"Ay Coach?!" After practice I ran to talk to my coach about the roommate shit.
"Wassup?"
"Cameron is a girl." "Yeah."
"Why Yeen tell me that?" "A lil surprise." "Man my wife gone kill me and her." "Calm down. Cameron is a wild child.
She's my niece.
I paired her with you cause I thought maybe you could help her out a little."
"With?"
"Keeping an eye on her. Shit maybe even helping her find a nice guy like you instead of sleeping around so much."
"Ion know bout this."
"I promised to take care of you right?"
"Sound like you want me dead." He laughed. "You do this for me by Christmas I'll have yo whole family transferred out here."
"For real?"
"For real." I sighed.
"Ight. Now I gotta break the news to my wife." "She doesn't have to know."
"You think she won't notice a female voice in the background every time we talk?" "You right. I gotta question though."
"Wassup?"
"Why did you marry so young?"
"Cause that's my lady. She got 2 of my kids and she my strongest support system."
"How long y'all think y'all gone make it?"
"Forever."
"Son I seen the way she was looking at the event. She had tears in her eyes when you said you was coming 13 hours away.
She don't trust you."
"I've gave her a lot of reasons not to."
"So you think you've changed?" "I have a woman roommate and I'm telling her so yeah I have." He nodded.
"I give y'all 2 weeks to a month."
"Nah that's my woman forever." "Okay. I wish y'all the best."
I just walked away and got in my car.
I called Raquel soon as I got settled.
Wife🤞🏽💗
Hello?
You was sleep?
Mhm. I just laid the boys down.
I miss them.
When they wake up I'll FaceTime you again.
Okay.
So what happened last night?
What you mean?
You never called me back.
My bad baby. I finished moving everything in and got tired.
Oh. Who was the girl?
Her name is Cameron.
Yo roommate?
Yeah. Ian know she was a girl. I asked my coach about it and he said he want me to keep her out of trouble.
Okay.
You mad?
You didn't know and I trust you.
I smiled big as hell. My baby trust me.
Thank you baby.
Don't make me regret saying that.
I won't. I promise.
Okay.
Where Brandy?
Her dude house.
Where Rhi?
I got her.
She let you keep her?
Yeah. She came this morning to get some clothes and I asked to keep her.
She sleep too.
Yeah.
She got out the bed.
What you finna do?
Start dinner for me and stink then clean up.
You got everybody on a nap schedule?
Shit trying to. They be up all night. Stink be with your mama she should be on the way home though.
I pulled up at my apartment.
That's wassup. Daddy gone be home soon.
I can't wait.
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I just been on the phone with Raquel all day. My roommate ain't here and I was glad cause who knows how she gone pop up.
Rocky had the phone propped up as she cleaned the house.
You fine as hell baby.
She laughed.
Thanks Bae.
I heard crying.
Rhi up.
She walked to the back. I already knew Brandy was gone do her like this. She never wanted kids until she seen Rocky pregnant.
She walked back into the camera.
Look there go daddy.
She just kept crying.
What's wrong with her?
She probably hungry but the boys drink breast milk and Rhi drinks formula but she didn't leave me enough. She drunk the rest before her nap.
You called her?
How and I been on the phone with you? I texted her earlier she ain't respond.
Shit breast feed her.
Ion know bout breast feeding another woman's child though Bae.
Bae you can't let her starve and you can't go to the store right now.
She sighed.
Okay baby. Ima just use my pumps.
She rocked her making her calm down a little.
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Rocky POV
It's been a whole 2 months since Damarion left. My sons are 5 months now.
Damarion hasn't been home since he left.
He was suppose to fly out at least once a month but his coach been on they ass. We no longer sit on FaceTime all day.
He tries to call at least once a day.
Today was one of his game days. We was throwing a watch party at my house.
Brandy, Brooke, Jazz, and his mama was here along with the babies. "How you feeling?" His mama asked me.
"I'm good." "You thought about school?"
"I always wanted to go but with the boys and stink it's just not a priority right now."
"Enroll online."
"How would I have time?"
