LOCA QUEEN

Ch.74 Bestfriend

MARISSA'S POV.

I decided to go see Monique today. I haven't really talked to her or seen her.

She hasn't been up for company and I don't blame her.

The funeral was 2 days ago. And it was so, horrible.

It REALLY made it real that he's gone.

Diana was so heart broken, she was hysterically crying the whole time.

But of course I don't blame her.

I could never even imagine something like that happening to my son.

Diego and I decided not to take Alex to the funeral.

We did want him to his uncle one last time but not that way.

Neither of us knew how or wanted to try explaining this whole situation to Alex.

He's so so young and I don't even think he understands what's going on or that Anthony is even gone but still.

What would we do or say to him when Alex sees Anthony laying there in the coffin?

It was just better if we left him with my mom. And we did.

"Babe I'm gonna leave now" I say to Diego as I walk into the living room.

"Alright" he says quietly as he continues playing his video game.

He's been kind of quiet since the funeral.

He told me not to worry about it though, he just needs a couple days to pull himself together.

"I love you" I say as to him as I bend down and kiss his cheek.

"Love you too" he says back as he turns his head and pecks my lips.

"Alex is still sleeping, I'll be back in a couple hours" I tell him as I go to the front door.

"Okay" he says and I leave.

I drive to Monique's and go straight inside.

It seems like no ones home so I go to Monique's room.

"Knock knock" I say opening the door.

"Hey come in" she says as she sits more up in her bed.

"How are you doing?" I ask her as I go sit next to her.

"Okay I guess" she says with a sigh.

"Your belly is starting to pop out" I say to her. She smiles.

Monique is about 3 almost 4 months now.

"I know, it's, crazy" she says looking down at her little bulge.

"Do you know when forsure you're gonna find out if it's a boy or girl?" I ask her.

"In two weeks" she says excitedly.

"Oh my god I cannot wait" I tell her.

"Me either I wanna know so bad" she tells me.

"Have you and, Money talked about names?" I ask kind of awkwardly.

"Well we didn't talk about names, I just randomly texted him one day that if it's a girl I'm naming her Breeana Hope and if it's a boy Roman Anthony" she tells me.

"Both of those names are adorable" I tell her smiling at the fact that she would use Anthony's name as the middle name for a boy.

"And what did Money say?" I ask her.

"He said they're both good names and he um, asked if the baby will have his last name or mine" she says.

"And, what did you say?" I ask her.

"Well, if he's gonna step up and, be a dad then the baby's last name will be Vasquez, not Lopez" she says.

"Well that's good" I say to her.

She nods.

"you know what's like super crazy?" She asks.

"I remember like, 4 years ago we would say that one day when we had kids you were gonna have a boy, I was gonna have a girl, and they would date when they're older, and now they can't cause they're gonna be cousins instead" she says.

I never thought about that.

But it is SO true.

"Oh my god, it's crazy how shit plays out, I mean who the fuck would've thought I'd have a kid with YOUR brother and be in a relationship with him" I say shaking my head.

"Foreal, I remember once I got out of jail and I knew about you and Diego and Alex he starting fucking with me and talking about when you two first had sex and, GAG!" She says pretending to gag.

I laugh and shake my head.

"And, and Anthony would always egg him on" she says quietly looking down at her hands letting her smile fade away.

She gets quiet for a second.

"You alright?" I ask putting my hand on hers.

She nods.

"It's just, hard you know?" she asks.

"Yeah Monique I know, but trust me shit will be better, it's gonna get so much easier" I tell her.

I feel so bad for her.

I mean, being pregnant and having your brother pass away?

I love my brother to death and I have no idea what I'd do without him.

So I can imagine her pain.

She sighs and nods.

"I know Anthony wouldn't want you or anyone else to be sad, especially since you're a having a baby, remember when he found out?" I ask her.

She let's out a small laugh and wipes a year from the corner of her eye.

"Everyone was mad and shocked but he was just happy and excited, he didn't even care who the dad was, he loved kids, especially if they belonged to his siblings" she says.

"Exactly, he's gone but a new life is coming you know?" I say to her.

She exhales a deep breath.

"Yup" she simply says.

Me and Monique just sit here for the next hour and a half and talk.

About her baby, her becoming a mom, Anthony, and I think it really brought her mood up.

She's my bestfriend and I'll do anything to make her feel better.

Especially in a situation like this.

But there's a lot of things involved with this situation that makes things far from over.

The gang just might make this the start of a war.