𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘁.𝟭
This chapter extra long. I was going to break it up but instead I cut some stuff out.
Sienna Pov:
"Babe you want anything to drink, or a snack?" Zayden taps me awake. He came to pick me up as soon as he got off work. Now it's going on three in the morning almost because I never packed for the two day trip either and I didn't want to look stupid.
"A water please" I moaned slightly while sitting the chair up some. He nodded and got out going into the store. He had low rnb music playing on the speakers. I just know where ever this gas station is we still got atleast, a thirty minute ride to whoever's house.
"Are we going straight to your Mothers' house" I ask as he came back out from the store. He has his door open pumping gas.
"I live there too so it's fine if we walking in late" he says and I stare at him.
"No, I mean like, is that where we're sleeping at"
"Where was you tryna sleep? I'm not getting you a hotel. If you really want it I guess-"
"No but you know Mommy lives like fifteen minutes away. I can call and ask if I can sleep there tonight. Maybe if I toss in your name she'll say yeah. You don't have to stay there if you don't want to though" I tell him and he gets in the car starting it back up.
"I didn't think you'd want to stay there but it's cool" he said looking at me. "You look tired as hell, your eyes red as shit"
"No I just feel like I need to smoke before going around this woman. I never stayed when your mom was there though, and haven't really met her" I tell him.
"You don't even smoke cut that shit out. Babygirl it's fine. If she does anything let me know and we can leave. We can go to Dukes house or I guess a hotel for night" he grabbed my hand kissing it.
"I'm not going to get a hotel" I tell him and he nods. He starts pulling away from the gas station driving back on the highway. I got comfortable in my seat laying back again. Now I have to mentally prepare myself for Mommy, I sighed. I pulled out my phone and sent her a text saying I was on the way over.
"You pack your medicine" he asked and I nod, unsure if he saw or not. I started dozing off again before I felt us slowing down. Looking up we were pulling into Mommy's driveway.
"You think they're sleep" I asked him quietly.
"Why you sound so scared" I felt him looking at me. I didn't answer just stared at the house. I left in my pajamas and I plan on leaving my things in his car.
He got out the car and walked around coming to open the door, making me take my hand off the handle. He helped me out and held my hand as we walked up to the steps. I turned the knob thankful that the door was unlocked. Walking in I went to turn around realizing I forgot my phone.
"What's wrong" Zay asked stopping me.
"Nothing my water and phone" I tell him. He nods letting my hand go and going to get it. I smiled in my head at the kindness. Previously he was nice but the way he is with me now is so new to me. I'm not use to my hand being held any and everywhere, or the public displays of affection, or his rushing to open my door. He use to open my door at times and made it known I was his but was never as gentle and sweet as he is now.
"Ah is that my Babygirl" I hear and feel someone come up and hug me. His hand dipped lower as he sniffed into my neck. I froze out of discomfort.
"Get the f-
"Si Si did you want your bag too- Nigga why you so close" we hear Zay. He had backed up and let me go as soon as we heard him. He still was too close. He's the kind of person that makes you want to spit on them. A thick ball of spit, but he'd probably enjoy it.
"You still hanging around this ain't shit boy. Didn't daddy teach you better than that" his spoke lowly near my ear playing with my hair. I felt disgusting in my own skin. Every time he touched me I felt bad but I know it's because of growing up here. All of his actions have two sides. Zay pulled me towards him and the two eyes each other.
"Sienna I know you didn't come starting shit with your father already. Just do what- Oh Zayden" she says coming into view.
"We're going up to Babygirl's room" he replied holding my hand going up the steps. I felt her staring at me but ignored it. That man is a creep and he's not my father.
I got in the room and heard Zay shut and lock the door after. I'm tired and now I'm regretting even being here.
"...weird as fuck, he stay getting close to you and shit. What she mean don't come in here starting shit? His ass was too fucking close..." Zay rambled on and on for about five minutes. He can not tolerate him in the slightest bit. I don't blame him, I can't either. He's creepy as hell.
"It's just one night and then we're going to your moms, right" I ask to make myself feel better. I can obviously make it through one night but Zayden and him usually argue before we could ever make it a full night with the both of them here.
"Yeah. I'm telling you if he does anything else though we're leaving. He don't need to be up on you. I still can't believe she was about to be upset with you" he say's continuing his thoughts.
"Sienna Open this door" we hear Mommy say as she tried turning the knob.
