Personal Stylist: The Sequel

Chapter 17

* Gia's P.O.V *

"August, baby calm down!" I said, following him around the house. "Nah, fuck that! She smoking dick if she think Ima let you meet up with her. Especially alone." My husband said. I told August about my little phone call from Asia and he wasn't happy about it at all. I could see why he was upset. He felt as if it was a set up. Which wasn't too far fetched.
"I'm coming with you. That bitch got me fucked up if she think she finna try and hurt you." August tells me. I was surprised that he was even gonna let me go. My phone buzzed. Ariel sent me a text. I had told her about the situation as well.

- TEXT CONVO BETWEEN ARI AND GIA -

Ariiii 🦋: hold up you not goin to meet w her are u? cause i lowkey wanna come 😭
Me: August is coming w me. I'm surprised he even letting me go 😩
Ariiii 🦋: waittttt i wanna come 🥺
Me: lmaooo no you need to stay ya crazy ass home w Brandon and baby P 😭 I'm definitely not tryna catch a charge cause of you
Ariiii 🦋: fine but if anything pops off you better call me and im not playing w yo ass 😤
Me: I'll call you 🙄

We dropped Sky and Nala off at my mothers house. I didn't want my children to be around if some shit actually did pop off. After dropping them off, we were on our way. Asia wanted me to meet her at a park downtown. I don't know why but I was nervous. This was Asia we were talking about. The bitch was bat shit insane.
Finally we got to the park. It was a beautiful park and there were hella people around. Thank God. "You okay, baby?" August asked me. I didn't realize that I had zoned out. "Yeah, I'm fine." I assure him. He probably knew that I was nervous as fuck. My husband knew me.
Asia didn't know that I was bringing August with me.  She also didn't tell me that I couldn't bring anybody. Which I was thankful for. Anyway, August and I got out of the car and we walked hand in hand to a nearby park bench. We waited for what felt like forever.
"Gia?" I hear behind me. I turn around to see Asia. She still looked the same and I wasn't sure if that was a good or bad thing. "Asia, hi." I say awkwardly. August grabbed my hand tighter. She sat down on the other bench. "Hey August." She says. "Asia." He said. It was an awkward moment of silence. "Um, why did you ask to meet me here?" I asked. "Oh, yeah. I wanted to apologize." Asia says.
"For what?" I said. Asia took a deep breath. "Well, I've caused a lot of drama and unnecessary bullshit in the past and I just wanna make things right." Asia explains to me. I was speechless. Was this girl changing for the better?
The car ride to my mothers house was extremely quiet. It wasn't an awkward silence. We were just still in shock about what just happened. The ringing of my phone broke the silence. Ari was calling me. "Hello?" I said. "So what happened? Y'all good?" My best friend asked. I smiled. "We're good! She basically apologized." I say. "For?" Ariel said. "Quote on quote 'the drama and unnecessary bullshit she's caused in the past.'" I said. "Man, I wouldn't have bought any of that shit. I don't trust that bitch as far as I can throw her. You too damn nice." Ariel says to me. "Thank you, Ari!" August butted in. I sucked my teeth. "Y'all annoying." I said.
"You had fun at grandmas house, mama?" I asked Sky, while putting her in her seat. She was eating apple slices so she could barely talk. So, she just nodded her head. Baby Nala was already in her car seat all strapped in. I was thankful for so many things. Two happy, healthy, beautiful, and silly baby girls. A wonderful, loving, supportive husband. My Ride or die bestie, the sister that I've always wanted because I was an only child.

