Excuse the mistakes!!
Osiris walked around the room holding his daughter in his hands watching her drink from the bottle as Skylar changed Knox's in their bed.
He heard his phone going off on the nightstand but he ignored it as he continued to feed his daughter. Once she was done he placed the bottle down on the nightstand taking a quick glance at his phone seeing an unknown number texted him. He went back to his daughter, lightly patting her back.
"Tap harder, stop being scared" Skylar told him putting a clean diaper on Knox's.
"I don't want to hurt her"
"You won't, they have to get the gas out or that will hurt them" she told him. "And you know how they get when they are gassy"
He started to pat her back a little harder hearing her burp a few seconds later. "Damn Nini sounding just like your mother" he chuckled.
Skylar couldn't help but laugh at his jokes, unfazed by them. They loved to crack jokes on one another, something she barely did while she was dating Bryan. Even though she only knew Osiris less than a year she always caught herself smiling a lot more than before in the past two years.
"Don't be mad when I pop you in your mouth" she playfully threaten, walking out the room.
Once Osiris laid his daughter down in the middle of the bed, he checked his phone. He opened the message and frown.
Miss me?
Who this?, he replied.
A few seconds later the number responded back with a picture. He opened the message seeing a picture of a girl wearing nothing but a g-string showing off her thick, round, plumped ass. He quickly looked at the door before looking back at his phone.
Osiris couldn't help but stared at the picture as he thought about texting back. He heard Skylar walking back into the room and he quickly locked up his phone.
"We have a doctors appointment for their shots this Friday" she told him.
"Alright what time?" He asked sitting down popping a pacifier in Niani's mouth.
"Ten in the morning" she answered. Osiris heard his phone going off again but he ignored it, keeping his focus on his kids. "You not going to get that?" She asked him.
"Nah, I'm good" he answered.
"What if it's a tattoo client?"
"They can wait"
Skylar started to get a weird feeling in her stomach but ignored it. Ever since finding out Bryan was living a secret life, it emotionally and mentally hurt her and her biggest fear was Osiris stepping out on her like Bryan did. There would be times when she wanted to go through his phone and check his messages and call logs but she would stop herself due to that fact that Osiris was always home with her, taking care of his kids.
"Yoo babe" Osiris called out bringing her back to reality. "Look, she gonna get mad.." he chuckled placing the bottle to Niani's mouth. Every time she opened it, he would move it away. She started fussing making him laugh lightly. "Daddy sorry" he cooed picking her up kissing her cheek making her smile.
"Look how easy she forgives you" Skylar chuckled.
"This my baby girl she knows I be joking with her" He said kissing her chubby belly making her squeal with laughter. Skylar couldn't but take a picture of her family.
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Jenny sat in her room writing in the journal they had provided for her. For the past couple of weeks being in rehab has been tough for her. She barely talks to anybody in the facility and in group therapy. She stays to herself, something she always did when she was younger.
"Jenny? You have a couple of visitors" one of the staff called out to her from the doorway before walking away. She closed up her book and placed it in the lock box before sliding it under her bed.
Leaving her room, she walked down the hall to the main lobby seeing the two detective she spoke to at the hospital. She frowned as they greeted her with a smile.
"Hello Jennifer, how you been feeling?"
"I'm doing better" she answered dryly.
"We only came to ask you a few questions and show you a few pictures" Detective Marshal said watching Jenny fold up her arms across her chest. "If that's okay with you?"
"Yeah, it's fine" she answered nodding her head, leading the detective to the community room. Once she walked inside she was surprise that it wasn't as packed as usual. She sat at an empty table along with the Detectives.
"I know this may be hard for you but do you remember anything that night?"
Flashbacks of that night came to Jenny mind as she thought about the cops question. She closed her eyes, seeing Marquees face coming to her vision and she quickly opened them.
"Yeah" she whispered.
Detective Marshal looked at her partner who took out an tan folder out of his leather bag and placed it on the table. She opened the folder revealing Marquees picture.