I rolled my eyes before going towards the door. Just as I opened it Zays phone rang. He answered the call and stepped out the room as Mommy came in. He mouthed he'd be in the hall if I need him. She shut the door some before she stared at me and began talking. Disgust and attitude rolling out her mouth with each letter she used to speak.
"You can't even make yourself look presentable around him" she scoffs.
"What do you want"
"You will not enter my house and disrespect me or your father. That man does nothing but love and want what's best and you act so rude to him. He's offered his bed to you for tonight knowing this one is old and you are just so rude. Then you don't tell us your bringing someone and we had plans".
"His bed- do you hear yourself? I swear you never listen to a thing I say to you. Fuck him, I will never be anything but rude and cold to him. He's the dev- " I spoke before she slapped me. I just stare at her.
"Watch how you speak about the only two people who care about your ungrateful and spoiled ass. I love Zayden so I don't know why you constantly try to drag him down to be just as miserable as you. It's pathetic that you won't let him be happy apart from you. You're just like a fucking leech. I swear your birth was the biggest regret I'll ever have" she says and I stay staring at her. I doubt she'll ever change or understand me. She shouldn't of had me if this was how she knew she'd treat me. No one made her have a baby. On top of it all I've constantly tried telling her my issue with that man. She won't listen or calls me a liar, and she knows I'm not lying.
"My bad Babygirl it's was Dukes asking if we made it." Zay steps in. I turn my attention to him for only a second. I know she won't but I wish she would of said something else hurtful for him to hear.
"Aye mama, you need to control that Nigga. He stay in her face" Zay said while he came and stood behind me wrapping his arms around my shoulders.
" Zayden please don't allow her to influence you"
"As long as it's cool with you babygirl, Dukes said we can come now that way we can sleep in a little later before the dinner starts. If you want to stay here you can though" He says into my neck and I Stare at Mommy.
"Sienna come on I have to talk to you" Mommy says.
"Why can't you say it here"
"Sienna you're being a bitch and selfish— I -whew. Let me know if you both need anything tonight" she says lowly like it was going to hurt me more, or keep him from hearing. She's been telling me the same things my whole life. "I wish you'd stop dragging this good man down your dark path" she adds going to leave before Zay spoke.
"You're joking righ, if anything I'd be dragging her down not the other way around. Sienna are we staying or going I'm uncomfortable" he says and I turn to look at him. He looked perfectly fine to me. I think he's saying that for me since, I've hardly moved or spoken in the entire fifteen minutes we've been here. If alone i would of already been arguing with the both of them way more but around her perfect Zayden I won't. I just don't think letting him hear about her husband and my situation is best. He has a tendency of putting his hands on people that hurt me and he likes my mom. I don't want to ruin their relationship although I want him to know she's faking the funk.
"W- we can go Zay it's fine. We'll come back another time" I say and I hear Mommy start huffing and puffing. She swung her arms up and down in disbelief and scoffed a few times. I rolled my eyes at her and Zay nods letting go of me. He grabbed my hand and my things, before pulling me along with him past her to the door.
Zayden Pov:
"Zayden I'd rather go check and speak, I don't feel comfortable just coming in and not speaking. She already doesn't like me" Babygirl says. I told her we can go to bed and I'll formally introduce her in the morning, but she's not having it.
"Fine I'll go get her" I tell her and she nods. I asked her in the car if she wanted to talk about what her mom said. She told me she only said what was said while I was in the room. I don't know what was said but I heard the slap. I know her mom be slapping her and shit but that was when we were kids. You not about to just slap around a grown woman because your mad. I hate when she took up for the weird ass Nigga she calls her husband. They asses never even got married for real. I can't stand being there if he's there it's something off about him.
I found Dukes chilling on the couch down stairs. She wasn't there when we first walked in, I thought she was in bed sleep.
"Bubs I thought that was you" she says getting up to come hug me. Every time I leave to see Si Si she acts like I was gone for months.
"Yeah, Ma don't go up here and do or say anything that might piss me off. Babygirl is upstairs but she wanted to say hi and introduce herself before she goes to bed." I tell her as I pull away from the hug.
"I won't. I'm excited to meet her. The family can't wait as well ,they can't believe you've been with someone for almost six years and they've never seen or met her." She says and I don't respond.
I let her up the stairs before me but, go in to my room first. Si Si was sitting on the bed next to her bag, doing something on her phone.
"Bubs she is beautiful" Ma say pushing by me walking in the room, catching Si Si's attention. She put her phone down standing up.
"Oh I'm sorry, Hi I'm Sienna I just—
"I'm Callett and not reason to apologize. Bubs told me you were staying at you mothers so I was just about to hit the sack."
