“What!” I swallowed hard. “Wait, what happened nah?” I asked, almost choking on air interrupting her. I was not expecting to hear that at all.
“Did you know he had a kid?”
“I mean, yeah. Is having a kid a bad thing?” I asked, interested in her response.
I didn’t feel it was my business or place to tell it. I figured that Troy would tell Dawn if he wanted to share that part of his life with her. His baby mama was a piece of work, so he was very mindful who he let in when it came to her. He didn’t bring hiskid around all of the women he would mess with, and I knew and respected his judgement on that as well as understood why he moved that way. But to hear that his baby mama answered his phone was just crazy because I could only imagine the drama she kicked up. Last I heard, they weren’t together like that, just co-parenting, so it was interesting to hear that she was now answering his calls.
“Not exactly. But having a baby mama that answers your phone isn’t a great thing.”
“I agree! I take it things went down then ‘cause that baby mama of his is a true handful.”
“Something like that. Long story short, he isn’t coming tonight.”
“Damn, I was really looking forward to this double date. I’m sorry that happened to your sister. That isn’t like Troy to let ol’ girl answer his phone though. I just want you to know that I never said anything about what he had going on because I felt like it wasn’t my place to share. I hope you can understand that.”
“I get it. I just wish he would’ve said something to Dawn, but I get why he would want to wait, I guess. Yeah, ol’ girl is definitely a handful because she clowned and acted the fool from what I was told. She disrespected my sister, and Dawn is pissed off to say the least.”
“As she should be,” I responded. “Look, this is Troy calling me now. Can I call you right back?”
“Sure, of course you can. Or how about I’ll just call you when we’re on the way to the restaurant. Dawn is coming over so that we can get ready together, and she should be here any minute.”
“That works, too. I’ll see you both later.”
Clicking the line over to Troy’s call, I couldn’t wait to find out what all went down with his crazy ass baby mama.
“Hey cuz,” I answered. “Hang up so I can clear my line, and I’ll call you right back.”
I didn’t want to take the chance of my line not being clear and Ava hearing me and Troy’s conversation. That shit happened to me one time when I used to play the field and talk to multiple women, way back when. I called myself getting off the line with one honey, and when I clicked over, I actually merged the calls instead of hanging up and switching the calls. To say that ended in a shit show would be an understatement. Troy had already messed up with Dawn today, so I wasn’t trying to be on Ava’s shit list.
“Okay, bet. I gotta tell you about some bullshit that just went down with your girl’s sister.”
Clearing my line then calling Troy back, the phone barely rang before he answered it.
“Cuz, you wouldn’t believe the fuckery I just had to deal with!” Troy exclaimed sounding frustrated.
“What the hell happened, dude? I just got off the phone with Ava, and from what I understand, her sister is pretty pissed. How you fuck that up already? I had high hopes for y’all.”
“Man, Monica’s ol’ hatin’ ass is what happened! I was over at her house visiting with TJ. I turned my back for a few minutes, and the crazy bitch answered my phone.”
“Damn, that’s fucked up.”
“Right! This crazy nut was calling Dawn bitches and saying God only knows what else when I walked back into the room.”
“Damn, cuz. Did she know that you had a baby mama? ‘Cause from the conversation I just had it didn’t sound like she knew.”
“Nah, she ain’t know. Dawn is one of those ghetto, bougie types. I didn’t tell her about TJ yet because I didn’t want to turn her off. I planned on telling her eventually once she and I became a sure thing, but we ain’t even smashed yet, so I didn’t think I had to tell all my business up front. You know how I am about my son. I’m not about to have different women coming in and out of his life like that, plus his mama is crazy as hell. Shestay tryna cock block, so hell nah Dawn didn’t know shit about TJ.”
“I feel you on that, and that’s what I tried to explain to Ava. It’s fucked up what Monica did though. I don’t know what you were thinking leaving your phone around her unattended when you know how she is. You more than anybody knows how she can get down.”
“Man, who you tellin’! I was straight slackin’!”
“You sure you not hittin’ that anymore?”
“I mean-”
“Ah come on, cuz!” I sighed. “I thought you was done with that? You know that girl ain’t wrapped tight. It’s bad enough y’all got a kid together. The fact that you’re still sleeping with her complicates shit with her, and that’s why she acts the way that she does.”
“You know I already know. I swear I ain’t hit that in at least two months, cuz, swear to God!” Troy tried to convince me, but I wasn’t falling for it.
