1995

XIV

Ava
"Work it bitch! Yes ma'am." I said turning sideways and getting on my knees. "Next pose Chanel!" I snapped a picture as she sat by the pool with a glass of Ciroc in her hand. I got up and handed her phone to her.

"Damn I could eat myself." She smiled at the camera and then got into the pool.

Idris called himself taking us to Key West but you know Chanel, she wanted to stay away from where we were sleeping for as long as she could.

I've never been with a man who was as sweet as Idris. After a while I realized men like Drew wasn't going to change no matter what I did. He's not even worth thinking about anymore... after all i did for him.

I sat on the side of the pool to facetime him. He went here on business and decided to take us, right now it was 1:45 and his meeting ended at 1:30. "Hey baby." He said. I could see he was driving and most likely was in traffic I saw cars right and not moving and plus his hands weren't on the wheel anymore. "Hey babe, where are you?" I said.

"Twenty minutes away from the work place. I guess somebody decided to reck today and you know how people are so nosey now it's traffic." I shook my head. He licked his lips which were becoming ashy. "You okay? what's wrong?"

"I'm fine Idris... Well i was calling to see if you wanted to catch some lunch but you're backed up. do you want us to wait for you?" He shook his head. "Give me thirty minutes i'll let you know if the traffic is gone and if not y'all just go without me but on your way back stop and get some panda express .. if i don't come, order bourbon chicken, fried rice, broccoli and make sure they drizzle some soy sauce all around and some other vegetables. I'll text it to you in case you forget."

I ended my call with him and went to sunbathe in the sun.

I know y'all thinking.. 'girl you already black'. but something about the sun just makes me feel so relaxed more than dick.

As I closed my eyes my phone buzzed. It was Trinity she looked sick. "Ava, are you home or alone?" I nodded my head. "Yeah i'm alone right now.. Are you okay?"

She broke down crying. I had to actually adjust my volume because she was talking so low. "Ava I don't know what to do anymore.. Oscar got my pregnant and I'm scared.. i'm four months along and he doesn't even know what i do. He thinks i'm just this sweet girl that's home taking care of my business when i'm stripping.. five months ago he came home from the army.. I didn't know he busted in me until a month ago i been throwing up like crazy." She said out of breath.

"Baby y'all have sex without condoms?" She shook her head. "He said that he puts them on so i don't know but i know he comes home it two weeks .. I don't know what to do." She sobbed.

"Get the ipad." I demanded her. She went and got it. "So here, you call him and keep me on facetime on the ipad and we'll hear what he has to say.. I'll help you. You're not getting an abortion."

Trinity.
The phone rang as i called him. The army Sargent switched me over to him. "hey Oscar." I said my voice trembling. "Hey love, you okay?" I started crying.

"No i'm not okay baby... Did you bust in me? I haven't had my period in four months and i'm scared i think i might be pregnant." i cried so hard my vision went in and out.

"Trin, I thought you wanted kids.. I didn't put the condom on the last time we had sex because I'm ready to start a family with you and I know about the little stripping thing. I went through that little sparkly bag. We gonna kick this little dancing thing to the side and we're going to start over and get to know each other."

I started crying again. "I'm sorry.. Everything's just new to me. I'll let you get back to work baby i love you."

Ava.
Listening to Trinity's conversation made me realize that in a few years i'm going to be thirty years old. I have no children and I don't even have a career and that disappointed me. Maybe it was the whole Key West thing but I kinda wanted to get pregnant too maybe start a little family soon. I planned to talk to Idris about it later tonight.