66

Nunu

"No it's fine I'll take the extra hours it's no problem" I said to my boss as I drove back home to my moms house.

I was BEYOND tired and all I want to do is go lay down in my bed.

My boss called me to let me know that I would be needing to do more hours for my shift due to a co-worker having some family issues they needed to tend to and plus I've been working there for awhile so it was time for me to transition my shift anyways.

So I'm going to have to let Pop know so he can watch her while I'm at work.

Me and Pop are actually trying to start this co-parenting this foreal this time.

Well at least I am.

I drove into my moms driveway and got out the car.

"Mami" Malaysia said crawling up to me as I picked her up.

"Hey M when did you get here" I asked her.

"He dropped her off a couple minutes he was asking for you" My mom said coming from the hallway

"Who is "he" are you talking about Bashar?" I asked.

"Unfortunaly yes" My mom said rolling her eyes with her arms crossed.

"I know you don't like him I completely understand but the damage is already done I can't make him stop seeing M especially when he is actually going out his way to see her and stuff" I said.

"Yeah your right but it just makes me so angry everytime I see him I can't believe what he did to you, your dad can't even be around him because lord knows what could happen" My mom expressed.

"I know and you guy have every right to feel the way you guys do, did he say if he had any problems with Malaysia?" I asked.

"He said she was pretty good he was more so trying to get out of here due to how akward it was" My mom said.

"Hhmp that's not fair she acts a fool around me" I said

"Timeout isn't working?" My dad said coming down from the stairs.

"No it isn't" I sighed.

"Have you tried spanking her" My dad asked.

"No but Shar told me I might not have choice but to spank her because she isn't listening to me" I said.

"As much as I don't want to agree with him he's right" My dad said.

"I don't know ya'll I dont want her to hate me or resent me because I whoop her or anything," I said.

"She's one I'm pretty sure she won't even remember that you whooped her and you don't necessarily have to whoop her you can just smack her hand or something," My mom said.

"That sounds better I guess," I said picking up Malaysia and putting her on my hip and started to walk up the stairs to my room.

I sat on the bed putting Malaysia on the bed sitting her next to me as I started to take of my crocs that I wore for my job.

"I went to go put them in my closet and I sat back down.

"Mami!!" She cried reaching for me then I picked her up.

But I was thinking she just wanted me to pick her up but she kept trying to lift my shirt up to hook on my breast.

"No Malaysia you're starting to get to old for this c'mon let's go find you something to eat ok?" I said putting her down making my way to the my door.

"NO!" She yelled grabbing on to my ankle making it hard for me to move.

"Malaysia you better stop before I call your daddy!" I said to her in hooking me off my ankle and hurrying towards the kitchen.

"You want some goldfish and a sandwhich?" I said opening the cabinets.

"Mami" She whined jumping up and down.

As I was about to set something my phone started ringing and I answered ot with out looking at the caller ID.

"Hello" I sighed rubbing my forehead as Malaysia screamed my name.

"Why do you sound like a depressed single mom?" Pop asked me.

"Boy what do you want I'm kinda busy?" I said fixing Malaysia her sippy cup giving it to her but she just grabbed it and threw it on the ground making me pick it back up.

"Damn,  I was just checking on you, Yo what's up with all that noise in the background?" He asked confused.

"What you think?" I said rolling my eyes.

"Yo chill with the attitude, why is she crying like that sound like you tryna murder her or some shit" He said.

"She thinks that she's suppose to be breastfed forever and I'm not gonna do that she's one I feel like she too old for that" I said as Malaysia was grabbing a marker and started her way to the wall.

But luckily a grabbed her up before she could write on anything.

When she was upset and nobody would give her any attention she would do just about anything to catch your attention.

"So what is she doing now because she sounds pretty quiet" Shar said.

"Yeah she stopped crying but she just tried to write on the walls but I caught her" I said. "Oh and by the way how was she at your house?"

"She wasn't that bad she do got some bad habits though" He said making me scrunch my face up.

"Bad habits? like what?" I said giving Malaysia a goldfish cracker then sitting her plate down so she could actual eat her food.

"She impolite as hell and when I tell her something she says no" he said.

"I wonder wear she gets it from?" I said rolling my eyes sitting on the couch.

"Well at least my mama taught me manners" He said.

"Fuck you"  I spat.

"When?" He said making me grow irritated.

I hate him so much I swear.

"Anyways I've been wondering if you would want to go with me to spend time with Malaysia whenever I get her" he asked me making me sigh a little.

"Will that be ok with Jojo?" Pop mocked.

"I'm pretty sure it's nothing I'll just let him know he doesn't really have a say honestly" I said.

Speaking of him he said he was on his way like three hours ago I'm starting to get worried.

"Ok great so it's a date" he said.

"No it's not no damn date it's STRICTLY for Malaysia Shar so don't try to make it I to something that it shouldn't be" I said.

"But you act like when I was in jail  we wasn't flirting and stuff" He smacked his lips.

"I know and it wasn't right that's why I stopped flirting with you after the second time we called and you didn't like that so you told me I was acting funny and you went off on me and told me you was done with me" I said.

"Because you was acting funny!" He said.

"Because I just felt uncomfortable after awhile because I really like John and I'm sorry for leading you on I am it was a mistake" I said.

" A mistake- yknow what I'm not trying to argue a I'm going to let it go for now but at least I know you're sorry" He said.

Why is he acting so calm like that's not him I was expecting him to cuss me out.

"O-ok well I'm glad you understand I don't want it to be awkward between us I want to at least be-"

There was a knock on the door so I went to open it.

"Where have you been?" I said looking at him.

First he was high.

And his clothes looked like he was in a hurry to put them on.

"I over slept and I was in a hurry" he slurred.

"You overslept?" I questioned.

"Yeah I did watch out" he said sitting on the couch.

"Who are you talking on the phone with?" John asked.

"I'm talking to Pop he just wanted to check on us" I said slightly annoyed

"What that dirty ass nigga saying about me D?" Pop said.

"Calm down he's just asking who I'm on the phone with" I said.

"Why does it matter he don't pay yo phone bill you need to ignore him" Pop said.

"Just stop ok, I'll call you later bye" I said hanging up.

"How long have you been talking on the phone with him" John asked me while I picked Malaysia up from the table because she fell asleep.

"You sure are asking a lot of questions and you barely answered mine" I said.

"I told you I was running late" he said.

Boom. Caught his ass.

"No you didn't you told me that you overslept which one is it why are you changing your story?" I said.

"Over slept running late same thing" I said.

"No it's not the same thing where were you and don't lie," I said

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