You Before Me [dave east]

| forty one

Xiomara

MONTHS LATER...

Thanksgiving was in just a couple of days. David and I had flown to New York to spend it with his family like we did every year, while Christmases were celebrated at my abuelita's place. My family celebrates Christmas on the 24th so Dave and I usually spend the 25th with just Maya and Alonzo.

"You be doing that shit every single time we touch down." Dave says, stepping down from the private jet holding Maya while watching me draw an 'X' in the light snow with my boot. He was right, I did do this every time we touched down in New York and we were greeted by snow.

"Just marking my arrival." I giggled, feeling excited from the snow falling all around us. Obviously it was something I wasn't used to. He shook his head with amusement, approaching me and zipping up my coat for me.

"Thanks papi."

"You welcome shorty. Here," He said holding the car door open for me despite the driver standing right there waiting for us on the runway.

He hands Maya to me and I strap her in while he gets into the car and closes the door, shutting out the cold air. According to the forecasts, the snow was only going to get heavier by tomorrow which was unusual for November.

"You excited to be back, Mr. Big Apple?" I grin, wiping the melted snow from Maya's face. The driver was loading our luggage in the trunk and as soon as he was done, we were driving off heading to Dave's mom's place.

"Shit, I love my city so you already know I missed this place." Dave says and rests his hand on my thigh.

I smile and looked out of the window. Maya was strapped into her car seat to the left of me. When she started babbling I gazed down at her with a soft smile, tuning into whatever gibberish she was rambling about.

"When you tryna give me my son, Zo?" Dave questioned out of nowhere. I glanced at him and realized we were both looking down admiring our daughter. He hung his arm around my shoulders and kissed my temple. The moment was so warm and affectionate that I felt myself start to blush, humming as I pretended to think.

"I'on know baby but I don't wanna plan the next one. I wanna be throwing up, eating weird ass food combos and gaining weight until you finally tell me to see my doctor. Then I want her to be like 'congratulations, you're pregnant' so I can be surprised and start crying."

Dave chuckles. "You still taking the pill?"

"Nooo," I laugh, already knowing what he's up to. "But I don't wanna get pregnant until Maya is at least one and walking."

"Bet, I got you."

I smile at him before looking back out at the road as we drive through the city.

NEXT DAY...

"You can't take your eyes off of them." Dave's mom, Faye, notices as I keep looking out of the window at Dave playing with Maya in the snow. He was chilling out there with his brother Errol while momma and I are in here making banana pudding. "Y'all so in love it's crazy." She says laughing.

"We had our ups and downs momma but that man is my world." I look out at my family with a smile playing on my lips. Maya is having so much fun in the snow.

"You know I'm glad it was you my son married and not one of these lil gold digging hoes out here. You was there with him before all his money and I can tell you'd still be here even if he never got that phone call about the NBA. I can't imagine a better mother for lil Maya. And I bet you keep his ass in line too." She chuckles.

"I sure do and that's on period." I laugh.

I wash my hands and dry them with a dish towel before telling momma I'll be right back. I grab my jacket and put on my shoes before heading out to the backyard, hearing the snow crunch under my Ugg boots.

"What's up mama." Dave says, pulling me in by my waist to kiss my lips. He tries to tongue me down right then and there so I laugh and push him away since we're at his momma's house and Errol is right there.

"What's up loser?" I say, flicking Errol's forehead. He was trying to help Maya make snow angels but she was scared to lay down in it all the way, probably thinking she was going to sink.

"Dave get yo' girl bruh." Errol says, fake mugging me.

"Boy you love me!" I exclaim, side-hugging him as I laugh.

"That ain't my girl that's my fucking wife nigga get it right." Dave hit back.

"Tell him baby."

"Man fuck y'all." Errol chuckles. Finally, he slings his arm around my shoulders and hugs me back.

"Hey lil mama." I say, bending over to look at Maya as she sits in the snow. "You look so warm."

"You know she ain't gon' talk back regardless you doing that baby voice, right?" Errol says trying to be smart.

"Boy stop tryna do me." I smack him playfully before taking my phone out of my pocket to take Maya's picture. "Smile bubba." She was confused so she didn't smile. I laugh and take the picture anyway.

I coo and pick her up from the snow. I was tryna get us inside since it's cold ass hell and I ain't got no gloves on.

"Dave we going back inside!"

"She ain't done playing."

"Yes s—" but I get cut off when Dave throws a snowball in my hair.

"Oh I know you fucking didn't." I say laughing in disbelief.

"C'mon. Show me sum'." Dave says already making another snowball.

"Oh you are so childish. Let me get some gloves." I laugh. "Errol hold this baby."

I give him Maya before walking towards the house to get some gloves but then Dave throws another snowball at my back. "Dave!" I exclaim. I couldn't stop laughing cuz I was really getting my ass beat.

"Here baby," Faye says, standing by the door holding out my gloves. She didn't like being in the snow so she wasn't coming outside. "Show his ass."

"Thanks momma." I laugh, running to take them from her.

Dave and I start throwing snowballs at each other. You'd think he'd take it easy on me but as of right now my husband was no gentleman.

"Stop chasing me!" I scream, running around the big ass backyard. "Dave!" I yell, laughing hysterically as he tackles me to the ground. He smashes snow in my face while chuckling because he got me.

"I hate youuu!" I whine, still under him with snow all in my face. My hair is covered in the white stuff and the flakes continue falling all around us, landing on my face. The moment was so beautiful, I didn't care that I looked a whole mess.

"Mama we making love tonight." Dave says lowly as his lips graze mine. "I'ma have my dick stroking ya pussy so slow but you gon' feel every inch. I'ma explore your body and kiss all over you tonight."

I moan at his words. Dave and I haven't made love in so long that I was getting excited already. "Mmm. I love you." I say kissing his lips repeatedly. "I love you so much. You and all your flaws."

"I love yo' crazy ass too." He captures my lips in a sweet, long kiss. "It's always gon' be you before me. I cross my heart.."

THE END