breakfast? They trying to get rid of her at the hospital. What why? You know how they are, they say she don't be treating the patients right and that she be late to all of her shifts. Does she do that? Late to the shifts yes, mean to the customers no, Tammy is a lot of things but rude she is not. If she not rude why they saying that? Who knows, all I know is that they are wrong for it. Okay then I said laughing. But I did get some other news today. News I said looking at her. Yeah, there's been word around the hospital about some new positions and they offered me one. Wait really, they offered you a job. Mhm the hospital is partnering with the Atlanta Falcons...hold up the Atlanta Falcons like football. Yeah babe football. Oh, shit baby you know that means you can get us some tickets. No I can't that's call self-servitude and I am not losing my job cause you wanna watch football.

Come on please. Charli have I asked you to get me tickets to see Beyonce and Jay Z? You...never mind don't answer that she said laughing. I am kidding but for real baby what is the job? Concierge nurses for the injured players. Really and they want you to be a nurse for the team? Not the whole team just the players that have been out for longer than 6 weeks.

It's 4 hours a week at $525 an hour. You gon make $2150 a week. Mhm! Damn baby congratulations. I haven't decided if I am going to take it yet, I mean that's 3 jobs. Baby money is money though. I know that, but we got money and I am not trying to keep up with the Jones. Who the Jones's? Immanuel! I am playing baby I know what you saying, and I support whatever you want to do baby I said pecking her lips. Really! Yes, baby we ain't in this for the money we in because we love each other. Yeah, she said laying her head on my chest. Yup always babe. I am gonna go take a shower and fall into bed. You got the kids? NJ has little league, but baby girl doesn't have anything. Charli please I need to sleep, and you know she'll be like "Mommy! Mommy!"

I gotta take a meeting and I can't take her with me. Isn't Ryleigh still on punishment maybe she can watch her for us? She is but, she has something to do, for school so she's out. I guess I can I can keep her, but I won't be able to sleep. I know when my wife is exhausted, and I can tell she is beyond wore out. You know what don't worry about it, I'll take her with me, you just go get some rest. You sure? Yeah baby go take off them scrubs and get in the shower. Thanks baby she said going up the stairs to get a shower.

Alright you two let's hit it I said opening the door for them to run out. I dialed my aunts' number on the way to the car hoping she'd be available to watch Desi while I went and met with Phil and Terrance. The phone rang twice before I heard her voice. Yes, Charli how can I help you? Hi Titi Brooke. Mhm what you need now boy? See now why you gotta be like that? Cause I know you and you haven't randomly called me in months so you either need something or you've pissed off my sister, so which is it. Can you watch Desiree for like an hour or two? An hour or two? Yes, I need to take this meeting and Nia just got home from a 12 hour shift she literally just poured herself into bed. And where is your mama and daddy at? My dad is dealing with hurricane Ryleigh. And my mom is around but she has her hands full with Jazmin and the other kids. Ryleigh in trouble again? You know it. She act just like Jay use to when she was her age. Always gotta be defiant and shit. That's probably why the two of them don't get along. Right too much alike for their own good.