It was silent between the two of us as we sat on the bed. I was sitting cross legged in the middle, Quan sitting with his back against the headboard.
The only sound that could be heard was H.E.R playing in the background. I hummed along while rolling a blunt for us to share. Chris and Shy had Jarell for the night so Quan and I were free. I was nervous being without him for the first time overnight but I waited a long time for this moment.
Postpartum depression had hit me but not full force. I had been through a lot in the last eight weeks and thankfully Quan was by my side through it all.
We had never had the conversation about shorty who took my spot for a few years and tonight would be a good night to do so. We were kid free and able to relax and unwind.
I licked the end of the cigar to seal it and my phone began to ring. It was Juju trying to FaceTime.
"Hey my baby." I answered.
"Hey girl!" She tilted her head to the side. She's entirely too much for words.
"What's up? You ready to come home?"
Her eyes got wide as she shook her head no. "I have eleven days left."
I pouted. "Don't you miss your mom and dad and your baby brother?"
"Not really." She said with a straight face. "Guess what?"
"What?"
"I can surf."
"No way!" My heart couldn't take it because the ocean was so wide and anything could happen.
"Kupuna taught me." She grinned letting me know it was her grandpa.
I smiled at her use of the Hawaiian language. "Kupuna who?"
"Your grandpa, not my grandpa." She said letting me know it wasn't my dad.
"Okay. I was just checking." I held my hands up.
"And guess what else?"
"What?"
"I said guess."
"You cut your hair?"
"No."
"You lost weight?" I held in my laugh while watching her become irritated.
"Never mind. Where's Daddy?"
Quan leaned into the camera. "Juju Bean!"
"Hey Daddy!" Her smile became so bright. "Can we go away when I come back home like we did last time? I got somewhere to be."
"We can do whatever you want to do."
"Okay good. I need to go to Disney World."
"Why there?" He wondered.
"Well," she paused. "I need to find my cousin."
"Who's your cousin?"
"Moana is my cousin and she ain't around in Hawaii. I looked already."
Quan bust out laughing and stopped once realizing that the girl was dead ass serious. "What makes you think she's in Disney World?"
"Daddy, all the princesses live there."
"Moana is a warrior." Quan said.
"We going or not?" Juju ignored his comment. I could tell that she was irritated once again and was in the camera looking like a miniature me.
"I'll think about it."
"Okay guys." She yawned. "I have to go get ready for the lulu thing."
I turned the phone on me. "What is a lulu thing? Where is Gigi and Papa?"