"I'll babysit or you can enroll them in daycare." "I don't know ma. These last 2 months haven't been so bad."
"You gotta make sure you're chasing your dreams too."
"I am. I'm a great mother and wife that's all I could ask for." "Before them boys I know you had bigger dreams."
"Mama leave her alone."
"Brook be quiet I'm talking to my baby."
"No you getting on her nerves. Now find the channel my brother on."
"Whatever." She said.
I just laughed.
Before every game Mario calls me and says "This for you and my kids. I love y'all." I couldn't wait till he called.
I got something I want to tell him.
"Dominic want his momma." Jazz said. My son was just staring at me.
I laughed. "Come here stinky man."
I kissed my son cheek.
"Favoritism." I laughed. "Shut up Jazz." "Damien want a kiss too."
"He don't even let me kiss him." "Cause he know Nicky yo baby." I laughed. "Fuck y'all." "Mommy there go daddy." Stink said.
Damarion was walking out on the field.
I checked my phone. He didn't even call me this time. I sighed.
The crowd was hyping him up.
They loved Mario.
"Look at y'all daddy." Brandy said. We watched as they screamed and shouted for him.
"I'll be back." I said.
I walked to my room with Nicky.
I just wanted to cry man. He already barely answers my calls and now this.
I know y'all like this bitch stay crying over something but y'all just don't understand how long I've waited for this moment.
How much I gave up for him to reach this goal man. I just asked for one thing in return.
For him not to forget about us bruh.
I held Nicky and just sat on the edge of the bed. It was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" I asked. "It's me."
I heard Brandy voice.
"Come in." She walked in. "You okay?" I nodded. "You sure?"
I just started crying.
"Nooooooo what's wrong?"
"He forgetting about us already and I-." "And you what?" I dug in my nightstand.
"I'm pregnant again."
I showed her the pregnancy tests and the ultrasounds.
"Damn that boy can not pull out." She said.
"I was going to tell him before his game today but he didn't call me."
"Maybe his coach didn't give him time.
He'll probably call you afterwards."
"Brandy ion know if I can do this long distance thing. I know I won't cheat but I don't know about him. His roommate is a woman."
"Have he gave you any reason to think he was cheating?" "No."
"Then stop thinking like that.
He probably was just a little busy before today's game.
If he doesn't call afterwards then call him and see why and if he still doesn't answer then become worried." I nodded.
"Okay." "Now come on so you and Nicky don't miss him whooping ass today."
I wiped my face and got up.
I grabbed my son and walked to the front.
"Look y'all!" Brooke screamed.
Mario was running to the end zone avoiding everybody. "Go daddy goooo!" Stink yelled. I grabbed Damien.
"Look at y'all daddy." I said.
He ran all the way to the end zone and smacked the ball down.
"Yassss!" Everybody screamed.
He started doing his lil dance.
"That's my husband!" I yelled. I was so damn excited. This was the first time they let him run it through.
His coach normally makes him pass the ball.
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It was getting late and they game was over. They lost by 2 points but it didn't matter cause Mario had so many touch downs.
I grabbed Damien and Nicky.
We no longer call him DaeDae. I call him papas and I call Dominic stinky man.
"I'm finna go put them in the tub." I said.
"Okay." They wanted to have a girls night after I put the babies down.
"Come on stinky."
"Can I be in the girls night?" I laughed. "No ma'am. It's pass your bed time."
She sighed.
"Okay."
I grabbed her hand.
I went to my room. "You sleeping with me or the boys tonight?"
"You. Have daddy called?" She asked.
I sighed.
"Nope but he's busy. I'll leave the phone in here in case he call tonight okay?"
"Okay."
I ran her bath water.
I grabbed the boys tub and ran theirs.
"Rocky!!" Brandy screamed my name. "What?" "You gone wash Rhi up too?"
She might as well been pushed out my coochie too hell. "Yeah bring her here." "Okay." I grabbed another tub for her.
I heard a loud bump then screaming.
"Damien." My baby fell off the fucking bed.
