Official Girl 3 (15 page)

             
“Where are my kids?” I asked breaking the silence.

             
“At home sleep,” he said.

             
I just looked at him. I was starting to wonder if I spoke too soon when I said I wanted to be in a relationship with him again.

             
A doctor walked in the room during our intense staring battle.

             
“Hello Ms. Peake, I’m Doctor Martin. How are you feeling?”

             
“Horrible.” I kept it short.

             
“I bet, you have a dislocated shoulder, a few cracked ribs, your right eye is swollen so much that you can barely open it, you have a lot of bruises, and you were dehydrated and famished when you got here so I understand why you would feel that way.”

             
Hearing all that, part of me wished I would have died in that room. I heard Mykell asking him some questions but I just zoned out.

              I didn’t want to leave my Ladybug down there in Florida but I trust and know she’s in good hands down there with Mykell and Lakey. I called every other day to check on her. But now I have other issues that I need to take care, one of them being Le’Lani. Lately she’s been acting real funny, she’s either sleeping all day, snapping on me or Ranyla or she’s gone all day. I got a feeling she’s pregnant.

             
She’s been gone for two hours so I decided to call her and see where she’s at. Her phone rang four times before she answered. “Hello?” she answered.

             
“Yo where the fuck you at?” I yelled.

             
The line got quiet, I had to look at the phone to make sure she didn’t hang up. “You not gon say shit?”

             
“I’ll be there in a minute,” she said before hanging up.

             
I just shook my head. Something was up with her ass and I was about to find out but that shit would have to wait because my son was on his way over. I went to Ranyla’s room to check on her and she was knocked out. She reminded me so much of Ladybug and Amyricale. I bent down and kissed her forehead and headed out her room. By the time I reached the bottom of the stairs, somebody was knocking on the door.

             
I opened the door for Keiyari and Carmen. He ran up and started punching me in my legs and I picked him up and tossed him in the air, our little routine we did every time we saw each other.

             
“Where Ny Ny and Lani?” he asked.

             
“Why, you don’t want to see me?” I asked tickling him.

             
Carmen laughed. “He made me rush all the way over here because he bought Ranyla and Lani something,” she said handing me his bags.

             
“Is that right?” I asked.

             
“Yup,” he giggled.

             
I looked up to see Lani pulling in the driveway on the side of Carmen’s car. She got out with bags of food in her hand.

             
“Hey Carmen, he lil man,” she said kissing Keiyari’s cheek.

             
“Lani, I got something for you!” he said excitedly.

             
“Really? What you get me?” she asked smiling.

             
“It’s a surprise.”

             
“Oh I love surprises,” she smiled before walking in the house.

             
“I’ll be here to pick him up Sunday at 8:00,” Carmen said before kissing Keiyari and leaving.

             
I went in the house in search of my fiancé, it was time for us to talk. I put Keiyari down on the couch and turned on cartoons for him. I found Lani in the kitchen putting food away and getting ready to start dinner.

             
I walked up behind her and put my hands on her hips that looked like they were spreading. “Yo wanna tell me where you been all day? I missed you.”

             
She turned around to face me. “I went to the mall and did a little shopping then I went to the store for dinner,” she said looking at me.

             
“Aight, I got something I want you to do for me though,” I said kissing her neck.

             
“What?”

             
“Hold up, I’ll be back,” I said walking upstairs to our room. I went straight to our bathroom and got the pregnancy test I bought earlier.

             
I walked back into the kitchen. “Here,” I said handing her the pregnancy test.

             
“Are you serious?” she asked taking it.

             
“Why wouldn’t I be?” I asked looking at her.

             
“I can promise you that I’m not pregnant but if you want me to take it I will,” she said, walking towards the downstairs bathroom.

             
I heard Ranyla whining so I went upstairs to get her. “Hey baby girl, I see you finally woke up.”

             
She just looked at me and smiled. She had a mouth full of teeth and was saying little words here and there. “Guess who’s here to see you?” I said walking into the living room.

             
She got so happy when she saw her brother. “Hey Ny Ny, look it’s SpongeBob.” Keiyari said.

             
“Pongebod,” she said trying to talk. I just stood back and watched my kids. I loved the relationship that they have. It reminds me of how close Ladybug and I are. I went to the bathroom to check on Lani. I opened the door to her looking like she just seen a damn ghost.

             
“Well?” I asked dying from anticipation.

             
“It’s positive,” she said with tears in her eyes.

             
I just took her in my arms and held her tight. “It’s going to be okay baby. Don’t worry.”

             
I rubbed her back as she sobbed in my chest.

             
I cannot believe this. This just can’t be happening to me, not like this. I needed somebody to talk to. I hate that Neicey is all the way in Florida especially at a time like this.

             
I knocked on the door and waited for somebody to answer. I gasped when the door opened. The sight before me had me weak in the knees. The fine specimen was standing before me with nothing on but basketball shorts and I almost forgot why I was here.

