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Chapter 12: Christmas Eve Eve Dinner Explosion! 2 days till Christmas!

(No Pov’s)

It was the day before Christmas Eve. Sharice had hired a photographer to take family pictures. She was nervous about the dinner. It was going to be a big dinner, Sharice just felt that shit might pop off but she pushed it away. “Okay yall let’s get these pics out the way” She said. Danielle had come earlier that morning with the kids and everyone got in their matching Pajamas. Each family took a separate photo. Janessa and Dylan with Chase. Michael and Vada did Christmas Engagement pictures. Andre and Norielle took the time to do a Maternity Shoot together. Narkim had Denisha and him wear the same outfit and took pictures. Although Nylah and Damien were rocky with their friendship, they took playful pictures in the snow. Sharice took some with Stephan. MJ and Danielle and Leiana and Christian. Christian Leiana took pics with Chase as well. Then the whole family took pictures in their pajamas. Sharic hired a video camera staff as well to shoot every moment with the family. It was going on Dinner time when Malcom Sr. And Kristen had showed up. Malcom Sr. had drunk half a bottle of Jack before coming into his old house. Sharice had the whole family take Pics with him and her. Norielle went back to hiding her pregnancy, fearing her dad would cause a Scene. “Daddy this is Andre my boyfriend” Norielle said to Malcom Sr. He looked Andre up and down and shook his hand firmly. “Nice to meet you young man, we will talk more at dinner”. Norielle sighed and Andre rubbed her back. Sharice had purposely placed everyone in a certain seat based on family and to avoid arguments. She put Janessa and Dylan near Andre and Norielle, to avoid Malcom Sr. Everyone sat down and Sharice and Malcom Sr. stood up to say their speech as Luther Vandross “Have yourself a little Christmas” played in the background. “Im so happy we are all together with new faces, and some families of your own” Sharice said smiling. Everyone lifted their glass. “Let’s have an amazing night and share new memories”. She said. Malcom Sr. began to speak. “I would like to say thank yall for coming and would like to Thank some of you for never disappointing me” He said. Everyone sighed and some groaned and roll their eyes. Malcom Sr came to start shit. The food was placed on the table and everyone talked amongst themselves. Malcom Sr had Kristen fix his plate as he looked around the table to see who he should call out first. “Well Daddy, Michael and I are getting married” Vada said happily. Malcom Sr. smiled at Michael. “I’m very happy to hear that but he didn’t get my approval and yall can’t get married till he does” Vada smile faded, and she rolled her eyes. “Well maybe if you were here instead of with this little girlfriend of yours he could have asked” Vada snapped having a little liquor courage. Michael covered his face. “Baby, please” He said to Vada. Malcom Sr. looked at Vada, giving her a look, he would give his children back in their younger days. “Narkim, Your school called me the other day asking me, If you were planning to enroll back soon, they miss you and think you have a bright future”. Malcom Sr. said looking at Sharice. Sharice looked at Narkim. “Why would the school call your father about going back to school aren’t you in school?” She asked him. Denisha grabbed Narkims hand under the table. “Umm school just isn’t for me” He stated. Sharice chuckled, downing her wine. “It’s this girl that has your head fucked up, I knew it” She said looking at Denisha. “You are a no-good hoe ass girl, trying to get my soon to give up on his life like you did” She snapped. “Mama chill, it wasn’t Nisha” Narkim said. Malcom Sr. put his finger up at Narkim. “Don’t back talk your mama she is right, she got you fucked up, how are you going to make a living?” He said to him. Narkim pulled a band out and out it on the table. “I make more money than anybody in this house, I don’t need school!” He yelled. MJ shook his head. Sharice looked at Denisha. “You got my son selling drugs?” She yelled at her. Denisha stood up. “I been trying to get your son back into school and off the streets, he been doing this before he met me!” She snapped. Denisha realized that she snitched on Narkim. “Shit” She said with her face in her hands. Dre started to think. “You were the one who put that brick in my car wasn’t?” Andre asked. Norielle sighed. “You set me up Narkim?” He asked. Narkim shook his head. “It was an accident. “An accident, you made me take the fall for shit I aint do then make me miss half of my girl’s pregnancy?” He asked. “I was bout to go down for 5 years! 5 years without seeing my son!” Sharice looked at Norielle. “Jail?” She said looking them. Malcom Sr. looked at Norielle. “Son?” Malcom Sr. said looking at Norielle who was trying to calm down Dre’. Her bump was starting to show through her sweater. “You got my daughter pregnant?” He said. “Daddy, Mama it’s not what it seems” She said to her parents. Sharice shook her head. “You said his family was rich and did Ministry work?” She said. Norielle nodded. “They do, he went to jail for something he didn’t do!” She stressed. Andre looked at Norielle. “You knew?” He asked. Nori shook her head. “I just found out a couple of days I go I promise” He sucked his teeth in “You foul as fuck, I can’t believe you or you scum ass brother, I don’t want shit to do with you! Is the baby even mine? You being keeping a lot of shit from me!” He snapped. Narkim balled up his fist. “You can talk shit to me and hate me but you not bout to dog my sister out” He snapped. Damien stood up. “For real” He said. Andre shook his head and grabbed his jacket and left. Norielle started crying and got up. “Im not done with your ass Norielle” Malcom Sr. snapped. Norielle ran upstairs. Sharice looked at Narkim. “Get the hell out of my house!” She yelled. “Man fuck yall” He snapped. Sharice gasped, Malcom Sr. got up. Narkim grabbed Nisha and walked out. Everyone was silent looking around and taking in everything. Malcom Sr. looked around at everyone and looked at Janessa. “All my kids are a disappointment” He said. Vada looked at him. “Excuse me?” She said. “Nobody in this house is disappointing, Janessa married a white man soo what? He loves her and thats all that matters, Get over it, you cheated on my mother mutiple times, Norielle is pregnant but shit happens, Narkim will learn shit the hard way and being a stripper is not so bad mom” Vada stressed. Kristen shook her head. “Yall need to have more respect for your father” She said. Nylah sighed “Shut up Ms. Madison” She said. “You need to check your little friend” Kristen said to Damien. “She good” Damien said. Malcom Sr. looked at Damien. “Don’t disrespect her like that” He said. Damien started laughing. “I been fucking her the whole time, I think she been disrespecting you” Damien snapped. The emotions “What do the lonely’s do at Christmas” was playing. Malcom Sr. stood up. “What did you say to me boy?” He said. Damien stood up. “Ms. Madison has been coming on to me, making me do things I don’t want to do, she been sending me nudes” He stated. Kristen shook her head. “That’s not true” She said. Nylah nooded and pulled out her phone with the pictures and the text. “It is true” Sharice gasped looking at the messages and pictures. “He raped me!” Kristen yelled out. Damien laughed. “Nah you been raping me, having me bend you over and give it to you the long way, making me come over against my will fucking me on your couch, I feel ashamed and like my man hood was stolen!” Damien yelled pretending to be traumatized. Sharice was trying to get up to fight but Stephan held her back. Malcom Sr. looked at Kristen and them Damien. “You been fucking my baby boy?” He said. She shook her head. “No he’s lying we had consensual sex” She stated. “Man shut up, you been riding me this whole time you was with my dad!” Damien yelled. “You told me you can’t live without my D and everything” He stressed. Malcom Sr. turned around to try to strangle Damien. MJ fought his dad off. Vada punched the shit out of Kristen. “We will be pressing charges you pedophile” She said. Kristen tried to leave but Nylah grabbed her mase. “I will blind you if you move bitch”. “Get him out of my house! And get the police here” Sharice yelled. Kristen started crying. “Im sorry” She said. Malcom Sr. was still holding on to Damien. Grandma Rudy was trying to calm everyone down when she fell out on the floor. “Get off him Dad!” MJ stressed, Michael ran to Grandma Rudy. Dylan helped MJ. Malcom Sr. looked at Dylan and punched him in the face. Janessa ran over to him. “Dad you need to leave now!” She said. Malcom Sr. looked around and started to calm down. “Get out!” Vada yelled at him. He walked out. Sharice and Michael tried to wake Grandma Rudy.

25mins later. An ambulance and the police showed up taking Kristen into custody and taking Grandma Rudy to the hospital the EMT team had said she had a heart attack. Everyone including Norielle went to the hospital.

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averymessyxmas · 6 years ago

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Chapter 11: 3 days till Christmas

Nori:

“Nori!” I heard downstairs. I looked at my phone and it was 8:27pm. I had been asleep since Dani got here. Being pregnant isn’t the move, I’m sleepy 24/7 and the baby moves mostly when I’m sleep. I was so relieved I could wear what I wanted I had on a cupcake onesie and some fuzzy slippers with a Cardigan. “Uhh yess” I groaned. I walked down the stairs and walked into the living room. “Yesss!” I yelled. I see MJ stand up from the couch, he looked over to the other couch where Andre’ was sitting. My heart dropped. Being that I was pregnant and emotional, I couldn’t help but to start crying. “Wha- How are you here?” I asked him. He stood at 6’1 towering over my 5’6 height. He pulled me into him. Kissing my face all over and my lips multiple times. I held his face in my hands, because I felt like I was tripping. He placed his hands on my stomach. “My babies” He said. “What’s going on?” Janessa said, Mama was behind her. “Um, hi I’m Andre’ Nori’s boyfriend” Andre’ said extending his hand. I was still speechless. “I’m Janessa her big sister, nice to finally meet you. Nori been needing you” She said hugging him. My mama just looked him up and down. “Norielle had an anxiety attack and passed out 2 days ago, and was in the hospital where were you?” She asked. Andre’ looked at me with concern. “I didn’t know, Nori are you okay, is he is okay, I’m here now. I’ve never leaving your side” He told me. I nodded. “He was moving around the whole time they said, he’s good, I’m good even better now that your here” I said. “I’m her mother Sharice by the way” She said crossing her arms. Andre’ opened his arms and hugged her. “You have an amazing daughter mam, I see where she gets that from” He said. My mom lightly smiled. “You love Nori?” She asked. He nodded and smiled brightly. “She’s all I ever thought about when I was away” He said. Mama looked at him. “I mean school just ended almost 2 weeks ago you must be really in love” She said. I nodded. “Savannah is 4hours away mommy” I said looking at Andre’ who understood that I didn’t want them to know he was in jail for 4 ½ months. “You can stay here Andre’ Nori’s father will be back in some days and we need to have a talk” She said. He nodded. “Just warning you he’s very hard to talk to” She told him. I introduced him to the family. They talked for a while. My mom let him stay in my room because I mean I’m already pregnant. “You love the color pink huh?” Dre’ said looking around my room. I nodded. I closed the door and he pressed me lightly up against the door and kissed me. We hadn’t kissed like this in 5months. “I missed shit like this with you” He said to me. I nodded. “How did you get out?” I asked. He shrugged. “Honestly man I don’t know, yesterday the cops came to my cell said I was going home, and all the charges were dropped, the ran the footage back in the garage and seen it was somebody else that through it in my car” He said. My heart dropped cause even though I was happy Andre’ was out I was scared my brother would go in no matter how much I hate him right now, that’s not what I want for him or anybody. I laid on the bed, and Andre undressed down to his boxers and got in the bed with me. I could tell he cleaned himself up before coming over here, haircut and all. He laid his head on my stomach as he rubbed at it. “Hey little man, this is your Daddy. I heard that if I talk to you a lot you will start to notice my voice. I’m sorry I haven’t been here but I’m here now” He said. I wiped at my tears because I felt so bad that my brother had set Andre’ up and fucked up our lives for 5 months. I know it wasn’t my fault but not telling Andre’ that it was Narkim to keep the peace is killing me because I love them both. “What’s wrong baby?” He asked. I shook my head. “This feels crazy, like I’m not going to do this by myself” I said. He got up towards me and kissed my forehead. “It’s you and I verses the world now, I’m free I got my girl and my baby like it’s not how I planned life to be but I’m happier then I been in 5 months” He said. I nodded. “You tell your parents?” I asked. He shrugged. “Not yet, you know they just getting used to me being out, that’s too much right now”. He said.

Narkim:

I had been gone for a while. I was hoping to talk shit out with my twin and maybe putting it behind us. I know that I can’t undo the pain Andre’ endured or my sister for 5 months but i can try to make shit right. I walked into the house to the smell of French toast. “Yo Narkim you came back in time. Momma making that baked French toast that be so bomb” Damien said to me as I walked towards the kitchen. “Finally,” Mama said. She was putting the bacon on a plate and bringing it into the dining room. “Hey mama sorry I needed a little time with my girl” I told her. She nodded. “I saw your little girlfriend at the hospital, I’m happy if your happy and she’s not using you” She said. I shook my head. “Nah she good” I told her. She smiled. “Well bring her over for Christmas Eve Eve dinner, it’s a big dinner were having as our last Christmas dinner as a big family for a while” She said. I nodded. “Aight bet”. I kissed her cheek and walked into the dining room hearing laughter. “Hey yall” I said. It was Nylah, Janessa my nephew Chase, Dylan and MJ and Vada at the table. “Aye Nari you back” Vada said hugging me. “Where’s Nori?” I asked. MJ looked at me. “Uhh um” Before he could say anything, I seen Nori enter the dining room hand in hand with Andre’. “Hey fam” She said. She looked over at me. “Hey Nor, Andre’ man I’m happy you here” I said not sure if Nori told the family he was in jail. He came over to me and dapped me up. “Man I’m happy to be here” He said to me. “Nor can we talk?” I asked. Everyone looked between us. “Sure” She said. She followed me out to the hall. “What Narkim?” She asked. “I’m sorry man, I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you I’m sorry I did it. I love you to death man I put that on my life. I would die for you. You my sister yo just please can you forgive me?” I asked. She laughed a little. “I want to hate you so bad, I want you to rot in jail for what you did to him but then again I don’t, I can’t forgive you right now Narkim, maybe it’s the hormones but I want to throw up just looking at you. I’m so disgusted in how you did Andre’ ” She said before walking off. I swallowed the knot I had in my stomach. Shit hurt bad to have my sister mad. I could feel how much she was mad at me. I came back to the table and MJ dapped me up. “Man just give it time” He told me.

Janessa:

Daddy has been distant, Christmas was in 3 days. I know he’s still mad at me and enjoying his life with his little girlfriend. Even though Dylan has gotten himself a job. I still was looking forward to the money daddy was going to give me. “So I need yall to handle the Christmas stuff” my mom said. I gathered up the girls, and Chase. Danielle was meeting us at the Mall to get some shit for the kids for Christmas Eve. I was walking downstairs with Chase who had on his little snow suit. In L.A. we didn’t get snow and so he was very intrigued with it. “Yall ready?” I asked. Nori was eating chips waiting on the bar stool in the kitchen. “Yeah” She had on a jumpsuit and a bomber jacket with her snow boots. She was normally dressed in baggy clothes but now she has been showing off her bump now that everyone knows. Vada came downstairs brushing her hair. She had just got it done and was always brushing it. “Where’s Ny?” Nori asked. “Oh yeah she moved into the Guesthouse, I get her” Nori said. Vi helped her off the bar stool, and she walked outside. “Look at my Chasey Pooh” Vi said picking him up and kissing on him. There was a knock at the door. “I’ll get it” Vi said putting Chase down. “Hey Vada, where is Janessa” I heard. I sighed it was my father. “Kitchen” I heard Vada say. I heard him walk in the kitchen as I was putting Ice in Chase’s sippy cup. “Hello Janessa” He said. I turned to look at him. “Hello Daddy” I said softly smiling. “Can we talk alone?” He asked. I nodded. “Um Vada can you pack Chase some Cheez-itz in his diaper bag” I told my sister. She nodded. My dad brought me into his old downstairs study. “Have a seat” He told me. I sat down and looked at him. “Im very disappointed in you” He told me. “I expected better for you, okay you want to get married but all the black men in the world why him” He asked me. i hadn’t seen him in 4 days and this what he comes back to talk about. I sighed. “Daddy, I love him for him not his skin color, I mean not to be rude Daddy, but I don’t want to talk about this, he is my husband and the father of my son” I said. He nodded slowly. “Im just hurt you got married and had a baby behind our back, for two years Janessa! You been lying to us, I been sending you money everything! I can’t except it” He said. I got up and looked at him. “That’s okay with me daddy, but you will miss out on your grandson, and on my life if you can’t except it” I told him. “Janessa don’t you walk away from me!” He demanded. I walked out and closed the door. I heard him follow me into the dining room. Vada was giving Chase some crackers. He grabbed for me. “Mommy up up” He said. I picked him up and seen my dad looking at us. Chase waved his little hand. My dad kissed Vada on the cheek and looked at me, before walking out. I heard my mom at the door. “What now Malcom!” She yelled. Vada looked at me. “He stubborn as fuck” I told her. “He will come around” She told me. I sighed. “Yeah but now Christmas Eve Eve dinner is going to be extremely awkward with Norielle, like Im ready for this all to be over” I told her. Nori and Nylah came into the house. “Ready” They said. I nodded. Vi grabbed the keys and we loaded up in the car, I heard a door slam and I see My mom and Grandma Rudy coming towards the SUV. “Were coming too” She said. I sighed. “Yall going to find a Santa?” She asked. Nori shook her head. “No were getting the cookies and the pajamas for the pictures” She told mom. “Well fine I will get the Santa, yall talk to Dani?” My mom asked. “Yeah she called me and told me she will meet us at the mall and will be back tomorrow” I told her. My mom nodded, and we rode to the mall.

Mj:

Today was they day we had to get shit for Christmas, it was only 3 days away and we still aint had no tree. “Aye Andre you can come with us to get a tree” I said to Nori’s Boyfriend. I slick felt crazy inviting him out with us because of Narkim but he was going to be in the family soon and we needed to get to know him. He smiled. “Sure” Damien was supposed to help Nylah go find Santa for the kids but he said they wasn’t cool right now so it literally was just the niggas, including Dylan. We loaded up in the truck When Michael pulled into the drive way. I walked up to his car. “What up Mike” I said dapping him up. He put his hands in his pocket. “How’s Sky?” He asked referring to Vada. I shrugged “she been okay” I said. He nodded. “We going to get the tree, it turned into a nigga field trip, you down?” I asked. He smiled and nodded. He got in the truck next to Dylan and they dapped each other up. We went downtown to the tree farm. “Man why can’t mama just get a fake ass tree” Damien said. “Yo this a bomb ass tree, let’s get this” Narkim said. The tree was big asf. “Man how we supposed to put this on the truck?” I asked. “We can just tie it down” Andre said. Michael nodded. “Yeah we can do this” I sighed and went to find the worker to help us get this on the truck. After the tree farm, we drove back home. I pulled Michael to the side. “Aye look man, Vi done did some stupid shit but she loves you sooo please just make up and squash this shit” I told him. He nodded and went inside the house. Narkim was in the house and Andre was helping me set the tree up so the girls can decorate and stuff. “So I know you was in jail for a while” I said to him. He slowly nodded. “Yeah but I didn’t do shit” He said. I nodded. “I know, I been in and out at one point in my life, so I know it’s tough in there” I said. “I want to just do right by Nori and our son, I want to get my degree and be the best man I can be” He said to me. I smiled at him. “Im happy my baby sis got somebody that cares a lot about her” I told him. He smiled and nodded. “Yeah Im crazy about that girl”. Narkim slowly walked into the family room. “Um a Gia is outside for you” He told me. I sighed. I grabbed my coat and went on the porch. I seen Gia standing there. “Yo you tripping” I told her. She rolled her eyes. She looked down and then looked back up at me with teary eyes. “When you came back after you and Danielle had a break, and we slept together. I got pregnant. That’s the 3rd time I had been pregnant by you. The first time I had an abortion and the 2nd time I lost the baby. I gave birth to our daughter Brielle Maria Richards on July 5th 2015, at 5months pregnant, she died” She said looking at me. I started laughing. “Gia stop lying to me” I told her. She showed me a picture in her phone. “I was scared to tell you, I was scared you wouldn’t be there for me and never come back but then I decided that I didn’t want to keep that secret from you anymore, you needed to know the shit you put me through, so here I am letting you know,” She said before grabbing her phone and getting in her car and leaving. I sat there in a daze.

Vada:

I was in my room getting dressed in Christmas pajamas we bought today at the mall. Nessa wanted us to decorate the tree in festive looking pajamas. I heard a knock at my door. “Coming” I heard my door open revealing Michael. “Hey” He said. He closed the door behind him. He smiled at me. “You look so damn cute” He said to me. I tried to hide my smile. “I um, I’m sorry for needing space, I’m sorry for just up and leaving like that but I felt unappreciated, I didn’t come here to restart old drama, and have you lying to me yearning for some old nigga” He told me. I sighed and nodded. “Im sorry for letting that shit get to me, I take full responsibility for everything” I said. He grabbed my hand and opened the door. He brought me downstairs. “Ladies and Gentlemen, can I have a moment please!” He yelled out. “What are you doing?” I asked. He walked over to the surround system in the family room and plugged up his phone to the aux. The song started to play. He turned around and started lip syncing.

(play song) https://youtu.be/3I26E-o5vNs

“I used to think about immature things, you know like, do you love me? Do you want me? Are you gonna call me like you said you would? Is this really your real phone number? But you know I’m a man now, baby, a grown man, And I came a long way, he-he. And experience taught me one thing, taught me to hold on to my love” I started blushing because he knows I love this song. Damien started to dance next to him and Narkim. “I call your name, girl (Whenever I am lonely, baby) I call your name (When I feel the need of love) I think of you, and it eases the pain. Take away the strainnnn” They lip synched.

The song went into the instrumental break and they did a choreographed move. My mom came into the house with Stephan looking at them. Everyone was standing around and recording. Michael slid over to me “I do, you do, Birds and bees do too, I love you, you love me. And I know, Whoa oh whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, I call your name and it eases the pain”. He got on one knee as my brothers continued to do a twostep behind him. He pulled out the ring he had took from me. “Sky, Vada Breanna Richards will you do me the honor of being my wife?” He asked me. I was smiling so hard my cheeks heart. I nodded. “Yes!!!!” I yelled. He slid the ring on my finger and kissed me. “Omg my baby is getting married!” My mama yelled jumping up and down. “Ima call you a planner and everything after Christmas” She said. I nodded and smiled. “Okay mama let’s get through this holiday season first” I said to her. Everyone clapped. “Yay My sissy getting married” Nori ran to me hugging me. I rubbed her baby bump. “Now baby boy can be in the wedding” I said. She smiled and nodded. “I know!” Janessa hugged me. Baby Chase gave me a hug too. Everyone was hugging me and congratulating me the only person to tell now is Daddy.

Damien:

Lately I had been thinking about ways to get Nylah to talk to me. I messaged her but she blocked me. I left her a note in the guest house. Since Andre has came, Nylah has moved into the guest house. But since Michael is back she was switching rooms with Vi. She put the note back by my room shredded. It seems that the only way I can get her back is the old school way. It was thick as fuck snow outside and it started to snow a little more. I debated about going outside. I just knocked on Vi’s old room door. Nylah lightly opened the door then looked and me and closed it. I sighed. It seems I’m have to do what Michael did but really singing. Nylah really liked Boys 2 men. I sighed and started snapping my fingers.

https://youtu.be/LJCBEtChSHQ (play song)

“Slowly my eyes began to see, That I always need you near right with me , yeah. My feelings are so deep for you. That I won’t let go, oooh no, of you”

MJ came out his room to help me by my singing background.

“I can’t let this love (slip away)

And I can’t turn it around (you will see)

And only then, Please don’t go away from me (I’ll be there for you)

When you call my name (call my name)

I’ll reach out my hand to you

(And I’ll welcome you)

To my heart (my future my heart)

Please don’t go away from me

We can work it out

Whatever it may be girl

Please don’t go (no, no, no, no”

She slowly opened the door and stood with her arms folded, I can tell she had been crying. She just kept looking at me. MJ started doing the talking part.

