Mike James
Ticking time bomb is all I could say. All these damn wedding preparations and shit. I love my baby I do, but damn all this wedding shit is overwhelming. Like what the fuck we need swatches for? Tf is a swatch? Is that a fake watch from the Flea Market? Let me google it.
What is a swatch? Is what I typed in. The paged loaded.
Swatch: a small sample of fabric intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece
That's it?! She better get rid of them damn swatches. Fuck them swatches!
"Why you looking like that?" Mel asked. I didn't even hear them come in. Her kids went in EJ's room to play, while we got to working on the wedding plans.
"These damn swatchages." I said. She bust out laughing.
"The fuck is swatchages?" Dre asked.
"He means swatches." Quinta said, placing the wedding book on the table. That shit looked like a big ass book.
"Same difference." I said. I watched as Dre sat away from Quinta. I seen a flash of hurt flash through her eyes. Something definitely wasn't right with this picture, but shit I'm sippin' my tea right now.
Brit had invited everyone over to get help on some stuff and want not. I don't know why she invite Mel mean ass. Mel just don't have no filter.
"Thank you all for coming, but girls we are going to be in the room and y'all boys stay here and make sure everything is paid for and that dates, times, and prices are confirmed." Brit said. She better confirm if I'm going to be there because the way my money setup something got to go.
We quickly did what needed to be done and we sat around like dummies not doing a damn thing after that.
"Why you so quiet?" Ty asked Dre.
"I'm just tired." Was all he said.
"Lie." I said. "I sense the tension between you and Quinta. What's really going on?" I asked. He sighed before telling us the whole story.
"The fuck? Nigga you got a favorite cup, plate, and chair? I'm sorry, but Quinta need her ass beat. She needs to understand where you coming from. Yeah it's okay for him to visit, but if it's an everyday, all day thing, no, hell no, fuck no." I said. He sighed.
"Relationships are just too much work." He said. I agree with that. They are, but that's why you have to have communication in a relationship.
"Why don't y'all take a break from each other or just call it quits?" Ty asked. He shrugged.
"I'm thinking about that, but I want Chastity to be in a two parent home." He said. I shook my head.
"Fuck dot! You can't put your happiness ahead of anyone's. Its not fair to you nor Chastity." I said.
"I know." He sighed again. All this damn sighing.
"Chastity always over our house. I overheard her telling Mel that she don't like to go home because he's always there, telling Quinta mean things about you, and telling her what a little girl should and shouldn't do. That's why I told Mel to talk to you about it. If a child don't feel that love or need at home they going to find it somewhere else. Chastity looks up to you and I'm sure that she'd rather be with you then with Quinta and that's sad." Ty said. I shook my head. This shit here crazy.
"He been talking about me to Quinta? I never heard this. I don't know what I'm going to do." He said.
"Do what's best for you and your daughter." Ty said.
"He right."
Britney Knight
The girls and I were all in a separate room from the boys. It wasn't going to be a big wedding, but I was going all out. This was going to be my first marriage so I wanted it to be perfect.
"See I told y'all it don't fit." I whined. I could feel the waterworks starting. I was about to cry because my dress didn't fit and our wedding was in exactly 57 days.
"Girl put a damn waist trainer on or take it to the tailors and get measured and sized again so they can make the adjustments. All this damn crying you doing." Mel said. She so damn mean!
"Mel be nice." Quinta said. I smiled at her. See this why she's my maid of honor. She's been there for me throughout the entire wedding process.
"Thank you boo. Mel just hatin' 'cause Ty won't put a ring on it." I said.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. You've become more of a bitch to everyone over the years and I'm sick of it. " I said with an attitude. She was starting to get on my nervous.
"Okay what's your point? You and everyone else knew how I was from the beginning. So don't act like this shit brand new." Mel said with a shrug. I rolled my eyes.
"Mel you do be acting like a bitch though. We're your friends and all you do is laugh at us and talk shit." Quinta snapped. I agree. Mel chuckled before staring at us.
"I've been acting like a bitch? FYI, I'm that bitch if you didn't notice. Why should I have to change my ways to accommodate you or anyone else? I've always been this way and I don't see it changing. If neither one of you like it, that means you don't like me. I'm a bitch, but yet it's okay for you to yell and get mad at people 'cause shit not going your way? Its okay for you to run us up and down, running us into the ground, like you Ms. Queen B? Not caring that we have families ourselves to go home to at night! And Quinta I know you not calling no one a bitch because from the outside looking in and hearing stuff your relationship on the rocks. Y'all wanna go to that "Mel you a bitch" thing again. Let's go."
"Mel we-"
"Nah since we on the subject. Brit did you tell Mike that you're $90,000 over budget for this wedding? Did you tell him that you maxed out the credit cards for this wedding and not sure if y'all gone have the money to pay y'all bills next month? Did you tell Mike? No I didn't think so. Quinta you so busy up your daddy's ass that you forgetting about your man and child. Your own daughter don't even want to come home anymore because of him! She hears the shit he say about Dre to you and you don't even defend your man nor your relationship. Your own child can't even play with her toys because he told her and I quote "Little girls your age should be reading Webster's Dictionary, not playing with dolls or toys, but in her books only." I understand being in the books part, but what kind of shit is that? You so damn naive to see what your daddy really doing because it's not that you don't see it, its that you don't want to see it. You're trying to please him, when he won't be pleased until you lose everything you've worked so hard for. Miserable people always need company. He's miserable and taking you down with him." Mel said and abruptly stood up. We were speechless to say the least.
"Y'all call me a bitch, but at least I know when to step in and say and do the right thing. I never put a man over my kids, not even my own daddy. I never hid shit from Ty either. We have this thing called communication, no lies, no secrets. Family always come first in my book." She said and walked out. Quinta and I made eye contact.
I don't even know what to say.
A/N:
Did y'all miss Mike and Brit?
Mike and them damn swatchages!
I'm like Dre what the fuck is a swatchage?
Wedding preparations going on.
They finally tying the knot.
Mike and Ty gave Dre some advice.
Brit and that damn wedding dress!
She was crying again.
Was Quinta and Brit wrong for calling me out like that?
Damn $90,000 over budget.
Where Brit going to get money from?
Will Brit tell Mike the truth?
Was Mel wrong for what she said to them?
Can their friendship be saved?