Saved By Her Penpal

15.

Jerome W.
October 25, 2016.
12:40pm.

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"Alright baby, imma call you tonight."

She sucked her teeth making me chuckle. "I don't wanna get off the phoneeeeeeeeeee" She whined like a child. "But whatever, I'll have innate 453789 call me instead."

"Oh yeah?" I smiled. "Let's see if he could make you cum back to back like I do, with just words."

She burst into laughter. "Get off the phone Jerome. Bye."

"Talk to you later summer" I sighed hanging up the line, walking back into my cell with Bricks.

Summer and I had gotten closer, even though I hadn't learned too much about shit she kept private like where she worked, went to school, etc and it was understandable. But, we did know each other on a personal level now. I knew all about her and vice verse, and just like she kept things from me I still kept my ex a secret as well.

That day two months ago when I admitted to falling for her, she didn't have a response right away but when she did respond she told me it was too soon for her and I understood that, she went into details about her ex and I completely saw where she was coming from. I knew it wasn't idea for her to wait three years for me, but the connection we shared in these last four months I wasn't expecting to fall for this woman I hadn't even seen at all.

I couldn't understand how her ex did what he did to her, let alone put his hands on her. Surprisingly she opened up to me when I asked who Preston was after bricks had mentions him again. I wouldn't have asked if he would of just told me it was his baby brother, she said he didn't make her feel pretty, he'd belittle her, verbally and physically abuse her. All types of shit. She still wrote him here and there which I didn't understand but it wasn't my place to understand, and after all they did share a child together that she'd lost.

Some days we'd just sit on the phone and she'd cry because her baby and Bricks baby would of grew up together. Even though she was happy that Winter was pregnant she still suffered from the loss of her baby as well.

"Guess what me and my lady having?" Bricks smiled looking at his tablet on the kiosk we had personally in our cell. I never knew what type of pull he had on the outside, but it carried over in the inside. This nigga was spoiled, or guards was that scared of him.

"A boy?" I asked knowing he wanted a girl.

"Fuck no, I got me a little princess." I seen him almost shed a tear while looking at his screen. I laughed at his excitement and congratulated him on the news. His lady was now six months, and they were happy as hell. She'd be up here almost every week for their conjugal visits. Hearing about kids make me think of possibly having one of my own.

I thought back to Sandra and the kid she was carrying, wondering if the baby was mines. The shit ate away at my mind, because if I did have a kid in this world of course I'd want to be in their life no doubt and I couldn't do that facing life for something Sandra could come clean about. I just wanted answers the last I heard from my mom she was now eight months pregnant. Meaning she would be due soon, and then I'd have a DNA test done.

"Jerome Wilson" the female guard stepped into our cell. "You have a visitor" She told me all while staring bricks up and down. I laughed and held arms out for her to cuff me.