JUNIPER

Chapter XXIII

4 Months Later:
    Time was passing everyone by as Sai'Yanna's belly and ass grew three times bigger. She was over the pregnant life, even though she tried her best to keep a poker face, she was ready for it all to be over.
   Reagan and Silk were in a great head space, nothing or no one could break those two apart. They were inseparable and Sai loved the sight. She knew since they were kids, they'd be together no matter who they were dealing with.
   Peyton was done with his fashion internship and was there to pick up the slack with Sai'Yanna when everyone else was busy. Sai'Yanna was back to her old self before Bricks and before the money, she was content and happy. Even though from time to time Leena crossed her mind, she never let it get to her. Sai knew sooner or later, they'd cross each other's path again and when it happened, she was going to be more than ready.

  Bricks was still on with Nyla, he was never the type of guy to just be with anyone but a hurt man would do anything to hide the pain and Nyla was his coverup. He hadn't heard from Sai'Yanna or Reagan since he last saw Sai cozy with Cassie. Silk always told him about how big she was getting when they were handling business together but he always acted nonchalant knowing deep down he wanted to be there to see his woman sprout.
  Nyla was too wrapped up in Bricks relationship with Sai'Yanna, that it made her bitter towards Sai. She wanted her spot and she knew Bricks wasn't going to let her have until Sai was fully out of the picture. Nyla didn't know that Bricks was expecting babies to be brought into the world any day now, she just wanted Sai'Yanna gone.
   First Leena and Desiree had it out for Sai'Yanna over a lifestyle she couldn't control, now Nyla; over a man she isn't with anymore.
   Antonio was back and forth with Sai'Yanna, checking on her as much as he could. Seeing her blossoming into a young woman. He missed out on so much and he made it his duty to not miss the birth of his first two grandkids.

      Sai'Yanna sat in her living room, bouncing on her pregnancy ball, rubbing her belly. "Ooo these babies can come any minute now", she said breathing in and out. "And Tete ready to see her babies", Reagan added as she watched her girl bounce. "What if my water breaks right now?" Sai'Yanna scrunched her face up as she felt another contraction. "Then we heading to the hospital. Everything already packed in the car." "Oooooo! That was another one!"
   "I'm so ready to meet my babies, I wish my water would break already." Sai'Yanna spent the last couple months of her pregnancy decorating the twins nursery, recoding her house, getting her mind back into the right space and working more.
   "Girl be patient, it'll break when you least expect it just keep bouncing." Reagan walked over to Sai's vinyl tapes, picking out their favorite song. "Remember this?" Reagan asked, facing Sai with the tape. "That use to be my shit", Sai smiled. "I use to hate when you played this shit repeatedly but after hearing it so much I got use to it." Reagan smiled at the tape as nostalgia took over her mind. Times were so much simpler when they were young, ruthless and naïve, now they have things to lose.
    "What you waiting on? Play that shit", Sai said in excitement. Reagan did as she was told, turning the volume up to the max. Sai'Yanna made her way off of her ball as she swayed her hips to the music.
  "Heartless and mean, muggin' at sixteen
On the scene watchin' fiends buggin'
Kickin' up dust with the older G's
Soakin' up the game that was told to me
I ain't never touched a gat that I couldn't shoot, I learned
Not to trust the bitches from the prostitutes, was taught lessons", they both sung along. Sai'Yanna felt like she was eighteen again. This was her and Silk's favorite uncle song. She smoked her first blunt to this song and she loved it ever since.
   She sung with her eyes closed as she moved back and forth. "I'm headed for the penitentiary, I'm cuttin' class
And I'm buckin' blastin', straight mashin'
Mobbin' through the overpass laughin'
While these other motherfuckers try to figure out, no doubt
They jealous of a nigga's clout, tell me Lord
Can ya feel me? I keep my finger in the trigger
'Cause some nigga tried to kill me", she kept going. Reagan started recording Sai in her own world as she rapped bar for bar. Tupac was one of many of Sai's favorite rappers, he was raw and uncut just like her and didn't care what anyone thought about him.