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I closed my eyes, trying not to get worked up all over again. “No. I was just asking.”
I already knew it wouldn’t be good to tell Mythic where I was with Shaydon here. He was extremely territorial. Although we’d broken up, in his mind, I was still his. I slid my hands back and forth over my stomach as Shaydon got out of the vehicle. He reached inside, and pulled me to the edge of the seat, then scooped me up in his arms. The way he stared at me had me stuck. When he lowered his head and kissed my lips, I wanted to panic. There was something about it that calmed me though. He licked his lips as he stared at me, waiting for Bali and Noni to park.
“You’re so beautiful, Maui.”
I looked away from him, then just laid my head against him. Once again, my heart rate was starting to climb. He must’ve felt it, because he said, “In Jesus name.” He kissed my head. “Rely on the Lord to bring you through this, baby. He got you, but only if you take your hands off it, baby girl. Give Him control.”
I wanted to cry. Being vulnerable and in pain around Shaydon wasn’t a good thing. I could no longer hold my cries inside. “Shh. Don’t cry, Maui.”
He kissed my head again. When he started walking, I opened my eyes to see my sisters leading the way. After giving the lady at the desk information, they took me straight to the back to check me. If I was about to miscarry, I wondered if there was anything they could do to stop it. I tried to keep my thoughts positive, but it was so hard these days.
They performed a blood test to check the likelihood of me going into labor. Bali didn’t want them touching my cervix.She would much rather wait and see. She didn’t want their probing to send me into labor prematurely. As they performed their tests, took blood, and checked my blood pressure, Shaydon stayed glued to my side. My blood pressure was elevated. I hated this. I lay in bed, staring at the wall. Shaydon was standing over me, humming as the nurse put a warm blanket over me.
“Maui, when we get back home, we’ll have you stay at the clinic so we can monitor you.”
“Okay,” I said softly.
I was scared. I was trying to do what Shaydon said, but it was so hard. Just as I was about to doze off, the doctor came in and said, “Hello, Miss Henderson. You look to be dealing with preeclampsia. It’s mild, but it can become more severe. We’re going to give you something for your blood pressure, but I recommend you follow up with your doctor immediately.”
“She’s right there,” I said softly.
Bali introduced herself, and the doctor smiled. “I thought you were a young girl. I apologize, Doctor Henderson.”
“No problem. I wanted her to get checked before we took the five-hour drive home. Since she’s in the clinical stage, we will be sure to keep an eye on her. We don’t want it to get worse.”
He nodded and smiled. “Sounds like you’re in good hands, Miss Henderson. We’ll get you something for your blood pressure, and you’ll be on your way home.”
When he walked out, Ashanni and my daddy walked in, sending Shaydon and Noni out. I could only have two people back here with me. Bali didn’t count since she was my doctor. Noni could have stayed as well, but she chose to leave out with Shaydon since Bali seemed to have everything covered. I was sure she would probably make phone calls to update everyone while she was out there.
Ashanni hugged me, and said, “No more work. Rest. I’m sure Uncle Mayor is going to make sure of that.”
“You damn right I will. We need you to have a healthy baby, so I’m gon’ be on you like white on rice.”
I smiled and slowly shook my head. They didn’t have to worry about me trying to go anywhere. I wanted my baby to be okay. If me moving around was going to continue to threaten his or her life this way, I would stay confined to that bed for the duration of my pregnancy, only getting up to go to the bathroom and the doctor.
“Mama just texted and said she’s going to get a mini fridge for your bedroom. She’s making accommodations for when you get home,” Bali said.
Her face reddened as she looked at her phone again. A frown made its way to her face, and she started typing feverishly. Most likely, that was Carter Legend checking on me to report back to Mythic. I closed my eyes. I couldn’t deal with the drama of everything, not if I wanted to have a healthy baby.
I heard my daddy ask her, “Who was that?”
I didn’t hear her response, nor did I want to. However, I did hear Shani huff. This situation had me exhausted. Letting go was hard, but I was doing my best to put all my focus on doing what was best for me and the baby. My family was going to be just who they were . . . petty, rude, and slightly evil at times. I couldn’t stop it, never could, so I didn’t know why I was trying to stop it now. The twins, Daddy, and Seven were the worst. They didn’t listen to Mama, so they surely wouldn’t listen to me.
The best thing was to just let them be who they were. Whoever they were being like that with had better develop tough skin. I could no longer be the filter. Taking a deep breath, I did my best to relax and do as Shaydon said.Give it to God.
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MYTHIC
“I’mgonna have to warn Seven about Adrian again. That muthafucka is really trying to come for him. He was getting a team together to take that nigga out. He knows that he has a team because of the Hendersons. Most likely, he will never catch SS alone,” PJ said.
I rolled my eyes. At this moment, I didn’t give a fuck about that shit. The only thing I cared about was making sure Maui was okay. Carter messaged Bali for me, and she cussed him the fuck out. She knew he was asking for me. I needed to make sure she was okay. I wouldn’t rest otherwise. I barely slept the past three nights, even after taking pain medication. It seemed I was throwing the shit up anyway. I couldn’t force myself to eat, so the medication was upsetting my stomach.
My mama was so damn worried, despite me telling her to calm down. She thought I was trying to kill myself. While that would be ideal, that wasn’t what I was trying to do. I just didn’t have an appetite. I needed to know how Maui was doing. I remembered her saying she’d switched doctors. Those evil ass girls were her doctors. I also needed to make sure that nigga Isaw getting in the back seat with her wasn’t trying to take her heart from me.
Those niggas had me fucked up if they thought I would just disappear. Maui was mine, and she was carrying my baby. She would always be mine. I was tired of laying around here, just letting them keep her away from me. She was passive, and I knew that. It took a lot for her to leave home and be with me. But I’d be damned if I was just gonna keep sitting here depressed and shit. They was gonna have to kill me to keep me from her. She needed me, and I knew that shit.
After getting off the phone with him, I stood from the couch and made my way upstairs while my mama stared at me.Fuck this shit.I somehow got my clothes on, snatched my keys from the dresser, then made my way back downstairs. As I headed to the back door, my mama said, “Mythic, where are you going?”
