Me:Yeah, something like that. Apparently, she worked at the pharmacy that filled my prescription.
Bali:Hell naw. The pharmacist was in on that shit too, then, because they supposed to inspect after the techs. I’m going find that bitch.
Me:She’s already been arrested. Ali messaged me at nine to say so. I’m pretty sure Mythic will be getting a call soon about Caleb. I know the baby has nothing to do with this, but I don’t know if I can handle being around him. What if Mythic gets custody of him? Whenever I look at him, I will think about what that bitch did to our baby.
Ashanni:No you won’t. When you look at him, all you’ll see is an innocent child who needs love. Jayceon’s mother was trying to kill me, and Jayceon looks like her. Still . . . I didn’t see her when I looked at him. I promise, you will be just fine with Caleb if it comes down to that.
I huffed. I hoped she was right, because I didn’t want to create any unnecessary static between Mythic and me. That was his son and his responsibility.
Noni:Sorry, I’m late.
Bali:Get off Red’s dick, and you would’ve been on time.
Noni:Shut the fuck up. It’s not my fault you not getting your pussy stretched out ho. Hopefully, for your sake, he ain’t stretching out somebody else’s pussy while he hopping from one rodeo to the next.
Bali:Bitch! Fuck you! As passive as your ass is being with a nigga that you ain’t even married to, he probably fucking one buckle bunny after the next while your dumb ass watch. Stupid ho.
I rolled my eyes and slowly shook my head. I supposed they still weren’t on good terms. I didn’t have time to be bothered with their bullshit. Milana responded, completely ignoring Bali and Noni’s foolishness.
Milana:Damn, Maui. That’s fucked up. I’m so sorry. Why don’t you meet us at the diner in the morning for the Zydeco breakfast? We can get fucked up off mimosas.
Me:Yeah. See y’all at breakfast.
After flushing the toilet, there was a knock on the door. “Baby, you okay?”
“Yeah.”
I opened the door to see Mythic leaning against the doorframe. “Have you gotten any sleep?”
I shook my head as he pulled me into his arms. “I love you so much, baby. I’m so sorry. It seems my life has turned yours upside down. I know if you would have foreseen all this shit, you would have left me in that grocery store parking lot months ago. This shit been enough to give you a heart attack.”
He kissed my head as I closed my eyes and thought about what he said. He was right. I would’ve run in the oppositedirection. “Well, thankfully, I couldn’t. I would’ve missed out on the most loving, passionate soul I’ve ever met. Mythic Semien, you are my soulmate, despite the fucked-up shit in your not-so-distant past. You are still the man I want. Now that all this is over, we can heal from it all and embrace our future together. Okay?”
He looked away from me, and like he always did to me, I grabbed his chin and made him look back at me. “No more guilt trips. If God wanted Indigo to make it, she would have, no matter what Vanessa did. She’s an evil bitch, and I hope they throw the book at her ass.”
He gave me a tight smile. “I love you, Maui. More and more every day. My need for you grows with it. I’m glad God placed you in my life, baby.”
“Me too. I need you just as badly.”
He twisted his lips to the side as I frowned. “Had it not been for this diamond-chip dick, you wouldn’t have come back.”
I closed my eyes and bit my bottom lip. “You right about that shit, but I realized the amazing man I would have missed out on not much later. You’re worth more to me than that . . . now.”
He chuckled and pulled me closer to him again and kissed my lips. “Come on. Let’s try to get some sleep. I know it’s probably hard to sleep on that couch, but I can’t leave Treasure for too long without her having a fit.”
“The sofa is actually pretty comfortable. My mind has just been racing. Hopefully, now that we’ve talked, I can relax a bit and get a few hours. I plan to go to breakfast with my girls.”
“A’ight. It’s gonna feel weird not to be on guard all the time, but I’ll get used to it.”
“Yes, you will.”
“I’ll probably take Treasure to get a mani-pedi tomorrow while you’re gone. She keeps looking at her nails. The way they look right now, I’m sure it’s triggering as fuck for her.”
“I bet it is.”
When we got to the couch, I felt my phone vibrating. I pulled it from my pocket and opened the thread to see Bali and Noni going back and forth.Lord have mercy.They could have created a private chat for that. Tweetle Dee and Tweetle Dum needed to get their shit together asap.
“Ooooh fuuuuck, Maui. Your pussy so fucking good, baby,” Mythic said close to my ear.