“You know, It’s not often that we see each other

That’s why I cherish every moment that we spent with each other”

I started singing again with MJ back as my background.

“When you’re away, temptation may come….

Above of when I get caught up (by you)

I let goooo…

Thinking about you each day

I feel (I love you and I’ll never let go) Your love makes my head spin

round and round in a daze, yeah oh baby

I can’t let this love (slip away)

And I can’t turn it around (you will see)

And only then

Please don’t go away from me

(I’ll be there for you)

When you call my name (call my name)

I’ll reach out my hand to you

(And I’ll welcome you)

To my heart (my future my heart)

Please don’t go away from me

We can work it out

Whatever it may be girl

Please don’t go (no, no, no, no, no)”

Norielle and Andre, Janessa and Dylan, and Narkim was looking at me and MJ doing some old school dancing in the hallway, and started to join us in singing and snapping. Nylah covered her face blushing.

“Please don’t go away

I’ll be there, I’ll be right there

I’ll be there, I’ll be right there”

“Ayeeeee” Narkim said dancing with everybody. I looked at everyone awkwardly. They quickly went about their business. “Thanks MJ” I said. He dapped me up no problem lil bro. He went back into his room closed the door. I went towards Nylah she backed up and I closed the door to Vi’s room. “I cut off all that shit with Kristen, I mean Ms. Madison. I don’t want her. I want you, just you and just us” I told her. She sat on the bed and palmed her face. “I don’t know its going to be hard to not think of you with her. I need time, but I accept your apology” She told me. She stood up and kissed me. I kissed her back, but she broke the kiss. “Give me time” She said. I nodded and left the room.

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averymessyxmas · 7 years ago

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Chapter 10

Narkim:

Norielle passed out and MJ grabbed her in time. “Narkim go get Janessa and Vada now!”. I ran upstairs, and Janessa was already coming out the room. “What’s going on?” She turned on the hall light. “Oh My Gosh what happened to your face?!” She said trying to inspect my face, I lightly moved her hand and shook my head. “Norielle passed out” I told her. Her eyes widened. “Where, where is she?” She asked. “Downstairs, get Vi” I said. I ran back downstairs, Vada and Janessa followed me minutes later. “Okay somebody call an ambulance, she is pregnant” Janessa said. “Nori!” She said lightly. MJ pulled out his phone and called 911. “Narkim what happened?” Vada asked. I shook my head. “She had an anxiety attack” I told them. “Alright they are on the way” MJ said.

We all sat in the waiting room at North Side Hospital. “Should we call mama?” Vada asked. I shook my head. “Nori would be pissed if we told mama” I said. MJ stood up against the wall. “How come yall aint tell me my baby sister was pregnant?” I shrugged. “Yall let us know what they say, walk with me Nari” MJ said. I sighed. “Yo what happened?” He asked. “My friend Andre, I was telling you about is her baby’s father, her boyfriend. I aint tell her I was the reason, she been stressed lately, and I can feel it sometimes she gets anxiety attacks it started since she got pregnant, I aint expect her to find out like that. I feel really bad man” I said feeling my eyes get watery. MJ sighed. “Nari, look once dude get out and everything, she’s going to forgive you, may take a minute but yall closer than we all are cause yall shared a womb, birthday yall just close, she just hormonal” He told me. Denisha ran into the hospital doors. “Is Nori okay?” She asked. She looked at my face. “What the fuck Narkim?!” She asked. “I got beat up by some nigga trying to do a deal, I’m good though, and we don’t know about Nori”. We walked back to the waiting room. “I’m looking for my daughter Norielle Simone Richards, she’s 20 years old, I’m her mother Sharice Richards” We all looked at each other. My mom had walked in with Nylah and Damien. “Man, who called?” I asked. Vada pointed at Damien. “D probably did” Janessa shook her head. Mama had seen us all and rushed over to us, “What happened is she okay?” She asked looking at MJ and Vada. She looked over at me and gasped. “Was it an accident, Narkim what happened?” She asked. I looked at Denisha. “I um got to a fight with some dude at the club” She shook her head. “If it’s one twin then it’s another” The doctor came out. “Okay Richards family?” She asked. My mom waved her hand. “Okay so Norielle is up, she’s just a little light headed. It seems to me she had an anxiety attack and passed out due to the attack, she is okay and so is the baby. I just ask that we keep her from stress being that she does have a little high blood pressure” The doctor said smiling. Mama shook her head. “Okay run that by me again you said the baby is okay?” She asked. I shook my head. “Yes, the baby is fine, and moving around he seems to be an energetic little fella especially due to the circumstance, you guys can now see her” She said before walking away. Mama turned and looked at us. “Yall knew?” She asked. “Mama I just found out like you” Damien said. She shook her head. “I’m talking to your older siblings”. We all nodded. “She didn’t want to tell you yet” Janessa said. “I need to sit this one down, I will see yall back out the house I can’t see her right now” Mama walked out. I was nervous to walk in the room. “Come on yall” Vada said. I sighed. “I’ll be out here” Nisha told me. When we walked in Nori was eating Doritos and drinking cranberry juice. “Nor, Nor” Vada said hugging her. She smiled as she hugged MJ, and Janessa, Damien and Nylah. She looked at me and shook her head. “I want you out! Get him out!” She yelled. MJ sighed. “Come on man. Doc said no stress”. “Norielle man I’m sorry” I said as MJ was lightly pushing me towards the door. I sucked my teeth and threw myself into the seat. “What happened?” Nisha asked. “Nori don’t want to see me” I said pouting. This is what I feared, losing my sister.

Nori:

I was relieved to know my baby was okay, but I was scared as fuck to know I had passed out after having a bad anxiety attack. I was pissed at my twin for setting up Andre’ like that. He was in there doing time for nothing. While my brother was out here still doing nothing with his life but being a dope boy. Fuck him I don’t want to talk to him ever. He the reason I’m doing this shit alone. “Nori man how come you aint tell us we were having a nephew!” Damien said rubbing on my stomach. I felt happy to have my bump out and not hiding it anymore. “You’re going to freak but Mama Richards knows now” Nylah told me. I sighed. “I mean, She was going to find out eventually” I said calm. The doctor told me to stay calm. “When can you leave?” MJ asked. “Now” I told them. “Alright then chipmunk get dressed so we can go, its 5:13 in the morning we are tired” Vada said. I got dressed and checked out.

When we got home, everybody went to their rooms. Nylah slept in Vada’s room since she was back in the guest house. I was hoping Narkim was smart and went to Denisha’s. When I walked into my room my mom was sitting on my bed drinking wine, at fucking 6 in the morning. “You know when I was pregnant with you guys, I almost lost you both due to high risk, the doctor said you were guys were supposed to not make it but you did and I knew you were destined to be something great. I didn’t expect you to end up pregnant” She said looking at me. I shrugged. “Well I didn’t either, but it happened, I can’t undo it but I can make the best of it” I told her. She just stared at me. “Was this a one-night stand, did the father bail, where is he, please don’t tell me you don’t know who he is?” She asked. “The baby’s father and I are together, he is away right now” I told her. She nodded. “So, he is visiting family?” She asked. I nodded slowly. I couldn’t tell her he was in jail. “What does he do, is he in school?” She asked. “Yes, his name is Andre’ Dobbs, his dad owns a small restaurant chain in Savannah, his parents also do ministry work and he is an honor student” I told her. She laughed chugging her wine. “Ministry work, do they know their son fucked my daughter and got her pregnant?” I nodded although I was unsure. “They are thrilled” I said. She shrugged. “Well, I hope you have a plan because I’m not taking care of that baby and honey when your father finds out, you’re going to have an ear full” She told me. “I’m going to school and I’m going to work and take care of my son with his father, I won’t need help” I said sternly. She nodded. “You don’t have a car Norielle or a pot to piss in but this house, you live in a dorm on campus once that baby is here you can’t raise him in the dorm room and have your roommate watch him before your classes” She told me. “Mommy I got this please don’t stress me out” I told her. “Hey, I’m, being realistic, I knew my fish dreams were real” She said before leaving out. I laid on my bed and rubbed my stomach. “Don’t worry baby, we won’t be struggling hopefully daddy gets out in time” I said. My door opened again revealing Grandma Rudy. “Nori” She walked in. “You okay?” She asked. I nodded. “Your mama called and told me what happened” She said. My mom walked back into the room. “You knew too?” She asked. Grandma Rudy nodded. “Mama you could have told me!” She yelled. Grandma Rudy put her hands on her hip. “I don’t have to tell you shit If I don’t want to, and this is why, you drunk again hollering go to bed Rice” She said before walking out. I laid back down and heard them arguing in the hall way. I was now wondering what Daddy was going to say.

Janessa: (5 days before Christmas)

It had been 2days since Norielle went to the hospital the house has been chill, no drama, Narkim been I’m guessing with his girlfriend. Nylah and Nori been spending time together. I’m assuming Damien and Nylah aren’t getting along. Which is awkward since it’s been so calm, but it’s always calm before the storm. I was making lunch for Chase, while Dylan was upstairs sleep. Since our last Dinner our mother had been at Stephans for a little while she had planned on coming back tonight since all the drama had ceased. “Paw Patrol!” Chase yelled. I turned on Paw Patrol on his tablet, I started cleaning up the dishes the house had been a mess since mama was gone. I heard a knock at the door. “Chase Mommy will be right back” I told him. He looked at me and smiled eating his grapes. I wiped off my hands and I opened the door. My heart dropped. “Hey Ness” Omari said. He had two roses. “I got one for you and Vi” He told me. “What the fuck? Why are you here?” Vada asked appearing beside me. He gave her a rose and handed me one. She grabbed her rose and threw it. I simply shook my head rejecting it. “She asked you a question?” I said folding my arms with the drying towel still in my hand. “It’s snowing out here can I come inside?” He asked. “Uh no you can freeze to death” Vada said. He pleaded with her through pleading eyes. “Vi” I said. She moved out the way. Omari walked in and closed the door. “Look I wanted to apologize to you both for putting you guys against each other and cheating on you Vada and taking things further with you Ness” He said. I shook my head. “Janessa” I said sucking my teeth at him. “You’re an asshole for telling her and second you made me seem like a hoe when you were the one pressuring me to drink and fuck you that night when I was only 16, then you got me hooked on your pills after you got injured and couldn’t play football so you got addicted to pain pills and you knew I was depressed for getting an abortion after you tried to guilt trip me into keeping a baby I didn’t want in the first place!” I yelled. Vada folded her arms and shook her head at him. “Omari you need to go” She said. “Vi, you really going to listen to your hoe of a sister that split us up from the beginning?” He said. “Excuse me?!” I yelled. He looked at me and pulled out his phone. “I have old photos of you, and old videos of your pill popping druggie ass, All I wanted was Vada, so I settled for her dumb ass sister” He said. I was about to hit the fuck out of him. When I felt a force move me and punch him in his face. “Come at my wife again, and we going to have a problem for real” Dylan said. Omari laughed. “What you going to do white boy?” He asked him. Dylan walked up to him. Vada opened the door. “You really need to go and please for the love of God don’t come back don’t hit me up, you are already blocked” She said. “Vada look I’m a little drunk, I’m sorry”. He wasn’t trying to leave. “Ayo, this that Omari cat” Michael said coming down the steps. “Yeah it’s me” MJ nodded and pulled out his gun. “Come near my sisters, my family anybody again, I will put a bullet in your dick” He said. Omari hurried up and ran out the door. I looked at MJ shocked. “Malcom what the fuck!” Vada said. He smiled and shrugged. “I told you I was tired of him” he said before walking back upstairs. “Mommy!” Chase yelled. I quickly went into the dining room. “What’s wrong baby?” I asked. He pointed to the ground. His grapes had fell. I laughed and kissed his head. “Okay I will get you some more” Dylan walked in holding his hand. “Baby I need ice” He said. I kissed his knuckles. “You need more than that, that was sexy” I said to him. He smirked. “Nobody disrespects my wife” He told me.

Damien:

Nylah hasn’t looked at me, spoken to me. Respond to my texts in 2 days. Narkim aint been around to talk to. I’m positive Nylah has me blocked. Kristen still blowing me up after I aint talked to her since that night. I’m conflicted but then I’m not because I just want to cut this shit off have my best friend back. I was eating spaghetti mama made for lunch at the table by myself, Nylah came down to get some chips or something. She had knocked all the water bottles out the fridge. I got up from the table to help. She looked at me and shook her head. “I’m find Damien please leave me alone” She said sternly. “I’m just trying to help” I said grabbing a water bottle. “Well I don’t want or need your help” She said snatching the water bottle from me and leaving. I sighed. “It shouldn’t be this complicated” I said to myself. Kristen started calling my phone. I sighed. “Yerrrr” I said. She paused for a minute. “Excuse me! You haven’t answered your phone in 2 days sir, what’s going on?” She asked. I got up and took the call outside. “Look I’m not your man! I don’t have to talk to you! Please stop blowing my shit up! Damn!” I snapped. She started laughing. “So childish, your father doesn’t act like this” She said. “Bitch go fuck his old ass then, you’re talking to a child what do you expect” I said annoyed. “Bitch? You will not call me a- “I hung up the phone and went back into the house. She kept blowing up my phone. I put the spaghetti away. “Yo Mama?” I said. She was decorating the house with lights. “I’m bout to go for a drive I’ll be back”. I got in my car and drove to the park to play basketball. It was a little snow outside by I just needed my mind clear. I was playing for about an hour. “Damien?” I looked up to see Narkim. “One on One?” I asked. He shrugged. He still had a bruise under his left eye and band aid above his eyebrow. “What homie look like?” I asked. He looked at me funny. “The nigga that you fought” He laughed. “Ummm homie in crutches” He said. I laughed. “My nigga” I said. He started bouncing the ball and took off on my ass. We both played for our basketball team, well I currently play on the team while he played when He was in school. “How you and La?” He asked. Shooting his shot. “We not talking, she found out about the teacher” I told him. He stopped and looked at me. “What you going to do?” He asked. I shrugged. “Ima cut that bitch off simple” I said. “And then what?” He asked. “Get La-La back” I said. He nodded. “That’s my little brother” He said dapping me up. “How’s Nori?” he asked. I shrugged. “I don’t know she been chill her and Nylah been kicking it you know laughing and shit” I said. He slowly nodded his head. “I hate when we all aint getting along you know, we family we should be tight, but you know shit happens” He told me. “I don’t know what yall got going on, but it’s always been us 3 when the rents were gone or when everybody else moved out and we always been close so I’m sure shit will get better hopefully between mama and daddy” I said. He sighed. “Keep dreaming with that one kid, but aye I’m catch you later tonight maybe” He said before driving off. I bounced the ball a little bit before deciding to drive to Kristen’s spot.

When I pulled up at her spot, I knocked on the door. She quickly opened the door and closed it. She shook her head. “Your dad is here” She whispered. I shrugged. “Good for you, I’m done with this shit don’t call me don’t show up at my house unannounced leave me alone” I said to her. She bit on her lip. “Why? Huh before you didn’t want to stop now why?” She asked. “Because Nylah found out and I care more about her then I do you, I’m sorry Ms. Madison” She laughed lowly. “That little bitch, she’s not even women enough for you” She said smirking. I smiled at her. “Call her a bitch again and I’m tell the whole world about us” I told her. She shook her head. “I can fail you out of my class and you won’t graduate or play ball again” She said. I looked at her. “You try to manipulate me to many times, now all I have to do is tell your father and everyone else that you been coming on to me harassing me, I have all those messages we used to have from each other” She told me. I shook my head. “I’m 17 and you psycho over some under age dick” I said before leaving. She got me fucked up.

MJ:

Shit has been chill since we found out Nori was pregnant. Mama been quiet, we know she’s pissed. Nori and she haven’t really spoken. Nylah and Damien aint been talking. I don’t know what’s up with that. Narkim been distant. I don’t blame him, Nori is really hurt by his actions. My life been ok for these past 2 days. Gia and I been texting on and off like I said. I’m just chilling. I was sitting on the couch with Chase and Nori, and Nylah watching Zootopia. I don’t why they got me watching this shit, but it makes me really miss my kids. “Ding, Dong” The doorbell rang. “I got it” I told them. They were glued to the phones while Chase was watching in his little chair amazed at the movie. I got up and opened the door. I see it was Danielle. “Hey” I said. She smiled lightly. “Um I just wanted to stop by to check on Norielle. I had called your phone the other day but you didn’t answer so I called the house to let you know I was coming back on Christmas eve but your Grandma picked up and kind of yelled at me for not bringing the kids to see her and for not coming to check on Nori, so I’m here” She said. I nodded. I moved to the side to let her come in. “Norielle, Danielle here to see you” I said. She came in to the hall near the door. I swear as soon as we found out Nori was pregnant it’s like her baby bump grew or she just stopped hiding it. “Oh my Gosh, your pregnant?!” Danielle said in excitement. Nori smiled and nodded. “Yeah, been keeping a secret for a little minute, I’m having a boy” She said. Danielle lightly rubbed her stomach. “I’m glad you’re okay, congratulations honey, I will bring Chris and Lei over on Christmas eve”. Norielle nodded. “Okay cool they can meet Janessa son Chase, their cousin” She told her. Danielle looked at me. I shrugged. “Hey what’s my family without secrets” I told her. “Malcom can we talk upstairs” She asked me. I nodded and followed her upstairs. She sat on the bed in her big coat she had on. “I wanted to see you honestly, I had been missing you a lot and shit hasn’t been good between us and I don’t want us to get a divorce but at least try counseling this time and work on us, take time away from my job the kids just us” She said. I looked at her. “I mean, yeah that’s cool. I wouldn’t mind that, I mean I’m happy we can work on shit” I told her. She smiled. “Me too” She got up and kissed me. We started making out, it had been a minute since I see her. I can’t lie I missed my wife.

“Ima come back with the kids before Christmas eve” Danielle said pulling up her leggings. “Come back tonight” I said grabbing her hand. She blushed. “Ima try” She told me. I got dressed and walked with her downstairs it was around 7:43pm. “I love you” I told her kissing her. “I love you” She smiled before leaving. I went into the kitchen to warm up the food mom made, and probably watch a movie on Netflix. I grabbed my food and brought it into the living room. Nylah was in the dining room with Vada. Nessa and Dylan were bringing up the stuff for the tree. “You know yall got to go get the tree tomorrow” Janessa said. I nodded. “Yeah, I know” I said to her. “I heard you and Danielle” Damien said making a face. I rolled eyes. “Shut up lil nigga” I told him smiling. “Yall made up, yall good?” Nessa asked. Mama came downstairs and grabbed my food. “You know you eat in the dining room MJ” She said. I rolled my eyes. “Aight mama” I told her. “When is Dani bringing my babies?” She asked. I got up from the couch. “Soon Ma, soon” I was walking to the dining room when the doorbell rang again, followed by a knock. “Who is it?” I asked. I opened the door to see some tall young guy. He had on a long coat with some skinny jeans and vans and his hands were in his pocket. He was like a rich kid. “Yo can I help you?” I asked. He nodded. “Hi, how you doing I’m looking for Norielle Richards, is the right address?” He asked. I just looked at him. “Im here big brother Malcom, who are you?” I asked wanting to know what this nigga wanted with my sister. “Im her boyfriend my name is Andre’ Dobbs”

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Chapter 9:

MJ:

I pulled up at Gia’s house faster than expected. She was sitting on the steps in her bubble coat sniffling. “Yo, what’s up? You good?” I asked. She looked up at me with her hair in her face. She shook her head no. “What’s up then? Can we go inside it’s about it’s freezing” I told her. She frowned and got up and opened the door. Gia stayed on the west side of Atlanta, right around the corner from the hood. I walked in and seen her shit thrown all over the place. “What happened?” I asked. She folded her arms leaning up against the wall leading into her kitchen. “My friend Jamal came over here, we were talking, and I cut things off with him and he just spazzed on me, we started fighting, and you know me I aint know punk, I will beat a niggas ass but he hit me in my face! My fucking face!” She screamed. I sighed, “G, you called me over here to tell me that?” I asked. She sucked her teeth in, I called you over here because he was beating my ass” She simply said. I shrugged. “Why call me? All those brothers you got” I told her. She shrugged. “I just did I don’t know, you came so” She said. I sat on the couch and laughed a little. “You do this to me every time man, you get mad flip on me say we never talking again and then you call me cause you need something, it’s old” I told her. She came over and tried to hit me. “Man watch out, you wilding” I told her. “Your so mean and arrogant, you came didn’t you, you aint have to come but you did, I hate you I should call your wife and tell her how you sleep with me when yall have breaks and shit” She said. I tossed her my phone “Go ahead, I don’t care, we separated right now anyways” I said. She picked up my phone and gave it back to me. “So, what now, you’re getting a divorce?” She asked. I shrugged. “I don’t know that aint your business, matter fact Ima get going and you owe me gas” I told her. She rolled her eyes. I moved her hair out her face. “Damn, he did hit you real hard” I said. She swatted my hand. “GO” She said. I looked at her and shook my head. “Ill stay to make sure he doesn’t come back but that’s it” I told her. She looked up at me. “Thanks” She simply said.

I stayed for like a couple of hours. It started getting dark, and she fell asleep on the couch. I got up to leave. “Malcom please don’t go”. She said. I sighed. “Can you please lay with me, not sexually just for safety?” She asked. I nodded. Even though, Dani and I separated doesn’t mean I can sleep with whoever. I’m just taking shit for what it is and trying to change for my family.