"Is this the man who forced himself on top of you?"
Jenny looked at the picture of Marquees and shook her head. "No" she answered.
"Are you sure?" Detective Marshal questioned looking into her eyes. "Because we have evidence in your rape kit that he did"
Jenny body started to tremble as she looked away, feeling tears burning in her eyes. She tried to blink them away but it didn't work. Marquees was crazy and she was afraid of what he would do to her next time he finds her.
"Do I have to speak in front of a judge?" She sniffed. "In front of him and other people?" She continued feeling the tears sliding down her cheeks.
"No, Jenny I promise you, he's already in jail and I swear he won't be able to hurt you anymore but we just need you to tell us that he did this to you so it can be official" Detective Marshal supported placing her hands on top of Jenny's, giving it a light squeeze.
Something told Jenny to trust her as she nodded her head and wiped her face. "Yes, Marquees did it" she admitted.
Detective Marshal partner went into his bag and pulled out a small pack of tissues. "Here you go mam"
"Thank you" she said grabbing a few and wiping her face.
The detectives asked Jenny a few more questions about that night before packing up and leaving. Since the community room wasn't as packed as usual, Jenny decided to stay for a couple of minutes.
"Yo you good?" She heard a guys voice from behind making her jump. She turned around about to stand up but he stopped her. "Woah...I'm not going to hurt you" he said putting his arms up. "I'm just checking on you, I seen you talking to the detectives and I know it ain't none of my business but I know how they are...they can be shady as hell" he continued making her smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine" she told him. "Thank you"
"What's your name?" He asked sitting down across from her.
"Jenny" she answered. "What's yours?"
"Ezra" he smiled. Jenny took a good look at him. He was tall and skinny with a high yellow skin tone that went well with the colorful tattoos he had on both arms, hands, and neck. His hair was braided on top that hung down on his face.
"You don't talk much do you?"
"What you mean?" She asked squinting her eyes.
"You just stay to yourself even in group...ever since you been here this is actually my first time hearing you talk" he smiled making her laugh lightly.
"I'm just going through some shit right now that all" she told him shrugging her shoulders.
"I feel you...we all in here for a reason...obviously we all have a problem" he joked trying to cheer her up a little.
"Yo Ez!!" A girl called out walking over to them. She was brown skin with a bob cut and tattoos all over her arms and little on her face . "We still playing uno?" She asked holding the deck of cards in her hands.
"Yeah man, Yo this is Jenny...Jenny this is my annoying friend Jaz"
"Shut up" Jaz said mushing his head. "I'm your only friend in here but anyway wanna play?" Jaz asked Jenny.
"Sure but how do you play?"
"We stack and we put draw two on top of draws fours" Ezra told her.
"Good cause that how me and my niggas play" Jenny smiled as Jaz sat down at the table, passing out the cards.
******
"Girl you and Osiris made beautiful babies" Liberty smiled holding Niani in her arms as Skylar held Knox's.
Grandma Mae sat on the love seat folding the babies clothes for Skylar. For the past for weeks she been coming over with Kofi or Uncle Russ helping them around the house with the babies and household chores. It didn't bother her at all, she loved coming over and spending time with her great grand babies.
As for Skylar, she didn't mind at all. She loved the company and the help. Since her mother wasn't around to help her, she appreciated what Grandma Mae was doing. There would be times when she would ask her to spend the night in the guest room so things can be easier for them in the morning.
As the ladies chat in the living room, the guys was in the kitchen doing the same thing.
"Yo you sure you don't know who that is?" Kofi whispered to Osiris as June looked around in the cabinets for snacks.
"Nah, I mean I think I do but I don't know"
"Who?" June questioned.
"Yo they got chips?" Kofi asked.
"Remember Tiara?"
"Your ex?" June asked passing him a big bag of spicy nachos Doritos.
"Yeah man...that's the only person I can think of right now" Osiris answered. "Plus I remember that tattoo...I did that shit"
"What you gonna do?" June asked him.