"Change of plans" she says and looks up at me. I stood back just watching making sure nothing negative gets said.
"We'll I know he's mentioned it's a long ride and he left right after work. The shower and stuff is down the hall if you needed- what am I saying Bubs can tell you all of that" she says. They gave each other a hug, well Ma squeezed her a bit and then she walked out. Most likely she's going to bed.
"Bubs can you show me where the bathroom is" she asked smiling.
"You been here to many times. You know where just about everything is" I sucked my teeth. "Come on" I say and walked with her to the bathroom. I waited in the hall as she used it.
I washed up at her house while she went back and forth over what to pack. She was getting upset with herself that she didn't pack sooner since we planned this a little while ago. When she finished I followed behind her to the room shutting and locking the door.
"Why did you do that"
"Not for that reason but for privacy more than anything" I tell her. I wouldn't expect sex out of her in a place she don't feel right at. When she would stay before and Ma wasn't home she wasn't as nervous. She hated being home and didn't really care. Now I guess she worried Ma won't like her which she shouldn't care about. If she don't then oh well guess Ma will just be upset because I'm not only going to stay with Sienna if she like her. Fuck that.
"Where'd you want me put-
"I got it, the remote on the nightstand" I tell her taking her bag. I cleaned out a drawer for her for the night that way she wasn't living out a bag. I tossed all the shit that was in it in the closet though until I can put it back.
"What'd you want to watch" she asked and I shrug.
"Turn on the witch's and shit" I tell her and she clicked on Netflix.
"Zay I know your lying"
"What" I say turning around. She held up the photo I swore she saw me with on FaceTime. "I told you I had them"
"You really have what all five of our pictures still"
"It's six but no I have four of them. I don't know where the rest are. The other two your mad ass took"
"I was not always mad"
"You get mad a lot, but you were living here. Seeing you now you're a lot happier away from home" I tell her and she put the picture back down.
"Whatever"
"You ever look into the at home jobs again"
"Why'd you ask me that"
"I told you I don't like what work is doing to you and I've only witnessed it a couple months. So imagine in a year or two out from now. Get off your feet so much, stop wearing them tight ass ponytails and stay home. You told me you liked it way better"
"Yeah but I get paid more where I'm at so I can save alot more too"
"I can't make you do anything but I'll keep suggesting the shit or atleast a different job" I tell her getting in the bed with her after kissing her forehead. "How much are you bills want me pay them"
"No. Here turn something on" she puts the remote in my hand. I found some Booba show and put it on knowing we would be falling asleep soon anyway.
"Babygirl, if something or someone bothers you tomorrow and I'm not with you find me immediately. We're older but if I have to punch every family member I got, including Dukes for disrespecting you I will"
"You're so violent sometimes. I will tell you, but if I don't say anything don't just hit anyone either like you use to"
"No, all my hits were valid about you. Just because you don't find them fair don't mean they really not fair"
"You we're full on beating people up with out warning and I'd find out later."
"They will be alright. You was letting people, well you was letting niggas talk to you any kind of way."
"Whatever" she says and I cut off the lights. She laid her head on my shoulder as I wrapped my arm around her.
"Babygirl" I say, She hummed looking up at me. "Thank you"
"For what"
"For coming. I know it's alot since you're not only reintroducing yourself to Dukes but you're meeting the whole family. She's already ran her mouth to them that you'd be here. I just appreciate that you're doing this for me" I say and she sits up some giving me a kiss. I wasn't expecting but I kissed back.
"I know if I asked you to do this for me you wouldn't hesitate. It's only fair for me to do the same" she says and this time I kissed her. We went back and forth kissing each other, I moved down to her neck before I pulled away telling her Goodnight. I'm just praying nothing stupid gets said tomorrow to her or about her. I don't give a fuck if they like her or not I just don't feel like dealing with it right now if they choose to be assholes towards her. I'd rather be next to her chillin' rather than having to fight everyone all day.
Sienna POV:
"Bubs I know that wasn't you cooking if it smell like this" I hear Zay's mom say along with slippers dragging across the floor. He was standing behind me shirtless, arms wrapped around me speaking into my ear kissing into my neck.
"Nah Babygirl made breakfast" he replies looking up to where she just entered the kitchen.
"I can make you a plate" I tell her moving Zay off me. While making the plate he watched me the whole time.
"Aw Eugene it's a good thing this girl can cook. Lord knows you can burn up some food" she says and laughs. I laughed too making him suck his teeth.
