The Way It Is (Way Too Deep Sequel)

Chapter 28 😮‍💨

He made sure that he always paid attention to details because there was some numbers and letters in there. Without looking closely, I wouldn't have seen that shit.

I placed both in front of him. "Pick the first one." I said.

He looked up at me and started laughing. "I know I be playing around but you dead ass?" He asked me.

"What kind of friend would I be if I didn't put you on? Pick the first one." I said again.

He blew out the smoke and looked at both of them hard. He picked the one with Reign.

"Let's do the collaboration first and then I branch out."

"I'm a run it by the team when I go in tomorrow. These shits is crazy." I said.

"Why you think that's my name?" He asked before laughing.

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Sha had sent a text to the group chat telling all of us to be safe tonight. Something in her gut didn't feel right. If it didn't have to to do with one exact person , it was all of us.

I didn't bother to respond to it though seeing as I wouldn't be leaving me crib anyway. I missed my babygirl and wanted to see her face.

I scrolled until I hit Sha's name and waited for her to answer. When she did, she immediately put the phone to Yani.

She was a happy baby. Always fucking smiling.

"Dada!" She yelled.

She stayed yelling too.

"I miss you little girl." I said to her.

I watched her head tilt to the side and she grabbed the phone from Akashaa. She had me looking at everything else but her.

"You gon' tell daddy how you tried to walk up the stairs today?" I heard Akashaa say in the back.

Instantly she turned the camera to face her.

"You was trynna get up stairs mama?" I asked her.

She's been doing that for a while actually and I'm guessing this is the first time for Sha. I wasn't going to tell her that though.

She was growing up so fast and I wasn't ready for it. I wanted her to stay young forever because I wasn't ready for her to really experience the world for what it really is.

Baby girl was only turning one but in a blink of an eye would be 10. Then 18. I knew I wasn't ready for the teenage years and it made me laugh just thinking about it.

She propped the phone up so I could see Yani. I watched her move around on the bed and occasionally look at the tv. I think Ratatouille was on. She was playing with her toys that was sprawled out on the bed.

"You want some pie?" I heard Sha ask her.

Shit I did.

She grabbed Yani and grabbed the phone, heading downstairs to the kitchen. She propped the phone up on the kitchen counter and placed Yani in her highchair.