Red Light Special

Chapter 5

So here I sit in a hospital bed at Ceders and I find out Im pregnant from my one night stand with Joe. Joe...Mr Hollywood, I don't know why when I was backstage with him I got the idea that his marriage with his wife wasn't great but then I see them on Etv and they look so much happy and love, then there is me now Im pregnant with his kid. I don't even know how it happened Ive been on the pill. I don't know how Im supposed to raise this baby alone. 24 noticed the distance in my face,

" Aaliyah"

"huh"

"whats good"

"Thinking"

"bout?"

Alesha grabbed my hand,

"listen I know you freakin out but we got you and this baby"

"I don't know what Im supposed to do"

"my opinion, go to the club and talk to him."

"No that's not a option"

"why that is the kids daddy?"

"He is married and by that Etv clip very much happy and in love with her."

"Ok and..."

"The best thing I can do you the both of us is stay away. He is happily married and it was my fault just as much as his, and..."

I watched the tear slipped from Aaliyah's eye and I looked back at 24 and nodded, he knew what I was thinking and I didnt even have to say it. She has been my best friend since we were 5 in kindergarten. I was the new girl in school, in a predomitly white school no one wanted to be friends with the little black girl, but here comes Aaliyah with her Strawberry shortcake bookbag, overalls and pigtails. She sat next to me smiled handed me a pack of her fruit snacks and from that moment she been my girl, my bitch and A1, there is nothing I wont do for her. I look at her and it hurts to she her so hurt and scared.

"liyah.. girlie, look at me."

"I got you you know that right"

"I do."

Just then the doctor came in with my discharge paperwork and instructions to follow up with a Ob right away..OB its real Im pregnant and having a baby with someone I will never see again. It was 20 minutes and I was out and in 24's drop on the way home to the apartment. I sat silently in the back seat wanting to be let alone with my thoughts, I have to figure out what Im gonna do next. My life at the present moment is not one that is the best thing for a baby, not like I really know what that is but, I work long hours, have had crzy situations with some of the defendents in my cases none of it is good for anyone. That is part of the reason 24 is staying with us because he is our protect if something was to pop off.

We pulled up home and Alesha and 24 walked me in and I headed straight back to my room, I just wanted to be alone.

As soon as I heard Aaliyahs door closed, I looked over at 24 who smiled,

"you know what we gotta do?"

"find homie"

"yeah."

"How we gonne do that, he is a famous its not like we can walk up and be like ay homie let me holla atcha?"

"Well we gonna have to try"

"should I get the boys?"

"Yeah"

"when this poppin?"

"Well go tonight once she is asleep."

"How did she get herself in dis shit, he is a fuckin boybander"