Married To The Game

Chapter XLVI (46)

JANAE

After the meeting we had with the lawyers I picked up the kids from camp an headed home. It is now going on 12 o'clock. All the kids are sleep an I'm up playing a game on my phone.

"Mama you up?" Antwon said while entering my room.

"Hey boobie, I thought you were sleep." I put my phone down an leaned over to cut the lamp on.

"I can't sleep." He climbed into me an Vaughn's high bed.

"What's wrong papi?"

"Ma I miss my daddy." Antwon admitted while laying his head on my chest. I never would've thought I would ever hear those words come out of my son's mouth. Antwon is old enough so he knows exactly what's going on but I never knew he actually  still thought about his father. Twon has been locked up for almost 6 years . He got arrested when I found out I was pregnant with Alasha. Antwon watched as the police held a gun to his father's head.

*Flashback*

ANTWON

It was Sunday night. Me and my daddy had just came back from watching the Superbowl at his home boys house. We we're now sitting in the living room talking about my future.

"What do you wanna be when you grow up? My dad asked me.

"A fire fighter!"

"A fire fighter! Wow you can be what ever you wanna be but son listen, when your mommy have the new baby and I'm not around I want you to always protect them... Okay?"

"Okay dad I will, but your gonna be here to protect me too right?" I questioned.

"Of course, no matter wh----

BOOM! POLICE, POLICE TWON GET ON THE GROUND!

The police kicked down my dad's front door before he could even finish his sentence.

"Son go in the room an call your mom... I love you!" My dad yelled as the police slammed him against the wall. One police had a gun to his head while the others searched an handcuffed him. I stood in the dark hallway as the police man handled my dad.

"WHY YALL HAD TO DO THIS SHIT IN FRONT OF MY FUCKIN' SON MAN?!" He yelled to the cops an they walked him out the door. One police stared me in my eyes an smiled as I stood in the dark an watched. Pops always told me to never show fear so I kept a blank facial expression the whole time. "I love you too." I finally whispered.

After they walked out the house. I hid in the room an watched out the window until the police lights disappeared...

*Flashback Over*

"I miss him too baby." I whispered as I brushed my hand across his fresh brush cut.

Twon has never done me wrong. If it wasn't for him going to jail. We would've still been together today.  I wanted to hold him down so bad but he made me move on. Our exact conversation was...
-convo
Me: So how long do you think they're gonna give you?

Twon: I'm not sure baby, but I have to do what I gotta

Me: I'll be waiting when you get out

Twon: No Janae don't wait up on me... Just take care of the kids you have a whole life ahead of you... Don't worry about me...

Me: But I want too

Twon: No promise me you won't

Me: *Silence*

Twon: Promise me.

Me:........ I Promise

End of conversation...

I just stared at him through the glass as tears began to fall from my eyes. I could feel Alasha kick in the stomach while I held onto Antwon an watched as the police escort Twon back to his cell.

I'll never forget that day. A tear fell from my eye as I thought back. I could feel my shirt getting soaked. I immediately knew what was going through Antwon's head. I held onto him tighter as I closed my eyes an drifted off to sleep.