What I Learned In L.A. (Sequel to What I learned at Hope Springs)

New Baby blues Part 2

"It's nothing. I know if I bring it up you gonna tell me to leave it alone." Chris sighed now shaking his head at me like he was just tired of everything. "Britt I know you still love Mike, I can never be him or replace him but he living his life with Briasha. Let them be. I'm sure they've made up and if they have that has nothing to do with us." "But Mike is our friend we can't just leave him alone to suffer, we always help each other." He sighed again, "Mind your business, we got kids we gotta take care of. All of our focus can't be him and her. We grown just like them. I'm pretty damn sure Mike ain't over there racking his brain worried about your ass!" he said to me in the harshest tone possible. I shook my head standing up off his lap. "You're right." I said disappointed. "I'm gonna go set up the meeting room." I said sadly. "Brittany I didn't mean to say it like that." he said behind me as I walked towards the door. I turned around holding back tears. "You're right, I should mind my business." I told him walking out the room.

Chris

I grabbed the bridge of my nose, shaking my head. I gotta start taking my medicine again, I really been getting beside myself with blowing up at her lately. I just feel like we have our own business to handle and we can't do that if we worried about everyone else. I picked up my phone debating if I should call Mike, after all he should be here for this meeting. I tapped the phone against my head a few times before I pushed the button for speed dialing his number. The phone ring a few times before I heard his voice come through. "Yo what's up Mike." "What's up Chris." he said like he was already tired of being in the phone with me. "I was just checking on you, haven't talked to you. You okay?" "What's this I hear about you cursing out Briasha and putting your hands on her?" he asked all of a sudden. "Bro, I didn't touch her. I may have threatened her but I didn't touch her. She was kissing another nigga! You would have been okay with that if you saw it?" "Nigga mind your business!  I got us over here!"

"Say no more." I said hanging up the phone. I loosened my tie around my neck just taking it off. I had a meeting in about 15 minutes but it defeated the purpose of me loosening my tie just to tighten it back up. I can't believe Mike was really doing this, Brittany is really going to feel some type of way when I tell her this, if do tell her this.

Micheal

"Baby we dont need them. We got us." Briasha said rubbing my shoulders. "But we got the company and all that, we are friends maybe we should all sit down and talk." I suggested. She sighed. "Your babymama hates me and Chris thinks I'm a hoe. Why would I wanna talk to them? Baby. Listen." she said walking around to sit in my lap. "That business is damn near yours. Why does Chris call all the shots? You have every right to have your own business. Your designs are hot as hell. You don't need them."

I thought for a second. I bring about 60% of our new customers in with my designs versus Chris'. Briasha was right. I could open up my own company we could handle it. "You're right baby. You're right. I'll get in touch with my lawyer tomorrow so we can sort things out. From here on out it's about US." I said kissing her then her growing stomach. "I love you." "I love you too daddy." she said pulling my gym shorts off and climbing on top of me.
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"Babe. Wake up I went and got you food." Briasha said sitting next to me. "I heard your stomach growling while you were sleeping." she laughed a little. "Aww thank you baby." I said kissing her. She pulled out a container of food for me and one for her. I turned on the tv and found a movie we both could enjoy. I settled on Lion King cause this movie was dope and me and Bri watched it at least 3 times a week. "Yesss! My favorite!" she said all loud and billegerant. "Lord please dont give me a ghetto baby." I prayed over my food, and bless this food amen." she smacked my arm.

"Brittany called you." she said with an attitude. "When?" "Two weeks ago." "the fuck? Are you serious! Why wouldn't you tell me?" "it didn't sound important baby." "How the fuck does something sound important. It could have been about Jr." "she didn't say it was." "Why would she tell you that?" "Why are you so mad? We just talked about how we dont need them." she said all defensive. "I dont give a fuck how you feel about anybody but my son is off limits. If Brittany calls me you need to give me the phone so I can make sure that its not about my son." "Mickey I'm sorry. I didn't know. Sometimes I just feel like she still wants you...I don't wanna lose you." she said tearing up. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have yelled at you. Its just important that I keep in touch with Brittany for my son. I love you. Trust you're all I need right now."

I kissed her and grabbed my phone from the table. "I'm gonna call her and see what was happening." "Okay." she said snuggling in close to me. I dialed Brittany's number. "Hey Britt Bratt." "Nice time for you to call me back what if it was about your son?" "Was it?" "Micheal I was checking on you, wait a minute why would it take 2 weeks for you to call me back?" "Is Jr okay?" "He's fine." "Does he need anything?" "No he's fine." "Then why are you calling?" I asked quite rudely. "Really Micheal. You haven't been to work or anything we're still friends." "Friends stay out of each other's relationships. You with Chris now, we done. Unless you trying to get back together." "Are you outta your mind?" she asked. I laughed a little. "Call me when its about my son." I said hanging up the phone in her face.

I put my phone back on the table and stared at the tv. "You okay baby?" Briasha asked. "I'm fine."

***Micheal made up his mind***
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