Vada: (The next day) 7 days till Christmas

Since the events that happened the other day. Michael is still mad at me, but in good news Nessa and I have formed a better relationship thanks to Grandma. We been catching up on each other’s lives and bonding. Omari wasn’t shit and I let a small high school fling ruin 10years, that was some dumb shit. So now I got to do major damage control. I still have been calling Michael and He has still yet to answer. I left at least 30 text messages and voice audios. He can’t possibly be this mad. “You still sulking? “MJ asked. I was laying in my old room in my pajamas watching “Two can play that game” and eating some snacks and smoking myself through 5 blunts. I through my pillow at him. “Get out let me be sad in peace nigga!” I screamed. “What if I tell You I know where MJ is staying but you can’t tell him, I told you!” He said. I nodded. “Come in, sit down blunt? Oreos?” He started laughing. He took a hit of my blunt. “We some weed heads” He laughed. I shook my head. “This is for medicinal use” I said he laughed. “Man, Mike just mad you was still mad over that bum ass nigga Omari, I’m tired of dude as well, I want to deck the shit out of him” He told me. I smiled. “I can make that happen” I told him. He shook his head. “Nah fuck him, just try to work shit out I guess, my dude loves you a lot he just need space” He told me. I pouted. “He could at least call a bitch” I said. He nodded slowly. “Yeah but you know like you told me give it time, its Christmas” MJ said. “How’s Danni?” I asked. He shrugged. “We talked and decided we need another break, I’m stressing her out, and I’m too insecure” He told me. He grabbed some Oreos. I turned to him. “I’m sorry Bro” I told him. He laughed it off a little. “It’s all good, I get to see my kids still, I miss them man, and plus you know I kissed Gia the other night so I aint no saint, I messed around with her our last separation” He confessed. I gasped and shoved him. “Gia from Highschool Gia?” I asked. He nodded. “I mean she is cute girl, always here followed you everywhere Grandma Rudy used to say” I told him. He shrugged. “I don’t know Gia and I have a lot of Issues just like Dani and I and my kids come first right now, plus with all this divorce and break ups and space my head fucked. Gia got into it with her new mans he kind of beat shawty ass, I went to check on her and we slept in the same bed and that was it” He said. There was another knock at the door revealing my grandma, and D. “We smelled the weed” Damien said. He jumped in my bed. Grandma scooted MJ over. “What’s going on up in here?” Grandma Rudy said. “Just some sis and bro talk” MJ said. Damien hopped is long ass over me to grab some hot Cheetos and some Oreos. “Hogging all the got damn snacks Vi!” He said smirking. “Oh, my Lord why are yall all in here?” I groaned. “Checking on Your big sis” Damien said. “Nah I came in here for a blunt, and to tell yo ass to get up get it together and go get your man” Grandma Rudy said. She opened my juice and drank it. “Grandma!” I yelled. She shrugged her shoulders. “My mouth was dry child!” She said. I got up off the bed. MJ and Damien were throwing Oreos at each other in my bed. “YO! Sibling time is over, I need to get dressed and clean up byeeee” I said. Damien through an Oreo at me. “Boyyyyy” I said. “My bad” He said laughing before running out the room. MJ grabbed the hot Cheetos and left, Grandma Rudy took off her house shoes and turned up the volume sitting on my bean bag on the floor. “Grandma can I get dressed?” I asked. She waved me off. “Girl what you got aint no different than what I got, Im just a little wrinkly, but just a tad don’t get it twisted I’m still fresh and new” She told me. I palmed my face and grabbed my shit and went in the bathroom. When I came out, she was knocked out in the bean bag. I shook my head and started to get ready to clean up and get myself together. MJ let me use his car and I drove Downtown to see Michael. I pulled up at the Marriot, let Valet take my car and I sighed deeply as I headed up to his room. I knocked on his room door. “Who is it?” I could hear him yell. I could hear him pause at the door. “MJ told you?” He asked. I shook my head. “Grandma Rudy got the info from somewhere” I lied. He let me in the door. “I um I been missing you” I told him. He nodded. “I can’t lie and say I don’t miss you, right now Sky I need space I came here to get to know your family how you grew up and ask your dad to marry you and go back to our life in New York now this family drama is okay but this drama between you and your sister over some old nigga who you lied about seeing is not what I signed up for” He told me. I nodded. “Well things are better”. He just looked at me. “Sky you said that last time” He said. I nodded. “Baby I’m sorry for lying I’m sorry I brought you here I’m sorry” I said to him. “I forgive you, I love you but please Sky I need a little more space” He said. I sighed. “Okay” I nodded before walking out. I looked at him. He looked away and closed the door. I know I fucked up just a little but please Lord don’t take my fine ass man from me. I thought on my way back downstairs trying not to make a big crying scene.

Damien:

Nylah aint been talking to me since our blow-up last night. She been cooped up in Norielle room and shit or helping Nessa with my nephew. She aint acknowledge me or nothing. “Yo so MJ you really pulled a gun out on homie?” i asked MJ. We were all sitting at the dinner table eating some Johnny’s New York Pizza, Vada brought home after coming back from seeing Michael. “Yeah man nigga was straight tripping”. He said. I laughed I heard stories around my school about my big brother being bad as hell but damn. “Yo you going to let me shoot?” I asked smiling. “No baby bro, you too goofy you might shoot yourself” He said. “Yeah no more bringing out guns while my son is here okay” Nessa said. It was just us all chilling while Chase was sleep upstairs, Mama was still at Stephan’s. Charles picked up Grandma Rudy again. Dad of course had his own shit. Narkim aint been home since last night. I glanced at Nylah across the table. She was talking with Nori and Vada. She looked over at me and then looked away. “Yall good?” Janessa asked, putting us on the spot. Nylah smiled and nodded. “Yeah just needed some girl time” She stated. I nodded. “That part” I simply said. “Babe damn all up in their business” Dylan said. Janessa shrugged. “They are like Nori and Nari always together, it’s weird they are sitting across the table not talking” She softly said to him. “So, anybody talk to Narkim?” I asked switching the subject. Nori nodded. “Yeah he is with Nisha” She said. I slowly nodded. “Yo D, you trying to play COD again and get dragged?” MJ said. Dylan laughed. “Ayo nah let me play Im the real king of COD aint that right baby?” Dylan said to Nessa. She shrugged. “That’s man stuff, yall go play we will be in here”. We went to play Call of Duty for a little while. Dylan was carrying the team while we kept dying, man this nigga wasn’t lying. My phone kept blowing up with text from Kristen while I was playing so I had to quit playing. I went upstairs to talk to her for a little minute. When i got upstairs I seen Nylah in my room. “Aye um what’s up?” I asked. She looked at me with teary eyes. “I don’t know why I came in here, Nori insisted that I talk to you” She said. I nodded. “What’s up?” I asked. She sighed. “What you said to me was fucked up, you don’t feel sorry?” She asked. I shrugged. “I mean, yeah man what more do you want me to say?” I told her. She shrugged. “That you change your mind, I don’t know why I’m in here can I at least use your tablet, Nori and I don’t watch the same shit and I’m tired of using my phone” She said. I nodded. “Yeah you know the password, right?” I asked. She looked at me crazy. “Duh” She said before closing the door. I laid on my bed and started texting Kristen back. “Yo alone tonight?” I asked. She sent me back an emoji😜. “Send me something?” i replied. It took her 5mins before she flooded our text with nudes. I bit my lip and replied. “Damn”. I see my door fly open. “What the fuck Damien?!” She yelled tossing my tablet on the bed. “Shit!” I said. I forgot my iMessage’s was liked to my tablet. “Look La, fuck!” I stressed. She looked at me with tears in her eyes. “Your disgusting Damien” She said with them now rolling off her cheek. “Your fucking a grown ass lady, our teacher, your dad’s girlfriend! I don’t know you anymore and I don’t want too!” She screamed. I stepped near her. She snatched the necklace off her neck and threw it at me. “You’re a sick fucking person and I don’t want nothing to do with you we are done! I fucking hate you!” She slammed the door. I never felt heartbreak or betrayal in my life but I’m guessing this is what it feels like.

Narkim:

“Baby look I got to go” I told Denisha. She kept laying on me not trying to get up. “Man, if i’m late Mack will kill me” I told her. She rolled her eyes. “Fine!” She said. She grabbed her book bag. “I got to work tonight anyways” She said. I sighed. “Baby, I love you” I said. She nodded. “Don’t die Nari or I will kill you. Love you too” She said. I grabbed my shit and dipped. I got in my car and headed on over to Downtown Atlanta where I was meeting The Latino gang to make the trade. Mack and his goons loaded up 200 bands worth of drugs into my Range He said he needed to at least get some money out of this. I was riding HOT. Like I’m going to jail for life if I get caught. I pulled up in Midtown near an old park. I ain’t never had to use my strap and I was praying to God I won’t have to. I see headlights pull up near me. The car parked, and two big Hispanic niggas got out the car and then a little one. They all had the heat on them. I was nervous as fuck. “Yo you College Boy?” The little one said with a strong New York accent. I nodded. “Aight nigga so where do bricks at? I aint got all fucking night its cold as fuck and it’s snowing” I walked over to my truck and popped the trunk revealing the bags. “I got the Xanz, the perc’s, the gas, and the snow” I told them. He nodded. “You got the money?” I asked. He smiled. “I got 100 bands thats it” He stated. I shook my head. “Nah nigga its 200 or nothing” I said. They started laughing. The big guy punched the shit out of me. “I said 100, you take it or no deal” He said. I wiped the blood from my lip and pulled out my gun. “Yo, aint no deal” I said. “Ayo Biz fuck this fool up” He told him. I tried to pull the trigger but i aint know how to shoot. He knocked it out my hand and started whooping my ass. I tried to get up to fight back but he was bigger than my skinny ass. I just prayed for God to not let him kill me. “Yo back the fuck off my nigga for there’s blood everywhere!” I heard. I felt somebody pull me up. I looked to see Kadeem. He was part of Mack Crew. I see Mack and the crew extremely deep. “Told you College Boy, you aint ready yet” He told me. “Give me my got damn money and Juarez! Right fucking now all 200, your price went up to $300,000 matter of fact, yall tried to play my cuzzo right here” He said pointing to me. He shot the big nigga in the leg. He started screaming. “That’s for putting your hands on my homie, yall must have forgot how I roll, give me my money and get the fuck out my city before I kill all yall motherfuckers” He said. Juarez nodded and quickly gave Mack 3 bags full of money, Mack’s crew loaded his car up with money before he sped off. “Yo never do big deals without the crew you would have died little nigga” He told me. “You good bro?” Kadeem asked me. I was slightly limping. I felt like he broke my rib, my face was banging, and I could feel the blood in my mouth, I kept having to spit. Mack threw me the bag. “There go yo 100 bands don’t say I aint never did nothing for you” I nodded. I slowly got in my car due to the pain and drive to Andre’s parents’ house. I left the bag on the porch and rang the doorbell before hurrying in pain to get back into my car. Although I got my ass whopped, I felt relief.

Nori:

I woke up to a sudden pain in my side and feeling like somebody punched me in my face. I had been feeling pain all day, plus I couldn’t keep nothing down. I was worried about the baby. I felt Nylah in my bed crying. “You good La?” I asked. She nodded wiping her face. “Yeah just miss my family” She said. I nodded. “Well Ima be back”. She nodded facing my window. I couldn’t see her face. I threw on my hoodie and my slippers and went downstairs. I see MJ sleep on the couch, I went into the kitchen. I was massaging my stomach to get the baby to move over. I opened the fridge to grab something to drink. I heard the front door open. I jumped a little. I went to the pantry to grab some chips when I heard Narkim and MJ. “Yo Nari you scared the shit out of me” I heard MJ say. “Sorry man” Narkim said. “What the fuck happened to you Narkim?” I heard MJ say. “Man, nothing a little deal gone bad” I heard my twin say. “A little deal Nari your limping, when mama come home how you going to explain your face? Huh? Man, I told you. You aint built for this life, let this shit go” MJ said sounding like Daddy. I wanted to see my brothers face so bad, I wanted to see if he was okay, but I wanted to know what was going on, and I know to keep me safe he wouldn’t tell me. “MJ man chill, I did what I needed to do, now it’s just little deals from here on out” Narkim said. “Oh, but this was a little deal man what Mack got you doing?” MJ asked. “I need the money man, Yeah I got money but not enough to help out my friend” Narkim told MJ. “The friend you set up in jail?” He asked. I was trying to figure out what friend he was talking about. “Yes, you told me to fix it” Narkim said. MJ sighed. “Man you still got to pay for more than just that, you got some nigga locked up for your dumb ass actions, you put the coke in his car, look what this shit got you doing Nari, man but you stubborn as fuck you aint listening, I been to jail for that bullshit to many times” MJ said. I kept thinking about what Nari said about the cocaine in the car. I walked into the living room. “Nori what you are doing up?” MJ asked. I looked at Narkim who face was bloody and swollen. “You set up Andre’?” I asked feeling rage. Narkim looked down. “That’s who you’re talking about?” I asked. “Andre?” MJ asked. I felt my anxiety building up. “Did you?!” I yelled. He sighed. “I ain’t mean too Nori, I had it on me his car was there I was scared as fuck I wasn’t thinking” He told me. I looked at him and slapped the shit out of him. “You watched me stress and go through this by myself and you did nothing you said nothing!” I yelled. MJ tried to pull me back. “Nori, sis I was stupid, but I fixed it” He said. I could feel my chest getting hot and I couldn’t calm down. “Nori!” MJ yelled. “Yo Norielle! what’s wrong?” I could feel the room cave in on me and everything went black.

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Chapter 8: 8 days till Christmas

Vada:

I couldn’t sleep last night. I was waiting up all night for Michael to come back. I heard a knock at the door. I jumped up quickly and opened the guest house door. “Oh hey” I said to my Grandma Rudy. She walked in with her infamous mug filled with nothing but coffee and liquor, and a blunt in her mouth. “Not now Grandma, I’m not in the mood to drink or smoke” I told her. She scrunched up her face. “Child, first of all, the blunt is for me, and this is just tea for your ass here” She said handing it to me. I grabbed the tea and drank some of it. “So where Michael?” She asked me. I shrugged. “I don’t know, I have called him, no answer. Nothing” I started crying. She shook her head at me lighting the blunt. “See where vengeance gets you, no got damn where” She told me. I sighed. “I was hurt. Janessa did some fucked up shit, how you date a nigga I was in love with, and then date him longer than I did then lose your virginity to him and get pregnant and help him through his difficult time, like that bitch stole my man for real” I stressed. Grandma Rudy shrugged. “So, motherfuckers cheat every day and have no care in the world, sometimes they conscience catch up to them but they don’t give a fuck, yeah It wasn’t right, it was fucked up but you are living an awesome life, your in good health, you had or might still have a man that loves you, you never had to want for nothing, nice car; and you pressed over a dick you never had and only was with for half of the year. I was with your damn granddaddy for 15 years and realized I could not stand that piece of shit, I woke up one morning and was mad that I gave up my life for that sorry ass nigga, God rest his soul where ever he ran off too” She said taking a drag of the blunt. “Nessa made some dumb ass mistakes when she was young, she was a cheerleader getting her head gassed up every day, depressed for feeling the need to be perfect, she had bitchy moments but she has changed she moved away got her degree, traveled with that fine ass white man over seas had a baby, she has changed she did not deserve to have her shit thrown on the table like that last night, that was wrong. Let that dumb ass shit go, a nigga ain’t worth you cutting off blood. You need to take yo ass in that damn house and apologize to Nessa and her Husband and then go fix your relationship before you back home single cause you were pressed off a nigga that you was in like with” She told me getting up and leaving. I got up and got myself together.

Janessa:

After the blow up, I been quiet. Mostly in embarrassment. I didn’t want anybody to know that shit about me. I tried hard to make my life better. I’m over this “You stole my man shit” It’s not that deep. I have other things to worry about like my child, my marriage. “Mama, I hungry” Chase said to me. Dylan, Chase and I are staying in my old room. “Where Dada?” I asked him. He shrugged holding on to his bear. I picked him up and put him on the floor. He held on to my fingers as I walked downstairs. Mostly everyone was still in they rooms. It was 9:45 am. I see Dylan and MJ talking on the back porch. “Cereal?” I asked Chase. He nodded. I picked him up and put him and put him in my lap at the table as I let him eat his cereal. I heard the back porch open. “Aye Ness, Mama got Christians old booster seat in the basement if you need it” He asked me. I nodded. “Yes please this boy can’t keep eating in my lap” I said to him smiling. “I got him, you should see it at the table in the basement” MJ said. I got up and passed Chase to my brother. Chase started whimpering cause we had to stop him from eating. “I’ll come help you” Dylan said. I nodded. I opened the basement door and he helped me down. Our basement was like a second house just in case it was a tornado or something. “You going to not speak all day?” Dylan asked. I shrugged. “I don’t know what to say, Oh I’m sorry for getting an abortion at 16, or I’m sorry for using pills to cope with certain shit, it was the past Dylan” I said. He grabbed me lightly and turned me to him. “Vada was a bitch for what she said, I have a secret too, I caught an STD once after I was dared to sleep with all the girls on the cheerleading team in highschool, I tried X one time, I used to get bullied at school. I was shocked you never told me but we all got shit we don’t like to talk about” He said. I scrunched up my face. “An std? X? Bullied?” I asked. He laughed. “Chlamydia, yes I tried it at a party once to be cool at school and I embarrassed myself at a party, I was bullied for being kind of obese in middle school, I worked off the weight in high school” He stated. I smiled. “Kind of minor but thank you for making me feel better” I said. He kissed my forehead then my lips. “Now let’s hurry back up before Chase baby talks your brother to death”. I nodded laughing. We walked back upstairs, and I see Vada sitting next to MJ playing with Chase. Dylan looked at me. “Can we talk?” She asked. I rolled my eyes. “No, I’m not doing this shit with you Vada” I told her. “Fine, I will do it here. I’m sorry for ever spazzing on you, fighting you, putting you down, and cutting you off when you clearly needed your big sister. I’m sorry for not being at your son’s birth, your wedding graduation, everything. When we were young, we did everything together. We played barbies together. Painted nails, just all sister stuff, except when we got to high school shit changed but still Omari was not even all that to trip over, I’m sorry for this whole shit and I want my sister back and I’m sorry Dylan for being rude to you, clearly my sister is blessed to have you and Chase.”. She said. She got up and walked over to me. “I love you Ness” She said. Although I wanted to be mean, I was tired of the fighting. I nodded. “I love you Vi” I said.

Narkim:

After yet another family blow up. I thought about how Vi and Ness just cut each other off and I got scared that if Nor found out what I did that would be us, and we all family and siblings but Nor and I, shared a womb we are half of each other. I can’t lose my sister man. I came down stairs after getting dressed. I had shit to tend to this afternoon. I seen Vi and Ness just playing with My nephew Chase. I was confused. “So we Gucci?” Vi nodded. “Yeah, just got to find Michael” She said. I nodded. “Homie just pissed he will be back, his shit still here” I told her. She rolled her eyes. I smirked. “Aye can we talk” I told MJ. He nodded and followed me outside. “What’s up little brother” He said. I put my hands in my jacket packet and leaned against my car door. “ I did some fucked up shit and I need to know how I can fix it” I told him. He folded his arms. “What shit you into now Nari?” He asked. I sighed. “Man, I um was friends with this nigga and you know I had a brick on me and the police got involved and he in jail for some shit I did but you know he don’t know that” I told him. MJ shook his head. “Narkim come on man, a nigga did that same shit to me, you got to get that nigga out ASAP” He told me. I nodded. I ain’t want to tell him it was Nori’s man. “How?” I asked. He laughed a little. “All that money you make slanging can bail that nigga out and his lawyer can clear up that charge”. He told me. I nodded. “Okay bet” I told him. He nodded and walked back in the house. I got in my whip and drove to the Prison Andre’ was at. I walked in to the visitation room and seen Andre’. He smiled at me and dapped me up. “Man what’s up?” He told me smiling. I smiled back. “Man how you been?” I asked. He shook his head. I can see he looked kind of rough. He had a beard now and he needed a haircut. Andre’ was a rich honor student, mostly a pretty boy, so seeing him like this made me sick. “Honestly nigga the only thing that is keeping me from losing my shit is your sister and my son man, I got to keep my head up for them, praying I get out of here soon, so I wont miss his birth or his first moments” He said smiling. I nodded. “Yeah, how about your parents they helping?” I asked. He nodded. “My family is trying but trying to keep this shit under wraps that way the public don’t get a hold of it. But people been talking, my lawyer said they are making a deal with the judge, Judge talking about 100 bands to get this off my record and to maybe get me out before Christmas” He told me. I was hoping less than 100 bands. But I was going to try my best to get this man out. “Ima try to help you man, I have some college money stashed” I told him. He looked at me and shook his head. “Nah man, don’t do that” He told me. I shook my head. “Nah you family I got you bruh, just keep this between ” I told him. He nodded. I dapped him up before I left. I headed to Mack’s on the west side. “Aye yo Mack” I said walking in. “College Boy, what’s good?” He asked. “I need a favor” He looked at me. “What’s up?” He said. “I need to do a couple bigger drops, I need 100 bands asap” I told him. Mack looked at me. “Aight, I got this Latino transit coming in with that good shit, I need you to get my money for me, they kind of grimy so you going to need back up, it’s going down tomorrow night don’t be late” He said to me. I nodded. “Aight”.

Damien:

Lately Nylah and I been chilling taking in all this family drama. We ain’t slept together since that night and I’m trying to keep it that way. I don’t want to hurt her, if shit goes left. Plus, Kristen been blowing a nigga phone up. She wanted me to come over today to just talk. I literally do just want to cut shit off with her but the way she is acting making me feel some type of way. Nylah been chilling with Nori, so that gives me time to just head over to her place right quick, I got in my car and drove to Downtown Atlanta where stayed. I buzzed the button to her apartment, took the elevator and hesitated to knock on the door. “Man D why are you here” I said to myself. I sighed and knocked on the door. She swung that shit open so fast revealing her in a robe and her hair curled. “Hello Mr. Richards” She said. I shook my head, this bitch. “Why am I here Ms. Madison?” I asked her. She motioned for me to sit on the couch. I sat down and looked at her. “Man what’s up?” I said. She sat down and smiled at me. “I decided that maybe I should quit being a teacher at the school, and take on being a professor at Spellman like your Father, and eventually cutting him off and we can be together” She said looking at me. I busted out laughing. “I’m sorry Ms. Madison, but you fine now but you going to be old as shit soon, this shit we doing is for fun man I don’t want to settle down with nobody, I’m trying to go to college fuck a couple of bitches there, and then settle down and all that fairytale shit” I told her. She nodded slowly. “Well I’ll just wait” She said. I shook my head. “Bruh, Ms. Madison this shit was fun at first but now you acting cray, My daddy must not be hitting you right cause you is pressed for my dick” I told her getting up. She shook her head. “Fine, if fucking is all you want then you can hit it anytime you want” She told me. I smiled “Anytime?” She nodded. “Alright, how about now then?” I Said. She smiled and dropped the robe.

“Why the fuck would that bitch go back in there if she knows the ghost is in there?” Nylah said. We were chilling in my room eating edibles and Netflix and chilling. After I left Kristen’s I considered maybe I don’t want to stop messing with her,I like that thrilling shit. It makes me feel like a man. “Why you are acting funny?” She asked. I shrugged. “La, I’m just cooling”. I told her. She folded her arms and looked at me. “Your being weird, I been trying to kiss on you, and stuff and you been acting like we never had sex” She said. I palmed my face. “La, you are making this complicated man, can we just be friends for now and take it slow” I said. She rolled her eyes. I felt bad, I loved this girl, everything about her drove me crazy in a good way, I didn’t expect her to want to be my girl so quickly, if shit went left, I’d lose her forever. If she knew about Kristen we would be done for. “D, we can’t go from having sex to going back friends” She said. “La, If this ended badly or I hurt you or you hurt me, this shit would fuck up our friendship” I told her. I got up and kissed her. “I want to be with you but shit can’t change right now”. I told her. She shook her head. “You still messing with that Kris girl that I know nothing about? Cause if so I should have never let you take my virginity” She said to me. I shrugged. “But you did and that’s supposed to be my fault, I’m a man, you throw coochie my way Ima hit” I said. I quickly felt bad. “La, man I aint mean that” I said. She got out of the bed. “Fuck you D, I am in love with you and you just still being stupid, I’m not these hoes you fuck with, go be with that Kristen bitch, we will be just friends nothing more nothing less”. She said before walking out and slamming the door. I heard someone knock at the door. “Yo, Nylah look” I said opening up the door. “Nigga it’s me” Narkim said. He closed my door, and stood by my dresser. “Yo, what’s going on with you and La?” He asked. I shrugged. “She tripping as usual, she gave me her virginity now she just I don’t know” I told him. I felt a sting on my face. My brother slapped the shit out of me. “Nigga you dumb as fuck for saying that, I remember I took this shawtys virginity once and walked away like it was nothing, my car dad had just bought me was destroyed, women take their virginity serious. Nylah not the type to play with that’s your best friend, and I know got damn well this better not be about that bitch” He said to me. I shrugged. “I can’t fuck with little ass girls like Nylah man, Kristen a woman wanting to center her life around me” I said. He pushed the shit out of me and whispered to me. “Once shit hits the fan, I ain’t bailing you out nigga” He said to me. “I ain’t bailing you out either cause I know you dropped out of college” I told him. He hissed at me. “Fuck you yo little ass head is gassed up over a bitch that’s playing you and dad” He said before walking out. Maybe my head was gassed up maybe I was just trying to talk big shit. I didn’t want to fight with my brother or Nylah.