  * Ana's P.O.V *

"So how about if it's a girl, we name her Camila? I love that name!" I say to Mario. Mario nodded his head. "I'm cool with whatever girl name, baby. I'm more focused on the boy names. Cause I want a boy." My fiancé tells me. I laughed and kissed his forehead. "Well, what boy names did you have in mind?" I asked.
It was a breezy Wednesday night. Mario and I had just gotten home from work. Now, we were laying in bed and cuddling while making lists for baby names. I liked the names Camila, Valentina, Stella, and Ariella for girls names. I wanted to name our baby Ariella if it were a girl because my sister is Ariel. For boy names I really liked Elijah, Alias, Amaris, and Sebastian. Sebastian was Mario's fathers name.
"I have one name in mind. I like Mateo." He says. I smiled. Mario was Cuban and Costa Rican. So he was very Spanish. "Mateo would be a cute middle name. How about Sebastian Mateo?" I suggested. "That's perfect, baby. I love it." Mario says. "I love you!" I tell him. "I love you, more." He says to me.
Mario's father died when Mario was only 10 years old. His father was sick for a very long time. I think he said he had lung cancer. Mario would always tell me that his mother blamed him for his fathers death. His mother was evil and they never got along when he was growing up. It was sad. That's one thing we had in common. Our mothers were toxic.
My phone rang. It was an unrecognizable number. "Who's calling, babe?" Mario asked. I made a face. "I have no idea. I've never seen this number before." I say. "Let me answer it." He said, taking my phone. I had nothing to hide so I wasn't arguing. "Hello?" He says, doing his best Darth Vader impression. I laughed. He put the phone on speaker. "Is this Ana?" My mothers raspy voices young says.
I roll my eyes and take the phone from my fiancé. "Why are you calling my phone and how the hell did you get my number?" I snapped. Mario sat down on our queen sized bed and watched me talk. "I cant call my damn child?" My mother said, slurring her words. I shook my head. She was drunk as hell.
My mother had many issues with drugs. At this point, I wasn't sure if there was a drug she hasn't tried. When I was about 13, was when she started having drinking problems. I remember it because it was my birthday. I wanted to have a birthday party and she told me I could have one. But she had ended using my birthday money to buy alcohol. So instead of having a party, Ariel and I had to babysit our mom because she drank way past her limit. It was so unfair. I was mad at her for the longest.
"Mom, what you calling me for?" I demanded. "I heard that I was having another grand baby." My mother says. I made a face. "Who told you that?" I said. "Leire told me. She showed me pictures of your sonogram." My drunken mother explained. I was furious. This is exactly why I don't fuck with her. Yeah, she was my cousin but she was messy as hell. Which is why I always kept my distance from her. "Well, congratulations now you know." I said. I was so mad that I was shaking and my eyes started to tear up. "Baby, it's okay." Mario says, pulling me into his lap. I took a deep breath. "Wait til I see her ass. Ima cuss her out." I say, hanging up the phone. I called Ariel because I needed to vent to my big sister.
"Hello?" She said. "So, Leire told mommy about the pregnancy." I say, fuming. "What? How do you know?" Ariel asked. "She called me and told me that Leire showed her a picture of my sonogram. Now I gotta block her on Instagram and Facebook. Cause I posted my sonogram on both." I said. "That's fucked up. How'd she get your number?" My big sister wanted to know. "I don't know. Leire probably gave her my phone number, too. This is exactly why I keep my distance from her. And this is also why I tried to stay away from her at the barbecue." I said. "Yeah, she's canceled. I wanna post pictures at the baby shower and shit so she's getting blocked over here too." Ari says. I laughed. "I appreciate it." I tell her. "Don't stress over it. That's the last thing you need to be doing right now." My sister tells me. "That's right. Listen to your sister, babe." Mario says. "I'm furious though. Leire knew I didn't want mommy knowing about the pregnancy. I blocked her for a reason." I said. "You have every right to be mad. I'd be mad, too. You know she showed up at my house after the barbecue?" Ari tells me. "You're lying! Why didn't you tell me?" I said. "I didn't even think about it. I could've sworn I told you though." Ari says. "Well, you didn't!" I say. Ariel told me everything that happened when our mom showed up to her house after the barbecue. "You called the cops?" I asked. "No, but I wanted to. Brandon almost fought mommy's boyfriend. He was in the back being rowdy." My sister tells me. "That's crazy. What even is his name?" I wanted to know. "I think his name is Michael." Ari says. "His bitch ass." I said. We laughed together. I was still sitting on Mario's lap.
"Ima call you tomorrow. P just took a shit and it's all over the back of her onesie." Ari says. I put my hands over my mouth. "Oh my God! Is that what it's like being a mom?" I said. Ariel laughed on the other end of the phone. "Yes, get ready for it." She said to me. "Okay. Kiss my niece for me. I love y'all!" I said. "We love you, too. Talk to you tomorrow." My big sister says. "Alright, bye." I say, before handing up the phone. I love over and see Mario is staring at me.
"Can I help you, sir?" I asked. My fiancé just continued to stare at me. Then, he smiled. "I can't look at you? You beautiful, baby!" He tells me. I grinned from ear to ear. "I love you!" I tell Mario. "I love you, more!" He says.