The Long, Hot Summer [RETIRED]

Chapter 6

Two Months Later...

"Oh thank GOD, finally a morning of no morning sickness," I rejoiced to myself as I got up to start my day and get ready for school. I looked down at my stomach and smiled at my prominent baby bump. It was still relatively small, but because of my small frame, it stood out even more, which meant I had to go to greater lengths to hide it, but fortunately for me, I've been able to hide it well. Unfortunately for Lamman, he's out a few hoodies but if you ask me, I did him a favor because they look better on me than they did him.

"Good morning Little One! Thank you for sparing me this morning, cause Lord knows Mommy couldn't take another morning throwing up, but guess what? I get to see you again today! It's been a while since the first time so I can't wait to see how big you've gotten. Hopefully Mama will be able to join us, but the way things have been lately I'm not so sure. But let's hope for the best, ok? Alright I gotta get ready, but I'll see you later. I love you so much Little One," I said, kissing my fingers and placing it on my stomach.

I sighed, it's been two months since Bey's birthday, and true to my word I backed off significantly from Bey, well as much as I could. That night she called me to apologize for Onika coming at me the way she did and she promised that it would never happen again, but I told her that if that was going to keep happening every time I was around, then I was going to stop coming around, because I don't have time to be dealing with a jealous girlfriend while trying to grow a human inside me, secretly at that.

Would you know her crazy ass laughed when I said that?

She told me I had I had another thing coming if I thought I could keep her away from me and our child. I told her I'd never keep her away from our child, but as for me, we needed a break. Since she was so gung ho on keeping Onika attached to her hip she needed to redirect her focus on her and less on me. I really didn't care for how she disrespected me, and I damn sure wasn't going to keep subjecting myself to any future disrespect, especially if I didn't have to.

Bey and I have been best friends for well over ten years and we've survived friendships that's come and gone as well as relationships and I'll be damned if a girl who hasn't even been around for 13 weeks, destroy what we've had for 13 years. I told her that and told her to get her priorities straight and fast, because there's more to life than chasing a pretty face and a big ass. We had adult responsibilities to handle now, and that was more important than petty one-sided jealousy from a girl who was so insecure both in herself and her relationship, that she's ready to fight any girl who looks in Bey's direction.

Ain't nobody got time for that.

I finished our conversation by telling her that we've been a part of each other lives our whole lives, and now that we're having a child together by default we'll be apart of each other's life forever, and before I hung up I told her not to mess that up for a temporary high school fling, one that's been produced as much drama as it has happiness.

Since then, I've talked to her and seen her maybe half as much as I normally would. Of course I see her everyday at school, but I haven't been over at her house since her birthday, but sometimes when she's been bugging me with all her begging I'll let her come over, and she'll spend her time under me and glued to my stomach. I can tell us not hanging out like we used to has really affected us, and it's affected her relationship with Onika too, only it's affected their relationship for the better, while our friendship has taken a backseat, but that's normal, and I'm glad that their relationship is better, because that means that Onika hasn't been an issue for me.

After Bey's birthday she left me alone, and I would like to keep it that way.

Of course, I would be lying if I said I didn't miss Bey, because I missed her like crazy, but like I said, as long as she's happy, I'm happy, and she looks to be happy, so I'm happy. I wish we could all peacefully coexist so I could have my best friend back, but because Bey is who she is, and Nicki is who she is, I know that could never happen. However, I can say that us being apart is for the best, because even though I don't want to be with Bey and I don't want to come in between their relationship, with me coming out of my first trimester, my hormones have gone out of control and my libido has skyrocketed, which means one thing.