Bri
August 23
10:24 am
"Girl both of my damn kids sick" I told kay on the phone while I walked out of my bedroom where I left jr and Brielle both asleep in the bed "and ain no tellin if they'll feel better by this weekend"
"Awee. My babies. I hope they feel better soon. And don't even stress it cause ion think we gone really do too much for Hendrix's birthday... but you go ahead and take care of my niece and nephew, I'll check up on you later"
"Okay"
I hung up the phone and walked into the living room where shy was cleaning up. He look at me
"You ready to talk now? Cause you said a word to me since the other day"
"Shy..." I sighed "what is there for me to say?"
"Shit, say somethin. You being quiet and ion like that"
"And what does yelling and fussing do other than cause more problems? What happened has happened and all I need now is the truth"
"Bri that ain my baby"
"Can a dna test confirm that?"
"Yeah"
I slapped my hand on my thigh "well ima need one and until then, I really think I have more to say cause I'm weighing out my options right now"
"Weighing out options bout what? You tryina leave"
"If that's your baby then yeah! I think I will" I bluntly said to him "shy, I've been the one that gave more to our relationship and what have I constantly gotten back in return?"
"You act like I'm still the same person I used to be"
"Why did you have to be that person in the first place?!"
Shy let out a breath
"I fucked up bri"
"Yeah! You fucked up! You fucked up my trust, or relationship, my security and so much more but I kept taking you back even though it was that stupidest shit to do. I made myself look like a clown to everybody all because I wanted you to hopefully realize that I kept taking you back for a reason"
"Bri I wasn't thinking"
"You were thinking! But you only thought about shy"
"Bri..."
"Shy I put up with so much from you that it's ridiculous and this right here... I tried but I just can't. If that baby is yours I can't. And I'm sooooo thankful that you changed, but why couldn't you just be this way from the start? WHY?" I started to pour out with tears building up in my eyes "Please just be honest with me and tell me why! And I've NEVER begged you for shit before but now I'm begging cause I wanna know. What did I do to deserve this?"
"You ain do nothing bri. I told you I was stupid and I regret the shit I did"
"Well that's not gone take whatchu did back!" I started to yell but caught myself "I said I didn't wanna yell and here I am, yelling"
"If that's whatchu gotta do-"
"No that's whatchu want me to do. To make YOU feel better cause you so used to me yelling and screaming, tryina fight but I'm not. I wanted to forgive you and put all this in the past but this bitch just opened everything back up and now it's hurting more than it did before and I just can't let you off easy" I calmly said to him before I walked off, wiping my eyes
I couldn't think right now but my first instinct was to grab my keys so I did
"Where you going?" Shy asked
"I just need to leave right now... I just need to go. Look out for my babies" I mumbled while walking out the house, closing the door behind myself
Arielle
12:20 pm
"I'm glad y'all stuck with the name Jeremiah becauseeee..." Kay's momma said as I spoke to her on FaceTime. She got up and walked into another room, turning the camera around and on her bed was custom stuff with his name on it. A onesie, hat, bibs, a blanket, disperbag and so much more stuff
"You didn't have to do that" I laughed "thank you"
"Girl bye. I spoil the babies"
"He is most definitely gonna be spoiled and I can't take it already" I said to her as I rubbed my stomach.
I've been in so much pain the past two days and my stupid ass doctor keeps telling me to drink water. Like that shit helps.
"The stuff just came in today so ima make sure I get it to you sometime today or either tomorrow. Because I know y'all still probably got some preparing to do"
"We do. Meanwhile Meechie is still tryina decide which white onesie he likes best"
She looked in the camera confused and I shook my head
"I don't know why either... to me they all look the same but he says they're not so ima let him be great."
"Well y'all have dung going through the white onesies. I'll call and check on you again later"
"Okay. And thank you"
"No problem babygirl" she responded before we both hung up. Once I sat my phone down and placed both hands on my stomach, taking some breaths before looking down at it
"Listen here little boy. You already probably gone look like ya daddy, don't act like him too"
"Alright, I chose this one" Meechie said as he walked into the room holding up a onesie, sitting it on the bed with the other baby clothes he had out
"It took you 30 minutes to pick out a white onesie.."
"My son ain bout to be walkin round looking a mess"
"I can't argue with that"
"I know you can't. So just hush, lay there and let me do this"
"I would throw something at you but I'm too busy in pain to even move too much"
"That water ain helping?"
I gave him a look "no! And neither is sitting in this damn bed. I need to use the bathroom anyways"
"Come on fat ass" he walked over to my side of the bed and helped me up "go ahead to the bathroom and ima call up doctor again"
"Fuck that doctor" I waved him off while waddling my way to the bathroom. Before I could even get over to the toilet I thought I was about to use the bathroom on myself, feeling the urge to push
"Oh shit" I cursed and Meechie hurried into the bathroom
"What?"
