Chapter 17

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I had been released from the hospital but it would be a while before my sweet darling would be released. Even though the doctors said I was fine, I was walking around in a trance. Hell I didn't care what type of trance I was in though. Because I made a promise that each day I would visit my sweet baby.

Reality had a weird way of working. I found out that due the fire my mother had started spread quicker than expected burning down 60% of the house. So I insisted she stay with me while she got her finances and insurance worked out. My mother said no matter how much she hated how things transpired she had a bond with that house and would make sure that the new one was rebuild there and thinking from her perspective I couldn't blame her.

Before leaving the hospital I received several calls from my father that I ignored and refused to return any of. I had enough on my mind already and no time to deal with his lies and bull shit!

the nurses would tell me from day to day that Steph had visited the baby and even named the baby to my surprise. But I refused to know what or the gender. I just wasn't ready to.

I had not talked to or seen Steph since before everything transpired. My mother insisted that he had been there every step of the way but I was yet to see or hear from him and couldn't figure things out.

A call from his mother filled me in on everything though. She said she was in town and at the house. Steph was taking everything so hard and just needed space. All of the kids were with her and fine, I should just come home for her to take care of me and help me heal. As good as that sounded the last thing I wanted to do was sit around and be depressed. I felt like he should be with me no matter the circumstances! We both took a lost and hell I was even fighting for my light.

I managed to ask my mother where she had stayed the past couple of nights and she mentioned a hotel before admitting that she had to freeze the account so she in reality had to sleep at the hospital then her doctors office. As I stared in a daze I had to snap myself out of the depressing thoughts of how my life was slowly collapsing and standing on one leg now.

I assured my mother that she could stay with us before placing a call to Steph that went to voicemail back to back. I dropped my mother off to the house and told her I'd be back had an errand to run.

I didn't want to tell her too much information because I didn't want Steph's mother in my business. No one knew where I was headed but me.

The time was 8:45pm and I had tried calling Steph on several occasions. Only to be greeted by the voicemail. The entire time I was sitting in the parking lot of his lounge. Confirming that both he and Cindy were there because I spotted their cars.

The traffic was medium for weekday and picking up as we speak. I flipped down the visor glimpsing in the mirror looking at my make-upless face and fatigued eyes from the stress before flapping it back up out of frustration.

It shouldn't matter what I looked like. I had been through more than a enough! It was best that I exited the car before it exploded from my fumes of anger. I couldn't believe Steph was being so selfish and it seemed like it was all aimed towards me.

I skipped the entire line blocking out all the comments and eyes rolls. Making sure the mug on my face wasn't  pleasant at all.

Aaron greeted me spitting me come through the door rushing over.

"Hey Mrs.Steph congrats on the baby! I didn't know you had them!" She gasped realizing my stomach was flat.

I quickly analyzed the fact that Steph hadn't told anyone I had THE BABY which infuriated me even more. I managed to thank her before heading to the back where Steph's office was. The music in the club outfront has simmered down by the time I made it to the back.

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