MJ:

With all the drama in my family going on and in my marriage. I been stressed. Dani been ignoring my calls after she blew up my phone. We decided to talk today. I needed to see her and my kids, so I drove to Douglasville. “Malcom, why are you here?” She asked when she opened the door. I sighed, “Danielle, I been fucking up left and right. I need to talk to you for real”. She nodded. “Okay we can talk”. She came outside and closed the door. “Let’s talk in the car” I told her. She got in the car and looked at the house. “I can’t do this with you anymore Malcom, I won’t let my kids see us break up again, I can’t allow myself to keep dealing with your insecurities, here is my phone all my messages are still in there, I never cheated on you never needed to I loved you, but every time we have problems you run away, you excuse me I can’t I’m done Malcom” She told me. I shook my head. “Danielle look I’m sorry. I been scared you would leave me or find somebody better than me, cause back before you knew me I used to sell drugs, I was in and out of jail, I had to work hard to get myself back into college to get a degree so I can have the job, I have. I don’t want to be security for a top Firm. I want to own a firm. You are an executive accountant and your married to a Security guard”. I stressed to her. She sighed. “Malcom, I don’t care that you once was in jail for selling drugs we all have shit we not proud of but the way you been acting does not excuse anything, I’m not saying I want a divorce but I need time for myself, I will be there at Christmas with the kids, but for now I don’t want no insecure man, now maybe I’m tripping but for now this is how it is” She said. “I love you Danielle” I told her. She kissed me. “I love you too”. She got out the car and headed into the house. “Come see the kids” She told me. I got out and spent a good amount of time with my kids before leaving.

When I got home I seen Michael going into the guest house, and coming back out with a suitcase. “Aye Mike man, where you been?” I asked. He shook his head. “I need space right now” He told me. I shook my head. “Nah man, Vada and Nessa good now, they hashed all that shit, she feels really bad man, she aint been eating she sick missing you, just stay and talk man” I told him. He sighed. “Man I love Sky I really do, she has never lied to me so because she did and about some nigga she was pressed over has me fucked up, I’m at the Marriot downtown man I just need time to get my head straight, Ima give you my number” He told me. I nodded and we exchanged numbers. He pulled off and I went inside to get space away from the fam. My phone started ringing and I seen It was Gia. “I thought you was done with me, what now?” I asked. I could hear her crying. “Can you come get me?” She cried. I got up instantly. “Yeah just send me the addy” I told her.

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Chapter 7

adding songs to each character based on the plot or present song) (I have not proof read SORRY FOR TYPOS)

MJ: “Last Time” -Trey Songz:

After 5 cups of Exclusive Liquor Gia and I was making out on the couch, I was trying to get her bra off, while she was trying to get my belt off. I wasn’t thinking about Danielle, my kids nothing, the liquor and emotions was taking over. My iPhone kept going off. Gia got up and sighed, she passed me my phone. “You still married” She said with an attitude. I palmed my face sitting up on the couch. She passed me my keys. “I’m not doing this with you Malcom, I told you I’m not your #2, stop hitting me up and seeing me when I’m second on your mind or your wife and you have issues” Gia said. I shook my head. “It ain’t like that G” I said. She laughed. “Then what is it then, you always do this, and I fall for that stupid shit, I been with you since I was 16, I had your back when you was selling that shit, I bet your perfect wife knows nothing about your past, I was there, I helped your grandma bail you out and you sidelined me fuck you!” She yelled at me. I shook my head and picked up a picture frame she had of us together. “Why you still waiting for then G?” I asked her. She shrugged her shoulders. “I’m not anymore, I got somebody that I been putting to side because I’m scared another Nigga will come up in my life in make me a side chick when I was the main bitch, I deserved the ring, but all I got was Dick and trust issues”. She walked over to the linen closet. She threw a blanket at me. “You can crash on my couch tonight, but you got to be gone by morning” She simply said to me. “Gia, you act like you wasn’t out here having me look over my shoulders, you fucked my homeboy, you also had a whole nigga while I was jail, man fuck out here with that “Wifey” Shit, that’s why you just get the dick and she got my kids, and my ring”. I told her turning around. She started hitting my on my back. “Fuck you! I never fucked anybody you believed all the lies Mack told you about me, that’s on you stupid ass, be honest with yourself you just never loved me” She said. I shrugged my shoulders. “You held me down yeah, you helped me get out of jail, you helped me sell, you helped me but you didn’t better me G, you loved that hood life, I wanted out man, you kept wanting me to be down, I had to go to college and get my education, what are you doing with your life? Still waiting on a Nigga that’s married, you used to have dreams of doing hair and makeup, how’s that going?” I asked. She looked at me with her eyes watering. “I work at Mac now, I been doing what the fuck I got to do, but your right yeah I loved that life but I was young just like you, you still left me hanging, you just wanted somebody who didn’t remind you of who you used to be, now look at you, she’s out of your league and your crashing on my couch”. She walked away snatching the picture of Us off the table near the couch and tossed it in the trash before turning off the light and leaving me in the dark. “Man, what the fuck” I stressed.

Narkim: (ASAP- T.I.) :

I was racing through 285 to get back to the West Side to give Mack this $50,000 for this drop I just had to do. “A nigga try to play me Ima blow him off the map ASAP” I sang zipping through cars in my range. When I pulled up at Macks spot. “Listen Nigga, I don’t know what you do for your respect, but Ima die for mine”. I milly rocked a little before getting out the car. “Finally, my best man done came through for me, how much they give you College Boy?” He asked. I dropped the bag infront of him. “50 thou” I told him. He smiled and opened the bag, “Take your cut nigga” he gave me 10 bands. I nodded. He motioned me to meet him in the back room. “Sit down youngin” He said. He sat on the desk while I sat in the chair. I was nervous around him ever since he pulled that glock on me. “Be easy man, chill, relax motherfucker” He said laughing. I tried my best. “Now, I noticed that, that little bitch Nisha has been having your head all fucking twisted kind of remind me of how MJ, had this little broad named Gia, fucking with his head and shit back when we was both big balling for King Ace, now MJ left the game got that white picked fence life, but I can tell you really made for this shit, you could one day take over my west side wing for me young blood, I mean you book smart, fye with the shit” He told me. I didn’t know If I wanted this as a career, can’t be a dope boy all your life, I could save maybe then get out the game but right now this shit excited me. He went in his drawer and passed me a strap. “Yoo Mack, I don’t know” I said to him. I put it back on the table. “Nigga, motherfuckers what to take yo spot, you riding round with my money, and your money it’s either kill or be killed” He told me. I nodded. He patted my back before leaving me to stare at the gun. I thought about what he said and grabbed the gun, my cut and bounced to my girl crib. “You off today?” I asked her. She nodded. “I needed a break” She said. She climbed on me and kissed on me. “What’s up with you, where your head at baby?” She asked. I sighed and laid my head on her chest. “Nori, Mack, my family” I said to her. “What’s up with Nor Nor?” She asked. I sighed and looked at her, she lightly got up and sat near me. “Man, Andre’ in prison cause of me, I put the brick in his car, that shit been laying heavy on me ever since I found out my sister carrying his baby man, shit stressful, she could do this by herself cause of me, then Mack want me to take over the West Side turf, he gave me a strap, my parents divorcing, my brother fucking his teacher, MJ found out I’m selling he going to kill me before the streets do man”. I confessed to her. She just stared into space. “You got to tell Nori, you got to do something better with your life then just be a “West Side Turf” nigga”. She said. I shook my head. “Nah, if I tell my twin what I did she going be hurt forreal Nish, I can’t” I said to her. She palmed my face. “It will hurt you more to see her struggle with that baby more than it will to just tell her the truth, at least try to come up with the money to get Dre out, ASAP and maybe she will forgive you”. She told me. I kissed her. “Man, when I take over baby you wont have to strip no more, shit you don’t have to strip now I pay your rent, I bought you that Lexus you pushing we all good, you can be my Queen” I told her. She smiled. “Aww your trap queen? Worrying about both of our lives, our future kids lives, Prison, Nah nigga I’m cool” She said. I tickled her and kissed on her. She giggled. “Stop nigga, you going to keep playing or come to the room”. She said looking at me seductively. I smirked at her and undid my pants. “We can do it anywhere” I sang.

Nori: (Next morning) (9 days till Christmas) (“To Zion”- Lauryn Hill)

I woke up to a text from Narkim. “At Nish, I’m good, how’s nephew?” He asked. I texted back. “He’s fine, moving around”. I replied. I got up and took a shower and got ready to meet the fam downstairs for breakfast. I went into Narkims room and grabbed his Adidas track suit. I wanted to be cute through my pregnancy but for now I’m just hide it. I did my make up a little and straightened my hair. I felt pretty for once. I walked into the dining room where D, Vi, and Michael, Nylah and Nessa were. Mommy came down in her robe with her scarf still on. “No breakfast?” She asked. “Vi made Cinnamon rolls that’s it” D said. Nylah was going in on them rolls. “Dang La, can mama and I eat?” I said laughing. I poured some cereal and fixed 3 cinnamon rolls and dipped them in the cereal as I ate. I looked up to D and Mama looking at me. The others were having a debate on if Cinnamon rolls were better then French toast sticks. “You hungry?” My mama asked. I slowly nodded. “I didn’t eat much last night” I lied to her. She nodded. “Well guys, I had a dream about a fish again last night” She said. Everybody looked at me but D and La. I’m assuming Vi told Mike. “Mama you know that fish aint accurate, last time you assumed it was Nori, and she was still a virgin, who you think it is now me? I have been feeling crazy” D joked. She waved him off. “I was right about Dani both times, that last time, I assumed it was Vada”. She said looking at Vada. “Nah mama we good over here” She said. My mom nodded. “I see that” She laughed. “I assumed it was Nessa last time, but she was just about to graduate so I knew it wasn’t her, it wasn’t Dani, it wasn’t Nori, I even asked the boys if they got somebody pregnant” She giggled. “Now I could be wrong this time too, she looked at all of us suspiciously. “Mama I wrap it up, aint no babies this way” D said. She cut her eyes at him. “Better not be no hoes coming up in here claiming you got them pregnant, I will whoop yo ass “She said. He smirked at her, while Nylah was laughing but looking down. “Nori?” She asked. “You been weird lately, I know you better not be knocked up coming up in here after me and your daddy worked hard to get our baby girl in the best HBCU” She said. I tried my best to not make eye contact with her cause she could tell when I was lying. “Mama, I been busy with Majorette classes that’s the last thing on my mind” I lied. “Could be me!” Nessa blurted out. She looked at me then back at mom. She shook her head. “No man, no ring, you better not be before me and your father have met them” She said. Nessa laughed out a fake laugh. “Gotcha!” She said. My mom rolled her eyes laughing. “Yall are some funny kids, I could be wrong again, maybe Dani is pregnant again” She said. We all nodded. “Seems accurate or it could be Grandma Rudy” Vada said smirking. My mom threw a dry piece of cereal at her. “Shut up!” She laughed. “Where is that mother of mine anyways?” She asked. “Charles, I think” D said. My mama rolled her eyes. “Damn Charles”. La and I cleaned the kitchen while everyone chilled out for a little while, we were going to have Italian night with the family, catered from Olive Garden, it was going to be the 2nd family dinner since the last blow up we had. We wanted to be drama free for a moment. I went upstairs to take a nap. While I was dozing off, my mom walked in. Damn no privacy I thought. “Norielle, I know I’m hard on you and Narkim, but I want the best for all my kids, but you guys were my miracle babies, I expect nothing but greatness from yall” She said to me. I nodded. My baby had kicked me hard as shit. “Shhhhh” I said out loud. My mom looked at me crazy. “Cramps” I told her. She nodded. “I have pills if you need some, I’m sorry for excusing you, I know you not stupid” She said smiling before closing the door. I rolled my eyes. Shit happens, I’m not stupid. I pressed play on my phone for my music to play. I put the phone on my tummy, so the baby could hear music, so it could calm him down. “You trying to get me caught Baby” I said.

Vada: (“Sorry Not Sorry” -Demi Lovato)

It was 3pm and Omari had decided to meet me at this Milo mar a fancy lunch spot before Dinner. “Baby you like nice” Michael said kissing me. “Yeah meeting my old friends” I lied. He left to go in the living room of the guest house. “Hey Mike” I heard. I walked in the living room to see Nori. “Hey Nor, Nor, what’s up baby mama?” I said to her smiling rubbing on her tummy. “Nothing bored” She said. She laid on my bed while I closed the room door to finish getting ready. “Going out with Omari?” She asked. I shushed her. She shrugged. “Why open up a door you already closed for what?” She asked. I rolled my eyes. “Nori it’s not like that”. I said. I looked at myself one more time before I grabbed my keys. I kissed Michael and walked out with Nori. “Don’t tell Nessa shit!” I told her. She nodded. I got in my car and drove to see Omari. I pulled up 15minutes later, I got out and gave my key to Valet. I walked in and he was sitting at the table smiling. “Hey Beautiful” He said to me. I felt like I was back in high school. I smiled. “Hey” He got up to hug me and pulled out the chair for me. “Thanks” I said nervously. “You have blossomed into a beautiful young woman” He told me. I blushed looking down. We talked for a little bit. He let me know he was a HR director for Home Depot. He was married once but got a divorce a year ago. He has a daughter who is 4 named Violet. He showed me a picture. “Wow, she is beautiful” I said to him. He nodded and smiled. “All my relationships failed because I missed you, you were like my best friend and my homie, man we were dope together, you were going to be my trophy wife and I was going to be a football star” He said. I nodded slowly. “Yeah, young and dumb, I am now a top stylist for Essence Magazine, I live in New York and I have a bomb ass Mercedes Benz, my life is amazing” I gloated smiling. He looked down and nodded. “I know, I fucked up” He said. “I’m sure it’s behind you but I really need you to know man, I was fucked up man, we both were, that night fucked up our lives more than you know, I mean I’m sure you do. When you left Ness found out she was pregnant, I wanted her to keep it because I felt I made my bed, so I should lay in it. She ended up getting an abortion, she felt bad she said She didn’t want a constant reminder that we fucked you know. She went into depression that so she got hooked on pain killers, I went to Georgia State playing for the bulldogs, but my grades fell behind and I got kicked off the team, We was there for each other at the time, but we ended up ending the relationship cause I loved her yeah, but I felt like we should have been together and I didn’t know what to say if you had seen us together, so we just cut all ties with each other, her senior year” He confessed to me. My blood was fucking boiling. “You fucked my sister more than once? You formed a relationship with her? You got my sister pregnant?” I said to him. He looked at me concerned. “Ness aint tell you?” He asked. I shook my head and grabbed my purse as I got up. “Stop calling her Ness, It’s Janessa to you, I thought I was over this bullshit, but this shit fucking hurt more than it did before, I wish you the best Omari, but I’m engaged to a doctor, were on two different levels honey” I told him. I was almost out the door when he chased me down. He turned me around and kissed me. I thought about him chasing me down and telling me he’s sorry many nights when I was young, and this kiss felt nice, but it felt wrong. I pushed him back. “Omari please let this go, let us go I would never be with you even if I was single you betrayed me” I told him before leaving. I couldn’t wait to get home and let that fucking lying bitch Janessa have it.

Janessa: (Bag Lady- Erykah Badu)

It was almost time for Dinner, we were all getting ready. Moms new man was coming over and so was Dads girlfriend Kristen. I was nervous because Dylan and Chase were finally going to meet my family. I went down stairs to help the caterers bring the food to the table. “There’s my lovely daughters” I heard my mother say. Nori had just come down stairs to help me. We both looked at her, she was arm in arm with a Handsome Older Man. He smiled at us and kissed our hands. “Lovely to meet Rice’s beautiful daughters I’m Stephan Morris, I thought you had 3 girls?” He asked. He looked at her. “Oh, um Vada is out with friends she will be here soon”. Nori said. They sat down at the table and was giggling at each other all night. “This is weird” Nori said. I nodded. Narkim came in a minutes later. “Whats up fambam!” He yelled. Damien dapped him up. “Yo where’s MJ?” I asked. MJ came downstairs. “Yo you snuck in?” Damien asked. He shrugged “yall was napping and shit”. He went to sit down. Narkim and Nori of course sat down next to each other. MJ was mugging Mom’s new man Stephan. “Hello Family” My father said. Behind him trolling in awkwardly was Kristen. “Hi” She said. Damien and Nylah were chatting with each other sitting down. Dad and Kristen sat at the opposite end of the table. “Vi!” Damien yelled. Michael and Vada walked in. I smiled at them. “Hey yall” Vada ignored me, Michael hugged me before sitting down. Everyone was at the table. I was nervous as I sat down at the table. “Hey babies” Grandma Rudy said walking high as hell. She sat down near me. “We all here?” My dad asked. The doorbell rang and Narkim who was already up went to get it. In walked my husband looking sexy in his Denim Coat with the fur collar, with Chase matching coat. “Umm I remember you…Um Dylan” Damien said. He then looked at me. “Ohhhhh shit Dylan from past thanksgiving” He said. My father looked over at me. “Janessa what is this?” He asked. I grabbed Chase from Dylan and brought them over to sit down near me. “You got his portable highchair?” I asked him. “Nah, I left it at my mom’s crib” He said to me. “Janessa your father is talking to you?” My mother said. “Mom, Dad this is my family. My son Chase Matthew Scott, and my husband you remember Dylan?” I said. “Hoooeee my goodness” Nylah said. “Yooooooooo .“Damien replied. Nori smiled at me. Narkim was looking between us. “You knew damn Nor, could’ve told me” He said. She shrugged. “Janessa, I told you, I didn’t want you to bring another white man in this house”. My dad said sternly. “Well Dad, he is my husband now, you want him to go then we will go, but this is your grandson’s father” I told him. Vada started laughing. “You are the queen of secrets” She said. My mom palmed her face, Stephan was rubbing her back. She stood up and walked over to me. She held out her arms for Chase. I put him in her arms. “Hey little man, I’m your grandma” She said smiling at him through tears kissing his cheeks. “Come here Dylan, it’s rude not to hug the lady of the house your mother in law” She told him. He smiled and hugged her. I felt a knot in my throat I was so overwhelmed. “Sharice” My dad stressed. “Malcom it’s not that deep, it already kept your daughter away, plus this ain’t your house no more” My mom said rolling her eyes. “But he helped pay for it” Kristen said. “Man shut yo…but up” Damien said. My father looked at Damien. “Boy you better watch it” He said. Damien sucked his teeth in. “Control your hoes Malcom” My Grandma said. My dad grabbed Kristen and got up. “I will see yall Christmas” He said mugging me. My father walked out with Kristen. “Anyways” Damien said. We passed around the food joking, everyone was playing with Chase except Vada. It was bothering the shit out of me. “Vi what’s up?” I asked her. She shrugged her shoulders. “Im happy you have your own little family, I wonder does your husband know you fucked my boyfriend and got pregnant and had an abortion? Or you got hooked on pain pills and dated him for 2 years”. She blurted out. I glared at her. My grandma motioned for Nylah and Damien to take Chase. “Man, this is getting good” Damien said. “D get your ass up!” Grandma Rudy said. He got up fast and took my son with him. “You had no right Vada!” I yelled. She glared at me back. My mom chugged her wine glass. “Janessa, you know what yall are grown, I’m tired of this bickering between yall it’s old and tired” My mother said before leaving from the table with Stephan. “Vi not cool man let that shit go” MJ said. Vada groaned. “I’m tired of yall being on her side, she betrayed me” She said. “Abortion pills you never told me this” Dylan said looking at me. I shook my head. “That girl been through some shit we all have but it ain’t the right to be throwing shit out in public Vada you wrong” Grandma Rudy said. “Omari told you this?” I said pissed. She nodded. “Yes, today at lunch, and I forgave you but you still lying and keeping secrets Janessa, were done were not sisters” She said. Michael punched the table. “I’m tired of this shit with you Sky!, I’m done man fuck that nigga! We didn’t come here for this, you are lying and seeing him now man fuck this” He said before he got up and walked out. “Michael!” She cried out. She looked at me. I got and nodded. “Yeah we are done” I said to her.

Character Alert:

Gianina “Gia” Angel Monetz 33: Francia Raisa

Gia is MJ’s ex girlfriend. They were together 10 years before he left her. and moved to D.C.

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Chapter 6: Grandma Rudy Arrives (10 Days till Christmas)

Janessa:

I woke up this morning feeling like a weight had finally been lifted off my shoulders. I never knew Vada still held on to that night, I kind of just put it behind me, and moved on. After Grandma Rudy surprised us. We all caught up with her in the living room, Mama and Daddy set her up a room, and we just all went to sleep, I was in pain from Vada’s slap when I woke up. “Damn it that girl can hit” I got dressed for the day and sat on my bed and called my husband on facetime. “Damn baby what happened” Dylan said seeing my face bruised on one side. I sighed. “Vada” I told him. He shook his head. “Damn, yall still beefing?” He asked. I shook my head. “No actually we made amends last night after she hit me” I told him. He smiled at me. “Your still beautiful, right Chase” Dylan said with Chase climbing all on him. “Yesth” He said with his little lisp not paying me any mind. “So I’m thinking fuck it, I should just come over today” He told me. I felt nervous a little. “I mean, yeah everything has calmed over here so far and daddy is happily in a relationship so he wouldn’t care” I said. I heard a knock at the door before it opened. I jumped but calmed down when I seen it was Grandma Rudy. “You scared me” I told her. She laughed and gave me a cup of something. I tasted it then made a face. “It’s eggnog with henny” She said. I laughed. Grandma Rudy always had to be drinking. “That’s that husband of yours?” She said. I nodded slowly but confused how did she know. “You wear your wedding ring like an idiot, if you trying to hide the fact your married child just take off the got damn ring” She said before sitting next to me. She snatched my iPhone. “Oooh I remember him, hey fine white chocolate you remember me?” She said smirking. I see Dylan nod and laugh through the camera. “Let me see that baby, Hey Grandma Rudy’s baby, he so cute, looking like coffee mixed with crème, a latte baby” She said sipping on her drink. I seen Chase look through the phone smiling. “You have a nice ass family Nessa; your daddy is going to kill you” She laughed before handing me my phone back. “Your grandma and my grandma shirl should meet” He said laughing. Grandma Rudy and I were on facetime with Dylan for an hour before he had to go because Chase was getting fussy and needed to eat. “So you and Vada made up?” She asked. I smiled yeah. “Does she know the rest?” Grandma Rudy said. I put face in my hands. “No, and I’m not telling her, it was in the past Grandma, were fine now” I told her getting up. If Vada found out we dated after she left for 2 years, and that I got pregnant, got an abortion she would be pissed at me even more.

