|Chapter 17|

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August

"Look mama, me and daddy got matching necklaces!" Ava yells as she gets into the backseat of the car, but then notices I haven't gotten in yet. "Daddy, hurry up."

"My fault." I hop in the car.

She leans closer to me and grabs both of our chains, putting them together and showing that they're similar. Once she does, she looks up at Hazel and smiles with a toothy grin.

She of course wanted to be like a real nigga and get a chain for me. It's completely the same except mine reads 'I will always love you forever and a day, plus one more -your Princess' in print since she hasn't yet mastered writing in cursive. She has her finger print at the bottom as well. She my Jr. for real.

"Y'all ain't get me a matching chain." Hazel says, more so to Ava.

"Because you didn't ask for one."

"You didn't either." She says matter of factly.

"Wellllll, I am a daddy's girl so..."

"So am I." She looks up at me and smirks.

"Nu uh only me right, daddy?" Ava frowns.

"Nu uh only me, right daddy?" She mocks Ava and raises an eyebrow, daring me to tell her no.

"Aye cut that out." I make Hazel turn around. "No baby, she not a daddy's girl she just messin with you."

Normally it's Hazel who makes me watch my mouth in front of Ava, but oh how the roles have changed. She must really want some dick tonight. Got her talkin crazy in front of my child.

"Haha." She sticks her tongue out and sits back in her seat.

Hazel makes a pout and starts the car. She then tells Ava to put her seatbelt on before she starts driving. It only takes a couple of minutes to get to the restaurant, being the jewelry shop isn't too far. We haven't been here before, nor have I seen it before, which is crazy because Hazel and I have been to damn near every spot out here.

They must've had this bitch ducked off.

"Ouu this place look fancy." Ava unbuckles her seatbelt and leans between Hazel and I on the armrest.

"It is, but don't worry it's not that fancy." Hazel says, finally parking. "It's new actually."

"So they got the real food that's gon fill you up?" Ava asks. "Not like that figet minion?"

"Filet mignon." Hazel corrects with a small laugh. "And yea they got more than that."

"Thank the Lord up above cause he know I couldn't take that restaurant y'all took me to last time..... no offense."

"How you know if it's new? What nigga been takin you here?" I ask, lookin at her with raised eyebrows.

"No nigga, I just looked at the menu baby."

"Hmm aight."

While Hazel and Ava get out of the car, I sit there watching them. After digging in her purse to find her phone, Hazel finally notices I'm still sitting in the car. She opens her door once more and starts laughing.

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