Choices (Book 1)

Chapter 26

Moma's POV

After the baby shower/ gender reveal last night, Derek and I left and went to his house since my mom had guests over. We got into the car and Derek grabbed something from the back seat.

"I have something for you."
He was holding a tiny gift back and grabbed a box out of it. He handed it to me and I opened it. It was a pair of diamond earrings and a matching necklaces, one with my name on it and the other with his name on it.

He grabbed the one with my name on it and put it on.
"This is for me...and those are for you."
He helped me put the necklace on and I hugged him to thank him.
"Baby! I love them!"
he rubbed my belly then pecked my lips.

When we arrived we saw Jaden sitting on the couch with empty bottles, cans and glasses around him. He looked so depressed and was drowning himself in alcohol. He had dark circles around his eyes, his hair was a mess and he smelled like a bar.

I walked over to him and rubbed his back.
"Hey Jay. Are you okay?"
"Am I okay? Am I okay?" he started shaking and grabbed a glass of whiskey from the table
"How could you ask me that Moma. My girlfriend died. She's gone. And you're asking me if I'm okay." He scoffed and took a swig of his drink.

"I-I'm sorry. I just didn't know what to say. It's gonna get better, I promise" I gave him a small smile.
He let out a little chuckle and clenched his jaw. "It's gonna get better? How are you so sure? I'm sick and tired of everyone saying that to me!"

He threw his glass against the wall and started crying.
"Stop saying that okay! It's not going to get better! It never will! She's gone, and she's never coming back!.." he sniffed and put his head in his hands.
"The love of my life is gone."

He stood up and started pacing back and forth around the room. Then he stopped for a few seconds and looked at me.
"I-I get it now. This is all your fault." He chuckled and pointed at me.
"How is it my fault?" a tear rolled down my face as his words pierced through me.

"If you weren't so fucking self absorbed you would've noticed that your best friend was in pain! She was always helping YOU! And you didn't do a god damn thing for her!"

he was now screaming at the top of his lungs. Derek moved from where he was standing and walked closer to me. Jaden grabbed another glass and smashed against the table and screamed.

"It should've been you. It should've been you." he repeated over and over again.
"If it weren't for you, she would've been in my arms right now. We would've been happy!"

Jaden started moving towards me with anger filled in his eyes. As he was about to grab something from the table, Derek quickly stood up and grabbed him by the shirt.

"Watch how you speak to my girl J." he said through his closed teeth.
"Get your bitch out of my house before I fucking kill her like she killed my girl!"

Jaden pushed Derek off of him and Derek took a swing at him. There was a loud cracking sound and I quickly stood up. Derek kept punching and pushed Jaden onto the floor.

"Stop it! Derek get off of him!" I screamed as tears rolled down my face.
Jaden's face was covered in blood but Derek kept on punching and kicking.

I felt something roll down my leg. I looked down to see what it was. I thought I peed myself because of what I seeing so I grabbed a paper towel and wiped my legs.

The liquid didn't stop pouring out of me then I felt a sharp pain.
"Derek! Derek!" He ignored my cries and kept beating Jaden up
I finally got his attention and he quickly looked up, still sitting on Jaden, and noticed what was going on.
"Fuck! Moma why didn't you say anything?"
"I've been screaming your name this whole time!"

He jumped off of Jaden and carried me to the car. His hands were covered in blood but he didn't even care. He drove us to the hospital and called Jenny to meet us at the hospital.

He carried me into the hospital and grabbed the nearest wheelchair he could find.
"Can I get a doctor please, my wife's water just broke."
His wife? I'm not his wife? Am I?

While I was deep in my thoughts, a doctor came and pushed me to the delivery room. I started getting contractions and they worsened every minute.

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"One last push Moma, you can do it!"
"Ah! Why did I decide keep this baby!!"
I grabbed Derek's hand and I felt him shaking.
"Nigga why the hell are you shaking! I'm the one giving birth!"
"Come one Moma, push!"

One final push and this big headed baby was finally out. I was relieved to hear her crying and the doctor's cut the umbilical cord and washed my baby. After washing her, they handed her to me in a small pink blanket.

I held her and looked at her pretty brown eyes.
"Hey Quinn." I said smiling at my baby.
Derek rubbed her cheek with his finger and kissed her forehead.
"She looks like a lightskin version of you."
I laughed and swatted Derek's arm.

The doctor's moved me to a different section of the hospital so that they could put Quinn in an incubator since she's premature. A few minutes later my mom, Jenny and Monica's mom walked in with gifts.

"Hey pumpkin." My mom said to me and kissed my forehead.
"Hey mom."
I greeted everyone else and they put the gifts around my hospital bed.
"Now where's my granddaughter?"

I asked my doctor if i could get Quinn and she said that she could only be out for a few minutes, then she has to go back into the incubator. I got her and handed her to her grandmother. They all stood in awe and stared at Quinn.

I smiled looking at everyone circling around my baby. I can't believe I'm a mom now.

AN: Baby Quinn has finally entered the chat!🥰
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