Nori:

Ever since, I told Dre. I thought it would be easier for me, and I wouldn’t have to stress about hiding my pregnancy, but shit aint go to good when I told him. I been trying to listen to breathing exercises to calm down when I’m stressed. I heard a knock at my door. “Hold On!” I said. I put on my oversized jacket quickly and zipped it up. “Come in” I said. In walked Janessa. “You scared me Ness” I said. She smiled. “Sorry, How are you?” She asked. I shrugged. “I’m okay, just I’m always tired, he is always moving, I’m hungry. I want cereal at random times, and Doritos dipped in Ranch is like my go too, I just feel by myself” I stressed to her. She sat down on my bed, I sat next to her. She rubbed my stomach a little. “If things get to crazy here, you can come with us in L.A. I will help you” She told me. I smiled. She got off my bed, and opened the door. “I’ll see you downstairs” She told me. I stood up and looked at my mirror, and absurd my baby bump. My iphone started ringing. I noticed the number. I picked up the phone. I could hear him breathing on the phone. “Norielle” He finally said. “Yes”. “I, I want to apologize for blowing up on you, I was caught of guard”. He told me. I felt a tear drop of my cheek. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know how to tell you, I didn’t want to say it through a jail visit where we can’t even touch each other, I really need you right now Dre and you’re in there”. I said through my tears. “Nori, it was still fucked up man, I shouldn’t have questioned you but damn girl you showing, it ain’t like you just found out”. He said. “I was in denial Dre’, I didn’t know how far I was until I went to the doctor, I’m 5months, Im due May 15th.” I told him. “You know what we are having?” He asked. I smiled. “A boy”. I could hear him getting emotional on the other in of the phone. “I um, damn I’m have a son that’s crazy, and you were going to keep him from me”. I sighed. “Dre, I was not going to do that, I was not trying to leave you nothing My doctor said NO stress, I love you, I want us to have this big happy family but first you focus on getting out and I’ll focus on getting him here”. I told him. “I don’t have much time Nori, I love you and my son man” He hung up. “I was going to give you some drank but I see you can’t drink” I turned around and seen Grandma Rudy standing by my door. I was about to cry. “Please don’t tell Grandma” I stressed to her. She put the drinks down and hugged me. “Stop all that crying girl, I’m not telling nothing. I ain’t no snitch baby, I’m here for you. Now having a baby is a big responsibility. They cry, they shit, they take up all your damn time, you can’t drink cause you got to breast honey it’s a whole damn job, are you ready for this?” She asked me. I shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t know, I just know I love my baby already so much” I told her. “Well your still in school, that’s good, you got family that loves, although my daughter will shit a whole brick when she finds out good lord, but I got you baby” She told me. I nodded and hugged her. “Thank you, Grandma,”. “Baby get dressed, we are going out today”. She told me. I nodded and started to finish getting dressed.

Narkim:

I was sitting at the dining room table with Damien and Nylah eating Cereal when Nori and Grandma Rudy came downstairs. “So yall ain’t fucked yet?” I asked looking at Nylah and Damien. Nylah looked at me crazy, Damien smirked. “I mean I have tried” Nylah pushed him. “Boy please” I started laughing. That nigga D was blind asf La-La was feeling him and if he stopped trying to fuck old ladys then he would see how beautiful she was and how she been there for his dumb ass since diaper days but that aint my bizz. “Who fucked what?” Grandma Rudy said. She was lit. “Hey Grandma Rudy you got the juice, that good shit” I said. She winked at me and slid me a cup. “Oh its lit” She held her hand out. “I know you got that green for your granny now” She said. I smiled. “I gotchu G-ma” I told her. Momma walked downstairs looking nice. “Good morning babies” She said smiling. She kissed Grandma Ruby cheek. “Hi mama”. My mama said. Grandma Rudy looked at her suspiciously. “Who been in your draws Rice?” She asked my mama. “Ayye yo Grams nobody wants to hear about who been blowing my mama back out why we eating”. I told her. “Hush up boy how you think all yall got here” She said. My mom was humming around the kitchen, now she boujee, she never eats cereal so we all just stared at her as she made her some all smiley and shit. “Mommy you good?” Nori asked walking in. My mom nodded. “Mmmhm she done met somebody or got her groove back” Grandma Rudy said sipping on her “Special” drink. My mom normally would argue with G-ma but she just waved her off, yeah that’s nasty but somebody done made my mama happy, she aint get home till 2 am after she had been out all day, and Daddy left to go back to his apartment since they announced they divorce, shit was weird as fuck. My iphone started buzzing. It was Mack. I sighed and got up to go outside and take the call. Homie been scaring me since he pulled the strap on me, like made me one to get suited up too, just in case. I ain’t no bitch but I was scared to piss him off. “Yerr” I said. I could hear Mack laughing. “Nigga, don’t yerr me bitch, What happened to what’s up Bossman…anyways I don’t need you to fuck up on my shipment again young blood, I need you at 8pm asap, or I’m pull up on you again and it wont be pleasant, now I been letting you slide cause you my favorite but you missing out on my million dollar deal the other night hurt me, and as of recently I found out that you never got that brick to East Side a few months, but it’s all good just be there tonight get me this money, get me this merch and ill move up your pay and your position” He told me. My heart was racing. “Aight I got you, 8 pm don’t fuck up” I told him. He laughed. “You already know”. He ended the call. I heard the front door open, revealing my Grandma Rudy in her puffer jacket and a scarf drinking her liquor in a coffee cup. “Now I know you aint bout to roll one without your grams” She said. I smiled. “Nah I got you grams”. She nodded. “Nori told me you got yourself a range rover, and a condo in Buckhead”. She said smiling. I nodded. “Yeah, but keep that between us, I been saving at footlocker” I told her. She started laughing. “MJ used to be saving up at Taco Bell, lying ass nigga he was out there selling them drugs and being a want to be gangsta, I had to bail him out of jail so many got damn times, so I know when my grandkids up to no good” She told me. I passed her a blunt I had already rolled. We sat on the porch. “You know your twin is pregnant?” She asked me. I nodded. “Yeah man its tough for her with her baby daddy in jail and shit” I said. “How he get there?” She asked. I sighed. “Um they found a pack of cocaine in his car like a brick” I told her. She looked at me as I looked towards the drive way. “He was dealing too?” She asked me. I shook my head. “Nah, he like a honor student, Um G-ma don’t tell Nori this but I um I l had got scared cause the cops was checking my dorm for narcotics so I got scared, I aint want to go to jail so I noticed his car door was unlocked. I put it in his car”. I confessed to her. She shook her head at me. “That’s a shame, your sister struggling as it is to keep this secret of hers, you going to have to make this right or tell her, I can keep your secret Nari but you need to be a man and own up to this” She told me. I shook my head. “I can’t right now, she so damn fragile since she been pregnant, she would cut me off, or panic or lose the baby and I don’t want to stress her out, she stressed as is because of me”. I said. She passed the blunt to me. “Well it’s your mess baby, you figure it out”. The front door opened again, revealing Vada, Nori and Michael and Janessa, Damien and Nylah. I quickly put the blunt out. “Damn grandma Rudy you drunk and high?”. Vada asked. Grams shrugged. “Im what yall say lit?” She said smiling. Vada held her hand out. “What?” I asked. She smirked. “Pass me it, shit Im stressed I need to smoke” She said. “You got to share” Michael told her. She smiled. “Ofcourse”. “Aye yall mutherfuckas need to chill this my shit, but ima share” I said. They laughed. I lit the blunt and we all passed it around and we all smoked except Nori and Janessa. “So what’s the move?” I asked. “Well we all about to hit up the mall” She said. I nodded, “Yall have fun, I’m bout to go see my girl” I told them. After we smoked, G-ma, Vi and Mike, Damien and Nylah was smacked. They all got in the car with snacks and shit and pulled off. I started getting ready to go see my girl.

Vada:

When we pulled up to the mall, the first place we all went was the food court. Nori and Janessa and I split up from Michael, he wanted to get gifts from me and didn’t want me to see. Grandma Rudy ran off cause her boyfriend Charles met her up here. Damien and Nylah went their separate ways, so it was just me and my sisters. “The last time we all hung out like this Nori was like 9 or 10, we were babies now were grown that’s crazy, how have you been Nori, I haven’t catched up with you since I got here” I said to her. She went through her phone and slid it to me, it was picture of an ultrasound. “I’m pregnant, I’m 25 weeks, and I’m having a boy. Oh my God that felt so good to get off my chest” She said. I was staring at her and the picture in shock. I saw her and Narkim when they were born, I helped change them and bath them and I’m fucking shook. “Wow, your going to be a mom” I said in a daze still high. She smiled and nodded. “That’s weird to say, just keep this between yall, I will tell everyone else when I’m ready”. She told us. I nodded. “Where’s the father?” I asked. She showed me and Janessa a picture. “Oh girl he is fine, where are you hiding him?” I asked her. “He is in jail” She told me. I looked at her crazy. “Come again?” I asked. “He was wrongly accused, but he will be out soon” She said. I almost smacked her. “Well, I hope everything works out, I don’t want you out here being a baby mama”. I said to her. “I’m getting married, well hopefully Michael proposed earlier this month” I said. Nessa and Nori smiled. “Oh my gosh Vi, I’m so happy for you” Janessa said. “He wants to have time to tell Daddy, you know how he is” I said to them. Janessa nodded. “Don’t we”. I was curious to know why she was single. “You live alone in L.A?” I asked. She slowly shook her head. “I have a life out there, but right now I’m keeping it private” She told me. We sat and talked and ate our food just catching up on sister shit. “Vada? Vada Richards?” I heard a man say. I bought choked on my juice. “Omari?” I said. He held his arms out for a hug. I got up and hugged him. He smelt so got damn good. “Damn girl you are looking fine as hell, how are you?” He asked. “I’m good, how are you?” I asked. He smiled. “I’m good, I’m sorry about that night when you left, I was hurt, I felt so bad I didn’t know how that happened. I never meant to hurt you” He said. I nodded. “It was a decade ago, Im over it”. I said. “I’m actually here with my sisters, you of course remember Janessa, and this is my baby sister Norielle” I told him. He looked at Janessa. “Hey, Ness” He said. I don’t know why but him calling her “Ness” pissed me off. “Well it’s nice seeing you” I said. He pulled out his phone. “Can I get your number maybe we can meet up again?” He said. “Well who is this chocolate drip?” I heard Grandma Ruby say walking hand in hand with her man Charles. “Grandma, you just going to say that with Charles right there?” Nori said. She waved him off. “Old bat is losing his hearing, Right Charles!” She yelled in his ear. He smiled at her. “See, now who are you?” She asked Omari. “Hi, I’m an old boyfriend, Im Omari” He told her. Grandma Ruby dropped her smile and let go of Charles hand. “Oh you that nigga, that broke my Vada’s heart and then….”. “Grandma!” Janessa said cutting her off. Grandma Rudy stopped what she was saying. “You fine boy but you trifling, plus Vada already has a man and he is way sexier than you keep it in the family having ass, come on Charles” She said walking with him, looking at me. “I um well” Omari said. I awkwardly smiled. “We can maybe catch up on drinks but like she said I do have a man”. I told him. He nodded. We exchanged numbers, we hugged again, and he walked away. Michael walked up behind me hugging me from behind. Nori and Janessa looked at me and I glared at them, they could read that I was telling them to be quiet.

Damien:

“So, who is this girl that you are keeping from me?” Nylah said. Laying on my bed with her feet on the wall. “Nobody, just a little bitch I’m fucking” I told her. She laughed a little. “You like her?” She asked. I shrugged. “I mean I like the way I feel around her, but it’s not love” I said honestly. “What is love to you D?” She asked. I shrugged. “I don’t know, like some real vibe type shit, homies and lovers” I said. She started to get up and face me. “Well you love me?” She asked. I looked at her for a while. “Yes, I do” I said. She smiled. “Like a friend, like a sister, like a girlfriend?” She asked. I sighed. “I just love you, I mean I’d beat anybody ass for you, and kill for you, and like die for you type love” I said to her. She looked at me and then looked down, “I love you too”. We looked at each other for a minute, next thing I know we was making out on the bed.

“I um, I’m sorry La-La” I said to Nylah. She was putting back on her clothes. “Don’t be sorry” She said smiling. I smirked at her, “What are we, what is this?” She asked. I sighed, “Let me think for a minute” I told her. I walked up to her and kissed her. “I got you La and you got me, but if my moms find out we just had sex, you going to Nori’s room” I told her laughing. My phone buzzed, and I see I had a text from Kristen. “I’m outside, back yard.” I read. “I’m be back” I told Nylah. She nodded and grabbed her stuff to take a shower. I ran downstairs and went out the back door. I looked to see if Vada and Michael could see us, but their blinds were closed in the guest house. “Oh you making house visits now Ms. Madison?” I asked folding my arms. She looked at me. “I couldn’t think about our last encounter and I’m sorry for leading you on, can we please just move forward?” She asked. I inhaled deeply and nodded. “Sure whatever” I said. She looked at me shocked. “Really?” She asked. I nodded. “Yeah so you can get gone now” I told her. She stood there. “I um, I missed you” She said smiling at me. “Nah, we not doing this, you good fam you can go fuck the older version of me, and shit” I told her. She started coming on to me, doing that kissing on me shit. I was starting to fall for it. “He said you good!” I heard my grandma Rudy say. We both jumped. “Get your old ass away from my grandson bitch” Grandma Rudy said. She came out there with her henny bottle, and a blunt. Kristen ran off. “Spill it” She said to me sitting at the back-porch table. “I um, Nah you don’t want to hear it” I said to her. She gave me a stern look. “She’s my teacher, we were messing around until I found out she’ dad’s girl”. She started chugging her henny. “I aint drunk enough for this shit” She said getting up. “I aint gon say nothing to you knuckle head ass daddy, lets go inside”. She said to me. I walked upstairs, and I came in my room. “Want to go again?” Nylah said smiling at me. Now I know I got the juice, but damn these females go crazy for D’s D. “Let’s just chill tonight” I told her. She started laughing and nodded.

MJ:

I was up fixing a snack in the Kitchen, I couldn’t sleep since Danielle left place. My mom been out late these last 2 nights like she’s some 20-year-old girl what the fuck is going on in here. “Hey baby” My grandma said. “Hey Grandma Rudy”. I said. She was walking all over the place stumbling. She went to the radio set in the corner of the living room and started playing Boys 2 men “Let is Snow”. She started swaying around. “This my shit!” I nodded and laughed. “Alright grandma lets get you to bed” I said. She shook her head. “Can you take me to Charles house?” She asked. I groaned. “Alright let’s take you to your man’s house”. She packed a bag that she called a “Dick Appointment bag”, my grandma be tripping man. We got in my car and started driving, Charles lived just 35minutes away. “Where Dani?” She asked me. “Um with her family” I said. She nodded. “I’m happy yall still together even after you tried to get back with Gia”. She told me. I shook my head. “Let’s not bring that up grandma” I told her. “What? I’m glad you decided to end that break yall had to go back to her” She said. I shrugged. “I think She’s cheating on me Grandma, she been hiding shit staying out all night” I said to her. She looked at me. “That’s cause you think when yall had that break she fucked around on you too, sometimes women just need a man to be there, you got to be there” She told me. We talked a little bit before I dropped her off. I sat in the drive way of Charles house before I thought about what she said. I drove to Douglasville to Dani’s fam’s house to see her and my kids. When I pulled up at the house, I seen her, and some nigga laughing in the window. I was so fucking mad I wanted to drive through that damn house. “Fuck this!” I banged on the door. The door opened revealing my wife. Her smile went to a scared look. “Malcom, what are you doing here, I told you I’d be back tomorrow” She said. I laughed. “You up here with that nigga with my kids Dani!” I yelled. She shook her head. “Malcom please he’s my cousin” She snapped. “Man fuck you” I said. I got in my car and drove to some place familiar. I knocked on the door. “MJ what are you doing here?” Gia asked. “Can I crash here?” I asked. She nodded and let me in.

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Omari: Now (Lance Gross)

Mack: (Quavo)

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Chapter 5:

10 years ago: Flashback May 27, 2008

Vada: 18 years Old

I was at my locker getting the rest of my shit out, since I wasn’t going to be in school anymore. I was heading to GSU in the fall. “Hey gorgeous” Omari said. I turned around and smiled at him. “Hey” He made me blush so hard. Omari was on the football team, he was the quarterback, he was fine as hell, at least I thought. He was going to Kennesaw State, to play for their football team. He had chosen me out of all the girls in school to be his girl, plus we had been dating for almost a year now. “You already for tonight?” He asked me. I nodded. “I been ready since school started” I said laughing. He walked with my art class. We only ever held hands when we were alone, and kissed when we were in private, he said He didn’t want other girls to get jealous. “Is the hotel ready for tonight?” I asked him. He smirked at me and pulled me closer to him. “You already know”. I had planned to lose my virginity tonight, with Omari. I was really loved him.

After school, Omari dropped me and Janessa off at home, Janessa was a freshman and a cheerleader for the football team. Janessa and I weren’t that close but she was my little sister and we watched out for each other. “Vada, I know you had plans to go to the end of the year party tonight, but your father and I have to go to this Charity Gala tonight and we need someone to watch the kids. “Mama, you know I already had plans, ask MJ he don’t have nothing better to do” I said. She was going through her blackberry. MJ shook his head and walked by smelling like weed. “Nah, I’m bout to dip Vi, sorry I got plans tonight on the westside” He said. “Well Janessa can do it” I told her. My mom shook her head. “Janessa does not pay attention to them, and you know that” She said to me. I stomped off and slammed my door. My mom busted through my door. “You will NOT slam any door in this house Vada, you don’t pay no got damn bills under this roof, now it’s just a end of year party, it’s not like I’m asking you to miss graduation!” She yelled. I rolled my eyes and looked at her. “Fine” I said. She nodded. “Now hopefully we will be back before midnight and you can still catch the party” She said to me. “Okay” I told her. My parents were leaving, and Dad left me his car for emergencies only. “Vi, I’m going to Nicki’s” She said to me. I nodded. A car honked for her. “Who is that?” I asked. She ran down stairs with her gym bag. “Nicki’s sister Erica” She said. “Bye!” She yelled before slamming the door. I had already let Omari knew I might be late, he was kind of disappointed but happy to see me later tonight. “When I get big, I’m going to go to party and stuff too” Nori told me. “Well I have time before mama and daddy get back, maybe I can do your makeup” I said to her. Her eyes got big and she smiled brightly. “Yes! You’re the best sister ever! Nessa always yells for me to not use her stuff” She said making a silly face. 3 hours had passed, and I made cookies and ordered pizza for Nori, Nari and Little D. After Nori got her make up done, she pretty much stayed in her room with her karaoke machine thinking she was Beyoncé. Nari was playing Grand Theft Auto in the play room, and of course Little D was following me around the house with his blanket he named “Franklin”. I was chill sitting on the couch with Damien’s little head in my lap watching “Bad Girls Club” when my friend Tiana called me. “Hey T what’s up?” I answered. “Girllll, your man is up here at the dance showing out you need to get here”. She said. I sighed looking down at my little brother. “T, I can’t I’m babysitting, my parents will be back soon, and ill head over there”. “Aight girl, but hurry”. Right after Tia called my parents texted me letting me know they be late, and there sorry I had to miss the formal. “Fuck this shit”. I went upstairs and got dressed. I checked on the kids before I left. Nori had fell asleep in the playroom watching Nari play the game, Nari was still up playing the game, I assumed he wouldn’t notice I was gone, and I brought Damien up to his room. I grabbed my dad’s keys and left to go to the party. When I pulled up, I called Omari and his phone went straight to voicemail. “Girl about damn time, you made it”. My best friend Milan said. I met up with her and Tiana. “So what happened?” I asked. Milan sipped on her drink and looked over at Tia. She was shaking her head. ”Omari was all over Janessa” She said. I looked at her crazy. “Janessa is here?” I asked. She nodded. She pulled up with Erica and Her sister Nicki”. I around for them, and I couldn’t see him or Nessa. “Where are they?” I asked. My heart was racing. My sister wouldn’t do no shit like that. They shrugged. “I got vodka, if you need some, let’s just dance”. Milan said. I grabbed the vodka and took 5 shots. I was fucking drunk as hell looking all over the party for my man, and my sister. “Vi, there go Miles” Miles was Omari’s best friend. Tia said pointing to him. He was standing up against the wall letting Briana the hoe of the school grind on him. Pretty Ricky “Hotline” was playing. “Miles!” I yelled. He looked over at me. “I can’t hear you shawty!” He yelled over the music. I walked over to him. “Where’s Omari?” I asked in his ear. Briana stopped and looked me up and down. “Bitch he’s with me” She said. I walked up to her, with my friends trying to pull me back. “Vi Vi your drunk chill”. Milan said. “Bitch nobody wants him”. I snapped at her. She rolled her eyes at me. “He went outside to take your sister home, she was drunk when she got here with Nicki and Erica, that’s the last I seen him”. He told me. I went outside and tried to find him. I was drunk and irritated. “Vada, maybe he left” She said. I shook my head. “He would have hit my line, but he hasn’t” I stressed. I walked all over the party. I decided to check upstairs. I saw his car when I pulled up, so I know he ain’t leave. I heard moaning upstairs, and something told me to check. I knocked on the door, but there was No answer. I knocked repeatedly. The door finally opened revealing Omari sweaty with the door cracked hiding the rest of his body. He was breathing hard and his eyes widened when he seen me. “Vi, I thought you was at home babysitting” He said. “What the fuck are you doing?” I asked. I pushed the door back to see my sister in the bed with the sheet covering her body. “You fucking my sister?” I asked him. He looked down. “Vi, I’m sorry” He said. I felt rage run through me as I punched his ass. He fell on to the floor in his boxers.“Shit” He said. “Vada, it isn’t what it looks like” She said. My breathing started to increase, and all I saw was red. I snatched Janessa by her hair, and we started fighting. She was screaming and trying to block my hits, While Omari was trying to pull me back. Janessa was crying. “Vada stop”. Omari stressed. I let go of her hair and started hitting on him. “You fucked my little sister! I trusted you, I fucking loved you” I screamed. My friends pulled me back. “Im sorry Vada”. He said. “Give me the keys, I’ll take you home”. Milan said. They brought me downstairs and out of the party. Everybody was looking at me. They climbed in the car with me, as I was crying dramatically. I was extremely hurt. When we pulled up to my house I seen the police was there. “Shit” I said. I quicky got out of the car. “Vada!” My mom screamed at me. “I trusted you to watch them!” She yelled at me. “What happened?” I asked. My Dad glared at me. “Damien was scared and called the police because he woke up and couldn’t find you”. He said. “Im sorry” I said. Tiana and Milan were beside me. “I will drive the girl’s home”. He said. My mom shook her head. “We expect this out of Janessa but not you Vada”. I rolled my eyes. “Fuck her” I said. My mom smacked me in my face. “Watch your mouth, are you drunk?” She asked. “Yes” I said. She shook her head. I went upstairs and got in the bed and went to sleep hurt, in the middle of the night I heard my door crack open, and I felt a little body get in my bed. “ViVi?” I heard. I opened my eyes and seen Damien. “Are you okay?” He said. I nodded, and he laid down with me. When I woke up, I heard my mom talking. Damien was not in the bed, so I assume he got up for some breakfast. I walked down stairs and seen the kids on the couch watching T.V., I went to fix breakfast in the kitchen, my parents were downstairs ignoring me. “Im disappointed in you Vada”. My dad said. I honestly felt so numb I didn’t care. I heard the front door slam, and in walked Janessa into the kitchen. My chest heaved up and down. I dropped my cereal bowl. “Vada!” My mom yelled. “You fucking bitch!” I yelled reaching for Janessa, she ran behind Daddy. “Daddy help!” She screamed. “Vada! What the hell is got in to you?” My mom asked. “Ask Her she knows what she did! She fucked my boyfriend!” I screamed. “Vada, please calm down. Are you sure? She’s only 16, your sister wouldn’t do that” My dad said. I screamed. “Your innocent little baby fucked my man” I said. Janessa looked at me then my Dad. “She’s lying Daddy”. Janessa lied. “Vada, maybe you thought you saw him with Janessa, honey men come and go” She said. “Are kidding me?” I asked. I screamed some more. “Vada, chill the fuck out!” My dad yelled at me. “Damien, Narkim and Norielle upstairs now!” My mom said. I ran upstairs and texted Tiana and asker her if I can stay with her. I grabbed my suitcase and packed my important shit. My dad came in my room. “Vada, maybe you need to see someone, maybe you are insecure” He asked. I rolled my eyes. I ran downstairs with my bags. “Where are you going?” My mom asked consoling a crying Janessa. “Im leaving” I said. She shook her head. “Let her leave mom” Janessa said. “Bitch” I said bout to snap at her. “Vada chill!” My mom said. I shook my head. “As long as she’s here, I’m leaving and never coming back!” I yelled

Now: December 18th 2018

Vada:

“Baby, you now have a man who loves and cares about you, that was 10 years ago” Michael said. I rolled my eyes. “She never said sorry”. I told him. He shrugged. “Sometimes you don’t get a sorry Sky” He said. I groaned loudly. I heard a knock at the guest house door. Michael got up and opened the door. Janessa walked in. I sighed and looked at her. She brought me and Ice pack. I looked at Michael who was looking at me. I stared at for a minute then grabbed it. “Look Vada, were older, were grown ass women, I’m sorry for what happened that night, I didn’t mean to hurt you or cause a rift that would escalate this bad, I was 16. I was young, and I thought I was the shit. I honestly never realized Omari was your man, I never seen yall together, that night he dropped me off, he explained everything, and I felt bad, he never tried to stop me or anything when he realized who I was, but I didn’t expect you to tell our parents, so I lied. I never meant to hurt you I’m sorry” She said. I nodded slowly. “I mean your right, and I’m sorry for putting my hands on you, and I for um I forgive you” I told her. She nodded. “Okay”. Michael smiled and looked at me, signaling me to hug her. I got up and hugged her. MJ, Nori and Narkim walked in with Damien and Nylah. “Damn, I never thought I see this” MJ said. “I have decided to end the beef between us” I told them. Janessa smiled softly. “I’m also sorry to all of you for just abandoning yall, I was hurt and I turned the hurt into hate, I love yall” I told them. “Group Hug!” Damien yelled. We all hugged. I looked back at Nylah and Michael. “He said group hug” They joined in. “What’s going on up in here, I know yall ain’t start the party without me now!?” We turned around and seen Grandma Rudy.