I grabbed him. "What happened?" Everybody ran in. "He fell off the bed."
I rocked him.
"Papas you can't be doing allat moving." I kissed all over his face. "Why you didn't have pillows down?" His mama asked.
"Because I leave them up there all the time and they never fell."
"They 5 months they gone be crawling around now. You can't just leave them unattended." "It's only one of me and 4 fucking kids.
I looked down for 5 seconds to get a baby tub and he fell.
My bad if I can't watch everybody at once."
"Mama the tub over flowing." Stink said.
"Fuck." I ran into the bathroom and turned it off. "Stink why didn't you turn it off?" "I didn't know how."
"And you still left these boys unattended." His mana said.
"It's 4 of y'all standing there what do you mean? Y'all can't tell I'm stressed as hell?
It's been 2 months and I've been doing this on my own. My husband ain't here to help me. I'm the first one up in the morning and the last one down at night.
You think I don't wanna go to college?
I can't because I'm stuck being the mother, the father, the doctor, the therapist, the maid, the cook, and everything else.
So if I accidentally turn my head away for 5 seconds excuse me.
It's only so much 1 person can do especially while they are pregnant." I said. I was so heated tears started falling.
"Pregnant?" His mama said.
"What?" I asked.
"You just said you pregnant." Jess said. "No I didn't." Brandy nodded to me. Fuck.
"Yes you did. Raquel are you pregnant again?" His mama asked. "No." "You lying." Brooke said. "No im not."
"Yes you are. Yo voice going higher." His mama said. "How could you let this happen again?"
"I didn't let anything happen."
"Y'all don't believe in using protection?" She asked. "Damn y'all acting like everybody don't make mistakes."
"The boys not even 1 yet Raquel."
"I know that. I pushed them out my vagina and I'm going to do it again."
"You crying about being stress so why would you keep this one?" "I don't like abortions. In the beginning you argued me up and down not to abort the boys.
Lately you been acting real funny.
It's like you don't think I'm good enough for your son.
You starting to act like yo husband and that shit ain't sitting right with me at all. If you think I'm finna abort my baby y'all got another thing coming."
"Raquel you need to chill talking to my mama like that." Brooke said.
"Nah. Yo mama talk to me and Brandy any type of way but when we say something it's don't talk to her like that. Nah bruh I'm done letting shit slide."
"Mane Raquel I'm not these other folks chill out for real." Brooke said.
"Or what?" I asked.
She laughed. "This not what you want." "Swing. You talking allat good shit swing." I told her.
"Y'all need to go." Brandy said.
"So now y'all just the best of friends all of a sudden? She literally fucked yo Nîgga, had kids, and then married him but y'all cool?" Brooke said.
"It is what it is." She said.
"Y'all gone need us!" Her mama said.
"Nah we not." I said. Brooke laughed. "I can't believe you bruh." She said.
"It be like that." I told her.
"Jess come on." Jess ain't move. "Jess!" Brooke said. "When Ian have nobody Rocky was there. I can't switch up on her.
And Rocky I apologize for not realizing you was exhausted and shit.
I was chilling with Brooke everyday and didn't even think about what you was going through." I smiled.
"You good Jess. I'm not your responsibility.
I laid down and got pregnant so I gotta deal with that. I don't need y'all to help me take care of my boys all I need is somebody to lean on at the end of the night when I'm exhausted, when I'm crying, just somebody to let me know I'm doing enough.
Sometimes I look at my sons and just cry because I don't know if I'll be able to be the mother they deserve.
I don't have Mario anymore to hold me at night and make me smile.
It's just me."
She hugged me. "I'm so sorry."
"It's okay. I'm okay." I said. She nodded. "Come on y'all let's wash these babies and watch a movie together." Brandy said.
Brooke laughed.
"3 fools." She said walking out the room. "And we'll be that!" Jess said.
"Don't call me for nothing Raquel." His mama said. "Trust me I won't." I said. She walked out with her daughter.
"She wasn't a good grandma anyways." Stink said making us laugh.
We pulled her into the group hug.