"I thought I was about to shit myself or something just now"
I felt another sharp ass pain making me grab his hand and squeeze it tight
"I need to go to the hospital... NOW"
"Yeah come on" he helped me out of the bathroom and I sat on the bed while he helped me put some shoes on. Once he helped me back up he grabbed our stuff just in case and we FINALLY left to head to the hospital
The entire ride there he held my hand and I know I probably squeezed the life out of his hand but shit, he need to feel my pain as well since it's his damn baby
Once we got to the hospital they immediately took me up and got me into a room and since my doctor wasn't here yet they had another doctor to come check on me until he showed up since I told them I couldn't wait due to how intense the pain was
Come to find out that by the time we made it to the hospital and I was in the room, Jeremiah was on his way out so the whole time since yesterday, I was actually in labor.
Currently I was straining myself to push, sweat trickling down my face and exhaustion took over my body. I threw my head back shaking my head
"I can't.. I'm tired"
"Come on Arielle, he's right here. I just need you to push one more time"
"You said one more time 4 fucking times ago" I cursed. Meechie laughed a little while wiping my face and leaned down to me, grabbing my hand
"He almost out forreal, squeeze my hand and push as hard as you can. I gotchu" he told me before kissing my forehead "I'll buy you a fofofo when you done"
"With a soda?" I asked and I guess one of the nurses heard our conversation so she laughed a little
"Whatever you want Ari" Meechie promised me.
"You ready?" The doctor asked
I got back into position and started pushing again, pushing at least two or three more time before finally... FINALLY, our son was out
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3:01 pm
"Hold on, fix his hat" I told Meechie as I put the phone down to fix Jeremiah's hat as Meechie held him, sitting in the bed beside me
9 pounds.. I pushed out a 9 pound baby but even though he was so big, he was also long and so far already he was so calm
"I just know he bout to be goofy as hell, look at that grin on his face"
I took a picture of him and Meechie was just cheesing more than me.
"Oh my gosh he's so perfect baby"
"He look like his daddy" Meechie boasted making me roll my eyes
"Go to hell"
I grabbed Jeremiah's little hand and watched our baby boy as his eyes started to close
"I still had three more weeks. Imagine how big he would've been in 3 more weeks. I probably would've had to get my whole damn body stitched up"
"And his ass would've been fat as hell walkin round lookin like a sumo wrestler"
I looked at our son again and this time he was going to sleep
"We did that" Meechie blurted out randomly, looking up from Jeremiah and I smiled
"Yes, we did.... now you gotta get me my fofofo and I want a sprite AND a strawberry lemonade"
He opened his mouth to say something smart but I stopped him
"Nope. You said and I quote, whatever you want Ari. And that's what I want"
"You lucky I love you. Fat ass"
"Yeah this fatass just pushed your big ass baby out and had to get stitched up because of it"
"And we thank you" Meechie told me as he fixed hoe he was holding Jeremiah.
"Watch, when we tell Kay and them, I can guarantee you Kay gone be dramatic as hell"
"Kay been dramatic all her damn life. And benji gone say some stupid shit. Shy in his feelings right now so he ain gone say too much but if he do, he gone talk shit and Bri.. ain no tellin what gone come out her mouth"
"I should call them"
"Go ahead"
I grabbed my phone and texted the group chat with me, Kay and Bri asking what they were doing. Once both of them text me saying they were home I FaceTimed them and they answered quick
"How you doing preggo?" Bri asked as she propped her phone up and it looked like she was in the kitchen cooking meanwhile kay was sitting on the chair talking to somebody that sounded like mj
"Is that mj too?"
"Yeah"
"Tell her ass to come to the phone too"
"Tell Ari she ain nobody momma" I could hear benji say and I sucked my teeth
"Whatever. Look"
I flipped the camera around and put it on Jeremiah
"Bitch I know you fuckin lyin" Kay dramatically said and mj looked in the camera smiling
"Oh my God, congratulations. Him so cute"
"My nephew here!" Bri smiled, picking up the phone and benji snatched the phone from Kay, looking in the camera
"Who baby that is?"
Almost all of us sucked our teeth as Kay grabbed the phone back
"Shy" Bri blandly called his name and as he walked over to the phone, she handed it off to him
"Damn that baby gotta big ass head"
"Now don't make me get on yo big headed ass kids" Meechie said back to shy and I laughed
"Oh shit. That y'all bab- Ari what the hell" benji's late ass said "you was pregnant this morning"
"I know. Everything happened so fast but now he's here. 9 pounds"
"Oh my gosh I'm so ready to hold him" Kay gushed
"Look at him smiling in his sleep" mj said "he gone be goofy too"
"I already know it" I agreed with her as somebody knocked on the door. A nurse walked in so I looked at the phone
"We gone call y'all later, the nurse just walked in"
"Okay then. Send pictures" Bri responded
"I will. Bye y'all" I said before hanging up the phone and paid attention to the nurse