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Chapter 4: 11 Days till Christmas

Damien:

I jumped at the sight of Kristen at the bathroom door. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know Malcom was your father, I knew it was a similarity with the names, but I didn’t see the connection” She said to me. I forced a smile “You good”. I walked off and sat on the stairs leading to upstairs. Nylah wiped her hands with the drying towel and sat down next to me putting her head on my shoulder. “I know it’s fucking weird and shit but like look at the positives at least you will now get guaranteed all A’s” She said smiling at me. I laughed a little cause I could see she thought I was upset about my dad dating my teacher but really it was because my dad was dipping in the same pool as me and that shit had me mind fucked. “Yeah, you right” I told her. “Movies all night till we k.o?” She said. I nodded. We went upstairs and watched The Hunger Games until Nylah passed out. I was drifting off when I my phone rang. I slowly got up off the bed and looked at my phone. It was Kristen, Ms. Madison. I sighed, “Hello?” I answered. “Are you able to meet me at Milton Park down the street from your house?” She asked. I sat there for a minute, “Man, alright, give me 10minutes”. I told her. I hung up, grabbed my jacket slowly, slipped on my Vans, and grabbed my keys. I looked back to make sure Nylah was still sleep. I silently closed my door, and tiptoed downstairs. I was walking towards the living room when I seen Vada and Michael making out on the couch. “What the fuck?” I whispered to myself. I backed up and made my way to the back door. When I finally closed the door, I ran to my car and without turning on the headlights backed out and sped down to the park. When I pulled up Kristen was in her car on her phone. She turned off her car and got out the car and leaned against her car. I got out and did the same to mine. We sat in silence for a minute. “Damien, I’m sorry. I should have never let this affair between us happen and I’m sorry I dug a bigger hole by dating your father, but we can’t continue anything you thought we had. I’m very much serious about your father and I don’t want to make the situation awkward”. She said. It was so cold out side you could see the smoke leave our lips with every breath we took. I thought about what she said and started laughing. “So, you don’t want to make the situation awkward, but I’ve fucked with you like what for almost 4 months now, how long you been seeing my dad before this got awkward for you? You 32 years old fucking a 17-year-old boy, who if you marry his dad will be your stepson, nah how about I end all of this shit by telling my parents what’s up with us?” I said to her. Her eyes widened. “Damien please can we just go our separate ways and just act like this never happened?” She asked. I shook my head and opened my car door. “Nah, it don’t work like that, you want me to pretend like I didn’t have your ass face down ass up in your classroom while you go fuck my dad and play step mommy to all 6 of us, then see you also every day at school, ain’t happening fam, you need to leave my dad alone, we continue our thing till I’m done with your grown ass, and then we can go about our separate ways”. I told her. I can see her pleading with me through her eyes. “Damien, if people find out, I will go to jail! I will lose my job, they will have me labeled as a sex offender, please think about this”. She said. She came over to me and started kissing on my face. “Please think about it”. She grabbed my arm and brought me over to her car. I was trying to resist her, but I couldn’t.

After seeing Kristen, I snuck back in the house. When I opened my room door. Nylah was there sitting at the edge of the bed. “Shit you scared me!” I told her. She got up and started hitting on me. “Where did you go!?” She yelled. She held up my phone. “You left your phone”. I laughed at her. “Chill La, I needed to go get some air”. I told her. I took off my jacket and a wrapper fell out on the floor. She picked it up. “You don’t have to lie” She threw the condom wrapper at me and grabbed her pillow. “I’m sleeping in Nori’s room”. “La” I said. She slammed the door. “Bruh!” I said. Fucking about to wake up the whole house. I laid down face first into my pillow.

Narkim:

I walked into the house after being with Nisha all night. It was 8 in the morning. “Where have you been?” Nori asked sitting at the table in the dining room eating a big bowl of cereal. I sat down at the table next to her. “I was at Nisha’s” I told her. I poked at her stomach. “Stop” She said. I laughed. “How you been, I feel like somethings wrong?” I said to her. She shrugged. “I’m trying to sort everything out in my head” She said. I nodded. Janessa and Nylah walked into the dinning room laughing. Janessa put bacon and eggs on the table, while Nylah put the pancakes down. “What’s going on?” I asked. “Well we want to start off fresh and make breakfast for the family” Janessa said. Mama then walked in with a pitcher of orange juice. “Well look what the cat dragged in” She said. I just looked at her. “I do want to apologize for some stuff that I said last night I was a bit drunk, so I’m sorry” She told me. I nodded and got up to hug her, “It’s alright mama, we good” I said. “Go get everybody else down for breakfast, we need to discuss some things”. I nodded and went upstairs and let everybody know breakfast was ready, on my way back down stairs I went back to Damien’s room, “Yo, what happened last night after I left?” I asked. He pulled on his shirt and went over to close his door. “So, remember that teacher I told you I was smashing?” He said. I nodded. “Mannnn, she is dating Dad” He said. I looked at him confused. “Dad girlfriend came over and it was her” He said. I sat down on his bed and soaked in what he said. “So not only is mama and daddy getting divorced, but Daddy got a girl on the side, that is your teacher that you are fucking?” I said to clarify. He nodded slowly. “Yeah”. He looked at me. “Well, I um damn what the fuck is going on in here” I said. “You got to stop fucking shawty and let whatever her and daddy got going on happen, cause if mama find out shawty is going to jail jail” I told him. “Man, dad need to be trying to work shit out with mom and leave Kristen alone” He told me. I laughed a little. “She got your head fucked up, come on D it ain’t that good”. I said before walking out. I went downstairs and heard the door bell ring. “Ding, Dong”. I went to open the door, and I almost shitted on myself. “Mm.. Mack” I said. I looked back and closed the door quick. “What you are doing here?” I asked. He started walking up my driveway, his friend Lee put his arm around me and had me in a head lock, walking me all the way up to Mack’s car. He through me in. “So, tell me College boy, was I not clear on what it was I needed you to do last night?” He asked me. My heart was beating fast. “Look man, I forgot shit came up” I stressed to him. He shook his head and pulled out a gun. “I like you college boy, you fye with my sales, this is only business, I know you knew to this but if I let you slip up, you’ll slip up again and again and I can’t have that, so this a warning, listen to me when I tell you to do something, I need it done ASAP, I don’t play about my money young blood”. He said to me holding the gun to my head. I was breathing hard when I heard a knock at his car door window. I could see MJ outside. Mack rolled down the tinted window. “Yooo MJ” He said. He opened the car door and we all got out. “What’s up Mack?” He said dapping him up. “What business you got with my brother?” MJ asked forcing a smile, I could see he was strapped up. Mack smiled. “Nothing, you know your brother and me cool, just like we were I miss you man how you been” Mack said. MJ laughed. “Nothing man, just married and raising a family” He said. Mack nodded. “Yeah well I was just telling Narkim how much of an asset he is for me and my profit, just like you were” He said MJ looked at me, he was looking at me like Dad would. “Well, we need to get back to family” Mj said. Mack nodded and dapped us both up. “Young blood hit my line” He said before getting in his car and leaving. MJ then snatched me up by my hoodie. “I told you not to deal with him, if you cross him he won’t hesitate to put a bullet in your head, and your going to unleash somebody I buried if that happens” he said to me. I pushed him back a little. “Man, I’m good fam” I said. He sighed at me and pulled me into a hug. “I’m sorry man, I seen them pull up and grab you and I got scared for you, why you out here doing this?” He asked. I looked down at him and put my hands in my pockets. “I dropped out of CAU” I told him. He laughed a little. “Dad’s going to kill you” He told me. I grabbed him. “Man don’t tell” I said. He nodded. “Man, your secrets safe with me, you grown but just know I got your back if things go left, I’m your big brother” He said to me. We walked inside. “Alright yall lets sit down, family meeting” My mom said. We walked into the dinning room and sat down.

MJ:

I sat down with Nari, next to my wife who still wasn’t speaking to me. She got up to fix the kids a plate at the kids table. I know I said I ain’t care how she feels but I do want us to clear the air, I need to know who was texting her, I need a lot of shit to be answered. She sat back down and fixed me a plate and gave it to me, but still not saying anything to me. “Okay guys, Im happy you’re all here, dinner last night went a little south and Malcom and I apologize, yes we are getting a divorce, your father has moved on and so have I, but this Christmas is about family, so we have some task for you guys”. My mom told us. “Nori, Janessa and Vada, you guys are in charge of the stocking stuffers, and the , MJ, Michael, and Narkim you guys are in charge of getting the tree, Damien and Nylah, and Dani you guys will be in charge of getting Santa for the kids, and making the Christmas cookies, plus Grandma Rudy will be here tomorrow”. My mom said. Vada was rolling her eyes acting like she was 5 when she was 29, that beef with her and Janessa was tired. “Everybody understood?” My dad asked. Everyone nodded and replied with a “Yes”. After breakfast everybody cleaned up and went their separate ways, we didn’t have to start our task until Grandma Rudy arrived. I was upstairs in the room getting Christian dressed to go visit Dani’s family in Douglasville, Ga. “Daddy can I go downstairs now with Uncle D and Uncle Nari?” He asked after I brushed his hair. “Yeah little man”. I opened the door for him and he ran downstairs. “You seen Leiana’s hairbow bag?” Dani asked walking into the room. I shook my head. “Nah, but can we talk really quick?” I asked her. She shook her head. “Malcom I’m going to be late, I don’t have time” She said. I closed the door and signaled her to sit down beside me. She stood by the door. “What? you going to talk to me crazy again?” She said. I shook my head. “Nah, I just have a lot of questions Danielle” I said. She sighed loudly. “Like what Malcom? I’m tired of your questioning and assumptions” She told me. I shrugged my shoulders. “Well you keep being suspicious, like wtf is M?” I asked her. She laughed and shook her head. “M, is my sister Marjorie, who is losing her memory, she asked if I was still coming to see her, because that’s who I’m going to see today Malcom, Gosh your so damn annoying, my mother always told me If a man is questioning you, he must have something to hide” She said continuing to look for Leiana’s hair bag. “Anything else Malcom?” She asked. I shook my head. “I um, I want to make it up to you” I said to her. She laughed. “No Malcom, I need some space from you for a little while, and Im going to my sisters house if your wondering Oh and I’ll send my location will that convince you Malcom” She slammed the door. I heard a knock at door. I opened the door, it was Vada. “Um yall good?” She asked. I sat on my bed and shook my head. “Man, I’m scared” I told her. She sat down next to me. “Why?” She asked. “Mom, and Dad getting a divorce and moving out, and Danielle and I are not really good right now, and I think it’s all my fault” I told her. “I mean from what I heard, it seems you are insecure, and a women does not like an insecure man, I know daddy has been in your ear about Danielle, he has told me his thoughts but you know Dani more than anybody and the fact that she’s still with you even when you was down and out says a lot, just shut the fuck up and be chill your soo up tight MJ” She told me. I nodded. “I want to do something nice for her” I told her. “Well give her space first, she seems very mad” She said. I nodded. She smiled and walked towards the door. “You coming to me, helping me and shit I appreciate it, we aint had a moment in 10 years, it hurt that you cut as all out, because of you and Janessa” I told her. She scrunched her face up and looked at me sincerely. “I’m sorry about that, but yall didn’t reach out to me, I left, and I was forgotten so it works both ways MJ” She said. I nodded. She was right. “Well maybe you Nessa can talk” I said. She shook her head. “Im here so Michael can meet the fam and then I’m gone” She said before she closed the door. I got up and went downstairs, I seen Danielle and the kids putting on their jackets. “You going to be back?” I asked. She rolled her eyes. “Chris, Lei say bye to daddy you will see him Christmas eve” She said. I looked up at her. “You can leave and get your space all you want but you not keeping my kids from me” I said. “MJ” Vada said. “Yall be safe man, I love yall” I kissed my kids’ bye. “Bye Daddy” They said.

Nori:

“Ms. Richards, you can come with us” The doctor Kim said. I followed her back into the room. “So how have you been since our last visit? your 25 weeks now” She asked me. I shrugged. “I been throwing up still, feeling movement” I told her. “Okay so its normal to still be having nausea in your 2nd trimester, once you hit 30 weeks it should stop”. She told me. I nodded. “Okay let’s look at your little bean” She told me. I laid back and pulled up my hoodie. She poured the jell on my stomach and moved the monitor around. “Aww there he is, he is hiding” She said to me. I smiled at the monitor, I was in denial at first. I went 3 months without seeing a doctor, and when I finally came, I found out how far along I was, It was too late to consider choices, I had found out I was going to be the mother of a son, and I was scared to do this alone with Andre being in Jail. “He was playful last time” I said. “So last time I saw you, you were telling me your boyfriend was wrongfully accused and was in jail, and your parents and him still didn’t know, have you said anything?” She asked. I felt myself getting emotional, I started crying. “No” I told her lifting off the bed, after she wiped off the gel. She hugged me. “Honey, you can’t have any stress while pregnant, and you can’t do this alone, he has a right to know” She told me. I nodded.

I went and scheduled my next appointment. I walked out to the waiting room and ordered an uber to take me to the prison to see Dre’. I walked into the prison and did the normal routine. I seen Dre’ sitting at the table waiting for me, he looked up and smiled brightly. “My girl” He said. I smiled at him, I wanted to tell him everything right then and there. “How are you?” I asked. He shook his head. “Umm, I seen my lawyer yesterday, she said she doesn’t know how this will play out for me in court, so If I’m acquitted then I’ll get out by Christmas baby, but if not then it’s 5years man, and I can’t go down for shit I had nothing to do with” He said. I think it was my hormones from the baby, but I started crying. “Nor, don’t cry baby, God will work it out”. He told me. “I can’t do this Dre’ I hate coming here, I’m so stressed I can’t” I told him, my mind was cloudy, and I wasn’t thinking. “What you mean you can’t do this anymore? You leaving me?” He asked upset. I shrugged my shoulders. “You supposed to hold me down in here Norielle, you got another nigga out, here don’t you?” He asked me. I shook my head. “No, I’m confused, Dre’ I need to tell you something” I said trying to slow my breathing down. He shook his head. “Nah man, you trying to leave me Nor, I been in here months with no visit from you, no letter nothing man what the fuck you out there doing while I’m stuck in here!” He yelled. The guards looked over at us. “Inmate Dobbs calm down or your visit is over”. The guard said. “Man, I’m tired of this shit” He said getting up. “Man bye, I’ll see you when you get your shit together” He said. I was crying. “Dre!” I yelled. He turned around before the guard took him back. I pulled up my hoodie. He was frozen, “How long you knew Nori! before you finally said something?!, is it even mine!” He yelled. “Okay let’s go” The guard said to him. “I wanted to tell you so bad, but I was scared!”. I yelled. “I’m done!” He yelled. The took him to the back. I cried all the way to the parking lot. I pulled out my phone and called my sister. “Nori you okay?” Janessa said. “No can you come get me, I’m send you the address” I told her. “Okay sweetie” She said. I sat and waited on the curve for an hour until she pulled up. I got up and got in the car. “Um hi” I said. I put on my seatbelt and looked straight ahead. “What’s going on Nori why am I picking you up and at a prison?” She asked. I started crying again. “My boyfriend Andre’ got arrested for cocaine that wasn’t his in his car, so I came to see him to tell him that I’m pregnant and were having a son” I confessed to her. I looked over at her reaction. She smiled at me. “I knew you were pregnant” She said. “Little boys are amazing” She told me. I looked at her. “You remember when Damien was little?” I asked her. She shook her head, “I’ll keep your secret if you keep mine” She said to me.

Janessa:

I pulled up to a big house in Alpharetta. “Where are we?” Nori asked. I parked the car and got out as she followed me to the door. I rung the doorbell a few times. The door opened revealing Natalie Dylan’s Mother. “Nessa!” She screamed hugging me. “Hi mom” I said to her. “Mom?” Nori said. “Natalie this is my little sister Nori” I said to her. Natalie hugged Nori. “Oh my goodness, how far are you?” She asked Nori. I was curious too. “I’m 25 weeks” She said to her. Damn 5 months is a long time to keep a secret like that. We walked into the house and I seen my son playing with his cousins. “Chaseee, look who is here” Natalie called out. My baby stood up holding his sippie cup and ran over to me in his cute little Oshkosh overralls. “Mama!” He called out in his baby voice. I picked up and kissed on him. “Hi my babylove, Mommy missed you so much” I said kissing on him. “You, you have a baby and nobody knows?” Nori asked. I held Chase out for Nori to pick up. “That’s Aunti Nori” I said to Chase who was smiling at Nori but still shy. Nori kissed on his cheeks. “Im so happy to meet you little man” She said to him. She put him down and he ran over to Dylan who was now standing in the entrance between the living room and the kitchen. “Nori you remember Dylan?” I asked her. She slowly nodded her head. “I definitely remember” She told me. We ate lunch over at Dylan’s mom’s house, Dylan and I decided to step out while Nori played with Chase. “So how has it been, when can we shock your whole family?” He asked smiling. I sat down on the patio swing with my arms wrapped around each other for warmth, it was freezing in Georgia. “Dylan, a lot has gone on, I haven’t had time and at this point I don’t care, My grandma Rudy comes over tomorrow maybe we can tell them then” I told him. He nodded and kissed me. “I miss yall so much it’s weird keeping this secret” I told him. “I know, but I got good news. I got hired to be a coach for a college team in L.A” He told me. My eyes widened, and I climbed on top of him and kissed him. I was s relieved I wouldn’t have to keep stressing about being homeless. I catched up with Dylan’s family and my son before we headed back to the house. “So you have your won family?” Nori asked. I nodded smiling. “Maybe I can do the same to keep mama and daddy from killing me” She said. I shook my head. “It’s not the best idea, my child missed out you guys witnessing his birth or my marriage, I am so scared of Dad’s judgement I’m hiding my family, it’s not cool trust me” I told her. She nodded. “Nor, you will get through this, you did just tell him after what 5months, that’s kind of wrong” I said to her. She just kept looking down. “I didn’t know how to tell him plus I was in denial” She told me. When I walked in, I was met by the hardest slap to the face. “You took my got damn car?” Vada yelled. When Nori called needing me to pick her up, I grabbed the closet keys to me, once I seen she was located at a prison. I didn’t know they were hers. “Vada!” Nori yelled. “Nori stay out of this!” She yelled. I was so pissed from the sting on my face, I forcefully pushed Vada. “fucking bitch” She said to me. We started to fight in the middle of the living room.

Vada:

Janessa and I were fighting in the living room. “Stop!” Nori yelled. I ignored her. She started to breathe really hard. “Your so childish Vada! Grow up it was forever ago!” Janessa yelled. “No! you fucked my boyfriend! Then humiliated me in front of everybody!” I yelled. “Guys!” Nori stressed. We were rolling around on the floor. “Man, yall fucking chill!” I heard Narkim said with MJ behind him. He split us apart. Janessa hair was everyone, and my lip was bleeding. “Man, yall got to stop this!” MJ said. “Janessa just apologize, Vada just get over it already”. I shook my head. “This is why, I stopped coming around, yall always on her side. Michael walked in the house from the guest house. “Sky, baby you okay?” He asked me. Janessa started laughing. “Sky?” She rolled her eyes. “Bitch I will fuck you up” I told her. Janessa stepped up with the boys between us. “I’m not fighting no pathetic women” She told me. I started to lunge at her. “Vada!” Michael said. “This aint the women, I’m trying to marry” He said before walking off. “Mike!” I yelled for him, as he went back to the guest house. “You guys are all trash” I said before shoulder bumping Janessa. I wasn’t mad about not getting an apology, I was mad she did. I walked out to the guess house. I banged on the door. “Mikey please, Im sorry” I said to him. He swung open the door. “I need you to tell me what’s this all about and now, so we can squash it” He told me. I walked in and sighed. “Fine”.

