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CHANEL

"Mommy..."

"Mommmmmyyy"

"MA!"

I snapped my eyes open looking up at Gianni who was now leaning over me smirking. If I could get just one day where I could sleep in I'd be content with life no lie.

"Gi why you up so early" I said sitting up looking over at my phone. The screen was lit up reading 9 am, he broke the record of letting me sleep in a bit more than the past few times of 7 am.

"Daddy get me today" he said sitting back on the bed with that same smile.

"Yea but not till noon babe I wanna sleep on my day off" I told him trying to lay back down, but of course he leaned over again.

"I want waffles" he said staring at me. He didn't move until I sat back up sighing.

"Go wash up I got you" I told him sliding out of bed. He hopped off the bed and ran out to his bathroom, while I slid on my robe going into the kitchen.

I got out the waffle maker and began prepping breakfast for him, there was no way I could wash up and then make him food because he'd be in the bathroom the whole time rushing me until I finished.

While I got some time I'll provide an update for y'all because shit went left in the last 3 years. After I left and went to a hotel Cairo decided he wouldn't contact me for a month and by that time it was already too late. I'd got me a place to stay and started developing my own plan. The nigga got pissed at me for moving on with my life as if I'd wait around for him to get his shit together without him even checking up to see if his son needed anything!

He called himself wanting to change as always but that went out the door after the first week, and we weren't even living together at that point. But it was real fucked up to "want to change" and be half way in a relationship with another bitch! I couldn't even say I was surprised, but I knew the life I wanted so I made that happen. Not long after Asha moved here to help me out because I'd decide that I wanted to start back working.

Whether Cairo wanted to help with Gi or not I refused to ask him for money unless he offered or insisted, which I will admit he did often. But money meant nothing if he couldn't form some type of emotional bond with his own child and thats when we came up with an agreement to just do certain days. It was rocky at first and it still is but we were managing because the last thing we wanted was to take shit to court. Gi adored Cairo despite Cairo being the 'tough love' type of parent, I was the one who gave all the hugs and kisses and made sure Gi wasn't hurt if he fell but Cairo...He told him to suck it up, or stop being soft, or whatever other bullshit he could think of in the moment and I hated it.

Cairo ran his club on his own and of course he had his hustle(s)  on the side but Gi was to never be around that or anybody affiliated with that kind of shit. After all I said I wanted to break the cycle that he was in and create a different life, but it was safe to say Gi had two different lifestyles between the two of us. He's slipped and said things I know he could've only experienced with Cairo before and I always corrected him but there was only so much I could do.

Gi acted like Cairo and I in so many ways it was annoying. He'd have his cold moments, his attitudes like mine, and whenever he got angry...things would go down. But above all he was still decent and was growing well enough for me to be proud of as a first time mom. I definitely didn't want more after the terribles two's and now the threes; he was like having two kids alone.

Asha came in the kitchen yawning and coming to look at the stove. She leaned against the counter shaking her head smiling.

"That boy loves his waffles and you love making them for him" she said still looking on, "Can we at least get some sausage or something with them though? Waffles don't get me full alone".

" Its fruit in there make you some and drink some milk" I told her rolling my eyes. Don't even get me started on her, she spoiled Gi in the worst way after learning she was his godmama/auntie. She was the type to tell him yes after I would tell him no less than a minute ago. She was also the one to deal with the tantrums she would cause when I didn't give into their antics.

"Tuh I need some meat..speaking of is the bum nigga actually coming to get him this time or are we gonna have to go to his club and fuck shit up first? Sick of seing my baby sad"

"He better, I don't know if I can explain to Gi that 'daddy's busy and he'll get him next week' for the third time now..." I shrugged fixing Gi's plate and sliding it onto the table.

"He better or he getting jumped" Asha said sitting at the table. Gi came running down and automatically hopped in his chair stuffing his face. I get he's a growing boy but damn he ate A LOT every single day and he ate any and everything I made him which meant I couldn't eat anything of my own without him down my throat about getting a piece.

"Slow down its not going nowhere" I told him pouring him some chocolate milk. I heard my phone ringing so I went to get it only to see Cairo's name flashing across.

I sighed answering the phone and remaining silent, This nigga pissed me off everytime I spoke to him.

"Chanel?" He said kind of loud, I could hear the music in the background from his club already.

"Cairo."