"I'm gonna delete it, if Skylar's finds out she going to flip and probably leave with the kids" he answered. "She's already been through some shit and then her family..." he continued but stopped talking.
"Yeah please do cause you got yourself a good girl and if you fuck up grandma will be on that ass and I'm sitting front row seat passing her the weapons" Kofi laughed dapping up his brother who was laughing along with him.
Osiris shook his head, ignoring his little cousins. Just when he deleted the text thread, Skylar walked into the kitchen holding Knox's in her arms. "Why you guys in the kitchen?" She asked getting ready to make a bottle.
"Just talking about work" Kofi quickly lied.
Osiris quickly nodded his head at his little cousin before watching Skylar. "Yo Sky I got that" he insisted. "Don't worry about it"
"Okay but make sure it's hot-"
"I thought he likes it warm?" June questioned.
"No that's Niani she's very picky when it comes to her food" She answered before walking out.
"You spoke to Dre?" Kofi asked him.
"Yeah, I spoke to him over the phone he's been doing good, he's waiting for the babies to get their shots before he comes over" Osiris told him making the bottle.
"Has he spoken to Jenny?"
"Honestly I didn't even ask him about that but Skylar said she's doing good so that's a good sign" he answered. "Come on" he said walking out the kitchen.
They walked into the living room seeing Grandma Mae holding Knox's as Skylar packed up the clothes back in the wide flat laundry basket.
"Grandma you cooking today?"
"Yeah and I'm baking apple pie for desert...the girls are helping me while you boys watch the babies"
"WHAT?!" They all asked at the same time.
"Calm down once they eat they going to sleep anyway so you can play your game just keep it down" Skylar told them.
"Oh that's light" Kofi said changing the channel as Osiris turned on the game and June grabbed the controller.
After dinner and cleaning up, everybody left leaving Skylar and Osiris alone at home with the twins.
After her shower, Skylar looked at herself in the mirror and frown. Even though it's been almost four weeks since she gave birth her body was slowly snapping back but she still felt insecure with herself. She didn't have the confidence she had a few years ago
She seen Osiris enter the bathroom walking over to her. He stood behind her and wrapped his arm around her neck, kissing her cheek.
"Come to bed" he whispered in her ear, in the raspy voice she grown to love.
"I'll be there in a minute, what are they doing?"
"Talking my ear off" he answered. "You don't hear them?" He questioned. She couldn't help but smile softly.
"I'm coming I'm just getting ready for bed" she told him.
Osiris bit his bottom lip, "You look fine" he complimented looking at her through the mirror.
This man knows me better than me, she thought to herself, feeling him kiss her cheek before walking out the bathroom.
Skylar brushed her teeth and wrapped up her hair before walking out the room seeing Osiris rocking Knox's in his arm trying to put him to sleep.
"Baby boy is tired" She chuckled hopping into bed. Once he heard his moms voice, he opened his eyes. He stopped sucking on the pacifier as he stared at her.
"Hi papa" she cooed as she watched Niani lay comfortably in between them. "They both look like you more than me and that annoys me" she giggled.
"Why?"
"Cause I carried them for nine months and they both came out looking just like you" She smiled. "Where's my genes?"
"They in there...you just gotta look closely" he teased.
"He has my eyes and my nose with my attitude" she laughed carefully cuddling closer to him, gently taking Knox's out his arms.
Osiris heard his phone going off on the nightstand and he grabbed it seeing a different number pop up his screen. He unlocked his phone and opened the message.
Your ignoring me now?
He deleted the texted and locked his phone before placing it back down on the nightstand. He looked at Skylar who was rocking Knox's in one arm and patting Niani gently on her back, putting them both to sleep.
"How'd you do that?"
"What?"
"Get them to sleep like that?"
"It's easy" she answered kissing Knox's on the forehead as he slept peacefully in her arms.
He heard his phone vibrating again and this time, when he opened his phone, he blocked the number.
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Ezra
Jaz