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Chapter 3: The Dinner

(No, POVs in this chapter)

Everyone was sitting at the dinner table, passing food and making small talk. It had been 10 years since everyone had come together for a meal, but it was still extreme tension in the Richards house. MJ decided to break the ice and ask what probably was on most people’s mind. “So, Vi, what you been up to? we haven’t seen you in like 10 years” MJ said. Vada looked around the table at everyone, the spotlight was on her. “Well after I left Atlanta, I moved to New York and got myself enrolled at NYU. I graduated in Fashion in 2012, got my first job as a Fashion Merchandiser for a little-known boutique called Fashion Forward Inc. I was then approached by Denise Wilburn to be an intern and assistant at Essence Magazine, then I was promoted to personal stylist for photo spreads in the magazine”. She smiled, because she was happy to brag about her successful life. Janessa felt a hint of jealousy being that she is on the verge of struggling. “Vada I’m so proud of your success, I always knew you be okay, because you’re a go-getter like your old man” Malcom Sr. said. Janessa picked at her biscuit and looked at Vada and Michael smiling at each other. “So, Michael how did you and Vada meet?” She said looking sternly at Vada. If looks could kill Janessa would be dead. “We met our freshmen year in College, we had met at orientation, we both had trouble finding our History class” Michael said smiling at Vada. Sharice sipped on her wine, feeling more of a buzz than before. This was her 5th glass. “MJ, I’m so proud of the family that you have, your children are beautiful” Vada said. MJ smiled looking over at Danielle, who was still pissed at him. She lightly smiled at Vada. “Janessa what about you, no man?” Vada asked. Janessa chugged her wine looking around at everyone, Vada was smiling ear to ear. “I’m actually been very busy in um L.A. actually” She said keeping it short. “What do you do there?” Vada asked eating her mashed potatoes. “I um, I work for a telemarking company, I work from home” She stated. Vada smirked, she knew she was living better than her sister and that made her feel good. “Ding, Dong” The door bell rang. Malcom Sr. got up and grabbed the door. “Umm Narkim, your girlfriend is here” He said. Everybody looked as Denisha walked in. She had on thigh boots with a crop top sweater and booty shorts with fishnets and a crop bubble coat. Sharice mouth was agape. Damien and Nylah started laughing silently. They knew Sharice was already not fond of Denisha. “Hey yall this is Nisha, my girl, Nisha this is my mama, my dad, my sister and her boyfriend Mike, my brother Damien and MJ, and his best friend La-La, MJ’s wife Dani, there kids over there at the kid table and My sis Nessa and you know Nori”. She smiled slightly and waved at everyone. They all said their hellos and waved. She took a seat next to Nori, “Hey girl” She said smiling at Nori. Nori and Nisha were good friends. Everyone was waiting for Sharice to say something. She kept looking over at the couple. Narkim was fixing Nisha a plate. “So Denisha right? How did you and Narkim meet, he hasn’t mentioned to us he had such a pretty girlfriend?” Danielle asked. Denisha smiled and looked around at everyone who was all curious. Narkim was nervous, and Nori could sense that. “Thank you, so are you. We met a year ago, at my job”. Danielle smiled and nodded, she really jus was trying to break the silence. Sharice was still not intrigued by Denisha. She reached for the pie that was on the table and started cutting into it. “Where do you work?”. Sharice asked. All eyes shifted to Denisha. Narkim was praying she wasn’t going to say she was a stripper. “I work at Blue Flame” Denisha said confidently. MJ started coughing on his beer. Damien and Nylah got their phones prepared. Narkim’s leg was shaking from nervous ness, causing Nori’s leg to tap. Janessa just shook her head, she knew this wasn’t going to end well. Sharice nodded. “I heard of that, it’s like a club, are you a waitress?” She asked. Denisha shook her head. “No mam, I’m a dancer”. Narkim palmed his face. Nori just pretended like she didn’t hear anything. “Jesus, help her” Vada whispered to herself. Sharice gulped down her wine. Malcom Sr. just shook his head. Damien tried to hold in his laughter. Denisha peeled at her chicken, she wasn’t ashamed. “Narkim, your dating a stripper?” Sharice asked, at this point she was drunk and was about to say what was on her mind. Narkim looked up at his mom. “She’s a dancer mama not a stripper”. Sharice bust out laughing. “A dancer huh?” Denisha was starting to get annoyed. “Yes mam, I dance for money because I got to do what I have to do to support myself”. She stated. Vada was never a stripper, but she understood. “No judgement here” Janessa said. Everyone nodded. Sharice was not having it. “Yall may not care but I do, you come to a family dinner looking like Blac Chyna, it’s 30 degrees outside young lady, you couldn’t wear anything else? I’m sorry but I don’t want my son dating a stripper”. Denisha stopped eating and looked at Sharice. “I’m grown, I can wear what I want to, I strip because it pays my bills, I don’t care what nobody got to say about me?”. Denisha put on her coat and stood up. Sharice rolled her eyes. “My son is in college about to be somebody, he doesn’t need no hood rat to trap him and make him a baby daddy, I know how yall operate, you see rich college boy and see him as a way out, I’ll be damned”. Sharice said. Malcom Sr. stood up and grabbed her arm. “Your drunk Rice, enough”. He said to her. She snatcher her arm away. Denisha was about to leave when Narkim grabbed her. “Baby wait”. Narkim looked at Sharice. “Mama that was wrong bruh”. Sharice grabbed at Narkim. “Narkim sit down”. Narkim was embarrassed and mad. “I’m not going to pop off cause your Narkim’s mom, but Ima pray for you, I love your son, I’m far from a hood rat”. Denisha stormed out. “Nisha! damn it mama!” He said. Sharice looked at him crazy. “Let her ass go, you really thought it was okay to bring some hoe up in my house?” She asked. Danielle got up and went over to the kids table to take Leiana and Christian upstairs, so they wouldn’t witness the drama. Narkim shook his head. “Mama please chill off him” Nori said. “Mama you can’t be telling me, who I can’t be with, I’m grown”. Narkim said. “What your mother is trying to say is son you can’t be messing with no girl that will not benefit your future, your trying to get your PHD, she will only distract you”. Malcom Sr. stated. Narkim sighed loudly. He wanted to tell his parents he dropped out so bad. “Sharice no more wine tonight”. Malcom Sr. said grabbing the glass from her. “See this is why I don’t come home” Vada whispered to Michael. “It’s fine” He said. Janessa was having flash backs of when he father spazzed on her for bringing Dylan home. Nori started to feel nauseous “I got to go to the bathroom”. Nori ran off. “Malcom stop trying to tell me how to act in my own house! You don’t live here anymore so you don’t dictate shit!” She yelled. Everyone looked at them. “Mom what you mean Daddy don’t live here?” Janessa asked. “I guess since we’re all here, it’s time to let yall know we are getting a divorce, I have moved out already” Malcom Sr. said. “What?!” They all said. MJ looked at Damien. “You knew?” He asked. Damien nodded. “They wanted to tell yall in person, I been had the talk 7months ago” He said. MJ started laughing. “You talk shit about my marriage but you out here divorcing mom and shit” He said. “Watch your tone Malcom Jr. your still are my son, and you need to respect me”. He said. “Psshhh” MJ said waving him off. MJ went upstairs. “Well this is my family” Vada said to Michael. He just nodded. Damien just palmed his face, Nylah played with her fingers. “Well I’m out, I got places to be and my relationship to fix”. Narkim said grabbing his coat. Nori came back from the bathroom. “Wait! Where are you going?” She asked. She followed Narkim outside. “Man, I got to go talk to Nish, and I got to meet with some friends really quick, I’ll be back man”. Nori nodded and went back inside. “Welp, dinner was nice”. Vada said sarcastically. Vada and Michael excuses themselves. Nori was looking at everyone confused. “What happened?” She asked. “Daddy and Mom are getting a divorce and Daddy moved out” Janessa said. Nori sat down in shock, although she knew it would soon happen. “Wow” Malcom Sr. sighed loudly. “Regardless of the circumstance, were still having Christmas as a family, and it won’t be any different, now I expect everyone to make the most of it”. Malcom Sr. sternly said. “I’m to tired to clean up, Damien, Nylah help Janessa and Nori straighten up please”. Sharice stumbled to her bedroom. “Ding Dong” The doorbell rang. “Bruh who the fuck here so got damn late”. Damien said. Malcom Sr. who was watching the football game in the living room answered the door. “Kristen…I forgot about tonight” He said to the women at the door. She smiled, “It’s fine, I assumed you got my message about me running late”. She said. He smiled and shook his head. “I um it’s not a good time”. He said. She nodded. “I understand, it’s late”. He wanted Kristen to meet his family but after the dinner he knew not to even dare to do that. “I can fix you a plate really quick, I know you are starving come on inside” He said. Kristen smiled, and walked in. The kids were cleaning the kitchen when Malcom Sr. walked in. “Hey um kids, this is my friend Kristen” He said. Everyone stopped to look, Damien turned around to see his dads’ friend and his heart dropped. “Ms. Madison?” Nylah said. Damien dropped his mom’s fine china plate. Kristen’s eyes widened, and Damien was in shock. “Damien!” Nylah yelled. Everyone looked at Damien. “I sorry man, the plate slipped”. Nylah helped Damien pick up the pieces, “Are yall like dating?” Nori asked. Malcom Sr. nodded. “Yes but were just friends until the divorce is finalized”. Damien helped Nylah throw the peices away and walked out of the kitchen. He walked into the bathroom and put water on his face. He was in shock that his dad was dating, and dating his teacher, who he was also sleeping with. “What the fuck”.He opened up the door and Kristen was in front of his face.

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Chapter 2: 12 Days till Christmas

Vada:

Michael and I touched down into Atlanta and picked up our rental car. “Im excited to see where my lady was raised” Michael said smiling while driving. I lightly smile. “So am I” I lied. My heart was racing, and I was aggravated as fuck. We pulled into my parents drive way and I instantly became nervous. I hadn’t been here in years. “Wow this your house? Baby I don’t know why you never said you lived in a Mansion” He said looking at the house. We got out the car and Michael grabbed my hand as we headed towards the door. I rung the doorbell and the door quickly flew open revealing my mother Sharice. “Vada!” She screamed breaking my hold on Michaels hand. “My oldest daughter has arrived, OMG after 10 years, God is soooo good” She screamed. I rolled my eyes as she was hugging me last time, I saw my mom I screamed to her I was never coming back. She took a step back and looked at me. “Soo beautiful, your skin is glowing, you look amazing” She hugged me some more. “Okay mom it’s cold can we head inside” I said. She grabbed my hand and brought me inside, I turned and looked at Michael who was entertained by this. “Malcom! Damien! Vada is here!” She screamed. I looked at Michael “Mom this is my boyfriend Michael” I said. She smiled at him, as he extended his hand, “Oh boy please give me a hug, I’m so happy you brought Vada home” She said hugging him. “It’s an honor to meet you Mrs. Richards I see where she gets her beauty, you must have had her really young cause you look amazing” Michael told my mom, I rolled my eyes at what he said. My mom was up in the clouds with Michael, you would think she was trying to steal my damn man. “Michael stop it, your soo charming, Im happy my Vada has an amazing man, bout time” She said. I was about to snap on my mom when I seen a handsome young man run downstairs, I gasped. “Damien?” I asked. His smile would light up a room, looking like Dad in his teenage years. “Hey V” He said, leaning in for a hug. Last time I seen him, he was sent to his room after an intense argument filled the room, when I was moving out, he was my shadow. Mom and Dad were always gone being that she was a lawyer and him a professor, I spent most of my time watching the little ones while MJ was over on the westside and Janessa was busy being a cheerleader. “I remember you like knee high following me around calling me ViVi, look at you” I said playfully pinching his cheeks. “Man stop gassing me you already know the ladies love cool D” My mom sighed and laughed. “Don’t get him started”. “There she is my Vada Beta” A deep voice filled the room, My dad came up to me and pulled me into a hug. “It’s been too long Vada” He said sternly. I nodded, “I’ve been very busy Daddy” I said smiling. He nodded. He looked over at Michael. “Who is this young man?” Michael smiled. “Hello sir, Im Michael Thompson, Sky’s Boyfriend” Michael held out his hand, and my dad shook it sternly. “Nice to meet you Michael, I hope your treating my daughter well” He said looking at him. “Yes sir, Vada is a Queen” He said. My dad looked at me. “Charming, I like it” He said. “Well, Damien go help your sister and Michael get their bags” My mom said. I shook my head. “No, Mom it’s fine we actually made reservations for a hotel” I said looking at Michael. “We can always cancel Sky” He said. My mom laughed at little. “Sky?” She said. I sighed, “Yes, Mom that’s my name I go by now” I told her. She sucked her teeth at me and waved me off. “I named you, Vada Breanna Richards, if you don’t like me calling you Vada, I will call you ViVi or Vay like I always do, I don’t know who the hell is Sky, Sky my ass, and you are staying here with family, sooo Damien and Michael grab the bags and put it an Vada’s old room”. She stated before shaking her head and walking off. My dad came up to Michael “You can put your bags in the guest house” He said forcing a smile. Michael nodded, “Of course, Mr. Richards”. I rolled my eyes annoyed. Michael caught me and mouthed. “Sorry”. Damien kissed my cheek, “Happy you home big Sis”. He said before following Michael out. I walked around the house and looked at the pictures, that once held familiar faces now hold more unfamiliar faces. I picked up a picture of MJ and his family. I hadn’t seen him in years, and it’s crazy to see he has his own family. I was also shocked to see the twins all grown up in their senior pics, as much as I didn’t want to be here; my heart ached at the fact I missed out on my baby siblings’ big moments over some bullshit. I was leaning into look at a picture of MJ’s kids when a voice startled me. “That’s Christian and Leiana, he’s 5 and she’s 9” My mom said. “MJ has a beautiful family” I told her. “Yeah, he wanted you to be there for the birth and his wedding, but we couldn’t get a hold of you, and your addressed changed so much”. She said. I nodded. “Yeah, like I told Dad. I just been really busy, you know” She softly smiled. “Well I know you used to love cooking with me, you want to help me prepare dinner?” She asked. Although I wanted to say no, I followed her into the kitchen.

An hour had flown by and we were laughing in the kitchen, reminiscing on the past. Michael was playing Call of Duty with Damien in the living room, I felt a little at peace like this couldn’t be so bad after all. “Mother, Daddy?” I heard a familiar voice say, I instantly cringed. I spoke to soon. In walked the spawn of Satan, my sister Janessa.

Janessa:

Dylan, Chase and I had touched down at Hartsfield Jackson, and rented us a car. I had Dylan drop me off, before he drove to his family’s house in Alpharetta. “Im going to miss you guys soo much, but it will only be like 2 days, Im going to get the check and cash it and introduce my family to you guys okay?” I said. He laughed. “Whatever is fine with me baby, My family been dying to see Chase so we will just chill there for a little minute, I love you” He said. I leaned in and kissed my sleeping toddler in the backseat. “Uh he’s going to wake up wanting his mother and I’m not going to be there” I stressed. Dylan rubbed my cheek. “Ness, we are fine. I will call you tonight”. I nodded and kissed his lips. I grabbed my bags and headed towards the door. I rang the doorbell and nobody came to the door. I looked around for the plat with the hidden key. “Gotcha” I used the key to unlock the door. “Mother, Daddy?” I called out. I heard the tv blasting in the living room. I walked into the living room and seen Damien on the couch with a unfamiliar attractive black man. “Hey D, you didn’t here me knock?” I asked. He looked at me and smiled. “Nessa! Mann what’s up?” He said leaning into hug me. I hugged him tightly, my little brother had grown tall in the 3years I had been away. “Gosh please stop growing” I said. He smiled brightly. “Man, this crazy, you and Vada are both here” He said. I was taking back by him saying my older sisters name, who I hadn’t seen or could care less about in 10 years. “Come again? You said Vada is here?” I asked. He laughed and nodded. “This her boyfriend Michael” He said pointing to the handsome man now standing up. He smiled at me and extended his hand, “Hi, I’m Michael Thompson, Sky…I mean Vada’s boyfriend”. He said. I lightly smiled. “Hi, I’m her little sister Janessa” I told him. My mother walked into the living room and hugged me. “Janessa, I’m so happy your home”. I smiled at her and seen Vada looking awkward by the couch. The tension was so thick, I could cut it with a knife. “Vada, it’s been so long, how are you?” I said faking every bit of the smile on my face. It had seen like she rolled her eyes at me through her fake ass smile. “I’m good, you?” She said. I nodded and turned to My mother. “Where’s daddy?” I asked her. She shrugged her shoulders, “Check the study” She said. Damien and Vada’s little boy toy continued their game, Vada and Mother went back into the kitchen. I grabbed my bags and brought them into my old room. “Still the same” I said to myself. I went to Daddy’s study and seen it was cracked. I could hear him laughing and whispering. “Daddy?” I asked. “Yes?” He called out. I walked in and a big smile it his face. “Hey Nessa” He said. I smiled at him. “Hey Daddy”. “Hold on Kris, Ima call you right back”. He got up and hugged me. “I missed you so much, I happy you’re here” He said. I smiled me too daddy. He pulled out his check book out his drawer, I instantly got happy cause maybe this would be quicker than I thought. “Dad, Mom needs you to fix the Christmas tree lights, they went out again” Damien said. Dad groaned. “Damn women keep getting them cheap ass lights” Daddy said. I sighed because I was so close. I walked downstairs and into the kitchen. “Hey, um you need help?” I asked Vada. She purposely ignored me. Mom was over near the tree helping Dad with the lights. “Vada?” I asked. She turned around. “What?” She said. I titled my head to the side. “I’m being nice and asking you if you need help” I snapped at her. She put down the celery she was cutting and held on to the knife. “Obviously, I don’t but thanks…. Sis” She said. I walked up to the island in the kitchen that was separating us. “Vada, I have not seen you in 10 years whatever beef we had was over a decade ago, so can we please act like grown adults here” I said. She laughed. “I’m being an adult right now and restraining myself from popping you, it’s been 10years to long and you still need your ass whooped from what happened I haven’t forgotten and will never” She said smiling before turning away. “So childish, get over it! Uhhhhhhhhhhhh” I groaned and walked into the living room and sat next to Damien. He looked over at me. “So, it begins” He says smiling. I rolled my eyes. God give me strength.

Nori:

I was in my dorm packing up for the semester and getting ready to head to back home to the Northside of Atlanta. “Bruh I don’t know why you got hella shit in this bitch” Narkim said before laying himself on my bed. “This the same shit I been had since freshman year Nar”. I rolled my eyes annoyed. I started lifting my crates, Narkim quickly got up and grabbed it. “Aye yo, you can’t be lifting no heavy shit Nori”. I groaned. “I’m not handy capped Narkim”. He moved the crate from me. “I don’t know how you going to act like you still in school, when you got a whole lease, and you coming to live with mommy and daddy”. I told him. He smirked. “Nori I got this, worry about yourself”. I shoved him a little. We loaded all my shit into his car and headed to our parents.

When we arrived, I seen Daddy in the window fixing the lights on the Christmas tree. Narkim but his around my shoulder. “Let’s get through this Christmas sis” He said. We went to door, I grabbed my key and unlocked it and walked in. “Ayyye the twins are in the house!” Narkim yelled. Damien jumped of the couch, ran and dapped up Narkim. “My nigga, my nigga!” Damien said. “HEY! You will not do that in my house!” Mama yelled. She smiled at us and leaned to give me a hug, I leaned back a little. “Aye mommy watch out I got a cold” I told her, she made a stank face and kissed my cheek. She hugged Narkim and he kissed her on the cheek. “My babies” Janessa got up and ran over to us. She hugged Narkim first, then came over and hugged me. She leaned back and looked at me for a second. “You that cold? you got like on a lot of layers Nori” She said. I shrugged. “I have a cold” I lied. She looked at me suspiciously. “Your face has got chunkier, you been eating a lot at school” She said. I rolled my eyes. “You been starving a lot I guess” I snapped at her. I heard a laugh, I turned around and seen my big sister Vada. “ViVi!” I yelled, I ran over to her about to hug her, but I leaned back. “Sorry, I’m sick” I fake coughed. She smiled. “You have grown to be a beautiful woman, I’m shook, OMG look at Narkimmy” She said. He smiled hard as hell. “What up ViVi” He said hugging her, rocking to the side. I went and grabbed some of my stuff and went to my room. I was folding my clothes and putting them in drawers when I heard a little knock. Janessa came and sat on the edge of my bed. “What was that downstairs? We never have issues, were like ‘” She stated. I sighed and continued with folding. “I’m sorry, I been just stressed lately” I said. I looked at her. She nodded. “You know you can talk to me about anything right?” She said. I nodded. “Yeah” I said. She got up and was almost out the door. “Nori, you can’t hide it for long, eventually all those hoodies won’t hide it for long” She said. My stomach dropped, and we just looked at each other before she walked back downstairs. I went over to my fully body mirror and was fixing my hoodie and jean jacket along with my puffer jacket. “I cut the heat on for you baby girl, your mama said you had a cold?” My daddy said making me jump. “Hey, um Daddy you scared me” I said slightly smiling. He laughed a little. “I’m sorry baby, how’s school, your mother said you made deans list again last semester” He stated. I nodded. “Yeah, always striving to be nothing but the best daddy” I said. He smiled. “That’s my girl, dinner will be ready in a minute we trying to wait till MJ gets here” He said before leaving. I nodded. I finished unpacking, and went back downstairs, I seen a a fine dark skin man looking around lost. “Um hey?” I said. He jumped. “Hey, I’m sorry. I’m Michael, Vada’s boyfriend” I smiled and nodded. “Hey, I’m her baby sister Norielle” He smiled. “Um bathroom?” He asked. I pointed down the hall. “It’s one down the hall near the room on the left, I know it’s a big house” I said. He followed my direction down the hall. I was about to walk into the kitchen when my Iphone rang an unfamiliar number. “Hello?” I said. “You have a collect call from inmate “Dobbs” from Dekalb County Pentuary, do you except this call?” The operator said. I looked around and went into Mama’s study and closed the door. “Yes” I said. I heard the call go through. “Hello? Baby?” I heard Dre say. “Yes, I’m here” I said softly. He paused for a minute. “I don’t have much time, but I wanted to know if I could see you tomorrow please” He said, I could hear a sense of stress in his voice. “Dre, Ima try my best” I said. He sighed into the phone. “Nori please, I need you to hold me down while I’m in here, I feel like you are flaking out on me” He said. “Dre, I’m not it’s so much I want to tell you, but a lot to figure out as well, please be patient with me. I will come tomorrow baby I will try” I said. He exhaled in relief. “Okay, Nori, I love you”. I smiled. “I love you too Dre”. He hung up the phone. “Rawr!” I felt someone say as the grabbed my arm. I lightly pissed myself, I turned around to see Damien. He bust out laughing with Narkim right beside him. “Yall so motherfucking stupid, bruh I promise”. I said smacking both. “I love you too Dre” Damien mimicked. I act like I was about to back hand him. Narkim held me back. “Runn D Runnn” He said laughing. I was chasing him around the house like old times. “Hey! Hey! Hey! yall chill out!” My dad called out.

Narkim:

We were all just chilling in the living room, Nori, Me and D. Janessa was on the phone upstairs, Mom was talking to Vada’s Boyfriend. Dad was talking with Vada, it was like old times except Vada and Janessa ain’t arguing and MJ is still on the way, I was waiting for my girl to get here. “Yo Nar, lets hit the porch really quick” D said. I nodded. We walked outside and went up to the drive way. I pulled out a blunt and lit it. I exhaled the blunt then passed it to D. “If mom catch us out here, I’m blaming yo ass” D said to me. I slapped him playfully upside the head. “Nigga yo ass begged me all week to bring the weed, nigga I got receipts” I said. He started laughing. “Yo how school been little nigga?” I said. He smirked. “Man, you not going to believe if I tell you this and you can’t say shit to NOBODY, not even Nori ass, Shit I ain’t even told Nylah yet but bro, Im fucking my English teacher” He said. I started chocking on the blunt as I inhaled it, I was caught of guard. “D you smashing an old lady? Is is Mrs. Finklebum, If you squint a little, she kind of of bad” I said feeling high asf. He started laughing. “Hell, nah nigga, it’s a new teacher named Kristen Madison, she fine as fuck bruh” He said. I looked at him like he was crazy. “You playing with me D or you for real cause If you serious, then I know its official that the Richards men got that Juice but you my little brother got ALL the juice, the whole container” I told him. He nodded and smirked. “You know I got that fire D, that Dope D” He said. I bust out laughing. “Yo you the man my G” I dapped him up. We were just talking and cracking jokes when my phone went off, I looked at it thinking it was Denisha, but It was Mack. “Yo D let me take this call by myself really quick” I said. He nodded and put the blunt out and passed it to me. I pressed the green button. “Yo boss what’s up?” I asked. “Yo young blood, I need you to get to the spot right quick” He said. “Yo Boss, I’m at my family’s house right now” I told him. “Nigga! I need you here now!” He yelled. I took the phone away from my ear. “Mack give me some time man” I said. He sighed. “Aight, you got till 11’o clock young blood”. He hung up. Man, how the fuck am I going to do this. I seen headlights flash at me, and seen the car come down the drive way. I notice the car as my Big Brother MJ’s car. He got out the car and laughed at me. I smiled and walked down the drive way to his car. “Yooo little bro” He said, dapping me up. “What’s up MJ”. I seen his wife Dani get out the car. “Hey Dani” I said walking up to her and hugged her. “Hey Nari”. “Uncle Nari!” Leiana my niece said hoping out the car and into my arms. “Aye it’s my princess” I said. She giggled with her pretty self. “Uncle Nari it’s me too!” Christian said. “Aye the kids love Uncle Nari” Dani said laughing. I shrugged. “Hey, the ladies and the kids just love me I don’t know what it is” I said. “Lil bro come here really quick” MJ smiled and pulled me to the side. “Hey, I here you been running around town with Mack, you good?” He asked. I nodded. “Yeah, we just cool with each other because you know yall was cool” I said lying. He smiled and nodded. “Good, don’t get caught up with that shit man”. I nodded. “Hey, help me get our bags” He told me.