"Babe did I not make you breakfast and you said it was good"
"It was, I scared though. The pan was also very burned when you got done"
"I got you a whole new set. I told you it would be my personal pan for when I cook" he says and nod.
"Here you go Ms. Callet." I say as I hand her the plate and fork. "Did you want something to drink"
"She can grab her drink. Do not start catering to this woman"
"Zayden shut up" I roll my eyes at him and got her a glass of the fruit punch they had in the fridge.
"My fault. Well since it's morning and both y'all slept I'll go ahead and introduce you both again. This way you're familiar with each other for sure." He says and I stare at him. Why, just why?
"Ma this is Sienna. We met when I was like 17 or some shit. Babygirl, this is Ma" he says and I stayed quiet not knowing what to say for a moment.
"We'll again I just wanted to apologize for how I acted the first time you saw me. I had got kicked out for the night, was drinking, me and Zay had been arguing prior to me coming. I had to sleep in my car and was overall having a bad day" I say looking over at Zayden. "It's not an excuse obviously I still could of spoke with more respect or been more mindful of how I was talking at you, but you seriously don't have to worry about that happening again" I tell her.
"It's in the past honey. I will admit that I was concerned but, I just hope everything works out like Bubs hopes for. Although I never met you I can tell when he's with you, versus, others now. He stays smiling and talking on the phone day and night." she says and gave him a look.
"See now you tryna throw shade at people. Si Si don't like that girl either so you got that I'm common" he tells her.
After breakfast I helped him clean up and set up the inside before he sent me off to get ready. Him and his mom set up everything outside and I heard some people come and smelled a grill start. I was fixing my hair in his room when he came back up stairs.
"You so pretty" he says smiling at me from the door. "You remember what I said" he asked.
"When"
"Last night. If-
"Oh yes I remember. Zay you don't trust your family to be nice or you don't trust me"
"I don't want you to think I'm asking you to be nice. Be your original sarcastic rude ass self. I just want to make sure you know to come to me if someone come to you sideways. It could be dukes, an aunt, cousin, uncle, hell if one of them kids say some shit let me know"
"You're so dramatic sometimes. I will play nice and hopefully we have no issues"
"I just told you to be yourself so why you still stuck on this playing nice." He asked and I stop what I'm doing to look at him. I'm sure he doesn't really mean for me to be myself because he knows I can come off harsher than I mean to at times. "Fine, I'll ask about it later. I'm about to take a shower" he says wrapping his arm around my shoulders laying his head into my neck as always. "You should leave your hair down and curly. When you put the puffy white stuff in it" he says and kisses my cheek letting me go.
After a few hours we were both ready. I had been ready I was waiting on him. He decided to play the game for an hour instead of getting dressed and I didn't want to go down there alone.
It was so many people here. He only introduced me to those that came up to me. He said if they can't come speak they don't deserve to know my name. He made sure we ate and we've moved tables about three times since he wanted a table to himself. Which left us in a corner of the back yard. It was a bunch of kids nearby being loud as hell. They kept fighting and crying and hurting themselves or others. I cannot applaud parents of multiple children enough because I don't think I'd ever be able to do it.
"Babygirl who the fuck invited that Nigga" I hear Zay say. He was sloughing in the foldable chair next to me mugging the hell out of people. Now his eye was caught on one person in particular. When I noticed who me and the person made eye contact and I immediately looked away laughing.
"Y'all have mutual friends here" I respond.
"His dumb ass coming over here too. If I don't like what he what his first word is I'm punching him" he sits up watching Travis' every move as he came closer.
"Be nice"
"Nah I heard you kicked him out. If you can cuss him out and shit I can hit him. It's only fair" he shrugged.
"You know damn well you probably already hit him for that" I mumbled since he was basically in of us now.
"I heard someone seen you stop by your moms place, didn't think I'd see you around. Especially with him. You bring the neighbor boyfriend whatever with you too" he says and Zay goes to stand up making me stand up too.
"Get the fuck out my face" I say and grab Zays hand to go get something to drink. I don't know how people can be so jealous. I've been jealous before but never to where I have to be petty and ignorant as well.
The barbecue went on until it got dark. Zayden cleaned almost everything up. I offered to help but he sent me away. Afterwards we showered, separately because I don't know what rules his mom has and showers with him aren't always just a shower.
"How you feel about dukes" he asked me pulling me in between his legs as he sat on the bed.
"Um she seems nice and accepting so far. I don't know we hardly talked. When we walked around she was just telling me how her and you talked a little while ago about how she didn't know if I really liked you, and stuff. I didn't say too much because like. Yeah"
"Because what? She's heard you call me a cheater and shit on the phone before so she was coming off like she didn't like you that day." I tell her.