             
“Wassup ma?” Zamier asked pulling me in for a hug.

             
I inhaled his scent and he smelled just like Guilty Gucci cologne.

             
“Thanks for letting me stop by.” I smiled.

             
“No problem. You said it was important, so wassup.”

             
I took a deep breath. “Umm I’m pregnant,” I said just coming right out and saying it.

             
His facial expression went from shocked to concern in a matter of seconds.

             
“Is it mines?” he asked the question I’ve been dreading to hear since I found out.

             
Alright so I haven’t been honest. Yes I have been sleeping with Zamier since me and Ramone broke up. In the beginning it was just a harmless friendship then one night things got a little heavy and one thing lead to another. What should have only happened one time ended up happening on several occasions. I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it. I know I should feel bad or some type of regrets but I don’t. I have a man at home that I love, no doubt about it, but at the time I was hurt and wanted him to feel the same pain I felt.

             
Now I dragged a real good person and friend in the middle of my bullshit.

             
“Honestly, I don’t know. I just took the test yesterday so I‘m not sure how far along I am or if I even want to keep it.”

             
I noticed him tense up at the last part. He looked at me with sad eyes. “Look Le’Lani, I know you and ya boy back together and want to work things out. I respect that, I really do but it’s a chance that this baby might be mine which means I don’t want you getting an abortion. I’m pretty sure yo boy would feel the same way. If we find out later on down the line that this baby is mine, I’ll take it and raise it. I know this might cause some problems in yo relationship be you gotta think about how I feel,” he said sincerely.

             
I just looked in his eyes and understood where he came from. I don’t have anyone to blame for this but myself. Even though we haven’t slept together since before I left for Florida I still feel like shit about this whole situation.

             
“Alright, I’m going to make a doctor’s appointment to find out how far along I am and we’ll go from there,” I said getting up to leave.

             
“Thanks for understanding,” he said hugging me.

             
Once in my car I released the breath I didn’t even realize I was holding. One thing I know for certain is that no matter who the daddy is, this baby is a part of me and I wouldn’t feel right getting rid of it. I made my bed so I gotta be woman enough to lay in it.

              To say that a nigga is stressed out would be an understatement. Once again it was a damn strain on me and Neicey’s relationship. It seems like all that shit we said before she got kidnapped was never was even said. She’s been real distant lately, not just from me but from the kids also. Amyricale will try to reach for her and Neicey will walk right past her like she’s not even there. I haven’t seen her like this since she fell into that deep depression when she was raped and beaten the first time.

             
If it wasn’t for Lakey and that nigga Kamil helping me with the kids, I don’t know what I would do. Kamil and I decided to put our differences aside and be men. This wasn’t the time to be going at each other’s throats with Neicey being the way she was. The bruises and swelling were gone, she wasn’t using crutches anymore and her shoulder was better but that was nothing because the emotional scars and pain was still there.

             
Lakey thought it would be a good idea to take the kids to Disney World since they haven’t been yet since we’ve been in Florida. I tried to get Neicey to come with us so she could get some fresh air and have some fun, but she refused.

             
“This was a good idea man. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this,” I said as we pulled up in Magic Kingdom.

             
“Look daddy!” Romell said excitedly.

             
I looked back and smiled at my kids back there looking like triplets. Amyricale was in her car seat making spit bubbles. I don’t care if she was too young get on any of the rides, wherever I went, my princess went.

             
While MJ and Romell ran wild from ride to ride, Lakey and I followed close behind them with Amyricale in her stroller.

             
“So what’s up man, how she doing?” Lakey asked.

             
I just shook my head. “Not good man. I’m just scared she’s going to end up like the last time,” I said being honest.

             
“I understand, shit. This shit she’s been through would drive most muthafuckas crazy. She’s a strong woman though, I’ll give her that,” Lakey said.

             
“I know, I just feel like if she never would have met me, none of this shit would have happened to her.”

             
“Man chill on that. I’ve known Snook all my life and I can tell you right now that her lil ass is happy with you. Wherever somebody mentions your name she gets this sparkle in her eyes. She loves you and it’s not hard to tell,” Lakey said

             
“I feel like we just need to get away for a while. Just me and her, get to know each other again and remind each other why we fell for each other in the first place,” I said bringing my thoughts to life.

             
“Then do that, go away to Jamaica or the Bahamas or something.”

             
I just nodded my head in agreement. That didn’t sound like too bad of a plan.

             
“Dad, I think Fat Fat is sick,” MJ said running to me.

             
“I ran over to Romell and he looked like he was ready to throw up. Right when I was about to pick him up, he turned his head and let everything up.

             
“Alright lil man, looks like we’re going to have to cut this trip short,” I said carrying him back to the car.
It was fun while it lasted.