MJ:

Dani and the kids went into the house, and Narkim and I followed behind. “The whole squad is in the house!” Damien my baby brother yelled. I put the bags down and grabbed him into a bear hug. “What up knuckle head!” I said. He was giggling. “Man, Im a grown man, get off me” He said. I playfully shoved him. “Please, you still get tucked in” I said playfully. He sucked his teeth in. “Hey big bro” Janessa said hugging me. “Hey Nessi Ness” I said to her, it felt good being home. “Hey bro” I heard. I looked up and seen Vada. My mouth dropped. Janessa and Vada in the same house. “Heyyyy Vi, what’s going on little sis, you look good man what’s up?” I said hugging her tightly. “Danielle this is Vada my sister, I told you about” I said introducing them. They hugged, and Vada picked up Christian and hugged on Leiana. I seen my dad off to the side. “Hey pops” I said. He smiled and hugged me. “Hey first born” He said. He was mugging Danielle, for some reason Dad ain’t like Danielle mostly because he couldn’t stand women who made more money than men. “I see yall still together” He said. I sighed. “Yeah Dad, we are just like you and mom” I said. He bust out laughing and walked away. I shook my head. I seen Norielle come out of the kitchen. “Baby sis” I said. “Hey MJ, wait I’m a little sick” She said. I backed up. “Heyyy I don’t want no type of cold man” I said. I walked into the dining room and seen Mama setting up the dinner table with her good china. “Hey mama” I said walking up to her and kissing her cheek. She smiled. “Finally, all my babies in a house together” She said hugging me. “Yeah we made it, sorry we took so long driving down here, Danielle was still at the office, so we got a late start” I told her. She waved her hand. “It’s good, you’re here now”. I walked out and grabbed our bags and went upstairs. I seen Danielle already in the room texting. She looked up at me. “Hey” She said. I put the bags down. “Can you go one second without that got damn phone?” I asked. She looked at me sideways. “Excuse me?” She said. I snatched the phone from her and put it on the nightstand next to mine. “You been fucking texting the whole ride down here, it’s family time put that shit down” I said. She looked at me like she wanted to hit me. “Snatch something from my hand again Malcom and I will walk me and my kids up out of here, now I’m sorry I will try my best to not be on my phone but it’s 2018 Malcom, you going to snatch everyone’s phone” She said before taking her phone back and going downstairs. I sat on the bed irritated, my dad then walked in. “You good son?” He asked. I nodded. “Yeah, yeah just tired, I been driving for 8 hours” I said. He shook his head. “I was looking at Christian while I was down there, that boy is sooo damn light skin, Leiana got more melanin than him, I know you and Danielle separated in the past due to you not having a job at one point but you sure he is a Richards?” My dad asked. I hissed at him. “Dad, I know you don’t like that Danielle makes more money than me but we not about to deny that my son is mine, it’s too early, I’m hungry, I’m tired please not right now” I stressed to him. He nodded. “I’m sorry I brought it up, I been drinking a little” He said. I laughed on the bed and palmed my face. I heard a phone buzz and looked over at the nightstand. I looked at my phone and realized Danielle grabbed my phone, not hers. “You still coming to see?”- M. Danielle walked into the room, “Here I grabbed your phone” She said. She tried to grab her phone, and I moved my hand. “Who is M with a heart Danielle?” I asked. She rolled her eyes. “Give me my phone Malcom” She said. I moved my hand again shaking my head. “Who is M? is it Mark?” I asked. She started laughing. “Really?” She asked snatching her phone and throwing my phone.

Damien:

“I miss you” I texted Kristen. She replied. “Damien, please stop”. I smirked. “Wrong person sorry” I texted. She just read the message.

“Damien, Nylah’s here” My mom yelled. Nylah walked in the house with her suitcase; her mom travels a lot and I didn’t want her to spend Christmas alone. She hugged my mom and hugged the fam and walked over to me and kicked my feet. “What are you doing ugly?” She asked. I sucked my teeth at her. “Man shut yo Annie Warbucks looking ass up” I said messing with her curls. She playfully pushed me. I got up and grabbed her luggage and brought it up to my room. “Dang, I’m shocked. Vada and Janessa are both here?” She said. Nylah knows about the family drama. I nodded. “Man, I got me a worldstar account just in case shit go down” I told her. She hit me. “You so messy man, but ima snapchat it” She said laughing. “Shit to calm right now with” I said twirling around in my desk chair. She went and opened her suitcase, and pulled out wrapped gifts. “I got you some shit, so this year you wont say I forgot” She handed me one. “You can open one now”. I sat back acting like I had a hard decision. “D, just pick!” She giggled. “Aight! I’m get this big fat one” I said. I sat on the bed and held the big box and started taking the wrapping paper off. It was a karaoke machine. “Yoooo La” I said in shock. “Now we can finally have real karaoke instead of using remotes” She said smiling. “Truuuuueee, man thank you La, man I aint get you shit” I said to her. She groaned. “Damien! You better have got me something or I’m taking all this shit backkkk” She said grabbing her Kareoke Machine she got me. I laughed and went in my drawer and pulled out a box. “Here you go cry baby ass girl” I said. She smiled brightly and quickly unwrapped it. It was 2 lockets that said had best friends on it and a picture of one of us in it. She stood there speechless. “Damien OMG thank you, I love it” She kissed me on the cheek. “Hey love birds! Dinner is ready” Nori said smiling. I nodded. “Eww man she like my sister” I said. Nylah gave me a nasty look that I laughed at, but she wasn’t laughing. “What?” I said. She shrugged. “Nothing, umm Kristen texted you she said are you busy later” She handed me, my phone and went down stairs. I read the text. “Busy later?” I smiled. “Maybe”.I replied.

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Chapter 1: 25 Days before Christmas

Vada aka Sky:

Location: New, York

"So, as you guys know our Holiday collection has dropped and thanks to Sky our magazine has been flying off the shelf for the cover you did with the McKinney’s, bravo Sky our amazing stylist" Denise my boss said as she hugged me. Ever since I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a fashion designer, I'm not there yet but I am a top stylist for the well-known Black Magazine Essence. I worked my ass off to be where I am today. I have the idea life, a Condo in New York, A 2019 Mercedes Benz all black with leather interior, a gorgeous boyfriend who is about to be a Doctor who I been with since College, so almost 9 years, I’m blessed. "Congrats Sky on the sellout" Maurice my coworker said. I smiled as I walked out of the building, I grabbed the keys from Valet and got into my Benz.

"There she is my beautiful chocolate queen" Michael my boyfriend said to me as I walked into my condo, he was there holding roses, Michael Thompson God’s gift to me, how can I be so blessed to get a fine ass man like this who loves every inch of me, mmm. I leaned in and kissed him, smiling from ear to ear. "Baby, you didn't have to give me roses". He smiled at me and kissed all over me. I heard music playing it was "Best Part" By H.E.R. Michael grabbed my hand and led me to the living room that was well lit with small candles and the floor was covered in red rose petals. "Michael what is going on?" I asked nervously. He kept smirking, he grabbed a box off the table and got down on one knee, "I wanted to do this since our first time meeting at the Coffee Shop in Brooklyn but I wanted to make sure I was the man you needed me to be, and I wanted to wait for you to fully form into the rose I knew you would blossom into, I had this plan in my head of sitting down with your father and asking him for your hand but I can’t wait any longer so with that being said Vada Sky Richards will you marry me?” I nodded my head not being able to say anything, tears were pouring down my face like a water fall. “YES!” I managed to scream out, he put the ring on my finger and got up to kiss me. “I love you so much Sky” he said. “I love you, omg this feels so crazy I’m bout to be a wife, shit your wife!”. He softly smiled then grabbed my hands and sat me down. “There’s one thing though baby, I’m not going to marry you until I can have a conversation with your father and finally meet your family, it’s been 10years since you been home, you never talk about your family, you know everything about me and my family, you see my family more than your own but I know nothing about yours”. I sighed softly. “Michael we been through this, I don’t like talking about this”. He nodded and grabbed my hand, “I can’t marry you until I can see it for myself, I’m sorry Sky” He lightly took the ring off my finger and stared at it. I got up annoyed and went to the bedroom and screamed in my hand. I laid on the bed and looked at the ceiling. “God why? I was SOOO close”. I heard Michael leave the house, I pulled out my phone and stared at my mom’s number. “Come on Sky just do it, for Michael, for the ring”. I pressed the phone symbol and nervously bit at my lip as the phone dialed. “Richards Residence, Sharice speaking”. I heard my mother say. I sighed. “Hi Mom, its Sky” I said. “Who?” She said, I sighed I knew my mom only knew me as Vada. “Its Vada”. I could hear the annoyance in her voice. “You need some money or something Vada, you only ever call when you need something” I rolled my eyes. “No mom I called because I’m coming to Atlanta, I thought it be nice to spend Christmas with the family again like old times” I said sounding genuine although I was cringing. I could hear her laugh. “We haven’t had Christmas together as a family since before you went off to college and that was 10 years ago”. “Well mom, I’m coming home” I said. “Okay Vada well your brothers and sisters will be happy to see you” She said. “And Mom, I’m bringing my boyfriend Michael” I could here a smile in her voice. “Okay well then we look forward to meeting him Vay, your Grandma is going to be so happy to hear this”. After I got off the phone with my mom, I heard Michael come back in, he opened the room door and looked at me. “So, you want to go to Atlanta and meet the Richards family?” I asked. He smiled and nodded. “My ring sir?” I asked, he shook his head, “Nope, now I can do it right with your Pops and all”. I fake smiled. “Oh lovely”.

Janessa:

Location: L.A.

“Chase! Please stop crying for Mommy, Dylan! Help please” My husband Dylan walked into the room “What’s up baby?” I looked at him annoyed. “Your son is what’s up, I can’t work and take care of him and you at the same time Dylan, I understand that you got hurt and you’re going through a rough time, because you tore your ACL, but you still need to help out, we can’t afford this house or anything anymore with your checks, that shit is wearing thin” I stressed. He picked up our 2-year-old son Chase and looked at me. “Nessa, I’m trying to find something just give me some time to heal first, and I promise you, Ima find a job”. I nodded. Dylan used to play overseas, but he tore his ACL and can no longer play basketball. We were living a good life until that happened now its on me to carry us until he gets him a solid job. I was in the middle of sending in my last spreads for job my when my mom called. “Hello Mother” I said. “Are you coming to Atlanta for Christmas?” She said. I sighed. “Mom like last year and the year before no, it’s hard trying to get a flight last minute in L.A.” I lied to her. “Well okay your dad has that money you asked for, he said you need to come get it personally” She said. I groaned. “Okay mom, but a lot has happened in 4 years since you last seen me” I said. “Janessa I’m your mother I don’t care just bring your ass” She said and hung up. Dylan stood by the door playing with Chase. “Your family still doesn’t know you have a whole family of your own?” He asked. I nodded. “Well the last time dad met you he wasn’t so happy that you were umm white, so in order to keep getting money from him since I’m daddy’s favorite girl next to Nori, I just keep quiet” I said. He smiled, “Go to your family, and we will see you when you get back” He stated. I shook my head. “I’ll get the money first then I’ll introduce my family to my family. I mean were married now he has no say anymore”. I said so sure of what I was saying but inside I knew this was not going to go well once shit hits the fan, I’ve been hiding this for 3years.

Nori:

Location: Atlanta

“You have 15minutes, no touching” The guard told me as I walked into Visitation. “Hey beautiful” Andre said to me as I walked in. Andre is 3 years older then me, We attended the same college and been together since my freshman year. He had got locked up on a drug charge 5 months ago. I tried to hold back my tears. I hadn’t seen him since his first week in Jail, I been avoiding him cause I didn’t want to see him in here caged up like this, plus other shit came up. Now seeing him, I couldn’t hold back. He had grown facial hair and looked rough. “Nor, don’t cry baby”. He tried to console me. “No touching!” The guards yelled. He clenched his fist. “You see me girl fucking crying!” He yelled. “Aye Dobbs chill out or the visit is over”. He sighed. “How you been, I see you got a little thick since I been in here, you ain’t been up here in a minute?” He said looking at me. I wiped my face and fixed my curls up into a bun. “I’m straight, just been busy with majorette practice, and games and shit, um plus I got finals this week then I’m going home for Christmas. What happened to your face?”. I said examining the scar I had just noticed above his eyebrow. He laughed a little. “I’m known a college rich kid with a drug charge in a prison with niggas that really be about that life, Nor it’s either fight or be somebody bitch” He stated. I nodded. He looked down at his hands. “I’ll be out before New Year’s, my lawyer said he can get this charge off my record and I can continue out my last year and graduate and be somebody, for you”. I smiled at the thought. “I was hoping you would be able to meet my family this Christmas but If my daddy finds out I’m dating a nigga in jail, he will not approve” I said. He shook his head. “I ain’t no criminal Nor, I got caught with coke that wasn’t mine in my car” I nodded. “I know, hopefully everything works out, for you” I said. He smiled. “3 more weeks baby, and I’m out. I can hug and kiss on you”. I blushed at the thought, I been feeling alone lately but I know it was hard for him being in here. “2 minutes left in mate” The guard said. I sighed. “When am I going to see you again?” He asked curiously, I can see the sadness in his face. “Soon, I promise I’ll make time” I told him. I got up and he kissed my hand. “I love you Nori” I smiled and mouthed it back. I walked out of the prison feeling sad, my twin Narkim was blasting Lil Baby and Gunna “Drip too Hard”. Narkim and I are fraternal twins, he was born 1 minute before me, we don’t look anything alike but we share a weird bond that most people call a “Twin Sense” He always knows my mood, if I’m sick or if somethings wrong vice versa, we can’t hide anything from one another. He unlocked the door for me. “How it go?” He asked. I shrugged. “Okay, I guess” I said. He kept looking at me. “You tell him?” He asked. I looked at him crazy. “Tell him what?” I asked. “We are twins fam, whatever going on with you, be going on with me and I’m a nigga” He said laughing. I smiled. “No, I haven’t”. I said. He shook his head. “Well if my mama and daddy find out, you in trouble” Narkim said. I pushed him. “If mommy and daddy find out you been selling for Mack your deader than me, and you dropped out of College, so I keep your secrets, you keep mine” I stated. “We twins, you my ride or die” He laughed. I felt my phone buzz. “Mommy calling” I said to Narkim. I put her on speaker. “Hey baby girl” My mom said. “Wazzam Mommy” Narkim said. “Good both my babies on the phone, so your sisters are coming for Christmas, and so is your brother MJ” She said. “Vada and Janessa in the same room?” Narkim said. I laughed. “It’s been 10 years since we all been together, Damien was 6 and you guys were 10, now you guys are all grown up this is going to be a good Christmas, It better be your Grandma Rudy is coming down here, and so are your cousins please don’t embarrass me or your father, plus we have an announcement to make” She said. We looked at each other. “Okay mommy we will be there” I said. “Yeah mommy and tell G-ma Rudy bring the Henny in a bottle this time and not in her travel shampoo containers” Narkim said. I nudged him. “You know what bye” she ended the call. I shook my head at him. “Now she knows Grandma Rudy be giving us liquor” I said. He shrugged. “Mommy said her and Daddy making an announcement, what do you think that means?” I asked Narkim. “After all them times they been arguing, I think its prob a divorce” He said. I rolled my eyes. Since I was born all I knew was my parents being together, even if shit was going sour they could at least just stick out. Narkim pulled up at my dorm. “Aight sis, I got business with Mack to tend to, I’ll pick you up late this week to head back to Mama and Daddy’s”. I leaned into the car window. “Please be safe Nar, you know Mack be with the shits, I said”. He smirked. “If anything happens to me, you’ll know sis, and Ima G, I aint worried bout nothing, and stop stealing my hoodies yo”. I laughed and leaned back as he sped off.

Narkim:

Location: Atlanta

After I dropped my sister off, I pulled up at Mack’s spot. Mack is my boss, my supplier. He gives me the goods and I sell it for him and get 20% back. It doesn’t seem like a lot but trust me, I got my own spot in Buckhead, and Im pushing a range, it’s a lot. My parents think I won my car from saving up when I was working at foot locker. This money got me all the clothes, shit and hoes I want. I walked into the spot. “Yo was up college boy” Mack said. I smiled. “What’s good boss”. I dapped him up. “I got a big delivery for you little nigga, going to get my pockets fat and yours, you down?” He asked. I nodded. Mack is not somebody to mess with word on the streets is he make niggas go missing, He only let a select few in his crew, he let me in cause my big bro MJ used to be down with him back in school, and he respect him a lot. “I got a big ass delivery coming on the 19th of December be here to come get it young blood, and oh yeah how’s your fine twin sister doing, I hear she got thick? He asked. I clenched my jaw, I hated when niggas tried to get at my twin like that. “She good, got her head in the books” I stated. He smiled. “That’s good keep an eye on her” I nodded and sighed. I talked with the crew for a minute for I headed over to Blue Flame’s where my girl Nisha worked. “Hey Narkim” This stripper Kit Kat said to me smirking. All the hoes want me, I’m convinced. “Yo where’s Nish?” I asked. She grabbed at my shirt. “In the back baby” She said. I smiled at her and nodded. I walked to the back and knocked on the dressing room door. Nisha’s friend Havana let me in. “Hey baby” I said as I kissed her cheek. She was putting all her money in the bag. “I told you, I got you” I told her. She smiled at me. “I know, but I like to get shit on my own”. I winked at her. “I love an Independent woman”. She rolled her eyes. “So look my fam having a family Christmas dinner and I know you ain’t got no fam like that, so I want you to meet my family”. I told her. She looked up at me and started laughing. “Boy bye” She said. I sat on the counter as she continued counting. “Im for real shawty” I said. She just looked at me. “Okay, I’ll come but if you folks start asking what my career is, I’m a stripper and I make money moves” She said. I laughed at her. “Nah, just say you a professional dancer, you trying to give madukes a heart attack shawty” I said. She laughed. Nisha and I been together for a little minute, I was serious about her being that she’s my number one, my main chick, my wifey and I wanted her to know it”.

Damien:

Location: Atlanta

“Damien Lamar Richards” Ms. Madison said to me breathlessly as she buttoned up her blouse. I zipped up my pants and smirked her. “Yes, Ms. Madison”. She kissed me some more. “We can’t do this anymore, I could lose my job”. I nodded nonchalantly, because she said this more than once, I mostly fuck with girls my age, but Ms. Madison was bad as hell and a challenge, plus she was a woman not know childish ass little girl. “I hear you Kristen” I said leaving her teachers closet. I grabbed my book bag, and was about to leave. “So do I get an A for fucking, I mean for my essay?” I smirked. She shook her head. “Damien it doesn’t work like that? But I can make that happen” She said. I smiled. “Thanks Ms. Madison, your tutoring really helps”. I laughed and walked out. I wasn’t in love with Ms. Madison, but she had a thing for me, and sometimes I get jealous. It makes me feel like I’m the shit to be smashing my English Teacher. I got in my car and drove to my house. “Hey Damien!” My mom called out to me. “Yes”. I closed the front door behind me and locked it. I walked into the kitchen and hugged her. “Hey, my baby boy, how was tutoring?” She asked. I smiled. “Good, I’m really getting better” I said. She smiled at me. “Well your sister Vada and Janessa are coming down and so is MJ” She told me. I looked at her crazy. “Who died mama?” I asked. She laughed. “Nobody, this is just the first family Christmas were having together since you were very young, and I’m excited to have the whole family under one roof”. She said washing off the lettuce. I chewed at my bottom lip. “They know Dad lives in another house?” I asked. She groaned. “No and I want to keep it that way till the time is right, lets get them all here first, catch up on moments lost then we will tell them until then you keep your mouth shut Damien” She said looking at me sternly. “Hey I ain’t saying shit” I said. She looked at me with a serious look. “Aye watch your mouth”. I kissed her cheek and smiled. “I love you mama” She rolled her eyes. “Mmmhm watch that mouth”. I grabbed a cookie and ran upstairs to chat with Nylah, my best friend. Nylah and I been best friends since we were babies. She always made me feel like myself. “What’s up fool” She said laughing. We were on facetime. I laughed at her. “What’s up La-La?”. She made a silly face. “Where were you after school?” She asked. I shrugged. “Tutoring” I lied. Even though she was my best friend I couldn’t tell her I was smashing our English Teacher.

Malcom Jr aka MJ:

Location: Washington, D.C.

I sat on the couch watching the Falcons play the Dolphins. “Stop it Leiana! Give it baccckkk” My 5-year-old son Christian called for his 9-year-old sister Leiana to give his tablet charger back. “I need to charge mine too” She wined. I got up and shushed them. “Ayye yall stop it, Daddy watching the Falcons play”. They continued fussing at each other, I was about to get up when my wife Danielle walked in the house. “Yes Mark, I know that the deadline is this Friday, I will try my best to get in by then” She started giggling. “Shussh Mark, you know I will”. I tried to get her attention and she brushed me off to go to our bedroom and close the door. I sighed, always working late and shit. I paused the game and walked into the room she was giggling more in the room. She looked over at me and put her finger up. “Okay Mark, Ill see you tomorrow” She smiled and looked at me. “Hi Baby” She said taking off her shoes. “You aint seen your kids arguing in the living room?” I asked her. She looked at me. “Honey your like right there, I’m just coming home from a long day of work” She said. I folded my arms. “So, I don’t work? I bust my ass for this family every day, you barely see the kids”. I stressed, she sucked her teeth in. “Malcom come on don’t start this tonight we been having a great week, don’t start this again” She said. I waved her off and walked towards the door. “Malcom, please soon we will have time together as a family, your mother called me today” She said. I stood by the door and looked at her. “She wants us to come to Georgia for Christmas”. I groaned. “Why?” I asked. I hadn’t been down there since we had Christian. “She said it’s a big family gathering, and she wants us all there”. I nodded. “Aight”. She got up and kissed on my face. “Stop making that face MJ” She said. It felt nice getting some attention from my wife. I smiled a little. “Maybe I can cook and then after the game we can make another movie” She said winking at me. I smirked. “Aight bet, but Ima hold you to it” She smirked back and nodded. I walked out the room, and got the kids situated so they weren’t fighting anymore and continued to watch the game. I realized an hour and half and passed, she was still in the room. I got up and went to the door, I heard a soft giggle. I put my ear on the phone. “No, I’m going to Atlanta to visit family, I knowwww I wish I could be there with you too, well I got to go, I can’t wait to see you tomorrow”. I instantly thought about that white nigga Mark at her job. My fist clenched as I swung open the door, Danielle jumped. “Jesus Malcom you scared me!, Yeah um I see you tomorrow, you too bye” She rushed off the phone. “What happened to dinner?” I asked. She palmed her face. “OMG honey, Okay let me go order a pizza, Im so sorry” She got up and ran to change her clothes. “Baby, can you order a pizza?” She asked. “Yeah” I said. I seen her phone lying on the bed and I went to grab it. She walked out the closet, she came up to me and smiled and looked at me with a puppy dog face. “Please?” I smiled softly. “Okay”. “Oh goodness I got to look at my schedule for my meeting tomorrow, she grabbed her phone from my hand and went in the bathroom. I was curious to know if she was cheating on me.

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