"Still your her son I'm not about to down talk you as if I don't like you, plus I haven't done that in a long time. I just don't think It's my place to say why I said that stuff or was hesitant you know. If you want to share with her okay other than that's it's between us" I tell him and he nods hugging my hips his head against my abdomen.
"Can I get you a belly ring"
"What your initial" I asked and he stared up at me.
" Y- huh, no I was going to say a snake. I seen this girl with one it looked like the snake was coming through the whole. Why would I get you my initial, you wouldn't even wear that shit"
"I thought you would because the tattoo, you were messing with it earlier" I say. He kept tracing over it while I was trying to get dressed.
"I don't give a fuck about that tattoo enough to make you wear my name or initial. I can't even pronounce that shit. You said the lemons was for the baby so I just look at it as a dedication to the child you lost" he says and pulls me to sit on his lap.
"Whatever Za-
"Nah I'm deadass. I don't know who you be mistaking me for. First with the I'll play nice shit now you think I'm upset about a tattoo. I'll go get my ex name tatted too we can be twins"
"You play too fucking much" I nudge his head and get off him.
"How, you'd be mad if I got her name tatted"
"For one we're together currently I had this before me and you even started talking again. Second of all it's not the same. The relationships weren't on the same levels, they wouldn't mean the same things. You just told me you laugh every time she pos-"
"I'm joking Babygirl chill. I know that, getting mad knowing I wouldn't do that shit. I wouldn't even get your name tatted truthfully"
"I wouldn't get your name tatted either Eugene" I roll my eyes and get under the covers in the bed. I grabbed my phone off the pillow. I found out a bit more about him and I've only been here one day. Like I never knew he was called Eugene.
"You so fiery sometimes" he laughed laying back. "You mind if I get on the game" he asked.
"Why are you asking me? It's your room if that's what you want to do, do it"
"Can you hold my hand or something while I play"
"So freaking clingy Zayden. Don't you need two hands to play"
"Lay closer behind me then" he suggest. Eventually I was laying across his lap his hands rested on my back as he held the controller. I scrolled on my phone.
"You think your mom would go out to breakfast with us tomorrow" I ask. I feel like I'm overreacting and doing too much to get his mom to like me. I just don't want a repetitive cycle of me never getting along with the mom of someone I'm dating. It wouldn't feel right to be married knowing my spouse's family doesn't like me. Not that I would get married.
"Yeah, where you want me take you"
"It would be my treat"
"I'll give you my car when it's time to pay then.
Zayden Pov:
Babygirl took us out to eat although I paid. To me it went well her and Dukes talked the whole time. I didn't listen to half the shit because the conversation kept going all over the place.
"So how'd you cope with the baby" Ma asked making me instantly get heated.
"The fuck kind of question is that, you don-
"It's fine Zay, I'm okay." Babygirl cut me off. It's not fine though she don't know her enough to ask that. She barely talks a lot about it to me. "I'm still coping it's not like an overnight thing. It was two terminated pregnancies so it did a bit of mental damage to me. I'll be fine though" she says and I held her hand underneath the table.
"Oh wow, I know he mentioned one to me but- I can't imagine how that must of made you feel to go through it twice" Ma says.
"Exactly so change the topic" I comment.
"I'm sorry if I offended you Si, Sie-
"Sienna" I correct her.
"Gosh he doesn't ever use your name so I'm trying to remember from yesterday" she laughed. Nothing was funny, she's the only one that laughed. I've told her what her name was so after three times of hearing it, it should be remembered by now.
"It's okay" the waitress came by asking if we needed anything else which made them decide it was officially time to go. Everything was paid they just sat talking.
"Bubs can you talk to me real quick" Ma says as we get outside. Sienna took the keys saying she'll be in the car. We drove separately because I didn't want Ma in the car.
"What's up"
"I can See what you're so hooked about with that girl. She's beautiful, a great woman, good head on her shoulders. I know when we first talked I came off a little sour but I'm glad after all these years I could finally meet my new daughter. Oh and please tell her again I'm sorry if I offended her. I didn't mean to" she says kissing my cheek and walking to her car. Her daughter?
Fused and made some changes ..
How y'all feel about the characters so far?
Personally I think y'all wanted a part two but you wanted Jahseh and Sienna even though y'all was the main ones saying to leave him near the end of the last one... I kinda like Zayden I can't even cap but do we actually believe Jah when he say he just want what's best for her?